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1 Journal of the OM New Hano ver Genealogical Society Volume 16, Number ;? Sr~ring 22004

2 THE CLARENDON COURIER JOURNAL OF THE OLD NEW HANOVER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 16. No. 2 Spring, 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Society News 29,37,38 Letter from ONHGS President, Jim Edwards 30 New Hanover County Court Minutes 31 August Term, 1816 Queries 36 North Carolina Genealogical Society Notes 36 Heritage Quest 37 Book Corner 38 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wilmington, NC 39 Records of marriages, births, deaths Brunswick County Marriage Register, New Hanover County Index, Cover: part of C. J. Sauthier 's Mup of Brunswick Town, 1769, courtesy North Carolina Room, New Hanover County Public Library. SOCIETY NEWS The Annual May Picnic will be held at Brunswick Town- Fort Anderson on May 15, For fiuther details see page 38. Please plan to join us for a day of renewing acquaintances with our genealogical friends!. Thank you to Helen Sammons, Joseph Sheppard, Michael Whaley and Jim Edwards for their contributions to this issue of the Courier. Be sure to visit our website - Peter Ambler does a wonderful job in updating the site which contains all sorts of good information about the society and its publications. The editors of the Courier are always on the lookout for material for this quarterly. If you have abstracted or transcribed material from an unpublished primary source and wish to submit it for publication in this Journal, please contact either Beverly Tetterton or Ann Hutteman.

3 C OLD NEW HANOVER GENEALOGY SOCIETY P.O. BOX 2536 WILMINGTON, NC Oftlcers: James T. Edwards, President, Home: j~mtllap too'cl't.< ~JXJII C.L. (Pete) Davis, Vice President, Home: jandbo@,aol.com Carolyn Corbett, Secretary, Home: carol, nccdxtt.tr chartcr.~~et Kay Berg, Treasurer, Home: jrnhbergcr bellsoi1ti~~11c't Carole Weiss, Past President, Home: cn clshfcl'ec rr.cotn John Butler, Book Department, Home: jw bnc I 11 iuno.com Peter Ambler, Webmaster at Ann Hewlett Hutteman, Editor of Clarendon Courier, Home: Beverly Tetterton, Editor of Clarendon Courier, NC Room, NH Library bretlerlon~r7!nhc~o\.con1 Joseph Sheppard, Board Member-at-large, NC Room, NH Library, & Objectives: To collect, preserve, and disseminate knowledge and information with reference to genealogical and related historical, biographical and heraldic data; to encourage and promote interest in genealogical research, to adhere to principles of accuracy and thoroughness in research; to champion ethical standards and to discourage and oppose incompetent and disrespectful practices of researchers; to foster careful publications; to encourage and provide scholarly training for all in interested in these endeavors. Membership: The membership of the Society is open to all individuals and organizations interested in genealogy upon payment of dues, renewable each January. Dues are: Individual and Institutional: $15.00; Family: $20.00; (After Jan.lst renewal date $20 & $25 respectively), Lifetime: $ Mail dues to ONHGS Secretary at the above address. Members are encouraged to submit surnames of the families that they are researching to be in the Society's ancestor roster. Members also receive a 10% discount on all publications and free queries in the Clarendon Courier. Clarendon Courier: Members receive this journal quarterly in the winter, spring, summer, and fall. The deadline for submission of material for publication is December 10, March 10, June 10 and September 10". Back issues can be purchased either separately or combined year issues. Meetings: Monthly meetings are held at 7:00 P.M. on the second Tuesday of the month, September through May. Unless otherwise notified, meetings are held at the New Hanover County Public Library, 201 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC. The computer interest group meets at 6:00 P.M. prior to the monthly meetings. Book Department: The Society has for sale over 95 genealogical abstracts covering Southeastern North Carolina. Your membership allows you a 10% discount on all books. Complete book Iist available on request. Queries: Queries are published free for members. They should be typed or legibly printed on separate sheets of paper, each with the sender's name and address. Each query should state geographical connections to southeastern North Carolina or adjacent areas, and such dates as to place them in context. They are subject to editing. So that the & editor can understand them, please do not abbreviate. Mail queries to the above address.

4 THE CLAWDON COURIER JOURNAL OF THE OLD NEW HANOVER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 16, No. 2 Spring TABLE OF CONTENTS Society News 29,37,38 Letter from ONHGS President, Jim Edwards 30 New Hanover County Court Minutes 31 August Term, 1816 Queries 36 North Carolina Genealogical Society Notes 36 Heritage Quest 37 Book Comer 38 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wilmington, NC 39 Records of mamages, births, deaths Brunswick County Mamage Register, New Hanover County Index, Cover: C. J. Sauthier S Map of Brunswick Town, 1 769, courtesy North Carolina Room, New Hanover County Public Library. SOCIETY NEWS The Annual May Picnic will be held at Brunswick Town- Fort Anderson on May 15, For further details see page 38. Please plan to join us for a day of renewing acquaintances with our genealogical fiends!. Thank you to Helen Sammons, Joseph Sheppard, Michael Whaley and Jim Edwards for their contributions to this issue of the Courier. Be sure to visit our website - mw.onlrgs.org, Peter Ambler does a wondehl job in updating the site which contains all sorts of good information about the society and its publications. The editors of the Courier are always on the lookout for material for this quarterly. If you have abstracted or transcribed material from an unpublished primary source and wish to submit it for publication in this Journal, please contact either Beverly Tetterton or Ann Hutteman.

5 CLARENDON COURIER SPRING LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Ln about six months we will be in the midst of looking for new officers. The terms of office will expire for the President, V. Pres., Treas., Secretary and Member At Large at the end of May, The new officers would take over June 1" and preside at the first meeting in September of Also we are searching for a ~ulletin.~ditor for the "Clarendon Courier." Ann Hutteman, who has been doing a great job, would like to retire from that position. Also needed is a publicity director to be sure that we get our meeting notices in the paper and the guest speaker and subject matter mentioned. Beverly Tetterton has been doing this for years and would like to see someone else have a chance. We proposed at the last Board Meeting to reduce our meetings to 4 per year, September, November, March, and May, beginning Sept This would reduce the load on prospective officers in the future. We will have to revise our By-Laws to do this. If you have any pros or cons let me know. I plan to appoint a nominating committee. early in the fall so we can begin the task of finding interested parties that will step forward and take the responsibility of keeping this organization on a forward path. I need one person from the general membership, so if that appeals to you let me know. & Club members do a lot good things. I personally have been transcribing the obituaries since 1998 from the Wilmington Star and Wilmington Journal to a disc and provide copies to the library. John Butler proofreads these and many other documents. Helen Sammons does research for people requesting genealogical information from the area. Kay Berg is transcribing the 1900 US Census data for this area. Ken Davis is indexing the "Reaves Collection" and an inventory of Greenlawn Cemetery and is being subsidizzd by the club. Ann Hutteman is proof reading and indexing this inventory. Peter Ambler is our Web Master for our web site and is doing a great job. Joseph Sheppard has transcribed the wills from Brunswick County book A, , which should be available for purchase by the May picnic. Carol Weiss is transcribing the minutes from the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. We sell the transcriptions and half of the profits are allocated to the North Carolina Room at the Library for the purchase of books. As an added item, I would like to see someone step forward and transcribe the marriages and births from the newspapers each week. I would anticipate that it would take about an hour or two at the most to do the marriages and births once a week from the Sunday paper, using the Microsoft Excel program. I t would be a shame to lose all this because we have no one to accept an office with the club. Any member interested in being nominated, please see me, or any board member. James Edwards President-ONHGS

6 CLARENDON COURIER SPRING NEW HANOVER COUNTY COURT MINUTES Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions August Term, 1816 [This series of New Hanover County Court Minutes submitted by Helen Sarnrnons is continued from the Fall, 2003, Courier. These may be viewed on microfilm in the North Carolina Room of the New Hanover County Public Library.] Afternoon 3 o'clock Court met according to adjournment Present the Worshihl: Joel Parish, John Garnier, William Hall Inventory of the esate of Alexander Hostler, deceased, rendered to court ant ordered to be filed Court adiourned to 9 o'clock tomorrow morning Thursday 9 o'clock Court met according to adjournment Present the Worshipful: Samuel Ashe, Henry B. Howard, Hanson Kelly Ordered that Jesse Wingate and John McColl be appointed to audit the account of Nathaniel Gufford, admr of William Gufford, deceased State vs Alexander H. Blair - Petit larceny- pleads not guilty. Jury sworn: Alexander McAlister, C. Fillyaw, D. McDuffie, Richard Taylor, James Marshall, Jacob Levy, R. Berryman, Samuel Lane, Timothy D. Ratcliffe, Miles Blake, William McCurdy, George Tipler and find the Deft guilty in manner and form as charged in the indictment John McColl, Esq. came into court and qualified as a Justice of the Peace Gideon Arthur appointed Constable for Washington District giving bond with Charles Hooks and Michael Boney as securities Ordered that a writ issue tot he Sheriff of New Hanover County commanding him to summon the following freeholders, to wit: R. M. Bordeaux John John Moore John Taylor, Sr. Moses Moore Isaac Lamb John Bordeaux John Lamb James Moore, Sr. John Murphy Hugh Cowan A. D. Murphy to lay off a public road from South Washington by Keith's Meeting House to Long Creek Bridge where a road was formerly opened, conformably to the Act of Assembly in such cases made and provided Ordered that the following persons, to wit: Peter Smith William Palmer Winslow W ilkings Jesse Scarborough Samuel Lane William Mitchell Joseph Brittain Daniel Atkinson

7 CLARENDON COURIER SPRING Nathanel Hedgeman Donald McLeod be allowed for guarding the jail seven days the same pay as Act of Congress December 12" 1812 and January 2"* 1812 It appearing to this Court that the ofice of Register of this county, now vacant, will probably remain so unless the fees of said ofice are raised. Ordered therefore that an application be made by a representation and memorial from this Court to be signed by the Chairman to the Honorable, the General Assembly of this State, for relief in the premises in the words following, viz: To the Honorable the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina. The representation and memorial of the County Court of New Hanover respectfully showeth that at November term of this Court last past, the Register of this county resigned his office. The court, anxious to have the ofice filled, has respectfully given notice of their intention to hold and elect a proper person to fill the same, but in vain, as no candidate appeared and they are instructed and do believe that none will unless the fees of the office are raised. The court, fully sensible of the necessity of the office being held and executed by some proper person and of the inconvenience that the county and individuals have suffered and will continue to suffer from the office remaining vacant, pray your Honorable body grant relief in the premises by passing an act raising the fees of the Register of this county fifty percent on the rates now by law established and that the same may be passed at as early a period of your session as can be conveniently be done with a priviso that the said act have operation and effect immediately from and after the passage of the same - New Hanover County Court, August Term In open court - By order and direction of said Court in their name and behalf - signed by John Hogg, Chairman, and that the clerk hand said memorial to one of the members of their county with a request on the part of this court that he, with the other representatives of this county in the General Assembly, have a Bill brought in and passed into an Act in the next General Assembly carrying into effect the prayer of the memorial. A deed from Thomas Burton to John James proved by Samuel James, subscribing witness thereto. A Bill of Sale from Samuel Blanks to Hanson Kelly proved by Wm H. Halsey, subscribing witness thereto. A deed from Benjamin Blaney and wife to Gilbert Gere proved by Thomas Elfe, subscribing witness thereto. A deed from Milton Bludworth to Isaac Newton proved by James Bland, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto. A deed from Daniel Bordeaux to Eleanor Newton proved by J. Parish, subscribing witness thereto. A deed from Abraham Coles to J. J. Gause proved by Charles J. Wright, subscribing witness thereto. A deed from Josiah Dye to Samuel Blanks proved by William Taylor subscribing witness thereto. A deed from Josiah Dye to James L. White proved by John Nelson, subscribing witness thereto. A letter of Attorney from Claudia Jordin (?) to David Hadden of New York exhibited to court under the natural signature and seal of J. Oliver Abram at Ponta Delgada, Island of St.

8 CLARENDON COURIER SPRING Michael, and also under the certificate, signature, and seal of Thomas Hickling, Vice Consul of the United States for the Island of St. Michael and at the same time translation of said letter of Attorney and the accompanying writings were exhibited to court under the natural certificate, signature, and seal of Aaron F. Palmer, Public Notary in and for the State of New York. A letter of Attorney from Bartholomew Abram Bettencourt to David Hadden of New York exhibited to Court under the natural signature and seal of Miguel Francis Raposa (?) of Ponta Delgada in the island of St. Michael and also with the certificate, signature, and seal of Thomas Hickling, Vice Council of the United States for the island of St. Michael and at the same translation of said letter of Attorney with accompanying writings was exhibited to court under the natural certificate, signature, and seal of Aaron F. Palmer, Public Notary for the state of New York. Two letters of Attorney from David Hadden of New York to John Fanning Burgwyn exhibited to court under the natural certificates, signatures, and seals of John G. Bogart, Notary Public for the city of New York A deed from George Hooper to Aaron Lazarus proved by James Dickson, subscribing witness thereto A deed from Mary Hunter to Adonijah Garason proved by John Ratcliffe, subscribing witness thereto A deed from Almand Hall to Stokely Sidbury proved by Smith, subscribing witness thereto A deed from William Hall to John Eakins proved by Owen Fillyaw, subscribing witness thereto A deed from John Lord and Wm C. Lord to Blake & Murphy proved by G. Holmes, Jr., subscribing witness thereto A deed from John MacMillan to Alexander Hattridge proved by D. R. McLeod, subscribing witness thereto A deed from William McCurdy to Richard Parish & John Bishop acknowledged A deed from G. Holmes, sheriff, to Thomas Cowan acknowledged A deed from William Nutt, sheriff, to Thomas Hunter proved by Alexander Peden, subscribing witness thereto A deed fro Alfred Moore, Joseph Eagles, and Maurice Moore to Aaron Lazarus proved by Joel Hobbs A deed from James Marshal to William Harriss proved by James G. Ratcliffe, subscribing witness thereto A deed from Ann Moore to Mariah Goodwin proved by Thomas Lidden, subscribing witness thereto A deed from Solomon, William, Charles, and Henrietta Morris to Jeremiah Nichols proved by Hiram Brocket who proved execution by Solomon, William, and Henrietta Morris and the execution by Charles B. Morris was acknowledged A deed from David M. Miller and Margaret, his wife, to James McIlhenny and Ann, his wife and Jane Telfair to Aaron Lazarus, proved by D. R. McLeod, subscribing witness At May Term 1816 a commission having been issued to James S. Green, Hanson Kelly, and Alexander Anderson to take the private examination of Margaret Miller and Ann rl

9 CLARENDON COURIER SPRING McIlhenny and said commission being returned and duly executed as ordered A deed from William New to McGilberry New proved by Thomas Giddons, subscribing witness thereto A deed from William Sidbury to David Edens proved by Stokely Sidbury, subscriging witness thereto A deed from Alathea Stanly to Jonathon Stanly proved by Amos Jones, subscribing witness thereto A letter of Attorney from Augustus Newman of Newport, mode Island, surviving partner of Thurston & Newman to Hobbs, Geer & Company exhibited to court under the notarial attestation and seal of Henry Sherborne, Public Notary for the town and county of Newport in mode Island and ordered to be recorded in the minutes of this court A deed from Elizabeth Shaw to James Shaw Teachey proved by J. D. Bludworth subscribing witness thereto A deed from Philip C. Tooley and Susamah Tooley, his wife, to Aaron Lazarus proved at May Term 1816 by Donald R. McLeod, subscribing witness and a commission being issued to Obed Macy, George Swain, William Armfield, and H McKeon, and said commission having been returned and duly executed A Bill of Sale from Susan Wright to Thomas Cowan proved by Charles J. Wright subscribing witness thereto All ordered to be registered. 6 Know all men by these presents that I, Augustus Newman, of Newport in the county of Newport and State of mode Island, merchant and surviving partner of the firm of Thurston & Newman, have constituted and ordained and made and in my stead and place, put and by these presents do constitute, ordain, and made in my stead and place Hobbs, Geer & Co. of Wilmington in the State of North Carolina to be my lone sufficient, lahl attorneys for me an din my place and stead and to my use, to ask, demand, record, and receive of and from all and every person or persons whomsoever the same shall or may concern, all or singular sum or sums of money, debts, goods, wares, merchandise, effects and things whatsoever they shall or may be found due owing, payable, belonging and coming into the firm of the late Thurston & Newman, formerly doing business in the said State of North Carolina dn more particularly to receive any sum of money that may have been received of Samuel Estabrook and now in the hands fo the County Court Clerk, giving and hereby granting unto my said attorneys my fbll and whole strength, power, and authority on and about the premises and to take and use all due means, course, and process in the law for the obtaining and recovering the sum of monies and receipts therefore in my name and to execute due acquittance and discharge for the premises to appear and the person of me, the constituent, to represent before any governor, judge, justice, officer, minister of the law whatsoever in any court or courts ofjudicature and others on my behalf, to answer, defend and reply to all actions, courses, matters, and things whatsoever relating to the premises. Also to submit any matter in dispute to arbitration otherwise with fbll power to make and substitute one or more attorneys under them, my said attorneys, and the same again to revoke and generally to say, to act, transact, determine, accomplish, and finish all matters and things whatsoever relating to the premises as fblly, amply, and effectually to all intents and purposes, I, the said constituent, if present, ought or might personally; although the matter should require &

10 CLARENDON COURIER Surine more special authority than is herein comprised. I, the said constituent, ratifjrlng allowing firm and valid all and whatsoever my said attorneys or their substitutes, shall lafilly do or cause to be done in about the premises by virtue of those presents. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen - Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Henry Sherborne, Public Notary and David Terry. Signed: Augustus Newman, surviving partner of the late firm of Thurston & Newman. Rhode Island - Be it remembered that at Newport on the 25" day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen personally came before me, Henry Sherborne Public Notary for the town and county of Newport in the State aforesaid, duly appointed and engaged according to law, Augustus Newman did in my presence sign and seal the within written Power of Attorney and acknowledge the same to be his voluntary act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal at Newport, aforesaid, the day and year above written Henry Sherborne, Public Notary b County Court Venire to November Thomas Mabson Anthony Bordeaux Ebenezer Rouse Nicholas Fennel1 Samuel Herring, Sr. Samuel Herring, Jr. Wm. C. Kemp Lewis Coventon James Ramsey William Corbett Samuel Bludworth John Lamb John Calhorda John McLendall John F. Burgwyn Coll McAllister Evan Taylor William Isler Larkins George Baker John Bludworth Thomas Pence Hosea Picket Nathaniel Gufford Jesse Wingate Thomas Hall John Jones Isaac Giddens John J. James Jeremiah Hand Jeremiah Nichols (To be continued) Annie Stephens and Bret Isley of Robeson County applied for a marriage license on 16 April Apparently, Annie's father was opposed to the union. In the space for the date of when the license is returned, the clerk wrote the following: "The old man got after the boy with his gun and told him to return this license." Robeson County Marriage Register Contributed by Michael Whaley.

11 4 CLARENDON COURIER S~rinp QUERIES HOLDENIROBINSON: Searching for the father of William Holden (b. ca d. 5 Oct 1862). Wife: Elizabeth "Betsey" Robinson (ca d. 20 Feb l852), who was buried in the Old Holden Cemetery in Brunswick County. Six children: Samuel, William Semproneus, Mary Eliza, Sylvanius, Caroline, John Thomas. Contract: Carol Ann "Tad Wyman, Bishops Park Drive, Raleigh, NC 27605; wmant@mindsprin~.com or Nicole Bythe, knb@,nc.rr.com. - McCLAMMY: Searching for the ancestors of Oney (Woney, Wonne, Onea or Oney) McClammy, who lived in New Hanover County in the 1700s. Some of the family migrated west through Georgia and Alabama. Contact: Mary Elia, 1102 Ell Way, Sarasota, FL 34243; Pat9 1 S69@~ol.com. NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NOTES GENEALOGICAL WORKSHOP - July 10,2004 -Asheville, NC S The North Carolina Genealogical Society and the Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society are sponsoring a one-day workshop on Saturday, July 10, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in Simpson Lecture Hall, Asheville-Buncombe Technical College, Asheville, NC. The featured speaker will be George G. Morgan, a professional genealogist. Mr. Morgan grew up in Mecklenburg County, NC and has North Carolina roots back to the Revolution. He is a frequent speaker at Genealogical conferences throughout the United States and is the current president of the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors. The cost of the workshop will be $25.00 for NCGS members and $40 for non-members. Lunch will be provided for $9.75. There is an early bird discount of $5.00 if reservations made before July 1, More information can be obtain by ing: Tnfo@,ncgenealow.org or writing NCGS Summer Workshop, P. 0. Box 22, Greenville, NC BIBLE RECORD PROJECT NCGS has begun a project to collect and preserve family records which appear in Bibles or other record books pertaining to persons who were at one time North Carolina residents. Each record must have at least one entry of a person being born, dying or marrying in NC prior to No family histories should be submitted. Only primary source materials will be considered. Collected materials will he published in either CD or book form. For more information, info'onncaenealogv.org or write to NCGS Bible Project, P. 0. Box 22 Greenville, NC for fbrther details and a submission form. The deadline will be 31 Dec 2004.

12 CLARENDON COURIER S~rinv HERITAGE QUEST The New Hanover County Public Library has purchased Heritage Quest, which you can now access from home. All you need is a current library card. The following steps may be helpfbl in using this genealogical tool: 1. Make sure you are accessing Heritage Quest through the New Hanover County Public Library nhcgov.com. Click on Departments Click on Library Click on Reference Resources Click on Electronic Resources Click on Heritage Quest 2. The barcode you enter is 14 digits long, no spaces, dashes, etc. 3. The barcode you enter is from a New Hanover County Public Library card and begins with the number If your card begins 2100 please insert the 4200 before the one(1). Then Click OK. You should have successfblly entered Heritage Quest. 4. Java scripting on your browser is "enabled." 5. The cookies setting on your browser is "enabled." 6. For Internet Explorer users, the security setting must be set to "medium low." 7. For IE 6.0 and up, the user's privacy setting must be set to "low." 8. If you have personal firewall software, be sure to check that "referring URL blocking is "disabled." 9. If you you are still having problems, please clear your cache and delete all temporary Internet files. For most users, the referring URL step does the trick. Beyond these steps, we are unable to provide technical support for your computer. MORE SOCLETY NEWS An exciting new project is being sponsored by our society. For a number of years, the names of the over 400 soldiers who are buried in the Confederate Mound at Oakdale Cemetery have remained unknown. Henry Mintz, a North Carolina researcher, has located a microfilm in the National Archives which contains the names of soldiers who died in Wilrnington hospitals during and just after the Civil War. The society has fbnded the project, which will include the purchase of a copy of the microfilm which will be placed in the North Carolina Room. We may be on the way to identifjmg some of the brave souls who are in Oakdale.

13 CLARENDON COURIER Sprinp MAY PICNIC The Annual May Picnic will be held Saturday, May 15,2004 at Brunswick Town - Fort Anderson, a North Carolina Historic Site. At 11 :00 a.m., Ms. Brenda Marshburn, Historical Interpreter, will conduct a tour of this picturesque colonial town on the Cape Fear River, which was founded in 1726 by Maurice Moore. The Civil War era Fort Anderson was built on the town site as part of the river defense of Wilmington. There will be an encampment of British soldiers, dressed in Colonial uniforms. An eighteen minute video also will be available for viewing. Lunch will be catered once again by Smithfield Barbecue. The menu will be: barbecue, fired chicken, baked beans, potato salad and slaw. Tickets will be $7.00 and may be purchased in advance at the North Carolina Room, New Hanover Public Library. ONHGS members are requested to bring a desert. Reservations should be made before Wednesday, May 12, 2004, by calling the North Carolina Room at (910) BOOK CORNER Gravestone Records of Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery, Wilmington, NC, Volume One - Four are available for sale. Beginning in 1947, these valuable records contain over 15,000 entries and were compiled by J. Kenneth Davis, Jr. He was assisted by Nancy Spivey Nelson, James Michael Whaley and Clifton C. Williams. Volumes One -Three list the decedents in alphabetical order. Volume Four is a supplemental index by Ann Hewlett Hutteman of the known maiden names and the names of the parents of the deceased persons. The project was a mammoth task and is augmented by data from the New Hanover County death and birth indexes, the Wilmington Star- News obituaries, the Reaves Collection in the North Carolina Room and Obituaries in Wilmington Newspapers, by Jim Edwards. A splendid map of the cemetery is provided in Volumes One - Three. The prices of the Greenlawn books are as follows: Volume I A to G 216 pages $29.00 Volume I1 H to pages $27.00 Volume I11 P to Z 197 pages $27.00 Volume IV Supplemental Index 172 pages $24.00 All four volumes, $99.00 Joseph Sheppard has just completed Wills in Book A, Brunswick County, NC, This book covers the period beginning at the time Brunswick County was formed from New Hanover County. From 1729 until 1764, the county's records can be found in New Hanover County records. The date the will is written and probated is given. The book is $9.00.

14 CLARENDON COURIER S~rin~ CHURCH OF ST. PAUL'S BAPTISMS St. Paul's Episcopal Church Wilmington, North Carolina Transcribed by James Edwards Fifth in a series from Book Baptisms continued from Fall 2003 Courier Feb.26 Thomas Revere, Sponsors Thomas and Charity Revere Charles Herbert, Sponsors Samuel Herbert and Mariah Kellog Otis Layton, Infant, Sponsors Owen and Sarah Anderson Children of Robert Jackson and Sarah his wife, Sponsors at St. Pauls Church By Rev. Charles 0 Brady Mar 5"' 2""unday in Lent Florence Ann More, Daughter of William More and Born May 9"' 1870 Sponsors Florence Edenboro and Alfred Howe At St. Pauls Church By Rev. Charles 0 Brady his wife Mar. 1 2"' 3rd Sunday in Lent Witnesses Richard Cowan John Norwood and John Guyen Frederick Hugee John Norwood and John Guyen Born Feb lsh 1851 Frank Rogers Alfred Howe Maggie Brown Henry Sampson and Lucy Clarke Thomas Brinkley John Guyen Silas Dees John Norwood Margrate N. Martin John Norwood and Maria Davis Julia Johnston James Caraway and Kate Caraway March 22nd At Eve Prayer Abner Morgan adult Witnesses George and Polly Betts at St. Pauls Church By Rev. Charles 0 Brady Mar 24"' At the house of John Nixon Infant Ellen Nixon Daughter of Susan Usher & Born ~an.5" 1871 Sponsors John D. Nixon & Ellen his wife

15 CLARENDON COURIER Sprin~ Clinic By Rev. Charles Otis Brady Reported to Diocesan Convention 1871 Apr 2 Aprril 16" May 7 March May 22 May 22 May 22 6' Sunday in Lent Adele infant child of Robert and Martha Finney Sponsors John Guyen and Eliza Jane Davis At St. Pauls Church By Rev. Charles 0 Brady 1 Sun after Easter Sally Carpenter infant child of John and Elcy Becket Born October 27'1870 Sponsors Sally Carpenter, Elcy Becket (childs mother) and John Norwood At St. Pauls Church By Rev'd Charles Otis Brady 4 after Easter John Robert Born Sep 1" 1870 Child of Robert and Margret Johnston his wife Sponsors John Nixon and Mary Howe At St. Pauls Church By C 0 Brady Richard Taylor infant child of Nicholas and Amy Dubois Born July 5' 1871 Sponsors Wm Atkinson & Annie Henderson, J. Dirksen At St. Pauls Church By Rt. Rev. Thomas Atkinson D.D. John William Schenck infant son of Solomon W. Nash & Kate his wife Born February 21" 1871 Sponsors Washington Howard & Annie Marie Howard At St. Pauls Ch by Rev.Charles 0 Brady Nathan Joseph Kellogg infant child of George H. Jackson And Fannie his wife. Born March 17' 1871 Sponsors At St. Pauls Church By Rev. Charles 0 Brady Deacon in Charge William Washington Infant son of John Harris Howe and Abbey Jane His wife Born Feb 16'~ 1871 Sponsors James Lowery, Margrate Lowert at St. Pauls Church By Charles 0 Brady

16 CIARENDON COURIER Spring May 24th June 3 June 21 June 21 June 24 June 24 John Langston Born August 3 1" 1868 Child son of Abner Morgan and his wife. Sponsors John Hunter, Laura At St. Pauls by C. 0. Brady Trinity Sunday Infant child of Washington Thomas and his wife Sponsors Joshua Holland &Rose Gray At St. Pauls Church By Rev Charles 0 Brady Edward Martin Adult Born Witnesses Alfred Howe & Louisa Green At St. Pauls Church By Rev. C. 0. Brady Nancy Caroline McNeal Adult Born Witnesses Polly Betts & John Nixon at St. Pauls Ch By C. 0. Brady Mary Jane Mabson Waddell Infant child of George and Nelly Arnot Born 1871 Sponsors George Mabson, Rose Mabson At St. Pauls Church By C. 0. Brady George Butherford Child Son of George Arnot and Nelly his wife Born 18 Sponsors Alfred Howe & Kate Nash At St. Pauls Church By C. 0. Brady (To be continued) COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - On application from the following named persons they were granted licenses to retail spirituous liquors in the city of Wilmington for the term of three and six months respectively: H. C. Davo, R. J. Scarborough, John Meyer, William Ulrich, L. Vollers, Mrs. A. K. Heyers, Cobb Bros., D. R. Canaday, J. G. Oldenbuttel, Henry Ohlandt, R. F. -1 Eyden, Mary Davis, E. Bryson, F. F. Luhrs. 1 I From: Wilmington Star, 4 Dec 1877 Bill Reaves Collection

17 CLARENDON COURIER S~rin~ BRUNSWICK COUNTY MARRIAGE REGISTER [This a continuing series of Brunswick County Marriage Licenses, which were abstracted some time ago by Delmas D. Haskett. Please note that some of the entries are repeated.] License Issued 25 Jul Aug Dec Nov Apr Aug Feb Jul Jun May Aug Jul Oct Nov Feb May Mar Jun Apr Jun Apr Sept May Dec May Jun Aug Mar Jul Jan Jan May May 1823 George W. Pendleton to Jane Ward John Perkins to Martha Sellers William R. Pettit to Ann Chadwick Joel F. Phelps to Mary Clemmons Timothy Phelps to Robeson Hewett William Phelps to Eliza Webb Samuel Philips to - Moore James P. Pigott to Mary C. Pigott Joseph Albert to Mary Johnson James V. A. Anderson to Martha Elizabeth Gause John S. T. Anderson to Elizabeth Adkins James Andrews to Susan Duffy Owen Arnold to Mary Hewett Thomas Bell to Susan Craig Alexander Black to Sarah Boatwright Samuel Bond to Eliza Fisher Jesse Bozeman to Anna Johnston John Brunson to Amelia Thorpe Michael Bryan to Mary Smith Joseph Burch to Mary Eliza Davis John Camache or Cammack to Elizabeth Hulet James Cannon to -Murrell Jack Caison to Mary Hewlitt Stephen Caison to Mary Millican? Amos Chadwick to Hannah White Joseph Chapman to Sarah Wescott Anthony Clemmons to Robeson Godwin George W. Creech or Cratch to Mary Long Henry Coddington? To Elizabeth Stanaland Peter Daniels to Susannah Davis Calvin Davis to Happy Bernard John Davis to Mary Bell Samuel Davis to Mary Morse William Davis to Mariah Morse

18 CLARENDON COURIER S~rine License Issued 20 Feb Oct Mar Aug Jun May Nov Feb Nov Sept Sept July Jun Dec Sept Oct Sept ct Jul Jan Aug Jul Masy Mar Oct Aug Apr Mar Sept Feb Feb Mar Jan Oct Apr Mar Oct Apr Feb 1827 Moses J. DeRosset to Sarah Waddell John V. Dosher to Elizabeth Bell William Drew to Ann Stafford Joseph R. Flowers to Mary Anderson Elijah J. Fulcher to Ruth Clemmons Cornelius Galloway to Mary Ann L- Benjamin W. Gause to Lydia A. Cains John Gilbert Jr. to Rebecca Swain Luke Goodman to Anne Evans John J. Green to Clementine Hines Thomas Grimes to --- Anson Harris to Julia Ann Carmache Richard Harrris to Rebecca Helms Hanson Harriss to Elizabeth Willetts Thomas Hemingway to Mary Hewitt Elijah Hewett Jr. to Mary Price Robert Hewett to Annie Hewett Thomas Hewett to Mary Jane Gilbert Edward Hewett to Sarah Roberson Arthur J. Hill to Ann Waddell William Hagen to Henrietta McKay John Holden to Ann Adkins John E. James to Ann Wade John Larkins to Sarah Ward Nehemiah Leonard to -- Green Lewis to Ann Ellsworth Samuel R. Locke to Eleanor Allen Arthur W. Lockwood to Anabella Wade William H. McDonald to Susan H. Anderson James G McKeithan to Mary R. Swain R. W. Mc- to Ann Wescott Thomas Marshall to Mary Walker Manson Meadows to Frances Anderson William Millinor? to Serena Craig David Morgan to Susan Mintz Charles Morrill to Ann Price Bryan Morse to Mary Ann Davis Uriah Morse to Mary Cretch or Creech? Elijah Owens to Ann Evans (widow)

19 0 6 CLARENDON COURIER S~rinp License Issued 7 Aug Jan Jul Feb Jul Jun Sept Aug Aug Dec Jan Feb Jan Dec May Nov Nov July Mar May Jan Feb Apr Jan Feb Feb Jun Apr Jan Apr Sept Apr Jan Dec Mar Sept Jan Oct 1821 Orrin C. Parker to Catherine Stanley William Pickett to Thera? Cannon Archibald Piver to Elisa? Ludlow? James Price to Eliza Galloway John Price to Mary McDougal Samuel Price to Ann Thorpe Samuel B. Price to Mary Jane Galloway William Read to Rhody Hewitt Isaac Reynolds to Whity Coleman Samuel N. Richardson to --- Arthur Robbins to Delilah Swain Michael Robbins to Sarah Sullivan Samuel B. Robbins to Delilah Swain Seth Robbins to Elizabeth Locke William A. Robbins to Mary G. Allen Freeman Ruggles to Caroline A. Blaney Francis Smith to Christian Soules Jacob Smith to Lydia Ann Gause John Smith to Rebecca Copes Lemuel Springs to Mary Hall James Stanaland to Catherine Ann Bernard John Stanaland to Elizabeth Amelia Wescott Stephen Standley to Elizabeth Wiggins Henry Stanley to Martha Holmes John Swain to Penelope Willetts Luke P. Swain to Elizabeth Rutland John Ames Thomas to Ann Creech or Creatch? Thomas M. Thompson to Rebecca Piver Elias Tryon? To Sarah Adkins James M. Tufts to Mary Davis William Voorhees to Mariah Bernard Francis N. Waddell to Eliza Moore John A. Wade to Margaret H. Blaney Alfred Ward to Anita Elizabeth Lehew John R. Ward to Martha Sullivan Samuel W.? To Susan Adkins John C. Wescott to Ann Smith William Wescott to Eliza. H. Taylor (To be continued)

20 CLARENDON COURIER S~rine NEW HANOVER COUNTY DEED INDEX [The New Hanover County Index is on microfilm in the North Carolina Room of the local library. This series, abstracted by Ann Hewlett Hutteman, covers the years 1725 until If you desire a copy of a particular deed, you may request a copy, which is also on microfilm from the local history room. Be sure you cite the grantor, grantee(s) and book and page numbers.] Type of Grantor Grantee Instrument BooWPage Date Bass, Gillman, Atty Joshua Potts I Bass, Gillman, Atty William Claypool K Bass, Gillman, By atty John Nutt Can ofmtg N Bass, Elizabeth/Rebecca Gillman Bass, atty P ofa I Bass, Gillman/ElizabethRebecca John Nutt I Bass, Gillman, attykebecca Joshua Potts P ofa N Bass, Gilliman, Jr./Nancy/William W. Jacob Long N Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr./Nancy/Wm. W. Joshua Potts P of A N Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr.lNancyMm. W. Jacob Levy N Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr.lNancyMm. W. Louis Jacquin M Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr.lNancyMm. W. Richard Taylor 0 Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr.lNancyMm. W. James H. Myrover, 0 Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr./Nancy/Wm. W. Peter Maxwell 0 Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr.lNancyMm. W. Archibald S. Allen, 0 Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr.lNancyMm. W. William S. Hassell, 0 Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr.lNancyMm. W. George Norton Lease 0 Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr.lNancyMm. W. Margery A. Dunbiben, 0 Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr.lNancyMm. W. Jane Jones 0 Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr.lNancyMm. W. John Nelson P Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr.lNancyMm. W. Thomas Norrad P Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr.lNancyMm.W. Jacob Levy P Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr.lNancyMm. W. Lewis Paget P Bass, GillmadG~llman, Jr/NancyMm. W. Aaron Lazarus P Bass, Gillman/Gillman, JrlNancyMm. W. Thomas C. Reston, Q Bass, GillmadGdlman, JrlNancyMm.W. Charles B. Moms, P Bass, GillrnadGillman, JrlNancyMm. W. Alexander Peden Q Bass, GillmadGillman, JrlNancyMm. W. John McCall Q Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr/NancyMm. W. John Cowan Q Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr/NancyMm. W. Lewe Sellers Q Bass, GtllmanlGillman,JrlNancyMm. W. David M. Miller Q Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr/Nancy/Wm. W. Rich Taylor Q Bass, Gillman/Gillman,JrlNancyMm. W. Joshua P. Brown R Bass, GillmadGillman, JrlNancyMm. W. Murdoch McKay R

21 CLARENDON COURIER S~rin~ I Q Type of Grantor Grantee Instrument Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr/Nancy/Wm. W. John P. Brown Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr/Nancy/Wm. W. Jacob Hartman Bass. GillmadGillman, Jr/Nancy/Wm. W. Daniel Fergus Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr/Nancy/Wm. W. Edward P. Dudley Bass, GillmadGillman, Jr/Nancy/Wm. W. John P. Brown Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr/Nancy/Wm. W. John P. Brown Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr/Nancy/Wm. W. Joel E. Hobbs Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr/Nancy/Wm. W. Philip Bazodiere Bass, GillmadGillman,Jr/Nancy/Wm. W. Bass, Mary AlSarah E/Wm. W. Bass, MaryAlSarah E/Wm. W. Bass, MaryAlSarah E/Wm. W. Bass, MaryAISarah E/Wm W. Batchelor, Richard Bartcheler, William Bates, Benjamin G. Bates, Edmond Bates, Edmond Bates. Edmond Bates, Royal Bates, Edward Batson. Balaam Batson, Balaam Batson, Batt Batson, Batt Batson, Batt Batson, Batt Batson, Batt Batson, Batt Batson, Batt Batson, BattISarah Batson, BattISarah Batson, BattyISarah Batson, Henry Batson, Henry Batson, Henry Batson, James Batson, James Batson, James H. Batson, John Thomas C. Reston MTG MTG Agmt MGT Agmt James Grant James Grant William G. Jones Nathan Green Francis Brice William Wood Edmund Bates Silpoh Colhorda Benjamin Bates Charles B. King Samuel Nixon William A. Berry Archibald Blake Lewis Whitfield William Sidbury William Batson John Howard, Sr. Benjamin Howard Amos Atkinson Amos Atkinson William B. Sidbury Benjamin Howard Ezekiel Edens John B. Howard Selah Nixon Edward Williams Edward Williams Mordicah Battson Sarah A. Batson John Dixon Laban Justice BooWPage R 297 S 14 S 87 S 516 X 154 X 157 Z 118 FF 466 KK 38 EE 481 EE 482 FF 304 HH 742 AB 476 E 365 Z 9 8 Y 162 Y 3 24 Y 493 QQ 212 AA 220 T 207 U 95 u 10 W 147 Y 128 DD 130 EE 397 LL 500 LL 503 EE 456 KK 270 KK 320 LL 327 NN 299 NN 301 Y 339 NN 473 BB 165 Z 180 Date

22 CLARENDON COURIER Spriw Grantor Batson, John Batson, Mordecai Batson, Mordecai Batson, Mordecai Batson, Mordecai Batson, Mordecai Batson, Mordecai Batson, Mordecai Batson, Mordecai Batson, Mordecai Batson, Mordecai Batson, Mordecai, by TR Batson, Mordecai, by TR Batson, Peter Batson, Peter Batson, Peter Batson, Peter Batson, Peter Batson, Peter Batson, Peter Batson, Peter Batson, James Batson, James Batson, James H. Batson, John Batson, Peter Batson, Thomas Batson, Thomas Batson, William H. Batson, William H. by Shf Batson, William H. by Shf Batson, Zepheniah Batson, Zephaniah Batson, James H. Batson, Henrymeter Batson, J. H. Batson, Sarah Batt, John Batt, John Batt, AndJohn Grantee John Howard John Howard, Jr. Peter Batson Ronold McDougald John Sneeden Samuel Beery A. B. Everett John J. Conoley James M. Stevenson William B. Jones Daniel M. Foyles, Surety James Andrews, Jr. Andrew J. Westbrook Jeremiah Griffith Andrew Fabin Thomas Batson Mark McClamy William Batson Batt Batson James Garrison Balaam Batson Mordicah Batson Sarah A. Batson John Dixon Labon Justice Amos Atkinson Amos Love Amos Love Woodman S. Sidbury Woodman S. Sidbury Woodman S. Sidbury Amos Atkinson Nicholas N. Nixon Sylvester Petteway Amos Atkinson Mary J. Batson Mordecai Batson John Atkinson Isaac Rochelle Miles Costin Type of Instrument MTG MTG Lease MTG MTG Gift Gift Shf deed S hf deed Gift deed Boo WPage AA 93 AA 90 DD 330 GG 474 GG 475 I1 228 I1 476 MM 302 NN 142 NN 643 PP 386 PP 674 PP 822 C 151 C 152 G 168 L2 492 M 113 M 114 X 396 Y 8 0 Y 339 NN 473 BB 165 z 180 HH 554 H 2 H 4 GG 287 HH 114 KK 122 EE 93 I QQ 705 EE 529 DD 596 Y 358 L2 783 CC 338 X 476 Date

23 CLARENDON COURIER Sprinp Grantor Batt, AdJohn Batt, AnndJohn Batt, William Batt, William Bauman, John G. Bauman, John G. Bauman, John G. Bauman, John G., Admr Bauman, John G. Bauman, John G., Atty Bax ter, Bemeard Baxter, Bernard Baxter. Bamard Grantee Miles Costin William A. Wright John Batt John Batt Lewis N. Barton Claus Tienkin Joseph L. Keen Engellhard Sculken Dougal McMillan Henry Von Glahn State of NC State of NC Stgate of NC Elisabeth Smith State of NC Roman Catholic Congregation by Bishop Henry Sampson State of NC State of NC State of NC State of NC Edward Cantwell State of NC John Bishop State of NC Miles Costin Levie Hurlbert Dennis Collance Type of Instrument Bond Bond Bond Bond Bond Bond Bond Bond Bond Bond Boo WPage Y 171 FF 13 L2 779 L2 783 EE 318 I1 21 LL 106 NN PP 955 Y 444 Y 445 Z 740 AA 642 AA 649 BB 271 CC 554 DD 27 EE 293 FF 192 GG 209 GG 394 HH 220 I1 36 I1 67 W 264 X 70 Y 292 Date (To be continued) ONCE LAST WORD... We have heard of 'the old woman who lived in a shoe, and had so many children she didn't know what to do,' but if we have been correctly informed, there is little doubt that Mr. David Camble, of Stanly County, is the father of more children than any living man in North Carolina. He has only been married once, and to the union thirty-two children have been born. Fourteen boys and eleven girls are now living, and five boys and two girls being dead. Mr. Camble is eighty years old. His wife is also living. From: The Morning Star, Wilmington, NC, 7 April 1888 Contributed by Michael Whaley

24 ONHGS PUBLICATION AND PRICE LIST The following is a partial list of publications which are available from the Old New Hanover Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2536, Wilmington, NC Unless otherwise noted, all books are soft cover, stapled and taped or velo bound. All are indexed or alphabetized. (R) in the item number indicates that the book is a reprint. Shipping and handling costs are $4.00 for the first book and $1.00 for each additional book. If you live in North Carolina, the books and shipping are taxed at 7%. Contact person: Kay Berg, 51 1 Church Street, Wilmington, NC , , i!na.!~~!~ci I WII~.!!:!~~! Title Pages Order # Price Wilmington, NC, MarriagelDeath Notices, A Wilmington, NC, MarriageslDeath Notices, A Wilmington, NC, MarriageslDeath Notices, A Wilrnington, NC, Oakdale Cemetery, Vol. 1, A Wilrnington, NC, Oakdale Cemetery, Vol. 11, A Wilmington, NC, Oakdale Cemetery, Vcl, 111, A Wilmington, NC, Oakdale Cemetery, Vol. IV, A Wilmington, NC, Oakdale Cemetery, Vol. V, A Wilmington, NC, Obits, Star-News, A Wilrnington, NC, Obits, Star-News, A Wilrnington, NC, Obits, Star-News, A Wilmington, NC, Obits, Star-News, A Wilmington, NC, Obits, Star-News, A Wilmington, NC, St. James' Records, Vol. 1, I58 A Wilmington, NC, St. James' Records, Vol. 11, I 6 A Wilmington, NC, St. James' Records, Vol. 111, A Set of all three volumes, St. James' Records Wilmington, NC, Town Minutes, Wilmington, NC, Winterpark Cemetery