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North Carolina plantation were identified by name, beginning in the 17th century. The names of families or nearby rivers or other features were used. The names assisted the owners and local record keepers in keeping track of specific parcels of land. In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records.
Even though he himself was born a slave, Stanly had used his intelligence and family ties to become a successful entrepreneur, land developer, and plantation owner. In fact, Stanly "became not only the largest slave owner in Craven County, and one of the largest in North Carolina, but he owned more than twice as many slaves as the second ...
Slavery in the state of North Carolina (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1899) online. Bassett, John Spencer. Anti-slavery leaders of North Carolina (Johns Hopkins Press, 1898) online; Bellamy, Donnie D. "Slavery in Microcosm: Onslow County, North Carolina." Journal of Negro History 62.4 (1977): 339–350. online; Cecelski, David S.
William Lenoir (1751–1839), American Revolutionary War officer and prominent statesman, he was the largest slave-holder in the history of Wilkes County, North Carolina. [183] William Ballard Lenoir (1775–1852), mill-owner and Tennessee politician, he used both paid and forced labor in his mills. [184]
North Carolina's 4th district Dec. 4, 1825 Mar. 2, 1829 Joseph Bryan: Democratic-Republican: Georgia's at-large district Oct. 16, 1803 Dec. 31, 1805 Joseph Hunter Bryan: Democratic-Republican: North Carolina's 2nd district Dec. 3, 1815 Mar. 2, 1819 Nathan Bryan: Democratic-Republican: North Carolina's 10th district Dec. 6, 1795 Jun. 3, 1798 ...
Johnson, who traveled to South Carolina and North Carolina in April 2024 to research her family history, said Mills and her husband Jerry were born into slavery and was able to locate the house in ...
North Carolina: Died: June 1809 (aged 69–70) Eaton's Ferry, Warren County, North Carolina: Allegiance: Kingdom of Great Britain Continental Congress United States of America: Service / branch: North Carolina state militia: Years of service: 1771, 1776–1781: Rank: Brigadier General (Pro Tempore) Commands: Bute County Regiment (1776-1779 ...
Warren County lies within the bounds of North Carolina's 11th Prosecutorial District, the 9th Superior Court District, and the 9th District Court District. [34] The Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe was recognized as a Native American tribe by the state of North Carolina in 1965 and mostly comprises members in Warren and Halifax counties. [35]