Thomas Speight Mailing: My father said i have indian blood,but would like to know if there are any records to search or Test. Peter Pearson does anyone know how the name Cusick got to be native, I have got Cusick on both sides of my family.. some were in the states and in the civil war. Some Colonial and Revolutionary Families of North Carolina. The first mention of Craven as a surname in Yorkshire appears to be a Thomas de Craven, son of Ragnald de Rawdon, in the early 13th century. Ezekiel Maudlin Ruth (Chancey) Baker John Shine M. Beauchamp and including extensive annotations, may be George Hughes The incident took place at about 6:16 a.m. Thursday in Iredell County, according to Iredell-Statesville Schools. Warren Andrews William Willson (of Northampton) John Cotton We were told that Charles Wesley was full Tuscarora, but I believe it was his father, Branson who was the full Native American. Henry Stanton, Jr. Michael King, Sr. I really don;t understand a lot of this..lol Since she was his daughter, and married my grandfather X6 I am assuming Christian, Soloman and the other children were 1/2 native. The Chickamauga gave in after their leader was assassinated. John Falconar Early North Carolina Settlers, 1700s-1900s This unique collection is comprehensive in its coverage of early North Carolina marriage records, death records, land records, historical sketches, and biographies referencing approximately 200,000 individuals. The Pierces, Brooks, Barber, Berry, Smiths, Rogers we are related. Jeremiah Sexton Thomas Grandy, Sr. John Wynns 1790 North Carolina census [hand written book] 1800 Reel 0029 - 1800 North Carolina - Anson, Ashe, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Iredell, and Lincoln Counties) Samuel Williams Col. John Blake Lemuel Lamb Hardy John Williams, Jr. Thanks! Seldom do any genealogies state that someone is of European descent. I have no documents saying this but I would like help to further research if anyone has any tips! The territory was named Carolana after King Charles I of England. John Collins I am doing researching on my grandparents family, My grandfather Names Joseph Pugh and my grandmother names is Penny Pierce Bertie, NC, Union, St John, Hertford, North Carolina. She is not listed on a y census that I can find as Native, but family understood her to be Tuscarora. Contact the archivists at the State Archives for more information about how to begin your genealogical research. William Barrow Hardcover, 6x 9, xiv, 357 pages, Baltimore, Md., 2011,$30.00. Henry Stanton, Sr. My Great-Grandfather was Matthew William Blount and his father was Matthew Blount. Abraham Mitchell, Jr. William Foster Index to Vital Statistics Births Iredell, 5 reels 1913-1981. I have traced back to Branson Guy, born 1812 (either PA or VA, now WV) and cannot find anything further back. William Stafford (d. 1765) In 1889, there were total of 404 Tuscarora and in 1890, 392. Order of the First Families of North Carolina. Researching Native American people is hard. I am interested in any information about the Pugh and Pierces of the Tuscarora tribe of North Carolina and New York. Lawrence Mackque Thanks. Francis Parker Robert Patterson Richard Braswell II Darby Sexton Jasper Hardison Ready to get started researching your family history? I am descended from Charles Wesley Guy, who is Sarah Jane Guys youngest brother and both are Bransons children with Eliza. Good luck, I hope you can find out if your ancestor is related. I have ancestors from the Pitt, Martin, Perquimans, Bertie, Beaufort counties (and probably more) with surnames of Gibson, Walker, Taylor, Eason, Perry, Williams, Smithwick, Jones, Reddick, Phelps. Simon Bright Wills, Records of Iredell County 7 reels 1929-1971. James Blount, Jr. In the North Carolina census they are listed as Mulatto. Youll have to go up the tree and back down to find a Blount male. This website is undergoing design changes. Thomas Hobbs Thomas Tyson Edward Salter I have been told that my gggrandmother on my Jones grandfathers side, (I have her death certificate and she is listed as negro) Martha Ann Taylor Jones was Native American. Edmund Pearce, Jr. Now being recognized for it vs being called something else is another story. I cant imagine their were too many more Allens of the Tuscarora that moved to Richmond city specifically. They are descendants from a Tuscarora Margaret Roberts born around 1725. Henry/Hendry Smith We share a keen curiosity about who our ancestors were and what motivated them to move to this beautiful but demanding place. Does anyone know if this is true. John Winslow Edmund Tyson John Nelson, Jr. P.O. 1-Along the Meherrin and Chowan Rivers to Albemarle Sound: Allen [E], Pitman, Kirchin, Anderson, Jackson, Gee, Bryan, Nansemond, Dew, Powers, Williams [A], Bond [J], Jones, Cotton [J], Hill [B], Baker, Barfields, Baker [H], Williams, Hains, Forster [R], Maule [W], Winn [G], Boone, Bryan [F], Hill [J], Pollack [T], Lovick [J], Pollock [G] Robert Sherrod North Carolina Early 1700s 3861 members Dr. James Spier There was no designation for an Indian outside of those categories because the aim was commit genocide via the pen. Thomas Gregory It is also very likely that the DNA of proven Tuscarora paternal lineswill match that of descendants, possibly carrying differentsurnames, in the Carolinas where weknow that some of the Tuscaroraremained or married and assimilated. 3 vols. Robert Coxe, Sr., of Perquimans died testate between 21 Feb 1725-6 and 25 Nov 1730, Little River precinct, Chowan Co., NC. Michael King III Giovanni da Verrazonoa was the first European explorer of North Carolina in 1524. Any help with this info a out this amazing marriage / couple would be appreciated. Any additional information would be very helpful. a conjectural reading (He attacked the Sah-wau-noo) has Peter Poitevint Box 1629. Hugh Hyman Secure websites use HTTPS certificates. Samuel Charles Any information would be most helpful! Most of the Lowland Scottish families migrated to Ireland post 1609. These documents spanned the earliest mentions of Tuscarora by English names beginning in 1695 and ending after 1831. The largest influx of German people to North Carolina, however, occurred in the eighteenth century, beginning with a joint effort between a Swiss land company and the British Crown to settle 100 families of German Palatines in the town of New . Jeremiah Hilliard Forebears knows about 332,327 unique surnames in North Carolina and there are 30 people per name. Ann (Bigg) Batchelor Fewox John Spann, John Speir, Dr. Godfrey Spruill, William Strickland, George Sutton, Nathaniel Sutton, Stephen Swaine, Thomas Symons, Phillip Torksey, Susannah [__] Travis, Henry Turner, Matthias Tyson/Tison, ThomasTyson, Jeremiah Vail, Thomas Vinson, Thomas Waller, Robert West, Jr., William Weston,Thomas White, Joseph Whitehead, Col. William Whitehead, William Whitfield, Sr., Thomas Whitmel II, John Williams, Jr., Lewis Williams, WilliamWilliams, Robert Willson, William Willson, Lidia Windley, Robert Windley,XHenry Woodward, Thomas Wynne. England. As you know I was R-m269 The other person in charge of the Iriquois dna would let me in the group saying that the nearest Native in my male line would have been 5 generations. Henry Woodard An index of resources from military records to census materials and beyond that can help you with your family history research project. Maps & Plats Index Iredell 1-reel 1924-1981. The first part was relatively easy, because Ive already done that research and documented it in a series of articlestitled Tuscarora People Identified in Land and Other Transactions. Charles King Edmund Pearce, Sr. German Speaking People West of the Catawba River in North Carolina 1750 . Daniel Jackson, Sr. Do you know of the name Taconte or Davonte. William Bridgers and punctuation or to standardize the language and syntax of Thomas Boswell It appears Hattie was born in NY, however, Im pretty sure she was born in NC in 1871. John Clarke II Edmund Bellinger, Landgrave Indigenous people were listed as black, mulatto, colored, negro..depending on the actual time. @Laura, I believe I am related to you through Branson Guy, and am excited that someone else in the family tree has the family lore that there is Native American ancestry. The State Archives has many materials in its holding that are useful for genealogical research, including county records related to bonds, courts, land, marriage, wills and estates, and taxes. 3. James Dauge Leonard Loftin, Jr. This Geni line shows as my direct- Minqua Edith Bryant-Folsom is my line. Family Records Learn about genealogy resources available in our print and digital collections. Ancestor Biographies: The remaining Howells did continue to freely marry with local Indians. Index to Vital Statistics - Deaths Iredell 1913-1965. . William Brown Thomas Blount I James Farlee William Ward, Sr. William Merritt When you find a record that interests you, you can obtain a copy through mail or email. James Long I No where can I find in charts or Books that he is of Europe descent. thanks. We in the Order of First Families of North Carolina all descend from the settlers who arrived in our state prior to 1729. Ann (Stafford) Forbes Shannon Family background is supposed to be Tuscarora or Shawnee, from that area. Known Indian villages are given with modern-day equivalent town names, as well as any surnames that appear as "Other Free" on the . John Fonville Zachariah Morris Daniel Shine Colonial families of the United States of America, in which is given the history, genealogy and armorial bearings of colonial families who settled in the American colonies from the time of the settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775; by Mackenzie, George Norbury, 1851-1919, ed The English's earliest known settlementRoanoke Islandwas along the coast, though it did not survive. Have been doing my Family Tree and hit a wall at my 4th Grandfather Reuben(Rubin) Blount/Blunt (born abt.1765_1775 in NC). Richard Hill Countless Highland Scots migrated to North Carolina during the colonial period and lived primarily in the Upper Cape Fear region during the late 1770s. Thomas Relfe Charles C. Schmitt, a German Reformed Preacher. John Cannon Do you have anything in the Tuscarora from the Lost Creek Settlement? 1. Adam Ferguson, Sr. John Dew III Edward Carter Do you mean the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath? Micall Wilson A bus camera captured the near miss as it happened on Thursday morning. When trying to trace the lineage of David Howell, 1750, in Bedford Va., He lived in same area as reported Tuscarora Indians returned from NY and given refugee by the Monacan Indians. My great great grandfathers name was William Cope. The next record I was able to find was the Indian Census of New York from 1888-1891 in which I found the following Tuscarora surnames. James Curry John Bardin I am through Ancestry and FTdna ,Related to the Gibsons, Hicks, Owens, Rogers,Stone, Walker and Wheelers. Edward Mayo, Sr. These elite families generally married . Whether you're just getting started putting together your family tree or are a family history research pro with years of experience, chances are the State Library has a resource guide, database, digital collection, or other material that can help you with your genealogy project. William Hooks, Sr. Im looking for more information on Blount/Blunt Surname. Sois there a number or place we can call to ask the Tuscarora band if they have any info? Benjamin Foreman, Jr. The entries below have been taken from transcriptions of the 1790 Federal Census for several eastern North Carolina counties. William Hancock II George Powell Thomas Bonner, Sheriff Thomas Bonner, Joseph Boon, Thomas Boswell, Sr., John Branch, William Bridgers, Henry Bright, John Bright, Edward Bryan, Needham Bryan, Sr., James Bryant, Sr., James Bryant, Jr., Lewis Bryant, John Bunn, John Cake, Sr., Moore Carter, Edmund Chancey, Sr., William Charles,William Charlton, Robert Coleman, John Collins, John Cotton, William Coward, Robert Coxe, Sr., William Stancell Crisp, Thomas Cullen, John Culpeper, George Cnys/Cunitz/Kuntz/Koonce, Johan Cnys/Koonce, James Curry, Robert Daniel I, Nicholas Daw, Francis Delamare, John Dew II, John Dickinson, John Drake,XGov. Joseph Mayo Munroe, John Cuthbert. Many of these families arrived from both the Carolina area and the Virginia area. William Weston II Abraham Mitchell, Sr. But most of those names are in Johnston County. This article will examine some of the families who entered Wilkes County during the years 1777-1779. Did they then resume their original name? In 1663, King Charles changed the spelling of the name to Carolina In 1729, King George II took Carolina over and split it into North Carolina and South Carolina. Samuel Ruffin John Cropley William Elliott Learn about genealogy resources available in our print and digital collections. Col. Joseph Bryan Contains a section of corrections and additions for vol. John Early, Jr. Most of the Croom families and some Crooms, Groom and Grooms families detailed on these pages descend respectively from three sons of Daniel Croom of Virginia: Abel, Major and Jesse. The truth of the matter is that the predominant slave trade involved the natives of this land and that is not taught to hide their identities. John Jenkins Like MonkColesBissell and Strickland. 1. Ceely Ann married Benjamin Scalf. To learn more, view our full privacy policy. Before the naming of these settlers, please allow focus on the early surnames who arrived before 1755. 1 Caswell 1 Catawba 1 Chatham 2 Cherokee 1 Chowan 2 Currituck 2 Dare 1 Davidson 4 Duplin 1 Durham 2 Edgecombe 2 Forsyth 11 Gaston 1 Graham 1 Granville 8 Guilford 15 Halifax 1 Haywood 1 Iredell 9 Jackson 1 Johnston 1 Jones 1 Lenoir 2 Lincoln 3 Mecklenburg 31 New Hanover 2 Orange 6 Pender 1 Perquimans 2 Person 3 Pitt 1 Randolph 1 Richmond 1 Robeson 1 Robert Peele IV Thomas Loftin In the Tuscarora language, it is said to mean that, yes. William Whitfield Benjamin Blount Online Resources Online tools to help with genealogical research and other North Carolina related topics. William Johnson (of Carteret) John Rutland John Belman Thomas Parker (of Nansemond/Chowan) I am looking for information on the Anderson family. Census states he was born in Orange Co. NC. Christopher Dale Nearly 1,500 Bible records (lists of birth, marriage, and death information written in North Carolina family Bibles) from the 2000+ copies of various donated family Bibles held by the State Archives of North Carolina. Richard Williford II (Since Branson died years before she married, it would make sense the name was wrong.) Native American Literary History, After you have collected this information, you are ready to move forward with your family history research. William Gregory John Clarke I 1.18 V. 1.19 W. 2 References. Henry Baker John Wheatley 6 D2s; Eaker, Lorena Shell, ed. Ancestor Biographies: The Carolina charter was declared null and void in 1706, and Carolinas were divided into two provinces, with governors, in 1712. . George Kornegay 9-42. The first European settlements in North Carolina were along the Albermarle Sound. Thomas Rountree Thomas Horn As a child my family visited the Tuscarora Reservation and Church in about 1950 and met Louise Taconte (or Daconte). The 1870 federal population census, the first on which former slaves are listed by name, can be confusing because individuals with shared surnames may be family members or former owners.Even if one knows that an ancestor was born during slavery, work . The . Thomas Avera, Sr. Vol. Edward Trotman My ggggrandfather was a Solomon Allen. Solomon Alston Id also like to find some information on this link to the Tuscarora as my Russell line is German, Irish & Cherokee. Philip Torksey Grace (Bennett) Hill Nathaniel Albertson An early documented person was Anchetil de Greye - a vassal of William the Conqueror of Normandy (now part of France) and who accompan. John Martin (of Pasquotank) Peter Pearson, Robert Peele I, Robert Peele II,Robert Peele III, Robert Peele IV, Jacob Perry, Sr., Robert Peyton II, Samuel Pike II, Jacob Pope, George Powell, John Powell, Kader/Cader Powell, George Powers, Benjamin Pritchard, Col. Francis Pugh, Gov. I am having a few road blocks. He was involved in the Regulator movement in the NC. 1 - Smith Harper. William Alston . The surname in Tuscarora goes back to at least 1685 on the Roanoke River in land deeds, court records etc. Her father was Sylvestor Taylor. (However on her Death certificate is states Black.) Nicholas Smith Robert Windley Henry Woodhouse Benjamin Blanchard John Hinton Joseph Lane, Sr. Joseph John Alston Thomas White Any help finding Cyrus (Cyranius) Cornelius 1825 would be helpful. There were 11 last names reported by more than one million individuals: Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones, Garcia, Miller, Davis, Rodriguez, Martinez, and Hernandez. That is assumed, unless they are labeled as African or Indian or something else. Richard Jarvis John Shackelford, Sr. The List of Eight Keziahs chose their name sometime around 1750. John Dickinson Edward Cannon William Bush Does anyone have any information regarding Grace Verona (Williams) Miller of the NY Tuscaroras? Fully documented sketches of the second 200 ancestors used by members of the OFFNC, complete with a documented list of children and their spouses. Marmaduke Norfleet I am trying to determine if this is a married, or maiden name. The notes in the right column correlate to the 1790 county/family names to the left. James Leigh, Sr. I would also like some more information on Sam Smith. Thomas Palin, Jr. Henry Slade, Jr. Robert Campen Joseph Chew Samuel Swann Nicholas Daw Records and help are hard to come by. William Read George Coburn, Sr. Luke Hollowell Some believe his Father was name James. Looking at the War of 1812 records for the Seneca and Oneida, the tribes that adopted the Tuscarora, there were few if any English names, so the Tuscarora people may well have abandoned most English names from NC, returning to mostly Native names and later readopting possibly different English or French surnames. However, it is actually documented in several books and it is not hidden..just not broadcasted. Corrections and Additions to Vol. See More on What the Archives Has to Offer, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, An official website of the State of North Carolina, Advisory Council on Film, Television, and Digital Streaming, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion, county records related to bonds, courts, land, marriage, wills and estates, and taxes, Contact the archivists at the State Archives. John Archbell Hoping to locate information on my Tuscarora roots. Lidia (Windley) Daw Robert Sims My ancestor, who appears to have three daughters in 1790, has the last name Keziah. Ralph Mason John Sholar Joseph Fulford, Sr. All of you who are possibly Tuscarora let us come together and share our stories together based on what I am reading from all of you , we are related, let us find some time to spend some time together, my name is Josephine Franco 302-670-6717, and leave a message, take care, I am a descendant of the Hewett & Mitchell families from The Vanceboro area of Craven County. According to the National Archives, the "roll was prepared by Guion Miller from 45,847 applications covering about 90,000 persons. Considerable information added to ancestors in the first two volumes. Richard Parker III Francis Speight Matthew Spivey Benjamin Ricks here is the link if interested. Robert Coleman John Spann John Gordon William Thomas James Braswell Are there any Deal surnames for Tuscarora Natives.Supposedly my Ancestor Jonas Bird married a women thought to be Tuscarora native. My reading is that the name Kizziah means one who shares my fire, or a family member that one lives with. Thomas Hoskins, Jr. I am trying to trace my native heritage and she is as far back as I have information about (maternal grandmother). Samuel Barclift William Wallis My dna with Gedmatch shows Native American ancestry. Hello. William Bailey Tuscarora People Identified in Land and Other Transactions, http://dna-explained.com/2012/12/18/proving-native-american-ancestry-using-dna/, Borderlands Deeds and the Cain Surname | Native Heritage Project, http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=libraryscience, http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=04555, https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Samuel-Smith-Sr-Chief-of-Tuscorora/6000000066981388849, https://dna-explained.com/native-american-dna-resources/. Isaac Hill Stephens parents could possibly have been Amos Owen / Owens and Rachel Seward. John Patterson John Sawyer of Bermuda Henry Bright Joseph Poitevint Tuscarora surnames recorded from NY in the War of 1812 include: Allen, Beach, Blacknose, Cusick, Fox, Green, Henry, (possibly), Miller, Mount Pleasant, Patterson, Pemberton, Peter (possibly), Printup, Sky, Smith (possibly), Thompson, Williams. 27:3 (Fall 2002), Could you be a little more specific in the region involved? Cornelius Tyson, Sr. John Lee, Jr. Reply, My grandmother brother was Chief Arnold Hewitt of my Tuscarora reservation years ago but that about all I know my father and grandmother have both passed and I was not able to have a relationship with them. Moses Tyson been supplied in brackets. Edward Ward Richard Sanderson Robert Daniel I I am a descendant of David Howell too. First Families of Virginia (FFV) were those families in Colonial Virginia who were socially prominent and wealthy, but not necessarily the earliest settlers. Thomas Keile John Freeman What state are your Brooks from? Richard Williford I Evan Jones, Jr. Edward Mayo, Jr. Thank You for any help. John Hassell, Sr.. Alice [__] Hawkins-Davis-Wade, John Herring, Jr., Daniel Highsmith, Sr., George Hill, Isaac Hill, Jeremiah Hilliard, John Hinnant II, John Hinton, Thomas Horn, William Horn, George Hughes, Christian Isler, John Jarrett, Jacob Johnson, Sr., William Johnson (Carteret), William Johnson (Chowan), Richard Jones, Arthur Jordan,Israel Joyner,Thomas Kearney, Abraham Kimberly, Henry King, Capt. Richard Bounds Id be VERY interested to hear of your family lore in regards to this as Branson is a brick wall for me. According to family lore, we are of Tuscaroran descent. John Bunn Richard Swinson He was hung by the Adamance River in NC along with five other men in 1771. Sheriff Thomas Bonner Dutton Lane William Craven was born in the village of Appletreewick near Skipton in the year 1548. Needham Bryan II Thomas Smith II Enoch Ward Genealogy for Darby Sullivant (1669 - 1715) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Henry King