Nash County NcArchives - Petition to Divide Edgecombe County, NC, 1777 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mark Hedgepeth 1777 Petition: Journal of North Carolina Genealogy, Editor William Perry Johnson Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 1964 NC Legislative Papers 1729-1935, Page 1246 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/466915-journal- of-north-carolina-genealogy-v-10-no-1-spring-1964?offset=5 Nash County: Creation Petition Surnames, 1777 SURNAMES APPEARING ON THE PETITION TO THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DIVIDE EDGECOMBE COUNTY INTO TWO PARTS 17 November 1777. Research Status: Ongoing A couple of factors to consider when reading these names is that a good number of them may have lived in a part of Edgecombe that did not eventually become Nash and that there is a repetition of identical names throughout. It is possible that some men signed or were signed more than once, a motivation aimed at making the request for separation from Edgecombe seem larger numerically. It seems fair to say that most of the signers lived in the western part of what was Edgecombe County prior to 1777. I am very interested in opinions about all this held by other readers. INFORMATION IN BRACKETS IS FROM THE SURNAMES LISTED IN THE CENSUSES FROM 1790 to 1820] SIGNERS OF THE PETITION: Adams, Robert Addams, Robert [Jesse in 1800 & 1810, no Robert] Adkinson, Ephraim [no Adkinsons; another possibility, without proof, is that this is “Atkinson” a name common in Nash in during the period from 1790 to 1820 & after] Andrews, John Andrews, William [no John or Wm appears, only a Joseph] Arrington, Arthur [an Arthur appears from 1790 to 1820] Arrington, James Arrington, Joseph [no James appears; a Joseph, Sr. & Jr.; additionally the Arringtons listed are: Carter, Peter, John & John, Sr., Mary, Henry, Lew, Martha, Mary, Richard, Thomas & William Atkins, Henry Adkins, Burrell [no Henry or Burrell, only a Newell] Ausling, David [no Ausling] Avent, William [a William is listed from 1790 to 1810, other first names are: Abner, Benjamin, James, Sally and Thomas] B Baker, James [a James is only listed in 1790, other Baker first names are Allen, Archibald, John, Matthew, Wm and Wm, Jr.] Ballard, Christopher [no Christopher; first names are:Edward, Peter & William] Barlow, Henry [no Barlow] Barnet, William (probably “Barnett”) [no Wm listed; first names listed are: Elias, John & Nathan] Bass, John Bass, Jesse Bass, Isaac Bass, Newitt [listed are: Isaac, Jesse & John; other first names are: Abram; Abraham; Augtiorn; Ann; Charely; Edwin; Elias, Gideon; Jethro; Jordan; Lydia; Milly and Sion] Bachiler, Joseph (“Batchelor”) Batchelor, Samuel Batchelor, Stephen Batchelor, Jr., Stephen Batchelor, William [Joseph, Samuel, Sr. & Jr., Stephen and Wm are listed; other first names are: Barnaby; Cullen; Daniel; Drewry; James; John; Willis and Wm, Jr.] Battle, James Battle, William Beckingham, Sion Beckwith, Amos Beckwith, Thomas Beckworth, Bolan Bedgood, John Bell, Arthur Bell, Elisha Bell, James Bell, Green Bell, Thomas Benton, John Bigs, John (probably “Biggs”) Bigs, John (probably “Biggs” Boddie, William Branch, Edmund Brantley, Brittian Brantley, Jacob Braswell, Arthur Brasswell, Jacob Brasswell, Jacob Brasswell, Samuel Brasswell, William Brasswell, William Brasswell, William Bridgers, Samuel Bridgers, Samuel Britain, Charles (probably “Brittain”) Brown, Charles Brient, James (probably “Bryant”) Bryant, Samuel Bunn, Henry Bunten, William (probably “Bunting”) C Cain, James Chapman, William Carrell, John (probably “Carroll”) Carter, Jacob Carter, Samuel Carter, Matthew Clarke, John Clark, Robert Cliborn, John (or “Claybourne”) Cillery, Samuel W. (perhaps “Tillery”) Cocks, James Cocks, John Cooper, Edward Cooper, James Cooper, John Cooper, John Cooper, Markum Cooper, Reubin Cotton, Isom Cotton, Seth Counsell, Mathew D Daniel, David Daniel, Frederick Daniel, James Davenport, Dorrel Deen, James Deans, Richard Deans, Thomas Denson, Jethro Dickinson, Jacob Dison, Hosea (probably “Dixon”) Dison, Lenard (probably “Dixon”) Dorch, William Douglass, James Dozier, William Drake, Albritain Drake, James Drake, James Drake, Edmond Drake, Matthew Drake, William E Eson, Demce (another possibility, without proof, is ” Eason, Dempsey”) Edwards, Arthur Ellen, Howell Etheridge, Peter Ethering, Thomas (another possibility, without proof, is that the suranme is “Etheridge”) F Fleweling, William (other possibilities, without proof, are “Fleming” or “Lewellyn”, which is a surname found in Edgecombe and Martin Counties – thanks to Traci Thompson for raising the “Lewellyn” possibility) Freeman, Henry G Gandy, Brinkley Gandy, Britton Gandy, Edward Ganer, Henry [other possibilities, without any proof, are “Gandy” or “Gainer”] (Thanks to Traci Thompson for suggesting “Gainer” as another possibility) Grant, James Griffin, Absolum Griffin, Hardy Griffin, James Griffin, Pierce Groce, Frances (F) [maybe “Gross” or “Grace”] Gross, Joshua H Harriss, William Hart, Thomas Haynie, Thomas Hedgpeth, Benjamin Hendrick, William Hill, Lewis Hill, Sion Hill, William Hooks, William Hunt, David Hunt, John Hunt, Jesse Hunt, Thomas Hunter, Thomas J Jackson, Jonid (probably either John or Jonas) Cooper Jones, John Jones, John Jones, Newsom K Kent, Jesse Kent, Jesse Kirby, William L Lane, Newit Lee, Charles Lewis, William Langley, John Lassiter, Tobias Lindsey, John Linza, Joseph (probably “Lindsey”) Linsey, William (or “Lindsey”) M Mann, Augustus Mann, John Mann, Thomas Mann, William Manning, John Manning, John Manning, Mathais Manning, Williams Manning, Willebly Mason, Henry Mason, Mark Mason, Rafe Massengill, George Matthews, Bengmen (probably “Benjamin”) Matthews, Joel Melton, John Melton, John Melton, John Melton, Zacheriah Merritt, Benjamin Mills, George Mills, Thomas Mills, Thomas Minton, Shadrack Moore, Edward N Nelson, James Newsom, Isaac Nicholson, John O O’Neill, Arthur Overbey, David (probably “Overbay”) P Parker, Francis Parrott, Joseph Passmore, John Pearce, Joshua Pyland, Robert (other possibilies, without proof, is “Poland” or “Pylant”; the latter is suggested as a possibility by Deloris Williams, thank you Deloris; she states that “Pylant” was surname seen in the period) Potiss, John (another possibility, without proof, is “Portis”) Portis, William Powell, Charles Powell, Eljah Powell, George Powell, Jesse Pridgen, David Pridgen, Jesse Pursal, Edward (other possibilities, without proof, are “Pearsall,” “Pursell” and “Pussell) R Ricks, Jacob Roocks (?). Willeby (another possibility, without proof, is “William or Willeby Ricks”) Rose, Burrell Rose, Francis Rust, William S Sandeford, tomkins Sandeford, William Sauls, Absalom Scott, John Sellars, Arthur Sellers, John Sikes, Samson Sikes, Samson Smelley, John [other possibilities, without proof, are “Smiley” and “Smedley”; Deloris Williams offered “Smedley” as a surname seen in the period, thanks Deloris) Sorsby, Joseph Stephens, Joshua Strickland, David Strickland, Henry T Taylor, Daniel Taylor, Harry Thomas, Jeremiah Thomas, Micajah Thompson, Trimagen Tucker, James Tucker, Jr., James Tucker, Joab Tucker, John Tucker, Joseph Turner, John Turner, William V Vester, Solomon W Warburton, William Ward, Daniel Ward, James Warin, John (probably “Warren” Warin, Thomas (probably “Warren”) Waren, Sr., Thomas (probably “Warren”) West, Sion Wheless, Isham Winstead, Joseph Wells, Stephen Whitehead, Benjamin Whitehead, Nathan Whitehead, William Whitfield, Solomon Whitfield, Thomas Whitten, John Whitten, William Wilder, Robert Williams, Cooper Williams, Howel Williams, Sion Williams, William Woodell, Joseph Woodard, James Y Young, Robert Young, Stephan Thanks to Traci Thompson and Deloris Williams for reading these surnames and suggesting additions as well as corrections.