Surnames: Perquimans County, 1850.
by Lisa Y. Henderson
ARMSTRONG, BAGLEY, BAINS, BARRINGTON, BRAYMOND, BLANCHARD, BOGIN, BOGUE, BOW, BOYCE, BURK, BUTLER, CAIL, COPELAND, COOPER, CORNELIUS, DEMPSEY, DOUGLASS, DOZIER, FAULKS, GREEN, HAMILTON, HASKET, HARE, JAMES, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, JONES, LANE, LAWRENCE, LIGHTFOOT, LILLY, MILTON, MODLIN, MOORE, MORRIS, MULLER, NEWBY, NIXON, NORFLEET, NOX, OVERTON, RANDOL, READ, ROBBINS, ROGERSON, ROOKS, RUD, SCOTT, SMITH, SPINNER, TOBSON, TRUEBLOOD, TURNER, WARD, WHITE, WINSLOW and WRIGHT.
Fourth Generation Inclusive 
I am researching my Overton Family ( Free People of Color) from Perquimans, Gates, Hertford & Pasquotank County N.C. Jeffrey Overton b1777 who was his spouse & children? I only found 1 child ( 3rd Great Grandfather) son Joseph Overton b1820- d1916 wife was Crissie (Chrissie) Taylor Overton are on the 1850 Census in Parksville Township, Pequimans County N.C. Josiah (Joseph) & Crissie Overton were married in 1850 marriage bonds Perquiman or Gates county. 1790 census Overton siblings Parthenia, Rachel, Lemuel, Samuel, Elijah, Malachi, Thomas, John, George & jeffrey are little kids Who were their parents, How did they become free people of colro& where did they come from? I know all the Overtons from that county are related because farm after farm are Overton people