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07/03/2010                                                 @1999-2009 - Sue Ashby

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TRANSIENT EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SETTLERS
IN
MOORE COUNTY

As a possible assistance to genealogists and as indicative of the nationality and mobility or transcience of a number of the first settlers of Cumberland-Moore, the following list of early settlers, whose names disappeared from the records, either because of death or migration to other settlements, is here appended. The great majority of these names are English, with a scattering of Irish, Ulster Scot and Welsh. Most interesting is the fact that there were, contrary to prevailing opinion, a comparatively large number of French and German settlers and a total absence of Highland Scots.

The list, compiled by Mr. R. E. Wicker, of Pinehurst, was derived from the Cumberland and Moore County land grant, deed, and will books and from court minutes. The approximate location of the grant and dates of entry and last record, where known, are included. The frequently recurring date, 1793-1795, in the "Last Record" column, derived from the Court Minute Book of that year, merely indicates that these families were resident in the county at that time, subsequent records being non-existent. Most of these families continued to live in the county after that date, some until comparatively recent years.

 

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Settlers

Location & Other Information

Entry Date

Last Record

Agerton
    Thomas
    Willis
Herd's or heads of Governor's Creek 1770
1793
1795
Ainsworth
    Levin
    William
Deep River, above the Horseshoe 1767
1788
1788
Anderson
    Thomas

Crain's Creek

1767
 
Armstrong
    William
    Ann-wife
    George

Crain's Creek

Herd's Creek


1761

1777

 
Bain
    James
    Robert
d. before Feb. 1786
1758
1789
 
Barnes
    James
    Jacob

Horseshoe of Deep River
Deep River, above Horseshoe

1756
1755

1766
1766
Barton
    James
    Annie-wife
Deep River above Grassy Cr. 1754  
Bartram
    David

Deep River

1769
 
Benbow
    Bembow
    Bembo
   
Powell
 


Deep River

 


1771

 


1772

Benet
    Thomas

Fork of Little River and Nick's Cr.

1770
 
Bettis
    Elijah, Sr
    Elijah, Jr.
 
1784
1791

1795
1794
Brown
    John

Little River below mouth of Nick's Cr.

1768
 
Bullard
    Thomas
    Ambrose
N. side Little River, opposite mouth of Nick's Cr. at Archibald Ray place
Little River at Little River Farms

1768
1770
 
Burleson
    Aaron

Dunham's Cr. at or above Union Church
   
Cain
    William

Richland Cr.

1766
 
Carpenter
    Owen
    Caterin-wife
    Catheson
    John
    Katrine
    Owen, Jr.
    John
    Sarah
 

Deep River above High Falls on Wolf Cr. of Bear Cr.

 

 

Orphans, but not children of Owen, Sr.


1767
1771
1785
1785
1789
1795
1795
1794
1795

 

 

 

Carr
    Joseph

Richland Cr.

1767

1792
Carroll
    Sterling
    John, Sr.
    Alexander
    Jesse
    John, Jr.

Horseshoe of Deep River
J. P. Deep River, at mouth of McLendon's Cr.



1766
1767
1795
1795
1785


1795


1795

Cheney
    James, Capt.
    Mary-wife
Wet Cr. of Cabin Cr. 1769  
Cheston
    Joseph
    Elizabeth

Richland Cr.
Probably wife of Joseph

1770
1770
1792
Collins
    Thomas, Sr.
    Joseph
    James Sr
    James: Jr.
    Thomas, Jr.
J. P. Big Crain's Cr. below Union Church
do
Deep River above Horseshoe

1756
1767
1767
1793
1784

1790

1795
1795
1793

Council
    Arthur
    James

Crain's Cr. below mouth Herd's Cr.
Grantor-probably not of Moore

1767
1790
 
Crain
    Cran
    Crean
   
John

    Spencer

Probably lived in forks of Big and Little Crain's Cr. S. of Cameron. No grants were issued him, but his place, re-ferred to as "The Crain Settlement," appears in grants on that stream, as early as I754
Crain's Cr.
 

 


1771

 
Dawson
    William
Big Crain's Cr. above Little Crain's Cr. Herd's Cr. (Schoolhouse Branch) 1759  
Dickerson
    Dickenson
   
Willis
    Mary
    Robert

    Isaac
    Michael



Deep River, about a mile above McLendon's Cr.
Deep River, about a mile above McLendon's Cr.
Deep River, about a mile above McLendon's Cr. also, in Lee Co., on Pocket Cr. in 1793
Deep River (?)
 

1768
1768

1758
1758
1794

 

1792


1768

 

Donaho
    John

Wet Cr. of Cabin Cr.

1769
 
Ducksworth
    Jacob
    Joseph

McLendon's Cr., below Mill Swamp

1771
1771
 

1795

Dumas
    Benjamin
    Jemima
(McLendon)-wife
McLendon's Cr. Moved early to Anson Co. 1765  
Dunham
    Joseph
Dunham's Cr. above or near Union Elkin
Church before 1760
1760  
Elkin
    Samuel
    Joseph
    James
    Shadrach
    John
    Benjamin

Shoemaker. N. side Little River at Martin Blue place

1766
1754
1766
1786
1787
1791

1794

1792
1789

1793

Elliott
    Thomas
    Jackson

Probably Crain's Cr.

1774
1786
 
Evans
    Jonathan
    George
    Theophilus
    Benjamin
    Thomas
    John

Richland Cr.
do
do
Probably Lee Co.

Lee Co. in 1794

1756
1768
1768
1792
1786
1785

1768


1795
1788
1795

Fagin
    Phagin
    George
    Elizabeth-wife
    Edward
    William
    Aaron
    Richardson


N. side Deep River, 4 miles above the great falls (High Falls)
Probably Tom's Cr. of McLendon's Cr.
Lived in south edge Carthage
Probably Killers Cr.
Killets Cr. just W. of U. S. Hwy15, at first court house
 

1749
1768
1795

1768



1757


1795

Folds
    Foles
   
George
    Jean


Fork Nick's Cr. & Little River
Orphan
 

1766
1785

 
Gilbert
    Joseph

Deep River. Died before 1792

1771

1791
Gilbert
    Cornelius
    James
    Wilson

Brothers; wards of Benjamin Gilbert 1795

Bound to Aaron Tyson


1795

1791

 
Gilmore
    William
    Samuel
    Hugh
    Susannah-wife
    Stephen
    John, Sr.
    Jane/Jean-wife
    John, Jr.
    Humphery
    George
    Uriah-Huriah
    James
    George
    Isabella

    Thomas
    Charles Herd
    Elizabeth
    Stephen, Jr.


Blacksmith. Crain's Cr.
Herd's (Schoolhouse Br.) of Crain's Cr

Big Governor's Cr. near head
Herd's Cr.

Cooper
Tailor. Governor's Cr.
Crain's Cr.

Probably Governor's Cr.

Widow. Herd's Cr. at old Arnett Mill place.
Died before 1790
J. P. Crain's Cr.
Probably Big Crain's Cr.
Died before August, 1790


1761
1774
1767

1760
1759

1777
1778
1771
1776
1777
1776

1769
1774
1778
1789
1791

 


1792

1791
1787(?)

1787(?)

1776

 




1789
1795
1789

Greene
    Stephen
    Zachariah
    Jareth-wife


Little River at Black's (Leavitt's) Mill
S. side Deep River above High Falls


1765
1769

1770
Hardy
    Jacob, Sr.
    Jacob, Jr.
    Collins
    Michael
    Barbara-wife
    Simon
    Leonard
    Margaret

Crain's Cr.

Died before Nov. 1787
Woolcomber. Upper Bear, or Grassy Cr. later, on Little Governor's Cr.
Will probated August 1788
Probably Lee Co.


1767
1787
1785
1767
1769
1785
1785
1789

1792
1792
1786


1788

Herd
    Hurd
    Heard
    Hard
    Huart
    Hewart

    Stephen
    Charles
    Isabella
    John
 

 

 

Governor's Cr.
Little River at head Thaggard's Pond

Crain's Cr. at mouth of Herd's Cr.

 

 

 

1768
1754
1767
1757

 

 

1785
1770

Horser
    Azariah
    Jacob
    Joseph
Little River, below Lakeview

1754

1784

 
Howell
    John

Killet's Cr. Residing in Wake Co. in 1777

1760
 
Hunnicutt
    Hartwell W.
    John
    Randolph
    Jamima

Governor's Cr.

1766
1767
1767
1787

1788
1785
1785
Hunter
    Elisha
    William
Deep River
1769
1788
 
Ingram
    Andrew

    William
Perhaps at Alex Everett place on Nicks Cr.; possibly on Yadkin Road on mill or Cabin Cr. 1770
 
Jefferys
    James, Sr.
    John
    Samuel
Fork of Cabin Cr.

1764
1764
1785
 
Kenney
    John

Herd's & later Dunham's Cr.

1765

1792
Key
    Keahy
    Keachy

    Thomas
    James Henry
    John
    Moses
    William
 


Cabin Cr.
Attorney
Branches of Cabin Cr.
           do
           do

 


1769
1792
1784
1790
1790

 


1794
1794
1792

 

Killet
    William
    Andrew
    Mary-wife
Killet's Cr. S. of Carthage
       do               do
1766
1766
 
Kitchen
    Kinchen
    William E. L.
    Nancy(Pierce)
    Amanda(Stokes

Herd's Creek, or Schoolhouse Branch, of Crain's Cr.
children of Kinchen Kitchen.

 


1781
1804
1835
1827
 
Lee
    Lea
    William
    Sarah-wife
    Michael
    Abel
    Anne-wife
    Joseph
 

Big Crain's Cr.

do
Deep-River, above Grassy Cr.

J. P.

 

1767

1766
1770

1794

 

 

 


1795

May
    John
    John, Jr.

Deep River, about Glendon
do

1767
1768
 
Meares
    William
    John

Little River, at head Thaggard's pond. Later, at Mark's farm at head of Rockfish Cr.
1757 1795
Miller
    Jerome
    William
    Robert
    George
    Jesse
    John

Killet's Cr. Moved to Anson Co. before 1760


1760
1760

1785

 

 



1787

Minard
    Mignard
    Minnyard
  
Thomas
    Mar(r)y-wife


Richland Cr.
 

1762

 

1767

Moore
    Edward, Sr.
    William
    Elvira-wife
    Thomas
    Elizabeth-wife
    Thomas
    Phebey-wife
    Betty
    Christian
    David
    Edward, Jr.
    James
    Owen
    Pheobe
    Robert

Governors Cr. (Deep River in 1771)
Herd's Cr. below Arnette mill place

do
about mouth of Herd's Cr.
Died, Sept. 18, 1794 Probably on upper
Deep River
Admr. Est. Robert Moore
Probably Crain's Cr.
Probably Lee Co.
Deep River
Probably Deep River, below Horseshoe
Probably Lee Co.
Wife of Thomas Moore
Probably Deep River Died before Feb.1787

1771
1766

1765

1785

1787
1794
1790
1789
1784
1794
1795
1786


1795
1795



1794



1794
1790
1794


Murphy
    Joseph
    Valentin-wife

Fork of Cabin Cr.

1764
 
McLendon
    McLennan
    Joel

    Jacob

    Jemima
    John
    James
    Thomas
    Francis
    Dennis
    Simon
    David



Juniper or McLendon's Cr. (Buck Cr.)
Moved to Anson Co. before 1770
Juniper or McLendon's Cr. (Buck Cr.)
Moved to Anson Co. before 1770
Married Benj. Dumas. Moved to Anson Co. before 1770
Lee Co.

Probably at mouth of Tom's Cr. of McLendon's Cr.
Probably Little River above Lakeview
Deep River
Son of John (?)

 

1748

1748

1748
1768
1765
1764
1769
1800

 

 

 

 

1773

Newton
    Nicholas
    William

Wet Cr. of Cabin Cr.

1773
1790

1792
1795
Nipper
    Napier
    James


Dunham's Cr. or on Nipper's Br. of Herd's Cr.
 

1758

 
Overton
    John
    Sarah-wife
    John, Jr
    Amos
    David
    James, Sr.
    Moses
    Thomas

Governor's Cr.


 

J. P.


1756

1784
1789
1792
1789
1795
1786



1795

1794

1795

Pennington
    Isaac
    Levi


Richland Cr.

1771
1771

1787
1789
Penton
    John

Crain's Cr. below Herd's Cr.

1765
 
Petty
    Theophilus
    Mitty-wife
    Hubbard
    John
    Mitty
    Usley
(Theophilus?)
   
William
Little Governor's Cr. Died before Feb.1787


Died before Feb. 1789

 

1767
1789
1791
1787
1789
1792

 

1786
1794
1792


Rainbolt
    Joseph

Cattail (Cattle) Br. of Little Crain's Cr.

1766
 
Rasberry
    John
    Joseph

Tom's Cr. of MeLendon's Cr. S. of Carthage
do

1767
1767
 
Russell
    James
    Michael

Horseshoe of Deep River
do     bought of Phil Alston

1756
1785

1766
Scarboro
    Edward

Tom's Cr. of MeLendon's Cr., S. of Carthage

1767
 
Seal
    Seale
    Scale
    Ceal

    William
    William, Jr.

    Charles
    Anthony
    Benjamin
    Elizabeth
    Mary
    Peggy
    Betty
    Molly
    John
 


J. P.   At Rev. W. H. H. Lawhon place on Juniper Cr. of MeLendon's Cr. until 1774-after that, on Dunham's Cr. near Union Church
Mill Swamp of McLendon's Cr. N. of Carthage
Mill Swamp of McLendon's Cr. N. of
Carthage

Daughter of Margaret Seal
Probably wife of William Seal
Orphan

Orphans

 

 

1776
1785

1766
1785
1785
1789
1785
1787

1787

 


1789(?)
1794


1795
1792

 


Sessions
    Sissoms
    Sessoms

    William


Connor Rd. head Little Governor's Cr. later on Big Gov. Cr. Moved to Mecklenburg Co. before 1767
   
Shearing
   Sherring
    John
    Charles
    Elizabeth


Deep River below Bear Cr.
do    Died before Nov. 1786. Mentioned by Caruthers
Probably wife of Charles Shearing
 

1766
1766
1786

 

1789
1786
1790

Smith
    Nicholas
    Sarah-wife
    John
    John

    Peter
    Archibald
    Drury
    Edith
    Eliza
    Everett

Little River, at Thaggard's. On McLendon's Cr. a mile above its mouth

Called "Sandhill John"-old Yadkin Rd. on Mill Cr. of Cabin Cr. moved early to Anson (Montgomery) Co.

Probably Lee Co.

Orphan

1751

1754

1785
1795
1795
1792

1767

 

 

1795


Stainton
    John
    Abigail-wife
Deep River 1762  
Strickland
    Striplin
    Stribbling

    Francis
 


Killet's Cr. S. of Carthage

 


1766

 
Stroud
    David

Deep River, above High Falls
   
Strouder
    Strawder
    Lawrence
    Lawrence, Jr.
    Samuel
 

Little Crain's Cr.

Little Crain's Cr. just SE of the town of Cameron

 

1766

1760

 

1773

1763

Taylor
    Arthur
    Simon

Little River below month of Nick's Cr.
Little Crain's Cr. S. of Cameron

1768
1761
 
Thornton
    John, Sr.
    John, Jr.
    James
    Ann

Crain's Cr. S. of SAL RR
Son of John, Sr, Deed of 1760
Son of John, Sr., Deed of 1760
Dau. of John, Sr., Deed of 1760

1760
1773
1773
1773

1774


Tillos
    Tillis
    Tiller

    Richard
    Elizabeth
    Temple
    Wiloby


Mill Cr. of Cabin Cr. (bought Sandhill  John Smith's plantation & mill, on Yadkin Rd.,1765. Came from Anson Co.)


1765

1780

 
Tomlin
    Moses

McLendon's Cr.

1754
 
Tucker
    Thomas
    Elizabeth-wife

Little Crain's Cr. SE of Cameron at The mouth of Cattail (Cattle) Br.
1761 1774
Watts
    Watson
    Dempsey


Juniper Cr. of McLendon's Cr.
 

1773

 
Weeks
    Weitz
    Michael
    Thomas
 




Little Crain's Cr. and Whiteoak Br. just N. of Cameron. Probably included the old Maj. McDugald mill on the Creek

 


1761
1762


1766
Weir
    Wire
    Weare

    John
 


Killet's Cr. S. of Carthage

   
Woodward
    James

Little River, at Black's or Leavitt's Mill

1770
 
Wright
    William

Bear Cr.

1774
 

       
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