DUPLIN CO, NORTH CAROLINA (made in 1749)
Duplin County was created from the northern part of New Hanover County by
the General Assembly in New Bern on March 17, 1749. At that time the
bounds of Duplin County included what was to become Sampson County.
SAMPSON CO being made in 1784

ISHAM SELLERS 1754/1837 was born here in 1754/5 (son of JACOB SELLERS)

Wm PRIDGEON   1732/1855 was born here in 1732


http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncduplin/rev-war.htm

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/duplin.htm  Duplin Co., NC
Archives,

PAT'S PAGE
BETTY'S PAGE
JAMES'S PAGE
SAMUEL 1735
FRAN'S PAGE
FLYFISH'S PAGE


3-13-1756 ABRAAM SELLERS land grant #4860 = 100 acres in Duplin Co bet Hays and Clarks Plantations, jng JAMES line and a point near HIS HOUSE 

5-23-1757 JACOB SELLERS land grant #976 = 100 acres in Duplin Co on E. side of Six Runs on Onslows branch 

5-23-1757 DAVID WILLIAMS land grant #5187 = 200 acres in Duplin Co between EDMUND MATHEWS and SAMUEL SELLERS, jng Six Runs, sd Mathews and a little branch.
post Edmund Mathews grant or land= 

9-1-1759 WILLIAM STEPHENS land grant #6774 = 164 acres in Duplin Co bet sd Wm Stephens home place and SAMUEL SELLERS, jng brn and swamp and SELLERS field


FROM Fred, Sr. [fpowellsr@starpower.net]
Mon 9/23/2002 9:08 PM

Subject:  [NCBLADEN-L] Duplin Court Records from 1763
Duplin County, NC - Court Records

Source:  Secretary of State, General Assembly, Committee of Claims,
Coroner's Inquest, S.S. 316.

Coroners Inquest to Death of John REGISTER - 1763

Inquisition indented taken at the House of Thomas HAWS in the County
aforesaid the 13th day of Nov'r in the Year of our Lord 1763 before me
Edward BIRD Gen't one of the Coroners of the County upon View of the
body of John REGISTER Late of the County Planter then and there Lying
dead, and upon the Oaths of David WILLIAMS, Absolam MERRIT, Bird LANIER,
John GANEY, Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH, Benjamin LANIER, Clifton BOWEN Sen'r,
Thos MILLS, Charles MERRIT, William STEVENS, Samuell SELLERS, John GOFF,
Thomas HALL, Clifton BOWEN Jun'r Good and Lawfull Men of the Parish of St.
Gabriel in the Said County who being charged and Sworn to Enquire how and in
what manner the Said John REGISTER by his Death came upon their Oaths do say
That on the 12th day of the Month being agoing a Bear hunting and having a
Loaded Gun in his hand the said Gun discharged of itself and Shot him so he
Languished and Dyed and do find it to be an Accident and no intended thing
In Testimony whereof as well I the said Coroner as the Jurors aforesaid to
this Inquisition have Severally put our Seals the day, Year, and Place first
above mentioned.
                                                      Edw'd BIRD, Coroner
David (his "x" mark) WILLIAMS
Bird LANIER
Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH
Clifton BOWEN, Sen'r.
Tho's MILLS
Robert (his "R" mark) MERRET
John GOFF
Benj'm LANIER
Absolam (his "A" mark) MERRIT
John (his "x" mark) GANY
Tho. HALL
Clifton BOWEN, Jun'r
Charles (his "M" mark) MERRIT
William STEVENS
Samuell (his "x" mark) SELLER


SELLARS Samuel  married  Sellars, Zilpha         5-11-1767       42366 Duplin
Bondsman=
Jesse Sellers and   ---- Merritt/Merrill

REV WAR of DUPLIN
     BOWEN, Clifton, Ensign, NC Militia

     BOWEN, Elijah, Private, South Carolina Militia

     BOWEN, Stephen, Sergeant, 10th NC Continental Line

     COOK, Cornelius, Private, NC Militia

COOK, James, Private, NC Militia, Ensign to Captain, 2nd NC Continental Line

COOK, Jesse, Private, NC Militia

COOK, John, Private, NC Militia

COOK, Joseph, Private, NC Militia

COOK, Lazarus, Private, NC Militia

COOK, Reuben, Private, N.C. Militia

HENDRY=

HOLLINGSWORTH, Henry, Private, NC Militia, 1st NC Continental Line, Pension # S 8729

HOLLINGSWORTH, James, Private, NC Militia

HOLLINGSWORTH, Zebulon (or Zebadee), Private, NC Militia, Newspaper story by Hank an.

     PRIDGEON (Pridgen), Francis, Private, 2nd NC Line, Widow's Pension W6880

     PRIDGEON (Pridgen), Luke, Private, NC Militia

     PRIDGEON (Pridgen), Thomas, NC Continental Line

     PRIDGEON, William, Private, Minuteman, Militia

     REGISTER, Benjamin, Private, NC Militia

     REGISTER, John Sr.., Private, NC Militia

     REGISTER, John Jr., Private, NC Militia

    REGISTER, Silas, Private, NC Militia

    REGISTER, William, Private, NC Militia

    SELLARS, Archibald, Private, NC Militia

    SELLERS, Isham, Private, NC Militia, Pension # S 14428

    SELLERS, Jacob, Private, NC Militia

    SELLERS, Joseph, Private, NC Militia

   SELLERS, Samuel Jr., Private, NC Militia

  SIKES (Sykes), Joshua, Private, NC Militia

  SYKES (Sikes), Cornelius, Private, NC Militia

  TREADWELL, John, Major, NC Militia

  VANN, Kader (Cader), Private, NC Militia

VANN, Henry, Private, NC Militia

VANN, John, Private, NC Militia

VANN, King, Lieutenant, NC Militia

VANN, William, Captain, Duplin Militia, Infantry

VICK, Joseph, Private, 8th NC Continental Line, Pension # W 6364, Bounty Land Warrant #
3833-160-55, Library of Congress # 89704

VICK, Nathan Sr., Private, NC Militia

WALLER, Nathanial, soldier was born in 1764 and still living in 1840.

WARD, John L., Private, Duplin NC Militia and Edgefield S.C. Lighthorse, Pension File # S 32579
 


BY BARBARA SHORE
October 22, 1779
PETITION TO DIVIDE BLADEN, DUPLIN and NEW HANOVER COUNTIES

James Rogers            James Lee               Peter Raymond Massie    Benj. Robinson
  Jesse Rogers            Thomas Duff             Jacob Powell            Peleg Rogers
  Thomas Powel            Thomas Gidens           John Hawes              Benjamin Giddens
  Robert Henry            Steven Hancock          George Devane           Joseph Lamb
  Wm. Robinson            Daniel Highsmith, Jr.   Saml. Newton            Josiah Lee, Senr.
  Josiah Lee              Thomas Lee              John Highsmith          Benjamin Treadwell
  William -ann            Matthew Stevens         Thomas Register         B--d -----
  Matthew Johnson         Matthew Pridgen         Isom Sellers            John Register
  Thos. Fortt              Jacob Warren           Frederick Williams      Perego Johnson
  David Peacock           George Bell             ??                      William Pridgin
  Abner Stephens          John  Pridgin           Francis Stevens         Hezkiah Bell
  Job Rogers              Jonathan Parker         Charles Hay             Robert Rolins
  Daniel Fowler           Clifton  Bowen          Enoch Herring           James Watkins
  Edward H. Hanan         Jesse Watkins           Henry Vann              John Bell 


1783 DUPLIN CO, NC = ISOM, JACOB, SAMUEL SELLERS - believe this is the Old
Jacob born before 1720's and his son Isom born 1754 Duplin
1790 ISAM and JACOB SELLERS are in Sampson Co
These counties lay next to each other and were made from each other - Also
New Hanover-

1783 DUPLIN CO, NC TAX LIST=

COOKS = HENRY, JAMES, JOHN on  MAXWELL, JOHN of ISLE CREEK, JOHN on S CREEK, JOSEPH, LAZARUS, MARY, MERCURICE, WILLIAM

MERRITS = ABSOLOM, CHARLES, FREDERICK, JACOB, MICHAEL, NATHANIEL, PHILLIP, ROBERT SR., WILLIAM

John PRIDGEON
Luke PRIDGEON
Matthew PRIDGEON
William PRIDGEON

DAVID QUINN
THOMAS QUINN
WIDOW QUINN

RACKLEY, JEREMIAH
REGISTERS=BENJAMIN, JOHN,JOSEPH, THOMAS,THOMAS JR, WILLIAM
SELLERS, ISOM
SELLERS, JACOB
SELLERS, SAMUEL
SOLLIOS, SABRETT
SIKES, MARY
TILMAN, JOHN and STEPHEN
TREDWELL, JOHN and MARY
VANN, EDWARD, HENRY, KING, WILLIAM
VICK, NATHAN 


1784 SAMPSON CO made from Duplin and New Hanover

SAMUEL SELLERS  will 10-13-1784 Sampson  Co, NC -  probate/not shown


       "Joyce Taylor" <joyce4@amaonline.com>

Duplin Co. NC Deeds,l784-l813,Vol.1
Jacob Sellers-witness to a transaction of sale of 100 ac, July ct.1784.
Jacob(S) Sellers a witness at July ct l785  at sale of tract of land on NS
of Doctor's Cr., a prong of Rockfish Cr.


1784 DUPLIN CO,NC=
DANIEL BOWEN
CLAUDIAS CARTWRIGHT
GEORGE FRAZAR
JEAN FRYER
HENRY HOLLINGSWORTH JR
ABSOLEM MERRITT,
NATHANIEL MERRIT
ROBERT MERRIT SR
JAMES SPILLER
PRIDGEN?
-----------------------------
Marie -

I'm not quite sure what your message is about. Think I may have skipped over
a prior message of yours. The Cooks above in Duplin Co look like the family
of William Cook, b. 1690 in VA, son of Reuben Cook.
 Bruce C. Cook
AKA "Rusty"
2 Florence St, Dover, NH 03820
603-749-4073
bccook@nh.ultranet.com
"Live your dream. Life is not a dress rehearsal"

WENT WHERE?, marie, iowa


1790 DUPLIN = JAMES SOLLUS = 2-1-2 (2 MALES OVER 16 AND 1 UNDER 16)

DUPLIN CO, NC MARRIAGES
Luke Pridgen to Elizabeth Mathis - 20 July 1810
Jesse Pridgen to Sally Williams - 5 Mar 1799
SELLERS, Jacob         B653 BRYANT, Mary               01/10/1827

1800 DUPLIN CO, NC CENSUS =

ELIJAH SELLARS, PAGE 419 = 20010-30010-00
2 males -10=1790/1800
1 male 26-44
3 females -10
1 female 26-44 

Absolum MERRITT will of 3-29-1802 -probated October term of 1803
wife, not named
sons,
daus,
Wit, UNITY COOK 


1810 DUPLIN =
MAJOR SEARLES, PAGE 15
ELIJAH SILLAN, PAGE 14 (Read these census for ages)
1MALE U 10=1800/1810
3 MALES 10-16=1794/1800
MALE 26/45=
3FEMALES UN 10=1800/1810
2 FEMALES 10-16=1794/1800
1 FEMALE 26-45=1765/1784
=============
JACOB SELLARS, PAGE 21=
1 MALE U 10
2 MALES 16/26=
1 MALE OVER 45
1 FEMALE U 10
2 FEMALE 10-16
1 FEMALE OVER 45
============
JOHN SELLERS, PAGE 16=
4 MALES U 10
1 MALE 10-16=
1 MALE 26/45
1 FEMALE 10-16
1 FEMALE 16-26
1 FEMALE 26/45
=========
LEVI SHOALERS, PAGE 34
SIMEON SUTTON, PAGE 26

1820 DUPLIN CO, NC = check  MARION CO, GA -
RICHARD SELLERS, PAGE 204
ELIJAH SILTERS, PAGE 192

1820 DUPLIN CO, NC=
RICHARD SELLERS=page 204 101111 10100 600
next
ALEXANDER WELLS
AUSTIN BEASBY (lived close to John SELLARS in 1810)
DANIEL MERRITT
JAMES MOORIS
HARDY CARLTON
WM LOCKMAN
ELIJAH SELLERS =page 192    200001 32001 001
next
SAMPSON GRIMES
ISAAC DEAL
ABSOLUM BESTZ
ROWLAND BENS
GEO BEST
HILLORY JONES

WISH someone would reread and send - Above is extracted from copy of
original census
and hard to read!
But, it appears that RICHARD has a male over 45
and males=
26/45
16/.26
16/18
u 10
ELIJAH is over 45
and 2 males u 10
=======
 I wouldn;t base Anything on This reading! Sorry, I rechecked the blanks,
etc, Form
and markings just didn't match or Not the Same?
Sure would like to read another extraction!
marie, iowa

1--5-1832 Wright SELLERS md Mariam MERRIT (check Baker Co,  GA


 1830 DUPLIN CO, NC=
These names are Not all on my cd rom index - but, they are on the actual film copied census,msh
 WILLIAM SELLERS, PAGE 153=2010001/021001 male 40/50, male 10/15,males u5,  female 30/40, female 10/15, 2 females 5/10
JOSEPH SELLERS, = PAGE 00101/10001=male 20/30=1800/1810and male 10/15 and female 20/30
and female u 5
RICHARD SALLERS, page 153=22000101/02001, male 30/40 and 50/60 and female 20/30
 JACOB SELLERS, PAGE 182?=20001/0001=male 20/30,2males u5, female 15/20
EMPRAIM SHOLDER PAGE 158 =30/40
THOMAS SHOLDER, PAGE 158=50/60

1840 DUPLIN CO, NC=
ELIZABETH JOHNSTON, PAGE 151
KNOWLES, JOHN, ROBERT, WASHINGTON, PAGE 161
KNOWLS, HANNAH, PAGE 145
MERREETT,MERRITT=JOHN, ALEX, APT, BENJAMIN, DANIEL, KIMAN, LEVI, MCLEAN, MICH
ROBERT PRIGGIN, PAGE 153
QUINN, AINOR, ELIJAH, ESTHER, JAMES, JESSE, LOFTIN, WINEFRED
HARDY REEVES, PAGE 157
JOSEPH SELLERS, PAGE 173
EPHRAM SHOLAR, PAGE 141
RILEY SHOLAR, PAGE 149
SETH SHOLAR, PAGE 149
CHARITY SIKES, PAGE 156
BRYANT SOLLS, PAGE 156
THIGPEN, DRAW, ELSEY, JOHN, JONAS, WILEY
TABITHA VAUGHAN, PAGE 153
DUNCAN CHESNUT, PAGE 168
WILLIAM CHESNUT, PAGE 165

1850 DUPLIN CO, NC=
JOS SELLERS 46, SAMPSON CO, NC
MARY 41 SAMPSON CO, NC
MARY A 18 DUPLIN CO, NC
SABRA A. 16 DUPLIN CO, NC
NANCY E. 11 DUPLIN CO, NC

RYAN EVANS 47 DUPLIN CO, NC
ELIZ J. 34 SAMPSON CO, NC
and kids

ASARIAH SELLERS 12 SAMPSON CO, NC
living with DUNCAN AND PENELOPE CHESTNUT 46SAMPSON NC/40DUPLIN NC
and
ISABELLA MERRET 7F SAMPSON CO, NC

ABNER MERRET 33 SAMPSON CO, NC
MARY E. 27 SAMPSON CO, NC
TELLINGBAST 9M DUPLIN CO, NC
TIMOTHY 8 DUPLIN, NC
LEWIS W. 6 DUPLIN , NC
DAVID J. 4 DUPLIN, NC
SUSAN M. 2 DUPLIN,NC
MARGT E. 9/12 DUPLIN,NC
ELIZ 60 SAMPSON CO, NC


New book on  Revolutionary War soldiers and patriots on Sampson-Duplin
Co.
1.  Book will cost $42.
2. List 900 Rev. Vets from Sampson-Duplin.
3. It has many pension records, families, and heroic stories. Children,
spouses, and parents listed if known. If you can add to the 2nd
addition….let us know.
4.  It has 360 pages.
5. It IS available NOW.
6. Please advise if and when you want one
7. Send Check for $42 and
      Make check to Heritage Book Comm.

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      600 Gloucester Rd.
      Goldsboro NC 27534
      Book should be mailed by week after order.


1860 DUPLIN CO, NC
EMA SELLARS, PAGE 258 TEACHES
MARY SELLARS, PAGE 239 MAGNOLIA
THOMAS SELLARS, PAGE 257 CHINQUEPIN
ABRAM SELLERS, PAGE 267 MAGNOLIA
JOSEPH SELLERS, PAGE 217 KENARSVILLE
MARY J. SELLERS, PAGE 257 CHINQIN
JOHN K. GROVES, PAGE 210, MAGNOLIA
JOSEPH S. GROVES, PAGE 253 MAGNOLIA

1870 DUPLIN CO, NC
DORCAS SELLARS 70 NC F W , PAGE 488 MAGNOLIA
JOHN SELLARS 38 NC M B, PAGE 505 ROCKFISH
DAVID SELLERS 41 NC M W, PAGE 532 WARSAW
JANE SELLERS 41 NC F W, PAGE 493 MAGNOLIA
JOS D. SELLERS 33 NC M W, PAGE 501 MAGNOLIA
MALSA SELLERS 58 NC F W, PAGE 486 MAGNOLIA
MARGARET SELLERS 60 NC FW, PAGE 493 MAGNOLIA
THOMAS SELLERS 54 NC M W, PAGE 428 ISLAND CRK
WILEY SELLERS 50NC M W, PAGE 503 MAGNOLIA

1880 DUPLIN CO, NC
MARTHA J. SELLERS 60 NC, JULY, 1839
BERTHA L. 19 NC, SEPT 1880

This is to Certify
That-Nathan Columbus BATTS and Mary Frankie SELLERS were united by me in
Holy Matrimony at Magnolia, N.C. on the 29th day of October In the year
of our Lord 1889 in Presence of BALATINES and Friends.
Signed: Ron? Colin SHAW; Magnolia, N.C.