Gates County, North Carolina Deeds, 1803-1808. (Volume #2)


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"Gates County was created in 1778 from Hertford, Chowan and Perquimans counties, N.C. It is located in the Northeastern corner of the state bordering Virginia. It is surrounded by the counties of Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans counties N.C. and by Nansemond County, VA. Many inhabitants of the "BURNED" counties of Hertford, N.C. and Nansemond, VA. which adjoin Gates county are mentioned in these early deeds" -- publisher website (June 2007).










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The Tugwell and Finch Families of Tennessee and Allied Families of Virginia and North Carolina, 1635-1993


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Thomas Tugwell (1630-1684) was born in England, probably in Somersetshire. He arrived in York County, Virginia in 1654, settling in Lancaster County. He married Mary Tarrant and they had five children. Their great-grandson, Joseph Tugwell (1739-1779) moved to Hertford County, North Carolina ca. 1771. Thomas Finch (ca. 1639-ca. 1700) immigrated from England to New Kent County, Virginia in 1663. He had at least one son, Edward (ca. 1660-ca. 1704). He and his wife, Martha had five children. Their descendant Benanna Alice Finch married Robert Rufus Tugwell (1847-1907) and they had eight children. Descendants live throughout the United States.













Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, 1734-1850


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Taken from the original records in the state archives of North Carolina at Raleigh, North Carolina and from the records in the Jacksonville County courthouse, North Carolina with census records taken from the original record in the National Archives of the United States of America, Washington, D.C.