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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 | Jan 31, 2023 | 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...

True Stories from Colonial North Carolina

by Sara Whitford | Nov 2, 2022 | 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 |

I was recently asked by Wake County Public Libraries to give a virtual Zoom presentation on...

Is Rachel Ann Spear really the daughter of James Spear?

by Sara Whitford | Mar 23, 2019 | Articles, Bastardy Bonds, Craven County Genealogy, Mysteries | 4 |

I really am enjoying the new and improved Ancestor Hints on AncestryDNA — especially now that they...

Update on the William S. Morris family of New Bern

by Sara Whitford | Jan 13, 2019 | African American Ancestry, Articles, Craven County Genealogy, Special Categories, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

Nearly five years ago I published a post for a will I had stumbled upon for a William S. MORRIS of...

Did you know all of these new records were at FamilySearch? I’ve got all of the links right here!

by Sara Whitford | Jan 1, 2019 | African American Ancestry, Apprenticeship Records, Articles, Bastardy Bonds, Deeds, Grants and Patents, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Marriage Records, Research Databases, Special Categories, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

FamilySearch has been steadily putting a ton of North Carolina records on their site that...

There were TWO Rocksolanah Carruthers. Here are the records to prove it. (For both of them!)

by Sara Whitford | Jun 14, 2018 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Deeds, Grants and Patents, Hyde County Genealogy, Mysteries, Pirates, Wills & Estate Records | 3 |

Yes, there were, indeed, two Rocksolanah CARRUTHERS. I used to think there were two Rocksolanahs,...

Craven County Bastardy Bonds & related items in County Court Minutes (1764-1791)

by Sara Whitford | Jan 16, 2018 | Articles, Bastardy Bonds, Craven County Genealogy, Miscellaneous Records, Mysteries, Research Databases, Special Categories | 0 |

I have the complete set of Craven County Court Minutes books by the late Weynette Parks Haun, and...

The parents of Stephen AVERY of Beaufort and Craven Counties are…

by Sara Whitford | May 23, 2017 | Articles, Bastardy Bonds, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Family | 0 |

This article relates to Stephen AVERY (Stephen AVERITT) of Craven and Beaufort Counties, husband...

Bastardy Bonds for Selah Averitt of Craven County

by Sara Whitford | May 23, 2017 | Articles, Bastardy Bonds | 0 |

This article was originally published August 28, 2016, but I’ve updated it today (May 23,...

John Holmes sells wife’s interest in slaves to Church Chapman (1833)

by Sara Whitford | May 2, 2017 | African American Ancestry, Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Deeds, Grants and Patents, Miscellaneous Records | 0 |

Below I have transcribed a deed from my 4th great-grandfather John HOLMES to Church CHAPMAN of...

Petition for relief from taxes for William McIntosh and wife (1786) – Craven County

by Sara Whitford | Apr 7, 2017 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Miscellaneous Records, Special Categories | 0 |

I found the following while browsing through the Craven County Estates, wills, 1786, 1794, 1858,...

Colonial Coroners’ Inquests for Beaufort, Craven, and Pitt Counties

by Sara Whitford | Feb 22, 2017 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Pitt County Genealogy, Reference, Special Categories | 1 |

Next to genealogy and history research, my second favorite obsession is watching MeTV. I love...

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