Category Archives: Yeopim

Hyde County, NC Indian Families in 1850

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Roberta Estes

A friend was looking through the Hyde County, NC, 1850 census and noticed something quite interesting. On page 4 (at Ancestry.com) of the Currituck district, one entire page (except one person) is shown with M, for mulatto, overwritten over something … Continue reading →

Posted in Algonquian, Bare River Indians, Bay River Indians, Catatkpncy, Cherokee, Chowan, Coree, DNA, Hatteras, Lumbee, Machapunga, Mattamuskeet, Meherrin, North Carolina, Pamplico, Peedee, Reservation, Tuscarora, Waccamaw, Weyanoke, Woccon, Wynganditoian, Yawpim, Yeopim | 42 Comments

History of Halifax Co., NC

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Roberta Estes

Halifax county was formed in 1758 from Edgecombe County which in turn was formed in 1741 from Bertie County which in turn was formed as Bertie Precinct in 1722 from the part of Chowan Precinct of Albemarle County lying west … Continue reading →

Posted in Chowan, Coree, Croatoan, Machapunga, Mattamuskeet, Meherrin, Pungos, Tuscarora, Yeopim | 4 Comments

Betty, An Indian, A Free Woman By the Laws of Nature

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Lisa Y. Henderson, on her blog, Fourth Generation Inclusive, posts this information about Negroe Dick found in Pasquotank County, NC in 1788. The Petition of Negroe Dick at present confined in the Common Gaol of the County: — by the next friend … Continue reading →

Posted in North Carolina, Quakers, Slaves, Yeopim | 10 Comments

Yawpim Indian Town in Currituck County, NC

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Roberta Estes

When Kay Lynn Sheppard sent me the extracted Currituck court notes, I found four records that spoke directly to an Indian Town or Indian line. 5 Mar 1778 – John Standley of Currituck County enters 100 acres. Borders on the … Continue reading →