Perquimans County NcArchives Cemeteries.....SMITH (WOLF MAN JACK) - Complete Survey ************************************************ 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: GERALD WIGGINS www.gwiggins@inteliport.com December 26, 2005, 6:56 pm Abstracted By: GERALD WIGGINS THE NAMES OF THESE HISTORIC HOMES FOUNDER ARE LISTED IT IS ONLY FOR DATA ON THE ANCESTORS IT IS NOT KNOWN OF ANY CEMETERY LOCATED AROUND THESE HISTORIC HOMES, THE HOMES ARE ALL LISTED IN THE HISTORIC REGISTER IN BELVIDERE, THE HOME OF ROBERT SMITH KNOWN HAS WOLFMAN JACK FAMILY PLOT HIS THE ONLY CEMETERY KNOWN AROUND THESE HISTORIC HOMES. THEY ARE ALL LOCATED ON HWY 37 IN HISTORIC BELIVIDERE N.C. ROBERT SMITH GRAVE IS TO SIDE OF HIS LAWN NOT FAR FROM THE ROAD HIS FAMILY CEMETERY CAN BE SEEN FROM THE ROAD, HIS ESTATE HIS LISTED HAS THE EXUM NEWBY HOUSE BUILT IN 1785 IT IS SAID THAT PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT IN THIS HISTORIC HOME ALL THE HOMES ARE LOCATED IN HISTORIC BELVIDERE N.C. ON HWY 37 Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITE RUFUS NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN NICHOLSON FRANCIS H NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN HOUSE BUILT IN 1892/ LOCATED IN BELIVIDER HWY 37 NICHOLSON JR JOSIAH NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN HOUSE BUILT IN 1860/ LOCATED IN BELIVIDER HWY 37 WHITE ELIHU A NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN HOUSE BUILT IN 1860 LOCATED IN BELVIDERE HWY 37 PERRY TIMOTHY C NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN GRANVILLE SIR RICHARD THE BELVIDERE PLACE 1696-1958 NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN THE N.C. SOCIETY COLONAL DAMES OF THE XVII CENTURY NICHOLSON-RIDDICK NICHOLSON- RIDDICK NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN BUILT IN 1895/ LOCATED ON HWY 37 IN BELVIDERE NEWBY EXUM NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN HOUSE BUILT IN 1785/ KNOWN HAS THE ROBERT SMITH ESTATE BELVIDERE HWY 37 SMITH JOY RENE 1961 1998 DIED HAS RESULT OF AND AUTOBILE ACCIDENT NEAR HER HOME GRAVE LOCATED ON ROBERT AND LUCY S. ESTATE Additional Comments: A QUAKER INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED IN 1833 BY THE EASTERN QUATERLY MEETING THE PINEY WOODS FRIENDS MEETING SOLE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE SCHOOL IN 1895 A LARGER BUILDING WAS ERRECTED IN 1903 LOOK LIKE A BEAUTFUL QUEEN ANN STYLE HOUSE THE SCHOOL WAS SOLD TO THE COUNTY FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN 1914 AND CONTINUED UNTIL TI BURNED I MAY 2, 1935 WITH DEEP QUAKER ROOTS THE BELVIDERE REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT HAS BEEN HOME TO SOCIETY SINCE 1670 FRIENDS MEETING MAKING THE OLDEST RELIGIOUS CONGRETION IN N.C. BELVERDER REMAINS PRODOMINATLY QUAKER TODAY. I HAVE HEARD THAT A BELL WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE OLD SCHOOL THAT BURN IT WAS SAID THAT THE BELL WAS VERY LARGE AND COULD BE HEARD FOR MILES AROUND, IT WAS ALSO SAID THAT THE OLD SCHOOL HAD OLD OAK FLOORS IN IT AND THE VOICES, COULD BE HEARD THROUGH THE WALLS FROM THE CHILDREN IN THE CLASS ROOMS, CHILDREN WOULD COME FROM NEAR BY COUNTY'S TO ATTEND THIS SCHOOL. IT WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRE THAT DESTROY THIS SCHOOL WAS LIKE LOOSING A PEACE OF HISTORY THAT COULD NEVER BE REPLACE. THE OLD SCHOOL IS PICTURE AT THE COMMUNITY BUILDING BUILT IN 1938 AND HAS A VERY LARGE PICTURE OF IT AND THE HISTORY OUTSIDE NEXT TO THE NICHOLSON DINER CASTLE AT THE OLD COMMUNITY BUILDING. IT IS LOCATED ON HWY 37 IN BELVIDER N.C. ROBERT SMITH KNOWN HAS WOLF MAN JACK HOME IS LOCATED AFTER YOU CROSS THE PERQUIMANS RIVER BRIDGE. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/perquimans/cemeteries/smithwol37gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb