Let's Talk North Carolina Genealogy! Season 3 - Episode 3: NC Colonial History and Its Records

My ancestor, Robert Rimpson is known to have Native American ancestry (it does show on my DNA). He was possibly born in Holmes County, MS. In 1880, he was in Lauderdale County, TN. In that location, almost all of his neighbors (Robert Rimpson included) were listed as "mulattos" on the Census. Also, almost all of them, including Robert Rimpson, had parents who were born in the Carolinas. To me, this may be a clue to a larger event that I'm unaware of. Thoughts?

Thank your so much for sharing!

My name is Vickie hobbs I was born in Texas . I was born a Tucker by birth my family names are Holmes, adkins, Dorsey, boskic and Williams my grandfather was William Tucker I had DNA test but my history say my family were native Americans mixed from Virginia and North Carolina .

How to I catch these live.

On my father's side of the family (Skinner), we had a number of influential individuals in Chowan County in the 1700's. Such as the first US Marshal of North Carolina appointed by George washington, was my several great uncle. I really need to make some time to come visit that area of North Carolina to add to my research of genealogy. A great collaboration you guys are doing here.

I’m looking for Samuel Gallion in Surry County in the early 1800s. His son was William Henderson Galyen…wounded in Frederickburg in 1862 & died near Ellis’s Ford in 62. He’s buried in Warrenton, Va. I’m looking for records on Henderson Galyen’s death in VA. Is there a list of the NC dead?
Thank you!!

Did enslaved people use surnames before the Civil War? Presumably all people took surnames after emancipation, and I wanted to see if a certain enslaved person is an ancestor of people in the community today. I would love to get some surnames if they exist. Do you know how to do this?

I am 'Melungeon' (knot in the back of my head for one)..north carolina over to tennessee post rev

Only wanted the colonizers...the proprieters

I am from the Cape Fear area

My fathers ancestors came down from Bertie County