PUBLICATIONS ABOUT SAMPSON COUNTY 

  The Brinson Genealogy book “Here, There and Yonder” sub titled Cason & Sons, 
A Brinson Genealogy by Robert W Brinson has been reprinted and I received them 
from the publisher today. The books look great. They are hard covered.  The books 
are a direct reprint with no updates.  The book has 900 pages.

Thomas Brinson came to America in the mid to early 1600s.  This book mainly tracks 
the descendents of his second son.  Some Brinson’s were among the first American
families to enter Texas are also tracked by the book.

The books are for sale and are priced at $30.00 for local sales when the buyer picks 
up the book in New Bern, NC.  If I package and ship the books they will be $40.00 
postage paid.  I will require payment by certified check or money order in advance.  

Questions or for more Information Please Contact
Don Brinson
donaldcarl3763@suddenlink.net
252-638-2157



 SEARCH FOR THE PARENTAGE OF JAMES E. WEST 1804-1880©
AND THE PROGENITOR©
JAMES WEST OF BLADEN, DUPLIN, SAMPSON AND ROBESON COUNTIES, NC
AND HIS CHILDREN 1734-1850
A STUDY BY MARY FRANCES (WEST) POWELL
This book details the search for the NC origins of James E. WEST, William
WEST and Gibson WEST, Sr. who migrated to GA from 1820-1840 and lived there
until their deaths.
James WEST, the progenitor; and all his children alive 1828 are identified in this book. 
Included are names of spouses for most of his children. Send an email
request and I will provide names of James' children. 
There are 171 pages in the book; chapters are indexed but timelines are
not indexed.
Cost of the book is forty dollars with shipping and handling included. A tracking number is also 
used to prevent loss in the mail.
Please send either money order or personal check; credit cards are not accepted.
The book should be received within three weeks of receiving your order with payment.
Email: westhistorian@yahoo.com
Write: Mary F. (WEST) POWELL
771-B Wembly Drive
Frederick, MD 21701

Book Edited by Kent Wrench

Images of SAMPSON COUNTY, published by Arcadia Publishing, compiled and edited by Kent Wrench. This book spans from the Civil War to the mid-twentieth century and depicts Sampson's towns, villages, people, schools, churches, homes and it's past turpentine industry. The images present a wonderful visual history, matched with informative captions. This book will be a treasure in preserving and remembering the spirit of Sampson County.

The book is available at the Sampson County History Museum, Clinton NC for $18.99. Order by mail from: Kent Wrench, 2821 Wrench Road, Godwin, NC 28344 for $20.00 including postage.

Books by Bradley Lee West and Kenneth Dale Register

  • NORTHERN SAMPSON COUNTY CEMETERIES, VOL. 3.
    This is the final cemetery book . Using topography maps, 911 map, and other sources. I have finally finished this project. This book contains a listing of 144 gravesites located in the northwestern part of the county extending from Clinton, NC on Hwy 421 North towards Dunn, NC and from Clinton, NC along Hwy 24 West towards Autryville, NC. Hwy 24 being the dividing line between the southern and northern parts of the county. It has 300 pages with an index. The price is $30.00.

  • SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ….. THE W.P.A.
    The Works Progress Administration Pre –1914 Cemetery Inscription Survey For Sampson County , NC. As surveyed by Mrs. Thyra R. Ussery, Margaret Jackson, and Mrs. Buck Wilson. This book contains a listing of 420 gravesites. Cemetery listings from all over Sampson County. It has 287 pages with an index. The price is $30.00.
  • CLINTON CITY CEMETERY
    This book contains the listing of graves in the town cemetery of Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina. It has 200 pages and an index. Also included are three maps of the cemetery. The price is $30.00.

  • THE 1784-1786 NC STATE CENSUS, 1790, AND 1800 SAMPSON COUNTY NC CENSUS
    This book contains the 1784 and 1786 State Census for Duplin and Sampson Counties. Also the 1790 and 1800 Sampson County, NC State Census. It has 57 pages. The price is $15.00.
  • NORTHERN SAMPSON COUNTY CEMETERIES, VOL. 1
    This book contains a listing of 262 gravesites located in the northeastern part of the county extending from Clinton, NC on Hwy 421 North towards Dunn, NC and from Clinton, NC along Hwy 24 East towards Turkey, NC. Hwy 24 being the dividing line between the southern and northern parts of the county. It has 484 pages with an index. The price is $40.00.

  • NORTHERN SAMPSON COUNTY CEMETERIES, VOL. 2
    This book contains a listing of 161 gravesites located in the northwestern part of the county extending from Clinton, NC on Hwy 421 North towards Dunn, NC and from Clinton, NC along Hwy 24 West towards Autryville, NC. Hwy 24 being the dividing line between the southern and northern parts of the county. It has 484 pages with an index. The price is $40.00.

  • SOUTHERN SAMPSON COUNTY CEMETERIES
    This book contains a listing of 330 gravesites located in the southern part of the county extending from Autryville along Hwy 24 East to Turkey. Hwy 24 being the dividing line between the southern and northern parts of the county. It has 375 pages with an index. The price is $40.00.

  • NINETEENTH CENTURY VITAL STATISTICS OF SAMPSON COUNTY AND DUPLIN COUNTY, N. C., {1796 - 1870}, VOL. 1
    This book consists of articles on births, marriages, family reunions, biographies, and deaths out of Fayetteville and Wilmington newspapers. I have researched through many a newspapers for information on Sampson County. I did Duplin County out of respect for it being the parent county of Sampson County. There is so much quailty information in these articles. I typed the articles as they appeared. There is no article abstraction here. It has 244 pages with an index. The price is $30.00.

  • NINETEENTH CENTURY VITAL STATISTICS OF SAMPSON COUNTY AND DUPLIN COUNTY, N. C., {1871 - 1892}, VOL. 2
    This book consists of articles on births, marriages, family reunions, biographies, and deaths out of Clinton, Fayetteville and Wilmington newspapers. There is so much quailty information in these articles. I typed the articles as they appeared. There is no article abstraction here. It has 270 pages with an index. The price is $30.00.

Shipping and Handling included in the price.
As long as there is interest, I will keep the books available.

 Send order to: Bradley Lee West , 8817 Roseboro Hwy, Roseboro NC 28382.

Make check payable to Bradley West
NO CREDIT CARDS
Books will be shipped right away.


Publications available through the Sampson County Historical Society
  • The Heritage of Sampson County by Oscar M. Bizzell and Virginia L. Bizzell, editors, 786 pages on archival paper. Contains sections on local history, family histories and pictorial honor pages. This fine book was the centerpiece of Sampson's 200th birthday celebration in 1984.

 

  • Sampson County Court Minutes, 1784-1800 compiled and edited by Oscar M. & Virginia L. Bizzell. Contains 317 pages on acid free (long life) paper. During the early days of independence, there was no newspaper coverage here, but the early court minutes read like one. They listed the county justices, sheriff, clerk of court, constables and patrols f or the various districts, jurymen, overseers of the various roads leading to every part of the county, wills submitted f or probate, items contained in the estate and their value, proof of deeds to be recorded, approximate age of many persons, illegitimate children, orphans, guardians, insolvents, attorneys, legal cases that went to court and the verdict, name and value of slaves, free negroes, and many other such records not available elsewhere. Price is $38.

 

  • Sampson County Court Minutes, 1800-1810 compiled and edited by Oscar M. & Virginia L. Bizzell. Contains 230 pages on acid f ree paper. This is a continuation of the court minute book listed above and covers the next ten years from August 1800 through May term of court 1810. Price is $33.

 

  • Sampson County Court Minutes, 1810-1820 compiled and edited by Oscar M. & Virginia L. Bizzell. The minutes of a county court are essential to those interested in a county and its inhabitants. This book contains 250 pages on acid free paper. price is $35.

 

  • Sampson County Court Minutes, 1820-1830 compiled and edited by Oscar M. And Virginia L. Bizzell. Continuation of the above three court minute books beginning with the creation of the County in 1784. This book contains 310 pages on acid f ree paper. Price is $38

 

  • Seventh Census of the USA - 1850 - Sampson County, N.C. compiled and edited by Virginia L. Bizzell. Contains 138 pages on acid f ree paper. Lists families and free persons living here 66 years after the county was formed in 1784, and eleven years before the start of the War Between the States. Alphabetized for easy use, to show name, age, sex, race, occupation, dollar value of real estate, number of slaves, and place of birth. Lists persons who reported they married within the year. Names all persons (both free and slave) who died during the one year ending 1 June 1850. Price is $22.50.

 

  • Eighth Census of the USA - 1860 - Sampson County, N.C. compiled and edited by Virginia L. Bizzell. Contains 165 pages on acid f ree paper. Lists families and free persons living here one year before the start of the War Between the States. Alphabetized f or easy use, to show the post office and district (township). Lists persons who married and persons (both free and slave) who died within the year ending 1 June 1860. Price is $22.50.


  • Ninth Census of the USA - 1870 - Sampson County, N.C. compiled and edited by Virginia L. Bizzell. Contains 264 pages on acid free paper. Lists all persons and families living in the county. Slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and they are listed f or the first time. This book is alphabetized for easy use, to show the house ancl family number, post office, township, name, age, sex, race and occupation. Lists persons married within the year and the month in which babies were born. The mortality section names persons who died during the one year ending 1 June 1870, age, sex, color, married or widowed, place of birth, month died, occupation, cause of death, family number and township. Price is $28.


  • Sampson County Childlife, NC, 1870-1890 by Oscar M. Bizzell, editor, 74 pages. Contains 77 stories by O.J. Peterson about games children played, oneroom schools, work on the farm, trapping wild game, why town folks seemec3 bigoty, and other such tales that will amuse and inform you. Price is $6.


  • A Mixed Up Sampson County Family, 1848-1868 by Martha E. McArthur. Edited and supplemented by Oscar M. Bizzell. Describes life in the county during the perilous days of the War Between the States, and the reconstruction afterwards. Contains 36 pages printed on acid free paper. Price is $5.


  • The Five Civilized Indian Tribes of Eastern North Carolina by C.D. Brewington, a distinguished Indian native of Sampson County. This 2nd printing is edited and supplemented by Oscar M. Bizzell, and placed on file at the Library of Congress under Number 94-065035. A concise but true story of the historical facts about these Indians whose descendants are still here. Presents evidence of their intermarriage and life with the Whites from Sir Walter Raleigh's Lost Colony. Contains 50 pages printed on acid f ree paper. Price is $7.


  • Hollerin' Revived At Spivey's Corner by Ermon H. Godwin and Oscar M. Bizzell, 80 pages. Hollerin' - not to be confused with hollering or hog callingis the oldest form of comanunication known to man. But it was almost a lost art when banker Ermon Godwin and radioman John G. Thomas conceived the idea of a national hollerin' contest at Spivey's Corner, Sampson County, N.C. It isn't likely that either Ermon or John even dreamed the event would ever reach the size and fame it has. The 25th anniversary contest was held June 1993, and a book written to describe the first 25 years. Price is $6.


  • The Huckleberry Historian News and Announcements of the Sampson County Historical Society. Usually seven pages per issue. Published four times a year since 1979. Features local history, genealogy and folklore items by the members. Includes membership in the Society. $5 per year.


To order, contact Sampson County Historical Society, 2336 Horine Road, Clinton, NC 28328. Telephone 910-564-6471. Terms: Cash or check with order. All prices include postage.


Books in process

 

  • Revolutionary War Records, Duplin and Sampson Counties, N.C., Contributions to Genealogy, by Virginia L. Bizzell and Oscar M. Bizzell.

 

  • Cape Fear Valley Folklore, by Micki Cottle and Oscar Bizzell. The focus will be on Duplin/Sampson stories about bygone people, places and events that entertain and inform the reader. Please contribute one or more for our consideration. They should be about one typewritten page long and we will credit the author for his/her contribution. Folklore stories are an important part of local history and are cherished by many people.
Other books been done on Sampson County

FOUNDED BEFORE FREEDOM by Micki Cottle.
A book to take you back to the earliest days of DUPLIN and SAMPSON County. A complete history of the oldest baptist church between Smithfield and Wilmington, N.C. Great Cohera, now known as Rowan; est. 1749. A rich and turbulent history of the people and events in 1749 to the present time. FOUNDED BEFORE FREEDOM explores Faith, Love and Morality. It gives a touching and exhilarating history of our lives through the decades. This is the story of the bravery of the south and our ancestors who fought to build a new life together in a strange land, out of hope, hard-work, dreams and their religious beliefs they carved a heritage of freedom, that still lives today. To order your copy containing over 125 pictures, please call; Brenda Malpass at 910-592-1994, Micki Cottle, 910-592-6705; or the Rowan Church Office at 910-592-7268. A limited number will be printed. Price is $40.00 plus shipping and handling for mail orders.

Relatively Speaking on North Carolina McCullens 1737-1997 by VickieMcCullen Potter.
In addition to providing 260 plus years of McCullenhistory and lineages, this book is a wonderful genealogical reference regarding the history of early Ireland, the conflicts between Irelandand Great Britain, the reasons behind each of the major migrations from Ireland to colonial America, the settlement of southeastern NC by those early immigrants, formation of the Catholic church in Sampson County, and the basis for the ongoing conflict between the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain. Extensive biography for documentation of sources.  Book is 8 1/2 x 11 inches, 239 pages, hard bound, and costs $35.00. Contact Vickie M. Potter, P.O. Box 354, Long Beach, NC 28465 or vickiep@bcinet.net.

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