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Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly > OQl VOLUME XX, No. 4 November 2013 > Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc. P. O. Box 2608, Greenville, NC 27836 Officers 2013 President Roger Kammerer 1115 Ragsdale Road, Greenville, NC 27858-3920 (252-758-6882) email ([email protected]) Vice President vacant Secretary Sheryl Cayton 4192 Boyds Road, Grimesland, NC 27837 (252-752-8596) email ([email protected]) Treasurer Sue Butler 439 W. Hanrahan Road, Grifton, NC 28530 (252-746-6064) email ([email protected]) Executive Board Robin Nichols 281 1 Bell Arthur Road, Greenville, NC 27834 (252-355-8084) email ([email protected]) Executive Board Judy Nobles Lewis 5245 County Home Road, Winterville, NC 28590-7834 (252-756-7196) email ([email protected]) Executive Board Teresa Wall [email protected] (252-347-4880) PCGQ Editor Roger Kammerer 1115 Ragsdale Road, Greenville, NC 27858-3920 (252-758-6882) email ([email protected]) Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc., was established in November 1994 as a non-profit organization. Our purpose is to establish a network to aid persons researching family origins in Pitt County and its neighboring counties. Because of increased mailing and publishing costs, new policy changes regarding subscriptions to the Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly will be effective beginning with the 2014 subscription year: The yearly subscription rate will be $30 (thirty dollars) for subscriptions received no later than January 15, 2014. Subscriptions received after January 15, 2014 will be $40 (forty dollars). Back issues are no longer available. Clearly written queries are free to subscribers (four/year, pending space). Members and readers are invited to submit primary resource material concerning Pitt County, NC, and its adjacent counties, preferably in the form of photocopies of the original document(s). A clean, typed or written transcript would be acceptable. Please state clearly, the location of the original material; copyrighted material must be accompanied by a statement of permission from the holder. Articles approved for entry by our Quarterly Committee will be published as given. PCFR assumes no responsibility or liability for errors or claims on the part of the contributor. Your support of PCFR is appreciated. The Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc., has a website on the World Wide Web at: http ://www .rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/ ISSN* 1092-0226 Pitt County Genealogical uarterly VOLUME XX, NO. 4 NOVEMBER 2013 Joseph Guilford, revolutionary war pension 1 Will of Joseph Guilford, Beaufort Co., NC, 1837 3 Abraham & Ephriam Pettypool Deed, Dobbs Co., 1769 5 George McHenry & William Bryant Deed, Dobbs Co., 1770 6 John Enloe, Coroners Inquisition, 1783 7 Benajah Dixon Will, Greene Co., NC, 1826 9 Joseph B. Hinton-Jordan Nelson Letter, 1828 11 Imitation F. W. Baptist Meeting House Deed, 1831 12 Col. John Hardee Cemetery, 1834 13 John Joyner-Harriet May Marriage Contract, 1835 , 14 Jordan Nelson Letter, 1845 15 Pitt County Court minutes, 1864 16 Alifair Taylor Estate Sale, 1862 19 Frank Mills Assault, 1900 20 Wilson County Death Certificates 21 Dennis family marriages 25 Bible Records Henry W. Dupree Bible Record 26 Joe Stocks Bible Record 26 James R. Johnson Bible Record 27 FILLERS Howell Hearne Drowned, 1892 2 Hopkins Family Fortune, 1926 4 Odd Meeks Wedding, Edgecombe Co., 1833 6 Gold & Silver Mines in Pitt County, 1887 8 Youthful Murderer, 1900 11 Benj. Carroway Family Photo, 1910 12 W. J. Briley's Child Burned, 1905 13 Mad Dog Bit James Vandiford, 191 1 14 G. M. Tucker House Burglary Attempt, 1893 15 O. C. Fleming Family reunion, 1925 18 . Mrs. Rebecca Hardee Reunion, 1926 20 Copyright 2013 The Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc. The contents of this quarterly may be quoted without permission for personal use only, providing proper credit is given to the PCFR and its contributors. Publication in any public media is prohibited without permission. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/pittcountygeneal20pitt Joseph Guilford, Rev. War Pension The following are selected items from the Revolutionary War pension records of Joseph Guilford found on microfilm at the National Archives, Washington, D. C. Contributed by Elizabeth Ross. State of North Carolina County of Beaufort} On this 22nd day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid, now sitting, Joseph GUILFORD, resident of the County of Beaufort & State aforesaid aged 70 years, 3 months and 6 days, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. First. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. He states that he was born in the County of Pasquotank, now Camden, State of North Carolina - at the age of 7 was removed to the County of Pitt where he continued to reside until he volunteered in the Company of Captain Samuel BARROW of the North Carolina Militia in the year 1 780 about the last of the month of June in the County of Pitt - then marched to the town of Kingston on the Neuse River, when he marched to Hai ley's ferry on Pedee River, by the way of Wake Court House, thence into South Carolina, thence to Salisbury in North Carolina thence to Charlotte, thence driven back to Salisbury by Cornwallis, thence to Chatham Court House, thence to the Shallow Ford on the Yadkin , thence into Rowan, was placed in the hospital from which he was discharged by Doctor North; making in the whole 4 months. He understands that Seawell was there Colonel and Sumner there General. He was next in the service for 3 weeks for the purpose of meeting the British who were said to be at Wilmington - marched, took 5 British prisoners returned home understanding they had evacuated Wilmington. In the latter part of July 1781, he volunteered under Captain John GODLEY for the purpose of marching against the British forces then at Newbern under the command of Major Craig - he marched to fore Creek Mills & threw up works to await the enemy if he should come - was sent on the picket guard - fired at the enemy advancing, ran & was at length taken by a flanking or plundering party - was thence sent prisoner to Wilmington, thence to Charleston where he remained a prisoner on board of the prison ship Esk till after the th battle of York when on November 6 1782 he was exchanged & returned home after an absence of about 16 months. In this service James GORHAM was the Colonel. He was at Greene's camp between Ashley ferry & Bacon Bridge immediately after the exchange - he received no written discharge or paper writing of any time. The certificate or discharge by North given at Rowan he has lost. The record of his age he presumes is in the family of his uncle at the place where he was born in Pasquotank. Joseph GUILFORD Sworn to & subscribed in open Court by Jos GUILFORD Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1832 Wm ELLISON, Clk PCGQ November 2013 1 — John NOBLES maketh oath that he is in his 70th year of age - that he has known Joseph GUILFORD from their youth - remembers that Joseph Guilford was in service at the time Craig was at New Bern - was at that time taken prisoner as he has always understood & continued a prisoner till peace. Subscribed & sworn to in open Court John (his X mark ) NOBLES by John NOBLES Aug term 1 832 Wm ELLISON, Clk Brittain EDWARDS maketh oath that he has been acquainted with Joseph GUILFORD for many years that he is about seventy years of age is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides of have been a soldier in the revolution- & the said Brittain EDWARDS concurs in that opinion Subscribed & sworn to in open Court Brittain EDWARDS by Brittain EDWARDS- Aug term 1 832 Wm ELLISON, Clk Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Beaufort, North Carolina, Joseph GUILFORD, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades - For one year, 8 months and 21 days I served as a private - that is to say in the service first mentioned in the foregoing declaration that I served 4 months - and the next service 3 weeks - in the last col one year & 4 months, making altogether 20 months & 3 weeks; & for such service I claim a pension. Joseph GUILFORD Sworn to and subscribed before me May 20th 1833 Richard H. BONNER, JP Howell Hearne Drowned, 1892 Eastern Reflector, Greenville, NC, Wed., Jan. 4, 1893 Late last Wednesday evening the body of Mr. Howell HEARNE, a former citizen of Belvoir township, was found in the river just below Centre Bluff. He had been missing since Monday night. HEARNE drove to the Bluff th on Monday, December 26 , left his horse and buggy near the river and crossed over the ferry to Dudley's barroom. During the evening there was considerable drinking, and HEARNE with others got pretty full and fussy. Sometime after night HEARNE started to go home, his son and another young man walking with him as far as the river where they left him and returned to the barroom.