Is your family from Edgecombe County, NC? Would you like to learn about the place they lived? I do and that is what prompted me to purchase this book. It has taught me many things.
I drove over the Tar River recently from our home in New York State to to a family vacation on Hilton Head, SC. There was no opportunity to stop but I hope to return.
Three sons of James Alford [my 6th great – grandfather], Lodwick Alford, Goodrich Alford and Julius Alford, lived in Edgecombe County in the mid 1700s. The brothers all owned land there.
The earliest place I can locate my Brown family is in Edgecombe County, NC. My 5th great grandfather, Edward Brown lived there. He and the Alford family were there about the same time.
This book helped me learn about the area they called home.
Edgecombe County, Along the Tar River
By Monika S. Fleming
The Making of America Series
Arcadia Publishing
Charleston, 2003
Contents
Life Along the River in the Eighteenth Century
The Antebellum Years of Growth and Prosperity: 1800 – 1860
War and Recovery: 1860 – 1880
Progress and Change: 1880 – 1920
Growing Pains: 1920 – 1960
Social, Educational, and Industrial Change: 1960 – 1990
Economic Turmoil and Natural Disaster: 1990 – 2000
Bibliography
Index
The Royal Governor Burrington created Edgecombe Precinct in 1732 and the Tar River appears on a map in 1733. Native Americans who lived there included the Tuscarora tribe that camped along the river. The first settlers, many who had traveled south from Virginia, lived along waterways.
The book includes maps, photographs of prominent people, historic buildings, road signs, documents and more. It includes information on history, politics, geographical changes, wars and battles. Prominent families are mentioned.
Is Edgecombe County the home of your family? Give this book a read.
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