The term palatine could also be in reference to people living on the lands of these landholders. Che had a great plantation off the Swift Creek of the Neuse River. In 1730, the colonys population included 30,000 whites and 6,000 blacks, almost all of whom lived along the Coastal Plain; by 1775, the population had grown to 265,000 inhabitants, including 10,000 blacks, and settlement was scattered from the coast to the mountains. Entered 21 Apr 1790 & surveyed 9 Apr 1791. Not being satisfied with this, I have tried to establish Capt. My family lines in Pitt County are Atkinson (Bensboro Plantation), Rives, Bryan, Hill, Whitmel. 1989. and all the other participants were Americans. In August of 1860 Fisher had completed the railroad up to 13 miles east of Morganton. '); 26 Jun 1761), who lived and married in Burke County until after 1800 when he removed to Tennessee. [A] ROANOKE RIVER-headwaters to the south shore of Albemarle Sound: 1-Davis[W], Young[J], Spann(Spanns Mill), Allen, Falls, Reeves, Mellikan[J], Little[W], Mackinne[B],Bryant[T], Ooneroy, Refootketh, Tuskeruro, Cheeweo, Quitzna, Castellan[J], Speller, Charlton[W],Meazle, Blount, Beasly. facebook.com/swingingSwallows. Some of these gifts are still treasured in Organ Church. Samuel Eusebius McCorkle, Presbyterian minister and educator was president and teacher of the Salisbury Academy in the early 1790s. Constructed in 1766, the Old Stone House was built by Michael Braun, a German settler, Such wisdom surfaced when I made a decision to return to the Burke County records. Avenues of Early Settlement. The floor was laid originally of large flat stones, but overlaid in recent years by wooden flooring. It cost 1100 to 1200 Spanish Taler.' We like to visit retirement and long-term care homes and other community events to dance for their entertainment and our well-being, as a Club and as a person! Pat Geary |1183 Nelson Drive | Harrisonburg VA 22801, document.write(AJXSBdecoder('cGF0Z2VhcnlAY29tY2FzdC5uZXQKCQkJ')),