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Perquimans County African-American Resource and research advice.
African-American Cemetery, Edenton
Chowan Co Freeman Head of Household- 1790, 1800, 1820
African American Families that Migrated to Chowan County
Picture of J. W. Evans and African American wife
Slaves of John ALSTON, Chowan County, NC, 1758
AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERY,(Edenton) CHOWAN CO., NC
Compiled by Historical Record Survey of NC, 1936. Copies donated by Shepard-Pruden Library, Edenton, NC, and transcribed and contributed by Dayle Noble Biba (h1218@albemarlenet.com). Location not stated, but judging from its size, it is possibly the large cemetery on Granville St., near Virginia Rd. (Hwy 32 north).
BADHAM, Hannibal 6/16/1846-12/18/1918
Miles B. ?-1925
Pennie 1858-3/30/1922
BANKS, Andrew 12/27/1928-?
Ernestine B. 3/16/1902-8/21/1927
Hoberta 1881-1915
BARCLAY, John H. 1856-1928
Venns 1864-1934
BARNES, John 1849-5/31/1921
BEASLEY, Arthur 12/25/1866-11/25/1935
Laura C. 2/28/1868-1/22/1934
Sarah Jane 9/27/1886-1918
BENDRIDGE,James NORFLEET 12/23/1864-1/2/1916
BEMBRY, Bessie ?-12/17/1925
John T. 6/15/1880-6/16/1927
Perry 3/18/1885-11/5/193
BENTON, Mary S. 2/29/1840-6/28/1912
BLAIR, Polly 7/5/1884-2/7/1911
BLOUNT, Willie S. 7/2/1913-11/4/1932
BADHAM, John H. Jr. 4/21/1903-5/27/1906
BOND, Nannie E. 1/30/1870-6/4/1913
BOUSHELL, Joseph W. ?-10/10/1844
Martha B. 1830-8/1/1844
Thomas Allen 1846-10/14/1848
BRANCH, Albert 12/28/1875-12/20/1927
BRIGHT, J.A. 1/29/1869-4/2/1926
BRITT, James A. 1867-1930
BURKE, M.F. 10/26/1874-2/10/1921
W.E. 1868-1923
BUTTS, Annie 1/6/1872-4/18/1928
CAPEHART, John E. 11/14/1850-2/14/1926
Julia C. 11/20/1864-11/2/1927
CHAPMAN, Marie L. 1801-12/14/1855
CLARK, Fannie 1868-1904
COOKE, Virginia 12/21/1860-12/29/1916
COX, Richard 1834-10/12/1931
CREECY, A.C. 7/4/1836-6/1/1894
Martha A. ?-7/26/1925
Mary 9/1/1849-3/9/1913
DAVES, Armstead 1823-5/15/1903
Caroline 1822-10/1/1900
DEAL, Laura 2/18/1865-3/14/1927
DUGGINS, Maggie ?-3/1/1926
DUNGEX, Mary H. 1902-1923
EASON, Carrie Elmer 9/14/1890-10/7/1897
EDNEY, Edward 1877-6/24/1934
EURE, Sarah 10/1/1906-8/23/1923
FAUMELL, Thomas BASDON 1854-2/5/1856
FLEETWOOD, Emma NIXON ?-1/20/1951
GREEN, Mary 10/15/1906-6/15/1908
Paul A. 10/16/1903-11/9/1903
Weimer 4/2/1909-6/6/1930
GREGORY, Ellen 9/18/1855-4/11/1919
GRIFFIN, Thomas 2/15/1887-11/30/1908
HALLEY, Priscella 2/10/1896-8/17/1931
HARDY, Albino ?-4/3/1924
James ?-4/10/1915(?)
HASKINS, Aggie 1800-1902(?)
HATHAWAY, Burton W. 1/28/1814-3/20/1857
Richard M. 12/18/1896-7/189(?)
HAUGHTON, Frank ?-12/4/1931
Lee Violet 10/20/1856-10/6/1912
HILL, Odessa 8/28/1923-3/29/1924
HINES, Charles H. 1872-1921
HOLLY, Annie T. 1856-1928
Bessie G. 1870-1924
HAWKINS, Moses A. ?-1/17/1934
M.P. 1893-1/7/1918
JOHNSON, A.A. 3/5/1854-2/13/1929
Elizabeth 6/1/1904-8/1/1904
Thomas 1875-1912
JONES, Willie T. 1886-10/12/1918
KING, Timothy 1891-5/24/1922
KNIGHT, S.F. 10/11/1853-10/18/1901
LEARY, Josephine 1856-3/18/1923
LEE, Corine 1/15/1857-4/30/1922
Richard M. 7/25/1859-10/18/1924
LOWTHER, Beryl 1896-1921
E.G. 9/14/1898-1928
Fannie A.M. 3/14/1860-6/2/1924
Gladys 1900-1922
Hester ?-21/10/1910
James L. 1873-1923
Rose ?-8/7/1917
MCDONALD, Elijah 10/24/1888-12/4/1893
Maude 4/6/1892-3/13/1928
Oliver H. 2/17/1884-8/21/1884
Phillip Sr. 12/10/1814-6/30/1891
Precilla 8/15/1818-1/18/1891
MCCALL, A.N. 1853-6/30/1913
MERIMAN, Sersson 4/1/1867-1/1/1935
MOORE, Claudia 1877-5/15/1898
MORRIS, Mariam 10/23/1853-2/19/1915
MURDOUGH, Margaret ?-7/8/1914
MUSE, Aaron Sr. 9/10/1865-6/11/1921
Helen 4/10/1868-8/3/1932
NICHOLS, Lucinda 12/4/1834-3/30/1862
NIXON, Johnny 12/25/1902-1/16/1931
John T. 5/1/1870-12/13/1927
NORMAN, Elijah 6/12/1891-3/31/1933
Nellie 12/7/1885-6/14/1911
PAGE, John R. 2/29/1840-1/8/1881
PAXTON, Jennie 1820-10/10/1893
Robert 1819-12/25/1891
Samuel T. 11/10/1895-6/25/1925
Serina 6/14/1840-9/5/1840
REEVES, Croswell D. 10/8/1898-6/23/1928
Gaston M. 12/10/1890-7/13/1895
Leothia 5/21/1901-11/28/1929
Winston A. 9/8/1893-8/7/1930
RAWLS, James L. 3/1/1902-12/18/1927
RICKS, Martha 1869-1931
Thomas Jr. 6/22/1911-12/24/1933
RIDDICK, Hannah 10/30/1885-3/25/1927
Rebecca 12/30/1869-10/28/1922
RYAN, Mary Jane 5/15/1869-8/6/1911
SAWYER, Cecil Harry ?-9/23/1930
Emma 12/1852-6/1919
SHARPE, L.F. 1/7/1872-9/6/1919
SKINNER, Annie A. 12/4/1848-7/26/1920
John 1871-1919
Nancy T. 5/11/1862-3/19/1916
Willie 1837-1923
SMITH, Edna Pearl 12/1892-7/7/1893
TURNER, Henry 1861-5/19/1912
WELCH, Luke 3/5/1862-9/1/1927
Winnie 9/15/1862-4/15/1862
WHEDBEE, Edgar 1885-1923
WHITE, Claria 1847-6/12/1918
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth D. 1777-3/2/1849
Joseph 1886-1929
WISE, Edward Mark 5/2/1913-3/24/1916
WOOD, Viola L. 10/8/1897-10/9/1915
WORRELL, Sameul 3/10/1882-8/10/1931
WYNN, Johnson 1851-12/12/1911
"Other Free" Heads of Households in the 1790 North Carolina Census,
by Family Name (from the printed form of the census)
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/1790NCa.htm
Chowan County 1790
Churton, Joe 1 Edenton, Chowan County
Clark, Abraham 1 Edenton, Chowan County
Banks, Jane 2 Edenton, Chowan County
Demsey, Peggy 2 Edenton, Chowan County
James, Mary 2 Edenton, Chowan County
Mustapher, Debby 1 Edenton, Chowan County
Mustapher, Mary 2 Edenton, Chowan County
Mustapher, Patty 1 Edenton, Chowan County
Pollidore, Phebe 1 Edenton, Chowan County
Rud, Mary 4 Edenton, Chowan County
"Other Free" Heads of Household in the 1800 North Carolina Census by family name
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/1800NCa.htm
Banks, Jenny 3 Chowan County page 116, Edenton
Burke, Judah 5 Chowan County page 116, Edenton
Cherton, Alphns. 1 & 2 slaves Chowan Co. p. 114, Edenton
Cherton, Jos. Chowan County page 114, Edenton
Gaskins, Sarah 3 Chowan County page 115, Edenton
Joshua 2 & 3 slaves Chowan County page 116, Edenton
Mustapher, Detriah 4 Chowan County p 117, Edenton
Musterpher, Polly 1 Chowan County page 115, Edenton
Old Jack 1 & 1 slave Chowan County page 131
Overton, David 1 Chowan County page 118
Overton, David 1 & 1 slave Chowan County page 128
Overton, Samuel 3 Chowan County page 118?
Robins, Keziah 5 Chowan County page 129
Wickery, Benjamin 1 Chowan County page 114, Edenton
Yates, Thomas 8 Chowan County page 129
Younger, Aladan 1 & 1 slave Chowan County page 114, Edenton
Free Colored" Heads of Household in the 1820 North Carolina Census,
by Family Name (Microfilm M33, reels 80-85)
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/1820NCa.htm
Baker, Dempsey 01- Chowan County page 130 (Edenton
Banks, Lettuce 1-1010 Chowan County page 129
Banks, Mary -01 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Banks, Nancy -11 Chowan County page 129
Banks, Sarah -1100 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Banks, Washington 01- Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Barnswell, Thomas 111-1001 Chowan County page 129
Bennett, Nancy -0011 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Bland, Jeffre 0101- Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Bond, Murer -0001 Chowan County page 114
Bonner, George 0001-01 Chowan County page 129
Boon, Willis 0001-0001 Chowan County page 118
Boston? Bolton? Golton?, George 0001-0001 Chowan Co. pg 129
Brown, Mirick 0001- Chowan County page 130 (Edenton
Burk, Henry 11-1001 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Burk, Lucy -0001 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Burk, Thos 101-001 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Burke, Hager -01 Chowan County page 129
Burket, Christerfer 001-2011 Chowan County page 114
Cabaris, Tabey -0001 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Cabarus, Rose 01-011 Chowan County page 118
Churton, Alfred 0001-0001 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Elliot, Cloe -0001 Chowan County page 114
Garrett, Milly -0001 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton
Halsey, Grase -0001 Chowan County page 129
Hogans, Sarah -001 Chowan County page 129
Hollon 1-101 Chowan County page 118
James, Billy -1201 ? Chowan Co. p 130 (Edenton)1201-001?
James, Dorcas 1-0012 Chowan County page 114
Johnson, Augustavus 001- Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Johnson, Dempsey 001-0001 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton
Johnson, Peggy -4401 Chowan County page 118
Jones, Vines -0001 Chowan County page 118
Luton, Alerium 1-2001 Chowan County page 118
Luton, Dice -01 Chowan County page 118
Maning, Jno 201-1001 Chowan County page 118
Manuel, Cloe 1-011 Chowan County page 129
Molly, Mary 2-01 Chowan County page 129
Morris, Wm 202-11 Chowan County page 118
Norman, Polly 2-001 Chowan County page 129
Overton, David 0001- Chowan County page 114
Overton, Freerick 01- Chowan County page 129
Overton, Jonathan 3002-0101 Chowan County page 129
Reed, Rachel 1201-001 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Renold, Arthur 001-2000 Chowan County page 118
Sanderlin, Allen 01- Chowan County page 130 (Edenton)
Sanderlin, Jane 0001-0001 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton
Reubin, Betty (Billy?) 1-1010 Chowan County page 118
Vertell, Chas 0001-0001 Chowan County page 130 (Edenton
Ward, Hillery 01- Chowan County page 114
Wiggins, Sarah 1-1101 Chowan County page 118
Wiggins, Winna -11 Chowan County page 129
Yeats, Susan -01 Chowan County page 129
Yeats, Thomas 1101-101 Chowan County page 118
African American Families that Migrated to Chowan County Family that migrated to Chowan
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Brooks_Byrd.htm
BURKE FAMILY
Members of the Burke family in Virginia and Maryland were: John, born about 1686, a "Mollatto" servant of Mrs. Elizabeth Hawkins, who was twenty-one years old on 10 June 1707 when the Charles County, Maryland Court ordered that he be set free. Mary Elliott, wife of William Elliott, testified that he had been sold to Henry Hawkins by her former husband Henry Brawner [Court Record 1704-10, 326]. 1 ii. Ann1, born say 1688. 1. Ann1 Burk, born say 1688, a "Mulatto" servant of Burditt Ashton, Gent., petitioned the Westmoreland County, Virginia court for her freedom on 28 October 1709. The court ruled that she should serve until the age of thirty-one, but it reconsidered the case on 28 June 1711 and decided that she should be free because she was born before the law was passed which bound mixed-race children until the age of thirty-one [Orders 1705-21, 132a, 143a, 162a]. She may have been the mother of i. Ann2, born say 1713, indicted by the Westmoreland County court on 28 May 1734 for having an illegitimate child (no race indicated) [Orders 1731-9, 137a, 146]. Other members of the Burke family were 2 i. Judah, born say 1734.ii. Rachel, born say 1767, a "mulatto" living in Hamilton Parish, Fauquier County, on 25 May 1767 when the court ordered the churchwardens to bind him to George Neavil [Orders 1764-8, 268]. iii. Ben, born about January 1774, a "Mulatto of six months" living in Hamilton Parish, Fauquier County, on 27 June 1774 when the court ordered the churchwardens to bind him to Lucy Jones [Minutes 1773-80, 198].iv. Enoch, head of a Loudoun County household of 5 "other free" in 1810 [VA:308].v. Polly, head of a Prince William County household of 6 "other free" in 1810 [VA:507]. 2. Judah Burke, born say 1734, was called "Juda a Molatta woman" and was the servant of Joseph Herron, Esq., in January 1756 when the Chowan County court bound her "Mollatta" son Frank to serve her master until the age of thirty-one. In January 1764 Frank and (his brother) Jacob and (sister) Lucy were called "Mulatto" children of " ____ a free wench" when they were bound to Lydia Herron. She was called "Mulatto" Judy on 29 January when the court bound her "Free Mulatto" daughter Lucy to Richard Brownrigg, Esq., until the age of twenty-one. And she was called "Judah Burke a Mulattoe Woman" on 21 March 1771 when she petitioned the court to be discharged from the service of William Boyd, Esq. The court granted her petition but ordered her to bring her children into court to be bound out, and the court bound her "Negroe" sons Frank and Jacob to Samuel and William Topping to be house carpenters and joiners [Minutes 1755-61, 26; 1761-6, 193; 1766-72, 318; 591, 594, 605]. She was head of an Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina household of 5 "other free" in 1800 [NC:116]. She was the mother of i. Frank, born 5 July 1755, bound apprentice in Chowan County in January 1756 and bound to Lydia Herron to be a sawyer in January 1764. He was sixteen years old on 29 January 1771 when the court bound him to Samuel Topping to be a house carpenter and joiner [Minutes 1755-61, 26; 1761-6, 193; 1766-72, 605]. ii. Jacob, born about 1759, a four-year-old "Free Mulatto" boy bound by the Chowan County court to Lydia Herron to be a sawyer in January 1764. He was twelve years old on 29 January 1771 when the court bound him to William Topping to be a house carpenter and joiner [Minutes 1755-61, 26; 1761-6, 193; 1766-72, 605]. iii. Lucy, born about July 1763, a one-year-old "Free Mulatto" bound by the Chowan County court to Lydia Herron to learn to spin and weave in January 1764. She was called "Lucy a Free Mulatto child born of the body of Mulatto Judy" on 29 January 1767 when the court bound her to Richard Brownrigg, Esq., until the age of twenty-one, "now three years & six months of age" [Minutes 1761-6, 193; 1766-72, 318]. She was head of an Edenton, Chowan County household of 1 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:130]. iv. Patrick, born about 1765, one year and six months old on 29 January 1767 when the Chowan County court bound him to Richard Brownrigg to be a planter [Minutes 1766-72, 318]. Their descendants werei. Thomas, born 1776-1794, head of an Edenton household of 3 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:130].ii. Nancy, head of a Chowan County, North Carolina household of 3 "other free" in 1810 [NC:534]. iii. Ephy Birk, born about 1784, a five-year-old "base born mulatto" daughter of Catherine Bush, who was bound apprentice to Neill Leech in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on 31 January 1789 [Minutes 1787-91, Friday minutes].iv. Henry, born 1794-1806, head of an Edenton, Chowan County household of 4 "free colored" in 1820 with one woman over forty-five years of age [NC:130].v. Hager, born 1794-1806, head of a Chowan County household of 1 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:129].
BURKETT FAMILY
1. Joan Burkett, born say 1684, was the servant of John Jones on 7 May 1702 when she confessed in Richmond County, Virginia court that her illegitimate child "was gott by a Negro" [Orders 1702-04, 164]. She was probably the ancestor ofi. Solomon, born say 1750, taxable on two "mulattos" in Bertie County in 1770 in the list of James Moore [CR 10.702.1]. 2. ii. Peggy, born say 1755.3 iii. Elizabeth, born say 1765. 2. Peggy Burkett, born say 1755, was head of a Nansemond County household of 5 "black" persons in 1783 [VA:57]. She may have been the mother ofi. Jim, a "free Negro" taxable on two horses in Nansemond County in 1815. ii. Gibson, a "free Negro" taxable in Nansemond County in 1815. iii. Willis, a "free Negro" taxable in Nansemond County in 1815 [Yantis, Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia, S-14]. 3. Elizabeth Burkett, born say 1765, was the mother of Nelson Burkett, a five-year-old "Molatto Child son of Elizabeth Burkett" who was bound an apprentice shoemaker to Edward Brisco by the Gates County court in August 1790 [Fouts, Minutes of County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 1787-93, 70]. She was head of a Gates County household of 9 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:144]. Her children werei. Nelson, born about 1785, bound apprentice in 1790. ii. ?Christopher, born 1776-1794, head of a Chowan County household of 5 "free colored" (with one woman born before 1776) in 1820 [NC:114]. He purchased his wife and children who were slaves, and in October 1825 the Chowan County court gave him permission to manumit them. His wife Charity was about fifty or sixty years old at that time, his daughter Peggy about fourteen years old, and his daughter Nancy about seven years old [Byrd, In Full Force and Virtue, 26-7].
Picture of J. W. Evans and African American wife, who lived in Bertie Co. http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/19th_5.htm
James William Evans (1814-1883), his wife Mary Eliza Hoggard, and their children William, John and Mary Evans. Mary Eliza Hoggard was a descendant of the free African American Cobb and Bazemore families of Bertie County, North Carolina. James William Evans was from Dorchester County, Maryland.
[NOTE] Many of the Surnames in this family are familiar to Chowan as well as Bertie
Slaves of John ALSTON, Chowan County, NC, 1758 From the Will of John Alston, Chowan Co., NC (1673-1758) In "The Alstons and Alstons of North and South Carolina" by J.A. Groves, 1901, pages 68-71 a Negro woman named Sara ... one Negro man named Seser ... and one Negro man named Robin ... one mulatto woman named Moll ... one Negro woman named Moll and her increase ... one Negro woman named Fanney and her increase ... one Negro woman named Janey and a Negro boy named Jupiter and a negro girl named Cate and a negro girl named Nancy ... Dick, Fanney, Peter, Robin, & Easup and Diner allso ... one Negro boy named Peter ... one Negro boy named Ned ... one Negro Girl named Pru ... one negro man named Dick one Negro man named Peter and one mulato man named Easop ... Contributed by: Sue Musette, suemusette@geocities.com
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