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Many early North Carolina families are named on the Moseley Map (1733). Is one of them yours?

by Sara Whitford | Articles, Census Records, Early Colonial Records, Miscellaneous Records, Reference | 46

How early were your ancestors in North Carolina? If they were here prior to the War of...

The Craven County Morris Family… Really Ledbetters?

by Sara Whitford | Articles, Craven County Genealogy, Miscellaneous Records | 15
Laban Morris Family

by Sara Whitford | Articles, Miscellaneous Records | 15
The father of Laban Morris has been identified as…

by Sara Whitford | Articles, Craven County Genealogy, Dobbs County Genealogy | 12

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True Stories from Colonial North Carolina

by Sara Whitford | African American Ancestry, Articles, Carteret County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Dobbs County Genealogy, Early Colonial Records, Hyde County Genealogy, Indian Ancestry, Pitt County Genealogy | 4

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Mystery: Eli J. Cox & Nancy C. Wats...

The Whitford Family of Craven County

Will of Elias Stallings (Perquimans Coun...

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Charles Anderson (Craven County, 1836) &...

Some notes about families from Craven Co...

Hardy Gatlin heirs sell land to Laban Mo...

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Wayne County Wills – 1776-1805

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Deeds pertaining to SPEIR, SPIER, SPEAR,...

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There were TWO Rocksolanah Carruthers. H...

Genealogy + DNA Game Changers: Step up y...

The strange tale of the Craven County wo...

Brick Wall Update: Matilda, wife of Dewi...

Is Harriet Morris a relative of Laban Mo...

1775 Pitt County Tax List (Index with or...

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The Family of Elisha Morris of Beaufort ...

Researching Apprentice Records

Family Tree Fact Check: Elial Edwards, s...

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The John Holmes – George Fisher Co...

Estate of John SPIER, Pitt/Craven (1779)

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East Carolina Roots Family Trees Update

Select Craven County Griffin Items (Cour...

Using AncestryDNA? For goodness’ s...

Early Rountree (Roundtree) Items –...

Estate of Joseph Morris (1791) – C...

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Ransom B. Campbell, Emanual Edwards, Eli...

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Will of Thomas Pollard (Craven County)

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John Holmes sells wife’s interest ...

The Williams/Grinder Connection

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New & Improved Genealogy Queries

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William Bright of Craven: There Were Two

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Two Deeds: William and Susan MORRIS (of ...

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General Assembly Session Records availab...

1783 Anderson, Thomas, Lynaugh, Oliver D...

Formation of Pitt County, North Carolina

Apprentice Bonds for Free People of Colo...

Will of Mary Holmes (Craven County) – 1824 and Apprentice Bond for Richard Holmes

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John Anderson, Sr. (also Jonas Anderson)...

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James Roach allows for a school house to...

Top Ten Genealogy Research Sites

John Anderson of Craven County gives who...

Beaufort County Bastardy Bonds

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Genealogy 101: How to research your fami...

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Lydia ARNOLD to Henry ARNOLD’s Hei...

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The Muddle that is John Vendrick, Sr.

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North Carolina Slave Narratives

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Petition for relief from taxes for Willi...

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Brick Walls: Dewitt Sumberlin/Sumrell

The John Gray Blount Mysteries, Part 2: ...

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Fornes mentions in Craven County Court M...

Estate of Martin Whitford (1734-1804), C...

Laban Morris changed name from Henly

Brick Walls: Jesse P. Vendrick, Sr.

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King mentions in Craven County Court Min...

The parents of Stephen AVERY of Beaufort...

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Arthur Butler Family Bible Record

David Kite drowns in Swift Creek, report...

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Will of Mary Morris (Craven County) – 1816

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African American Ancestry

True Stories from Colonial North Carolina

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Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest

Genetic Genealogy Basics: Ethnicity Reports, Autosomal DNA, mtDNA, Y-DNA and DNA site comparisons 🌳

by Sara Whitford | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Reference | 1

A lot of people have all kinds of questions about DNA tests and family tree research. Genetic...

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Using DNA to solve a mystery: Who was Nancy Catherine Watson, the third wife of Eli J. Cox?

by Sara Whitford | Articles, Bastardy Bonds, Craven County Genealogy, Family, Lenoir County Genealogy, Mysteries | 0

In March 2014, I wrote a lengthy post about the mystery of my 3rd great-grandmother Nancy...

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