The Pridgen Family of Sapony Creek, Nash County, North Carolina


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William Pridgen was born in about 1700 in North Carolina. His first wife is unknown and he is thought to have married (2) Martha Horn. He did marry (3) Mourning Thomas, widow of Joseph Thomas, on 13 Nov 1761 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. William's will was probated on 11 May 1762 in Edgecombe County. William had ten known children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina.




The Pridgen Family of St. Mary's Parish, Old Edgecombe County, North Carolina


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William Pridgen was born in about 1700 in North Carolina. His first wife is unknown and he is thought to have married (2) Martha Horn. He did marry (3) Mourning Thomas, widow of Joseph Thomas, on 13 Nov 1761 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. William's will was probated on 11 May 1762 in Edgecombe County. William had ten known children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina.










The Devaughan Story


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Family of Samuel DeVaughan, who came to Nash Co., N.C. from Granville, N.C. sometime between 1774 and 1779. All his eleven children were born in Nash Co., N.C. from 1778 to ca. 1797. By 1820 all of Samuel's children and their families had left North Carolina. Samuel was then in Dallas Co., Alabama. Descendants live in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina and elsewhere.







The Sensualist


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The Sensualist is the story of a man enslaved by his libido and spiralling towards self-destruction. Gripping, erotic, even brutal, the book explores the demons that its protagonist must grapple with before he is able to come to terms with himself. In this fascinating account of the pleasures and perils that attend a young man's coming of age, Ruskin Bond displays his felicity in exploring the dark aspects of the human psyche. Bold and powerful, The Sensualist is a compelling read.




Red Book


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" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.







1825-1854


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