- The Migration Project is compiled information from members of
the Dobbs, Greene, and Lenoir County ROOTS L Lists.
- IVEY/WEST/STANLEY
- Robert Ivey (wife Elizabeth West) and Joseph West (wife Sally Stanley) from Craven/Lenoir Counties moved to Baldwin County, GA (then the Georgia capital area) in the early 1800's from Bob West
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- HODGES/RAIFORD
- Joshua Hodges (1736-1809) in the1780's--just after the
revolution moved from Dobbs to Bulloch County, Georgia. He was
married to Ann Raiford. moved to south Georgia (Bulloch County)
between 1785-90. There are tons of Hodges there today--most of
them his descendants.
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- STANLY/FORDHAM
- John Stanly (1798-1854) b. in Jones County on the Big
Chinquapin Creek moved to Laurens County Georgia along with
several of his brothers and sisters. There is an annual Stanley
reunion at a place called the Ditch in Laurens County, Georgia.
Stanly and his wife Mary Polly Fordham (Daughter of Benjamin
Fordham) who are burried there. Mary's 2nd grand nephew was
Christopher C. Fordham IV who was a chancellor of the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and dean of the UNC School of
Medicine.
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- Craven/Dobbs to Cheraws District - DARLINGTON COUNTY - Peter
to Lowndes
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- WILLIAM WITHERINGTON (various spellings) - (Note: I
have more extensive information but had to cut this down for this
particular file) - William Witherington - Born Feb 4, 1756 in
Craven Co, North Carolina (??). Died September 22, 1819 in AL.,
buried at Conecuh County, AL wife: Elizabeth Lewis born Sept 3,
17(?)1. The date is illegible in the prayer book. Daughter of
Zelphra and Louise Lewis.
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- William probably had a brother Cleverly who remained in
Lenoir County and Robert.
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- First went to Cheraws District then to Feliciana Parish,
Louisiana, then to Conecuh County, Ala. William may have been born
in the area of Craven that became Dobbs
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- i. Lewis4 Witherington, born June 26, 1766
- ii. Laney (Janey) Witherington, born March 02, 1769 She
married Peter DuBoise .
- iii. Peter Witherington, born 1770 in NC died Abt. 1855
in Lowndes CO, GA He married Jane Wilkinson.
- iv Elizabeth Witherington (m. Ezekial
Norwood)
- v Martha Witherington (m. David Pipes), remained
in Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Elizabeth Norwood is buried at the
Ellis Place Cemetery in Norwood, LA. Martha Pipes is buried in the
Pipes Family Cemetery at Beechwood Plantation,
- vi (Amanda) is said to have been born August 21, 1821
in Alabama
- vii William WITHERINGTON Jr. was born on 11 Apr 1773 md
Sarah "Sally" STANLEY before 1809 daughter of Sands Stanley
of Jones Co, NC
- IVEY/DAVIS
- Lenoir to Macon Co - Barney and Alsey Davis Ivey Ca
1820 - she was the daughter of Malachi Davis
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- KILPATRICK/ORMOND/HARPER
- Greene Co to Chickasaw Co., Ms., - Kilpatrick, Ormond, Harpers
- some of these and probably all came via Randolph Co, Georgia -
William Kilpatrick (parents not known) md a daughter of
Ormond Harper who was born in Greene Co.
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- EDWARDS/BEST/HEATH/MURPHY
- GREENE CO - Cullen Edwards, m. --?-- Best (dau. of
Benjamin Best of Dobbs/ Greene Co., NC);
- ch: Polly Edwards, m. William Murphy, Sally Edwards m.
John Heath --these ch. resided in Washington Co., GA - Cullen was
brother of Col Thomas and Winifred Edwards
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- FLOWERS/REAVES
- Sarah (Sally)4 Flowers (William3, Simon2, John1,) born
Sept 2 1777 Wayne Co., NC, died Sept 1843 Talbot Co., GA. Married
1794 prob Talbot Co GA Stephen Sr. Reaves, born 8 March
1772 in Wayne Co., NC, died Nov. 1830 in
- Talbot Co., GA
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- SPENCE - Incell SPENCE who lived in Dobbs Co., and was in the
Rev. War.- he is listed as being from Dobbs, even though he had
land in Jones & ONslow Co.,--I have not been able to connect
him with a parent, but do have info. on earlier Spences in the
area;.---He migrated to Wilkes Co., Ga. in 1791--or at least was
granted land there, but does show up in Screven Co., Ga. in
1798. He is found also with a brother Zachary SPENCE and son John SPENCE. Contact Sloan Mason
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- PATE/COWARD
- John and Ann Coward Pate - she was the daughter of
Elisha Coward - to Georgia by 1810
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- PETERS
- Peters family of Eagle Swamp - some to Tenn , including
William in the 1700's. Jesse to Wilkes and Caroll Counties,
Ga.
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