JOHN ANDERSON BIBLE
(Margaret M. Hofmann)

 
Bible now in the possession of Mrs. W. B. Joyner, 401 Elm St., Weldon, N. C.

Bible was published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Kimber and Sharpless.

John M. Anderson was married to Edna F. Avendall 14 December 1857 by the Reverend John G. Goodman - both were from Meadsville

Charles W. Tisdale was married to Elizabeth C. Anderson on 20 September 1860 by Rev. F. N. Whaley, both of Clarksville, Virginia

Married September 1865 R. C. Colman of Gloucester City and Miss Isabella Gilmour Anderson of Clarksville, Va by Rev. F. N. Whaley

John A. Anderson was born 19 August 1814

Edna F. Anderson was born 23 April 1818

James L. Anderson was born 24 September 1838

Elizabeth C. Anderson was born 19 January 1841

Thomas F. Anderson was born 26 October 1842

Isabella G. Anderson was born 14 September 1844

Olivia J. Anderson was born 16 October 1847

Lola Lei Tisdale was born 16 June 1861

James S. Anderson died 28 May 1843 aged 4 years 8 months 4 days

John N. Anderson died 13 December 1873 age 58 years 3 months and 24 days

Edna James Anderson died 24 October 1898 aged 80 years 5 months and 4 days Died in Gloucester county was buried at Meadsville, Va 29 October 1898 at Old Anderson Burying place by the side of her husband J. W. Anderson who was buried there December 1873.

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LILLIAN BARNES BIBLE
(Raymond Douglas Phillips)

Bible now in possession of Mrs. Mildred Little Rhea, Rt. 2, Box 41OA Roanoke Rapids, N. C. 27870.

No date on title page. Information in this Bible was copied from an older Bible that has since been lost or destroyed.

Lillian Barnes and Early Tucker Little were united in Holy Matrimony on Sunday, 11 November 1906 at Seaboard, North Carolina.

Early Tucker Little was born 30 June 1882 

Lillian Little was born 21 June 1891 

Johnnie P. Little was born 24 January 1908 

Lewis D. Little was born 12 September 1910 

Raymond G. Little was born 19 September 1913 

George Barnes was born 24 December 1873

Ellie Barnes was born 12 June 1875 

Quinton Barnes was born 8 October 1877 

Melzy Barnes was born 1879

Lonnie Barnes was born 4 December 1881 

Charley Barnes was born 10 August 1884 

Elinor Barnes was born 12 August 1886 

Kelly Barnes was born 20 September 1888 

Lillian Barnes was born 21 June 1892 

Cavis Barnes was born 17 July 1894 

Aberdeen Barnes was born 13 May 1896 

Gary Barnes was born 27 January 1898

 

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JAMES W. BATCHELOR BIBLE
(John W. McGwigan)

Bible now in possession of Mrs. Lawrence Hannon Whitaker, formerly Martha (Pattie) Batchelor Boyd.

The title page of this Bible is missing. Publisher and date of publi�cation unknown.

Ages of Caroline's children:

     Eudy was born 20 April, 1844

     Tan was born 1 January 1849

Cary, Til child was born December 1847

Santianna, Peggy's child was born October 1847

Frances was born August 1849

Olivia, Eml child was born October 1848

James W. Batchelor was married 27 October 1816 to Mary Shelton.

M. A. E. Batchelor was married to Dr. Thad Davis on the 14 February, 1853

James W. Batchelor was born 7 April 1793

Littleberry Batchelor was two years and about two months after 1795

Mary F. Davis, daughter of Dr. T. and Martha A. E. Davis was born 12 January 1859

James Franklin Davis, son of Dr. Thomas and Martha 

A. E. Davis was born 11 February 1856

John C. Davis, son of Thomas and Martha 

A. E. Davis was born 11 November 1858

Nicola Nicholas A. Davis, son of Dr. Thomas and Martha 

A. E. Davis was born 14 June 1860 ? (not certain about last digit)

Mary Batchelor was born November 1799 (sic)

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William B. Batchelor was born 3 January 1820, the son of James W. and Mary Batchelor

Joseph John Branch Batchelor was born 5 September 1825

Martha Ann Elizabeth Batchelor was born 13 June 1828

Mary Frances Batchelor was born 17 June 1831

William Batchelor, the father of James W. Batchelor died 2 December 1821 William B. Batchelor died 13 October 1825

Mary Frances, daughter of and Mary Batchelor died 15 February 1843

James Watts Batchelor died on 20 November 1850, aged 57 years 6 months and 26 days

Mary Batchelor, wife of James W. Batchelor died on 23 June 1852

Eady bought of Joe Pitman was in her 28th year when I bot her, which was at February Court 1834 with 2 children, Caroline and Tilley.  Caroline 6 years: old in June 1834 � Tilly was 4 years old in March 1834

Loiza Eady's child was born June 1834. Annica 5 May 1836

Addiladi child of Manusa was born March 1835  D. Georgs Anna was born 8 July 1849 Henry Clay was born in March 1845 Sarah's child of Manusa was bonr [born] December 1855  Rebecca a child of Manusa was born August 1857

Cloe bot of H. Thomas is about 24 years of age 14 August 1832 Ages of Cloe's children Willie was born December 1826 Giggy was born. 25 July 1830 Emmiley was born 19 December 1831 Carolina Cloe's child was born August 1833 Died�Cloe's child-was born 26 January 1835 Dick was born March 1836 Asielles was born 10 May 1838 Lurany Cloe's child was born 14 February 1841 Albert--Cloe's bhild [child] was born 21 May 1843 Lucinda---born June 1845 Ann ____ Cloe child was born 21 January 1848

Age of Maria's children is about 22 years of 1830 Worrick was born 4 August 1827 Manervid was born 29 December 1828  Henry, bot of W. H. Thomas was born June 1824  John Maria child was born 28 September 1830  Liddia ____ child was born 9 March 1832 Martha bot of L. Danael was about twelve years old when I bot her from Leonard Daniel in 1834  Sarah's child was born January 1840

Annie's children:
Anthony was born 30 September 1820  William was born 2 January 1816  Osten was born 11 December 1818 Harriot was born July 1821 Penelope was born 5 June 1824 Tom was born 27 May 1826 ArnoldLisbon child was born August 1804 Peter Annesses child was born 3 March 1828 Jacob �Anness child was born 25 March 1832 Ben Annis child was born September 1834 Lisbon Annis child was born 7 November 1836.

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JOSEPH H. BRANCH BIBLE
(John W. McGwigan)

Photocopy of Bible records now in the possession of Mrs. Huldah Branch Herman, Enfield, N.C.

Joseph H. Branch and Willie L. Bishop both of Halifax Co. were married 19 February 1867 at the residence of the bride's father by Rev. P. D. Gold

Joseph H. Branch, son of Albert and Malissa Branch was born 12 February 1843 

Willie L. Bishop, daughter of Asa and Frances Bishop was born 3 April 1844

J. Leslie Branch, son of Joseph and Willie Branch 19 January 1868 

Gilbert Lynn Branch, son of Joseph and Willie Branch was born 10 March 1870

Janes Clarence, son of Joseph and Willie Branch was born 5 June 1871 

Willie Branch, son of Joseph and Willie Branch was born 20 April 1873

Frank, son of Joseph and Willie Branch was born 22 May 1875 

Dunstan, son of Joseph and Willie Branch was born 22 April 1881

Malissa Branch died of Pneumonia 2 January 1873

J. Leslie Branch was killed by lightening 2 August 1878

Albert Branch died of Rheumatism 26 May 1878

Willie Bagwell Branch died of Typhoid fever 8 November 1887

RUTH STALLINGS BRANCH BIBLE
(John W. McGwigan)

Bible now in possession of Mrs. Alton Anderson, Enfield, N. C. 27823, who was Julia Branch, daughter of Frank and Ruth Stallings Branch.

The Holman New Self-Pronouncing Sunday-School Teacher's Bible was published by A. J. Holman & Co., 1222 Arch St., Philadelphia, Copyright 1898

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Ruth Gatling Stallings Branch, wife of Frank Branch - Both persons were born and reared in the Dawson Community. They were united in Marriage as husband and wife December 18, 1902.

To this union were born four daughters, the second of which Ruth Stallings Branch was born 8 February 1907 passed away at the age of 9 months with whooping cough.

Frances Doris Branch, the first-born daughter of Frank Branch and Ruth Stallings Branch, his wife, was born 29 April 1905 A.D.

Ruth Stallings Branch, daughter of Frank and Ruth Stallings Branch was born 8 February 1907

Hulda Earl Branch daughter of the same, was born April (29) 30 at 1 AM 1909

Julia Emeline Branch daughter of the same was born 1 July 1915

Near the close of day, May the sixth, in the year of Our Lord 1911 from Sunnyside the Grim Monster Death took away the Immortal soul of our darling

Mother. She only fell asleep to wake in Jesus. Sallie Martha Powell Stallings died age 54 years and 20 days.

THOMAS CAPEL BIBLE
 (Sarah Thrower Hardison)

This Bible is not in existence. The records were put in the William Hardee Bible now in the possession of Mr. B. N. Capel, Weldon, N. C.

Thos. Capel married Mary Kee 22 June 1831

R. C. Coker married L. Emily Capel 30 May 1850

P. Bennett married C. A. Capel 26 April 1866

R. H. Reese married C. V. Capel 24 November 1857

W. Taylor married Sarah E. Capel 13 November 1866

W. T. Capel married Henrietta Barham 6 February 1867

L. E. Capel, a daughter of Thos. and Mary Capel, was born 3 May 1834

C. A. Capel, a daughter of Thos. and Mary Capel, was born 8 April 1837

C. V. Capel daughter of Thos. and Mary Capel was born 4 June 1839

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J. E. Capel, son of Thos. and Mary Capel, was born 2 April 1841

W. T. Capel, son of Thos. and Mary Capel, was born 18 December 1842

S. E. Capel, daughter of Thos. and Mary Capel, was born 18 December 1846

C. R. Capel, son of Thos. and Mary Capel, was born 7 February 1853

 C. R. Capel, son of Thos. and Mary Capel, died 11 June 1854 

J. E. Capel, son of Thos. and Mary Capel, died 6 October 1860

C. V. Reese, daughter of Thos. and Mary Capel, died 31 October 1862

L. E. Coker, daughter of Thos. and Mary Capel, died 23 June 1863

Capt. R. H. Reese was wounded 30 November 1863 and died 31 November-1863 his last words was "tel my friends farewell."

Paul Capel, son of W. T. Capel and H. A. Capel, was born 30 November 1867 

Joe Tom Capel, son of W. T. and H. A. Capel, was born 28 May 1870 

Walter T. Bennett was burned 18 May 1871

Thos. Henry Taylor, a son of J. W. and Sarah Taylor, was borned 26 August 1871

James Edward Capel, son of W. T. and Henrietta Barham Capel, was born 22 September 1871

Etta Barham Capel was born July 1874

Henrietta A. Capel died 15 February 1867

R. C. Coker died 1 May 1870

Thos. Capel died 25 April 1878

J. E. Reese died 21 December 1878

Charles T. Bennett, son of Isham P. Bennett and Celestia A. Bennett, was born 26 April 1858

John J. Bennett, son of Isham P. and Celestia A. Bennett, was born _____

Mary Etta Bennett, daughter of I. P. and C. A. Bennett was born 6 July 1862

Joseph Deans Bennett, son of I. P. and C. A. Bennett was born 11 January 1866

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Annie Caroline Bennett, daughter of I. P. and C. A. Bennett, was born 3 August 1868

Robert Reese was borned 19 September 1858 

FERDINAND CLARK BIBLE
(Mable Hux Williams)

Bible now in the possession of Mrs. Eliza Jane Davis' (Dickens) Clark, 311 Woodlawn Avenue, Weldon, N. C. 27890

Holman Edition Publishers, Holman Company, Philadelphia --- No date.

Edward Walter Dickens was born 29 March 1868 

Eliza Donnie Max) Dickens was born 18 September 1874

Annie Elizabeth Dickens was born 8 July 1894

Wesley McCleveland Dickens was born 19 November 1895

Alexander Balaam Dickens was born 19 September 1897 

Lula Ella Dickens was born 25 December 1898 

Myra Tabitha Barthynia Dickens was born 10 May 1900 

Edward Walter Dickens, Jr. was born 13 October 1901 

Eliza Jane Davis Dickens was born 21 December 1902 

Edward Walter Dickens, Jr. was born 11 June 1905 

Mattie Donnie Dickens was born 14 November 1907 

Annie Mae Dickens was born 13 February 1910 

Gretchen Lucille Dickens was born 12 October 1912 

Lizzie Pope Dickens was born 16 January 1916

Bessie Lee Dickens was born 16 January 1916

Garner Lee Clark was born 20 August 1894 

Ferdinand Harris Clark was born 18 June 1896

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Plummer Nicholson Clark was born 25 May 1900

James Norfleet Clark was born 24 January 1904 

Lucille Margaret Clark was born 3 April 1909

James Harris Clark was born 21 September 1864

Lucille Enma Nicholson was born 17 November 1869

Edward Walter Dickens died 22 December 1901

Annie Elizabeth Dickens died 26 November 1909

Bessie Lee Dickens died 26 June 1916

Lizzie Pope Dickens died 8 July 1916

Annie Mae Dickens died 20 July 1946

Edward Walter Dickens, Jr. died 7 October 1951 

Edward Walter Dickens, Jr. died 6 May 1946 

Gretchen Lucille Dickens died 31 January 1968

Eliza Donnie Hux Dickens died 18 January 1970

Wesley McCleveland Dickens died 10 March 1970

Ferdinand Harris Clark died 29 November 1972 

Plummer Nicholson Clark died 28 October 1947

James Harris Clark died 25 March 1940

Lucille Emma Nicholson died 8 October 1916 

COFFIELD-CAPS BIBLE

Bible now in possession of Mrs. W. D. Holloman, Jr. of Scotland Neck, N. C.

The New Testament Of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ translated out of the original Greek: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised - Stereotyped by B. & J. Collins, New York: printed and sold by Collins & Co. � 1819

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David Coffield and Elizabeth Whitaker daughter of John and Christian Whitaker were married 12 May 1796

Spier William Coffield and Sarah Hunter, daughter of James and Martha Hunter were married 9 August 1821

Frederick R. Cotten, son of Spencer D. and Margaret G. (sic-interlined) Cotten, and Elizabeth W. Coffield, daughter of S. W. and Sarah Coffield, were married 7 October 1846

John Godwin Whitfield and Martha Cromwell Coffield were married 29 January 1856 by Rev. Geo. A. T. Whitaker at the Oaks Edgecombe Co. N. C.

Jno. T. Bellamy and Sarah W. Coffield were married 10 November 1858 at Whitakers Cahpel by L. H. B. Whitaker

Margaret W. Cotten, daughter of Frederick R. Cotten and Elizabeth W. his wife, was born 15 March 1849 at Tuskina, Leon County, Florida

Sarah Coffield Cotten daughter of Frederick R. Cotten and Elizabeth W., his wife, was born 10 October 1850 at The Oaks, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Spencer D. Cotten, son of Frederick R. Cotten and Elizabeth W., his wife, was born 29 March 1852 at Tuskina, Leon County, Florida

Elizabeth Coffield Cotten daughter of Frederick R. Cotten and Elizabeth W., his wife was born (sic)

Sarah Coffield Whitfield daughter of John Godwin Whitfield and Martha Coffield his wife, was born 22 December 1856 at The Oaks, Edgecombe Co., N. C.

Samuel Godwin Whitfield son of John Godwin Whitfield and Martha Coffield, his wife was born 11 September 1858 at Belleview (Enfield) N. C.

Spier William Coffield son of David Coffield and Elizabeth his wife was born 26 January 1798


John Whitaker Coffield son of the above was born 10 October 1799

 West Duck Coffield daughter of the same was born 24 June 1808

Elizabeth Whitaker Coffield daughter of the same was born 15 November 1810

Elizabeth Whitaker Coffield daughter of Spier William Coffield and his wife Sarah was born 16 May 1822

Martha Crowell Coffield daughter of Spier W. Coffield and his wife Sarah was born 12 May 1824

Sarah Spier William Coffield daughter of Spier and Sarah Coffield was born 18 December 1825

Sarah Hunter daughter of James Hunter and Martha Crowell his wife was born 9 October 1801. Died 5 November 1842.

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