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By: W C Allen, Pub. 1918, Reprinted 2019, 312 pages, NEW INDEX, ISBN #0-89308-491-3. Halifax County is in the northern part of N.C. within 6 miles of the Virginia line and it adjoins the Tar River and Roanoke River. It borders Martin and Warren counties. Edgecombe County was formed in 1738 and from it a few years later Halifax County was formed in 1758. Part one of this book deals with the information of the county, Revolutionary War activities and general history. Part two is titled "Builders of the County" and is primarily concerned with Biographical sketches of many of the early citizens, namely: Allen, Alston, Ashe, Bradford, Brance, Branch, Burton, Bynum, Conigland, Daniel, Davis, Emry, Haywood, Hill, Hodge, Hogan, Jones, Joyner, Long, Lynch, Moore, Montford, Parker, Potter, Shaw, Smith, Weldon, Whitaker, & many other pioneer settlers...
The second volume of the set (see Item 531) covers more families from the early counties of Virginia's Lower Tidewater and Southside regions. With an index in excess of 10,000 names.
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Geneology of the HILL Family of North Carolina beginning with Abraham Hill and Christian Walton his descendants migrated down into Wilkes Co. Georgia and then into the southern counties of Georgia and Madison Co. Florida, Ocala, Florida area and finally Theophilus Hill and Lydia [Henderson] Hill settling in Bartow, Hillsborough, Lakeland, Medulla, Polk County, Florida
" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.
By: Raymond Parker Fouts, Pub. 1994, reprinted 2024, 142 pages, 8 1/2" x 11" soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-194-4. Halifax County was created in 1758 from Edgecombe County. It is located in the northeastern portion of the state bordering Virginia. The town of Halifax developed along the banks of the Roanoke River and established itself as the trading center for goods passing from settlement to settlement. Early settlers in this area are from Virginia and New Jersey. This newspaper was published out of the town of Halifax, NC. Information to be found with includes all local things of interest such as: runaway slaves, deaths, lists of letters in post office, advertisements of land sales, court notices, marriages, Indian attacks, estate sales, and other tidbits of genealogical interest along with some national items of interest.