John Vendrick, his wife, and his mother
About a week ago, I was poking around in Currituck County land records. I don’t even...
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Category: Pamlico County Genealogy
The Muddle that is John Vendrick, Sr.
The Reverend Joshua Kocherthal baptized John Vendrick in New York on 25 Aug 1710 (The Book of...
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The Family of Boaz Squires
Boaz Squires is a rather enigmatic figure. Appropriate, wouldn’t you say, for a man legend...
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Family Tree Fact Check: Miranda Ross Gaskins
While Ancestry is notorious for spreading false information, you should also be wary of...
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Brick Walls: Dewitt Sumberlin/Sumrell
Dewitt Sumrell was born circa 1825 in Lenoir County. This date is a guessimate based upon the...
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Formation of Pitt County, North Carolina
Pitt County was formed after Beaufort and Craven Counties, but the establishment of its border...
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Formation of Craven County, North Carolina
Read the descriptions below for Craven County’s shifting borders and see if it helps some...
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Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina
The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943 by David Leroy Corbitt is available for free...
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