Friends of Friends – Bill of Sale to Moses Tison
It is the first Friday of the month, and I have another Pitt County deed (in this case listed as a Bill of Sale) to share with Friends of Friends. This document, transcribed to the best of my ability, is from Deed Book DD, page 179, Pitt County, North Carolina. It reads as follows: W. Hanrahan to Moses Tison, Bill of Sale State of No. Carolina, Pitt County. Know all men by these presents that I , Walter Hanrahan of the County of Pitt for and in consideration of the sum of three Hundred and seventy – five dollars current money to me in hand paid by Moses Turnage[sic] of the County aforesaid at and before the sealing and signing of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained slod … Read entire article »
Filed under: Deeds, Friends of Friends, NC, Pitt County
Rhonie Futerial Strickland (1896-1972)
Rhonie Futerial Strickland was born August 28, 1896 in Sampson County, NC. His father was John Elbert Strickland and his mother was Cherry Almira Honeycutt. Rhonie is listed with his parents in the 1900 census at age 4 living in Herring, Sampson County, North Carolina. He has 7 siblings. He married Annie Retha Baker (b. September 3, 1902) on August 26, 1915 in Pitt County, North Carolina. They had 5 children. The 1930 census has them listed as living in Portsmouth, VA. Rhonie Futerial died on April 15, 1972 in Frostproof, Polk County, FL. He had remarried after Annie died to Marie. I have little information on Marie. Family Tree information for Rhonie F. Strickland can be found here: … Read entire article »
Getting ‘Round to Research
I was hoping I would have the time this week to get out and do some research at the Library of Virginia. However, middle school exams to be taken by a surly pre-teen and a house rennovation have intruded on my regular schedule and threw me off. I will get out to the LDS library to order a film tomorrow and maybe do some census research. I am trying to figure out a few relationships from the early 1900′s. Luckily, my digitizing projects have been proceeding nicely. I am grateful that I have pictures of all but one great-grandparent on my Briley side. I only have about 50 more pics in dad’s album. It will be fun to hand him back his album and a DVD of his pictures. … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 goals, NC, research
Mapping Monday – Look at what I found
Little did I think as we went to see the Egyptian Mummy exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts that I would find this little gem to help me with some deeds and notes I have. I was so happy! Good Colonial maps are hard to find… I finally can see where the Chowan and Pequiminn Districts are in relation to places in Virginia. … Read entire article »
Friends of Friends-Deed
This is a new topic for me. The Friends of Friends meme in the genealogy blogging community asks if you have encountered records of enslaved ancestors, whether they are your own ancestors or not, make it a point to transcribe those records and get them posted on the Internet via your blog. Hopefully, to help their decendants. I have come across, recently, many deeds listing the sale of slaves and their names and owners. This will be my first post on this topic and I will continue it at least one Friday a month. Well, I have been digging through the many Pitt County deeds I have copied in my stash (of paper records) and thought since I am finding quite a few slave records, I would participate in this as I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Deeds, Friends of Friends, NC, Pitt County
John Shaven Briley (1884-1944) of Martin and Pitt Counties, NC
John Shaven Briley was born June 1, 1884 in Martin County, NC. His father was John W. Briley (Pitt County, NC) and his mother was Brittianna A. Meeks (Pitt County, NC). He moved between Martin and Pitt County more than a few times in his life. He married first Flossie Hammond on September 9, 1905 at the age of 21. Then, at the age of 23, on January 10, 1908 he married Allie Gertrude Bullock. I have not focused on Flossie, and have not run across any other records of her, so I am not sure what happened. My great grandmother was Allie, so I tended to focus on her. Together, John S. Briley and his wife, Allie G. Bullock Briley had 10 children. John S. Briley died on March 27, 1944, in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ancestor, NC, Pitt County
