The following surnames are found among free people of color in Surry County:
BAKER, BLALOCK, EASLEY, EMANUEL, FOWLER, HARDY, HEDGEPETH, HOWARD, HUDSON, JACKSON, MELTON, MURRAY, NOAH, PARKER, PLESS, RANDLE, REVELS, SHANKLE, VOLENTINE, and WIMBERLY.
The official bond of Buckner Simmons, in the sum of $1000 (W.J. Warner and S.C. Kane sureties), as bridge tender was read from the President’s desk and approved. Subsequently the approval was reconsidered, whatever that may amount to, because somebody discovered that Mr. Simmons had never been even nominated to be a bridge tender. Evidently he was one of the innumerable army of office seekers who had a sure thing on an appointment and had taken time by the forelock got his bond, had it approved by the solicitor as to legality and sufficiency and chucked it in somewhere among council documents so that in the course of time it was dug up and blindly approved by the new council of civil service reformers and economists. Mr. George Warner asked how the bond came before the council. President Everett said he didn’t know but it came into his hands through the regular channel – not explaining what it was. Mr. Warner retorted that “it must be a great channel.”
Plain Dealer, Cleveland OH, 22 May 1877.
State of North Carolina, Pasquotank County } Decem’r Term 1793
To the Worshipful the County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Pasquotank aforesaid.
The petition of Jeremiah Alias Jeremiah Burges Sheweth
That he was Born of the Body of Nancy Alias Nancy Burges a Free Woman of Colour late of the said County of Pasquotank that some evil disposed person during the Infancy of your Petitioner sold him as he hath been informed to Edward Everigain late of the said County of Pasquotank Esquire deceased as a Slave in who Service he has since remained and that David George administrator of the said Edward Everigain since his death continues to hold your Petitioner in Slavery all which Actings & doings are contrary to the Law of Land & of Equity & good conscience In tender consideration whereof may it please your worships to grant to your Pet’r a Writ or Writs or Subp. Commanding the said David George adm. as aforesaid to appear & answer & to grant to your Pet’r such other & further relief as under the Act of Assembly in such case made & provided & in Equity he is entitled to receive & your Pet’t as in duty bound shall ever pray &c /s/ Will Blair Atty
Records of Slaves and Free People of Color, Pasquotank County Records, North Carolina State Archives.
Joseph Seaberry, age 2 years 8 months, and Exeline Seaberry, age 4 years 8 months, were bound to Burwell Martin.
Patrick Artis, 4 1/2, was bound to Martin Sauls.
John Artis, 2, was bound to William Aycock.
Thomas Artis, 15, and Rufus Artis, 5, were bound to William Hooks.
Henderson Gandy, 17, was bound to Thos. T. Hollowell.
Jacob Goins, 10, was bound to Washington Hooks.
John Carroll was bound to Robert McKinnie.
John Hagans, 15, was bound to Bunyan Barnes.
Apprentice Records, Wayne County Records, North Carolina State Archives.
Fourth Generation Inclusive 