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NC Tax Lists at NC Digital Collections
It’s always a good idea to look at original records yourself. More than once, I’ve seen a transcription that gets a name wrong and seeing the original document winds up solving a mystery. If you haven’t already seen them, there are plenty of tax list images over at NC Digital Collections. To go to the…
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1779 Craven County Tax List
Below is a transcription of names found on the 1779 Tax List. These original scans can be found here at the NC Digital Collections Site. I am not…
The Muddle that is John Vendrick, Sr.
The Reverend Joshua Kocherthal baptized John Vendrick in New York on 25 Aug 1710 (The Book of Names: Especially Relating to the Early Palatines and the First Settlers…
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John Vendrick, his wife, and his mother
About a week ago, I was poking around in Currituck County land records. I don’t even remember why. While skimming through the…
Genealogy on YouTube
If you’re like me, you spent more time watching YouTube in 2020 than you had previously. Some of those months when so…
East Carolina Roots Family Trees Update
The East Carolina Roots Family Trees section of the site uses genealogy database software and it is sorely in need of some…
Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) Craftsman Database Search
Do you happen to have a carpenter in your family tree? How about a blacksmith? A bricklayer? Or any of 127 different…
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Family Tree Fact Check: Cason and Averilla Scott
Too many researchers conclude Cason and Averilla Scott were husband and wife. I have lost count of the number of trees, forum…
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West Craven Highlights now digitized and searchable online
If your family is from the Vanceboro area, you will certainly remember the paper that was produced by the Cannon family, West…
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The Poll Results Are In: Here’s what I’m going to do.
Earlier, I asked the question: Would you be willing to pay $5/year for access to East Carolina Roots content if all advertising…
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