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Likewise, from the many brave Confederate officers of the Civil War to the general courage and dignity exhibited by Mecklenburg citizens during the hardships and abuses of Reconstruction, the nobility of the Old South is mourned and eulogized. Interspersed throughout the historical narrative of the book are dozens of brief biographical sketches of prominent citizens. These sketches usually include such information as the individual's education, occupation, ancestors, and descendants. One chapter lists the rosters of all \"Twenty-One Companies Furnished by Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in the War of 1861-1865.\" Many portraits, a map and a new surname index are included.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. B. 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Draper looks at the scanty contemporaneous evidence, the questionable testimony of eyewitnesses taken many years after the event, and the reasoning and conflicting deductions of other historians before drawing his own conclusions, which may still not please some North Carolinians. Genealogical data on numerous North Carolina families, both prominent and obscure, who were in some way connected with the events of 1775 include: Alexander, Avery, Balch, Barry, Brevard, Cummins, Davidson, Downs, Flenniken, Foard, Graham, Harris, Hunter, Irwin, Jack, Kennon, Martin, McClure, Morrison, Ochiltree, Patton, Phifer, Polk, Pollock, Queary, Reese, Rutherford, Simeson, Waddell, and Wilson. Draper left the manuscript of the book, together with all his other papers, to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, of which he was Secretary. Now, more that 125 years after its completion, Draper's \"The Mecklenburg Declaration\" appears in print for the first time, with the added benefit of a full index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig L. 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The text is divided into a \"narrative\" section, providing a general overview of Mecklenburg County's history, and the appendix, which offers a more detailed look at a number of significant events that occurred in the county as well as a considerable body of genealogical data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapters cover a broad range of subjects of historical interest, illustrating the development of the county from its initial settlement through the twentieth century, including: \"Indians of this Section,\" \"Early Settlers,\" \"Industries and Customs,\" \"Beginning of Charlotte,\" \"Rifle Factory in Charlotte,\" \"The Revolution,\" \"The Battle of Ramsour's Mill,\" \"The Battle of King's Mountain,\" \"Education before 1800,\" \"Introduction of the Cotton Industry,\" \"Slavery, Politics and Secession,\" \"The Civil War,\" \"Federal Officers and Troops in Charlotte,\" \"The First Decade Without Slavery,\" \"Road Building,\" and \"Development of Manufactures.\" A chapter is devoted to biographical sketches of three notable Mecklenburg County residents, Presidents Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk, and Senator Zebulon Baird Vance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Appendix serves primarily to supplement the \"Narrative\" section, providing additional information and expanded historical background on a number of topics. This section also contains extensive lists of names, noting Mecklenburg citizens who served in the General Assembly, five companies of soldiers in the War of 1812, twenty-one companies of Confederate soldiers, volunteers in the Mexican War, Spanish-American War veterans, Mayors of Charlotte and ministers. This edition is profusely illustrated and the original indices for each section have been retained.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD. A. 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Those for whom genealogical sketches are given are: Adrey, Alexander, Avery, Balch, Barringer, Barry, Beard, Brevard, Brown, Bryce, Caldwell, Campbell, Combs, Craighead, Cummings, Davidson, Downs, Dulin, Dunlop, Dunn, Elms, Erwin, Flennikin, Foard, Garrison, Gibbon, Graham, Grier, Happoldt, Harris, Harty, Henderson, Hill, Hunter, Irwin, Jack, Jetton, Johnston, Kennon, Lafferty, Lourie, Lowrie, McCauley, McClure, Maxwell, Miller, Morris, Morrison, Neal, Oates, Orr, Osborne, Pharr, Phifer, Polk, Reese, Robinson, Shipp, Spratt, Strong, Todd, Torrance, Vance, Walker, Wallace, Wallis, Waring, Watson, Williamson, Wilson, Yates and many, many more pioneer settlers. The Roster of 21 Companies furnished by Mecklenburg County in the War of 1861-1865 is also listed. The new index that was produced for this reprint mentions approximately 7,000 persons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. B. 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The principal sources for her new book are Mecklenburg County Deed Volumes 1-3 (July 1778 through September 1786), Mecklenburg wills, the 1790 U.S. Census for Mecklenburg County, and several other primary and secondary sources. Although deeds are not as strong in establishing relationships as, say wills, they have the virtue of placing individuals in a particular place at a moment in time. Since they also indicate the names of prior, as well as current, deed holders, the coverage of this book extends outside the years of the deeds themselves, from 1762 through 1790.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypically, the abstracts provide the names of the deed holders (frequently spouses), the property's location, names of adjoining landowners, sometimes the names of other family members, and more. 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C. , 1742\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePetition of Free Blacks and Citizens of Hertford Co., N. C., 1822\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLetter from Confederate Prisoners at Johnson's Island to Governor Zebulon M. Vance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSome Extracts from Goldsboro, N. C., Newspapers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRogers Chapel Cemetery, Cherokee Co., N. 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The best contemporary documentary evidence for an accurate location of these settlers when the county was created is the original Land Entry Book. It has better details than that to be found in the subsequent land grants. It was customary for the settler to describe the location of his plantation on some stream or head waters of some stream, or on some mountain. Each entry is dated. There were numerous transfers of entries before the issuance of a grant. Some are referred to in the entry, but generally the entry taker would mark through the name of the original entrant and insert the name of the one to whom it was transferred. Not only was the first name entered frequently marked out, but many times, it was erased and the next name written in its place. Many of the entries had as many as four names marked out and written in with no way of knowing whose name was the last one written. North Carolina started recording land transactions through the Land Entry System around March 1778. These old Entry Book Abstracts will be of help to many whose ancestors either passed through or remained in Mecklenburg County.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbert Bruce Pruitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(1988), 2026, paper, index, 228 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780944992074\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e117-NC200\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Historical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43219302678646,"sku":"117-NC200","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/117-nc200-1500px.png?v=1777314872"},{"product_id":"117-nc237","title":"Colonial Petitions for Land Resurveys, Some Land Warrants, 1753-1774, and Caveats of Land Warrants, 1767-1773","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book contains 370 abstracts of (1) petitions for resurvey of land in North Carolina, (2) some 1,299 land warrants issued between 1753 and 1774, and (3) 94 caveats of land grants between 1767 and 1773. It covers the counties of Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dobbs, Duplin, Edgecombe, Halifax, Hyde, Johnston, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pitt, and Tryon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first part contains abstracts of petitions to North Carolina’s Governor or the Governor and the King’s Council. Resurveys of grants were to use the marked trees and natural bounds mentioned in the grant, if they could be found; otherwise, the surveyor was to follow the courses and distances mentioned in the grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second part covers abstracts of Land warrants with varying degrees of information about the date, warrantee, and land. The warrants in this book are included here so they will be more readily available to interested people. Many of these warrants aren’t dated. In other cases, the number of acres in the warrant, warrant date, number of acres in the grant, grant date, and person who received the money for recording the warrant [or his initials] are indicated. Unfortunately, it isn’t always clear whose name goes with the initials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last part covers the land caveats in 1753 and between 1767 and 1773. Caveats were petitions to the Governor and King’s Council [called the Court of Claims when they met to discuss land matters]. These petitions were made to try to stop a grant from issuing. When the Council agreed with the petition, a trial would be ordered on the land as opposed to a trial in the county courthouse. When a decision was reached, the winner would need to present a copy of the verdict to the Council so they would issue a warrant for survey and, later, a grant could issue. The “drawback” to the caveats is that they lack all the details of the case. The surviving records usually mention the plaintiff, defendant, and a brief description of the land. It is often difficult to locate county court records to determine the winner in each case, or even if a trial was held at all. A method to determine who won may be to consult the colonial grant and try to find if either party received a grant for all or part of the disputed land. As with all land grants, the grantee had to pay the surveyor’s fees and colony’s fees. Some grants may not have issued because these fees weren’t paid even though a trial was held. On some occasions, the plaintiff may have already owned the disputed land; these grants are dated prior to the caveat and may be for more or less land than the amount in the caveat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbert Bruce Pruitt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(1993), 2026, paper, Index, 224 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780944992470\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e117-NC237\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Historical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43526924861558,"sku":"117-NC237","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/117-nc237-1500px.png?v=1781984066"}],"url":"https:\/\/heritagebooks.com\/collections\/north-carolina-mecklenburg-county\/census-records+death-records.oembed","provider":"Heritage Books, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}