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Henry & Rhoda Ann (Eborn) Ormond Bible
Source: Some Colonial and Revolutionary Families of North Carolina; Volume 1; pgs. 364/365
Compiled by Marilu Burch Smallwood of Washington, NC
Published by the author © 1964; Southern Press, Inc. Macon, Georgia

The following records for descendants of Henry Ormond and wife Rhoda Ann Eborn, were furnished in May 1959 by Miss Elizabeth Tyer of Washington, N.C. who received them from Mrs. Bessie Ormond Wade of Morehead City, N.C., a granddaughter of Henry Ormond.  The records below were all lumped together in a single paragraph but I have separated them here for easier reading.

Marriage
Henry Ormond and Rhoda Ann Eborn married 3rd day of December 1823.

Their Children
Wir. Henry Ormond born Nov. 27, 1824  [Smallwood note: He was Wiriot or Wyriot Ormond]
Thos. Robert Ormond Born Dec. 14, 1826
Wm. Augusta Ormond born Feb. 7, 1829
Samuel Lucas Ormond born Nov. 11, 1831
Mary Elizabeth Ormond born Feb. 28, 1834
Henry Franklin Ormond was born Oct 14, 1836
Ann Eliza Ormond was born Feb. 26, 1839
[married William Lindley Tyer in 1861]
Henry Franklin Ormond was born Jan. 18, 1842

Children of Wm. and Fanny Ormond
[no marriage date given]
Mary Elizabeth Ormond born Dec. 13, 1852
Susan Henrietta Ormond born July 28, 1857

Children of Wyriott H. and Mary Ormond
Wm. Thomas Ormond born Feb. 5 1850
Sidney Ann Ormond born Sept. 23, 1856
Henry Ormond born May 14, 1859
  [see death certificate]
Elizabeth Adelaid Ormond born Dec 18, 1861
[see death certificate]
Samuel Gray Ormond born June 13, 1864
John Rowland Ormond born Sept. 10, 1867
Robert Augustus Ormond born Nov. 15, 1868
  [see death certificate]
Martha Alice Ormond born March 8, 1871
Mary Eliza Ormond born Nov. 28, 1879
[A note states that Mary Eliza’s mother was Nancy E.]

Deaths
Rhoda Ann Ormond died July 17, 1869
Henry Ormond died June 5, 1875
Wir. Henry Ormond died Sept. 26, 1904

Additional research has turned up the following information:

Source:  1830 Beaufort Co., NC Census (Bath Dist)  http://www.ncgenweb.us/beaufort/census_tax/1830/1830-20bo.htm

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Source:  1840 Beaufort Co., NC Census (Bath Dist)  http://www.ncgenweb.us/beaufort/census_tax/1840/1840253.htm

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Ormond, Henry 1   3  2                  1        1                17  

Source: North State Whig - Wednesday, June 23, 1847; pg. 2 - DIED near Bath very suddenly on the 14th inst., Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Henry Ormond, aged 13 years.  [This is Mary Elizabeth Ormond who was born Feb. 28, 1834.]

Source:  1850 Beaufort Co., NC Census (Bath  Dist)  http://www.ncgenweb.us/beaufort/census_tax/1850/1850360b.htm

436 444 Ormund, Harry 48 M   Farmer 1500    
    Ormund, Ann 47 F          
    Ormund, Saml. 18 M         Attended School 
    Ormund, Ann Eliza 11 F         Attended School 
    Ormund, Henry 8 M         Attended School 

The 1850 slave census shows he had 18 slaves.  http://www.ncgenweb.us/beaufort/census_tax/1850/1850s319.htm

Source:  1860 Beaufort Co., NC Census (Bath Dist.)  http://www.ncgenweb.us/beaufort/census_tax/1860/1860465a.htm

946  946  Ormand, Henry 58  W  Farming  5000  30,000
    Ormand, Ann 57  W      
    Ormand, Thomas 33  W      
    Ormand, Ann 21  W      

The 1860 slave census shows he had 22 slaves.  http://www.ncgenweb.us/beaufort/census_tax/1860/1860s94a.htm

Source: Washington Dispatch - Wednesday, April 17, 1861; pg. 3 - MARRIED: In Bath District at the residence of the bride's father, on the 31st ult. by O.H.P. Tankard, Mr. William Tyre to Miss Annie L., daughter of Henry Ormond.

Source:  1870 Beaufort Co., NC Census (Bath Twp.)  http://www.ncgenweb.us/beaufort/census_tax/1870/018b.htm

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Ormond, Henry 69 M W Farmer 1200 450 NC
  Ormond, Thomas 44 M W Farmer     NC
  Ormond, Mary A. 18 F W Housekeeping     NC

Source:  Brides Index for Beaufort Co., NC; Vol. 1 (1847-1909) - Wherriott H. Ormond married Nancy Windley on Feb. 9, 1876.  [Wyriott H. Ormond was first married to Mary Boyd about 1832.]

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