True Stories from Colonial North Carolina
I was recently asked by Wake County Public Libraries to give a virtual Zoom presentation on...
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Category: Dobbs County Genealogy
NC Tax Lists at NC Digital Collections
It’s always a good idea to look at original records yourself. More than once, I’ve...
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William Bright of Craven: There Were Two
There were, demonstrably, two William Brights living within, what was then, Craven County during...
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Joyner Family Bible Records & related material
I’m sure many of you Joyner researchers have already sorted this out, but I’m still...
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Research Hodge Podge – Part 1
I’ve been researching a bunch of different things lately and I’m trying to...
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Did you know online deed searches are available in several eastern North Carolina counties?
A growing list of Eastern North Carolina counties now have their deeds and other records online....
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North Carolina Tedder Census Data, Tax Lists, Land Records, and more, by county
Albemarle County: 1729-32. James Tuder paid quit rents to his majesty the king, 29 Sep 1729 to Mar...
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1790 – Dobbs County Census
The following can be found in the State Records of North Carolina, Volume 26, Pages 481-500....
Read MoreList of Dobbs County citizens whose guns were taken and used by the King’s forces against the Regulators
The following is a list of men whose guns “were taken into the King’s Service for the Use of the Dobbs Detachment [against the Regulators] and … not returned to the Owners.” This can be found in the Colonial...
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The father of Laban Morris has been identified as…
If you’ve been following this site for very long, then you know that one of the biggest...
Read MoreMiscellaneous Henby Items
Revolutionary War Service (From The American Revolution in North Carolina at Carolana.com) Henby, DennisDobbs County Regiment2/27/1776, a known Private under Capt. Benjamin Sheppard and Col. Abraham Sheppard.Moore’s Creek...
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