Genealogical Mysteries

Some notes about families from Craven County, Pitt County, and Beaufort County area

by Sara Whitford | Apr 8, 2018

Surnames mentioned: KING, FORNES, BOYD, HODGES, WILLIAMS, MORRIS, WITHERINGTON, RIGGS, LEE, KEMP, MCCAFFERTY, SMITH, DRAKE, BARTLETT, SUMMERELL, ROBERTSON, HOLLAND & MORE This post just contains some notes I took while chasing down the relationships of people who...

What is the truth about the Lost Colony? – New insight into America’s oldest “mystery”

by Sara Whitford | Nov 11, 2015

Recently, more than one television documentary has offered viewing audiences one spin after another about one of America’s favorite historical mysteries–the Lost Colony. Through my work with Coastal Carolina Indian Center, as well as my own roots in the region that...