[database on-line]. Granville Co., North Carolina naturalization papers, 1909-1929 Family History Library Hester Land Records. M653, 1,438 rolls. Hello Anthony, I am not researching the genealogy of Asa Wilkins but found some information about him and his family at the Ancestry.com subscription database. Contents: Historical sketches of North Carolina from 1584 to 1851 : compiled from original records, official documents and traditional statements with biographical sketches of her distinguished statesmen, jurists, lawyers, soldiers, divines, etc. Please try back later because we frequently add more collections. 2 in Cleveland County. James is 3 years old and born in North Carolina. J W Bryant Ass't Marshal. Information contained in this database includes: Additional information such as social security number, birthplaces of parents, occupation, burial information (name and address of cemetery, and date buried), and cause of death may also be listed on the certificate and can be obtained by viewing the image. The slave owner in Franklin County includes Susan Wilkins with 3 slaves in Franklinton Township. Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. Sold - 1909 Madison Dr, North Myrtle Beach, SC - $682,500. Statehood: November 21, 1789
An W. Bryant Asst Marshal NAME OF SLAVE OWNER, Number of Slaves, Age, Sex, Color, Number of slave houses. Because families didn't move much and inter-married often, discovering one ancestor usually leads to discovering many, many more. This William Wilkins may be the son of Asa and Marzilla. I located him and his family under the name George R. Marshborn living in the Mannings District with a Post Office address of Peachtree Grove. 1909. I didnt find either of them in the 1860 census in Nash County or anywhere else in North Carolina in the 1860 census, even though there were free blacks and mulattoes living in North Carolina before the Civil War in several county districts, including Mannings, Collins, Dortchess, Sullivans District, and Winsteads. 15 SCHEDULE 2.-Slave Inhabitants in Mannings District in the County of Nash State of N. Carolina, enumerated by me on 7th day of July, 1860. County Register of Deeds Offices Death certificates The children in the household, all born in North Carolina, and listed as mulatto, are 5 year old Charity; 1 year old Jordan; and a baby named Crawford Wilkins, who wasnt even 1 year old when the census was enumerated on August 4, 1850. North Carolina Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. It may be the only other copies can be found in old book shops or from out of print dealers. ____ Records you will see later indicate that Asa was born circa 1830, rather than 1846, as the second abstract notes. I dont know if George Acrey was a lodger, or a relative of Matthews or of Carolines. Mary Harrison, daughter of William Harrison and Cybil. I located slave owners named Wilkins in Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, and Wilson Counties. If you recall, the North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, for Asa Wilkins and Marzilla Holland, had shown that a fellow named Matt (that is, Matthew) Greene had stood surety or acted as the bondsman for Asa when he and Marzilla had married on 5 January 1867. 1909. October 1: Henry Ford introduces the Model T car. ____ I then wanted to see if perhaps Asa Wilkins and Marzilla Holland may have been listed as free blacks before their marriage in the 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Nash County. The witness to the marriage was B H Sorsby, who may have been the county clerk who recorded the marriage, but I couldnt tell for sure, as the transcription of the record from Ancestry.com does not appear to be complete: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Groom: Asa Wilkins Bride: Marzilla Holland Bond Date: 5 Jan 1867 Bond #: 000087111 Marriage Date: 6 Jan 1867 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Image Num: 003780 County: Nash Record #: 01 137 Bondsman: Greene Made his Mark Matt Witness: B H Sorsby (Clerk Performed By: G R Marshborn, Justice of the Peace Source Information: Ancestry.com. Immediate Family Elinor Elizabeth Bunn wife Sarah Battle daughter Joel Bunn son Benjamin Bunn, Jr son Burwell Bunn son Willie Bunn son Margaret Bunn daughter Margaret Mary Bunn daughter Mary Bunn daughter William Bunn son Owen Bunn son Margaret Elizabeth Bunn wife About Benjamin Bunn, Sr. I next wanted to see if I could find him in the 1860 census. The other is a 14 year old black, female. ____ Next are the Nash County Vital Records Abstracts for the children of Asa and Marcella Wilkins. During the Civil War, North Carolina supplied more troops to the Confederacy than any other state (125,000). The conditions they encountered were shockingly primitive. The same enumeration for Nash County does not show any white people by the name of Wilkins who were counted in the census. Father of Sarah Battle; Joel Bunn; Benjamin Bunn, Jr; Burwell Bunn; Willie Bunn and 6 others; Margaret Bunn; Margaret Mary Bunn; Mary Bunn; William Bunn; Owen Bunn and Reverend Benjamin Bunn, II less ____ Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts Name: Wilkins, William E. Birth Date: 1873 Birth Place: Manning, Nash CO., NC Father: Asa Wilkins Mother: Marcella Residence: Manning, Nash CO., NC Other Notes/Race: Negro. Marzilla is a 30 year old mulatto working keeping house. The 1860 census shows the family of William Wilkins living in the Dortchess District of Nash County, with a Post Office address of Rockymount. Date of death listed as 9 July 1781, will recorded January 3, 1783. Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. Some FamilySearch centers and affiliate libraries maintain collections of previously loaned microfilms or microfiche. View details, map and photos of this single family property with 4 bedrooms and 3 total baths. Contact information for all offices is available through theNorth Carolina Directory of State and County Officials All the children were born in North Carolina. Ancestry Databases A W Bryant Ass't Marshal. Their children are 3 year old Mary, 2 year old Rhoda, and 4 month old Ellen. Portions of these records come from Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts, compiled by Cynthia Herrin from a 1909 history of Nash Count. Until recently I was unaware of how hard to find some of the books might be. He is also shown to be a Male citizen of the U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. Zillie is listed as a 25 year old black female who is keeping house. 1909.Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. 37} Schedule 1. In 1909, a local genealogical group published a series of county histories for northeast North Carolina. Army Regulations stipulated that every post was to submit a return to the Adjutant General, usually at monthly intervals. Name, Age, Sex, Color, Occupation, Value of Real Estate, Value of Personal Estate, Place of Birth, Attended School within the year, Person over 20 years of age who cannot read & write B H Sorsby, 39, Male, County Court Clerk, $1500, $2172, NC Frances Sorsby, 34, Female, NC Lucy Sorsby, 15, Female, NC Benjanin H Sorsby, 14, Male, NC Susan F Sorsby, 12, Female, NC, Attended School within the year Ellen D Sorsby, 7, Female, NC, Attended School within the year Saml S Sorsby, 5, Male, NC Charles B Sorsby, 3, Male, NC Kate Sorsby, 1, Female, NC James Williams, 25, Male, Farm La, NC Susan Williams, 23, Female, NC,Person over 20 years of age who cannot read & write Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville, Nash, North Carolina; RollM653_907; Page: 664; Image: 168; Family History Library Film: 803907. He is not shown to also have been a Justice of the Peace. May 30: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded in New York. If you are using a computer in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, you may use this database by clicking here. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Genealogists Franklin Carter Smith and Emily Ann Croom, in their 2003 edition of, A Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors, have this to say about bondsmen: Continuing an older practice, some Southern states after the Civil War still required grooms to sign a bond before they could marry. For those Ancestry.com patrons seeking ancestors from North Carolina, this can be an informative database. Superior Court (Nash County) (Main Author) US/CAN Film: 2266607 Item 1 ____ The Nash County, North Carolina marriage bonds, early to 1868 can be found on LDS microfilm number 422156 Item 3. We in the Order of First Families of North Carolina all descend from the settlers who arrived in our state prior to 1729. Though the 1860 census does not give relationships of people in the household to one another, I would say that Caroline and Matthew were married. 1909. The bondsman acting as surety on behalf of Asa was Matt Greene. The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, State Library of North Carolina genealogy page, North Carolina Collection - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, Do not sell or share my personal information, There are no pictures collections unique to North Carolina, There are no maps, atlases & gazetteers collections unique to North Carolina. The authors may have guessed. DAR Ancestor # A016963, @R-2138021710@ Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts Herrin, Cynthia Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - Families of Early North Carolina. Quick guide to Birth and Death Records Vital records (births/deaths) were not kept in North Carolina on a statewide basis before October 1913. State Government websites value user privacy. Description: This database is a distillation of vital records from the history of Nash County. Included are: Mailing: Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006). Description: This database is a distillation of vital records from the history of Nash County. Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company. Counties: 100
Vol. Do not sell or share my personal information. The census index follows. The slave schedules can only be used as a guide to finding slave ancestors because these enumerations (for 1850 and 1860) give the names of the slave owners, but rarely give the names of individual slaves. A W Bryant Ass't Marshal. This may be the Matthew Green who signed the marriage bond for Asa Wilkins. Durham, Wake, Forsyth, and Dare counties are not covered. / by John Hill Wheeler (vols. Capital: Raleigh
Mahala Turner is the Family Support Specialist for the North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance (NCDSA), assisting families of children with Down syndrome across the lifespan. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Think Babies NC seeks to ensure that North Carolina's youngest children, prenatal to age 3, benefit from effective and equitable public policies, programs, and funding so that all children have what they need to thrive: healthy beginnings, supported families, and quality early care and learning experiences. Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts [database on-line]. He is shown to be a mulatto not able to read and write. She too cannot read and write. The books spent decades in boxes in basements and attics and were subjected to harsh conditions, including a flood. Volume 1 is entitled Nash County, North Carolina, division of estate slaves, 1829-1861 , while volume 2 is called, Nash County, North Carolina, division of estate slaves & cohabitation record, 1862-1866 . Indexes to both volumes can be downloaded in PDF from the North Carolina GenWeb site at:http://www.ncgenweb.us/nash/african-americans/division-of-slaves-1829-1866/http://www.ncgenweb.us/nash/african-americans/division-of-slaves-1829-1866/ I searched both volumes for any reference to Asa Wilkins and Marzilla/Marcella Holland, but found no information pertaining to them.