Surnames: Hyde County, 1850.

by Lisa Y. Henderson

The following surnames are found among free people of color in Hyde County in the 1850 census:

ALEXANDER, BARBER, BARROW, BERRY, BRACHAM, BRADDOCK, BRAGG, CHANCE, CLARK, CLAYTON, COFFEE, COLLINS, COVEL/COVELL, DAVIS, DYER, ELKS, FREEMAN, GARNER, GORDON, HARRIS, HELLEN, HILL, HUDSON, KING, LONGTOM, LUTTON, MACKAY, MORRIS, POWERS, PUGH, REED, RING, SHELDON, SMITH, SUTTON and TYSON.