Bertie County NC

Act of October 15, 1748

Concerning the land allotted to the Tuscarora in Birtie they have leased it several times; and I have selected a few of the laws of North Carolina that are now in force, concerning the Tuscarora in that state, namely: Gabriel Johnson, Esq., Governor. At a general assembly held at New Bern, the fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty-eight. An Act for ascertaining the bounds of a certain tract of land formerly laid out by treaty to the use of the Tuscarora Indians, so long as they, or any of them, … Read more

B. L. Cloniger

Cook, M. G., Born in Bertie County; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cobb. Entered the service June 22, 1918, at Windsor, N.C. Was sent to Camp Hancock, Ga. Promoted to Cook June 25, 1918, and to Mess Sergt. August, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Hancock, Ga., Dec. 27, 1918.

Thomas N. Peele

1st Sergt., Engineers, Co. B. Born in Bertie County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Peele. Entered the service May 27, 1917, at Lewiston, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and sailed for France Sept. 14, 1918. Promoted to rank of first Sergt. February, 1919. Arrived in USA July 4, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., July 14, 1919.

Chowanoc Indians

Chowanoc Tribe: Meaning in Algonquian “(people) at the south.” Chowanoc Connections. The Chowanoc belonged to the Algonquian linguistic family and were evidently most nearly allied to the other North Carolina Algonquians. Chowanoc Location. On Chowan River about the junction of Meherrin and Blackwater Rivers. Chowanoc Villages Catoking, (probably) near Gatesville, in Gates County. Maraton, on the east bank of Chowan River in Chowan County. Metocaum, on Chowan River in the present Bertie County. Ohanoak, on the west side of Chowan River not far below Nottoway River probably in Hertford County. Ramushonok, apparently between the Meherrin and Nottoway Rivers in Hertford … Read more

Bertie County, North Carolina – Wills 1761-1799

A. 1762 ANDREWS, ABNER, Wife (not named), Margaret, Stephen and John. 1762 AZWELL, THOMAS, Ann Gibbons (mother), Ann Virgin (sister). 1771 ASKEW AARON, Martha (wife), Jesse, Moses, Martha, Sarah, Pheraba and Ann. 1771 AVERETT, HENRY, Martha (wife), Julia and Martha. 1771 ABINGDON, JAMES, wife (not named), James, Hardiman, Martha, Elizabeth, William, Thomas, Henry, Littleberry, Sarah and Lydia. 1772 AVERETT, HENRY, Jesse and Charles; and the children of Henry (son). 1781 ASIIRORN, THOMAS, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Thomas, William and Elisha. 1781 AVERITT, SIMON, Thomas, William and James. 1790 AVIS, SAWYER, Joseph. 1790 ASHLEY, THOMAS, Harrell, Amos. 1791 ARMISTEAD, WILLIAM, Sarah, Jordan, Starkey, … Read more

The Cox family in America

The Cox family in America

Two volumes of Cox family genealogy combined as one. The first volume contains information about the various early Cox families across America. The second volume deals specifically with the descendants of James and Sarah Cock of Killingworth upon Matinecock, in the township of Oysterbay, Long Island, New York.

William M. Sutton, Jr.

Private, Pioneer Inf., 57th Regt. Born in Bertie County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Sutton. Entered the service Aug. 5, 1918, at Windsor, N.C. Was sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C., Aug. 6th. Sailed for France. Was in Officers’ Training Camp at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., for two months. Flying cadet in aviation two months. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 1, 1919.

Saponi Indians

Saponi Tribe: Evidently a corruption of Monasiccapano or Monasukapanough, which, as shown by Bushnell, is probably derived in part from a native term “moni seep” signifying “shallow water.” Paanese is a corruption and in no way connected with the word “Pawnee.” Saponi Connections. The Saponi belonged to the Siouan linguistic family, their nearest relations being the Tutelo. Saponi Location. The earliest known location of the Saponi has been identified by Bushnell (1930) with high probability with “an extensive village site on the banks of the Rivanna, in Albemarle County, directly north of the University of Virginia and about one-half mile … Read more

Sol Cherry

Corpl., Arty., 7th Baty, 10th Sector, 1st Army. Born May 20, 1892; son of Sol and Elizabeth Cherry, of Bertie County. Entered service May 4, 1917, at Windsor, N.C. Sent to Ft. Caswell, N.C., July 25, 1917. Sailed for France June 9, 1918. Promoted on Dec. 18, 1917, to Corpl. Fought at Lorraine, Toul Sector, St. Mihiel offensive and Meuse-Argonne offensive. Returned to USA March 8, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee March 24, 1919.

P. B. Davis

Private, Inf., 13th Co.; of Bertie County; son of James A. and Mrs. Elnora Davis. Entered service Aug., 1918, at Windsor, N.C. Sent to Camp Greene, N.C. Mustered out at Camp Greene, N.C., Dec., 1919.

E. G. Cherry

Private 1st Class, Anti-Aircraft Bty., C. A. C., 7th Reg.; of Bertie County; son of Sol and Mrs. E. W. Cherry. Husband of Mrs. Annie May Sutton Cherry. Entered service May 5, 1917, at Windsor, N.C. Sent to Ft. Caswell, N.C. Sailed for France June 19, 1918. Promoted to Private 1st Class July, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Argonne, Toul Sector, Verdun. Landed in USA March 7, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 25, 1919.

Saponi Tribe

Saponi Indians. One of the eastern Siouan tribes, formerly living in North Carolina and Virginia, but now extinct. The tribal name was occasionally applied to the whole group of Ft Christanna tribes, also occasionally included under Tutelo. That this tribe belonged to the Siouan stock has been placed beyond doubt by the investigations of Hale and Mooney. Their language appears to have been the same as the Tutelo to the extent that the people of the two tribes could readily understand each other. Mooney has shown that the few Saponi words recorded are Siouan. Lederer mentions a war in which … Read more

Laws of North Carolina 1827-1831

“An act concerning the lands formerly occupied by the Tuscarora tribe of Indians lying in Bertie County, on the north side of Roanoke river. “Whereas the Tuscarora Indians have for more than a century been the firm and un-dividing friends of the white people of this country, insomuch that the people of North Carolina not only render to them full and complete Justice, but also to exercise towards them that spirit of generosity which their conduct has merited: Therefore, Article I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and is hereby enacted by the … Read more

Bertie County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions

North Carolina Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the North Carolina county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Following Cemeteries (hosted at Bertie County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Acree Family Cemetery Askew Family Cemetery Baker Family Cemetery Sam Barnacastle Family Cemetery Bailey-Bayly Family Cemetery Barrett-Saunders Cemetery Barton (Barden) Family Cemetery Alden Bazemore Cemetery Joe Perry Bazemore Cemetery Reddin Bazemore Cemetery Bazemore-Speight Cemetery (African-American) Bazemore-Womble-Todd Cemetery Beasley Family Cemetery Bishop-Hardy-Powell Family Cemetery Cowan-Floyd-Thompson-Todd Cemetery Cowan-Stark … Read more

S. J. Fore

Regt., Supply Sergt., Inf., Co. Supply, 81st Div., 321st Regt.; of Bertie County; son of John A. Fore and Mrs. Sallie A. Fore. Husband of Mrs. Ethel (Gattis) Fore. Entered service Oct. 4, 1917, at Roxobel, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S.C., May 21, 1918. Sailed for France Aug. 17, 1918. Promoted to rank of Regt. Supply Sergt. March, 1918. Fought at St. Die, Meuse-Argonne offensive. Arrived in USA June 20, 1919, at Newport News, Va., Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 27, 1919.

J. V. Roane

Private, 117th Inf., 30th Div., Co. L. Born in Bertie County Aug. 16, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. Junius Roane. Entered service March 29, 1918, at Kelford, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France July 3, 1918. Fought on the Hindenburg Line, Bellicourt, Ypres, and in all engagements of 117th Regt. Arrived in the United States March 1, 1919. Landed at Charleston, S. C. Mustered out at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., April 16, 1919.

William S. Bell

Private, 1st class, Co. H, 30th Div., 120th Reg.; of Bertie County; son of Mr. N. B. and Mrs. Sarah Bell. Husband of Mrs. Cassie (Bryant) Bell. Entered service at Roxobel, N.C., June 25, 1917. Sent to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France May 27, 1918. Promoted to 1st class Private Aug. 25, 1917. Fought in Hindenburg Drive. Wounded in Hindenburg Drive Sept. 29, 1918, by shrapnel. Arrived in USA April 13, 1919, at Charleston, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 18, 1919.