See full Ro(ck)solanna(h) Carruthers-Martin further below
http://homepages.go.com/~larryclayton1/linked.ht
(This appears to be Rocksolannah's first marriage, and suggesting she
was born NLT ~1710-1715, since she had 3 children and was pregnant, and
her husband Martin then died in 1737)
In 1737 the will of John Martin was proved in Beaufort Co. Court by Job
Ives
wife Rosolanah (Carruthers) Martin all my estate during her life, then
to my 2 sons John and Joseph Martin such of my lands as follows:
son John my now dwelling plantation with my lower plantation at the
mouth of Broad Cr.
son Joseph all my plantation on ss Bare River near the fork adj Francis
Delamars land
dawter Eliz Martin 1/2 my land on ns Bear River adj James Hewmeser? land
My child now carried in bowells of wife the other half , the upper end
of sd tract on ns Bear River it being 640a to be divided betwixt sd
child and dawter Eliz.
rest to be equally divided among heirs.
exrs: wife Rosolanah Martin and her brother John Carruthers and Francis
Delamar and Robert Spring.
wit: William Carruthers, Job Ives, Eliz E Carruthers
Beaufort Precinct court 1737, proved by Job Ives and exhibited by
Rosolanah Martin widow qualified.
( Long Intro . . . .)
Fri 05-14-99 Families Related to Carraways in Princess Anne
A couple of dozen 18th century families in Princess Anne Co. may have
had members who moved south--to Craven Co. and largely to an area just
north of the mouth of the Neuse River in what was then Craven Co., NC,
but later became Pamlico Co. Most or all of those described here were
related to or at least associated with CARRAWAY in one if not both
states. This study shows one of the significant migration paths by which
people in southeast coastal Virginia moved southward into North
Carolina.
The study is made in an attempt to establish (or disprove) the kinship
of each of these families in Princess Anne with its corollary in Craven
Co. It is obvious for example that the Carraways who came to Craven In
1729 are the same family who were selling their property in Princess
Anne about that time; for one thing those were virtually the only
Carraways in America at the time. But such direct evidence has not been
found for most of the families discussed. It is important therefore to
realize that no claims are made about kinship between most of the
families in the two locations. The data is only provided as suggestions
for possible further study.
At the opposite pole is a family like MOORE. There were certainly Moores
in Princess Anne for a century before the Revolution. And Moores owned
property on the Lower Broad Creek adj to the Carraways, Clayton and
Delamar families. But there are Moores in just about every county and
living pretty close to just about everyone.
It is hoped that some readers of the study may have data linking the
Moores, or the Whitehursts, or the Halls, or the Saunders, or any of the
families involved.
John Carraway II and his wife Anne Kemp Carraway had a large family and
some of them appear to have moved to Craven Co. more or less immediately
upon the death of John. By In 1729 his children for the most part were
adults with families of their own. It appears in other words that a
number of family units traveled to the Neuse, if not together, then at
least in the same time period.
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(Note: in this file the # symbol will be used for the monetary unit of
the pound.)
Here is a list of surnames in VA and NC. Most of these people were
related to, connected with or associated in some way with the Carraway
family, many of whose members moved to Craven Co. NC ca In 1730:
Ackiss - neighbors of Carraways in Craven Co.
Bowers - neighbors of Carraways in Craven Co.
Brinson - neighbors of Carraways in Craven Co.
Carney - another Virginia surname in Craven Co.
Cannon - John Carraway III married Elizabeth Cannon.
Cartwright - William Carraway married Martha Cartwright.
Clayton - James Clayton (not from VA) married Sarah Carraway in Craven
Co. In 1792.
Collins - husband of Amy Carraway, dau of Thomas
Gaskin - name found in Princess Anne and Craven
Hall - associated with Cannon in Princess Anne
Hancock - family connection in Princess Anne
Harper - Elizabeth Cartwright Harper was a sister of Martha Cartwright
Carraway.
Horsington - Dinah Carraway married Benedictus Horsington.
Ives - another family in both locations
Keeling - John Carraway 4 married Margaret Keeling
Kemp - Anne Kemp was wife of John Carraway II.
Lester - The Lester family occurs in both counties.
Lewis - seems to be related to Lovett family.
Lovett - Most Carraways descend from Lovett since Anne Kemp's mother was
named Mary Lovett.
Martin - Elizabeth Cannon's mother was Elizabeth Martin.
Moore - son William Carraway married Anne Moore.
Parsons - Mary Carraway, dau. of Thomas married Saunders
Saunders - Mary Carraway, dau. of Thomas married Saunders
Sherwood - neighbors at Kemp's Landing and on the Neuse
Simmons - intermarried with Lovetts and Carraways
Sparrow - The name, Smith Sparrow occurs in both counties related to
Carraways.
West - Prominent surname in both locations
Whitehurst - Daughter Elizabeth married John Whitehurst
Williamson - John Carraway married Anne Foster Williamson In 1649.
All of these surnames appear in Craven Co. NC in the 18th century. All
but Clayton appeared previously in Princess Anne Co. VA.
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In 1739 John Ives bought from John Moore of Bath Co. for #14 293 acres
being included in a patnet granted to sd John Moor at head of lower
Broad cr, sd patent dated 1 july 1738, afsd parcel being part of high
land in sd patent that lies on east side of the swamp beg at the present
main road and binding with the edges of the main swamp to the head line,
also use of any standing timber in any part of the cypress swamp in the
patent.
witnesses: John Good, Sam Harvey, Chas Howard.
In 1744 John Ives deeded the upper half of his 100 acre plantation to
his son Job and the lower half to his son Jonas.
John Moore was one of the witnesses.
In 1752 John Ives died, having stipulated the above deeds in his will in
Craven Co.
In 1761 Job Ives gave his son John Ives the plantation where he lived,
on east side of Browns Cr. beginning at William Carruthers' corner. He
also gave him the 50 acres at the head of Broad Creek which he had
bought from John Moor, who patented it in 1738.
Witnesses were John Carruthers, and William and Joseph Brooks.
In 1761 John Ives acquired 150 acres from George Phenney Lovick on the
south shore of the Neuse, and one of the witnesses was Joseph Hall.
(This Lovick was probably from the family represnted in Bertie Precinct
rather than a Lovett from Princess Anne.)
The 1790 Craven Co. census shows Thomas Ives adj. to James Carraway and
Oliver Hall.
In 1796 John Ives bought from Nathaniel Carraway a tract at head of
Trent Cr. beginning Howards patent line, corner of John Carruthers,
running along Carruthers and Wm Brooks patent line to corner of Brooks
patent.
wts Joshua Carraway Wm Brooks
In 1806 William Ives witnessed deed of Joshua and Sarah Carraway and
Eliz Morris to Spring Brooks to land s side of Bay River.
In 1807 Henry Ives married Mary Delamar.
In 1842 Thomas Carraway married Elizabeth Ives.
. . . . . . ..
-----In Craven-----
In 1722 John Martin and Francis Delamar were witnesses of the will of
widow Sarah Jones of Bath. (She was on the Hyde Co. tax list in 1715.)
This will appears to be in the Hyde Co. will book.)
In 1722 John Martin patented 100 acres on the south side of Bear River
and west side of Trent Cr.
Thomas Martin purchased land from Randolph Fisher of Craven on the north
shore of the Neuse adj to 130 acres which Fisher sold to Thomas Carraway
In 1729.
In 1730 John Martin sold Benjamin Rice 235 acres on the south side of
Bay River and west side of Trent Cr., which he had patented in In 1722.
Witnesses included Francis Delamar and John Carruthers.
In 1730 John Martin witnessed Daniel Shine's sale of 306 acres on the
south side of Bay River to Francis Delamar.
In 1730 Thomas Martin witnessed a conveyance by John Hoard carpenter,
son of Peter Hord, to John Mills marriner for #50 of 150 acres in
Powells Creek, named White Hall.
witnesses: Thomas Martin, Will W Hudson and Wm Webb.
In 1737 the will of John Martin was proved in Beaufort Co. Court by Job
Ives
wife Rosolanah (Carruthers) Martin all my estate during her life, then
to my 2 sons John and Joseph Martin such of my lands as follows:
son John my now dwelling plantation with my lower plantation at the
mouth of Broad Cr.
son Joseph all my plantation on ss Bare River near the fork adj Francis
Delamars land
dawter Eliz Martin 1/2 my land on ns Bear River adj James Hewmeser? land
My child now carried in bowells of wife the other half , the upper end
of sd tract on ns Bear River it being 640a to be divided betwixt sd
child and dawter Eliz.
rest to be equally divided among heirs.
exrs: wife Rosolanah Martin and her brother John Carruthers and Francis
Delamar and Robert Spring.
wit: William Carruthers, Job Ives, Eliz E Carruthers
Beaufort Precinct court 1737, proved by Job Ives and exhibited by
Rosolanah Martin widow qualified.
It appears that Martin, Delamar, and Carruthers all lived in Hyde County
before coming to Craven.
Question: Was this the same Martin family that had intermarried with the
Cannons in Princess Anne???
In 1761 Joseph Martin, son of John Martin, sold 150 acres on the south
side of Bay River, which John Martin had bought from Solomon
Witherington.
In 1762 Samuel Martin, Arthur Carraway and Esther Parson witnessed
Elizabeth West's sale to James Carraway for $10 of 500 acres on the
north shore of the Neuse, beg at the creek.
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In 1730 John Martin sold Benjamin Rice 235 acres on the south side of
Bay River and west side of Trent Cr., which he had patented in In 1722.
Witnesses included Francis Delamar and John Carruthers.
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In 1767 John Moore the elder sold to John Carruthers Esq 100 acres on
the north side of Lower Broad Creek from mouth of Whitehouse Gut, to a
patent granted to Col John Worsley for #16 and a couple of months later
Carruthers sold the tract for the same price to James Clayton.
In 1767 (same date as above) John Moore's patent is adj to property
which John Carruthers Esq sold to James Clayton on the south side of
Lower Broad Creek, beg at mouth of Poplar Branch, to John Moore's patent
(In 1745), to Isaac Simmons line.
wit: Thomas Delamar and Isaac Simmons.
(Book 14, pp 99 and 101 have the two deeds)
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In 1767 Isaac Simmons and Thomas Delamar witnessed the deed of John
Carruthers to James Clayton of 100 acres on the north side of Lower
Broad Creek.
In 1767 Isaac Simmons' property on s side of head of Lower Broad Creek
was adjacent to tract deeded by John Carruthers to James Clayton, which
he witnessed.
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In 1773 Thomas and Neriah Simmons etal sold Joseph Carraway 100a adj
James Clayton and Thomas Delamar's patent line
witnesses: James Clayton, John Carruthers and Thomas Delamar
book 20 page 355
Joseph Carraway had just married James Clayton's stepdaughter, Sarah
Edwards.
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- Sources of the Data
Initial material was gathered by the writer from many sources over many
years. When it became obvious that a number of Princess Anne families
were represented also in Craven, special interest turned to documents
containing data at both locations. The most important sources were
secondary ones: compendia of voluminous public records. Special
recognition and thanks are due to Margaret Hofmann for her superlative
lists of NC patents, to Nell Marion Nugent for her monumental work,
Cavaliers and Pioneers, to the writers and publishers of the Lower
Norfolk County Virginia Antiquary, and to Wynette Haun for her beautiful
Craven Co. Deed Abstracts. These works point one to the court records of
most interest for the purpose.
Special thanks go also to many Carraway and other cousins who have
unfailingly provided generous contributions and support.
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Go to Clayton ---Carraway --Related Families
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For comments, criticism, corrections, addition, whatever contact:
- Larry Clayton
In 160 Jocassee Lk Rd. Salem, SC 29676
If you know any other Southern VA families
who settled in Craven Co.
and want to share the information,
let me know, and I will be happy to include them
here, together with your address if desired.
1998 larryclayton(a)geocities.com
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