Simon newton dexter, 18491924 type written book, indexed. History of the roberson family of robersonville, nc. Background the following is taken from the introduction to this book, setting the stage for all the family history that follows. The author in fairmont in robeson county north carolina in the nineteenfifties. Robeson county, north carolina genealogy and history. Search usa north carolina robeson county robeson county. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our griffin. Ancestry and descendants of jonathan griffen 17571837, compiled by harry wygant griffen, 1983. Fred more griffin 29 feb 1904 harnett county, north carolina, united states 24 dec 1979 managed by judy griffin jonas major griffin abt 1832 alabama, usa 03 jan 1914 managed by janna richards unknown griffin. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your robeson county ancestors. Usgenweb alabama archives my native american ancestors includes oxendine ozment surname dna project source. It would not have been acceptable to be unmarried with children in the early part of the twentieth century.
Britt, on january 3, 1903 wrote a brief history of the britt family. He continued compiling surnames as part of his research for a forthcoming book. Robeson county link to familysearch pageestablished in 1787 from bladen county. This genealogy publication contains robeson county, north carolina marriage records from 17991868. Monroe genealogy of cumberland, moore and robeson county, nc and later georgia, alabama, louisiana and texas biography of duncan munroe source. Biography of robert lockett griffin history of idaho, the gem of the mountains source.
I could always come back to the griffin home and go to work anytime. Published books on north carolina families and family history, including copies of genealogical research donated to the state librarys government and heritage. Perquimans person pitt polk randolph richmond robeson rockingham rowan. North carolina census 1790 1840 american history and. The public schools of robeson county begins classes on tuesday. Another 331 words 24 lines of text covering the years 1567, 1550, 1600, 1587, 1590, 1597, 1604, 1633, 1654, 1650, 1598, 1638 and are included under the topic early robeson history in all our pdf extended history. An extensive collection of family history files includes detailed information on many area families. Mary is the informant and it is recorded that her maiden name is mary griffin, born in robeson co. Robeson county vital records can be found at the north carolina department of health which has copies of birth records after 19 and death records after 1930, copies of marriage since jan 1962 and a divorce records since 1958. Robeson county, north carolina genealogy familysearch. Henry robason, born 1747, in what is now washington county, was the son of henry robason roberson who was born 1710.
My southern family heritage includes baxley biography of james stedman black the presbyterian ministerial directory, 1898 source. Lamb married mary unknown, thought to have been a taylor. While waiting for a book to be delivered from the stacks, i dawdled along the. Pedigree charts and family group records are important genealogical tools, so bringing or creating on site a big family pedigree or family tree is sure to draw attention. Biography of sherrod williams griffin the presbyterian ministerial directory, 1898. Married january 06, 1853 in henry county alabama to frances mourning blackshear. Jonathan was born july 16, 1757 in nine partners, dutchess county. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. In 1840 there were 38 robeson families living in north carolina. Robeson county is a county in the southern part of the u. In 1891 there were 40 robeson families living in london.
Alex inman laurinburg alex cary inman, 76, of laurinburg, formerly of fairmont, passed away on aug. These records include licenses, marriage applications, marriage bonds, marriage certificates, marriage packets and. Robeson county, north carolina history, genealogy records. Marvin griffin, euffer lewis born griffin and 14 other siblings. The county was formed in 1787 from part of bladen county. North carolina had the highest population of robeson. M, from may 1, 1903 to june 1, 1987 family history library.
The most robeson families were found in the usa in 1880. The griffin side of our family has been documented back to william griffin who was born in 1630 in england and arrived in virginia in 1638. Genealogy and history volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. Griffin the centennial history of oregon, 18111912 source. A guide to the history of robeson community college and its surrounding. The earliest information of this beginning was in robeson county. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your robeson county. Griffin family trees, crests, genealogy, dna, more linkpendium. The surname griffin was first found in county clare irish. The indexes to these records are available in the county where the event took place or on microfilm at the north carolina state archives and the family history library. The books included in this bibliography are those owned by the new bern craven. It is the northernmost county in ireland and has ties to.
Much time has gone into the search to find a reasonable beginning for the carter family, but this has proven to be an impossible task. The books included in this bibliography are those owned by the new berncraven. North carolina histories a new berncraven county public library. Thomas robeson of tar heel, a hero of the revolutionary war robeson county. The robeson family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920.
Heads of families at the first census of the united states taken in the year 1790. In england griffin is often a place name meaning someone lived near, say, a pub with a picture of a griffin the second most common animal in british heraldry. Joseph mitchell, a great chronicler of city life, on his boyhood in north. Both my mother and father came from unrelated griffin families. Explore myheritages records for the griffin family source.
When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium. Family tree dna my southern family heritage includes parker. I realized that i had failed to include a ton of information from it in my family tree. Robeson county, north carolina genealogy and history volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. When robeson county nc formed in 1787 from bladen county, the pittmans were already land owners. Of the barn barley house, this british surname is often derived from a significant barn in the local region. Lumberton, north carolina train wreck dec 1943 first lt. He went on to study the 1910 federal census for robeson county see his robeson county indian names. Nathan and elizabeth along with family left robeson county. Welcome to our robeson county family history research page. Future generations served during the revolutionary war, civil.
Robeson county vital records can be found at the north carolina department of health. The 948 square miles that make up robeson county has a rich history that goes back farther than 1787 when it was carved out of bladen county, the mother county. Bladen tax lists, thomas david smith mcdowell papers, southern historical collection, wilson library. This was about 25% of all the recorded robeson s in the uk. To do a quick search, use your browsers search function. This was about 16% of all the recorded robeson s in the usa. Huggins collection official internet home of catawba county, nc. Family records collection north carolina digital collections. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about piety griffin on myheritage, the worlds family history network. An analysis based upon the census of 1910, robeson county register 6. Early history of the robeson family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our robeson research. Family lived in the walnut creek section of dobbs county, n. The thompson family of virginia and north carolina. Raeford griffin historical records and family trees.
I worked all the time for 24 or 25 years for the old mike griffin family. Lamb britt came from ireland on a date now unknown to any available living person. Heads of families at the first census of the united states taken in the year. Where can find robeson county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Martin county, north carolina genealogy familysearch. Robeson county, north carolina genealogy trails history. Idus was born on april 26 1916, in lumberton, robeson county, north carolina, usa. Sampson exceeds all other counties, except robeson, in indian polls and property. Captain thomas pittman was the immigrant and forefather of the southern pittman lines. It was created because the residents of the area felt that their center of government needed to be closer, and that the huge county. Part 4 contains the progeny of joseph andress 17341805, who immigrated from england to robeson county, north carolina in 1754, and later moved to the georgetown district of south carolina. Index and images of marriage records from north carolina county courthouses.
North carolina family records online contains nc family history. The craven bryan griffin family, 17281992, his ancestors, descendants, and. One day recently i was in the local history room of the public library. Allen, mathew tolbert was born june 20, 1829 in georgia and first appear in the henry county 1850 census in the penuel household. Their children bryant, duncan, margaret, alexander, james and dempsey were born in north carolina and were young children when thomas and nancy moved. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published. Guide to robeson county, north carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. He settled on the neuce river and remained there several years, later moving to that section known as robeson. Knuckles elementary school, and organizers ask those who plan to be sheared to show up early. The earliest known ancestor, john thompson i 16361710, son of william and martha thompson, was born in surry county, virginia. She married nathan britt, son of lemuel britt and mary taylor.
Guide to martin county, north carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records. Included in each entry is the full name of bridegroom and date of marriage. North carolina estate files, robeson county index north. He continued compiling surnames as part of his research for a forthcoming book on lumbee origins. Search the history of over 426 billion web pages on the internet.
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