Lillie apparently did not take this well. Photo Elicitation Interview. Built in 1795 by Nathaniel "Crabtree" Jones, Jr. Her brothers, John DeVane and Thomas DeVane, had distinguished records in the Revolutionary War, as did her DeVane nephews. Trouble had been brewing for a while. census, the white population had decreased about 3% to 6,418, while the colored population The exquisite woodwork throughout is an architectural lovers dream. Charleston County, South Carolina saw an increase in colored population of about The substantial 4,000+ square foot house features numerous high-style architectural elements. Talk about a one-in-a-million chance of return!). Also located within a few miles of the William T. Smith House are the other two restored Smith family plantations (privately owned), a Civil War museum and cemetery, and several monuments. Tract and the Quewhiffle West Tract were critical areas in 2013 that needed to be replanted with longleaf pine trees. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1969. slaves who used the surname of a former owner in 1870, vary widely and from region to region. had increased about 9 % to 13,990. increases (from around 10% to 50%): Craven; Edgecombe; Granville, Mecklenberg; New not realize that ancestor was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave schedules, because published The house was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1937. We are sorry. (LogOut/ About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material This site will be an exercise in accurately documenting my ancestry not just for my own benefit, but for all those who can derive some positive use of the information presented. The City of Quewhiffle is located in the State of North Carolina. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. He didnt panic or go to the hospital. The curve of the backing on the edges does not match the contour of the gold case. Lillie apparently did not take this well. Home of Daniel McDiarmid. [10] [8] [9], The Sloop Point plantation in Pender County, built in 1729, is the oldest surviving plantation house and the second oldest house surviving in North Carolina, after the Lane House (built in 17181719 and not part of a plantation). This account is complete with selected census records, newspaper accounts, Last Wills and Testaments, and memories of past residents. Alas, he died only 6 weeks into his term, and was so ill that he took the oath of office in Cuba, the only VP to be sworn in overseas. Amos tried patching things up by deeding his plantation, Quewhiffle and 4000 acres attached thereto, to Lillie's children (Amos' grandchildren), leaving Lillie a life estate. during that time, and were therefore possible places of relocation for colored persons from To see our price, add these items to your cart. we did not know the McLamb cousins well until the past decade. Built in 1830. Were working on getting it back. obtained using Heritage Quests CD African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, My daughter Caroline was just under a year old at the time. From what we know, Amos did not approve of Mr. Snipes. Owner: Roger Moore (1694-1751), Built in 1740 (circa) by Samuel Henderson, Built in 1752, 1840. My childhood friend, Jay Hughes, is a professor of American Studies at UGA. The following persons were large plantation owners for which the plantation has not yet been identified. While I do not guarantee the absolute accuracy of all the information I post here, I will qualify the information I present and rate its reliability for the benefit of those who come after me. cturner@presnc.org. When documented family history, I became exasperated by a lack of primary documentation for what could best be called family lore. James and his family relocated to the Cape Fear River basin in the 1720s. They restored the house and it remained in the family until Mrs. Whitaker's death in 1980. Due to variable including surname. slaveholder at the time of the 1870 census and they may have still been living in the same State or The building housed the Salisbury Academy girls' school from about 1820 to 1825. total of 546 slaveholders, and those slaveholders have not been included here. Fluted pilasters on either side further accent the porch bay. He staunched the flow of blood, sewed HIMSELF up with a needle and thread, and cleaned the wound with kerosene. LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES, SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS. However, testimony of at least one of his fellow soldiers states that he was, in fact, captured by Captains Adamson and Huck at what would have been immediately before the Battle of Williamsons Plantation (Hucks Defeat), as the pension application of John Black states that Black volunteered under Kirkpatrick and Bratton in May, 1780. The known plantations during the period of the Province of North Carolina (17121776) are listed in the table below. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities. Amos built and ran a cotton gin, a furniture factory and store, the Grocery and a post office (he was postmaster for a while), and perhaps most surprisingly, owned and captained two steamboats. In contrast, the primary focus of a plantation was the production of cash crops, with enough staple food crops produced to feed the population of the estate and the livestock. for such named slaves, did not notice any such information while doing this transcription. He died in Pine Apple in 1889. Search. Back to Isaac and Elizabeth (Treadwell) Poitevin(t). A review of the book showed that James Franklin Kirkpatrick had a daughter, Cicely, who married unknown Robinson. out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of slaves in the U.S. To honor him, I applied to the Order of the Indian Wars- US in his right, and was accepted as a member in the summer of 2017. The complex included everything from the main residence down to the pens for livestock. Owners: Alexander W. Mebane (1800-1847) and Augustus Holley (1820-1882). No one in my family took the time to write these things down before, so I have taken it upon myself and (hopefully) create a lasting record to benefit posterity. (LogOut/ for 1860 should be checked, as almost 11% of African Americans were enumerated as free in Cicelys husband, Eli Franklin Robinson (1819-1902) was somewhat elusive because of how his name was styled in public records. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This is a text widget, which allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar. Quadland 2023, Current Issue of NC Preservation Magazine, PNCs new headquarters at the Hall and Graves-Fields Houses, Watch Oberlin: A Village Rooted In Freedom, Watch Trail of History: Preservation North Carolina, Lot Size: 2 acres 54% of Quewhiffle township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. on this list is beyond the scope of this transcription. before.). Please try again. Cicelys grandfather and great uncles must have been among the fightingest familes of the South Carolina Backcountry. Click here to view William T. Smith House floorplans, Click here to view the pdf brochure for the William T. Smith House, Click here to view the Historic Preservation Agreement (protective covenants) for the William T. Smith House, The Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. As I promised readers of the blog, all of Johns service history can be found by using the hyperlink of his name (above). methods used by the census enumerators, interested researchers should view the source film Due to a rift in the family dating from 1910, (to be explained elsewhere!) Close to the Cape Fear River, nearby access to the Cape Fear River Trail offers exceptional water-related outdoor activities. I was heartbroken and assumed I would never see it again. A great rift erupted in the Johnson and Snipes families in 1910. Depicted here, yours truly, CABR, and JER, Jr. Photo courtesy of Sallie Robinson. Burned in the 1960s. Poindexter had experienced excessive tree loss from a fire in the spring of 2012; the Loblolly Group Tract was an offsite plantation being restored to a natural longleaf ecosystem; and the planting at Quewhiffle was needed to The watch had not seen the light of day since at least his death in 1981. Original owner: Levi Creecy (d.1772), Built in 1776 (circa). Thanks to the electronic age, it is possible to chronicle life and the physical histories of families in a much easier manner. I have become the repository of my family for these things. St. Thomas and St. Denis Church, Cainhoy, Charleston County. It is located on scenic byway State Route 5, between Richmond and Williamsburg. The William T. Smith House is one of three Smith family plantations that all served as field hospitals during the 1865 Battle of Averasboro. The central entrance on the second floor is flanked by sidelights and a transom. She made him take it off, and she was appalled by the extent of his injury. He is believed to have introduced widespread tobacco cultivation to Sampson County, NC. Williamsboro is located in Williamsboro Township, which is an administrative division of Vance County. For 2 minor heirs, 21 slaves, page 413B, FERRALE?, M. Guar. Shortly thereafter, I was on a trip to visit relatives in Western North Carolina when our house was burglarized. Jay interviewed my Grandmother, Ethel D. Robinson (still with us at almost 92) a few years back on the historians technique of photo elicitation. The porch features a five bay ornamental cast iron arcade in a grapevine pattern. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! 08001365: Robinson Rock Plantation: January 22, 2009: Charlotte . Evans CSA. The William T. Smith House is one of three Smith family plantations that all served as field hospitals during the 1865 Battle of Averasboro. Scoggins paper on Kirkpatrick Brothers Rev service. (Thomas Minor came over on a ship called Lyons Whelp, hence the blog name, and wrote one of the earliestdiaries describing life in the old Massachusetts Bay Colony, link attached). Lillie married my great- grandfather, Eugene Archibald Snipes, in 1902. Built in 1780-1810 (circa). It was added to the National Register in 1969 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in North Carolina. He outlived the last of his wives by almost a generation, before dying in 1958. Prior to the massive wave of digitization of family records that occurred a few years ago, I hit a wall when researching the Robinson family line. Using plantation There are roughly 4,884 residents, living in 1,713 households. Johnson sank in a storm, and her wreck remains in the waters of the Black River adjacent to Clear Run Plantation. A wide fluted pilaster door surround adorns the entrance. A Happy New Year to you from John E. Robinsons Family and the Lyons Whelp archive. In an age of incessant assault on the very fabric of America, they deserve a voice. Owner: Joseph Chambers (1791-1848); Built in 1863 (before). Lillie and Mr. Snipes were married less than 2 years later. A great rift erupted in the Johnson and Snipes families in 1910. It is much better than I thought it would be. It used about 70 to 90 enslaved people at a time for forced labor including plowing the fields, cleaning, childcare, and cooking. I have incorporated, and will link, the various Revolutionary War Pension Applications associated with Thomas. The Hinton Rowan Helper House is a historic house on United States Route 64 outside Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina. Where did the freed slaves go if they did not stay in the Stately 1835 Federal house with exquisite woodwork once served as a Civil War field hospital. Historic archaeological site. Sloop Point Plantation is a historic house located at Sloop Point, Pender County, North Carolina. He owned several large plantations in Conecuh and Wilcox counties. Built in 1853-1855 by Peter and Columbia Stuart Hairston. Quewhiffle Township is located in Hoke County, North Carolina. [7] [8] [9], North Carolina plantation were identified by name, beginning in the 17th century. Fast forward three years; when visiting my brother-in-law in Atlanta, GA, we went to the Scotts Expo antique mart out by Hartsfield International Airport. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. In the modern age when we can speak openly about such matters, it is interesting to note that Rufus King is believed to have been the life partner of President James Buchanan (below left), before Kings untimely death. A plantation complex in the Southern United States is the built environment that was common on agricultural plantations in the American South from the 17th into the 20th century. Its in new condition and has many photos. Slaves were enumerated in 1860 without giving their names, only their sex and age Owner: John Alfred Alvirett, Built in 1830s. Amos died in 1914, leaving the Clear Run farm to his second, young wife Lula. NOTES. Moderate. This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of North Carolina that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. Built in 1818. A substantial Greek Revival two-story wing with a two-story side porch was added to the rear just prior to Smiths death in 1855. The interior is a feast for your eyes with its exquisite woodwork including Federal and Greek Revival mantels, extensive paneled wainscot with crotch mahogany faux finish, winder stair with Chinese Chippendale railing, paneled doors with original hardware, bold door and window moldings, and antique built-in cabinets. The Midway Plantation House and Outbuildings are a set of historic buildings constructed in the mid-19th century in present-day Knightdale, Wake County, North Carolina, as part of a forced-labor farm. making the link to finding that ancestor as a slave requires advanced research techniques involving I hope to make some contacts and do more research on this important family connection. Over 100 photographs allow the reader to enjoy the rich culture and surviving architectural displays throughout the county. . (LogOut/ The North Carolina State Capitol is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina which housed all of the state's government until 1888. Apparently, he was splitting wood in his front yard. Patrick Murphy (1801-1874) was the grandson of the founder of Black River Presbyterian Church, along with the DeVanes and Poitevints. Demographically, Jacksonville is the youngest city in the United States, with an average age of 22.8 years old, which can be attributed to the large military presence. lots of duplication of plantation names. about 1 in 70 being a slaveholder. almost non-existent. Another account states he was captured at or immediately before the Battle of Cowpens. Pleasant or the City of Charleston, where he ultimately succumbed to his illness. The last remnants of a bygone era. Find directions to Quewhiffle, browse local businesses, landmarks, get current traffic estimates, road conditions, and more. holders of the most slaves with the least amount of transcription work. Reference to Cicely first came up in a public database when I received a transcription of the tombstones of New Hope Methodist Cemetery, Baton Rouge Community, Chester, SC. Additionally, I stumbled upon errors in numerous authoritative published works. Mr. Johnson did NOT give Mr. Snipes any legal interest in his property. listed as having 26,492 whites, about a four times increase, while the 1960 total of 31,926 It is on the National Register, and there is a roadside marker describing the farm complex placed there by the State of North Carolina. approximately 392,000, an 8% increase, with these Counties being some that showed significant All three houses were used as field hospitals during the battle. The exquisite woodwork throughout is an architectural lover's dream. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. The house requires complete rehabilitation, but qualifies for historic preservation tax credits. Murphy built the Quewhiffle house shown earlier in the post, where my grandmother lived in her youth. very detailed, searchable and highly recommended database that can found at He left his wife, Margaret, and one son. From what we know, Amos did not approve of Mr. Snipes. Mr. Johnson did NOT give Mr. Snipes any legal interest in his property. Williamsboro or Williamsborough is an unincorporated community in Vance County, North Carolina, United States. Surname matching of Amos died in 1914, leaving the Clear Run farm to his second, young wife Lula. indexes almost always do not include the slave census. ARCHITECTURAL DREAM STEEPED IN HISTORY! They just dont build them like this anymore! The Supreme Court and State Library moved into a separate building in 1888, and the General Assembly moved into the State Legislative Building in 1963. obtained using Heritage Quests CD African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, James (1711-1761) was married to Margaret DeVane (pronounced DeVaughn or Devahn). For Sale: Lot/Land home, $120,000, null Bd, null Ba, 757,944 Acre, $0/Sqft, at Tbd Quewhiffle Road, Aberdeen, NC 28315 The actual number of slaveholders may be States that saw significant increases in colored population This is site is wholly owned by QwikLeaf, Inc. developed and maintained by QwikLeaf 2018-2023. Their daughter, Elizabeth Robinson, married Amos J. Johnson, Sr. (d. 1873), and their son, Amos J. Johnson, Jr. (1843-1914), is my great-great grandfather and one my heroes. [4] A common definition of what constituted a plantation is that it typically had 500 to 1,000 acres (2.0 to 4.0km2) or more of land and produced one or two cash crops for sale. Prior to statehood, there were 41,000 enslaved African-Americans in the Province of North Carolina in 1767. film quality, handwriting interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering stamped in the upper right corner of every other page of the census, with the intervening pages And yet, its close proximity to nearby Campbell University and the City of Fayetteville provides plenty of city amenities. There is some anecdotal evidence that Thomas served in many more battles; the units he was associated with spent time at the defense of Ft. Sullivan (June 28, 1776), the Battle of Camden, and other major campaigns. We do know that Thomas was ultimately captured at one of these engagements and sent to a prison ship in Charleston Harbor (or he may have been held at Sullivans Island); near death, he was transferred to Mt. Upon examining it, I knew by Providence that Reeses watch had returned to me. Mr. Snipes had been previously married. In 2014, we had a big barbecue to honor the 100th anniversary of Amos Johnsons passing. Its county seat is Kenansville. Alabama, up 37,000 (8%); Florida, up 29,000 (46%); Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 His scholarly article is appended. In a rural pocket at the Cumberland-Harnett county line once known as Smithville, three Smith family plantations still remain: Oak Grove (1789) in the center; Lebanon (1824) to the north; and the William T. Smith House (1835) to the south. In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records. He was awarded a 1350 acre tract of land by the Governor of North Carolina in what is now Chester, SC, on the east bank of the Broad River, and from what I am able to garner, was the westernmost settlement of white men in South Carolina at that time. Difficult. Margaret DeVane Poitevints niece through her brother John was also named Margaret. View. Scoggins paper on Kirkpatrick Brothers Rev service. Lillie died in 1917, and left Quewhiffle to her children, including my grandmother, Melissa L. Snipes Triplett. C., Agt. Where did the freed slaves go if they did not stay in the His widow, Margaret Dodds, claimed he was captured at the Battle of Briar Creek in 1779. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. While I was interested in my ancestry from the early years of childhood when I listened to stories of events that had happened more than a hundred years ago, it was not until I reached adulthood that I sought to know who I really was. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Halifax For, 25 slaves, page 426. Among a football fields area of exhibits, I happened upon a vendor selling only watches. I am 90% sure that this is not Sumters doing, but is instead the initial of his grandfather in turn, Eli Franklin Frank Robinson (1819-1908), husband of Cicely Kirkpatrick, the impetus for starting this blog. Shortly after graduating law school, my mother gifted me the mortal remains of my grandfather John Marice Tripletts Wittnauer wristwatch (last image below). Township of Quewhiffle, Hoke County, North Carolina. the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1854 for Joseph Richard Hawthorne by Ezra Plumb. With the cleaned up photo, I was able to clearly see the cane in Sumters hand. of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be addressed in this transcription. Margaret quickly remarried and removed to Illinois, where in the 1830s, she would seek a pension in her deceased husbands right. North Carolina plantation were identified by name, beginning in the 17th century. enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed The process of Christy Judah is the author of over 20 books including several on the local history of selected areas of North Carolina and slave life in NC. 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 Charleston County, South Carolina saw an increase in colored population of about In 1685, he emigrated to Charles Town, SC. There they married into a group of planters who grew their wealth exponentially, and who regularly appear in the historical record of that part of the Colony of North Carolina. Living in Quewhiffle Township offers residents a suburban rural mix feel and most residents own their homes. Back in Part I of this series, I mentioned the various Poitevint ancestors of mine. available through Heritage Quest at. The last U.S. census slave schedules were In the modern age when we can speak openly about such matters, it is interesting to note that Rufus King is believed to have been the life partner of President James Buchanan (below left), before Kings untimely death. In the aftermath of the War Between the States, Amos, whose wealth was pretty much wiped out, built a whole new fortune. Between 1860 and 1870, the North Carolina colored population increased by about 31,000, to I recently had the above photo scanned and cleaned up digitally. [5] Other scholars have attempted to define it by the number of slaves that were owned. connections. By then, the steamboat trade was surpassed by rail and decent roads. Snipes had come from Nash County, NC, where he was a successful tobacco farmer. publication of slaveholder names beginning with the largest holders will enable naming of the 4. related terms such as African American, black, mulatto and colored are used as in the source or at Suddenly ,the old reference in my memory was jogged, and I happened upon Melvin KirkpatricksA Kirkpatrick Genealogy The Family of James Kirkpatrick of South Carolina (2nd Edition; 1995), available in pieces and parts online. The Quewhiffle time zone is Eastern Daylight Time which is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Group Quarters - a place where people live or stay in a group living arrangement. Quewhiffle Plantation: NA: Magnolia: Sampson: Built in 1853 (before). Name Points StartDate; Icebreaker Tar River Archery Club: False: 2/7/2021 9:00:00 AM: Quewhiffle Creek Bowhunters: True: 2/21/2021 9:00:00 AM: Tar River Archery Club In the text of the Act, Antoine (Anthony) and his son Antoine are listed as weavers, and son Peter is identified as a planter. supposed to be named on the 1860 slave schedule, but there were only 1,570 slaves of such age His death notice was read from the pulpit of Bullocks Creek Presbyterian Church in the Summer of 1782. 4 /5. These include timber, nontimber forest products, protection of clean water and clean air, soil erosion control, biodiversity, esthetics, carbon sequestration, and climate control. Learn more. He appears in London with his children in the early 1680s and was a member of the London linen weavers guild, meaning he had obtained some social standing already, and was a denizen (naturalized immigrant) of the British Empire. Prosperity did not bring peace to the Johnson household; Lillie did not have the opportunity to go to college because her older brother and sister died within weeks of each other in 1892 while attending Duke and Greensboro Womens College respectively, of diphtheria. His 18 year old bride, Fannie McFarland died in childbirth, and the child did not survive either. ${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}. Using plantation names to locate ancestors can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed through the years and because the sizeable number of large farms must have resulted in lots of duplication of plantation names. Nancy and I enjoyed reading the walk back chronologically to her ancestor Antoine Negroeswas about 2.5 times more than what the colored population had been 100 years FORMER SLAVES. Alabama, up 37,000 (8%); Florida, up 29,000 (46%); Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 24,000 between 1860 and 1870, so possibly that is where some went, even though the overall Heres the cane, held by JER, Jr.. film quality, handwriting interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering & three other minors, W. L. Johnston Guardian for, 31 slaves, page 448, SHIELDS, Charles C., 23 slaves, page 407B, SMITH, R. H. Guar. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Botany Bay Plantation Wildlife Management Area is a state preserve on Edisto Island, South Carolina. increases (from around 10% to 50%): Craven; Edgecombe; Granville, Mecklenberg; New The progenitor of the Kirkpatrick family in South Carolina was James Kirkpatrick, who was born in Wallaces House, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, on or prior to 1710. SOURCES. Thomas Kirkpatrick was born in 1741 or 1742. relevant changes to County boundaries. He, too, is a cousin. Between 1860 and 1870, the North Carolina colored population increased by about 31,000, to Over 600+ acres, later home to, Built in 1851. same County? As a licensed brokerage in North Carolina (and across the United States), Movoto has access to the latest real estate data including Quewhiffle single family homes, Quewhiffle new listings, Quewhiffle price reduced homes, Quewhiffle new construction homes, recently bought homes, market trends . Built in 17871799; Seat of largest plantation complex in NC. Both were lifelong bachelors and they lived together in a townhouse during their service in Congress. Isaac and Elizabeth Poitevint had a daughter, Zilpah, who married John Robinson (no relation to my dads Robinsons). The substantial 4,000+ square foot house features numerous high-style architectural elements. Coolmore Plantation, also known as Coolmore and the Powell House, is a historic plantation house located near Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Built 1825. Peter and his family appear in the rolls ofSt. Thomas and St. Denis Church, Cainhoy, Charleston County. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held is Find out who lives on Quewhiffle Rd, Aberdeen, NC 28315. In North Carolina in 1860 there were 311 farms of 1,000 Estimates of the number of former Built on land that once belonged to Daniel Boone, it was the childhood and early adult home of Hinton Rowan Helper (1829-1909) whose The Impending Crisis of the South was an influential antislavery work that inflamed tensions in 1860. slaves, or about 65.7% of the County total. Quewhiffle Creek is crystal clear and could be included as part of a larger development plan. PURPOSE. Papa Snipes was a tough man. personally to verify or modify the information in this transcription for their own purposes. census, the white population had decreased about 3% to 6,418, while the colored population Box 27644 Property Value; dbo:abstract This is a list of plantations in North Carolina that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. It was purchased after the death of Mrs. Whitaker by Dr. Edward Childs of Mobile. santander repossession lawsuit, westminster abbey black and white floor,