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The strange tale of the Craven County woman who gave birth AND signed a deed in Pitt County in the years after her 1816 death

Sara Whitford 2 Comments

According to publicly-accessible family trees at Ancestry.com, a Craven County woman named Jemima MILLS, said to be a daughter of Nasby MILLS and Keziah HUNTER or Keziah WALLACE or Keziah Hunter WALLACE, was born about 1760, then married a Craven County man named Gideon PETTIT. Some trees record this happened sometime around 1812, while others do […]

Filed Under: Craven County, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Marriage Records, Miscellaneous Records, Mysteries, News & Updates

Craven County School Census – 12th District – Heads of Household & Children (1840?)

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I’ve been working on organizing my seemingly endless genealogy files lately, and came across images I had taken of microfilm (or microfiche?) at the Craven Regional Library back in 2011. Unfortunately, I didn’t note the reels these came from, but I’m including the images at the bottom of this page, along with a transcription immediately below. […]

Filed Under: Craven County

1786 Swift Creek Tax List

Sara Whitford 3 Comments

The following was printed in the February 2005 edition of Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly journal. It was abstracted and contributed to that publication by Roger Kammerer. This, and other issues of the journal, may be found at the Internet Archive. 1786 Swift Creek Tax List The following is a list of taxables from the Swift […]

Filed Under: Census Records, Craven County

1790 – Craven County Census

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The following can be found in the State Records of North Carolina, Volume 26, pp 407-436.

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1845 Craven County School Census

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I am very grateful to R. Allen Humphrey for allowing me to post this here at East Carolina Roots.

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1841 Craven County School Census

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1860 Craven County Census

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1850 Craven County Census

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I am very grateful to R. Allen Humphrey for allowing me to post this here at East Carolina Roots.

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1840 Craven County Census

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I am very grateful to R. Allen Humphrey for allowing me to post this here at East Carolina Roots.

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