Bertie COUNTY NC John Hill Bio Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Pete Austin http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm Captain John Hill. Capt John Hill, b. 1713/21. He married Martha Whitmel, b. 02-20-1721/2, (daughter of Thomas Whitmel jr and Elizabeth Bryan). Capt died 1762, Testate, Bertie Co. NC. Was a large salve and land owner in Bertie Co. Appointed Justice of the Peace in Aug 1749. A state representive in General Assembly in 1760. Will dated June 12,1762 and probated in Dec of that year. Martha: Reported there was an unborn child Henry Lawrence Bate #14329 will mentions his wife was with child. I. Col Whitmel Hill, b. 02-12-1743, Palmyra Plantation,Halifax Co. He married Winifred Blount, (daughter of Captain Thomas Blount and Elizabeth Whitmel). Col died aft 11-26-1795. Col Whitmel Hill was one of the most prominent patriots of NC during the Rev. War. He served with distintion not only in the continental army but in most of the stirring and patriotic affairs of that area. Ref. Edna Cook Bk, P.4. Col Hill lived at Palmyra Plantation for which the town of Palmyra, Halifax County NC was named. Palmyra is located on the Roanoke River west of Hamilton NC. Whitmel was Col of the Martin Co Militia, Representative at the Congresses in Hillsborough in 1775 and Halifax in 1776, a Councillor of State and a Delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Additional information in the life and Letters of Whitmel Hill by Gov D.L.Swain were found in March issue of the University of NC Magazine, The Colonel and State Record of NC and Ballard vs Hill, Supreme Ct Reports, p.332. Hill's Ferry was operated across the Roanoke River near the small town of Palmyra. Col. died there Sept 12,1797. The Perdue Chicken Processing Plant is across the Roanoke river from Palmyra. On a clear night you can see the bright lights from this operation. Purdue stands on the property that was once the Cotton Plantation. The old home place stood there for many year. The road that went down pass the house from the Lewiston- Kelford highway led to the Eason property and later to Griffin's Quarter on the Roanoke River. It was at Griffin's Quarter that we fished for shad and rock fish in the spring of the year. I had permission to hunt and fish on the Eason property. There was a small swamp pond that was full of small pike and catfish. I went there with Irene Tyler's father on many occasion to fish. He was the first to own a casting rod. Only thing back then we could afford was a cane pole we selected from the swamp. He also had new artificial bait that he had ordered from Sears and Roebuck Co. He caught the bigger ones and I caught lots of finger length fish with a hook and worm threaded through it. I was the adventures type and had lots of adult buddies that I would take trips with to hunt, fish, business or fun things. Arthur Ruffin would take me when he went to buy a fox hound or two, Ernest Tynes to go pick blackberries in the low lands where the berries grew double size. Ernest never owner a car so we would hook-up the mule and cart and take off together. At times others would join us and the trip would include a swimming treat on a sand bar in the Roanoke River. I almost lost my life here when I stepped into a hole over my head. Luckily the others formed a human chain and when Earl grabbed me they were able to pull me ashore. Earl Tynes was rather tall and long legged & was the first to reach me as I bobbled for air and survival. A real close call. Needless to say we always found lots of blackberries and as well as many red bugs. H.G.Bland would take me to see the New York Yankee's, Boston Red Sox's, Chicago White Sox, etc after they broke spring training in Fla. and played exhibition games in Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Richmond and Norfolk. We would go watch them play there on many occasions. Saw Babe Ruth hit a home run, sat next to Lou Gurhie (sp ?) in the dugout plus shaking hands or speaking to many stars during these trips. Later during a World Series Game in Yankee stadium I was present when Mickey Mantle and Roger Magis hit back-to-back Homers. I have this historical event on my 8mm home movies. Tom Norfleet Wilkinson would take me deer hunting and Perry Rhoan would invite me to quail hunt. His brother Govener Rhone took me turkey hunting with him and Richard Joyner. Of course there was a "coon Hunt" with "preacher" George Jillcott. When in a group George would conduct services as related to a black preacher as he tried to convert his members during his sermon. He could really make you roll in the isle with laughter. A very entertaining person who always had a funny joke to tell. I still use some of his jokes he told years age on certain occasions. When William S Norfleet would do a plumbing job in Kelford I would go watch him with his installation or repair. Once while working at the Bob Lassiter house I told Mr Norfleet the new kitchen sink was not level. Without speaking a word he went back to his truck and returned with a level. After checking it he quietly took out a wrench and made a slight adjustment. Not knowing if the sink was really level or not he made me feel important and remarked "that you have a keen eye young man". It made me feel good thinking I had helped with the job. That was kind of person he was. Quite and appreciative. Winifred: A 1st cousin to her husband. Daughter of Thomas Blount and Elizabeth Whitmel, widow to Geaoge Pollock. After the death of Col Whitmel she married William Williams #1938 of Martin Co that died 1704. William was the son of John Williams #1936 that died 1691 h/o Anne #1937. The g.g.grandaughter of William Williams #1938 was Julia Williams #484 who married Col. Nathan Mayo #470 a very prominent person during the Revolutionary period. My g.aunt Anne Lawrey Lyon married Nathan's grandson Dr William Thomas Mayo. A. Dr Joseph Blount Hill, b. 10-05-1762, d. 11- 26-1795, Family Cemetery, Hill's Ferry. d.s.p. Will probated in Martin Co, devised all his land to his father. B. John Hill, b. 1767. He married Mary Whitmel Bryan. Settle across the Roanoke River in Bertie and married his cousin Mary Whitmel Bryan. They had no issue. Will probated Bertie Co in 1802 and names wife and nephew John Hill Anthony, Sister Elizabeth (Hill) Anotony, nieces Elizabeth, Martha and Henrietta Anthony, Brother Thomas Blount Hill, cousin William Pugh, cousin John Hill Pugh, son of William Pugh, a mare called "The Dare Divil Filly" and cousin Whitmel Pugh. C. Thomas Blount Hill, b. 02-26-1775. He married Rebecca Norfleet, 11-26-1799, b. 01-28-1783, (daughter of Ruben Norfleet and Mary Figuers) d. 15- 19-1845. Thomas died 10-15-1815. Around 1800 the Hill house in Palmyra was set fire and burned to the ground by a family slave. Thomas Blount Hill next bought a plantation near Tillery on which he built another house and named it "The Hermitage Plantation". Rebecca: Rebecca was sister to Ruben Norfleet #11883. Her granddaughter (daughter of Mary Lousia Hill #11974 that married in 1818 George Evans Spruill #14164) Lousia Sprull #14165 married her 1st cousin once removed Stephen Andrews Norfleet #11972; father of Thomas Spruill Norfleet #11975 (h/o) Lenia Moore Powell #1977 the parents of William Smith Norfleet Sr #11980 (h/o) Sallie Cora Griffin Eason the (f/m) of Margaret "Peggy" Andrews Norfleet Poston #11990 who was a class mate of mine (Pete Austin #1) at Roxobel-Kelford High School when we graduated in 1942. I was fortunate to have been a friend of her husband Frank Huling Poston Jr #11994 for many years after their marriage 8/4/1944. Lenia Moore Powell was reaised at the Powell place almost opposite the Roxobel Kelford High. It was up a long lane in a large oak grove. A classmate Julius Earl Shoulars (mother Blanch who suppervised the lunchroom for years at the school) lived there for a while before they moved to Norfolk C1942. Later property was bouught by Mrs Jack (Burnice Bryant) Harrell. She was a sister to Dick and Mike Bryant. Mother was Josie Bryant. It was remodeled into a stately home by Mrs Harrell some years later. Hurrican Hazel blew down many of the large oaks when it came through in October 15, 1954. I believe that Mike Bryant's son now lives there in the Powell Place. Carl Liverman owned the land next to it in front of the school. 1. Mary Lousia Hill, b. 1802, Hermitage Plantation, Halifax Co NC. She married George Evans Spruill sr, 1818. Dau. George Evans Spruill of Scoland Neck and Warrenton. George: George graduated from Yale in 1814 and settled at "Roseland" in Warren Co where he died. They had ten children, only two of whom married and had issue. George for a time lived at Greenwood in Scotlsnd Neck NC. a. Marie Lousia Spruill, b. 11-29- 1825. She married Col. Stephen Andrews Norfleet Sr, b. 09-28-1822, (son of Thomas Figures Norfleet Sr and Margaret Williams Andrews) d. 07-03-1910, buried: Norfleet Cen.Woodbourne,Roxobel NC. Marie died 02-27-1894. Married her 1st cousin, once removed Stephen Andrews Norfleet. Lousia was his 2nd wife. He married first France "Fanny" Pugh. Lousia had a sister Julia Spruill Smith. Col.: The Colonel's home burned in 1888. It was located where the Burgess Stepherson home is now located. James Burgees Stepherson's widow lived there until her death. Their Daughter Ruth S Coggins lived there later. Stephen then moved to "Woodbourne" near Roxobel, NC where he died in 1910. Stephen married 1st Frances Pugh #11973. There were eight issues from this marriage. His 2nd wife was to his 1st cousin, once removed Louisa Spruill #14165. From his second union was born a son Thomas Spruill Norfleet of" Woodbourne", Roxobel.NC. Colonel Stephen Andrew Norfleet Sr bought 600-acre plantation from Mrs Elizabeth Sutton and the heirs of Langley Gransbery c1848. The farm was on both sides of the present SR 308 as you entered Kelford from Lewiston. Stephen sold 60 acres that was used to layout the Town.of Kelford; the plantation was known c1860 as Kelford by Stephen's wife Louisa Spruill Norfleet. A son Stephen Jr operated a store in Kelford until the depression at the corner of Main and Church Street according to a historic report by Abner Browne in 1954. (1) Stephen Andrew Norfleet jr, b. 01-09-1863, Bertie Co. NC. He married Annie Mary Cobb, b. 02- 17-1882, (daughter of Judge Charles Lemuel Leonard Cobb and Fannie P. Watson) d. 07-15-1965, Kelford NC, buried: Grace Esp Cemetery Woodville NC. Stephen died 04-20-1939, Kelford, NC Bertie Co. NC. Built a stately home at Holly Oaks on Norfleet Avenue. He and his wife Annie Mary Cobb Norfleet lived just down the street of the opposit side from my parent's home. This property was in a grove of approx.10 acres.His property was part of the origional 640 acres his farther owned and later sold part of it for the Town of Kelford. Steve owned and operated a Hardware store on the corner of Main and East Church Street. After helping a customer it was told that he would sit and study the Wall Street Journel. Reported that he did quite well in the stock market over the years. Later George W Parker purchased this store. Annie: Col.Stephen Norfleet Sr. married 2nd Louisa Spruill and had the following six issues: [#14] Stephen Andrew Jr (1863-1939) that married Annie Cobb and lived on Norfleet Ave at Holly Oaks in Kelford. Annie was daughter of C.L.L "Judge" Cobb. Her sister [#15] Genie married Ernest Tynes, which had children: Earl who married "Foots"; Mamie Frances the 2nd wife of Perry Roane; Anne wife of Thomas Holly from Colerain; Charles Hugh BS NCS that now lives in GA. Another sister [#16] Irene Cobb taught music at R-K Schools who also was a great influence on the community. She never played many of the musical instruments she taught her students. Irene married Frederick Arthur Ruffin. He was a timber man and logger. Operated a store and filling station (former Mitch Tynes') at the corner of Main and Church. Had a son William "Billy" Frederick, BS from WFU that lived in Plymouth NC & now lives in Manteo, [#17] Hugh Cobb of Penn. who retired and moved to Pinehurst and [#18] Violet Cobb who returned to Kelford after she married late in life her second husband George Danks, a refrigeration engineer, who originally came from Chicago. He died shortly after they purchased the two story Council and Lou Harrell house on the corner of Harrell Street. Stephen Norfleet Jr died at 76 of age. He built a stately home on Norfleet Ave. HOLLY OAKS--- My family lived only a couple of doors south. They lived at what was known as the "Grove". An oak grove of about 8 acres he inherited from his father and on which he built his residence. As children we were allowed to run, play, build tree houses & peanut bag tents, dig forts, erect a basketball goal and have tree swings in this great place. All of the neighborhood children spent many happy hours playing there. J.G.Hall and myself were playing in the "Grove" when we over heard "Miss Anne" Norfleet fussing with "Sough" Davis's cow that had rambled into her flowerbed and made away with many of her prize blooms. As she ran the "bad old cow" out of her yard she said very loud "if I ever get my hands on that crazy animal I'll kill that "damn" cow". J.G. and myself took her at her word. After chasing the cow half across town it finally gave in and we then started to drag her back to face "Miss Annie". Hot, sweaty and exhausted we knocked on her back door to announce that we had retrieved that "damn" old cow and had brought it back so that we could get to see her "Kill it". After explaining to us that it was just a figure of speech, we were left to lead her down the path to freedom again and to go find another garden to raid and enjoy the first flowers of spring. MISS ANNIE'S HOUSE--- The Stephen Andrew Norfleet Jr house was of unusual design. It had one large central family room that was used also as the sitting room. All of the other rooms were built around this area. It was far ahead of the times as so many homes today have incorporated this layout in their floor plans. In this house you must go through the family room to go from the bedroom and too the bathroom. It had a dormer skylight in the center of the family room that would let sun and moonlight in whenever it was shinning. At the front of the house near the street was an archway that was covered in wisteria vine that was always so beautiful in the springtime. "Miss Anne" would get me to trim the vine back during the winter. She always had cookies to pass out to the kids and visiting guest. She lived alone for many years after the death of her husband Stephen except when her sister Violet and her young friend came to live with her for an extended period during the forties. It was the meeting place for all the Cobb family. My family was very close to all of them. When their brother Hugh would come from Penn we would all gather with their family to celebrate his visit. It was one of the few homes where they served mixed drinks and sat around and socialized. It was a no-no in a Baptist home at that time in life to drink (in public). The Episcopalian didn't damn you to hell for taking a social mixed drink. They also allowed dancing as long as it wasn't of the stripping kind. KELFORD WAS A RAILROADS CROSSING TOWN --- The original survey of Kelford covered 60 acres and was made by C.H. Hargrove in March 1890 for the Clyde Land Corp. that had purchased the land from Colonel Norfleet. The location of the town of Kelford was in anticipation of the two new railroads that would later arrive and cross here. The 60 acres purchased for the proposed town was laid out into unnamed streets, plots and lots. This property was incorporated in 1893 as the Town of Kelford. The railroad spelled the beginning and the doom for Kelford. In 1888 a logging railroad was constructed to connect Woodville with Petersburg VA, by the way of Bodkin Va. and would pass through the middle Kelford splitting it in half from north to south. There was a huge amount of woodland adjoining the Roanoke River basin that had prim timberland and when harvested it could be shipped north by rail. In 1895 another railroad called the Norfolk and Carolina originated in Portsmouth VA and cut across the northwest corner of Bertie Co. giving service to Aulander and continuing east to the water port of Windsor. (2) Lousia Hill Norfleet, b. 06-13-1861, d. 03- 06-1940, buried: Norfleet Cem. Woodbourne Roxobel NC. (3) Antoinette Rebecca Norfleet, b. 06-30-1864. She married Dr.John P Smallwood. Antoinette died 03-07-1926, buried: Norfleet Cem, Woodbourne, Roxobel NC. 4) Margaret Andrews Norfleet I, b. 02-24-1866, Kelford, Bertie Co. NC, d. 10-31-1866, buried: Norfleet Cem. Woodbourne, Roxobel NC. Dird an infant. (5) George Spruill Norfleet, b. c1868. He married Emma Hancock. George Spruill Norfleet was listed in the 1910 census as a Retail Merchant, General Store. (a) George Spruill Norfleet Jr, b. 1904. (b) James E Norfleet, b. 1907. (c) Charles Evans Norfleet II. (d) Louisa Norfleet. (e) John P Norfleet, b. 1909. (6) Charles Evans Norfleet, b. 08-28-1870, Kelford, Bertie Co. NC, d. 11-26-1901, Norfleet Cem. Woodbourne, Bertie Co. NC. b. Julia Adelaide Spruill. She married William Henry Smith, 1856, b. 10-23-1830, (son of William Ruffin Smith Jr and Susan Evans) d. 1895. Julia died 1901, Woodbourne, Roxobel C. William: Was a graduate from UNC Chaple Hill in 1852. He built a home in a grove of oak trees across the road from his fathers place and called it "Melrose". In the neighborhood it was called the "Billy Smith Place". It was a large two story house with four roons and a center hall on each floor. It is no longer standing. William during the Civil War was a Captain of the Scotland Neck Mounted Riflemen. There was only one child born to this union. When William died in 1895 he left property to his namesake William Smith Norfleet even though he was no direct kin but his only daughter had died without issue as the 1st wife of Thomas Spruill Norfleet #11975. Thomas married second Lelia Moore Powell and had a son who they named for him "William Smith" Norfleet. (1) Louisa Smith. She married Thomas Spruill Norfleet, b. 07-12-1849, (son of Col. Stephen Andrews Norfleet Sr and Frances "Fannie" Helen Pugh) d. 04-07-1942, Woodbourne, Roxobel NC, buried: Norfleet Familly Cemetery Woodbourne. Louisa died 1800. Dau of William Henry Smith of Scotland Neck. Died at childbirth. No isssue. Lousia' g.g.g.g.g grandfather was Richard Smith #12230 from Surry Co VA who died there in 1713. The descendants of Richard were Nicholas #12217, Arthur # 12219, Wm Ruffun sr #11878 that married Sarah Walton Norfleet #11874, Wm jr # 12234 and William Henry Smith #12244 the father of this Lousia. She was first cousin to her husband with George Evans Spruill their common ancestor, also a second cousin once remover with Ruben Norfleet as common anscentors and 4th cousin twice removed with Thomas Norfleet jr #11846 as their common connection. It was not uncommon to find multiple relations back in this time of life. I (Pete # 1) have found where I was related in five different ways with some of my cousins. I am related to the Cherry's of Norfolk Co Va four different ways. However it is now being debated that one of my grandparents married a John Knight from Sessex Co VA and not John Knight from Edgecome. If proven otherwise I may be able to drop one of these connection with my Cherry relationship. Time will tell. Genalogy is like any road to success as it is "always" under costruction. c. Antoinette Hill Spruill, b. 06-09-1834, d. 10-09-1904, buried: Norfleet Cem. Woodbourn, Roxobel NC. Name on Tombstone, Ann Hines Spruill. d. Rebecca Spruill. e. George Evans Spruill jr. 2. Whitmel John Hill. He married Lavinia Dorothy Barnes, b. 01-13-1808, Sping Hill, Halfax Co, d. 10-26-1848. Lavinia: Daughter James Barn and Temperance Atherton. An only child. a. Rebecca Norfleet Hill, b. 09-15-1830. She married Peter Evans Smith, b. 1829, (son of William Ruffin Smith Jr and Susan Evans) d. 1905. Peter: Responsible for the constructiuon of "Ram" Albermarle gun boat. (1) Lena Hill Smith. (2) Rebecca Whitmel Smith. (3) Nan Hill Smith. 3. Marie Antoinette Hill, b. 1807. She married James Burwell Urquhart, 11-13-1827, b. 1799, Southampton Va, (son of Anselm "Hack" Bailey Urquhart and Martha Elizabeth Clark) d. 1850, Southampton Va. James: Warrique, Southhampton Co VA. He had issue. Conflicking data: Smallwood Book, Vol II gives Jame's brother of Charles Fox Urquhart and their father as John Urquhart and Nancy the daughter of Burwell Williamson of Southhampton Co VA. a. Whitmel Hill Urquhart Sr, b. 04-21-1832, Oak Grove, Southampton Co VA. He married Frances Elizabeth Norfleet, 02-14-1853, (daughter of Thomas Figures Norfleet Sr and Margaret Williams Andrews). Whitmel died 07-23-1856, Salem, NC. Killed when a runaway horse caused his death a few years after his marriage. Thrown from a stage near Salem NC. Lived at Warrique. (1) Whitmel Hill Urquhart jr, b. 1855, d. 10-21- 1909. b. James Burwell Urquhat jr. He married Mary Lousia Urquhart, b. 05-24-1840, Oak Grove, Southampton Co VA, (daughter of Dr Richard Alexander Urquart and Mary Rebecca Norfleet) d. 03-24-1881. (1) John Goode Urquhart. (2) Dr Richard Alexander Urquhart. Lived with his cousin Burgess Urquhart in Woodville,Bertie Co NC. Later attender UNC, UVA, and John Hopkins Medical College and practiced law in Baltimore MD. (3) Charles Fox Urquhart, b. 05-18-1863, Oak Grove, Southampton VA. (4) Mary Norfleet Urquhart I, b. 07-04-1866, Oak Grove, Southampton Co VA, d. 01-26-1870. c. Lucy Ann Urquhart II, b. 03-05-1829, d. 08- 24-1832. Died as a child. d. Murdock Middleton Urquhqrt II, b. 11-28- 1830, d. 08-4-1832. e. Frances Norfleet Urquhart. 4. Eliza Blount Hill, b. 11-10-1810. She married Charles Fox Urquhart, b. 03-01-1806, Southampton Va, (son of John Urquhart and Nancy Williamson) d. 12-08--1868, Southampton Va. They had several children. Charles: Charlie's Hope, Southhampton Co VA. a. Thomas Hill Urquhart. b. William Urquhart. c. Richard Urquhart. Died young. d. Joseph Williamson Urquhart, b. 01-15-1835, Charlie's Hope Plantation,Southampton Va. e. Anselm Urquhart. f. Marie Antoinette Urquhart. g. Rebecca Winifred Hill Urquhart. h. George Spruill Urquhart. i. Mary Louisa Urquhart II. j. Murdock Middleton Urquhart II. k. Whitmel Hill Urquhart II. Never married. l. Lucy Ann Urquhart. m. Lavvinia Murry Urquhart. n. Robert Murry Urquhart. o. Martin Urquhart. p. Margaret Urquhart II. 5. Winifred Blount Hill, b. 1812. She married Rev William Norwood, 04-18-1832. Rev: An Episcopal Minister, an native of Hillsboro. He was an descendant of the Norwood family of Northampton Co. Later moved to Richmond to the Monumental Church. a. Rev John Jones Norwood. 6. Thomas Blount Hill, b. 06-28-1813. He married Maria T Simpson, 09-15-1836, b. New Bern NC. Thomas died 08-18-1888. He sold his family Plantation Hermitage he inherited from his mother and moved to Hillsboro, NC. a. Elizabeth Hill, b. 07-11-1838. b. Rebecca Hill. d.s.p. c. Sarah Simpson Hill. She married Capt James Smith Sr, b. 1720, (son of Nicholas Smith and Mary Drew) d. 1811. Sarah was the widow of William Ruffin of Northampton Co. who died in 1781. She was the mother of Hannah Ruffin who married Capt Smith's grandson Manmaduke Norfleet. Capt: From Scotland Neck, Halifax Co NC d. Maria Lousia Hill. d.s.p. e. John Boyd Hill. d.s.p. f. Mary Alice Hill, b. 01-08-1853, d. 04-29- 1931. D. Elizabeth Hill. She married John Anthony, b. Philadelphia, d. 1812, testate:Halifax Co. John: A cousin to artist Gilbert Stuart. Son of Joseph Anthony of Phila. Penn. II. Henry Hill. He married Martha Whitmel Williams, b. 1771, d. 1827. Henry died bef Non. 4 1793, Estate records. Martha: Daughter of Joseph John Williams. A. John Hill, d. 08-13-1808, Halifax Co. Died from a fall from a horse. III. Elizabeth Hill. She married Jonathan Jacocks, d. 05-24-1887, Testate, Bertie Co. NC. Elizabeth died 08-22-1785. Jonathan: 1epresenative of Provincial Congress in 1775-1776, Justice of peace and sheriff of Bertie Co. A. Charles Worth Jacocks. B. Jonathan Jacocks. He married Elizabeth Hill, b. 02-18-1776, (daughter of Hardy Hill and Janet Bryan). C. John Hill Jacocks, b. 12-19-1765, d. 03-17- 1777. D. Anne W Jacocks. E. Thomas Jacocks, b. 07-23-1783, d. 09-27- 1784. F. John Hill Jacocks. IV. Mary Hill. She married Thomas Ballard, d. c1794. A. Martha Ballard. B. Levin Ballard. Living in 1818. C. Mary Ballard. V. Winifred Hill. She married William Scott Pugh, d. 12-29-1808, Testate, Bertie Co. NC. A. Joseph Hill Pugh, d. 1807, Testate, Bertie Co. NC. B. Thomas Hill Pugh. Died young. C. John Hill Pugh. D. Sarah Winifred Pugh. E. Elizabeth Hill Pugh. Died young. F. Whitmel Hill Pugh. G. Henry Hill Pugh. H. James Pugh. I. Augustine Pugh. J. William Alston Pugh, b. 1776. He married (1) Africa Blount Laurence, b. 09-10-1791, d. 07-17- 1816. He married (2) Frances Slade, c1818, b. 1795, d. 12-20-1844. William died 09-22-1836, buried: Pugh Cemetery, Indian Woods NC. 1. William Augustus Pugh. He married Harriet Cotton. Bought a farm in Indian Woods, lived there until the start of the Civil War in 1861, sold out to Lewis T Bond, Moved to Dr. Askews place, now owned by Mrs Asker (1890), and died there, leaving a wife and several children. Harriet: Harriet died not long after her mother Maria (Cotton) died. a. Lizzie Pugh. Married Dr Walker of Plymouth and moved to Danville VA. b. Joe Pugh. Living in Norfolk c1895. c. William Pugh. Living in Texas c1895. d. George Pugh. 2. Frances "Fannie" Helen Pugh, b. 10-16-1822, Bertie Co. She married Col. Stephen Andrews Norfleet Sr, 1844, b. 09-28-1822, (son of Thomas Figures Norfleet Sr and Margaret Williams Andrews) d. 07-03-1910, buried: Norfleet Cen.Woodbourne,Roxobel NC. Frances died 03-04-1859, Norfleet Cemetery, Woodbourne,Roxobel NC. According to the data found in the recollections of Woodville written by Dr. Charles Smallwood in 1895 that Fanny (h/o) Steven was the sister of Laura Pugh married Dr.H.F.Williams in 1846 and that Dr Williams died leaving her with two children, Augustus "Gus" and Helen. Gus went to Baltimore and Helen was living with her mother at the old home place. Helen married Mr Phelps and had four boys. Fannie (Frances) who was the sister of Laura Pugh (h/o) Stephen Andrews Norfleet, lived many years in Kelford (the location where the Burgess Stephenson family lived) until the house was destroyed by fire and they moved to Woodbourne in Roxobel. Fanny (Frances) died leaving one daughter Fanny, and seven sons. I have no record of any issues from this marriage in my files. I belive that one of the sons was probably Steven Norfleet that married Annie Cobb (dau of Judge) & lived on Norfllet Street only a few doors from our home in Kelford. Also his brother Regioal Norfleet built a large two story house at the end of Austin Street. This is where my father and mother lived as bride and groom. My older brother James Louis Austin (now lives in Seattle WA) was born in this house in 1921. Need additional infomation on the Stephen Andrews Norfleet (h/o) Frances "Fanny" Pugh children. I was raised with all of Judge Cobb's children and grandchildren. Col.: The Colonel's home burned in 1888. It was located where the Burgess Stepherson home is now located. James Burgees Stepherson's widow lived there until her death. Their Daughter Ruth S Coggins lived there later. Stephen then moved to "Woodbourne" near Roxobel, NC where he died in 1910. Stephen married 1st Frances Pugh #11973. There were eight issues from this marriage. His 2nd wife was to his 1st cousin, once removed Louisa Spruill #14165. From his second union was born a son Thomas Spruill Norfleet of" Woodbourne", Roxobel.NC. Colonel Stephen Andrew Norfleet Sr bought 600-acre plantation from Mrs Elizabeth Sutton and the heirs of Langley Gransbery c1848. The farm was on both sides of the present SR 308 as you entered Kelford from Lewiston. Stephen sold 60 acres that was used to layout the Town.of Kelford; the plantation was known c1860 as Kelford by Stephen's wife Louisa Spruill Norfleet. A son Stephen Jr operated a store in Kelford until the depression at the corner of Main and Church Street according to a historic report by Abner Browne in 1954. a. Francis Norfleet. He married Carrie Stokes. (1) Frank Scott Norfleet. (2) Richard Stokes Norfleet. b. Richard Urquhart Norfleet, b. 10-31-1847. He married Lousia "Laura" Slade Pugh, b. 05-17-1852, d. 12-13-1898, buried: Roxobel NC, St Mark Eoiscopal Cemetery. Richard died 12-15-1915, buried: Roxobel NC, St Mark Episcopal Cemetery. Lousia: Name given on toobstone as Laura Slade. Pugh name not listed ? (1) Julian Urquhart Norfleet, b. 05-22-1880, d. 02-18-1944, buried: Roxobel NC, St Mark Episcopal Cemetery. Never Married. Courted my fourth grade teacher Miss Jessie Flye for many years. 2) Donald Norfleet. (3) Ethel Norfleet, b. 07-11-1883, Bertie Co. NC, d. 06-10-1887, buried: Roxobel NC, St Mark Episcopal Cemetery. Died Young. (4) Margaret Gordon Norfleet, b. 02-28-1885, d. 06-09-1887, buried: Roxobel NC, St Mark Episcopal Cemetery. (5) Commander Joseph Pugh Norfleet, b. 1887, Bertie Co. NC. He married Henirette Plagere. Commander died 09-14-1978, Cape May Point, NJ. Was a Commander in USN. Was called "Pugh" and "Swifty". (a) Barbara Pugh Norfleet, b. 02-18-1926, Lakewood NJ. (b) Patricia Norfleet. (6) Katherine Norfleet, b. 07-28-1889, d. 04-11- 1971, buried: Roxobel NC, St Mark Episcopal Cemetery. (7) Elizabeth Gordon Norfleet, b. 11-18-1891, d. 06-14-1997, buried: Roxobel NC, St Mark Episcopal Cemetery. Was 106 years of age at her death. (8) Richard Urquart Norfleet. c. Thomas Spruill Norfleet, b. 07-12-1849. He married (1) Louisa Smith, (daughter of William Henry Smith and Julia Adelaide Spruill) d. 1800. He married (2) Lelia Moore Powell, b. 06-07-1858, d. 07-30-1936, Roxobel NC, buried: Norfleet Family Cemetery, Woodbourne. Thomas died 04-07-1942, Woodbourne, Roxobel NC, buried: Norfleet Familly Cemetery Woodbourne. Louisa: Dau of William Henry Smith of Scotland Neck. Died at childbirth. No isssue. Lousia' g.g.g.g.g grandfather was Richard Smith #12230 from Surry Co VA who died there in 1713. The descendants of Richard were Nicholas #12217, Arthur # 12219, Wm Ruffin sr #11878 that married Sarah Walton Norfleet #11874, Wm jr # 12234 and William Henry Smith #12244 the father of this Lousia. She was first cousin to her husband with George Evans Spruill their common ancestor, also a second cousin once remover with Ruben Norfleet as common anscentors and 4th cousin twice removed with Thomas Norfleet jr #11846 as their common connection. It was not uncommon to find multiple relations back in this time of life. I (Pete # 1) have found where I was related in five different ways with some of my cousins. I am related to the Cherry's of Norfolk Co Va four different ways. However it is now being debated that one of my grandparents married a John Knight from Sessex Co VA and not John Knight from Edgecome. If proven otherwise I may be able to drop one of these connection with my Cherry relationship. Time will tell. Genalogy is like any road to success as it is "always" under costruction. Lelia: The daughter of Dr William Powell. There were two powell homes near Roxobel. One was located on the Norfleet Ferry Road and situated behind Woodbourne the Norfleet family residence. The other was across the Roxobel-Kelford highway just a short distance from the R-K School (school is no longer there). It is lovated up a lane in a grove of large oak trees. At one time Voit and Blanch Shoulars resided there before moving in 1941 to Norfolk Va. Later bought Burnice Bryant Harrell and restored. I believe her nephew the son of Mike Bryant an Thora Jenkins now live there. (1) Annie Norfleet, b. 1880, Woodbourne, Roxobel NC. She married Carl "Unkie" R Livermon, b. c1880, (son of Asa Thomas Livermon and Alberta Raby) d. Roxobel, NC. Annie died Roxobel, NC. No issue: Miss "Annie" owned one of the first electric powered organs and she was a very good player. My drafting table was set up in the back office and I listen to her play many lovely tunes. A very special person. Carl was a very innovative person the had the philosophy that if it wasn't broke you try to fix it anyway. If he came across a farmer combining peanuts with a Livermon picker he would go into the field where a farmer was satisfied with current operating conditions when Carl would have him stop operation and start taking the picker apart to make a small adjustment. Everyone joked and said when you saw Carl coming across the field you needed to meet him and send him to the house to talk with the ladies. His picker was known as the best at that time. Harrington Manufacturing Co in Lewiston made the Roanoke Picker that did a great job except when the vines were a little damp. The livermon equipment had an extra set of saws bars and a larger shaker to keep the picker from clogging up the discharger when the stacked peanuts were not completely dry. After the vines were separated from the nuts the peanuts were bagged in 100 pound burlap bags and hand sewn closed and the vines usually stacked in a 10 to 12 foot high stack with a pole in the center to pack the peanut straw around it. We were paid .05 cents to stack peanuts and .01 cents to pick cotton while I was in high school. School would get out during the short schedule at 1:00 PM and I usually could do 8-10 stacks before dark and-or pick 20-30 pounds of seed cotton. It took around 750 lbs.seed cotton to gin out a 500 pound bale of lint. During a good season you would hope for a bale or 15-20 bags of peanuts per acre. The greatest amount of cotton I could pick in a day was 60 pounds. Lemmar Bell could pick 250-300 lbs. He had long arms and would pick with both hands and carry two rows at a time. You didn't get paid if you left cotton in the field from your picked row or you were not invited back to help with the harvest the next day. Farmers knew who would give them a better job. I had a repeat job every fall with five farmers to help with their harvest. Could make $3.00 from five afternoons and a full day on Saturday. Never any Sunday work. That was absolutely a no! no! as you were expected to be in Sunday School and at Church Services on that day. The method of harvesting peanuts was to plow underneath the peanuts with a turning plow and break the roots loose below the plant so that it could be pulled out of the soil with the dirt shaking away from around the nuts. You would go along an area and gather up as many bunches as you could hold in both hands and walk as fast as you could towards the stacking pole while at the same time shaking all of the soil from the vines and peanuts. You could not leave any dirt once you placed them on the stack. Not only would it cause the nut to rot but would delay the curing process and delay final tharshing time. Most farmers tried to have all their crops out of the field by Thanksgiving Day. Days become shorter and drying season is much more difficult. Schools had what was called a harvesting or short day schedule for about four weeks during mid September to Mid October. School would start at 7:30 A.M. and dismiss at 1:00 P.M. so that all the school children could work in the fields. Poles were set in the field about 30 feet apart that had cross arms nailed to each one to keep the now dirt free crop from touching the soil. You would go along and grab the vines and pull them from a plowed row and take them to the nearest unfilled pole. Being sure that the nuts were free of any dirt, you would place them with the nuts always to the center against the pole to protect the peanut from the weather. It usually took about two to three months for them to dry enough to harvest. When pea picking time came they would have a mule and two wheel cart go up beside a stacked poll of peanuts and with a sling pole the cart would drive alone side and the sling pole would be lifted up to allow a chain to be hooked to the top of the pole before it was lifted out of the ground. A cart could carry two stacks at a time to the picker. The workers would heave the entire stack up on a platform where the pole was pulled out and the vines and nuts were feed into the thresher to be separated and bagged for market. It was always a big guessing game with the farmer as to when he should sell. Now or later? when could he get the very best price. This was before the farm stabilization program and drying silos. You ran the risk of spoilage plus a falling market and a storage problem. Most farmer needed the money right now and sold. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush attitude. The smarter farmers waited unto the rush of the harvest had passed to send their crop to market. Carl: Carl was the inventor of the Livermon Peanut Combine. A very popular Picker. It was a stationary type thrasher powered by a steam or gas powered engine. He also improvised a floating boat trailer that would allow easy loading of your boat. I worked for Carl Livermon in 1948 while drawing the plans for two different sizes trailers. The boat owner would back his vehicle into the water at the landing and disconnect the trailer, get into the boat and with motor in reverse, back the trailer with boat attached into deeper water where you would disconnect the spring clamps and then back off of the trailer without getting into the water. Great idea but the tilt trailer with the drive-on technique came along about the same time that was less expensive and more practical. It was during this period that the larger and more powerful outboards and fiberglass boats were starting to become popular. They required a metal frame trailer. Unkie's idea was great but a little to late to be successful. As always, someone is making a better mouse trap every day. "Unkie" was very community involved. Donated the land for the Roxobel-Kelford Cemetery where both my parents are buried. He was very active in the Rotary Club. Owned one of the first travel trailers and would take it to Colerain Beach during the summer where we could use it for changing for swimming. Also had a cottage at Nags Head. Trying to stay up with the times may have caused him to lose his office to fire. He installed a new forced air oil fired furnace and the office caught on fire the first night after it had been installed. Lost everything as it went up in flames. Charles "Chee Chee" Buck Tynes spent the summer helping to rebuild it during the summer of c1948 during his break from State College. I worked, in a make-shift office that was in a spare bedroom, drawing plans for his floating trailer. Charles was born next door to our family in Kelford and he remains a good friend over the years. He graduated in Electrical Engineering and went to work with Lockheed in Atlanta where he still lives. He is recovering from a stroke suffered in 1993. Married and has one daughter that teaches school in Ga. (2) William Smith Norfleet Sr, b. 01-25-1887, Woodbourne, Roxobel,NC. He married Sallie Cora Griffin Eason, b. 10-25-1892, Woodville,NC, (daughter of Alfred Thomas Eason and Cora Bennett Griffin) d. 11-23-1980, Roxobel,NC, buried: Norfleet Family Cemetery. William died 07- 27-1964, Norfleet Family Cemetery,Roxobel, NC. William was in the plumbing businss and operated his own shop. For years he could be depended upon for new installation or repairs. A very mild mannered man who always had a kind word for everyone. His son Billy remarked to me once that my father was amoung the few to call to see if he had any outstanding bills with his dad after he had passed away. That he was amoung the very few to check. William Sr. would let you pay later and many never met their due date then or later. Mech 11th Infantry WW I PH. Sallie: Sallie was a Griffin & Eason from Woodville, NC. Related to the Thompson's. Lewis Jr Thompson was her cousin. His uncle "Billy" left his property to "next-of-kin" thinking it was Lewis Jr. But in fact it was Sallie E Norfleet. Made for a nice family debate in which Sallie was named the real next-of- kin. (a) Sally "Lou" Cora Griffin Norfleet, b. 03-19-1922, Roxobel NC. She married Coy Lindsey Brown, b. 06-28-1918, Powellsville, NC. Sally died 05-21-1960, Norfleet Family Cemetery, Roxobel,NC. . Coy: After the death of Sally Lou, Coy married again. Live on the Teaster Shack Road outside Roxobel, NC. 2nd wife Judy involved with training horses. Coy was raised in Powellsville, NC. and worked with the Planters Peanut Co. He married a friend of mine Sally Lou Norfleet. They had three childrern. 2 girls/1 boy. Coy went by the nick name "Shine Ball" because of his bawl head. Sally Lou played clarinet in the Roxobel-Kelford High School Orchestra. She was 1st and I played 2nd clarinet. Mrs Irene Ruffin (d/o) Judge Hugh Cobb was our director. J.Q.Acree became a CPA and owned his business in Richmond, VA. Wilbur L Hall was Electronic Eng.with Ma Bell in Texas, Allen Raye Vick an Electrical Eng. at Langley Field Va. Myself:I received my MS in Education at NCSU. Taught in the high school in Williamston, NC before joining Belk-Tyler as assistant manager in 1952. Moved to the home office of Belk Store Services as a buyer of Home Furnishings and Fabrics, Charlotte NC in 1963. Retired after 38 years of service with 10 of those years as Sales Promotional Manager of Advertising and Visual Merchandising for 300 Belk Stores throughout the southeastern U.S. All the boys served their country in WW II. All with the Navy except J.Q. who was in the Marine Corp. I served in both the European and Asiatic Theaters. First wave on "D" Day (D plus 15 minutes) during the invasion of Normandy, France on June 6 1944 and the Southern France invasion in August of that year. Received Presidential unit award for occupation of Taiwan which prevented the take over by Communist China after the defeat of Japan. Was in Shanghi when the Communist took over that city and we were forced to leave under emergency conditions. While crossing the Yellow Sea our ship was caught in one of the worst typhoons ever recorded in that area. We were happy to set port in Hong Kong where I received orders to return to the United States to be discharged from the Navy. [1] Ann Lelia Brown, b. 04-19-1949. She married George Robert Bell, 09-22-1969, b. 12- 30-1948, Aulander, NC. George: Played football at NCSU. Now Lives in Raleigh,NC. [A] Charles Brian Bell,II, b. 08-22-1973. [2] Coy Lindsey Brown jr, b. 10-13-1950, Roxobel,NC. He married Julia Margaret English, 05-21-1963, b. 02-21-1953. Lives in Greensboro,NC, Owner Pearl Vision store. [3] Sally Griffin Brown, b. 06-04-1952, Roxobel, NC. She married Richard Stephenson Cooper, b. Winsor, NC. Richard: Father was twin of Richard Cooper his uncle; who was (s/o) Collins Cooper. Have one son. Now divorced. [A] Richard Stepherson Cooper Jr, b. 12-30-1982. (b) Margaret "Peggy" Andrews Norfleet, b. 01-03-1924, Roxobel, NC. She married Frank Huling Poston Jr, 08-04-1944, in St Mark's Episcapol Church, Roxobel, NC, b. 11-23-1913, Washington,D.C., d. 21-22-1996, Charlotte,NC, buried: 11-27-1996, Norfleet Cem, Woodbourne, Roxobel NC. Peggy was a classmate of mine. we graduated from Roxobel-Kelford High school in the class of 1942. For many years we have attended class reunions. Meet and greet old friends and give them a hug and give a few pats on their back. Peggy now lives in Charlotte,NC next door to Matthews. We remain very close friends over the years. Her husband met her while an adjuster after a tornado riped apart Roxobel in c1942. The twister took a southeastern route through the heart of the town and did extensive damage. My father was working at the ABC store that was spared. It demolished the Burdens Service Station across the street and jumped the building he was in and dipped again and hit the Roxobel Baptist Church before continuing through the country side, lifting & striking down every one hundred yards. My father watched the thing from the inside the building, not knowing what was taking place. It hit so fast with such destruction and was gone so quick no one knew what to do. He was driving a Model "A" ford coup with a straight drive and the force picked it up and dropped it 100 feet down the street unharmed. A 2x4 was driven through a 24" tree about half way up. Building were moved from their foundation and roofs blown away. The father of my classmate, Billie Thompson Tyler, was killed when the roof on their store collapsed and caught him inside. There were other deaths as well. We were standing outside and could hear the roar but never knew what was taking place. My mother remarked, about the dark yellow color of the sky and stated, "that could mean hail" but no one ever thought a twister would hit any place except Kansas. This was only two miles away. People came from all over the state to view the destruction and the first of a kind to hit our area. Peggy loved to dance. It was during this time that the big bands were so popular and the jitter bug dance was the rage for everyone. One of the popular places for the young people to gather was the "Stock Yard Cafe". Next to dinning area was a dance hall with a Juke Box. The cost to play a 78 RPM record was 5 cents. The music selected was mostly by Peggy and usually it was Glenn Miller playing their recording of "In the Mood". When she danced it was always on her toes. One of her favorite dance partners (after Frank) was George Jillcott. George was a master at dancing the Jitter Bug. When these two took to the dance floor everyone cleared a spot and formed a circle to watch a masterful performance by these two. George danced flat footed and Peggy on her tippee toes. Was a joy to see them spin, rotate and Peggy skip through their routine as the crowd applauded with approval. Peggy also took time to teach others how to dance. When talking to Julian Gough Butter (brother to our class mate Curtis Earl Butler) he related that Peggy took the time to drag him onto the dance floor to make him dance with her. She would dance the whole night through. After Frank came George, them my brother James Louis Austin and then me (Pete) if she had not danced these three"down"before closing time arrived. I enjoyed dancing with Peggy because all you needed to do was a little shuffle while she put on a show with her light footed tippee toed routine. Thanks to her it helped me gain brownie points with my wife when we first met at a dance in 1947. She had always wanted to marry a "Blue Eyed Baptist" that could dance. We have danced our way through life every since. For my 73 birthday we joined our daughter "Cay" and husband Andy Harkins at their Dance Club in Boone, NC along with my son "Bart" and wife Karen Austin for a night of dancing. Yes Peggy! I'm still standing their shuffling my feet while wife Dot tippee toes around me. We have such a great time together as a family. While going through a stack of family photos I have found one of Peggy when she was on the Basketball team. Our girls Basketball team had quite a reputation for winning in those days, didn't you!. Frank: Frank died at age 83, 1730 Sterling Road,Charlotte, Funeral St Mark Episcopal Church, Roxobel,NC. Raised in Richmond, VA. A graduate of George Washington University. In earlier years he worked for the General Adjustment Bureau and later Vice-President with Federal Saving and Loan of Charlotte. Two step-grandchildren, Kim Frieze of Charlotte and Ginger Hanson of San Jose, CA. [1] Margaret Norfleet Poston, b. 04-03-1946, Norfolk, Va. She married Walter "Buddy" L Frieze Jr. Waxhaw,NC. Walter: Owns and operates Marshall Machinery Inc. US Hwy Indain Trail, NC near Matthews. [2] Virginia Horsley Poston, b. 08-31- 1947, Norfolk, Va. She married (1) David Beckman, 05-30-1970, in Charlotte, NC. She married (2) Jhonny Nivens. Lives in Charlotte, NC. [A] Virginia Thompson Beekman, b. 05-02-1973, Charlotte, NC. [B] David Norfleet Beekman, b. 09-28-1976, Charlotte, NC. [3] Frank Huling "Hue" Poston III, b. 05-19-1949, Columbus MS. He married Laura Woosley, 05-02-1986, in Shelbyville, TN, b. 12-10- 1961, Shelbyville, TN, d. 07-13-1996, Blythewood, SC, buried: 07-17-1996, Norfleet Family Cem. Roxobel NC. Senior Vice President with Nations Bank in Columbia, SC. Lives on a farm outside the city where he raises prize cattle and jumping horses. His wife underwent surgery for cancer on the tongue. A very serious operation in which they removed most of the tongue and many lymph nodes. The operation was very extensive. The first tongue graft failed and they had to do it over. This time it was successful. Blythewood, SC. Laura: Daughter of Harry L Woosley II and Lucy Lowe. Laura competed in equestian enents and was an avid tennis player. [4] Alfred Eason Poston sr, b. 11-30-1950, Charlotte, NC. He married Nancy Elizabeth "Beth" McKinnis, 07-20-1991, in Charlotte, NC, b. 01-10-1957, Marion, NC. Attened Alford's wedding in Charlotte, NC. Married Beth and have a son Eason. They are named for Alfred Thomas Eason #14280 his g.g. Grandfather. [A] Alfred Eason Norfleet Poston jr, b. 02-11-1994, Charlotte, NC. Eason visited with us on Christmas eve 1997 in our home when we had open house. A time, family and friends come to meet Santa and have an enjoyable get together. A tradition that we have had for many years. I'll never forget Eason and his love for shrimp. His mother "Beth" was kept busy feeding him his favorite food. What a joy to see him have such a good time. His grandmother Peggy Norfleet Poston was also a guest. She was a class mate of mine when we graduated from Roxobel-Kelford High School in 1942. Peggy's first cousin Tom Norfleet is a cousin of mine through the Cherry's (mother Janie Allen Cherry) from windsor,NC. Other ancestors of mine also married Norfleets along the way. Have genealogy records back to James Norfleet #13692 born c1615. Probably came there from England and settled on the Nansemond River VA. Have Cherry records back to John #181 that also came to Norfolk 1619. His descenants moved to Bertie, Edgecombe and Martin Counties just as the Norfleet's did during that time in life. [5] Edgar Norfleet Poston, b. 02-20-1955, Charlotte, NC. He married Lesie Solznick, 1994. (c) William "Billy" Smith Norfleet jr, b. 02-06-1932, Roxobel, NC. He married Ethel Jean Harrington, b. 12-07- 1929, Lewiston,NC. Billy is a life long personal friend. He and his uncle converted a farm house into a Club for hunting and pitching parties. Dot and I attended many times while we lived in Williamston which is 43 miles away. He now farms the land that was handed down from the Norfleet's and his mother' share in the Eason and Thompson estates. He is what is known as a "gentleman farmer". His wife Jean is also a family friend. Ethel: Jean was the sister of Senator Julian "Monk" Harrington the owner of Harrington Mfg co in Lewiston, My aunt Mary Moore Austin Hale was secretary for her father before WW II. [1] Jene "Jennie" Harrington Norfleet, b. 02-13-1965, Windsor NC. She married Stephen Hugh Peele, 10-07-1995, in Hatteras, Dare Co NC. Jennie married a boat captain in 1995 in Cape Hattras,NC. (3) Judge Eric Norfleet, b. "Woodbourne" Roxobel, NC. He married Margaret Hill. Eric lived in Jackson, NC. Was a Superior Court Judge. Had issue.? (4) Dr Edgar "Culp" Norfleet, b. 07-31- 1889, Woodbourne, Roxobel Bertie Co NC. Dr.Norfleet was our family doctor while he practiced in Roxobel. He went with Viola Peele for many years but they were never married. We were social friends with "Doc" and "Miss V" all our lives. He moved to a retirement home in Rocky Mount where he passed away at a ripe old age ? He lived at Woodbourne until failing health required that he leave his life-long home and seek medical aid. In later years his nephew Tom Figures Norfleet lived with him. Both never married. His nephew Bill Norfleet developed a old farm house on the property into a ClubHouses that was used for a hunt club and place for entertaining. Dot and I would join "Doc," "Miss V", Bill and his wife Jean for and old fashion Country Ham meal and party. Doc loved to dance with my wife Dot and they always ended in a special shuffle-ball-change slide step. Everyone stood around at the end of the dance to watch their demonstration that ended with a big applause, These were the good old days for sure. I also hunted on the plantation and bagged several deer while hunting there. Richard and Raleigh Joynor were the hunt masters and controlled the pack of Walker Hounds. Their Father Mr Tom Joynor loved to hunt. His sight and hearing had started to go but at the age of 80 plus he would still take his place on a stand and usually he would get a shot. A find gentleman that always had a kind word for others. It was the custom to cut your shirttail if you missed your deer. They would tease Mr. Joynor and make believe they were going to cut his shirt but would let him off by saying they would surely do it the next time. When the next time came:they got Mr Joynor to put on "Fats" Joynor (no Kin) shirt and told "Fats" that this time he got the honors to do the cutting as he has made the kill of the day. Not realizing it was not Mr.Tom's shirt but his own, everyone encouraged him to grab it in the back and give it a big whack. At this time everyone was encouraging him to give a big twist. Off came a piece as big as a hand towel. By this time everyone was rolling in laughter, including "Fats". But the grin was gone when they told him it was his own shirt and his brother had brought it from home just for this special event. No one even considered putting-up the money to buy "Fats" a new shirt. The very next hunt Mr Tom was rewarded by having the honor to cut-off "Fats" new shirttail. To this day I guess those shirttails still hang from a nail on the club house wall. There is a thrill in deer hunting but the real enjoyment is in the getting together, having fun when telling tall tales, kidding one another and telling the story about the big one that got away. Served as 1st Lieutenant US Army Medical Corps WW I, 51st Pioneer Infantry, old 10th. New York National Guard. Graduate UNC Chapel Hill NC School of Medicine. (5) Thomas Figures Norfleet II, b. 04- 23-1884, Woodbourne, Roxobel, NC. He married Janie Allen Cherry, 09-05-1917, in Windsor NC, b. 07-19- 1886, Windsor,NC, (daughter of Solomon Cherry IV and Elizabeth Webb Grey) d. 12-12-1947, Roxobel NC. Thomas died 08-17-1957, Roxebel, NC 1/4 mile from "Woodbourne". Figures lived one mile south of Roxobel on the old Norfleet Ferry Road that at one time ran by the Norfleet home place"Woodbourne" and to the ferry that crossed the Roanoke River. He was a gentleman's farmer and involved in insurance. Janie: Janie was from Windsor, NC. she is related to Joseph Cherry that now lives there. I have written Joe but got no reply. Peggy Norfleet Polson said he must not received the letter because he is very nice. I found out about him in the CCC mailing list. It was 10-1-1996 I learned of his connection with Peggy's aunt-in-law Janie Allen Cherry of Roxobel. Joe was Janie's nephew. She married Figuers from Roxobel and moved there as a bride. Was Post Mistress in Roxobel. Janie-fourth cousin once removed with Solomon Cherry as our common ancestor. (a) Thomas"Tom" Figures Norfleet Jr, b. 1918, d. 12-29-2001, buried: 01-01-2002, Norfleet Family Cemetery, Roxobel. Tom was a lifetime friend of mine. For many years he lived at "Woodbourne" Plantation one mile west of Roxobel. First with his uncle Dr. Edgar "Culp" Norfleet and later living in the historic family home where five generation had lived over the years.. Tom was born approximate one-quarter mile east of the "ole home place" in a house owned by his father Thomas Figures Norfleet Sr. Never married. Had a chance to have an extended visit with Tom when he was at Charlotte in 1993 at the wedding of his 1st cousin once-remove Alfred Poston. Tom graduated from UNC c1938. He attended UNC with Haywood Gilbert Bland Jr from Kelford who played on the college baseball team. Haywood Jr now lives at Kitty Hawke, NC. He is brother-in law to my brother Irving Douglas Austin, decd. that married Haywood's sister Hazel Roane Bland, also decd. One of the few places to "Hang-Out" was the Stockyard Café north of Roxobel. The main attraction was the Juke Box that would play one of the Big Band tunes for only a nickel. Tom never brought a date but would put a quarter in the Juke Box on a few occasions to get a chance to dance with someone else date. Tom learned to dance by the numbers. The Fox Trot was always one, two, three, four as he counted out the numbers to himself and boxed off his steps. His first cousin Peggy Norfleet was a great dancer who taught many of the boys including myself the Jitter Bug step. I attended the reunion of R-K High School in Norfolk VA with Tom on Oct 26,1996. Had a chance to visit with him plus 35 others students that attended. Everyone had a great time. At the conclusion of the meeting Tom invited everyone to come and have the reunion at Woodbourne in Roxobel on April 26,1997. Hopefully they will have many new people that attended R-K to attend now it is being held in Roxobel-Kelford area. Invitation was open to anyone that attended our school regardless of what year. They held the reunion at Woodbourne for the past four years. In the year 2001 approximately 75 were in attendance. In 1997 they had 150 attending this reunion. All classes from year 1926 until Roxobel-Kelford was closed in 1952 were invited. In 1998 they had over 100 former students in attendance. I had the chance to see Ethel Culipher a classmate that graduated with me in 1942. We had mot seen each other for 46 years. Surprising fact is that we recognized each other without an introduction. Graduating from RKHS with Tom Jr in 1934 were three boys including Bennett Askew and Sidney Tyler plus eleven girls as follows: Margaret Burkett, Edith Evans, Dorothy Hall, Thora Jenkins, Euleigh Lassiter, Alverta Parker, Mary Watson Peele, Nettie Louise Peele, Ida Lee Stephenson, Myrtle Smith and Sue Tyler. The RK elementary school went to a new building approximately two miles south of Kelford on the road to Lewiston-Woodville. The High School students went to Bertie Central High between Rhodes Place and Windsor near the Republican area. All of the high schools for Bertie County were now consolidated into this single central location. Tom is my "Pete fifth cousin once removed with Solomon Cherry #801 [366] being our common fourth great grandfather. Information in Bertie Ledger: THOMAS FIGUERS NORFLEET JR., 83, of "Woodbourne, " Roxobel, NC died Saturday, December 29, 2001.He is survived by his sister, Elizabeth Gray Norfleet Stallings of Greensboro, NC; his devoted and loving companion, Carol Clayton McClancy of Tarboro, NC; his first cousin, the Hon. Solomon Gilmer Cherry of Boone, NC; two nieces, Elizabeth Cherry Stallings and Anne Rogers Stallings Thornton, both of Greensboro, NC; his nephew, Thomas Figuers Norfleet Stallings of Richmond, VA; two great-nephews, William Holladay Thornton, III and Thomas Rogers Thornton, both of Greensboro, NC; two great-nieces, Elizabeth Greenhow Johnston Stallings and Mary Figuers Norfleet Stallings, both of Richmond, VA.The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1st at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Roxobel.The family will receive friends at "Woodbourne" from 7-9 Monday, December 31st.Memorial donations may be made to the Historic Hope Foundation, PO Box 601, Windsor, NC 27983.Walker Funeral Home, Windsor is in charge of arrangemen (b) Elizabeth Gray Norfleet, b. 12-21-1919, Roxobel, NC. She married Ray Hightower Stallings, 10-11-1952, in Roxobel NC, b. 12-24-1911. Lives Fountain Manor Dr, Greensboro NC 27405 (910) 273-5174. Spoke to her by telephone on April 1997 while we were in Greensboro to attend the ACC basketball playoffs. She was to talk to her brother Tom and get me the family history. Still no responce as of 2/12/1998. Will try again soon. Have contacted her first cousin Joe B Cherry in Windsor 8/20/1997 and sent him the data on the William Walton Cherry family. He said he will be happy to reply. Still nomreply from Joe on 02-12- 1998. [1] Elizabeth Cherry Stallings. [2] Annie Rogers Stallings. Teacher of computer science in a college in Greensboro. [3] Thomas Figures Norfleet Stallings. Graduated from ECU now lives in Richmond,VA. [A] Elizabeth Greenhow Johnston Stallings. [B] Mary Figures Norfleet Stallings. d. Ernest Norfleet, b. 02-03-1851, Bertie Co. NC, d. 06-12-1901, Norfleet Cenetery, Roxobel,Bertie Co. NC. Surgeon in the U S Navy. e. Whitmel Pugh Norfleet, b. 08-26-1852, Bertie Co. NC, d. 02- 27-1922, buried: Norfleet Family Cemetery, Woodbourne. f. Regional Heber Norfleet, b. 01- 14-c1853, Kelford, Bertie NC. He married Mary Collins Pugh, b. 02-01-1858, Probably Woodville,NC, d. 11-07-1915, buried: Grace Episcopal Cemetery, Woodville. Regional died 08-04-1941, buried: Grace Episcopal Cemetery, Woodville NC. Owned the old Reg Norfleet homesite at the end of what today is called Stephenson lane. My mother and father lived there as bride and groom in 1920. My brother James Louis Austin was born here in 1921. House no longer stands there as the lot is now empty. Thought to have moved to Norfolk Va before 1920. His wife died c1907- 1915. Very little know about "Reg" anmd his family. He, his wife and all their chrildren, except Stephen Francis Norfleet born June 25, 1891 and died Oct 11, 1892 is buried in St Francis Espicopal Cemetery in Roxobel, were buried in Grace Episcopal Cemetery in Woodville NC. (1) Joseph Norfleet. (2) Stephen Francis Norfleet, b. 06-25-1891, d. 11-11-1892, buried: St Mark Esoscipal Cemetery, Woodville NC. There is a tombstone in the Roxobel St Mark Episcopol Cemetery with the name Stephen Francis Norfleet and is listed in the records a son of R.U..and M.C. Norfleet. This is in error as the birth date of June 25. 1891 conflicts with the date of child born to Richard Urquhart Norflleet and wife Laura Slade. Their daughter Elizabeth Gordon Norfleet was born on Nov.18,1891. It is my belief that Stephen Francis was the son of Regional Norfleet and Mary Collins (thus M.C.) Pugh that probably living in Kelford at that time. Stephen died Oct.11, 1892 at 16 months of age. Having another child within six months is neither likely nor feasible. This is the only child of Regional and Mary to be buried in Roxobel. Regional, wife and two of their children are buried in the Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery in Woodville. (3) Sarah Goode Norfleet, b. 09-16-1894, Kelford, Bertie Co NC, d. 08-08-1988, probably Norfolk VA. According to Peggy Norfleet, a cousin, she lived in Norfolk, VA. (4) Louise Norfleet, b. 11-22-1896, Probable Kelford,NC. Bertie Co. She married Mr Raines(Hus:Louise Norfleet #14902). Louise died 03-06-1987, buried: Grace Episcopal Cemetery, Woodville,NC. Gravestone has Louise Norfleet Raines ? (5) James Urquhart Norfleet Sr, b. 03-13-1899, Probably Kelford, Bertie Co NC. He married Ruth:Wife James Urquhart Sr. James died 10-20-1957, buried: Grace Episcopal Cemetery,Woodville NC. Tombstone in Grace Episcopal Cemetery. Listed as son of Regional H Norfleet. (a) James Urquhart Norkleet Jr, b. 01-12-1919. (b) Nannie U Norfleet, b. 6-12-1917. g. Marmaduke Norfleet, b. 04-07-1855, Bertie Co. NC. He married Caroline Pugh. Marmaduke died 03-16-1929, buried: Norfleet Family Cemetery, Woodbourne. Marmaduke Norfleet was the first person to be burried in the Norfleet Family Cemetery at Woodbourne Plantation, Roxobel NC. By 2000 the number of gravesites were 35 that spans six generations. (1) Francis Norfleet II. (2) Charity Norfleet. She married Arthur Clough Nichols. (3) Leslie Graham Norfleet, b. 10-13-1895, Roxobel NC. He married Annie Elizabeth Vick, b. 1905, (daughter of George Horace Vick and Josie Irene Minton). Leslie died 1965, Norfolk VA. (4) Laura Alice Norfleet, b. 02-26-1899, d. 04- 09-1944, buried: Norfleet Cem. Woodbourne, Roxobel NC. (5) Stephen A Norfleet III. (6) Charles Whitmel Norfleet, b. 02-17-1904. He married Bessie Hutchins. Charles died 08-29-1996, buried: Norfleet Cem Woodbourne, Roxobel NC. h. Frances Pugh Norfleet, b. 02-27-1859, Bertie Co. NC, d. 09-15- 1912, buried: Norfleet Cem Woodbourne, Roxobel NC. 3. Laura Pugh. She married Dr H.F.Williams, 1846. a. Augustus "Gus" Williams. Living in Baltimore in c1895. b. Helen Williams. Helen married Mr Phelps and they had four boys. 4. Joseph James Pugh, b. c1800. He married Charity Dawson Williams. Joseph bought the old Averitt place in Woodville NC, had it rebuilt and lived there many years. His wife Charity died first, he was partially paralyzed and lived several years in that condition. Almost drowned in the Roanoke when he slipped and fell from his canoe and had to be rescued by a Negroe named Perry Pugh. Old Averitt house was later purchased by W.C.Thompson. a. Dr E.W.Pugh. Lived in Windsor. b. Joseph Pugh. His three daughters married three of the sons of Fanny (Pugh) and Stephen Norfleet [Laura, Mary and Carrie]. Alice marrie Moxley and is a widow with three children; Frank is an engineer in Mexico, Jule died young. 5. Whit Pugh. VI. Sarah Hill. She married Francis Pugh, b. c1757, (son of Major Frances Pugh and Mary Thompson Whitmel). Francis: Married four times: 1st to his cousin Sarah Hill, daughter of Capt John Hill and Martha Whitmel; 2nd to Elizabeth Baker Tnnstall; 3rd to Mrs (Taylor) Pugh and 4th to Mrs Letha Smith the widow of William Smith of Granville Co. A. John Pugh. B. Mary Whitmel Pugh, b. 03-29-1804. Died young.