Surry County, North Carolina, Wills, 1771-1827

Surry County, North Carolina, Wills, 1771-1827

Author: Jo White Linn

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0806313463

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Based on recorded wills and original wills at the North Carolina State Archives as well as "Loose Estate Papers" of intestates, these abstracts cover not only wills but powers of attorney, bonds, inventories, bills of sale, etc. Significantly, Surry County lay within the Granville Proprietary at its formation, and after Lord Granville's death in 1763 until 1778, the Proprietary land office did not reopen, making it very difficult--but for these will abstracts--for the present-day researcher to establish the residence of many individuals during that time period. What is more, as there are no extant marriage bonds for Surry County for the period 1771 to 1780, these will abstracts assume an importance out of all proportion to their customary value.


Artisans in the North Carolina Backcountry

Artisans in the North Carolina Backcountry

Author: Johanna Miller Lewis

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2021-12-14

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0813194202

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During the quarter of a century before the thirteen colonies became a nation, the northwest quadrant of North Carolina had just begun to attract permanent settlers. This seemingly primitive area may not appear to be a likely source for attractive pottery and ornate silverware and furniture, much less for an audience to appreciate these refinements. Yet such crafts were not confined to urban centers, and artisans, like other colonists, were striving to create better lives for themselves as well as to practice their trades. As Johanna Miller Lewis shows in this pivotal study of colonial history and material culture, the growing population of Rowan County required not only blacksmiths, saddlers, and tanners but also a great variety of skilled craftsmen to help raise the standard of living. Rowan County's rapid expansion was in part the result of the planned settlements of the Moravian Church. Because the Moravians maintained careful records, historians have previously credited church artisans with greater skill and more economic awareness than non-church craftsmen. Through meticulous attention to court and private records, deeds, wills, and other sources, Lewis reveals the Moravian failure to keep up with the pace of development occurring elsewhere in the county. Challenging the traditional belief that southern backcountry life was primitive, Lewis shows that many artisans held public office and wielded power in the public sphere. She also examines women weavers and spinsters as an integral part of the population. All artisans—Moravian and non-Moravian, male and female—helped the local market economy expand to include coastal and trans-Atlantic trade. Lewis's book contributes meaningfully to the debate over self-sufficiency and capitalism in rural America.


The Big Payne Book

The Big Payne Book

Author: John Charles Payne

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 730

ISBN-13:

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Daniel Payne was born in about 1770 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. He married Nancy Paine in about 1790. He died in 1839 in Maury County, Tennessee. Includes Austin, Fox, Teague and related families.


The Harris, Marsh, and Shupe Families of Surry County, North Carolina, Grayson County, Virginia, Wythe County, Virginia

The Harris, Marsh, and Shupe Families of Surry County, North Carolina, Grayson County, Virginia, Wythe County, Virginia

Author: Angeline Block Harris

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13:

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Hugh Malvern Harris was born 6 March 1924 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His parents were William Franklin Harris (1897-1968) and Marian Maxine Magruder (b. 1905). He married Angeline Agnes Block 19 February 1955 in Riverton, Wyoming. They had a son and a daughter. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Colorado, Virginia and North Carolina.