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December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #1970
The rest of the family finally understands just how bad you have the genealogy bug when you unwrap a gift from your spouse and absolutely flip over it because it is a box of books ordered from the NC Archives.
Becky got me:
*The Proprietors of Carolina by William Powell
*North Carolina Headrights-A List of Names 1663-1744 compiled by Caroline B Whitley
*A History of African Americans in North Carolina by Jeffrey J Crow
*Guide to Private Manuscript Collections in the NC State Archives compiled by Barbara T Cain (706 pages)
Example from NC Headrights p 97:
Robert BEASLEY proved 6 rights: Robert Beasley, Sarah Beasley, Johanah Beasley, Richard Cheston, Sarah Cheston, James Beasley. Certified 7 Feb 1693.
or this one:
Bertie county court minutes Nov 1742: John COLLINS SR proved his rights videlicet Jno Collins, Martha Collins, David Collins, Joseph Collins, Michael Collins, Damsey Collins, Jesse Collins, Absolom Collins whites, Tony, Judith, Robin, Venus, Rose blacks.
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18293Lookups will never be a problem for you……..wow! History at your fingertips. Congratulations are in order…for both your marriage and your gifts.
Oh, by the way tell your wife the wedding pictures were beautiful. I loved the gowns!
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18300As we have studied the origins of european names for eastern ndns, it is becoming clearer that many originated during the headrights era of Va and NC/SC colonization. While some were named because of relationship to/ influence by longhunters and preachers, I believe most received european names, and “white” identities because of their participation in the landgrant giveaways of the late 1600s and early 1700s. I also believe that many of these families continued to play the frontier landgrant programs for generations, just moving west with the frontier.
The lines that I was unable to trace back into old Va are in this NC Headrights book. Beasley, Hawkins, Roundtree, Thomas, Clay, Branch, Brown, Brooks, Davis, Day, Evans,…. to name a few.
btw…. thank you for your kind words and thoughts. I am blessed with good friends and a wonderful lifemate. I thank Creator every day.
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18311What exactly are headrights?
Are you saying that because you can’t trace the names back to Virginia, you believe these names were recently acquired by native descended people?
Where are the wedding pictures viewable?
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18313In the earliest days of Va and Carolina settlement, land was granted based on the number of people the grantee transported into the colony. This was the headright system. It was designed to encourage those with means to pay the ship passage of those without means. In return, the colony (representing the crown or a proprietor) would reward a certain acreage of available land for each person, or “head” brought into the colony.
There were those who worked the system to their advantage. In many cases, it seems that ndns were dressed as europeans and given euro names, then paraded before the official as recent arrivals so their “handler” was granted massive quantities of land.
I was in no way saying native descended people had recently acquired these surnames… the opposite, in fact. What I meant was that some of the lines originated in the 1600s in the Carolina coastal colonies…. not Va.
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18314Now I am really confused. Are you saying that the white men who played this game with the headright system were from these families? Or are you saying these are the names the idn were given or both?
Linda
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18315My Hawkins family came out of coastal North Carolina and so did my Davenport family so I really want to understand what you are saying.
Linda
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18319Linda, I will send you the albums.
And my darling, Dreaminghawk, I figured it was best to give you the material you needed to make as many wishes come true as possible….you will use the research to help so many others. Never was any doubt as to what to get you…just getting the ones that best fit the purpose. I still want to get the other Kendall books, if possible.
Indian Girl, thank you for the kind words….yep, I was even impressed by the gowns when I saw the pictures of how well they blended…considering that they were all fitted separately at different times. Each lady was given the choice to pick their own.
And to all, I also thank the Creator for each day I am given to share with the love of my life….I am blessed to have found you again.
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18321Linda (Q)…… the answer is both. There are some that I have seen who bring in 20 or more people with their surname. How likely is it that they rounded up 20 relatives in England and shipped them all over to the colony? My Roundtree brought in a total of 36 Roundtrees in several different claims. None of them trace back to England or any ship’s log that I have seen.
This should probably be a thread in the History forum
Richard Davenport proved his rights to 200 acres by the importation of: Richard, Johannah, Richard Jr, and John Davenport. (General Court, Perquimans, 25 Mar 1701)
There are claims for Hawkins indexed as being on 14 different pages, many of them indexed to the same first name John or Jno. Hawkins would appear to be one of the surnames working the system. 😉
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18322Dreaminghawk,
I was more concerned about the Davenport. First, because I am a Davenport. Second, because doing something that dishonest does not even come close what I know of my family. My father and grandfather were the most honorable of white men. One of my Davenport did however marry a Hawkins female.
Linda
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18323What other families were apart of all of this?
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18329Ken and Becky,
I want pictures too! You know it!
Didn’t know there was a manipulation of headrights but that makes sense to get land. Interesting.
Sue J
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18330I realized early on in my search that you can’t try to understand the actions of the ancestors by our standards. You honor them without judging, not knowing why they acted as they did. You have to love them as you love your children…. unconditionally without trying to understand them.
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18365Dreaminghawk,
The surnames of Beasley and Roun(d)tree are of major importance to me! There are a lot of Roundtree families in Edenton NC who descend from a half-ndn named John Mayo. I’m trying to connect these Mayos to my Mayos.
My great-great-grandfather Samuel Mayo was born in Edgecombe Co. NC in 1844. According to my aunt, this line is where my Blackfoot ID comes in…..so far. We sometimes visit a church in Edenton NC and since that area was part of his “birthplace” we’ve been searching for any Mayo family still in the area.
We’ve been to a road called Canon’s Ferry Rd. right off the Chowan River looking for other Mayos. We’ve found some, but the story is that they’ve died out. We’ve also come across some Roun(d)trees who descend from Mayos. Their ancestors were Mary and Fanny Mayo (sisters) who married into the Roundtree and Beasley families. Mary and Fanny always called John Mayo “uncle”. But I don’t know if they are our family. These two families live on Green Rd. and Icaria Rd. off of what I believe is Rt.32 (running straight into Edenton).
I don’t know what I’m searching for here……but when you mentioned those two surnames (Beasley and Roundtree), it just really slammed into me….very strongly.
December 26, 2005 at 4:53 am #18370The old Granville county branches of Beasley and Roundtree have been two of my brick walls. They are marrying mixed bloods that I trace back to Va but they seem to just appear in Granville around 1760. When I have Robert Beasley b. 1795 and see Robert Beasley, headright 1690….. sorta makes me curious about this earlier Robert.
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