____ I also found three more people that I believe were the children of Asa and Marzilla Wilkins. 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. ____ Records you will see later indicate that Asa was born circa 1830, rather than 1846, as the second abstract notes. 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. Herrin, Cynthia. John is shown to be a 30 year old black man born in North Carolina who cannot read or write. Included are: c.1979+ The information provided in the records is usually given to the authorities by a close relative. The searchable online collection currently contains However, it was rich with family connections and with personal stories, many of them not complementary to those involved. Original data: Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790.. Washington, D.C.: Govt. 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. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. ____ Not having found Asa Wilkins or Marzilla Holland living as free blacks or mulattos in the 1860 census, I next wanted to see if there were any slave owners named Wilkins or Holland in Nash county, in the slave schedules, that is, the 1860 slave census, as it is possible that Asa and Marzilla were in bondage before the Civil War, and took on the names of their slave masters. J W Bryant Ass't Marshal. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Index, some images. View details, map and photos of this single family property with 4 bedrooms and 3 total baths. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. 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. It contains returns from U.S. military posts from the early 1800's to 1916, with a few returns extending through 1917. Death certificates Join the community of family history enthusiasts and FamilySearch employees to ask questions and discuss potential product enhancements. His birth year is listed as 1885. May 30: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded in New York. Louisa is shown to be a housekeeper whose real estate value is worth $1,395, and whose personal estate is worth $2,190. ____ The LDS have filmed the Nash County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds to the year 1868, as well as miscellaneous Nash County marriages from 1836-1887 on two microfilm reels. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally . The names often don't match up with other available records, but seem to have been tinkered with by the editors of the book. Source Information: Herrin, Cynthia. County Register of Deeds offices house birth and death records and marriage licenses for their counties. An W. Bryant Asst Marshal NAME OF SLAVE OWNER, Number of Slaves, Age, Sex, Color, Number of slave houses. 1909. Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company. This is a finding aid. Marriage bonds are available for about half of the counties, and some marriages may be found at the county level. Son of Thomas Whitfield, II and Kerenhappuch Sallie Whitfield Children: Thomas, Reuben, Solomon, John, William, Benjamin, Elisha, Israel, Hardy, Mary, Sarah, Mildred, Elizabeth. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. This database is an index to individuals who were married in various counties in the State of North Carolina, USA, between 1741 and 2000. Information and film numbers follow: Slave records (Nash County, North Carolina), 1781-1864 Authors North Carolina. 96 SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in Mannings Dist- in the County of Nash, State of N.C. enumerated by me, on this 10th day of July 1860. Notes. I briefly included bits that would provide interest (murders, suspected murders, family feuding, illnesses and drunkenness, etc), hoping to tip researchers off to the existence of other family records that might be found in court proceedings or newspapers. Hunter -- Marriage and death notices from Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazette, 1799-1825 / compiled by Carrie L. Broughton -- Marriage and death notices from Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazette, 1826-1845 / compiled by Carrie L. Broughton -- Marriage and death notices from Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazette, 1846-1867 / compiled by Carrie L. Broughton -- The North Carolina historical and genealogical register / J.R.B. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. But the record shows that Asa and Marcella had children named James, Mary, William, George, Emma, and Others. Asas occupation is given as farmer, his race is Negro. Please see below: Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts Name: Wilkins, Asa Birth Date: 1830 Birth Place: Nash CO., NC Marriage Place: Nash CO., NC Spouse: Marcella, B. She was born in North Carolina. Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts [database on-line]. Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts [database on-line]. Available information may include: name, gender, birth year, race, name of spouse, marriage date, and marriage location. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 - Index, some images. For those Ancestry.com patrons seeking ancestors from North Carolina, this can be an informative database. Federal census records for North Carolina began in1790. Some FamilySearch centers and affiliate libraries maintain collections of previously loaned microfilms or microfiche. Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. Many informants are unaware of the name of parents or are unsure about dates and places of birth. In 1784 the North Carolina General Assembly requested that a list of inhabitants be taken. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. He married Margaret Mae Neal in 1713 in Virginia. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. For example, all the Boons, Meltons, and Joiners seem to have become Bone, Milton and Joyner. Check with the countyregister of deeds office to learn if deeds are available online. The 1880 census transcription below is from the Latter Day Saints (LDS) website at www.familysearch.org: 1880 U.S. Federal census Household: Name,Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace Asa WILKINSSelfMMaleMU50NCFarmerNCNC Marzilla WILKINSWifeMFemaleMU30NCKeeps HouseNCNC James WILKINSSonSMaleMU14NCFarm LaborerNCNC Mary L. WILKINSDauSFemaleMU12NCDomestic ServantNCNC William E. WILKINSSonSMaleMU7NCNCNC George P. WILKINSSonSMaleMU5NCNCNC Emma WILKINSDauSFemaleMU2NCNCNC Source Information: Census Place Manning, Nash, North Carolina Family History Library Film1254974 NA Film NumberT9-0974 Page Number504C ____ Asa, Zillie, and James Wilkins are also in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, living in Union Township, Nash County, North Carolina. 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. The names assisted the owners and local record keepers in keeping track of specific parcels of land. Slave records for the years 1850-1863 and 1781-1864 can be found on the same microfilm, number 2435900 Items 1 & 2. Born on 12 Dec 1909. 55. ii. Enclose a copy of your state issued photo ID and documents to prove your relationship if no the applicant. The second section is made up of white families and the third of black families. Search Select another state or region Narrow by region A W Bryant Ass't Marshal. Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. Also in the household is 15 year old Vannah Wilkins, who is listed as James W. Wilkinss sister. 164 SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in Town of Nashville in the County of Nash, State of N.C. enumerated by me, on this 27 day of July 1860. Original data: State of North Carolina. Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. In the same dwelling as George, but listed as being inseparate lodgings, is 48 year old Louisa Marshborn, who was likely Georges mother. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977. In his household is 30 year old Sally Wilkins, probably his wife, though, as with the 1860 census, the 1850 enumeration does not give relationships of people in the household to the head of the household. Vital records (births/deaths) were not kept in North Carolina on a statewide basis before October 1913. William Wilkins is shown to be a 38 year old mulatto, working as a carpenter. 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. For those Ancestry.com patrons seeking ancestors from North Carolina, this can be an informative database. Reasons why microfilms may not yet be available digitally on FamilySearch.org include: FamilySearch Terms of Use (Updated 2021-09-27) | Privacy Notice (Updated 2021-04-06), 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Bible records (online) Granville Co., North Carolina naturalization papers, 1909-1929 Family History Library Hester Land Records. Tracking backward with these clues, you can look for other members of the family and additional historical information. ____ I also found that B H Sorsby owned one slave, and one slave house in the Ricks District of Nash County. . He was graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1859. The slave owner in Jozners and Gardners, Wilson County, with 14 slaves, is John Wilkins. ____ 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. Family Records Collection A project of the State Library and State Archives of North Carolina The Family Records Collection is comprised of North Carolina family history materials from the holdings of the State Archives of North Carolina and State Library of North Carolina. 1940 United States Federal Census Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. The earliest Anglo settlers of North Carolina were Virginians, but the the early eighteenth century, colonists from Germany, England, and Switzerland began arriving in the New Bern area, and Scots-Irish and German immigrants came down via the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania. In going through the census I noticed that on the previous page, page 78, a mulatto teen named John Wilkins is living with the family of James Vincent. Secure websites use HTTPS certificates. microfilmed marriage licenses for many counties It lies north of the Tar River and south of Swift Creek and has two towns: Nashville, the county seat, and Rocky Mount. Genealogical records. 78 SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in Manning Dist- in the County of Nash, State of N.C. enumerated by me, on this 5th day of July 1860. The two children in the household, both mulatto and both born in North Carolina, are 2 year old Allice Wilkins and 1 year old Harriet Wilkins. As genealogists interested in the south already know, so many of the primary documents for this area have been forever lost or destroyed. ____ Another example is below. Asa and Marzilla Wilkins and the five children were also found in the 1880 U.S. Federal census living in Manning, Nash County, North Carolina. Petition of Thomas Whitfield and wife, Mary Whitfield and John Chapman and wife, Jordan Chapman petition to divide inherited land (whereas William Harrison, late of Isle of Wight, decd., died seized of 1,000 acres in Newport Parish which was willed to said Harrison by William Bressie on 6/9/1701. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. All the children were born in North Carolina. Family tree maker's family archives. 1909. A W Bryant Ass't Marshal. Early Families of the North Carolina Counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary Service, Daughters of the American Revolution. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Asa is shown to be a 50 year old mulatto working as a farmer. ____ I also found a marriage index for Asa Wilkins and Marsilla Holland at the Latter Day Saints (LDS) website at www.familysearch.org. Drewry Batchelor, 1, 22, Male, Mulatto Drewry Batchelor, 1, 14, Female, Black ____ Getting back to Matthew Green, I didnt find any additional information about him or members of his family that connect to Asa Wilkins or Marzilla Holland before the Civil War, in either the 1860 slave schedules, or in a search of the 1850 slave schedules for Nash County, and for North Carolina.. One final note: the spelling of names in this database are as they appear in the book. The searchable index is available free of charge. Death certificates He is shown to be over 21 years of age and unable to read and write. ; no. Nestled in the northeast corner of North Carolina, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Nash was home to many small farms. Sally, also a mulatto, was born in North Carolina. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. / by John Hill Wheeler (vols. The only surviving portions of the mostly destroyed 1890 census are South Point and River Ben townships in Gaston County, and Township No. I next wanted to see if I could find him in the 1860 census. Thomas Horn Sr. and Catharine were married in Nash County, North Carolina.They had the following children: 2. i. William Horn Sr[3, 4] was born in 1690 in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA[5, 6]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Largest City: Charlotte North Carolina Birth, Marriage & Death Databasesare available to Ancestry.com subscribers or for free at libraries that provide access to Ancestry Library Edition. For those Ancestry.com patrons seeking ancestors from North Carolina, this can be an informative database. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Son of David Bunn, Sr. and Mary Patience Bunn For most counties, microfilm indexes of births and deaths (1913+) are available to researchers who visit theState Archives of North Carolina. The marriage record from North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, had also shown that another man, named B H Sorsby, had signed the marriage bond. His occupation is farm servant and his place of birth is North Carolina. Ancestry Databases Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company. They are both from North Carolina: 1860 United States Federal Census Page No. Stbere im grten eBookstore der Welt und lies noch heute im Web, auf deinem Tablet, Telefon oder E-Reader. In the household with him is 19 year old Caroline Green, born North Carolina. Here you'll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your North Carolina ancestors. Source Information Ancestry.com. This screen shows the complete catalog entry of the title you selected. Geni requires JavaScript! 1909. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. The transcription below is from Ancestry.com: 1870 United States Federal Census Page No. For those Ancestry.com patrons seeking ancestors from North Carolina, this can be an informative database. I-III) -- Reminiscences and memoirs of North Carolina and eminent North Carolinians / by John H. Wheeler -- North Carolina land grants in South Carolina / Brent H. Holcomb. He is not shown to also have been a Justice of the Peace. The census shows that a Matthew W. Green and his family were white. Collection Number: 00879. No occupation is listed for him. United States, North Carolina - Vital records - Newspapers, United States, North Carolina, Wake, Raleigh - Vital records - Indexes, United States, North Carolina, Wake, Raleigh - Newspapers - Indexes, United States, North Carolina - Genealogy - Periodicals, United States, North Carolina - Genealogy, United States, North Carolina - Biography, United States, North Carolina - Land and property, United States, South Carolina - Land and property, FamilySearch Terms of Use (Updated 2021-09-27), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is particularly true in the case of African-American families. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004. The organizations listed below provide information about North Carolina history and genealogy. ____ Again, its impossible to tell from the slave schedules for the counties that surround Nash, if Asa Wilkins and Marzilla Holland were counted among the slaves. WHO WAS MATT GREENE? microfilmed marriage registers and indexes Because the stormy coastline of North Carolina does not include a natural harbor, most immigrants to the area arrived via overland routes. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. This database is an index to individuals who were married in various counties in the State of North Carolina, USA, between 1741 and 2000. An example ofa Wilkins family in the 1850 census includes the household of39 year old farmer John Wilkins, born North Carolina. Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. Year date of bond, bondsmen, witnesses. North Carolina plantation were identified by name, beginning in the 17th century. 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