Comments for Durham-Orange Genealogical Society

Comment on Query: Culverhouse/Culberhouse by marti hale

marti hale — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:28:17 +0000

we are searching for our Charles Roberts b abt 1780-he had a brother William Roberts. in the early 1800′s they lived in Georgia. Then Charles Roberts entered Texas before 1835 as a widower with 5 kids and a nephew the son of William. we will share all our information

Comment on Changes at the North Carolina State Archives by Ginger Smith

Ginger Smith — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:54:25 +0000

Hi Taneya, yeah, I meant to ask you about that. That’s cool, but too bad there’s not relation! Doesn’t seem like a very common name. But neither did Godwin, but it is!

Comment on Changes at the North Carolina State Archives by Taneya

Taneya — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:57:29 +0000

excellent! I corresponded with Sarah a couple of years ago about her last name being Koonts. Her husband is from a Koonce/Koontz/Koonts branch in Davidson County. Not associated with my branch but I thought it was still cool.

Comment on Query: Nelson by Harriett

Harriett — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:28:29 +0000

I’ve been working on this line with a friend–this is what we have found. Thomas Nelson was born 12 July 1710 in Plymouth, MA to Thomas Burton Nelson and Hope Huckins. We found he had married Agnes (Cherokee Indian) around 1735/36 in North Carolina. Abraham Nelson is their son born 10 Jun 1736 in North Carolina. It appears that he returned to Plymouth that same year and married Judith Pierce in Dec 1736 and had more children with her. That’s what we have pieced together we’re are looking for more records in North Carolina for the marriage and any information we can find on Agnes who always shows up as Agnes (Cherokee Indian). We found a lot of this information at familysearch.org in the Pedigree Resource files. Hope that helps.

Comment on Surnames by Pam B. Andrews

Pam B. Andrews — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:12:32 +0000

Anyone else out there researching the Glenn families of Durham and Orange (pre 1880) ? Our family knows the Glenn line back to around 1800 but then it gets complicated. Too many Williams, Tyres, Jeremiahs and GGG grandfather William Glenn did not leave a will, or it is missing. I have already gone to Raleigh, State archives and looked. Durham doesn’t have it either.

Comment on Query: Coughlan by Kimberly Kelly Ellis

Kimberly Kelly Ellis — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:59:04 +0000

Hello…Sydney Coughlan (now Ellis) is my mother! She now lives in Hickory, NC and has been looking for the Kirby’s for many years. Please reply as soon as possible.

Comment on Query: Long by Mark Chilton

Mark Chilton — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:53:56 +0000

I think I could help you find an answer to your question, but it would help if you could double check your information. My sources don’t list any 100 ac land grant to William Long. Also very few land grants on New Hope Creek date from the 1740′s. Perhaps William Long is not the right name?

Comment on Query: Old Maps of Orange County by Mark Chilton

Mark Chilton — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:40:12 +0000

There aren’t any county level maps for most of the NC Piedmont prior to about 1880. I am in the process of mapping many of the 18th century land grants for what are now Orange and Alamance Counties and compiling them into a forthcoming Land Grant Atlas of Old Orange County. This project is similar to Allen B Markham’s work on land grants in Durham County and surrounding areas.

Markham’s map is not available online and is copyrighted. His som (also named A B Markham) sells copies of his father’s maps. You can order copies by mail:

Allan B MARKHAM Jr
215 E Markham Ave.
Durham, NC 27701
919-682-3425
allanm221@aol.com

I’m not sure about the price, but they are not terribly expensive. There are two maps you might want. One covers Durham, part of Orange and part of Chatham. The other covers parts of Durham and Wake.

Comment on Query: Taylor by Mark Chilton

Mark Chilton — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:27:11 +0000

Here’s a blog post I wrote a few years ago regarding John Buck Taylor:

http://piedmontwanderings.blogspot.com/2009/03/life-and-times-of-buck-taylor.html

I think he had a son who was also named John Taylor. I believe the Orange County Clerk of Court was John Taylor Jr, not his father Buck, but perhaps both of them were Clerks of Court at one time or another.

There is also some information about Buck here:

http://bolincreek.org/history.php

and here:

http://hawrivermills.pbworks.com/w/page/17141623/Castleberry%20Mill

I have no idea who his ancestors were. I suspect that Buck Taylor moved to Orange County as an adult and that he is not (closely) related to Col. Thomas Taylor who lived near the Haw River in what is now Alamance County. But I am not sure.

Comment on Query: Dunnagan’s Mill Stream by Mark Chilton

Mark Chilton — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:09:01 +0000

Dunnagin’s Mill Creek flows into the Little River about 0.6 miles below the confluence of the North Fork and the South Fork of the Little River. Guess Road (Hwy 157) crosses Dunnagin’s Mill Creek near a convenience store (Food Mart 12‎, 7723 Guess Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278). Go to google maps ( http://maps.google.com/ ) and search on the address of the convenience store.