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Friends of Friends – Bill of Sale to Moses Tison

MargoMc — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Friends of Friends Friday

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 and delivered and by these presents doth bargain sell and deliver unto the aforesaid Moses Turnage[sic] a certain negro boy named Riley about twelve years of age. To have and to hold the said negro unto the said Moses Turnage[sic] his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns forever and the said W. Harahan for myself my heirs, executors, and administrators shall and warrant and forever defend the aforesaid negto against the claims of all persons whatsoever unto the said Moses Turnage [sic] his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of July in the year of our Lord 1823.

witness: Thomas Hanrahan signed: W. Hanrahan {seal}

February Term, 1826. The above Bill of Sale from Walter Hanrahan to Moses Turnage[sic] was then proved in open court by the oath of Thomas Hanrahan, a witness. Thereto ordered to be registered.

Attest Jas. Sheppard, Clerk

Interesting that this deed has a clerical error in the title. Moses Tison (as in the title) is referred to in the body as Moses Turnage (a very common Pitt County surname) over and over.

Good luck on your research!

Rhonie Futerial Strickland (1896-1972)

MargoMc — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:00:15 +0000

My great-grandfather, Rhonie Futerial Strickland

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:

Getting ‘Round to Research

MargoMc — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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. Getting ‘Round to Research is a post from: Briley Genealogy copyright 2012

Mapping Monday – Look at what I found

MargoMc — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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.

Found at the VMFA

Friends of Friends-Deed

MargoMc — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Friends of Friends Friday

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 come across the records. I also have ancestors who left records of slave transactions, so I will include those also.

Here is the first thing I came across. It is actually a record of 2 sales to the same person from different sellers. These deeds are from Pitt County, North Carolina, Deed Book L page 281.

Know all men by these presents that I, Aaron Tison, of the State of North Carolina and County of Pitt for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds in gold and silver by Robert Williams paid have this day sold a certain negro man called Dick, aged twenty seven years well [sot] about five feet six or seven inches high which Negro I warrant and defend unto the said Robert Williams his heirs or assigns against the lawfull claim of any person or persons whatever. In Witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of June 1785- Aaron Tison {seal}

In presence of Ichabod Tison, Jesse Randolph

October Court 1787, order for registration

Know all men by these presents that I, Michael Caw. Evans of the State of North Carolina and the County of Pitt for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds specia to me in hand paid or secured to be paid have this day bargained, sold, and delivered unto Robert Williams of the county and State aforesaid, a Negro man called Balam about six feet high or some under, dark complexion, aged about forty or forty-five which Negro I warrant and defend unto the said Robert Williams, his heirs and assigns against the lawfull claim of any person or persons whatever. In Witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of May 1785.- Michael C. Evans {seal}

October Court, 1787, order for registration

I tried to stay true to spelling and the original writing of the document.

John Shaven Briley (1884-1944) of Martin and Pitt Counties, NC

MargoMc — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:23 +0000

John S. Briley gravesite is located in Pitt County, NC, south of Bethel, 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 Pitt County, NC. He is buried in the Meeks family cemetery near Bethel, listed as near his home on his death certificate.

I do not have a picture of John Shaven yet. I have seen one, and only one. If I have a picture of my ancestor, I will post it.

This link will take you to his page with his Family group sheets and 3 generation ancestor tree.