Mathias Kemp (or Cemp) left a will dated 21 May 1766. In it he leaves the plantation he lives on and the ferry to his wife, Elizabeth, until her dea...

And the mystery deepens. I found another deed, Craven County Deed Book 9/10, page 182, dated 11 May 1756, wherein Daniel West sells to Sarah Bright, ...

You may also want to check Pitt County. There is a small estate file in that county, just 8 pages, for J. J. Speir. I've also found a deed there, De...

Okay, I found a Stokes family in Vanceboro around 1900, that of Richard Blount Stokes (1849-1910). It would be a place to start, at any rate.

Hello, Anthony. I don't know how much help I'll be, but this is what I've found. Maude Lena Bryan's death certificate gives her parents as William ...

  Quote from Sara Whitford on January 26, 2019, 1:05 pm BTW... I think you were posting as I was updating my last post with that document fr...

Yes, I've read parts of McDuffie and, no, it is not accurate. In places, it's even self-contradictory. About William, there could very well be a Wil...

I looked through my notes, again. For proof of Lazarus being the son of John Gatlin and brother of Nancy Morris, see Craven County Deed Book 36, page...

I'm not sure where the William that married Elizabeth Williams fits into the puzzle. I know from John's estate that they had, at least, eight childre...

I can add to this, some. Abraham Warren, Jr. and Ann had the following: Sydney Warren married John Blakey 5 Jan 1792. They had seven children...