The Conner Family of Northampton County, North Carolina


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Burrell Conner (ca. 1774-before 1810), perhaps a native of England, married Suana/Susannah Futrel (ca. 1765-before 1810) ca. 1782 in Northampton County, North Carolina. Their grandson, Elijah Washington Conner, Sr. (1830-1896) was born in Northampton County, the son of Joel Conner (1785-1872). He married Barbara Peebles (1833-1905) in 1855 in Northampton County, North Carolina. They had ten children, 1856-1877. He died at Laker, North Carolina. Descendants lived in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Texas, California, and elsewhere.













Populations of States and Counties of the U. S. (1790-1990)


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Contains extensive data about population in all of the states and counties of the U.S. from 1790-1990. Contents: population of the U.S. and each state; population of counties, earliest census to 1990; and historical dates and Federal information processing standard (FIPS) codes. Information presented in tabular form.




The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860


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John Hope Franklin has devoted his professional life to the study of the American South and African Americans. Originally published in 1943 by UNC Press, The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860 was his first book on the subject. As Franklin shows, fre




Southern Seed, Northern Soil


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He analyzes the founders' backgrounds as a distinctive free people of color in the Old South; the migration that culminated in the communities' successful beginnings; the settlements' transformations through the pioneer and Civil War eras; and the increasing transition to commercial farming in the late nineteenth century." "Southern Seed, Northern Soil is based on source materials, including census manuscripts, land deeds, probate records, family letters, and newspapers."--BOOK JACKET.




A Study of the Jenkins Family of Hertford and Northampton Counties, North Carolina, 1681-1994


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The earliest known Jenkins to settle in North Carolina was John Jenkins (d. 1681) who was the proprietary governor of Albemarle County. He was the father of six children. One of his descendants was Henry Jenkins (1725-1810) who was born in Nansemond County, Virginia and moved to what became hertford County, North Carolina. He married Martha Dew and they became the parents of five children. Descendants live in North Carolina and other parts of the United States.