Robeson County NcArchives Biographies.....Community, Bellamy 
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BELLAMY

Wishart Township eastern Robeson County
 
Bellamy was the last community on the railroad before crossing over into Bladen 
County.  It was named for John D. Bellamy, who was a prominent Wilmington 
Lawyer, and Division Counsel of the Rail Road.  Prior to being designated as 
Bellamy, it was originally known as “Branch’s Crossing”.   Today there is 
nothing at the site of Bellamy except where the Singletary Church Road crossed 
the Rail Road.  In days gone by there were several business there from the turn 
of the century for a period of a few years.  According to the 1900 Directory of 
the county the following businesses were there:  D. D. Lennon, Merchant, and J. 
E. Tyson had Blacksmith and Repair Shops; F. P. Humphrey was a Merchant Agent 
who also ran a Turpentine Distillery; John B. McLean was a Merchant; Gregory 
Lennon operated a Grist Mill; and D. D. Lennon ran a Saw Mill.  The Bellamy Post 
Office was established on March 6th, 1900, and continued until June 30th, 1915.  
Many people in the general area received their mail from the old Bellamy Post 
Office.
 
The 1900 Directory listed the names of those who received mail at the Bellamy 
Post Office, namely:  I. J. Belch, J. A. Branch, J. W. Branch, W. E. Branch, B. 
E. Britt, Gaston Britt, J. S. Bryan, R. B. Bryan, M. A. Byrd, McK. Byrd, Mrs. 
Mary J. Byrd, R. M. Davis, D. G. Duncan, J. D. Duncan, Mrs. S. M. Duncan, F. P. 
Humphrey, D. D. Lennon, Gregory Lennon, B. W. Lovett, C. A. McLean, E. B. 
McLean, J. B. McLean, J. H. McLean, F. J. Meares, J. P. Meares, O. A. Meares, 
Agrippa Mercer, Mrs. M. J. Mercer, Rowland Mercer, Jr., C. T. Nance, J. E. 
Nance, Archie R. Phillips, Killis Phillips, Lewis Phillips, T. J. Phillips, Jr., 
W. E. Phillips, Wm. Phillips, A. S. Pitman, Council Pitman, Henry Pitman, H. W. 
Pitman, J. H. Pitman, J. L. Pitman, Lewis Pitman, Miss E. C. Pitman, Mrs. 
Rosilla Pitman, Mrs. Sydney Pitman, Nathan Pitman, Stephen Pitman, Thomas 
Pitman, W. E. Pitman, Wright Pitman, W. S. Pitman, W. W. Pitman, W. H. Purnell, 
C. F. Singletary, Eli A. Singletary, J. P. Smith, J. W. Smith, N. R. Smith, Wm. 
Smith, Don Speight, J. C. Speight,  W. N. Speight, J. H. Stogner, J. W. Stogner, 
W. B. Sutton, D. A. Taylor, J. P. Taylor, J. R. Taylor, Miss Mary Taylor, V. H. 
Taylor, Willis Taylor, B. C. Todd, G. H. Todd, O. B. Todd, P. A. Todd, J. Ed. 
Tyson, Wm. Vendrick, E. W. West, Joseph Wilkins, J. R. Wilkins, J. P. 
Willoughby, S. E. Willoughby, and W. F. Willoughby.
 
Sources: 1900 Directory of Robeson County, North Carolina, The Irom House Comes 
to Robeson, by Eugene McM. Musselwhite; and the North Carolina Postal History.


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