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Benjamin Jones, my gggggrandfather, and his wife, Johannah Perry. They came from somewhere in Virginia to Granville/Bute County, NC in the
period 1750-1765. The first record is a land purchase by him in 1765. But when he actually arrived in NC, I don't know.

His parents appear to have been William and Mary Jones of Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia. All nine of their children, born between 1724 and
1734, are listed in the Parish Register. However, there is no listing for a marriage or other information on William and Mary Jones in the Bristol
Parish Vestry Book and Register for 1720-1789 as transcribed by Churchill G. Chamberlayne. Perhaps there are more complete records available. I am very
interested in finding a record of their marriage and any land records for William Jones or his son Benjamin.-VAPRINCEG-L@rootsweb.com


John PETTYPOOL originally was from Prince George Co., VA, and settled in Lunenburg Co., where he met & married Sarah abt 1747. John & Sarah eventually migrated to Granville Co., NC where they died. Ref


ABRAHAM GREEN lived in Prince George County, VA in the early 1700s. He married a Wyche of Surry County, VA. Around 1740 he moved to Edgecomb County, NC where he lived for several years. I have references to an Abraham Green in Granville and Bute(now extinct) Counties, NC in the 1740-50s. He served in Brickle's Company, NC Continental Line. His grandchildren, Malichi Green and Elizabeth Nowell where the heirs of a land grant given to Abraham Green for his service in the revolution.-VAPRINCEG-L@rootsweb.com

Israel Roberson (Robertson, Robinson, Robyson), the father of Susannah Kendrick, was born in Prince George Co., Va., about 1698-1700,
as his oldest son, Matthew, was born in 1720, and Israel himself was not too old to serve as an Ensign in the Granville Co., N.C. militia in
the General Muster Oct. 8, 1?54 (N.C. Colonial and State Records, Vol. 22, p. 372-3). Ref

There are two Philemon Bradfords (Philemon Bradford Sr. b 1703 Edgecomb Co. NC was my 6th Great Grandfather) in Granville Co. I think that you will find Philemon Bradford was reknown for his horse racing track in Granville. There is a website with more information on all the Bradfords, including those who came to NC from Charles City County, VA (an entire book which is now out of print) at the following URL: http://members.home.net/kylawyer/
"The Bradfords of Charles City Co VA & some of their descendants 1653-1993" by Mr. David Bradford.
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Robert GEE was born probably between 1700 and 1710 and was an early settler of Saint Andrews Parish, Brunswick County, in the colony of Virginia. Although created in 1720 from Prince George County (and later parts of Isle of Wight and Surry counties), Brunswick had no official county government until 1732.

John's land in Orange County was located just two miles south of a 200-acre tract purchased in 1763 by Philip GEE, no doubt the son of Robert GEE Sr. [Orange deeds bk E, p 135]. Philip moved to Granville Co., NC, before 1755 and was in Orange County by 1758. Ref


Robert Abernathy, III
Born in Charles City, Va
Lived in Bristol Parish 1720-1768
They lived in Prince George Co. In 1720 part of Prince George became Brunswick County. In 1752 part of Prince George became Dinwiddie County.
By 1739, he had an estate of over 1200 acres.
Children's names are all listed in the Bristol Parish Register.
Presbyterian
Moved to Granville County. NC
In March, 1756, he bought from his son Robert a 444 acre tract in Granville County, NC, that the son Robert had bought from Renals Allen on Dec. 5, 1752.
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Amadea Harrison was mentioned as the grandchild of Mrs. Eleanor Wheeler in her will in 1660, together with her son Nicholas Comins, and Amadea Harrison, after having been previously married once or twice, finally married James Minge, the Clerk of Charles City County, Virginia, and they were the parents of a Robert Minge, who married Mary Hunt, daughter of William Hunt and Tabitha Minge. This last marriage produced Tabitha Minge, who married Hutchins Burton, who was the father of Col. Robert Burton, of Granville County, North Carolina. Hutchins Burton moved from Virginia to Granville County,
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VA Gen Soc
http://www.vgs.org/vgsn1604.pdf


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Most of my Bradfords moved from Charles City,
VA to Granville County NC. There are 2 brothers, Thomas Bradford (b. 1731)
and David (b. 1754) Bradford, in one of the families. David's death is listed
after 1797 but Thomas' death is listed in 1786.
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BRADFORD/1998-03/0888799600
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(4) Robert Abernethy, oldest son of Robert and Mary Abernethyi.Abernethy:Mary;, was born in Prince George County, Va., in 1719. In 1741, he married his cousin, Sarah Abernethy. In 1752, they moved to Granville County, North Carolina.
http://www.rankinfamily.org/Rankins%20of%20NC/Gaston%20County/CH%2014%20A%20Brief%20Genealogy%20of%20Three%20Allied%20Families.htm
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PHILIP JEAN SR.


Born 1677


Died 1719 Prince George Co.Va.


Married Elizabeth T. who was born in 1685


Prince George Co. was formed from Charles City Co.Va. 1702-03. That portion of Prince George Co. in which the Jeans family is found.
10.) "Rev." Edmond Jean born 1755 Brunswick Co. Va. died 1802 Bute Co. NC married Martha "Patsy" Beasley born abt 1759


Rev. William per military pension was a minister of the Episcopal Church.


Noted in his will, he owned 4 slaves, Fanny, Mary and ?two others


He was the earliest known Jean to settle in NC . In 1769, he moved from Brunswick Co Va. to Bute Co. NC with his son Edmond, where Edmond died.


He bought land in Bute Co. NC in 1771.


http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GEAN/2003-04/1050462530
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There are several Hawkins families in Virginia, but it is currently unclear which one we descend from. The best bet would be one of the families from Prince George County, Virginia. Our Hawkins family, probably headed by John Hawkins, came to Bute County sometime in the 1760s. He may have had sons Isham and Wyatt. If our ancestor is John Hawkins, he is hard to identify in the records because there is another very large Hawkins family in the community who also used the name John Hawkins as well. There is no known relation between those two Hawkins families.
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A young burgess by the name of Nathaniel Bacon took the law in his own hands and raised a force that defeated the Indians in a battle. He became a hero as a result. His supporters tried again over the next couple of months to get the governor to respond to their Indian problems but Governor Berkeley would not act. Finally, Nathaniel Bacon and his followers began an uprising against the governor about June, 1676 that was initially successful. He chased the governor from Jamestown to eastern Virginia. Unfortunately, Nathaniel Bacon died of dysentery in October, 1676, leaving the rebellion in leaderless disarray. Those loyal to the governor then took control and punished the rebels as they saw fit.


It is interesting to note that many of the grandchildren and great grandchildren of Nathaniel Bacon's followers settled around the Fishing Creek region and regions to the west. Governor Tryon of North Carolina found this group to be of a rebellious nature in the 1770s as well. This might explain why there were "no Tories [supporters of the king] in Bute County," as one author put it.


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