Category Archives: North Carolina

Bowen Family of Columbus County, NC

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Lisa Y. Henderson on her Fourth Generation Inclusive blog lists the following Indian information: Catherine Jackson. Died 7 July 1932, Waccamaw, Columbus County. Indian. Widow of David Jackson. Born 12 April 1858 in Columbus County to J.A. Bowen of Columbus … Continue reading →

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James Manly, an Indian born at Edenton

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

State of North Carolina, Craven County } To the Worshipfull, the Justices of Craven County The Petition of James Manly an Indian humbly represents to your Honor that he was free born at Edenton and that he never has been … Continue reading →

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1887 Croatan Indian Petition Signers

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

In 1887, the Croatan Indians, now the Lumbee, petitioned the state legislature to establish a normal school to train Indian teachers for the county’s tribal schools. With state permission, they raised the requisite funds, along with some state assistance, which … Continue reading →

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Carolina Indian Boy for Sale in Boston – 1713

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

“A Carolina Indian Boy about 11 years old, to be sold, inquire as the post office in Boston.” In 1713, the Boston News-Letter carried this advertisement for a “Carolina Indian Boy” to be sold as a slave. The boy had, presumably, been … Continue reading →

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Mary Richardson, Born Free of Indian Parents

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

From Lisa Henderson’s blog, we find the following record about Mary Richardson. Headquarters Bureau Refugee Freedmen and Abandoned Lands SC Charleston SC Aug. 11th 1866 Major General O. O. Howard Commissioner General: I have the honor to present the case … Continue reading →

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Mob Raitously Assembled in Bladen County, 1773

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

On December 18, 1773 the Governor sent a message to the Assembly enclosing a letter from Archibald McKissack, a justice of Bladen County, “relative to a number of free negroes and mulattoes who infest that county and annoy its inhabitants.” … Continue reading →

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An Indian Named Pauwaw, 1672

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

In 1672, George Fox traveled the area between the Albemarle Sound and the border of Virginia.  Someplace between Edenton and Bonner’s Creek (possibly current Blount’s Creek), he visited with  an Indian named Pauwaw. Mavis, the subscriber who brought this to … Continue reading →

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Fort Neoheroka 300 Years Later – Tuscarora Commemorative Monument

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

The Tuscarora War began in 1711, a result of European incursion onto Native lands and the capture and enslavement of Indian children, and ended in 1713 with the massacre of over 950 of the Tuscarora at Fort Neoheroka.  In total, over 2000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Iroquois, New York, North Carolina, Six Nations, Tuscarora | 2 Comments

The Albemarle Insurrection of 1679

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Did you know that Albemarle County, NC had an insurrection in 1679?  They did, and apparently the Indians were considered to be a part of the problem, along with Negroes.  It doesn’t say, but I suspect these are free negroes, not … Continue reading →

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Thomas Merrett, an Indian or Not?

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

Whoever thought a comma could make such a difference.  One of our subscribers, Mavis, sent me this document for the Native Names project, thinking that Thomas Merrett was an Indian.  At first glance, I thought so to, and then I … Continue reading →

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