Page 127 |
Previous | 127 of 360 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
|
Edgecombe 95
road, to a point in the line between Barton's Creek and Oak Grove town-ships
in the county of Wake, four hundred and forty yards east of the
Morrisville and Oxford road; thence north about four miles with the line
between Bartons Creek and Oak Grove townships in Wake County to
Neuse River, and thence up the meanderings of said Neuse River to the
Durham County line.386
EDGECOMBE [See page xxv]
Edgecombe was formed in 1741 from Bertie. It was named
in honor of Richard Edgecombe, who became Baron Edgecombe
in 1742, an English nobleman and a lord of the Treasury. It
is in the eastern section of the State and is bounded by Martin,
Pitt, Wilson, Nash, and Halifax counties. The present area is
511 square miles and the population is 49,162. The first county
seat was Edgecombe Court House. Tarboro was established in
1760. It was made the county seat in 1764.386
. . . Beginning on Roanoke River, at Jenkin Henry’s Upper Comer Tree,
from thence a straight Course to the Mouth of Cheek’s Mill Creek, on Tar
River; and from the Southside of the said River, opposite to the said
Creek, a straight line unto the Middle grounds, between Tar and Neuse
rivers; which shall be the dividing line between Beaufort and Edgecombe,
and Craven Counties; and from thence up as nigh as may be, keeping
msPublic Laws, 1911, Ch. 47. For a survey of the line between Durham and Wake made
in 1914, see appendix, p. 264.
««C. R., V. 1211; S. R., XXIII, 263, 347; XXIV, 176; XXV, 461, 483; Manual, 1913. 699;
Battle, p. 20. There is a disagreement among historians as to the date of the formation of
Edgecombe County. J. H. Wheeler states that it was formed from Craven County in 1733;
S. A. Ashe gives the date of formation of Edgecombe Precinct as 1732; and the North Caro-lina
Manual, 1913. says Edgecombe County was formed in 1736 from Bertie County. It was
formed from Bertie, but the undisputed existence of the county dates from 1741. On May 16,
1732, Governor Burrington, with the consent of his council, granted the petition of the peo-ple
on the south side of Roanoke, Fishing Creek and places adjacent for the erection of a
new precinct. He ordered the establishment of Edgecombe Precinct, with boundaries "from
the County line on the South side of Roanoke River and from thence down South side of said
River to the mouth of Conoconaro from thence in a Straight Line down to Blounts old Town
on Tarr River observing the Courses of said Line to Neuse River and from thence to the
North East Branch of Cape Fear River . . .” He appointed twelve justices of the peace and
ordered a precinct court to be held in August, November, February, and May of each year.
C. R., Ill, 417. In November of the same year, Burrington granted a petition for annexation
to Edgecombe from the inhabitants of the region south of the Roanoke River “from Hoskins
Line at the Rainbow Banks upon a Straight line to Blounts old Town on Tarr River and so
up Roak River to the Line of Edgecombe . . .” C. R., Ill, 426. Nathaniel Rice and John
Baptista Ashe, two members of the Council, protested in the Council and to the Lords of
Trade against the power of the governor and council to erect new precincts. Their conten-tion
was that the General Assembly as the representatives of the people should share this
power. Burrington answered their objections, contending that his action was in line with
past practice. C. R., Ill, 439-457.
The General Assembly of July, 1733, refused to seat the representatives from Edgecombe
Precinct and accepted the report of a special committee that no new precincts should be
created without the consent of the General Assembly and that the representatives of the new
precincts be not admitted. As a result of a conference with the Council, Edgecombe was
granted permission to send members to the next General Assembly. C. R., Ill, 546, 662, 674-
676, 681, 683. In the General Assemblies of November, 1733, November, 1734, and January,
1735, Edgecombe precinct was represented. C. R., Ill, 612, 635; IV, 115. There is no record
of its official representation from 1735 until after it was established as a county in 1741.
In the General Assembly of 1734, a bill to establish Edgecombe precinct, supported by a
petition of the inhabitants, passed two readings, but was not enacted into a law. C. R., Ill,
640-642. In 1735, a bill passed the General Assembly but was tabled and later rejected by the
Upper House. The contest and deadlock continued until 1741, when a law was passed estab-lishing
Edgecombe County for the convenience of the inhabitants of that region "who are
very numerous (and) labour under great Hardships, for want of Representation in the Gen-eral
Assembly of this Province.” C. R„ IV, 130, 232, 239, 363, 498, 613; J. K. Turner and
J. L. Bridgers, History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 19-26.
Object Description
Description
| Title | Page 127 |
| Full Text | Edgecombe 95 road, to a point in the line between Barton's Creek and Oak Grove town-ships in the county of Wake, four hundred and forty yards east of the Morrisville and Oxford road; thence north about four miles with the line between Bartons Creek and Oak Grove townships in Wake County to Neuse River, and thence up the meanderings of said Neuse River to the Durham County line.386 EDGECOMBE [See page xxv] Edgecombe was formed in 1741 from Bertie. It was named in honor of Richard Edgecombe, who became Baron Edgecombe in 1742, an English nobleman and a lord of the Treasury. It is in the eastern section of the State and is bounded by Martin, Pitt, Wilson, Nash, and Halifax counties. The present area is 511 square miles and the population is 49,162. The first county seat was Edgecombe Court House. Tarboro was established in 1760. It was made the county seat in 1764.386 . . . Beginning on Roanoke River, at Jenkin Henry’s Upper Comer Tree, from thence a straight Course to the Mouth of Cheek’s Mill Creek, on Tar River; and from the Southside of the said River, opposite to the said Creek, a straight line unto the Middle grounds, between Tar and Neuse rivers; which shall be the dividing line between Beaufort and Edgecombe, and Craven Counties; and from thence up as nigh as may be, keeping msPublic Laws, 1911, Ch. 47. For a survey of the line between Durham and Wake made in 1914, see appendix, p. 264. ««C. R., V. 1211; S. R., XXIII, 263, 347; XXIV, 176; XXV, 461, 483; Manual, 1913. 699; Battle, p. 20. There is a disagreement among historians as to the date of the formation of Edgecombe County. J. H. Wheeler states that it was formed from Craven County in 1733; S. A. Ashe gives the date of formation of Edgecombe Precinct as 1732; and the North Caro-lina Manual, 1913. says Edgecombe County was formed in 1736 from Bertie County. It was formed from Bertie, but the undisputed existence of the county dates from 1741. On May 16, 1732, Governor Burrington, with the consent of his council, granted the petition of the peo-ple on the south side of Roanoke, Fishing Creek and places adjacent for the erection of a new precinct. He ordered the establishment of Edgecombe Precinct, with boundaries "from the County line on the South side of Roanoke River and from thence down South side of said River to the mouth of Conoconaro from thence in a Straight Line down to Blounts old Town on Tarr River observing the Courses of said Line to Neuse River and from thence to the North East Branch of Cape Fear River . . .” He appointed twelve justices of the peace and ordered a precinct court to be held in August, November, February, and May of each year. C. R., Ill, 417. In November of the same year, Burrington granted a petition for annexation to Edgecombe from the inhabitants of the region south of the Roanoke River “from Hoskins Line at the Rainbow Banks upon a Straight line to Blounts old Town on Tarr River and so up Roak River to the Line of Edgecombe . . .” C. R., Ill, 426. Nathaniel Rice and John Baptista Ashe, two members of the Council, protested in the Council and to the Lords of Trade against the power of the governor and council to erect new precincts. Their conten-tion was that the General Assembly as the representatives of the people should share this power. Burrington answered their objections, contending that his action was in line with past practice. C. R., Ill, 439-457. The General Assembly of July, 1733, refused to seat the representatives from Edgecombe Precinct and accepted the report of a special committee that no new precincts should be created without the consent of the General Assembly and that the representatives of the new precincts be not admitted. As a result of a conference with the Council, Edgecombe was granted permission to send members to the next General Assembly. C. R., Ill, 546, 662, 674- 676, 681, 683. In the General Assemblies of November, 1733, November, 1734, and January, 1735, Edgecombe precinct was represented. C. R., Ill, 612, 635; IV, 115. There is no record of its official representation from 1735 until after it was established as a county in 1741. In the General Assembly of 1734, a bill to establish Edgecombe precinct, supported by a petition of the inhabitants, passed two readings, but was not enacted into a law. C. R., Ill, 640-642. In 1735, a bill passed the General Assembly but was tabled and later rejected by the Upper House. The contest and deadlock continued until 1741, when a law was passed estab-lishing Edgecombe County for the convenience of the inhabitants of that region "who are very numerous (and) labour under great Hardships, for want of Representation in the Gen-eral Assembly of this Province.” C. R„ IV, 130, 232, 239, 363, 498, 613; J. K. Turner and J. L. Bridgers, History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 19-26. |
