Newspapers can provide at least a partial replace for nonexistent civil records. For instance, a person’s obituary may have appeared in a newspaper even when civil death records for that individual do not exist. And newspapers are an important source of marriage records, particularly in those states where civil recording of marriages was essentially nonexistent until the twentieth century.

Unlike official records, newspapers are not limited to a particular geographical area. They often include incidents of the weddings of local citizens (even those that happened in a neighboring county or another state), and they often times report visits of geographically distant relatives or the visits of former local residents. They frequently published death notices of individuals who had left the area long before but who still had local loved ones as well. In each case the newspaper account can identify the date and place of an incident, thus opening the possibility of turning up additional documentation in other sources.

The first part of searching a newspaper is to recognize those which served the area of interest and which have survived. The three most necessary equipment is bibliographies (What was published?), inventories of library and depository holdings (Where is it?), and indexes (How do I find what I want in it?).

One of the most formidable challenges facing genealogists is finding all the information for a particular ancestor and a specific geographic area of interest—the challenge of comprehensive searching. So much of the success one enjoys—or the frustration one endures—is directly tied to finding and using the widest range of sources. The many different kinds of magazines and periodicals published by individuals and organizations in the field are often overlooked sources of genealogical clues.

With the many thousands of periodicals currently being published or having been published, the task of finding specific geographic and surname data may at first appear daunting. But there are numerous ways of both finding the right periodical and locating the meaningful articles for research. These ways come in the form of directories and lists as well as a wide variety to indexes providing access to the world of genealogical periodical literature.

The Repositories in this section are Archives, Libraries, Museums and Societies. Many County Historical and Genealogical Societies publish magazines and/or news letters on a monthly, quarterly, bi-annual or annual basis. Contacting the local societies should not be over looked. State Archives and Societies are usually much larger and better organized with much larger archived materials than their smaller county cousins but they can be more generalized and over look the smaller details that local societies tend to have. Libraries can also be a good place to look for local information. Some libraries have a genealogy section and may have some resources that are not located at archives or societies. Also, take a special look at any museums in the area. They sometimes have photos and items from years gone by as well as information of a genealogical interest. All these places are vitally important to the family genealogist and must not be passed over.

Because family history research relies greatly upon records found at the county level, many local societies represent counties. Organizations also form around shared interests. Ethnic or religious origins account for many groups, such as the Polish Genealogical Society of America and P.O.I.N.T. (Pursuing Our Italian Names Together). Societies also form around common locales of origin for members’ ancestors; hence, the Palatines to America and Germans from Russia societies. To locate these and other societies, consult Juliana Szucs Smith’s The Ancestry Family Historian’s Address Book. It lists addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and Internet addresses of thousands of organizations throughout the United States.

For almost every state there is a state genealogical society, a state genealogical council, or both. In addition to their own work, state-level groups sometimes help coordinate the efforts of local societies within the state. Their publications, newsletters and quarterlies, supplement those produced by the local societies.

Limited Coverage or Information – Some printed sources serve only as finding aids; they indicate that a record pertaining to a certain surname exists in a specific county, without showing given names or any detail from the document. Others provide added details but still have such limited data that they merely serve as locating tools, such as those that give only the names of people specified as relatives while ignoring names of people who do not appear to be relatives, such as in-laws, neighbors, etc.—names that are very valuable to the research process.

Frequently, the range of dates covered in a publication is narrow. But sometimes an estate is finalized many years after the testator’s death; this happens often when stipulations for distribution of property are determined by the beneficiaries’ situations—for example, when property is not to be divided until after the widow’s demise or the youngest child’s marriage or death. In such cases, the probate appears many years after the subject’s death. If the published probate record does not include the later years, the researcher working only in the death date period may not find the probate record.

A will may have been recorded more than once in original court records, particularly if a codicil was added, a caveat was filed against the property, the will was contested, or the executor died or ceased to act. In such a case, one of the records could be missing from a printed record because of jurisdictional changes (county boundary changes, territorial-to-state government changes, etc.). With only part of the proceeding at hand, the compiler might be unaware of all the related documents.

Finding a printed probate record is never a guarantee that the complete probate record has been published. Because the inheritance process can extend over several years, printed collections are often incomplete for individual cases. Also, most abstracted printed probate records are compilations that cover specific jurisdictions; they require knowledge of at least the county of residence to locate the record. Therefore, you might need to consult other records, such as census records, land and property records, and county histories, to find this information before you can begin a search of the printed probate records.

Errors in Transcription, Typing, or Interpretation – When any record is abstracted or extracted, problems can arise. Most, if not all, published transcripts contain errors; these include omissions, misread handwriting, typographical mistakes, and illegible sections due to faded ink or torn pages in the original. Additional problems with abstracts and extracts arise when those who perform the transcribing function are unfamiliar with the handwriting, legal terminology, clerks’ notations and abbreviations, and/or proper names of people and places in the area during the pertinent period. If you believe a published record should show a probate, even though it is not included in the published version, review the original records.

Other cautions against using only published probate and estate records: valuable details may have been omitted from an abstract; the reference date or pagination may be incorrect in the published work; and the compiler may have misread the original handwriting. Search for ALL variations and spellings of any name which you are researching. Be familiar with other names in the area in which you are researching which may be similar in spelling or sound to those of interest.

Unfortunately, many compilers and editors miss or are unaware of technicalities with procedures or details that affect the process and record. A transcriber or abstractor may be unfamiliar with family names in a particular county or area, consequently interpreting them incorrectly. There may be difficulty in reading handwriting in the original documents, resulting in incorrectly transcribed data. At times, errors in names, dates, and references do appear in printed works and/or indexes.

The invaluable loose papers associated with probate cases are rarely published. Additionally, the availability of such records is seldom noted in a printed collection.

Inaccuracies in Dates – Dates in publications must be carefully reviewed. Typographical errors that affect dates occur easily and are difficult to find in editing. Incorrect recording of Gregorian calendar dates or incorrect conversion of dates from the Gregorian to Julian calendar may adversely affect the information. Watch for such mistakes in entries for 1752 and earlier. (Records that show January and February dates with a double year, such as 1726/7, reflect the transition between the two calendars.)

Numbers usually contain a higher percentage of typographical errors that go undetected by the editor than do text or names. Carefully check dates and book and page references. One way to check the accuracy of dates is to check sequential entries preceding and following the one in question. If all or most other entries are chronological or consecutive and one is not, the date or book and page numbers should be considered questionable, and the data should be verified using the original whenever possible.

Problems with Indexes – Every-name indexes are very valuable, but assuming that all indexes are of this type can be very misleading. Be wary if the indexer has not explained the principle of indexing used and which categories of names were included or omitted. The editor may have purposefully omitted certain classes of names from the index to reduce its size. While most probate indexes include the names of the testator or the decedent (if an index to intestate records), there may be many other names in the record that were not included in the index.

Common groups of names that may be omitted in published probate indexes include those of the witnesses, executor, and legatees to the will and other persons mentioned incidentally, such as legatees’ spouses. Indexes to intestate records may fail to name the administrator, those who inventoried the estate, and the heirs.

In a few publications, the problem is the reverse: all of the associated persons are in the index, yet the testator or decedent is not listed because the compiler has arranged the abstracts in alphabetical order by decedent! It is the researcher’s responsibility to examine the book thoroughly and determine the principles upon which the indexing was conducted and what degree of reliance may be placed upon it.

Some extracts or abstracts are so poorly indexed that the compilation would actually be better if left unindexed—then researchers would not be led into thinking that the work had a full index. As mentioned, names may be “lost” in the index because of typographical errors, misread handwriting, or unexpected differences in spelling in the original document. Typographical errors can affect one or two letters or whole names.

As with many types of records, published compilations of estate records created long ago often contain less detail and frequently lack the every-name indexes normally found in similar publications today. For example, they may give only the names of those specified as relatives.

Transposed letters frequently cause difficulties in locating proper entries in an index.

Other problems with indexes may result from a misspelled original or indecipherable handwriting. Landers may be misread for Sanders. Surnames may be spelled incorrectly, such as “Hambleton” for Hamilton and “Umphries” for Humphries. Charles McRoddy could appear as “Charles M. Roddy.” Quakenbush may be shown as “Zuakenbush.” The names Edmund/Edmunds, Daniel/David, Lemuel/Samuel, and Edward/Edwards are exchanged frequently.

Given names can be wrongly transcribed in an index: Jehu may be misread as “John,” and Daniel may be shown as “David.” Extra letters may be typographically added; examples found in indexes include “Hklein” and “Kmartin.” When possible, it is best to compare different publications for completeness and accuracy.

Omissions Within the Abstracts – Many details in an original are necessarily eliminated in an abstracted version. In addition to the published volume, the original document must always be reviewed to determine what data has been omitted (if the original still exists).

Due to size limitations, most compilations cannot include all information contained in the original record; thus, the abstract may be lacking pertinent details for the genealogist. These include names and relationships of individuals mentioned in the record, legal descriptions of real estate, itemized personal property, details of the property divisions, connections with other individuals, references to earlier records or transactions, and other details. Some abstracts or extracts are poorly indexed, yet they give the illusion of completeness when they are not inclusive at all; for example, some countywide titles include only limited years or only abstract certain surnames.

Limitations of Scope – Supposed statewide indexes to wills and probate records can prove beneficial but, as mentioned previously, some do not include entries for all counties in the state. In cases where more than one published record exists for a particular county, they may duplicate each other to a greater or lesser extent. Compare and evaluate transcripts and the original source.

Finally, remember that, while there are more intestate cases than testate cases, their treatment in printed literature seems to be the reverse: there are many more wills in printed literature than intestate cases. Therefore, if the wills for a particular location have been published, do not assume that the intestate cases have been published also, or that there is no record of intestate cases. Contact the appropriate jurisdiction and determine the best way to search intestate files.

Misleading Titles – Sometimes the titles of publications are misleading. Who would imagine, for example, that parish registers could include references to wills? Yet, during the early colonial period, the parishes kept track of most records because they provided the greatest structure in the society of the time.

Certain statewide works may not include records for all counties because some county records are housed in separate locations. Thus, a title for a state collection may be somewhat misleading.

Many publications with varying titles contain references or citations from estate records. Examples include Marjorie Hood Fischer’s Tennessee Tidbits, 1778–1914, vol. 1 (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1986), and Ruth Blake Burns, Tennessee Tidbits, 1778–1914, vol. 2 (Vista, Calif.: Ram Press, 1988). These contain abstracts of court records, including wills, probates, administrations, dower allotments, petitions, guardianships, and actions against estates. Volumes titled “court records” usually include probate and estate records.

Evaluation Checklist – The researcher should learn the limitations of a transcript, extract, or abstract, and be aware of the possible pitfalls of relying solely upon transcribed records. Certain points need to be examined in order to determine the accuracy and completeness of a printed source. For example, are the facts thoroughly covered or are many blatant errors found when comparing a sample of the original with the transcription? Were the compiler and/or editor obviously familiar with the location, the handwriting, and the probate process? Before the advent of computers, indexing was a laborious process, and indexes were often incomplete. Does the index under consideration have a thorough or a partial index? Does the introduction or foreword give any indication of the limitations of the publication and an explanation of how the records can be used? This checklist will provide some help in evaluating transcribed records.

Conclusion – Those who use printed probate record indexes for genealogical interests usually use them as finding aids to locate complete original records or to find localities where other genealogical records for a particular individual or surname cluster might be found. Hopefully, this chapter has enlightened you regarding the many other advantages of using printed probate collections—especially the use of the introductory materials, which can save the hours or days necessary to learn about the particular inheritance processes in effect during a particular period in a locality.

Published compilations of estate records offer many valuable features, including availability, finding aids, fast retrieval, concisely abstracted data, and an easy-to-read version of the original. In addition, although the original records rarely include every-name indexes, printed probate records as a group are better indexed than civil court records, and more have been published than general court records.

Indexes – The most valuable printed works include verbatim transcripts and every-name indexes. Most provide citations to identify the facility where the original records are stored. High-quality abstracts include volume and page numbers and/or case numbers from original records; these can serve as practical and reliable indexes to the original documents.

Earlier printed compilations of estate records may not have included an every-name index, but most publications issued within the past twenty years do. Often, all persons listed in the records are included in indexes to published probate records—not just the testators. Such every-name indexes identify individuals mentioned within a will or probate record whose names do not appear in most indexes to the actual court record; this is particularly beneficial when there are no devisee (one who receives any designated portion of the estate) indexes. Every-name indexes alone make printed probate sources invaluable to the researcher.

Of course, some published probate records are solely indexes, as described earlier. While their formats vary, all are valuable and serve as useful finding aids. Most statewide compilations are listed in the chapter bibliography. Some of the difficulties in using statewide indexes are discussed below under “Limitations of Printed Probate Records—Limitations of Scope.”

Ease and Speed of Use – Another key advantage of using a published source is the ease and speed with which such records can be scanned. Reading unfamiliar handwritten documents can be difficult under the best of circumstances. When compounded by poor microfilming, faded ink, torn pages, ink that has bled through paper written on both sides, or tight bindings, the problems are greatly intensified.

Conciseness – Carefully edited abstracts also have the advantage of conciseness. Original probate records may be verbose, and many of the legal phrases used in them are irrelevant to genealogy research. Concisely recorded abstracts eliminate much of this verbiage while including significant facts.

Explanation – In the introduction, preface, and/or acknowledgment of a printed record, the editor may explain the location of the original records, identification of sources, abbreviations used in the text, historical references, and special arrangements or formatting of the text. These sections may also include suggested reference material, specific instructions to the reader, a glossary of terms, and other necessary explanations relating to text or subject.

Some introductions explain legal terms and/or foreign words used in the text. A thorough reading of these pages will afford the genealogist a much better understanding of the volume and furnish a working knowledge necessary to attain success. The best published volumes also include a map or maps relating to the period and area referred to in the abstracts.

The editor may also provide explanations for frequently included foreign words, dated phrases, misspelled names or locations, and references to names, places, or situations no longer identified in the same manner today. Such information will help you interpret the information provided.

When the compiler or editor is thoroughly familiar with the region, its records, its history, its families, the handwriting of various clerks, legal terms, and abbreviations employed in the records, the resulting publication is an excellent tool for researchers.

See Also the Terminology & Meanings of Genealogical Abbreviations -
Abbreviations for those most commonly used in genealogical records.

Availability – Another benefit of printed records is their accessibility. Published estate and court records are more plentiful than ever before; numerous county and state estate and court records are published every year. Originals are usually accessible only at county courthouses or state archives, but published records are available through libraries using organizations which provide interlibrary loan services, at lending libraries for members of genealogical societies, and through special-interest groups that provide similar services to members and patrons.

Substitutes for Missing Records – While it is normally best to trust only original documents for completeness and accuracy, exceptions to this general rule depend upon the condition and availability of the original records. From county to county and from record to record, the condition of original records varies significantly. Some may be unfaded, firmly bound, and easy to read, while others are faded, torn, and crumbling; some pages may even be missing. In some courthouses, disintegrating records have been preserved by laminating them, but in others, documents and books have been mutilated, destroyed, stolen, and lost. In some cases only printed transcripts of early records, many of them made during the late 1800s and during the 1930s, remain. When original sources are irrevocably lost, these transcripts are priceless, no matter their limitations.

Importance of Learning the Correct Locality – As indicated earlier, county boundaries have frequently changed, and these changes can prove challenging for those seeking probate materials. Which county should you look at first, and why? What if there is no comprehensive statewide index?

Correspondence – Knowledge of county formation can lead to a multitude of sources. Once these counties have been identified, other basic reference books can provide the names and addresses of local county societies. Writing to local county history and genealogical societies is often rewarding for locating printed sources for probate records, as well as other records which may be associated with them. Also check libraries in the area, which are likely to have such books.

The Family History Library Catalog – Using the Family History Library Catalog™, or FHLC, which is available online, is one of the fastest methods for locating probate materials for those who are close to the Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church) in Salt Lake City or one of its more than 2,500 branch facilities, which are known as family history centers. (See the introduction for more on family history centers.)

The Online versions of the catalog make it is simple to find a record. First, select the state of interest; second, select the county of interest; third, select the category “Probate Records.”

Use the Author/Title section (only on the microfiche edition) if you know the actual name of a book or are looking for books by a particular author—for example, any of the books listed in this chapter’s bibliography.

The Locality section identifies what is available for a particular area, presenting major subdivisions of material by country and by states within the United States. On the FHLC microfiche, information is listed according to the highest jurisdiction first, alphabetically by category, then by categories within counties, and by categories within towns.

All records relating to any probate action are listed under the term “Probate Records”; this includes wills and orphans’ court records as well as administrations, estate settlements, executor’s bonds, etc. This figure illustrates the variety of probate entries in the Family History Library Catalog.

Other Library Catalogs – Every genealogical library has a significant collection of published probate records for the areas its collection covers. Be sure to learn the terminology and process for finding probates in the catalog for each library used. Some libraries have published their catalogs in book form or in microform, or via the Internet, so that researchers can search for published records at their convenience. In particular see the Dictionary Catalog of the Local History and Genealogy Division (of the New York Public Library), as well as the Sutro Library State and Local History Catalog.

The Sutro Library is a branch of the California State Library. Located in San Francisco, it publishes a quarterly listing of all its new acquisitions in American local history and genealogy. Early compilations have been microfiched also. A large portion of the published works at the Sutro Library are available through interlibrary loan to public libraries in California and other states where the material is not otherwise available.

Bibliographies and Research Guides – Bibliographies and research guides will also help you find printed probate records. Both seek to identify the sources available for research on a given topic or for a certain locality. Chief among these is P. William Filby’s American and British Genealogy and Heraldry: A Selected List of Books (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1983; supplement, 1987), which lists published books (except family and county histories and immigration materials) of value for family historians. The state-by-state listings include many books with wills and other probate records. Also note Kory L. Meyerink’s CD-ROM publication Genealogical Publications: A List of 50,000 Sources from the Library of Congress (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1997), which includes more than seven hundred sources for the United States and Great Britain that include the words “wills,” “probate,” or “inventories” in their subject headings. More than one hundred other sources, usually under the subject “genealogy,” include these words in their titles or descriptions. Both of these works are described in chapter 5, “Bibliographies and Catalogs.” In addition, guides specific to research in a city, county, or state usually list the published probate records for that locality.

Periodicals – Local genealogical and historical society newsletters and publications frequently publish abstracts of or indexes to wills and probate records. State and regional quarterlies and monthly newsletters also may include articles pertaining to these topics. In addition, organizations announce or advertise forthcoming and currently available publications in local, regional, and state societies’ journals and newsletters. For example, each month the California State Genealogical Alliance Newsletter publishes notices of compilations and publications in progress as well as those available for purchase. Most of these are local society efforts that are not widely advertised.

Perhaps the easiest means of locating articles pertaining to wills or probate materials in local, regional, state, and ethnic group periodicals is to use the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). PERSI is a topical index to the thousands of articles found in genealogical periodicals and journals. It is published by the Allen County Public Library Foundation in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is available in book and microfiche formats and on CD-ROM from Ancestry (Salt Lake City, 1997). Because it indexes more than two thousand periodicals, it should not be overlooked. PERSI does not index every name or locality mentioned within articles, but it does index all names and places which appear in article titles. It also indexes articles which address research methodology.

PERSI is divided into three sections: locality, research methodologies, and family. The locality sections are particularly helpful for locating short abstracted or indexed probate records. First look up the locality of interest and then the record type, either “wills” or “probate.”

States are arranged alphabetically by their two-letter postal abbreviations (not by the spelling of the full state name); therefore, Iowa [IA] comes before Idaho [ID]. Countywide records are listed after statewide entries under the locality’s present-day county. Probate records and wills are listed separately; entries for both record types must be checked for each locality within PERSI. Thus, the wills of Guilford County, North Carolina, are listed apart from the other intestate records.

The title column provides a descriptive entry (not the exact title of the article). Once items have been located, the appropriate journal citation can be found in the five columns to the right, where the title of the journal is given as a four-letter abbreviation (an abbreviation key is included in an appendix to PERSI). The journal title is followed by the periodical’s volume number, issue number, month, and year. PERSI does not indicate the page numbers of the articles.

How to use? It is necessary to know what hundred a person lived in to find that person in census records. What you want to use are the enumeration schedules for the population census. These schedules give you the detailed information recorded by the census taker at each house visited. They are not in alphabetical order, but are in the order of the houses visited by the census taker for each hundred. However, there is an easy way to find the person you are researching in the enumeration schedules. Indices have been created for census years 1800-1870. These are in separate bound volumes. All you have to do is look up the name of the individual in the index, jot down the reference number, and then go to the census records on microfilm. The Agricultural Census and Census of Industry are also organized by hundred.

County courts were established as the monthly court in the Great Charter of 1618. The monthly court was held in different precincts and heard petty civil and criminal cases. It served two primary functions: (1) it relieved the president and council of part of their duties as justices, and (2) it brought justice closer to all Virginians. When the eight original shires were formed in 1634, the monthly court was redesignated the court of shire, and by 1642 was called the county court. The county court was required to meet at least six times per year.

The justices, first known as commissioners, were appointed by the governor; in 1662 they were called justices of the peace. The court generally included eight to ten justices, with four justices appointed to the quorum. One member of the quorum in company with three other justices was sufficient to make up a valid court.

The county court also sat in special terms. These were well publicized meetings of the court for specific functions. The orphans’ court, begun in 1642, reviewed annual accounts of orphans’ estates and ensured that guardians did not waste the estates or mistreat the orphans. Apprentices could appeal to the orphans’ court in cases of mistreatment or failure of masters to live up to their contracts. The court of claim was a special session for the county’s citizens to present monetary claims against the county before the levy was laid. Beginning in 1645, the county court also sat as a court of probate, granting certificates of probate and administration, ordering inventories and appraisements, and settling estates.

President and Council (1607–19) – Until 1619, the president and members of the council heard and decided all civil and criminal cases in Virginia. Unfortunately, record of their proceedings has not survived. Once monthly courts were established in 1619, the president and council began to hear appeals of criminal and civil decisions made by those courts.

Quarter Court (1619–61) – Starting in 1619, the president and council, and later the governor and council, sat as a quarter court in March, June, September, and December to handle major civil cases, chancery, and appellate matters. When they met in other months, they met as the Council. The quarter court was designated the general court in 1661.

General Court (1661–1851) – This court had the responsibility of hearing county court appeals, major civil cases, capital crimes, and probate matters until 1851. Two other courts were established during the general court’s existence: (1) the high court of chancery, and (2) district courts. The high court of chancery took over appellate functions in county court chancery cases in 1777, and district courts took over appellate functions in county court common law cases in 1789.

The judges of the general court also sat on the district courts. They spent much of their time in the lower court until 1814, when the general court was made the supreme criminal tribunal in Virginia. The general court was abolished by the 1851 state constitution, and its functions were transferred to the supreme court of appeals.

Supreme Court of Appeals (1779–present) Since the supreme court of appeals was created in 1779, it has had final jurisdiction in all civil cases. It has been the state’s only court of final appeals since the general court was abolished in 1851.

High Court of Chancery (1777–1802) – At its creation in 1777, the high court of chancery assumed jurisdiction over all chancery cases in the state. It was abolished in 1802 and replaced by the superior courts of chancery.

Superior Courts of Chancery (1802–31) – Originally, there were three chancery districts, with superior courts of chancery in Staunton, Richmond, and Williamsburg. Additional districts were added including Wythe County, Winchester, and Clarksburg in 1812, and Greenbrier County and Lynchburg in 1814. The Superior Courts of Chancery were abolished in 1831 and replaced by the nearest county’s circuit superior court of law and chancery.

District Courts (1789–1808) – In 1789 Virginia was divided into eighteen districts, each including several counties. Courts were held twice each year, always in the same location. District courts were replaced by the superior courts of law in 1808.

The eighteen district courts were held at the courthouses in Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Richmond, Wiliamsburg, Suffolk, Winchester, Staunton, Dumfries, Petersburg, and possibly others.

Superior Courts of Law (1808–31) – Created in 1808, these courts met twice a year in each county and took over the functions of the district courts. They were sometimes called circuit courts because a general court judge rode a circuit throughout his district to hold these courts. They were replaced in 1831 by the circuit superior courts of law and chancery.

Circuit Superior Courts of Law and Chancery (1831–51) These courts were organized like the superior courts of law; sessions were held twice a year by a general court judge who rode a circuit. They assumed the functions of the superior courts of law and the superior courts of chancery. The state constitution of 1851 abolished these courts and replaced them with circuit courts.

Circuit Courts (1852–present) – Courts were held twice a year in each county, and records were filed with the county. Originally, there were twenty-one judges who rode circuits to hold these courts.

The state constitution of 1902 did not include provisions for continuing county courts, and circuit courts took over their functions. The circuit courts are now the only court of record in Virginia’s counties.

View newspaper pages from 1860 to 1922 from the following states: Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.

Table of Contents

Appendix A – List of Loyalists – most of these names are those of soldiers, but there are a few widows and orphans listed.

Appendix B – Land Confiscated – these names include those who lost their real estate and those who bought the land.

Appendix C – Loyalist Claims – these are claims filed by those who remained loyal to obtain recompense.

Appendix D – Pension Rolls – these names also include the widows and their children of those who served with the British.
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Appendix A – List of Loyalists

While these lists do not claim to include the names of all the Tories of the state, they are representative of that group who were interested enough to take an active part. Prior to making these transcripts it was impossible to locate by name or profession any considerable number of Tories in the state. The names given here and in the following appendices probably include the greater number of the more prominent Loyalists. The sources from which these documents are derived, are indicated in brackets at the end of each document. The reproduction of these documents without editorial changes accounts for any unusual spelling of proper names and the crude wording of the reports of some of the Loyalist officers. – Robert DeMond

Robert DeMond, Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution, appendix A. Copyright 1940, Duke University Press, Durham, NC. All rights reserved.

Index to Appendix A Parts

The page numbers presented at the lower right hand corner between horizontal rules are the actual page numbers from the above-mentioned book. Please note that it is possible that a part may be continued on following pages, thus being broken by horizontal rules. Notes from me, Debi Polen, are indicated by an asterisk (*) following the author’s citing of source, his being enclosed in square brackets ([]). If you find a name and would like for me to verify that I entered the data in accurately, please send me an e-mail stating your request (including the appendix and part). Because the names are listed herein, please refrain from sending lookup requests. You may return to this index using the link available at the end of each part.

I       His Majesty’s Regiment of NC Loyal Militia under Col. Samuel Campbell
II      North Carolina Volunteers
III     Pay Due to Subaltrons and Privates Belonging to Anson County, NC
IV      Pay Due to Capt. Stephen Scarborough and Mathew Parker Ensn. of NC Militia in 1781
V       North Carolina Anson County Militia
VI      North Carolina Militia Colo. Faithful Graham’s Regiment
VII     Pay Due to Sundry Officers and Privates of the Royal NC Militia of Bladen County
VIII    Pay Due to Sundry Officers and Privates of the Royal Militia of Cumberland County, North Carolina
IX      No. Carolina Royal Militia Commanded by Colo. Samuel Campbell on James Island
X       Certification of Roll on 6th March 1872 [sic]

XI      No. Carolina Highland Regt. before Enlistment
XII     Refugees from No. Carolina – Charlestown Decr. 1st 1781
XIII    No. Carolina Militia under Colonel Samuel Campbell Stationed at James Island (ending 1st of April 1782)
XIV     No. 6 North Carolina, Bladen County Militia
XV      No. 8 North Carolina Militia Lt. Colo. John Moore. Payroll
XVI     No. 11 North Carolina Militia now enlisted in Governor Martins Corps in Charlestown
XVII    No. 12 Sergeants McLeod and McLellan of the Anson County Militia
XVIII   No. 15 North Carolina Militia who served in South Carolina under Major Ferguson &c.
XIX     No. 21 North Carolina Militia Colo. Samuel Bryan
XX      No. 24 North Carolina Regiment of Militia Colo. Samuel Campbell

XXI     No. 25 North Carolina Militia, Colonel Samuel Campbell
XXII    North Carolina Independent Company
XXIII   Seconded Officers
XXIV    No. 2 List of the Militia from different county’s in North Carolina neglected in the former return for pay
XXV     Men of North Carolina bound for Augustine who acted in the Militia service but never received pay for their service
XXVI    Pay due officers and privates belonging to Colonel David FAnnings Regiment of North Carolina Militia commencing 1st March 1781 & ending 20th Septr. 1782
XXVII   Pay due William Beans for duty done under Colo. David Fanning commencing 22th of November 1781 and ending the 5th July 1782 -and-  Pay due Captn. Merediath Edwards commencing 16th July 1781 and ending 5th July 1782
XXVIII  Pay due to officers and privates belonging to Colonel David Fannings regiment 1st March 1781 to 24th Augt. 1782
XXIX    Bazel Owings and son Wm. Owings under Samuel Bryan, Coln.
XXX     Pay due Lieutenant Colinel John Hampton & Captn. Nicholas White of Colonel Samuel Bryans Regiment under Lord Cornwallas from 24th day of June 1780 to 5th day of July 1782

XXXI    Captain Roger Turner under Colonel Samuel Bryan
XXXII   Wounded men Norman McLeod & Roger McLellan
XXXIII  Prisoners in Halifax Goal
XXXIV   Memorialists of North Carolina (after the Treaty of Peace)
XXXV    Hospital at Wilmington between 9th and 24 April 1781
XXXVI   Independant Dragoons to Hospital at Charleston between 25 Decr. 1781 and 24 February 1782
XXXVII  Indept. Dragoons to Hospital at Charlestown between 21st & 24 October 1781
XXXVIII Indept. Dragoons to Hospital at Charleston between 25th Octr. & 24th Decr. 1781
XXXIX   Militia to Hospital at Wilmington between 25 Augt & 24 Octobr. 1781
XL      Militia to Hospital at Wilmington between 25 April & 25 June 1781

XLI     Stoppages due from NC to Hospital at Wilmington between 24th June & 24th Augst. 1781
XLII    Refugees at Charleston, Decr. 1st. 1781
XLIII   Pay due under Colln. Hector MacNeills in Charleston Feby. 15th 1782
XLIV    No. 23 Refugees as now in Charlestown
No. 24 Militia Officers at present Refugees in Charlestown
XLV     No. 26 Refugees of the Third Class now in Charleston
No. 28 Rifugee Women and Children going back to the Country
No. 31 Quarter Masters of the Refugees from different Districts
No. 33 Refugees of the Second Class in Charles Town
XLVI    No. 21 Distressed Refugees from different places

XXI

No. 25. North Carolina Militia, Colonel Samuel Campbell

We the subscribers officers & privates of Col. Samuel Campbells Regimt. of No. Carolina Militia have received in Chas. town by order of Genl. Leslie of Robt. Gray P.M.M. the sums annexed to our respective names in the right hand Column below upon the dates prefixed thereto, the same being our pay for the several periods affixed to our names as p North Carolina Abstract No. 25.

Names & Ranks 1782                    Names & Ranks (Continued)
Privates                               Privates
Blewer Jacob                          Justice John Jr.
Bowman Peter                          Holeman Thos.
Fritz Jacob                           Richard Gasper
Goldsmith Jesse                       Johnson Henry
Heally Henry                          Shuford Jacob

A true copy of Abstract No. 25
Robert Gray P.M.M.

[P.R.O. Treasury 50, Bundle 1.]

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XXII

North Carolina Independent Company

Rank               Name                         Country               Age
Captain            Eli Branson                  America               40
Lieutenant         Samuel Jones                 do                    26
Ensign             John Bloxham                 England               28

[North Carolina Historical Commission, English Records, War Office Papers, Army Lists, Annual Army Lists, War Office, Vol. 65, p. 23.]

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XXIII

Seconded Officers

Regiments the belonged to:          Rank          Name
No. Caro. Loyalists                 Ensign        Angus McDonald
Independent Corps                   Surgeon       John Clarke
North Carolina Hilanders            Captain       Alexr. McRa
Lieutenant    Duncan McNab
Ensigns       Malcolm McRay
Allen Stewart

[North Carolina Historical Commission, English Records, War Office Papers, Army Lists, Annual Army Lists, Printed. 1777-1783. P.R.O. War Office, 65, Vol.165, p. 28.]

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XXIV

No. 2. List of the Militia from Differnt County’s in North Carolina Neglected in the former Return for pay.

Names & Ranks                                   Countys
Capt.    Donald McInnes                         Anson
Lieut.   Miles McInnes                          Do
John Morrison                          Do
Neil McLeoud                           Do
Duncan McPherson                       Anson
Torkle McLeoud                         Do
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Duncan McRae                           Do
John McRaw                             Do
Ferquhard McRaw                        Do
John McLeoud                           Do
James Monk                             Do
George McRay                           Do
Lieut.   Donald Shaw                            Cumberland
John McLeoud                           Do
Alexr. McLeoud                         Do
John Stewart Sergt.                    Do
Angus McDonald                         Do
John McLelland                         Do
Dond. McKenzie                         Do
Malcolm McNeil                         Do
Alexr. McLeoud                         Do
Malcolm McQueen                        Do
Robert Sellers                         Bladen
John Leslie                            Do
Neil Colbreath Sergt.                  Do
Sergt.   John Campbell                          Bladen
Ensign   John Campbell                          Do
Sergt.   Angus Taylor                           Do
Adjut.   John McKenzey                          Do
Archd. Campbell Quarter Master         Do
Alexr. Murkinson                       Do
James Caraway                          Do
Jesse Brown                            Do
Lee Brown                              Bladen
Jeremiah Holeman                       Do
George Harmon                          Do
Daniel Cameron                         Do
John McDonald                          Do
Alexr. McAlister                       Do
Niel McNiel                            Do
Archd. Campbell                        Do
John Smith                             Anson
John Robeson                           Hanover Do
Archd. Campbell                        Bladen Do

Endorsed No. 2 North Carolina Abstract

[North Carolina Historical Commission, English Records, Treasury Papers, Miscellanea, North and South Carolina Refugees, 1781-1782, P.R.O. Treasury 50, Bundle 5, Books 4 and 5.]

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XXV

A list of men from No. Carolina bound for Augustine Who Acted in the Militia Service never Recd. pay for their Service Vizt.

Names and Ranks                              Names and Ranks (Continued)
Captain                                      Privates
John Stradfort                               Robt. Hays
Wm. Strickland                               Saml. Branton
James Precy (?)                              Lewes Hardick
Solomon Glass

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Names & Ranks (Continued)                    Names & Ranks (Continued)
Lieut.                                    James Baker
Caleb Biggs                                  Wm. Baker
Weill Smylie                                 Perqd. Belton
Neill Ransey                                 Nandol McDougald

Headquarters 6 Octr. 1782
The General desires the above
officers and men may receive
three months pay in full of
all demands except Capt.
Strickland who has been already
paid
Robert Anderson
Asst. Secy.

Endorsed  No. Carolina Militia
Voucher for no. 19
Abstract

[North Carolina Historical Commission, English Records, Treasury Papers, Miscellanea, North and South Carolina Refugees, 1781-1782, P.R.O. Treasury 50, Bundle 5.]

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XXVI

Abstract of pay Due to officers & privates belonging to Colonel David Fannings Regiment of North Carolina Militia Commencing 1st March 1781 & Ending 20th Septr. 1782 Being five hundred & forty nine Days

Names & Ranks                                Names & Ranks (Continued)
Captain                                      Private
Joseph Curry                                 Abram Back
Abner Smally                                 Thomas Ellet

Lieutenant
Absolom Authry
James Ellet

David Fanning
Colo. No. C. L. M.

[North Carolina Historical Commission, English Records, Treasury Papers, Miscellanea, North and South Carolina Refugees, 1781-1782, P.R.O. Treasury 50, Bundle 5.]

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XXVII

Abstract of Pay Due William Beans for Duty done in Behalf of Government in North Carolina under the Command of Colnl. David Fanning Commencing the 22th of November 1781 and Ending the 5th July 1782

Names & Ranks
William Beam Private

David Fanning Colo.

Abstract of pay due Captn. Merediath Edwards of the North Carolina Militia in Colonel David Fannings Regiment Commenceying the 16th July 1781 and Ending the 5th of July 1782

Merediath Edwards Capt.

David Fanning Colo.

[North Carolina Historical Commission, English Records, Treasury Papers, Miscellanea, North and South Carolina Refugees, 1781-1782, P.R.O. Treasury 50, Bundle 5.]

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XXVIII

Abstract of pay due to officers and privates belong to Colonel David Fannings Regiment of Loyal Militia Who came Lately from North Carolina Commencing the 1st March 1781 & Ending 24th Augt. 1782 being five Hundred & forty two days

Names & Ranks 1782                    Names & Ranks (Continued)
Capt.   Ben Underwood                 Privates Jno. Mezey
Jno. Irven                    Saml. Wamble
Lieutt. Wm. Carr                      Christian Morris
Mm. Hilles                    Jno. Johnes
Thos. Danelley                Hendry Johnston
Hendry Ramsour

David Fanning Colo.
N.C.L.M.
Endorsed Col. Fanning

[North Carolina Historical Commission, English Records, Treasury Papers, Miscellanea, North and South Carolina Refugees, 1781-1782. P.R.O. Treasury 50, Bundle 5.]

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XXIX

Charlestown July 29, 1782

This is to Certify that Bazel Owings and his Son Wm. Owings joined my
Ridgment June 22d. 1780 and that William Owings was wounded in the action
at the hanging Rock the 6 of August and that his father Bazel Owings
Decesed this Life abought January the 15 1781

Samuel Bryan Coln.
Endorsed

The Commandant desires Col: Gray will please to pay Wm. Owens
the Wages due himself & Father, as Specifyed on the within receipt
Augt. 9th
1782                        J Blucke
Secy.

[North Carolina Historical Commission, English Records, Treasury Papers, Miscellanea, North and South Carolina Refugees, 1781-1782. P.R.O. Treasury 50, Bundle 5.]

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XXX

Abstract of Pay due Lieutenant Colinel John Hampton & Captn. Nicholas White of Colonel Samuel Bryans Regiment of the North Carolina Militia on Duty under the command of the Right Honourable Lord Cornwallas And the Said Colonel Bryan Commenceying the 24th day of June 1780 and Ending the 5th day of July 1782 Being 744 Days–

Names & Ranks
Samuel Bryan     Colonel
John Hampton     Lieut. Colo.
Nocholas White   Capt.

Endorsed North Caro. Militia
No. 21
Abstract

[North Carolina Historical Commission, English Records, Treasury Papers, Miscellanea, North and South Carolina Refugees, 1781-1782. P.R.O. Treasury 50, Bundle 5.]

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Appendix B – Land Confiscated

Anson to Hyde Counties

Extracts of All Such Grants of Confiscated Property As Are Recorded in the Office by the Secretary of the State of North Carolina

Appendix B contains a list of the real estage that was confiscated and sold in North Carolina. Some counties contained a large number of tracts while others possessed comparatively few. Henry McCulloch was the largest loser. A surprisingly large number of small planters lost their holdings, and for the most part before the Treaty of Peace had been signed. – Robert DeMond

Robert DeMond, Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution, appendix B. Copyright 1940, Duke University Press, Durham, NC. All rights reserved.

Index to Appendix B Parts

Anson to Hyde Counties

The page numbers presented at the lower right hand corner between horizontal rules are the actual page numbers from the above-mentioned book. I have divided the appendix by county, in alphabetical order. If the name of the county for which you are searching does not appear, it may be because the county did not exist at the time of these records or that there were no records for that county. If you find a name and would like for me to verify that I entered the data in accurately, please send me an e-mail stating your request (including appendix and part). Because the names are listed herein, please refrain from sending lookup requests. You may return to this index by selecting the link at the end of each part.

Citing of Source
Anson  Beaufort  Bertie  Bladen  Brunswick  Camden  Carteret  Chatham
Chowan  Craven  Currituck  Dobbs  Duplin  Edgecombe  Guilford  Halifax
Hertford  Hyde  Nash  Montgomery  Moore  New Hanover  Orange  Randolph
Rowan  Sampson  Tyrell  Wake

CITING OF SOURCE

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State of North Carolina |
Secretary’s Office      | I do hereby certify that this and the foregoing
-+ sixteen sheets of Paper contain a true Extract
of all the Grants of Confiscated property recorded in this office. Given
under my Hand this 29 day of April 1788 -
W. Williams D. Sec.

[North Carolina Historical Commission, English Records, Treasury Papers, . . . Reports on land grants of confiscated property, 1787-1788. Audit Office. Class 12, Vol. 91.]

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ANSON

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
–             Henry E. McCulloch       64    William Bowman      30:–:–
–             “     “  “               58    “       “           20:–:–
–             Walter Cunningham       100    Samuel Younge       57:–:–
–             James Cotton            300    “      “            50:–:–
–             Walter Cunningham       200    Benjamin Robenson   61:–:–
’84 June 5th   Robert Palmer           200    Spruce McCoy        80:–:–
5     “      “                300    “      “           100:–:–
’85, Ap. 23rd  James Cotton            640    Thomas Gillaspie   105:10:–
’87, Ju. 29th  Henry E. McCulloch       –    Thomas Clark        52:–:–
29    “     “  “               –    “      “            28:–:–
29    “     “  “               –    “      “            83:–:–
29    “     “  “              100    “      “            20:–:–
29    “     “  “               64    “      “            35:–:–
29    “     “  “               30    “      “            12:10:–
’87 Nov. 5     Robert Boyd             300    Patrick Boggin     100:–:–
5     John Coleson            400    William Wood       303:–:–
5     Thomas Bailey, Jr.      150    Sampson Lanier      30:–:–
5     Robert Boyd             300    Anthoney Sharp     213:–:–

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BEAUFORT

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’86, Oct. 24   Robert Palmer           128    Joseph Leech        65:–:–
8   “      “                241    William McCabe      76:–:–
’96, N. 1      Andrew Sprourl          168    Richard Blackledge 100:–:–

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BERTIE

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N. 15     Nathl. Duckenfield      333    Simon Totevine    3335:–:–

p.240Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N. 15     Wallace & Company       166    John Pouns         260:–:–
15     Nathl. Duckenfield      475    William Asburn    1805:05:–
15     — McKitrick              2    John Pouns         225:–:–
15     Nathl. Duckenfield      400    Humphrey Hardy     329:–:–
15     William Lother          100    George Ryan        451:–:–
15     Nathl. Duckenfield      213    William Ashburn    515:10:–
15     — McKitrick              /    Benjamin Bryan     530:10:–
5     Nathl. Duckenfield      462    Jonathan Jacobs    332:–:–
’87, N. 15     Nathl. Duckenfield      425    George Ryan       5802:–:–
15     “      “                225    Thomas W. Pugh      75:–:–
15     “      “                640    George Ryan        766:–:–
15     “      “                579    Jeremiah Fleetwood 426:10:–
15     “      “                425    John Capeheart     310:–:–
15     “      “                193    Christopher Clark 1120:–:–
15     William Buchannon       203    George West        430:–:–
and Co.
15     Henry E. McCulloch      506    John Johnston      700:–:–
15     Nathl. Duckenfield      225    William Ashburn    104:05:–
15     “      “                290    John Hagan         123:–:–
15     “      “                280    Humphrey Hardy     101:10:–
15     Henry E. McCulloch      506    John Johnston      621:–:–
15     — McKitrick              2    Benjamin Baar      362:10:–
15     Nathl. Duckenfield      374    George Ryan       4953:–:–
15     “      “                550    “      “          9191:–:–
15     “      “                235    Jonathan Jacobs   1620:–:–
15     “      “                518    Elisha Ashburn    5053:15:–

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BLADEN

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’86, O. 24     Thomas Christie           /    Henry E. Lutterloh  83:–:–
24     “      “                  /    “     “  “          80:–:–
24     “      “                  /    William Watson     200:03:–
24     “      “                  /    Daniel Shaw          1:–:–
24     “      “                  /    Jarrell Ervin        2:–:–
24     William Campbell          /    “       “            2:–:–
24     Thomas Christie           /    “       “            2:–:–
’87, N. 15     Daniel Leggett          100    Jacob Rhodes        10:05:–
15     David Godwin            239    “     “            315:–:–
15     Neal McFall              50    “     “             76:–:–
15     David Leggett           150    “     “             22:–:–
15     Kennee Stewart           50    “     “             28:03:–
15     David Godwin             88    “       “            121:–:–
15     Neal McFall             100    “     “             85:–:–
15     Peter McFarland         100    William Watson      95:–:–
15     David Godwin             50    Alexander Goddin    50:–:–
15     Jacob Kersey            150    Elias Barnes        87:–:–
’87, N. 15     David Leggett            77    Robert Raiford      20:–:–
15     David Godwin             51    Curtis Ivey &       10:10:–
G. J. McRee
15     Jacob Kersey            180    “  “  “            160:05:–
David Godwin            577    John Yates         221:–:–

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Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N. 15     David Godwin            100    John McMillan        6:01:–
15     “     “                 100    Mathew R. White     14:–:–
15     David Leggett           100    “      “  “         15:–:–
15     John McDonald           1/2    William K. Patrick  20:–:–
15     Matterine Calvin        1/2    Robert Raiford       6:10:–
15     David Godwin             50    Richard Brown       12:10:–
15     John McDonald           1/2    Jesse Lassiter       9:15:–
15     “    “                  1/2    G. J. McRee &      100:–:–
Curtis Ivey
15     David Godwin            118    Alexander Goddin    50:–:–
15     John McDonald           1/2    Robert Scott         9:10:–
15     Mark Robeson            288    Jarrell Ervin      102:04:–
15     George Parker           300    John Russ, Jr.      54:–:–
15     Randol McDugald         350    Allen McDugall     110:–:–
’87, N. 15     David Leggett           143    Peter Smith         14:10:–
15     “     “                 117    David Flowers       12:–:–
15     Archibald McEachan      100    Elias Barnes        25:05:–
15     David Godwin            100    Jacob Reads         12:13:–
15     Faithful Grayham        640    Griffith J. McRee 2505:–:–
15     Hector McNeel           100    James Spiller       22:03:–
15     George Parker           195    William Bryant     753:01:–
15     David Leggett           243    Curtis Ivey &       40:10:–
G. J. McRee
15     Noah Mercer             148    William Moore      105:05:–
15     Jacob Kersey            100    G. J. McRee &       40:10:–
Curtis Ivey
15     David Leggett           100    James White         20:–:–
15     Joseph Mercer           124    Jesse Lasseter      83:10:–
15     Archibald McEachan      100    Robert Raiford      30:–:–
15     John Colvill            314    “      “            20:–:–
15     Mark Robertson          304    “      “            60:–:–
15     “    “                  280    “      “            60:–:–
15     Randol McDugall         200    Daniel Shaw        201:–:–
’87, N. 15     Mark Robertson          320    Jarrett Ervin      111:03:–
15     Daniel Southerland      120    “       “          101:01:–
15     William Palmour         320    “       “          120:03:–
15     John Colvin             344    G. J. McRee &       16:–:–
Curtis Ivey
15     David Godwin             87    “      “            57:–:–
15     “     “                 130    “      “            72:–:–
15     Jacob Kersey            290    “        “           220:10:–

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BRUNSWICK

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N. 15     Thomas Hooper           591    John McKinsey     848:10:–
15     “      “                391    “    “            500:–:–
15     “      “                353    “    “            570:–:–
15     “      “                268    “    “            390:–:–
15     “      “                429    “    “            500:–:–
15     “      “                448    “    “            500:–:–
15     “      “                625    “    “            570:–:–
15     “      “                225    “    “            848:10:–
15     “      “                300    Griffith John     424:–:–
McRee

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Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N. 15     William Tryon Esq.        /    Howell Tatum       45:05:–
15     Christopher Cains       525    James Chairs     1065:–:–
15     William Tryon           492    Robert Howe      3080:–:–
15     The Rev. McDowell        –    Jacob Leonard      20:10:–
15     Christopher Cains       160    Lewis Dupree      100:–:–
15     “           “           350    James Chairs      105:–:–
15     “           “           550    “     “           100:–:–
15     Hope & Buck Willets    55.5    Robert Bell        14:05:–
15     Eborn & Reynolds          /    William Gause      13:–:–
15     Christopher Cains       640    James Chairs     1605:–:–
15     James White             1/2    Nathaniel Wooten    6:10:–
15     Eborn & Reynolds        1/2    Benjamin Mills     10:–:–

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CAMDEN

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N. 15     Andrew Sproul           310    Hardy Murphrey    130:–:–

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CARTERET

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N. 15     William Brimmage          /    Nathan Smith      103:–:–
15     William Low             276    William Dennis    100:–:–
15     George Harrison          50    “       “           1:14:–
15     William Low             200    “       “          31:–:–
15     George Harrison          27    Eli West            1:10:–
15     Samuel Cornell          136    “    “             23:–:–

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CHATHAM

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N. 15     Ralph McNair            177    John Montgomery   183:–:–

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CHOWAN

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’86, O. 24     Mrs. Clark               –    Selby Harney     3100:–:–
’87, N. 15     Clark & Weir              /    Michael Pain     1151:10:–
15     John Henley               /    William Little    353:–:–
John
15     — Honey                 /    John Pouns        460:–:–
15     John Henley               /    Federick Rampkey  425:–:–
15     “    “                    /    “        “        205:–:–
15     Thomas Wright             /    Edmund Blount      97:–:–
15     — Honey                 /    John Pouns        380:–:–
15     John Henley             118    William Roberts   850:–:–
15     Thomas Wright           1/2    John Mare         100:–:–
15     John Henley             1/2    William Barrett   342:–:–
15     Weir & Clark            1/2    Michael Payne     342:10:–
15     Thomas Wright           1/2    John Mare         150:–:–

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CRAVEN

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N. 15     James Tyer              100    James Arants       37:–:–
15     James Cleatherell       640    Edward Parker     203:–:–
15     Robert Palmour           65    John Gray Blount   15:–:–
15     Francis C. Dobbs        225    “    “    “        70:–:–
15     Edward Brice Dobbs      512    James Arants      141:–:–
15     Patrick Clary             /    John Craddock    3975:–:–
’84, N. 13     Samuel Cornell            /    Spere Singleton  2160:–:–
’86, O. 21     Martin Howard            –    Elizabeth Cook   1100:–:–
’87, N.  5     Thomas Brown            200    John Davis        135:–:–
5     Richard Fur             100    William Griffith   51:–:–

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CURRITUCK

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N.  5     John Bennett            129    Griffith Dauge   1225:–:–

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DOBBS

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N.  5     Arthur Dobbs            300    Richard Caswell    43:–:–
5     Curnelius Larey         300    “       “         100:–:–
5     Thomas Torrance         200    Samuel Chapman     35:10:–
5     “      “                200    John Gray Blount   26:–:–

p.243Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’87, N.  5     Thomas Torrance         200    Samuel Chapman    111:–:–
’85,Dec.14     John Hambleton          371    James Glasgow      69:–:–
Mar.23     Thomas Terans           220    James Armstrong    20:–:–
’85,Apr.25     Thomas Terans           130    James Armstrong    46:–:–
25     Thomas Dick             150    Richard Caswell    37:–:–

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DUPLIN

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’86,Oct.24     William Tryon Esq.       –    William Jones     100:–:–
24     “       “     “          –    “       “         118:–:–
24     “       “     “          –    Curtis Ivey &     113:05:–
J. G. McRee
24     Frederick Gregg          –    Joseph T. Roads   115:–:–
24     William Tryon Esq.       60    David Jones        22:01:–
24     “       “     “         555    Curtis Ivey &     113:05:–
J. G. McRee
24     “       “     “         585    “  “  “           112:–:–

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EDGECOMBE

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’86,Oct.24     James Hill or
McClelen                 ./    Jonathan Loomas   325:–:–
24     William McClellan        ./    “        “        130:–:–
24     Timothey Nocholson       ./    Abner Robertson    70:–:–
Mar.14     William McClelans        50    Edward Hall       760:10:–
14     Anthoney Bachon         460    “      “          784:–:–
14     Benjamin Vickers      114./    Noah Sugg         201:–:–
14     Anthoney Bachon         123    Amos Johnston     411:–:–
14     Benjamin Vickers        400    Charles Garrard   752:–:–
14     Anthoney Bachon          78    Solomon Sessoms   212:–:–
Oct.24     Robert Mackie            ./    John Ingles       252:–:–
24     Timothey Nicholson       ./    Richard Blakledge  76:–:–
24     Andrew Little            ./    “       “          15:–:–
24     William Lowther          ./    John Gray Blount  580:–:–
24     William McClellan        ./    “    “    “       302:–:–
24     Andrew Little            ./    Richard Blackledge  7:–:–
24     Joseph Tuton             –    “       “          33:–:–
24     James Moire              –    James Armstrong   210:–:–
24     William McClellan        –    Richard          1160:–:–
Blackledge
24     “       “                –    Edward Hall       600:–:–
24     Joseph Tuton             –    Archibald Thompson 53:–:–
24     John Agar                ./    Edward Hall        40:–:–
24     Lawrence Obey           355    John Deloach      309:–:–
24     Alexander Godwin        225    Andrew Greer      199:–:–

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GUILFORD

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’86,Sept.25    Henry E. McCulloch       –    John Willis       637:–:–
25    “     “  “               –    James Williams    728:–:–
25    “     “  “               –    John Willis       700:–:–
25    “        “  “               –    “    “            725:–:–
25    “     “  “                4    “    “           1400:–:–
25    “     “  “              328    “    “           1400:–:–
25    “     “  “              256    “    “            256:–:–
25    “     “  “              350    “    “            350:–:–

p.244Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’86,Sept.25    Henry E. McCulloch      234    John Willis       453:–:–
25    “     “  “              234    “    “            453:–:–
25    “     “  “              324    “    “            623:–:–
25    “     “  “              147    James Lyne        356:–:–
25    “        “  “              150    “     “           326:–:–
25    “     “  “              270    “     “           457:–:–
25    “     “  “              130    “     “           206:–:–
25    “     “  “              330    James Williams    741:–:–
Oct.24    “     “  “              223    Robert Shew       600:–:–
24    “     “  “              156    William Dick      513:–:–
24    “     “  “              268    James Hambleton   801:–:–
24    “     “  “              2–    Daniel McKindley  250:01:–
24    “     “  “              240    James Bell        560:–:–
24    “     “  “              416    Samuel McDill     417:–:–
24    “     “  “              200    Daniel McKindley  201:–:–
24    “     “  “               –    Roddy Hanna       550:01:–
24    “     “  “              141    John Alcon        283:01:–
’87, Nov. 5    “     “  “              216    Henry Ghiles     1050:–:–

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HALIFAX

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’86,Mar.14     John Hambleton          275    James             105:–:–
Casthstarphen
14     Andrew Miller           105    John Clayton      606:05:–
14     “      “                3–    Nicholas Long     350:–:–
14     “      “                 ./    John Pouns       1651:–:–
14     James McNeel            140    Fanney McNeel    2000:–:–
14     Andrew Miller        (torn)    John Geddy        382:–:–
14     Andrew Miller & Co.  (torn)    “    “            290:–:–
14     “      “      ” “    (torn)    John Pouns        320:–:–
14     “      “      ” “    (torn)    “    “            636:–:–
’86,Mar.25     James Milner            478    Henri Gerrard     400:–:–
25     “     “                 1/2    Lunsford Long      85:–:–

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HERTFORD

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’86,Mar.25     Hartley & Nicholson     640    Josiah Collings  1360:–:–
Jr.
25     John Agner              1/2    Thomas Brittle    130:–:–
25     “    “                  1/2    Hardy Murphrey     30:–:–
25     Hartley & Nicholson     102    Josiah Collins Jr.405:–:–

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HYDE

Date of        Names of Former     Number     Names of the       Sum Sold
Grant          Proprietors         of Acres   Purchasers         for
’86,Oct.24     Robert Palmer           640    Joseph Leech      370:–:–
24     “      “                 –    “      “           91:–:–
24     “      “                6–    “      “           76:–:–
’87,Nov. 5     “      “                640    James Alderston   340:–:–
5     “      “                200    James Jasper      302:–:–
5     “      “                300    John Cooper        59:–:–
5     William Palmer          400    “    “            401:–:–
5     Robert Palmer           500    “    “            150:–:–
5     “      “                260    “    “            205:–:–

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NORTH CAROLINA LOYALISTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Appendix D – Pension Rolls

These lists of North Carolinians who received pensions from the British Government are believed to be complete for the years given. Not only did the names constantly change as older members died and new names were added, but the amount allowed to the same individual varied from time to time. The names certify to the loyalty of certain families within the state to the King’s cause. – Robert DeMond

Robert DeMond, Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution, appendix D. Copyright 1940, Duke University Press, Durham, NC. All rights reserved.

Index to Appendix D Parts

The page numbers presented at the lower right hand corner between horizontal rules are the actual page numbers from the above-mentioned book. Notes from me, Debi Polen, are indiated by an asterisk (*) following the author’s citing of source. If you find a name and would like for me to verify that I entered the data in accurately, please send me an e-mail stating your request (please specify Appendix D, and the Part #). Because the names are listed herein, please refrain from sending lookup requests. You may return to this index using the link at the end of each part.

Part  Year     Part  Year     Part  Year     Part  Year     Part  Year
I     1786     VI    1794     XI    1806     XVI   1818     XXI   1826
II    1790     VII   1798     XII   1806     XVII  1822     XXII  1830
III   1790     VIII  1798     XIII  1810     XVIII 1826     XXIII 1831-last
IV    1790     IX    1802     XIV   1810     XIX   1818
V     1794     X     1802     XV    1814     XX    1822

I

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1786

McColloh, H. Eustace               300   McNicholls, P.A. A E.          30
Macknight, Thomas                  230   Martin, Angus                  30
MacCormick, William                100   McArthur, Neil                 30
McKenzie, Rev. William             100   Mackay, Archibald              30
Marshall, Samuel                   100   McQueen, William               26
McLeod, Major Alex.                 96   McLeod, Ann                    20
Miller, George                      70   Morrison, Duncan               30
McNeil, James                       50   McInnes, Lt. Miles             20
Murray, Margaret                    50   McDonald, John                 20
Morrison, Capt. Alex.               42   Martin, Alex.                  20
McKay, Mrs. Mason                   40   McDonald, Murdoch              18
Murchieson, Jennet                  30   McLean, Lilias                 15
McRae, John                         30   Moore, William                 30
McGeachy, Neil                      30

[Treasury 50, Vol. II, E.R. 16.]
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II

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1790

Bedford, Jonas                      20   McNicholl, P.A. & E.           30
Benning, Henrietta W.               30   Neilson, Archibald             60
Boote, Dorothy W.                   34   Johnston, Joseph               16
Cotton, Ann widown                  50   Knight, William                30
Green, James                        24   Love, Malcolm                  20
Griffin, Owen                       24   McCormick, Will.               65
Hamilton, Col. Archibald            50   McDonald, Murdoch              18
Hamilton, Archibald                200   McDonald, John                 30
Howard, Abigail                     50   McDougal, Ann W. late          16
Howard, Ann                         50       McGilvra                   16
Hamilton, James 4 Daughters         30   McInnes, Miles                 16
McRae, John                         30   McKnight, Thomas               50
Marshall, Samuel                   100   McLean, Lilias                 16
Martin, Angus                       30   McQueen, William               20
Murcheson, Jannet                   30   Parker, Elizabeth              30
McKay, Mrs. Mason                   40   Phillips, Rev. Jn. Lott        60

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Rutherford, John                    50   Torrey, James                  16
Telfair, Paulina                    50   Williams, Jacob                30
Thomlinson, J.E.                    60

[Treasury 50, Vol. II, E.R. 16.]
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III

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1790

Bedford, Jonas                      20   McDonald, Murdock              18
Benning, Henrietta Wd.              30   McDonald, John                 30
Boote, Dorothy W.                   34   McDougal, Ann (now McGilvra)   16
Colbreath, Neil                     12   McInnes, Miles                 16
Cotton, Ann Wid.                    50   McKnight, Thomas               50
Crosby, James                       30   McLean, Lilias                 16
Green, James                        24   McQueen, William               20
Griffin, Owen                       24   McRae, John                    30
Hamilton, Col. Archibald            50   Marshall, Samuel              100
Hamilton, Col. John                 30   Martin, Angus                  30
Hamilton, Archibald                200   Murchieson, Jannet             30
Howard, Abigail                     50   Neilson, Archibald             60
Howard, Ann                         50   Parker, Elizabeth              30
Hamilton, James 4 Daughters         30   Phillips, Rev. John Lott       60
Johnson, Joseph                     16   Rutherford, John               50
Knight, William                     30   Telfair, Paulina               50
Love, Malcolm                       20   Thomlinson, J.E.               60
McNicholl, A. & E.                  30   Torrey, James                  16
McKay, Mrs. Mason                   40   Williams, Jacob                30
McCormick, William                  65

[Treasury 50, Vol. XII, E.R. 16.]
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IV

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1790

Brimage, William                   120   McGuire, Thomas               280
Mackenzie, Rev. Wm.                100   Palmer, Robert                300
McCormick, William                  15   Pennington, William            60
Macknight, Thomas                   90

[Treasury 50, Vol. XXXI, E.R. 16.]
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V

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1794

Benning, Henrietta                  30   Green, James                   24
Boote, Dorothy                      34   Griffin, Owen                  24
Brimage, Elizabeth, widow                Hamilton, Col. Archibald       50
of William, and 4 children,              Hamilton, Col John (96)        30
Thos. West, born 15 July                 Hamilton, Archibald           200
1775                                     Howard Abigail                 50
Elizabeth Tollock and Mary               Hamilton, James 4 Daughters    30
Frances born 21st Oct. 1777,             Knight, William                30
Harriet, born 12th April 1782  59.13.7   McNicholl, Annabella           10
Cotton, Ann widow                   50   McKay, Mrs. Mason              40
Cunningham, Cath. wid.            21.4   McCormick, William             65
Crosby, Frances wid. 2 chiln.  23.19.7   McDonald, Murdock              18

p.257McDougal, Ann (now McGilvra)        16   Widows and Children
McInnes, Miles                      16   Neilson, Archibald             60
McKnight, Thomas                    50   Parker, Elizabeth              30
McQueen, William                    20   Phillips, Rev. John Lott       60
McRae, John                         30   Telfair, Paulina               50
Martin, Angus                       30   Torrey, James                  16
Murcheson, Janet                    30   William, Jacob                 30

[Treasury 50, Vol. XIV, E.R. 16.]
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VI

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1794

Benning, Henrietta wid.             30   McKnight, Thomas               50
Boote, Dorothy                      34   McQueen, William               20
Cotton, Ann wid.                    50   McRae, John                    30
Green, James                        24   Martin, Angus                  30
Griffen, Owen                       24   Murcheson, Jannet              30
Hamilton, Col. Archibald            50   Neilson, Archibald             60
Hamilton, Col. John (96)            30   Phillips, Rev. John Lott       60
Hamilton, Archibald                200   Telfair, Paulina               50
Hamilton, James 4 Daughters         30   Torrey, James                  16
Knight, William                     30   Williams, Jacob                30
McNicholl, Annabella                10     Widows & Children
McKay, Mrs. Mason                   40   Cunningham, Cath.            21.4
McCormick, Wm.                      65   Crosby, Farnces 2 child.  23.19.7
McDonald, Murdock                   18
McDougal, Ann (now McGilvra)        16
Mackenzie, Rev. Will               100   McGuire, Thomas               280
McCormick, William                  15   Pennington, Will.              60
McKnight, Thomas                    90   Palmer, Robert                300

[Treasury 50, Vol. XXXIII, E.R. 16.]
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VII

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1798

Benning, Henrietta                  30
Boote, Dorothy                      34   Cunningham, Cath.            21.4
Brimage, Eliz. widow of                  Cosby, Frances and
William and 3 children                    1 child                23.9.91/2
Eliz. Tollock A Mary Frances,            Green, James                   24
born 21st Oct. 1777, &                   Griffin, Owen                  24
Harriett born 12th April 1782            Hamilton, Col. John            30
Cotton, Ann widow                   50   Hamilton, Archibald           200
Howard, Abigail                     50   McKnight, Thomas               50
Hamilton, James 4 Daughters         30   McQueen, William               20
Knight, William                     30   McRae, John                    30
McNicholl, Annabella                10   Martin, Angus                  30
McKay, Mrs. Mason                   40   Murcheson, Jannet              30
McCormick, William                  65   Neilson, Archibald             60
McDonald, Murdoch                   18   Phillips, Rev. Jn. Lott        60
McInnes, Miles                      16   Torrey, James                  16

[Treasury 50, Vol. XVI, E.R. 16.]
* Although listed, there is no entry of the payment received by Eliz.
Brimage and her children
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Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1798

Mackenzie, Rev. William            100   McGuire, Thomas               280
McCormick, William                  15   Pennington, William            60
McKnight, Thomas                    90   Palmer, Robert                300

[Treasury 50, Vol. XXXV, E.R. 16.]
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Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1802

Benning, Henrietta                  30   Hamilton, Archibald           200
Boote, Dorothy                      34   Hamilton, James 4 Daughters    30
Widows and Children                    Knight, William                30
Brimage, Eliz.                           McCormick, William             65
Brimage, Harriet her child               McDonald, Murdoch              18
born 12th April 1782      4.18.4-3/4   McInnes, Miles                 16
Cotton, Ann                         50   McKay, Mason                   40
Cunningham, Catherine             21.4   McKnight, Thomas               50
Crosby, Rances & 1 child    23.9.9-1/2   McNicholl, Annabella           10
Green, James                        24   McQueen, William               20
Hamilton, Col. John                 30   McRae, John                    30
Murcheson, Jannet                   30   Martin, Angus                  30
Neilson, Archibald                  60   Palmer, Hellen, widow of Rob.
Widows and Children                    Palmer from 18 Nov. 1802       60
Phillips, Mary widow                     p Min 12 Dec 1803
of John Lott Min 9th                     Torrey, James                  16
April 1802                          36

[Treasury 50, Vol. XVIII, E.R. 16.]
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X

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1802

Mackenzie, Rev. William            100   McGuire, Thomas               280
McCormick, William                  15   Palmer, Robert                300
McKnight, Thomas                    90   Pennington, William            60

[Treasury 50, Vol. XXXVIII, E.R. 16.]
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XI

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1806

Benning, Henrietta                  30   McInnes, Miles                 16
Widows and Children                    McKay, Mason                   40
Brimage, Eliz.                      44   McKnight, Thomas               50
Cotton, Ann                         50   McNicholl, Annabella           10
Cunningham, Cath                  21.4   McQueen, William               20
Crosby, Frances & 1 child   23.9.9-1/2   McRae, John                    30
Green, James                        24   Martin, Angus                  30
Hamilton, Archibald                200   Murcheson, Jannet              30
Hamilton, James 4 Daughters         30     Widows and Children
Knight, William                     30   Phillips, Mary                 36
McCormick, William                  65   Torrey, James                  16
McDonald, Murdoch                   18

[Treasury 50, Vol. XX, E.R. 16.]
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XII

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1806

Mackenzie, Rev. Will.              100   McKnight, Thomas               90
McCormick, William                  15   Pennington, William            60

[Treasury 50, Vol. XL, E.R. 16.]
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Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1810

Benning, Henrietta                  30   McInnes, Miles                 16
Widows                                 McKay, Mason                   40
Brimage, Eliz.                      44   McKnight, Thomas               50
Cotton, Ann                         50   McNicholl, Annabella           10
Widows and Children                    McQueen, William               20
Cunningham, Cath                  21.4   McRae, John                    30
Crosby, Frances                     23   Murcheson, Jannet              30
Green, James                        24     Widows and Children
Hamilton, Archibald                200
Hamilton, James 4 Daughters         30   Phillips, Mary                 36
Knight, William                     30   Palmer, Helen                  60
McCormick, William                  65   Torrey, James                  16
McDonald, Murdoch                   18

[Treasury 50, Vol. XXII, E.R. 16.]
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XIV

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1810

McCormick, William                  15   Pennington, William            60
McKnight, Thomas                    90

[Treasury 50, Vol. XLII, E.R. 16.]
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Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1814

McCormick, William                  15   Pennington, William            60

[Treasury 50, Vol. XLIV, E.R. 16.]
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Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1818

Pennington, William                 60

[Treasury 50, Vol. XLV, E.R. 16.]
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XVII

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1822

Pennington, William                 60

[Treasury 50, Vol. XLVI, E.R. 16.]
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Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1826

Pennington, William                 60

[Treasury 50, Vol. IV, E.R. 16.]
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XIX

Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1818

Benning, Henrietta                  30   McKay, Mason                   40
Cunningham, Cath.                 21.4   McNicholl, Annabella           10
Crosby, Frances                     23   McQueen, William               20
Green, James                        24   McRae, John                    30
Hamilton, James 4 Daughters         30   Murcheson, Janet               30
Hamilton, Henrietta                 74   Mcknight, Christian            56
Knight, William                     30            (crauford)
McDonald, Murdoch                   18   McCormick, Eliz.               38
(crauford)
Phillips, Mary                 36
Palmer, Helen (now Troward)    60

[Treasury 50, Vol. XXV, E.R. 16.]
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Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1822

Benning, Henrietta                  30   McNicholl, Annabella           10
Crosby, Frances                     23   McQueen, William               20
Green, James                        24   McRae, John                    30
Hamilton, James Daughters           30   McCormick, Eliz.               38
Knight, William                     30            (crauford)
McDonald, Murdoch                   30   McInnes, Christiana            16
McKay, Mason                        18   Palmer, Helen (now Troward)    60

[Treasury 50, Vol. XXVI, E.R. 16.]
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Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1826

Benning, Henrietta                  30   McQueen, William               20
Crosby, Frances                     23   McRae, John                    30
Green, James                        24   McInnes, Christiana            16
Hamilton, James 4 Daughters         30   Palmer, Helen (now Troward)    60
Knight, William                     30
McDonald, Murdoch                   18
McNicholl, Annabella                10

[Treasury 50, Vol. XXVII, E.R. 16.]
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Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1830

Crosby, Frances                     23   McQueen, William               20
Hamilton, Jane Daughters            30   McRae, John                    30
McDonald, Murdoch                   18   McInnes, Christiana            16
McNicholl, Annabella                10

[Treasury 50, Vol. XXVIII, E.R. 16.]
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Loyalists Quarterly Pension Lists Allowances 1831 – last

Crosby, Frances                     23   McNicholl, Annabella           10
Hamilton, Jane Daughters            30   McQueen, William               20
McDonald, Murdoch                   18   McRae, John                    30
McInnes, Christiana                 16

[Treasury 50, Vol. XXVIII, E.R. 16.]
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- Would you be inclined to spend a while and effort to learn all the features of the software program you choose? If you consider you’ll easily get bewildered or frustrated with reading or looking through manuals, you may like to go for simple but fancy software programs which can do a myriad of tasks, without knocking your senses off. With a great deal of genealogy computer software accessible today, getting the right software to meet your requirements can on occasion be a tough task. Genealogy programs vary, and each offer a broad array of opportunities for storing extra information, organizing your research, formatting information and producing different types of charts.

Picking out the suitable genealogy computer software for you will, finally, be a matter of personal choice and preference. Whatever the software program’s rankings or price range is, simply make sure you select kept up to date versions of your chosen software, so that it will be able to speed-up your family tree research process.