Johnston County Will Abstracts – Pearce Wills
Click here for pdf document Ameally Pearce 1845 Arthur Pearce 1792 wife Mary Clarkey Pearce 1851 Ephraim Pearce 1807 wife Edith Everitt Pearce 1807 wife Rachel Jesse Pearce 1807 wife Elizabeth Mary Pearce 1815 Richard Pearce 1790 wife Sarah Sarah Pearce 1795 Simon Pearce Jr. 1826 wife Polly Simon Pearce Sr. 1826 wife Sarah LDS […]
George Pearce and Descendants
Click here for pdf document The Pearce Family in Johnston County started when George Pearce, a blacksmith by trade sailed from Bristol, England, since records indicated that all George Pearces who were immigrants (except one who went to Barbados and then to America) seemed to have sailed from Bristol. George Pearce, the blacksmith, came first […]
17th Century Isle of Wight Co, Virginia Deed Book 1, 2, 4
Chapter XIII. Isle of Wight miscellany Chapter XXX. Will and Deed Book I, 1662-1686 Chapter XXX. Will and Deed Book I, 1662-1686 Chapter XXXI. Deed Book I 1688-1704 Chapter XXXI. Deed Book I 1688-1704 Chapter XXXI. Deed Book I 1688-1704 Chapter XXXI. Deed Book I 1688-1704 Chapter XXXIII. Land grants 1674-1705 Chapter XXXI. Deed Book […]
Military Roll of Honor, Johnston, NC 1746-1996
Name Simon Bright Rank Lt. Colonel Enlisted Total Name Simon Herring Rank Captain Non-Comm 8 Enlisted 82 Total 93 Name Joshua Herring Rank Lieutenant Non-Comm Enlisted Total Name Anthony Herring Rank Ensign Non-Comm Enlisted Total Name Benj Herring Rank Captain Non-Comm 9 Enlisted 59 Total 71 Name Francis Harper Rank Lieutenant Non-Comm Enlisted […]
Johnston, NC Tax List – 1750
The term “Quit rent” is one that was used in Colonial America to refer to a personal property tax, which was assessed by the Crown. The local Sheriff collected it, and it was sent to the Governor for distribution and administration. It was paid in cash or tobacco. It was one of the “Taxation Without […]