McCulloh, Henry Folder 1'1 --O
A
s V 4
j�
1.oa,
%�„ 7
4w
ply
.'' ow
42091ZI-1
- - �.
C-4504�-i 6ss I 'kc e
V_O u 110 V ( All � � fit q� - - -
enry Za cC
ulloch
Virkus Compendium Vol.V1 i age 238; Iyrs. Lloyd Fentress Garrett (Dorothy Winston Graham)
born in 116Y. airy C o. A,enn. Aug. 5 1877, married Tune 26 1901, to Lloyd Ventre ss Garrett,
born s on of Pocahontas, 'Tann. , living at
515 Fourth St. Corinth, Kiss*, gave her lineage as
(8) Henry McCulloch (McCallough & e. , born about 1690 died between 1774-78, son of James)
was known as "The Great Settler". 1:e was a properous merchant at
Londong as early as 1726. Fe brought several thousand Scotch-Irish
farnil ies frm Ireland to North Carolina (settling in Dublin, Bladen
& New Hanover Counties)* He was Receiver-General of the Colony &
married nary ----
(7) Elizabeth " ( ) married William McGhee Jr. , a member of North
Carolina Assembly from Dublin County in 1760 & received a grant in
17&5. Fe was the son of William 11cGhee 8 of Virginia who received
a grant in North Carolina in 1725.
Georgia 7
(6) John McGhee of marr+ed AxnMoore (daughter o Jose �Mooreof Edgecombe Coo
who Tarried inn - son of John HcGhee 7 of Forth Carolina
who married Vary ---- )
(5) Esther " married 1? 89 Alexander UcCull och (1758-1848) who cane with his fa-
ther to Georgia & settled in Augusta County;but moved to :
✓`\
N Early Settler
� �c1 s in the
North
Carolina, 1?iecimor
_ on lands sold by henry IVIG Gulleh with,
4
Granville's District,
17 4 9-1703
t{na by John Scott Davenportl
Genealogical search for docu
mentation of ancestor settle -
^r t �t x ;;''• ment in the Piedmont region
�• � � ..�. +;� of Colonial North Carolina is
frequently confusing for a
variety of reasons ---several
r- try �+ of which were particularly
irritating to the contempor-
aries of that time and were
J
';'i .i=�,�+ '-•%- "�,'.Y �^ -.°;` important factors to the xis,
,u�;:r ,,aFP;.:: :•;,'.�:�?.,�:...:.,,,.,;+�'
of the Regulators, the civil
disorders that followed, terminating in the Battle of Alamance, 16 May 1771.
Laying aside considerations of political science and the conflict between the
Tidewater vested interests and the Backcountry burgeoning population froT, the
North (the "establishment" vs. the "rascals"), which historians have amply dis-
cussed, there is real grist for the genealogists' mills in identifying, explor-
ing, and explaining the problem of the McCulloh Tracts in the Granville Distrix
(roughly the northern half of the Province of North Carolina), and how their e:;
istence has heretofore prevented the dating -by -documentation of the presence of
many early settlers.
Doing some violence to the niceties of professional historiography, the essenc,
of the matter was realistically thus:
In 1737, countering a move by a Swiss syndicate to obtain suostantial act.,
for the settlement of 6,000 German-speaking Protestants in the North Carolina
Backcountry (largely employing the highly acceptable and approved concept of u
ing "foreigners" to buffer English Tidewater settlements and plantation- from th.
I•1dians), Henry McCULLOH, an opportunistic entrepreneur who had obtainea expos".
to North Carolina as the agent of John, Baron CARTERET, later Earl GRANVILLE, re
ceived--- through dummy grantees and in association with a syndicate of specula-
tors---- a grant of 1,200,000 acres in the Province by an Order in Council (the
will of King George II expressed in documentation and under the Royal Seal). Th
lThe author, a native of Decatur, Illinois, took B.S. and M.S. degrees in Jour-
nalism before earning a Ph.D. in Industrial Economics (U. of Iowa) in 1952. Af,
a career in newspaper research (many articles, several books), he took early rr.
tirement (age 48) to follow his fancies: genealogy, teaching (Washington & Lee
University) and historical writing. His prime interest is the Carolina Dutch.
He lives at 112 Liberty Hall Road, Lexington, VA 24450.
74 Davie County public Ubracy
Mooksvdle, NC
Royal Surveyor of North Carolina was ordered
to lay off twelve tracts of 100,000 acres each,
according to McCUL QHI s choice, in the Back -
country --- which
ack-
country---which then (1737) ran on the north-
In„ 2. , east -to -southwest diagonal of the headwaters
' a'1��,;:,• of the Flat, Eno and Little Rivers (head-
s
+�', � �•��� � waters of the Neuse ---east and north of Ra-
leigh today) to Rocky River and its draughts
east of the Catawba (waters of the Great Pee
Dee---east and north of Charlotte today).
Five of the twelve great tracts chosen by
MCCULIOH subsequently (1744) fell within the
Granville District. GRANVILLE, having been
kept waiting for fifteen years for a defini-
?:; tion of and a title to his one-eighth share
Is of the old Proprietorship (terminated b the Kin in 1729), was apparently a bit
P P Y g Y
niffed at what his former agent had done to him (i.e., taking up the best lands
1 before his Lordship obtained a legal title) and kept McCULIOH waiting for another
`i eleven years (1755) before reaching an agreement whereby MCCULLOH might give good
titles to land sales made within the Great Tracts which lay within his District.
se A
,ce
reage',
Us -
the
sure
re- '
la-
-he A,
The
After
re -
Lee
r rn h rrr r�
oOo c%o:
rM1 �r f •r ��„rr'N O R r H ,��� f c��•
rIT-.. R
to , Grams,nvii ••.•i:^@.. !•)p' ' ....... :.T ...
... ..
o Neo H : o yam.
• H I y
: � New BCrn••
SOUTH 4 ♦ r __
qR
9 ♦ -
■ Brunswick Town _
r ......n..'. n..,l of 1744. but not completely surveyed until 1773
then, because of the outbreak of Indian warfare ---the French and Indian War else -
stere in America, but chiefly the Cherokee War in the Carolinas ---there was an -
abler six years' delay before a substantial number of deeds could be made by
!KULLOH's agents. In some instances, settlers in McCULLOH's tracts within the
IDistrict did not receive titles until they had been on purchased, since improved,
Luds for more than a decade. Indicative of this state of affairs was McCULLOH's
imGent, incorporated in a power of attorney to Hugh CAMPBELL, Esq., of North
Cazolina, and Henry Eustace McCULLOH, his son, to give titles, dated 26 March
lTbl........
75
"...By reason of many and sundry matters the far greater part
of the people settled on the... lands belonging to me have not
hitherto had titles made out to them from me the said Henry
McCULLOH for the lands they are seated on whereby they are
liable to lose their improvements and from which I have hither-
to been deprived of the just benefit I expected to receive
from said lands ... "2
As soon as the Cherokee War had ended (December 1761), Henry Eustace McCULLOH,
in North Carolina fro(n England, began to make deeds furiously. North Carolina
historians, seemingly unaware of the McCULLOH-Granville situation, have consis-
tently dated German settlement in the North Carolina Piedmont as following the
Cherokee War ---because the earliest, densest German settlements were in the
McCULLOH tracts in the Granville District and do not show in documentation
(McCULLOH's deeds) until 1762-63. Robert W. RAMSEY, in Carolina Cradle (Chapel
Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1964) had no understanding of the
McCULLOH grants ---and missed the early presence of a number of Germans within
the artificial boundaries that he defined for the Northwest North Carolina Fron-
tier, 1747-1762. His definition conveniently excluded most of the early Germans
east of the Yadkin and those just below the Granville District Line (west of
Salisbury) on the waters of Rocky River ---and he did not try to explain those
Germans in that part of McCULLOH's Tract No. 9 who settled west of the Yadkin
and east of Salisbury. No North Carolina historian has yet recognized the Ger-
man settlements south and west of the Catawba before the Cherokee War ---but
that's another story, soon to be told ---hopefully.
Both Rowan and Orange counties' records and the Salisbury District Court records
document that a number of settlers, both German and otherwise ---for McCULLOH
neither imported Germans nor limited his sales to that ethnic group, contrary to
the spirit of the Order in Council of 1737 ---were established, considered free-
holders, and were participating in public affairs years before they appeared in
land records. Then, too, many of the deeds given by McCULLOH were not registered
with Granville's Land Office (closed in 1763) and did not appear in county deed
books until the North Carolina Ci nfiscation Act of 1777 forced recording --in or-
der to prove that the land was not McCULLOH's; hence was not subject to confis-
cation. Some McCULLOH deeds were not recorded until the 1820's ---when partition
of an estate, or a conveyance outside of a line of hereditary descent, forced
the source of bonafide title to be revealed.
Genealogical searchers who have endeavoured to employ the dates of McCULLOH's
deeds as indicators of ancestral settlement have frequently found themselves un-
able to account for a period of years in family migrations ---or have been faced
with the dilemma of finding an ancestor active in civil affairs, per court rec-
ords, a number of years before his entitlement, as a freeholder, became a mattes
of record.
McCULLOH's Tracts Nos. 1-7 were in the Royal Domain (south of the Granville Dis-
trict Line) and were not subject to Granville's suzerainty relative to quit rents
Below the District Line, the quit rents belonged to the King, and a wise man did
not trifle with the King's access to his quit rents ---hence, there was little
2Rowan Co., N. C. Deeds. 5:18, recorded 15 July 1762.
76
�1
i_he
m -
ins
ds
to
on
n -
d
r�
delay in making deeds or in their recordings. However, one must look for the
deeds of Governor Arthur DOBBS --- who had two of the McCULLOH tracts in the Rocky
River area, and found no difficulty in selling his own lands at Lire same time
that he was granting Royal patents for the King ---although considerable documen-
tation suggests that he was less than truthful about what he told London about
the frontier, and, seemingly, solved the problem of protecting the settlers south
and west of the Catawba, who held Royal patents, by refusing to admit that they
were there. A number of others, including several other McCULLOHs and their in-
laws, were involved in Tract.1' Nos. 1-7, but there exists no genealogical search
problem in identifying grantee ancestors or in locating the lands in relative
currency to the event in various county records. The confusion and records prob-
lem are predominantly found concerning McCULLOH's land in the Granville District.
The following data,
largely taken from Henry McCULLOH's deeds in returning unsold
lands within the District to Granville's Estate, pre-
ceded by a chronological abstract of the development
of the matter, may assist genealogical searchers ---
and possibly some historians ---in finding order when
chaos has heretofore existed.
Land Sales by Henry McCulloh in the Granville District
- A Chronology in Abstract -
Year Event
1729 - King George II purchased the shares of seven
of the eight Lords Proprietors of the Caro-
linas. John, Baron Carteret, later Earl
Granville, declined to sell, was entitled to
one-eighth of the lands held by the Proprie-
torship.
i John, Earl Granville 1737 - King_4George II, by Order in Council, ranted
Henry Ma UULLOH 1,200,000 acres in North Car_o-
lya for the settlement of German Protestants: Orders issued to'the Surveyor
General of North Carolina to lay out twelve "great tracts" of 100,000 acres each
---and eachgreat tract to contain eight smaller tracts of 12,500 acres each.
(These subtracts had relevance only i`n providing shares for minor participants
in McCULLOH °s land syndicate.)
1744 - John CARTERET, Earl GRANVILLE, received a deed in fee simple from King
George II confirming his ownership of the northern half (roughly) of the
Province of North Carolina as his one-eighth share of the old Proprietor-
ship. Political control of Granville's District remained vested in the
Crown, but GRANVILLE had the land to sell and the right to the quit rents.
1745 - Governor Gabriel JOHNSTON, acting as agent for George II in conformity to
the Order in Council of 1737, issued twelve patents to Henry MCCULLOH,
each for 100,000 acres ---as surveyed according to King's order. Three-
fourths of Tract No. 8, all of Tracts Nos. 9, 10, 11 and 12 lay within
GRANVILLE's northern half of the Province. GRRAANVILLE's deed in 1744
took precedence over McCULLOH's grants, requiring P1cCULLOH to negotiate
with Earl GRANVILLE concerning the Earl's suzerainty, particularly rela-
tive to quit rents, before McCULLOH could give a clear title for any of
his tract lands which lay within Granville's District.
77 Davia County Public library
it MOOkSVIIIe, NC
�1
17;5 - GRANVILLE and McCULLOH reached agreement. All sales by McCULLOH were to
be registered in GRANVILLE's Land Office, and all titleholders from
McCULLOH were subject to pav quit rents to GRANVILLE. (In essence, every
purchaser of land from McCULLOH in GRANVILLE's District paid McCULLOH for
the land, then paid a series of exorbitant fees to GRANVILLE's agents in
recording at the Land Office; then paid a similar series of fees in re-
cording at the county courthouse, and then were required to pay quit
rents annually tQ GRANVILLE's collector.)
1756 - Indian warfare, already begun in the North, reached North Carolina, ul-
timately degenerated into the Cherokee War. Settlers fled the frontier;
land values slumped; sales were impossible except in the eastern -most
McCULLOH tracts.
1760 - King George II died. George III appointed Earl Granville president of
the Privy Council virtually reducing McCULLOH to importuning Granville
for favor.
1761 - GRANVILLE and McCULLOH made a new agreement. McCULLOH granted the right
to sell the lands obtained by the Order in Council of 1737 for a period
of two years after the end of the Cherokee War under the same terms as
the Agreement of 1756 ---but, at the end of the two years, McCULLOH would
deed all unsold lands in his tracts within the District. to GRANVILLE.
The Cherokee War ended in December. McCULLOH's son, Henry Eustace
McCULLOH, was in North Carolina with his father's power of attorney, im-
mediately began to make deeds for lands previously sold, to sell addi-
tional lands ---but the land market, especially to the west, was still
depressed.
1761-
1763 - Henry Eustace McCULLOH, in a flurry of activity, conveyed titles to .un-
dreds of small tracts within all five of the great tracts within GRAN-
VILLE's District. However, GRANVILLE died in January 1763, terminating
McCULLOH's rights. H. E. McCULLOH continued to make deeds through August
1763, but apparently did sio in fulfillment of contracts made prior to
GRANVILLE's death or prior to the time that legal notice of same reached
North Carolina.
17 Oct
1763 - H. E. McCULLOH, as agent for Henry McCULLOH, made five deeds to Lady
FERMER, Vice Chancellor FINCH and John Anthony BELAQUIRE, Esq., all of
Great Britain - the trustees appointed by John CARTERET, Earl GRANVILLE,
deceased, in his will. In the name of Henry McCULLOH of the County of
Middlesex and Kingdom of Great Britain, the son conveyed all unsold lands
within the McCULLOH tracts in the GRANVILLE District to the Earl's estate.
Having received the District from the King in fee sim le, the Earl had
willed it to his mistress, Lady FERMER. GRANVILLE's heir-at-law, Robert
CARTERET, assuming that the District would come to him entail, had
sold the District's quit rent futures in support of his profligate life.
The Granville Land Office in North Carolina was closed by the Earl's
death, because the powers of attorney by which the North Carolina agents
operated became null and void. It never reopened because no agents could
be appointed. Lady FERMER could not appoint agents because the District
was under mortgage ---the deceased Earl apparently had not been candid Witt
his son concerning the manner in which the District was held and had
til 1 78
created expectations. Robert Lord CARTERET, Earl GRANVILLE, could not
appoint agents because he did not hold title to the District and could
not claim it under entail. The matter was still being sortedlout by
British jurisprudence in 1777 when the new State of North Carolina
mooted the matter by confiscating the entire District.
In the 17800s, the King's Commissioners for.the settlement of Claims for
Losses in America allowed the trustees named in the will of John Lord
CARTERET, Earl GRAN VILLE, deceased, the amount of £40,000 on their claim
of £365,749.
The five deeds made by Henry Eustace McCULLOH, in behalf of his father, are ab-
stracted in substance following. The listing of grantees within each tract fol-
lows the order of listing within the deed. It is not chronological, and appears
to be the order in which the sales and deeds thereof were registered with the
Granville Land Office, In addition to registration there, each deed was to have
been recorded in its county of location. In 1763, most of Tract No. 8 and all of
Tracts Nos. 9 and 10 were in Rowan County; Tracts Nos. 11 and 12 were in Orange
County.
It will be noted that Henry Eustace McCULLOH was his father's best customer.
Hence, a number of deeds made by H. E. McCULLOH after August 1763 were resales
and did not fall within the Granville-McCulloh Agreement. Next to King George
III and the Granville Estate, in that order, the largest loser of land in North
Carolina by the Confiscation Act of 1777 was Henry Eustace McCULLOH, who fled
the Province in 1774. He claimed £54,265 for his land losses in North Carolina.
The King's Commissioners allowed him £11,747.3
XcCulloh Tract No. 8
Upon the Yadkin or Great Pee Dee River or branches thereof; eight tracts of
12,500 acres, totalling 100,000 acres of which 75,000 acres lay within the Gran-
ville District. McCULLOH was able to sell only 3,016 acres within Tract No. 8
before GRANVILLE's death terminated his rights. On 17 October 1763, he deeded
71,984 acres of the Tract to the Granvi�le Estate, citing within that conveyance
the following Grantees, acreages, and dates of deeds of the lands sold:
Henry McCULLOH, Grantor, to ---
John SLOAN -320 acres, 21 Dec 1761 Richard BEAN - 200 acres, 3 Mar 1763
John GRIST -584 acres, 3 Mar 1763 John FREEMAN - 200 acres, 3 May 1763
Charles BARNES -268 acres, 4 Mar 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1,444 acres 25 Mar 1763
Source: North Carolina Land Grants, 19: 438-441
'-Culloh Tract No. 9 Davie County Public Library
Mocksville, NC
Cpon the Yadkin or Great Pee Dee River; eight tracts of 12,500 acres each, total -
11% 100,000 acres, all of which lay on waters of the Yadkin River within the
Granville District. McCULLOH was able to sell 45,453 acres within Tract No. 9
Wore GRANVILLE's death terminated his rights. On 17 October 1763, he deeded
5$,547 acres of the Tract to the Granville Estate, citing with that conveyance
�efollowing Grantees, acreages, and dates of deeds of the land sold:
Henry McCULLOH, Grantor, to ---
(Deeds run serially)
z
"- alist and British claims for losses resulting from the American Revolution rel -
sive to North Carolina, and awards made by the King's Commissioners, may be found
tX1 = the Appendices, Robert 0. DeMond, The Loyalists in North Carolina During the Rev-
n�tion (Durhatp, N. C.: Duke University Press, 1940)
FA
' Peleg ROGERS - 300acres,25 Jul 1763 Watson BRUMFIELD - 707acres, 7 Aug 1763 3
Robert HARRIS - 360acres,25 Jul 1763 Lemuel KEETH - 200acres,12 Aug 1763 ;
Nicholas HOLSTON - 200acres,16 Aug 1763 Judith MATTHEWS - 320acreR, 6 Aug 1763 r'
Robert TORA - 200acres,18 Aug 1763 Charles MACARTY - 200acres,16 Aug 1763
Woodson DANIEL - 620acres,15 Aug 1763 Charles ROBERTS - 300acres, 3 Aug 1763,
'John DACREY - 200acres,12 Aug 1763 John ALSTON - 200acres,27 Jul 1763 tit'
Robert DACREY - 200acres,12 Aug 1763 John WEST - 200acres,15 Aug 1763 4
Richard KEMP - 200acres, 8 Aug 1763 David DANIEL - 237acres,18 Aug 1763,y
John ADCOCK - 200acre6,10 Aug 1763 John WEST - 200acres,25 Jul 1763 kI
John ALSTON - 300acres,26 Jul 1763 Charles BRUMFIELD- 320acres,27 Jul 1763 r
Woodson DANIEL - 225acres,l7 Aug 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1000acres,16 Jun 1763 {
William WALKER - 449acres,24 Jul 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1035acres, 1 Jul 1763 rYi
Charles HORN - 200acres,11 Aug 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1100acres,1 Jul 1763 .
` Alexander BOHANNON- 200acres,12 Aug 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1050acres, 1 Jul 1763 �t
Alexander CLARKE - 644acres, 8 Aug 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1449acres, 1 Jul 1763 ;Ah
i Dennis SULLIVAN - 404acres, 7 Aug 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1350acres,30 Jul 1763 •.1
James REDFERN - 200acres, 7 Aug 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1004acres,25 Jul 1763 ':4
i� Nic MAJOR - 600acres,27 Jul 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1004acres,18 Jul 1763
David MEWSHAW - 200acres, 7 Aug 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1240acres,10 Aug 1763 :ga
Robert HARRIS - 404acres,14 Jun 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1640acres,20 Aug 1763+.'
4 Osborn JEFFREYS - 300acres, 1 Aug 1763 William OGILBEE - 400acres, 7 Aug 1763 is?;
14 Edward MOORE - 200acres,15 Aug 1763 Andrew HAMPTON - 480acres,18 Aug 1763?
Mark COOKE - 200acres,17 Aug 1763 A. HAMPTON - 225acres,18 Aug 1763 ,fid
David DANIEL - 200acres,19 Aug 1763 Dennis SULLIVAN - 625acres,19 Aug 1763
" 1. Thomas T04NLEY - 200acres,11 Aug 1763 ---Charles McCARTEY - 200acres ------ 1763
Source: North Carolina Land Grants, 19: 455-460 r
Recapitulation: McCULLOH LAND GRANTS IN THE GRANVILLE DISTRICT
�5 T
Tract ---------Total Acres----------- -Henry E. McCulloh1
No. Waters of Rivers In Distrilct Sold Returned Acres Deeded % Salesl
F. 8 Yadkin & Pee Dee 75,000 3,016 71,984 1,444 47.9 7
9 Yadkin 100,000 45,453 54,547 12,533 27. S z`
P�
10 Uwharrie 100,000 16,874 83,126 12,157 72.0 ;
11 Haw 100,000 67,666 32,334 9,263 13.1^
12 Slate, Eno(e), Little 100,000 56,454 43,546 11,872 21.3 i}
TOTALS: 475,000 189,463 285,537 47,269 24.9I•
Source: Computed from Data supra.
86
�alifax where he applied to LONG for further orders. The deposition of Good DAVIS
of Halifax County says that in May 1781, a night or two after the British Army
came to Halifax Town, that all Capt. Edmond GAMBLE's property was stolen. 8 Dec.
1787. [LP 76]
GRANT, Elisha. Wayne Co. He enlisted for 3 yrs., was taken prisoner at Charles-
town and carried to the West Indies until he was liberated, has received no pay
or clothing since he left the No River for Charlestown. He is poor and infirm, has
a wife and a large family of children. In House & Senate 26 Nov. 1818. Committee
on Military Land Warrants reports he long since transferred his right to all land
to which he was entitled. [LP 312]
GROVES, Ezekiel. Has discharge as a 12 mos, soldier in N. C. troops in Capt.
TROUGHTON's Co., countersigned by Joel LEWIS. He asks compensation 22 Nov. 1787.
[LP 76]
HALSEY, Malichi (X). Chowan Co. Was drafted Oct. 1778 for 3 mos., saw action at (�
Briar Creek in Ga. with Capt. James ROBERTS of Chowan, never received compensation,
is now old and infirm. Henry (X) HALSEY of Chowan on 15 Nov. 1809 substantiated
this claim. In House & Senate 27 Nov. 1809. Referred to Committee. [LP 2381
Another petition in House & Senate 22-23 Nov. 1811. [LP 2553
HARDCASTLE, William. Craven Co. Served 18 mos. in 1781-82 with Col. LONG and
LT. LAMB, but his name is not on the Muster Roll and he seeks compensation. In
"'use & Senate 7 Dec. 1792. [LP 113]
FrKDnTCKS, Joseph. The Committee on Military Land Warrants denies the petition
of his
raheirs. In Senate and House 22-23 Dec. 1813. [LP 2761
HOLMAN, Isaac (X). Robertson Co., Tenn. 25 July 1806. He has not received a
warrca.,lt or compensation for his Revolutionary service under Col. Thomas POLK, and
his discharge was taken from him by the British during the time he was taken prisoner
in thn seige of 96. Joseph PHILIP(S), a Captain in the N.C. Line in 1776, said
HOLMA'• enlisted in his Company as a private in 1776 and served 2� years. William
HICKMAN on 9 Aug. 1806 in Davidson Co., Tenn., supports evidence of service. On
25 :i.'i 1806, Isaac (X) HOLMAN signed a receipt to John CROCKET for "full satis-
faction for my services in the N.C. Continental Line which the within certificate
certifies, and this is to authorize the Secretary who may issue the Warrant" to
issue it to James CROCKET. Disallowed. [LP 238]
HOUSTON, Danl W. Robeson Co. He was wounded in service. The Assembly at
Fayette in 1794 allowed him £8 per year. The County Court said he should be
allowpi £12. In House & Senate 8 Jan. 1795. [LP 132]
HOUST,)N, William. In 1742 he settled on a tract of his uncle's, Henry Mc Cull h,
on the northeast of the Cape Fear called Soracte, n� lyin in Duplin Co. In 174 ,
McCulloh went to England leaving HOUSTON in possession of 840 acres on which he
and four of his sons have made considerable improvements, paid quit rents and
taxes, but to which he does not have a deed nor clear title. Now that McCulloh's
property is being confiscated, HOUSTON is apprehensive as to his title and asks
fl o a proper deed. Newbern. 24 Apr. 1780. [LP 34]
161
Early
55 [�, Ilio r L
on larks
->ttlers in the
Carolina Piedmoivia•
sold by llevy lac 6ulloh ;Jt%In
rrarv'Ile's Bistr ct,
17 4 9--17 6 3
by .John Scot;: Davem,ortl
(-LIC •logical search for docu-
s m -tation of ancestor ::,•ttie-
t+, ment in the Pie ont region
1 4 °'+' of Colcnial Nor Carol.na is
ti y '-; df Trequently cont .g for a
•-ariety of rear ( .s 'eral
�,} i of which were particularly
t
irritating to the eontp.:;por-
aries of that t'ino and were
important factors to the rise
of the Regulatc_-r:, the ivil
disoriers that followed, terminating in the Battle of Alamance, 16 May 1771.
Laying asiu, considerations of political science and the conflict b^ ueec t -he
Tidei,ater vo t:ed inte,ests and the Backcountry b-.7geoning populatio;. from Lhe
North (the "establishment" vs. the "rascals"), which historians have amply dis-
cusse', there is real Frist for the genealogists' mills in identifying', explor-
ing, and explaining the problem of the McCulloh Tracts in the Granville District
(rout,hly the ,.orthern half of the Province of North Carolina), and !-,.,w t;.e`.r ex-
iste: ! has heretofore prevented the dating -by -documentation of the presence of
many- early settlers.
Doing some violence to the niceties of professional historiography, the es,ence
of the matter was realistically thus:
In 1737, countering a move by a Swiss syndicate to obtain substantial icreage
for the settlement of 6,000 German-speaking Protestants in the Nort!, Carolina
Backcountry (largely employing the highly acceptable and approved concept of us-
ing "foreigners" to buffer English Tidewater set, ements and plantations from th.
I•idians), Henry McCULLOH, an opportunistic entrepreneur who had obta ned exposure
to North Carolina as the agent of John, Baron CAR",1RET, later Earl GMNVILLE, re-
ceived--- through dummy grantees and in association with a syndicate of specula-
tors ----
pecula-tors---- a grant of 1,200,000 acres in the Province by an Order in Council (the
0 will of King George II expressed in docLmentation and under the Roval Seal), IT,
� 'The author, a native of Decatur, Illinois, took B.S. and M.S. degrees in Jour-
nalism before earning a Ph.D. in Industrial Economics (U. of Iowa) in 195[. After
a career in newspaper research (many articles, several books), he took early re-
1� tirement (age 48) to follow his fancies: genealogy, teac::ing (Wasnineton d% Lee
University) and historical writing. His prime interest is the Carolina Dutch.
L He lives at 112 Liberty Hall Road, Lexington, VA 24450.
,tC�
~
74 Davie County Public Ubrary
Mooksville, NC
l.Sijrve! ,oL of Nol::.fl c.,r-(J� 1 i1.1 was 0[:cf,'t't �_f
k 1y off Lwelve tra(As of 100,000 acre;, each,
�t ding to McCULL01•1 Is choice. in th(, Back-
c-:tir_ry---which then (1737) ran on Lhe no -",t.;: -
east -to -southwest diakonal of the headwaters
of the Flat, Eno and Little Ri.v,2rs (head-
waters of the Neuse ---east and north of Ra-
leigh today) to Rocky River and its draughts
east of the Catawba (waters of the Great Pe,
Dee ---east and north of Charlotte today).
Five of the twelve great tracts chosen by
McCULLOH subsequently (1744) .fell within th'-
Granville District. GRANWLLE, having been
kept waiting for fifteen years for a de in�_-
tion of and a title to his ons:-eightz_i s'.:a.?'I-
of the old Proprietorship (terminated by the King in 1729), was apf:>arently a 1.;*
miffed at what his former agent had done to him (i.e., taking up the best lards
before his Lordship obtained a legal title) and kept McCULIQH waiting for anoth, r
eleven years (1755) before reaching an agreement whereby McCULLOH might give Vo.-,r,titles to land sales made within the Great Tracts which lay within his District.
fj
Gomm
am OWN-
�rl`� err `na a �•'ci
�Cata .• (� r
S 0 L77
rq
• O
s
•
•
•
,410
New B er .4
•
•
i •
,Brunswick Town
was
• : •= X978
Granville's Deed of 1744, but' not completely surveyed until 1773
Then, because of the outbreak of Indian warfare ---the French and Indian War else-
where in America, but chiefly the Cherokee War in the Carolinas ---there was an-
other six years' delay before a substantial number of deeds could be, made by
McCULLOH's agents. In some instances, settlers in McCULLOH°s tracts within the
District did not receive titles until t:-;ey had been on purchased, since improved.
lands for more than a decade. Indicative of this state of affairs was McCULLOH's
lament, incorporated in a power of attorney to Hugh CAMPBELL, Esq., of North
Carolina, and Henry Eustace McCULLOH, his son, to give titles, dated 16 March
1761........
r5
... By reason of many and sundr,., .! hers the far greater part
of the people settled on Lhe... i belonp i ng to me have not
hitherto had LiLles made out to :t► from nye the said Henry
McCULLOIi for the lands they are :Led on whereby they are
liable to lose their improvemenLs and from which I have hither-
to bean doprivecl of'Lhe just benefit I expected to receive
from said lairds...
As soon as the Cherokee War had ended (December 1761), Henry Eustace McCULLOH,
in North Carolina from England, began to make deeds furiously. North Carolina
historians, seemingly unaware of the McCULLOH-Granville situation, have consis-
tently dated German settlement in the North Carolina Piedmont as following the
Cherokee War ---because the earliest, densest German settlements were in the
McCULLOH tracts in the Granville District and do not show in documentation
(McCULLOH's deeds) until 1762-63. Robert W. RAMSEY, in Carolina Cradle (Chapel
Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1964) had no understanding of the
McCULLOH grants ---and missed the early presence of a number of Germans within
the artificial boundaries that he defined for the Northwest North Carolina Fron-
tier, 1747-1762. His definition conveniently excluded most of the early Germans
east of the Yadkin and those just below the Granville District Line (west of
Salisbury) on the waters of Rocky River ---and he did not try to explain those
Germans in that part of McCULLOH's Tract No. 9 who settled west of the Yadkin
and east of Salisbury. No North Carolina historian has yet recognized the Ger-
man settlements south and west of the Catawba before the Cherokee War ---but
that°s another story, soon to be told ---hopefully.
Both Rowan and Orange counties' records and the Salisbury District Court records
document that a number of settlers, both German and otherwise ---for McCULLOH
neither imported Germans nor limited his sales to that ethnic group, contrary to
the spirit of the Order in Council of 1737 ---were established, considered free-
holders, and were participating in public affairs years before they appeared in
land records. Then, too, many of the deeds given by McCULLOH were not registered
with G ranville's Land Office (closed in 1763) and did not appear in county deed
books until the North Carolina Confiscation A.ct of 1777 forced recording --in or-
der to prove that the land was not McCULLOH's; hence was not subject to confis-
cation. Some McCULLOH deeds were not recorded until the 1820's ---when partition
of an estate, or a conveyance outside of a line of hereditary descent, forced
the source of bonafide title to be revealed.
Genealogical searchers who have endeavoured to employ the dates of McCULLOH's
deeds as indicators of ancestral settlement have frequently found themselves un-
able to account for a period of years in family migrations ---or have been faced
with the dilemma of finding an ancestor active in civil affairs, per court rec-
ords, a number of years before his entitlement, as a freeholder, became a matter
of record.
McCULLOH's Tracts Nos. 1-7 were in the Royal Domain (south of the Granville Dis-
trict Line) and were not subject to Granville's suzerainty relative to quit rents.
Below the District Line, the quit rents belonged to the King, and a wise man did
not trifle with the King's access to his quit rents ---hence, there was little
2Rowan Co., N. C. Deeds. 5:18, recorded 15 July 1762.
76
delay in making deeds or in their re(,. ings. However, one must look for the
deeds of Governor Arthur DOBBS --- who two of the McCULLOH tra in the Rocky
River area, and found no difficulty i Hing his own lands at ti,e same time
that he was granting Royal patents fui he King ---although considerable documen-
tation suggests that ho was less than truthful about what he told London about
the frontier, and, seemingly, solved the problem of protecting the settlers south
and west of the Catawba, who held Royal patents, by refusing to admit that they
were there. A number of others, including several other McCULLOHs and their in-
laws, were involved in Tracts Nos. 1-7, but there exists no genealogical search
problem in identifying grantee ancestors or in locating the lands in relative
currency to the event in various county records. The confusion and records prob-
lem are predominantly found concerning McCULLOH's land in the Granville District.
The following data,
ly taken from Henry McCULLOH's deeds in returning unsold
lands within the District to Granville's Estate, pre-
ceded by a chronological abstract of the development
of the matter, may assist genealogical searchers ---
and possibly some historians ---in finding order where
chaos has heretofore existed.
Land Sales by HenryMcCulloh in the Granville District
- A Chronology in Abstract -
Year Event
1729 - King George II purchased the shares of seven
of the eight Lords Proprietors of the Caro-
linas. John, Baron Carteret, later Earl
Granville, declined to sell, was entitled to
one-eighth of the lands held by the Proprie-
torship,
John, Earl Granville 1737 - King George II, by Order in Council, granted
Henry McCULLOH 1,200,000 acres in North Caro-
lina for the settlement of German Protestants. Orders issued to the Surveyor
General of North Carolina to lay out twelve "great tracts" of 100,000 acres each
--and each great tract to contain eight smaller tracts of 12,500 acres each.
(These subtracts had relevance only in providing shares for minor participants
in McCULLOH's land syndicate.)
1744 - John CARTERET, Earl GRANVILLE, received a deed in fee simple from King
George II confirming his ownership of the northern half (roughly) of the
Province of North Carolina as his one-eighth share of the old Proprietor-
ship. Political control of Granville's District remained vested in the
Crown, but GRANVILLE had the land to sell and the right to the quit rents.
1745 - Governor Gabriel JOHNSTON, acting as agent for George II in conformity to
the Order in Council of 1737, issued twelve patents to Henry McCULLOH,
each for 100,000 acres ---as surveyed according to King's order. Three-
fourths of Tract No. 8, all of Tracts Nos. 9, 10, 11 and 12 lay within
GRANVILLE's northern half of the Province. GRAN'VILLE's deed in 1744
took precedence over McCULLOH's grants, requiring McCULLOH to negotiate
with Earl GRANVILLE concerning the Earl's suzerainty, particularly rela-
tive to quit rents, before McCULLOH could give a clear title for any of
his tract lands which lay within Granville's District.
77
1755 - GRANYLLLE and McCULLOH reached :i,� � -oment. All sales by McCULLOH were Lo
be registered in GRAIrVILLE Is Lar,.,: "f ice, and all titleholders from
McCULLOH were subject to pay qu:'_ -,(!nts to GRANVILLE. (In essence, every
purchaser of land from McCULLOH i... ;EANVILLE's District paid McCULLOH for
the land, then paid a series of exorbitant- fees to GRANVILLE's agenLs in
recording at the Land Office, then paid a similar series of fees in re-
cording, at the county courthouse, and then were required to pay quit
rents annually to GRANVILLE's collector.)
1756 - Indian warfare, already begun in the North, reached North Carolina, ul-
timately degenerated into the Cherokee War. Settlers fled the frontier;
land values slumped; sales were impossible except in the eastern -most
McCULLOH tracts.
1760 - King George II died. George III appointed Earl Granville president of
the Privy Council virtually reducing McCULLOH to importuning Granville
for favor.
1761 - GRANVILLE and McCULLOH made a new agreement. McCULLOH granted the right
to sell the lands obtained by the Order in Council of 1737 for a period
Of two years after the end of the Cherokee War under the same terms as
the Agreement of 1756 ---but, at the end of the two years, McCULLOH would
deed all unsold lands in his tracts within the District to GRANVILLE.
The Cherokee War ended in December. McCULLOH's son, Henry Eustace
McCULLOH, was in North Carolina with his father's power of attorney, im-
mediately began to make deeds for lands previously sold, to sell addi-
tional lands ---but the land market, especially to the west, was still
depressed. '
1761-
1763 - Henry Eustace McCULLOH, in a flurry of activity, conveyed titles to hun-
dreds of small tracts within all five of the great tracts within GRAN-
VILLE's District. However, GRANVILLE died in January 1763, terminating
McCULLOH's rights. H. E. McCULLOH continued to make deeds through August
1763, but apparently did so in fulfillment of contracts made prior to
GRANVILLE's death or prior to the time that legal notice of same reached
North Carolina.
17 Oct
1763 - H. E. McCULLOH, as agent for Henry McCULLOH, made five deeds to Lady
FERNER, Vice Chancellor FINCH and John Anthony BELAQUIRE, Esq., all of
Great Britain - the trustees appointed by John CARTERET, Earl GRA.NVILLE,
deceased, in his will. In the name of Henry McCULLOH of the County of
Middlesex and Kingdom of Great Britain, the son conveyed all unsold lands
within the McCULLOH tracts in the GRANVILLE District to the Earl's estate.
Having received the District from the King in fee simple, the Earl had
willed it to his mistress, Lady FERMER. GRANVILLE's heir. -at -law, Robert
CA RTERET, assuming that the District would come to him _�X entail, had
sold the District's quit rent futures in support of his profligate life.
The Granville Land Office in North Carolina was closed by the Earl's
death, because the powers of attorney by which the North Carolina agents
operated became null and void. It never reopened because no agents could
be appointed. Lady FERMER could not appoint agents because the District
was under mortgage ---the deceased Earl apparently had not been candid with
his son concerning the manner in which the District was held and had
A
croated expectations. Roberti LOrd CARTERET, Earl GRANVILLE, could not
+:..' appoint agents because he did hold title to the District: and could
not claim it under entail. '11 :.;atter was still being sorted out by
British jurisprudence in 1777 ...�!n the new State of North Carolina
mooted the matter by confiscaLLng the entire District.
In the 17801s, the Kint;'s Coiru-nissioners for the settlement of Claims for
Losses in America allowed the trustees named in the will of John Lord
CARTERET, Earl GRANVILLE, deceased, the amount of £40,000 on their claim
of E365,749.
F ,'Y
The five deeds made by Henry Eustace McCULLOH, in behalf of his father, are ab-
stracted in substance following. The listing of grantees within each tract fol-
lows the order of listing within the deed I
�., g t is not chronological, and appears
to be the order in which the sales and deeds thereof were registered with the
Granville Land Office. In addition to registration there, each deed was to have
r:
been recorded in its county of location. In 1763, most of Tract No. 8 and all of
Tracts Nos. 9 and 10 were in Rowan County; Tracts Nos. 11 and 12 were in Orange
County.
It will be noted that Henry Eustace McCULLOH was his father's best customer.
Hence, a number of deeds made by H. E. McCULLOH after August 1763 were resales
and did not fall within the Granville-McCulloh Agreement. Next to King George
k`. III and the Granville Estate, in that order, the largest loser of land in North
Carolina by the Confiscation Act of 1777 was Henry Eustace McCULLOH, who fled
the Province in 1774. He claimed £54,265 for his land losses in North Carolina.
The King's Commissioners allowed him £11,747.3
McCulloh Tract No. 8
Upon the Yadkin or Great Pee Dee River or branches thereof; eight tracts of
12,500 acres, totalling 100,000 acres of which 75,000 acres lay within the Gran-
ville District. McCULLOH was able to sell only 3,016 acres within Tract No. 8
before GRANVILLE's death terminated his rights. On 17 October 1763, he deeded
71,984 acres of the Tract to the Granville Estate, citing within that conveyance
the following Grantees, acreages, and dates of deeds of the lands sold:
Henry McCULLOH, Grantor, to ---
John SLOAN -320 acres, 21 Dec 1761 Richard BEAN - 200 acres, 3 Har 1763
John GRIST -584 acres, 3 Mar 1763 John FREEMAN - 200 acres, 3 May 1763
Charles BARNES -268 acres, 4 Mar 1763 Henry E. McCULLOH-1,444 acres 25 Mar 1763
Source: North Carolina Land Grants, 19: 438-441
McCulloh Tract No. 9
Upon the Yadkin or Great Pee Dee River; eight tracts of 12,500 acres each, total-
ling 100,000 acres, all of which lay on waters of the Yadkin River within the
Granville District. McCULLOH was able to sell 45,453 acres within Tract No. 9
before GRANVILLE's death terminated his rights. On 17 October 1763, he deeded
54,547 acres of the Tract to the Granville Estate, citing with that conveyance
the following Grantees, acreages, and dates of deeds of the land sold:
Henry McCULLOH, Grantor, to--- (Deeds run serially)
3Loyalist and British claims for losses resulting from the American Revolution rel-
ative to North Carolina, and awards made by the King's Commissioners, may be found
in the Appendices, Robert 0. DeMond, The Loyalists in North Carolina During the Rev-
olution (Durham, N. C.: Duke University Press, 1940)
79
J
r c
, •,
;J
I *�,* - IN—�
e
�' � (o
80
i
Henry SLOAN -
250acres, 9
Jan
17',')
Henry E. McCULLO11
-1243acres, 2
Feb
1762
Jonathan HUNT -
220acres, l3
Feb
17'."
Mark WHITAKER
- 523acres, 1
Dec
1762
John HUNT -
250aeres,14
Nov
IT
Henry E. McCULLOH
-2846acres, 2
Feb
1762
George MILLER -
332acres, 2
Feb
--- -
Henry E. McCULLOH
-2905acres,20
Nov
1762
Thomas MAGUINE -
320acres------------
Henry E. McCULLOH
-1015acres,20
Nov
1762
David JONES -
5451cres------------
Henry E. McCULLOH
-1009acres,20
Nov
1762
Willis ELLIS -
375acres------------
Henry E. McCULLOH
-1640acres,20
Nov
1762
Michael MYERS -
397acres, 2
Jan
1762
Henry E. McCULLOH
-1875acres,25
Mar
1763
William GILES -
350acres, 2
Jan
1762
George SPRAKER
- 320acres,21
Dec
1762
Henry AGENDER -
320acres,28
Dec
1761
John LOPP
- 265acres,25
Dec
1762
Peter FITE -
200acres,28
Dec
1761
Adam BUTNER
- 690acres,20
Jan
1763
Richard WALTON -
320acres,26
Dec
1761
Joseph WOLFSGELL
- 221acres,19
Jan
17c;
Henry GRUBB -
200acres, 26
Dec
1761
Phillip SOUR
- 200acres, 20
Jan
1763
Michael YOUNGER -
200acres, l5
Dec
1761
Jacob SINKS
- 300acres, 26
Jan
176 )
Gasper SMITH -
210acres, l9
Dec
1761
Peter SENKER
- 200acres,29
Jan
1763
Hugh McKEARY -
520acres,19
Dec
1761
Peter CAIN
- 230acres,26
Jan
1703
Jacob HAMM -
200acres,29
Dec
1761
George HAGEY
- 200acres,27
Jan
17b3
Valentine LEONARD -
200acres,15
Dec
1761
Edward HUGHS,
- 200acres,27
Jan
17(3
William LINN -
323acres,26
Dec
1761
Peter VEA.NA s`
- 200acres,27
Jan
1763
John FROHOCK -
709acres,18
Nov
1761
Jacob LOPP
- 216acres,28
Jan
1763
James BRYAN -
260acres,29
Dec
1761
Jacob BERIER
- 231acres,28
Jan
1763
Henry DOLAND -
222acres, 29
Nov
1761
George BURKHART
- 259acres, 29
Jan
1763
James McCOY -
423acres,28
Nov
1761
John LUCAPUN ""
- 200acres,29
Jan
1763
George BRUNER -
460acres, 7
Dec
1761
Christopher SEGAR
- 200acres, 1
Feb
1763
Jacob FEAZOR -
245acres, 5
Dec
1761
Frederick GOSS
- 480acres, 1
Feb
1763
Gresham HUNT -
359acres,20
Nov
1761
David SMITH
- 300acres, 1
Feb
1763
Geremiah GREEN -
540acres,27
Nov
1761
William FRANK
- 200acres, 1
Feb
1763
Thomas FOSTER -
31lacres, 2
Jan
1762
Joseph BOWER
- 863acres, 6
Jan
1763
George MILLER -
200acres,11
Dec
1761
John FORD
- 607acres,10
Apr
1763
William GILES -
978acres, 2
Jan
1762
Gasper SMITH
- 225acres,25
Feb
1763
James SMITH -
291acres, 27
Nov
1761
Robert BARCLAY
- 508 acres, 25
Mar
1763
Benjamin MERRELL -
543acres, 8
Dec
1761
Jacob BERIER
- 200acres,29
Jan
1763
John DAVIS -
200acres, 31
Dec
1761
Peter STROZER
- 402acres, 25
Mar
1763
John PARKER -
318acres, l6
Dec
1761
William GILES
- 320acres, l5
Oct
1762
Andrew SMITH -
305acres, 7
Dec
1761
Christian ELLER
- 200acres, 1
Jan
1762
Benjamin ROUNSEVALL-
567acres,27
Nov
1761
Willis ELLIS
- 260acres,28
Apr
1763
Israel COX -
200acres, 9
Dec
1761
John SPAHOCK
- 200acres,28
Apr
1763
Benjamin MERRELL -
320acres, 8
Dec
1761
Thomas EVANS
- 390acres,29
Apr
1763
Jacob BERIER -
322acres, 11
Dec
1761
Christopher HOWARD- 378acres, 30
Apr
1763
Bernard MICHAEL -
200acres,14
Dec
1761
Moses COX
- 296acres, 3
May
1763
Michael BONACHER -
200acres,28
Dec
1761
Benjamin BEAREN
- 200acres, 2
May
1763
David SMITH -
217acres,11
Dec
1761
Israel COX
- 243acres,26
Apr
1763
Leonard CARN -
267acres, l9
Dec
1761
Nathaniel BEAREN
- 200acres, 2
May
1763
William FRANK -
200acres,11
Dec
1761
John BASSINGER
- 450acres, 7
May
1763
LEADEN & ELLER -
320acres,31
Dec
1761
William NASSERY
- 200acres, 9
Mar
1763
Peter FEAGLEY
- 200acres,21
Dec
1761
Lenard MILLER
- 244acres, l5
Dec
1761
Frederick SMITH
- 200acres,11
Dec
1761
William GILES
- 324acres, 2
Jan
1762
Henry CARNER
- 200acres,29
Dec
1761
WEANT LUCKABILL(LUEGENBUHL)
Arthur 0 NEAL - 313acres, 25 Mar 1763
Richard SMITH - 250acres, 3 May 1763
Aaron VANCLEVE - *716acres, 2 May 1763
Cornelius -ANA.IRSOM_-896acres,25-Mar 1763
Source: North Carolina Land Grants
19: 441-445
McCulloh Tract No. 10
Upon Uhar.a (Uwharrie) River; eichL trace.-. of 12,500 acres each, totalling 100,000
acres, all of which lay within the Gran%,i lle District. McCULLOH was able to sell
16,874 acres within Tract No. 10 before GRANVILLE's death terminated his rights.
On 17 October 1763, he deeded 83,126 acres of the Tract to the Granville Estate,
citing within that conveyance the following Grantees, acreages and dates of deeds
of the lands sold:
Henry McCULLOH, Grantor, to--- (Deeds run serially)
M armaduke KIMBROUGH-
John SHEPPARD -
John LEDFORD -
John BARNETT -
Thomas HILL -
William ROBBINS
John ROBBINS
Joseph ROBBINS
William MERRELL
Colney BRED*
John FOUTS
Andrew HOOVER
Michael FOUTS
David FOUTS
John BELL
G odfrey RIDGE
John TH OMPS ON
Andrew HOOVER
John JOHNSTON
Jacob SWARTZ
:c Conrad BRILES
325acres, 4
Dec
1761
John DAWSON
- 416acres,26
Feb
1763
200acres,10
Feb
1763
David FOUTS
- 230acres,17
Feb
1763
200acres,10
Feb
1763
John MORSE
- 233acres,17
Feb
1763
200acres,17
Feb
1763
Adam VARNER
- 289acres,17
Feb
1763
243acres,10
Feb
1763
- 211acres, 2
May
1763
- 200acres,17
- 200acres,14
Feb.1763
John CONGER
- 200acres, 2
May
1763
- 302acres,14
Feb
1763
Paul WITSONHUNT
- 230acres,24
Feb
1763
- 202acres,16
Feb
1763
William FROST
- 200acres,28
Apr
1763
- 245acres,17
Feb
1763
Valentine BEFFELL
- 200acres,25
Feb
1763
- 200acres,11
Feb
1763
William ELLIS
- 211acres, 2
May
1763
- 200acres,17
Feb
1763
John WOODLIEF
- 325acres,20
Mar
1763
- 275acres,17
Feb
1763
John VINSE LL
- 200acres, 4
Mar
1763
- 260acres,17
Feb
1763
Henry E. McCULLOH
-2275acres, 1
Feb
1763
- 292acres,17
Feb
1763
Henry E. McCULLOH
-1500acres, 1
Feb
1763
- 386acres,25
Feb
1763
Henry E. McCULLOH
-1000acres,19
Feb
1763
- 240acres,24 Feb 1763
200acres,28 Feb 1763
- 213acres,22 Feb 1763
200acres, 7 May 1763
200acres,17 Feb 1763
McCULLOH Tract No. 11
Henry Eo McCULLOH-1312acres,20 Feb 1763
Henry E. McCULLOH-1000acres,20 Feb 1763
Henry E. McCULLOH-2070acres,25 Mar 1763
--------------
Source: North Carolina Land Grants
19: 445-449
Upon Haw River and branches thereof; eight tracts of 12,500 acres each, totalling
100,000 acres, all of which lay within the Granville District. McCULLOH was able
to sell 67,666 acres within Tract No. 11 before GRA.NVILLE's death, principally be-
cause the Tract lay well to the east of the frontier and was not adversely affec-
ted by the Cherokee War, 1756-1761. On 17 October 1763, he deeded 33,332 acres
of the Tract to the Granville Estate, citing within that conveyance the following
Grantees, acreages and dates of deeds of the lands sold:
Henry McCULLOH, Grantor, to--- (Deeds run serially)
George CLAPP -
320acres, 20
Sep
1757
Joseph BOGGS
- 546acres, 11
Mar
1758
David LOW -
350acres, 8
Mar
1758
Charles DAVIS
- 187acres, 2
Aug
1758
Peter HELTON -
320acres, ll
Mar
1758
Joseph BUCKINGHAM
- 17lacres, 7
Aug
1758
Frederick BROWN-
233acres,ll
Mar
1758
Benjamin PIGGOTT -
160acres, 7
Aug
1758
William PIGGOTT-
297acres,11
Mar
1758
James WOODS -
200acres, 8
Aug
1758
n
John McGEE -
305acres, 8
Aug
Malachy ISLEY
- 200acres, l4
Selo
1702
Thomas LOW -
320acres, 8
Jun
17'*)
Ludowick ISLEY
- 257acLes,14
Sop
1.702
John GRAVES -
387acres, 9
Jun
175,J
Henry SHARP
- 216acres, 8
Oct
1762
Jacob BOON -
200acres,27
Feb
1760
John SHADY
- 200acres, 7
Oct
1762-
762Frederick
FrederickSIVING -
15')1cc-('s,7.)
Nov
1760
Richard HENDERSON
- 200acres------------
Richard BROWNRIGG-
992acres, 1
Dec
1760
James VESTAL
- 183acres------------
John GRAVES -
270acres, 2
Dec
1760
1 Thomas BRAMSTON
- 577acres------------
Elias POWELL -
143acres, 24
May
1761
Jesse PUGH
- 147acres------------
George FOGELMAN -
208acres,24
May
1761
Robert STEWART
- 207acres------------
Michael HOLT, Jr.-
510acres, l4
Nov
1761
Joseph WELTS
- 513acres------------
Anthony MOSER -
220acres, 8
Sep
1762
John MARSHALL
- 216acres------------
Peter NOE -
507acres, 8
Sep
1762
Michael WOLF
- 250acres, 4
Oct
1762
Adam SMITH -
320acres, 9
Sep
1762
Jacob HOUSMAN
- 200acres, 2
May
1763
John BARTON-1000acres, 9
Feb
1762
George SHARP
- 214acres,13
May
----
James POWELL -
200acres, 9
Sep
1762
Peter REAM
- 202acres, 4
May
1763
John POWELL -
907acres, l3
Oct
1762
Gasper BARE
- 202acres, l6
May
1763
John GRA.YSON C?] -
200acres, l0
Sep
1762
Nicholas PUNTRICK
-1386 acres, 16
May
1763
Benjamin PHILLIPS-
250acres,10
Sep
1762
Jacob WITHROW
-1692acres,16
May
1763
Peter LOW -
200acres,10
Sep
1762
Barnard TROXELL
- 732acres,16
May
1763
John McGEE -
401acres, l0
Sep
1762
George INGLE
- 258acres, l7
May
1763
Peter EIFFLAND[?]-
210acres,ll
Sep
1762
Martin LOY
- 251acres,17
May
1763
William McMATH -
200acres,11
Sep
1762
Phillip SELLERS
- 223acres, 1
May
1763
Adam LOWRANCE -
320acres,ll
Sep
1762
John NOE
- 308acres,23
May
1763
Paul HARMON -
228acres, 11
Sep
1762
James WOODS
- 565acres, 20
May
1763
John HOLT -
200acres, 11
Sep
1762
Andrew CAMPBELL
- 48 7acres, 23
May
1763
Isaac GRAYSON -
907acres,11
Sep
1762
Dial POVEY
- 330acres,23
May
1763
John Philip CLAPP-
202acres,11
Sep
1762
John ARMSTRONG
- 573acres,22
May
1763
Jeremiah PIGGOTT -
209acres, l3
Sep
1762
Frederick MOSER
- 225acres, 24
May
1763
David LOW -
302acres, l2
Sep
1762
'� William MCMA.TH
- 513acres, 25
---
1763
George COBLE -
202acres,13
Sep
1762
Christian FUNKHOUSER-1240acres,18
May
1763
Jacob COBLE -
202acres, l3
Sep
1762
Peter JULIAN
- 247acres, 30
Sep
1763
Samuel LOW -
250acres,13
Sep
1762
John BEVERLY
- 200acres, 3
May
1763
John OLIVER -
562acres,13
Sep
1762
Samuel UNDERWOOD
- 305acres,30
May
1763
Peter POOR -
2.02acres,14
Sep
1762
H & A UNDERWOOD
- 333acres,30
May
1763
Nicholas COUNTS -
250acres,14
Sep
1762
Conrad STONER
- 225acres, 1
Jun
1763
Nicholas HOLT -
275acres,16
Sep
1762
Ludowick ALBRIGHT
- 258acres, 1
Jun
1763
Hugh SMITH -
467acres,16
Sep
1762
John HOLT
- 215acres,24
May
1763
John FULLER -
200acres, l3
Sep
1762
Jacob BOON
- 200acres, 24
May
1763
Peter HOLT -
200acres, l7
Sep
1762
Henry CAMIRA
- 300acres, 26
May
1763
David MAY -
327acres,13
Sep
1762
John BUTLER
- 414acres, 6
Jun
1763
Henry WHITSELL -
202acres,17
Sep
1762
Christian HOFFMAN
- 290acres,30
May
1763
Peter GEVELL -
202acres,18
Sep
1762
George CLAPP
- 362acres, 8
Jun
1763
Archibald MORRISON-432acres,13
Sep
1762
Samuel UNDERWOOD
- 200acres,20
May
1763
Barnard CLAPP-1122acres,18
Sep
1762
Arron SHARP
- 266acres, 1
Jun
1763
Ludowick CLAPP - ';360acres,
l8
Sep
1762
Thomas RECK
- 430acres, 31
May
1763-
83
Samuel OLIVER
- 203acres, 6
Jun
1763
lohn COBLE - 355acres,22
Jun
1763
A brah.am HELTON
- 210acres, 25
May
1763
t illiam DAVIS - 200acres, 25
Jun
1763
Thomas FULLER
- 260acres, l0
Jun
1763
Henry STRADER - 200acres, 20
Jun
1763
John MARSHEL
- 500acres, 6
Jun
1763
George COURTNER - 494acres,25
Jun
1763
Andrew RANDOLPH
- 388acres, 8
.Tun
1763
John GRAYSON - 531acres,28
Jun
1763
Joseph 1\7ELLS
- 208acres, 6
Jun
1763
George LEINBURGER- 242acres,28
Jun
1763
Thoma WIMAN
- 202acres, 2
Jun
1763
Nicholas GRAYSON - 243acres,25
Jun
1763
Charles ADAMS
- 297acres,20
Oct
1762
Joseph PEARY - 744acres,23
Jun
1763
Robert HUNTER
- 316acres,12
Oct
1762
Peter HELTON - 217acres,28
Jun
1763
Batholomew DUNN
-1590acres, 7
Jun
1763
George COBLE, Jr.- 200acres,28
Jun
1763
Joseph TROTTER
- 516acres, 7
Jun
1763
J. P. CLAPP - 200acres, 25
Jur.
1763
Alexander TANSEY
- 304acres, 8
Jun
1763
Jacob ALBRIGHT - 215acres, l0
Jun
1763
Michael ILING
- 256acres, 7
Jun
1763
Tobias CLAPP - 200acres,26
Jun
1763
George COBLE
- 360acres, 8
Jun
1763
James DAVISON - 616acres, l8
Jun
1763
Fr. LEINBERHER
- 554acres, l0
Jun
1763
John BRACKEN - 200acres, 28
May
1763
George COUNTS
- 222acres, 8
Jun
1763
Manf ield CROW - 992acres, 25
Jun
1763
Jacob LEINBURGHER- 242acres, 9
Jun
1763
Henry E. McCULLOH-1320acres,20
Nov
1762
John LINN
- 410acres, 9
Jun
1763
Henry E. McCULLOH-1120acres,20
Nov
1762
Joseph CLAPP
- 620acres,30
Jun
1763
Henry E. McCULLOH-1000acres,20
Nov
1762
Charles ADAMS
- 200acres,24
Jun
1763
Henry E. McCULLOH-1856acres, 3
Jun
1763
Frederick LOW
- 932acres,27
Jun
1763
Henry E. McCULLOH-1125acres,20
Apr
1763
Anthony COBLE
- 450acres,18
Jun
1763
Henry E. McCULLOH-1542acres,20
Apr
1763
Ludowick SURIG
- 370acres,25
Jun
1763
Henry E. McCULLOH-1300acres, 3
Jun
1763
John NUTTS
-. 268acres,24
Jun
1763
------------------
Adam WHITSELL
- 706acres,22
Jun
1763
Robert LINDSAY
- 407acres,24
Jun
1763
Henry WHITSELL
- 200acres,24
Jun
1763
John McCOMB
- 280acres,24
Jun
1763
Michael HOLT
- 300acres,21
Jun
1763
Source: North Carolina Land Grants,
John BARBER
- 479acres, 9
Jun
1763
19: 449-455
MCCULLOH Tract No. 12
Upon Flat, Eno and Little Rivers; eight tracts of 12,500 each, totalling 100,000
acres, all of which lay within the Granville District. McCULLOH was able to sell
56,454 acres within Tract No. 12 before GRANVILLE's death, principally because this
Tract lay well to the east of the frontier and was not adversely affected by the
Cherokee War, 1756-61. On 17 October 1763, he deeded 43,546 acres of 'the Tract to
the Granville Estate, citing within that conveyance the following Grantees, acreages
and dates of deeds of the lands sold:
Henry McCULLOH, Grantor,
to---
(Deeds run
serially)
John ALSTON
- 300acres, 4
Mar
1758
Watson BRUMFIELD - 320acres,28
Feb
1759
John MITCHELL
- 352acres,15
Mar
1758
Robert HARRIS
- 320acres,28
Feb
1759
Edward MOORE
- 318 acres , 31
Mar
1758
Edward VINS IC
- 320acres,28
Feb
1759
Henry WEBB
- 158acres230
Jun
1758
John WOODS
- 312acres, 3
Mar
1759
Joseph POWELL
- 303acres, 1
Jul
1758
William BURFORD
- 348acres, 3
Mar
1759
Lenard PUGH -
320acres, 2
May
175'o
Robert. COLLIER
- 200acres, 2
Feb
1761
Hugh WOOD -
400acres,13
Jun
17'J
Michael WILSON
- 553acres,11
Jul
1763
James WADE -
380acres,18
Jun
17':
Wm KERT00 [?]
- 304acres, 9
Jul
1763
Thomas KING -
210acres,20
.Tun
1759
Ludowick INDOLE
- 200acres, 2
Jul
1763
i
William BURFORD -
290acres,29
Jun
1759
Charles HARRE
- 200acres,11
Jul
1763
.'.
Woram GLENN -
577acres,25
Jun
1759
Adam DIXON
- 400acres,12
Jul
1763
Thomas GEORGE -
320acres,25
Jun
1759
Alexander CLARK
- 235acres,11
Jul
1763
+
George MILLER -
320acres,19
Nov
1759
William JOHNSTON
- 400acres, 9
Jul
1763
Lenard PUGH -
225acres,10
Mar
1760
Thomas WEBB
- 200acres,11
Jul
1763
Robert HAINS -
332acres,10
Mar
1760
Fredk RECK
- 439acres,11
Jul
1763
i
Samuel BURTON -
320acres,11
Nov
1760
James VEASEY
- 357acres, 8
Jul
1763
James ALSTON -
231acres,11
Mar
1760
John WILSON
- 200acres, 4
Jul
1763
John BANKS -
160acres,30
Jun
1760
Wm ROSE
- 300acres, 4
Jul
1763
x:
William BURFORD -
142acres,29
Jul
1760
Joseph BRITON
- 233acres, 4
Jul
1763
Richard BURTON -
314acres, 5
Nov
1760
John CLARK
- 200acres, 5
Jul
1763
Corn KEETH -
196acres, 6
Nov
1760
George THOMPSON
- 200acres,27
Jun
1763
+.
John MADRER -
320acres, 6
Dec
1760
John ROSS
- 200acres, 2
Jul
1763
Thomas FERRAL -
150acres, 6
Dec
1760
John ROSS
- 200acres,27
Jun
1763
Ana DOWNS -
225acres, 6
Dec
1760
Benja PARTER
- 825acres, 2
Jul
1763
James ALSTON -
19acres, 6
Dec
1760
Francis ROSS
- 202acres, 2
Jul
1763
Thomas HINES -
320acres, 6
Dec
1760
A. THOMPSON
- 200acres,11
Jul
1763
John ALSTON -
100acres, 6
Dec
1760
Francis FOLTS
- 200acres,11
Jul
1763
James ALSTON -
208acres, 6
Dec
1760
George BYRE
- 200acres,11
Jul
1763
Jacob BLEDSOE -
115acres,11
Dec
1760
Joseph KING -
202acres,11
Jul
1763
Richard BROWNRIGG-
98lacres, 1
Apr
1761
John WOOD -
308acres,20
Jul
1763
Joseph PARSONS -
165acres, 2
Jun
1761
James ISOM -
600acres,27
Jul
1763
John WEST -
77acres, 2
Jun
1761
Eliz. BROWNING -
200acres,21
Jul
1763
Edward MOORE -
431acres, 6
Nov
1761
Rs. CLEMENS -
475acres,25
Jul
1763
James REA -
350acres,25
Mar
1749
BOGAN & REA -
650acres,25
Mar
1749
Wm STRAUGHAN -
320acres,25
Mar
1749
Sarah DUNAROW -
320acres,21
Aug
1751
Wm REEVES -
400acres, 5
Nov
1749
John WADE -
400acres------------
Edward VEASIE -
200acres,12
Jan
1762
James KELLEY -
620acres------------
�,
Thomas TOWNLY -
300acres, 4
Sep
1762
John WADE -
138acres------------
::
William BOBBETT -
320acres,25
Mar
1762
Henry MORRIS -
320acres,27
Sep
1753
John GAULING -
414acres, 2
Sep
1762
Thomas HINES -
840acres,22
Jul
1763
Joseph WALKER -
200acres,14
Jun
1763
John MAHARGE -
440acres,27
Jul
1763
John MITCHELL -
256acres,15
Jun
1763
William COOPER -
200acres,25
Jul
1763
William PHILLIPS -
246acres,15
Jun
1763
Walter BRUMFIELD -
200acres,27
Jul
1763
John WALKER -
202acres,14
Jun
1763
Lewis HOWELL -
200acres,22
Jul
1763
James BOWLING -
202acres, 4
Jul
1763
Joseph WALKER -
543acres,26 Aug
1763
Thomas ROSE -
404acres, 4
Jul
1763
George CROWIN -
704acres,19 Aug
1763
y
Henry HOLTSCLAW -
200acres, 4
Jul
1763
Michael WILSON -
200acres,20 Aug
1763
F'
Wm HORTON -
202acres, 4
Jul
1763
George HOGE -
233acres,18 Aug
1763
John MAY -
406acres, 6
Jul
1763
William LUTEN -
503acres,26 Jul
1763
k
Jacob BLEDSOE -
205acres,27
Jul
1763
George LACOS -
200acres, 9 Aug
1763
r,
85
Pe1eI; 1,OC;I;IiS
- 300acres,25
Jul
17(0
Robert_ HARRIS
- 360acres,25
Jul
17:,
Nicholas HOLSTON
- 200acres, 16
Aug
17 ,)
Robert TORA
- 200acres,18
Aug
17o"
Woodson DANIEL
- 620acres, l5
Aug
1763
John UACIJ::Y -
200acres, l2
Aug
1763
Robert DACREY -
200acres, l2
Aug
1763
Richard KEMP -
200acres, 8
Aug
1763
John ADCOCK -
200acres, l0
Aug
1763
John ALSTON -
300acres,26
Jul
1763
Woodson DANIEL -
225acres,l.7
Aug
1763
William WALKER -
449acres,24
Jul
1763
Charles HORN -
200acres, 11
Aug
1763
Alexander BOHANNON-
200acres,12
Aug
1763
Alexander CLARKE -
644acres, 8
Aug
1763
Watson BRUMFIELD - 707acres, 7 Aug 1763
Lemuel KEETII -
200acres, l2
Aug,
1763
Judith MATTHEWS -
320acres, 6
Aug
1763
Charles MACARTY -
200acres, l6
Aug
1763
Charles ROBERTS -
300acres, 3
Aug;
1763
John ALSTON -
200acres,27
Jul
1763
John WEST -
200acres,15
Aug
1763
David DANIEL -
237acres,18
Aug
1763
John WEST -
200acres,25
Jul
1763
Charles BRUMFIELD-
320acres,27
Jul
1763
Henry E.
McCULLOH-1000acres,16
Jun 1763
Henry E.
McCULLOH-1035acres, 1
Jul 1763
Henry E.
McCULLOH-1100acres, 1
Jul 1763
Henry E.
McCULLOH-1050acres, 1
Jul 1763
Henry E.
McCULLOH-1449acres, 1
Jul 1763
Dennis SULLIVAN
- 404acres, 7
Aug
1763
Henry E.
McCULLOH-1350acres,30
Jul
1763
James REDFERN
- 200acres, 7
Aug
1763
Henry E.
McCULLOH-1004acres,25
Jul
1763
Nic MAJOR
- 600acres,27
Jul
1763
Henry E.
McCULLOH-1004acres,18
Jul
1763
David MEWSHAW
- 200acres, 7
Aug
1763
Henry E.
McCULLOH-1240acres, l0
Aug
1763
Robert HARRIS
- 404acres,14
Jun
1763
Henry E.
McCULLOH-1640acres,20
Aug
1763
Osborn JEFFREYS
- 300acres, 1
Aug
1763
William
OGILBEE - 400acres, 7
Aug
1763
Edward MOORE
- 200acres,15
Aug
1763
Andrew HAMPTON
- 480acres,18
Aug
1763
Mark COOKE
- 200acres,17
Aug
1763
A. HAMPTON - 225acres,18
Aug
1763
David DANIEL
- 200acres, l9
Aug
1763
Dennis SULLIVAN
- 625acres, l9
Aug
1763
Thomas TOWNLEY
- 200acres, 11 Aug _1763
Charles _McCARTEY
- 200acres ------
1'763
Source: North Carolina Land Grants,
19: 455-460
Recapitulation: McCULLOH LAND GRANTS IN THE GRANVILLE DISTRICT
Tract
---------Total Acres-----------
-Henry E.
McCulloh----
No.
Waters of Rivers
In District
Sold
Returned
Acres Deeded % Sales
8
Yadkin & Pee Dee
753,000
3,016
71,984
1,444
47.9
9
Yadkin
100,000
45,453
54,547
12,533
27.5
10
Uwharrie
100,000
16,874
83,12.6
12,157
72.0
11
Haw
100, 000
67s666
32,334
9, 263
13.7
12
Slate, Eno(e), Little
100,000
56,454
43,546
11,872
21.3
TOTALS:
475,000
189, 463
285,537
47,269
24.9%
Source:
Computed from Data supra.
MR
f,4)
.
At /lJ
p WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY
✓
The persistent and enduring affection for whig history that is evident
to be full%
f��
Jefferson suggests a consistency in his thought and action yet e
a
r
plored. But it is already clear that the whig historical approach had much d._
fr`i s5
was attractive to Jefferson, although his receptivity probably varied with j
litical necessity. Certainly it is more than pleasant to think of one's for-
fathers as exponents of democracy and liberty, and it was a comfort to SL'
scribers to the Saxon myth to.know that there had existed a political utop..
in Saxon England. In fact the basis of whig history was largely this pr.,.
Norman utopia, where there had been no menace from a standing artrn
no society organized for war on a feudal basis, and where land was own,.
outright in allodial holdings. This Saxon society, Jefferson learned, It.
been a society of law, unplagued by a shackling established church, a .
ciety governed originally by an elective monarchy and a popular asseml.:
meeting in that original of parliaments, the annual Saxon witenagem;:
This was the encouraging and sometimes inspiring view presented Jc.
ferson from the books he studied most carefully, books which contribute:
to his peculiar historical optimism; his belief in the "happy system" of L.
Saxon ancestors, his staunch faith that the past could be successfully adapt...
to the future in America. As he came increasingly to see the uniqueness.;
the United States by merit of its size and its unexploited land, history car.,
-�
to lack the immediate pertinence previously evident. He never needed h:,-
:;tory
toryas desperately as when he had sought revolutionary direction, b;:
he was never dominated by it; history lent him an understanding of L.,
political and economicproblems, roblems it supplied a reassuringly empirical ba.-
•
n
for argument.
It was Jefferson's ability to learn from and employ history for the pr;,
`-"
ent and future that contributed to his historical optimism. While he mi;,
repeat the historians he studied and admired, he did not see why his:
should repeat itself, and he did not subscribe to any cyclic theory ws -.
_
would deny man's perfectability. The past for Thomas Jefferson was.
Q
no means the past seen by modern scholarship. What matters is that
was governed by what he believed happened in the days of his Ss.-
�c
ancestors, and that he was optimistic enough to believe that this early ti
sion of democracy would be re-established on an enduring basis in Amef.
► � 4l
Dotes and Documents
Henry McCulloch and Henry McCulloh
John Cannon*
HE William and Mary Quarterly has printed, in recent years, two
articles referring to Henry McCulloh,l the London merchant who
suggested to George Grenville a scheme for raising revenue in the
:,merican colonies by means of a stamp tax. He is a figure of some impor-
unce in American colonial history, and it is unfortunate that so many ref-
rcnces to him have been misleading and inaccurate.2 It is the object of
,:s note to clear up some of the confusion which has arisen about his
;::cer.
The source of the confusion is, simply, that there were at the same time
.,a persons with almost identical names interested in North Carolina.
:hcy have been run together by historians, often with commendable
sough misplaced ingenuity, and a composite biography produced. /rG_ bAy_-
j there is Henry McCulloch, who became secretary for North s P.
' Cuohna. In 1746 he was. appointed naval officer at Cape Breton, which
W been recently captured, and held the post until it was handed back
1748,. He then returned to England and spent five miserable years
auhouPany form of employment, constantly beseeching the assistance of
Duke of Newcastle and bemoaning his lar a family His account of
: interview with Lord Halifax, then First Lord of Trade, reveals how
,-pleasant place -hunting could be: "I informed his Ldship of the Death
: the Secretary of North Carolina, which he was pleased to tell me he
'Mr. Cannon is at present employed by the History of Parliament Trust to do
-c tch into the parliamentary history of Wiltshire from 1744 to 1790.
,Charles G. Sellers, Jr., 'Private Profits and British Colonial Policy: The Specula-
; :.t of Henry McCulloh," William and Mary Quarterly, 3d Ser., VIII (Oct. x951),
..Sj5z; Charles R. Ritcheson, 'The Preparation of the Stamp Act," ibid., X (Oct.
o, 543-559•
1f.g., The lenkinson Papers 176o-1766, ed. Ninetta Jucker (London, 1949):
i:. Boyd, Some Eighteenth Century Tracts concerning North Carolina (Raleigh,
r); the article by Ritcheson referred to in note 1; Griffith J. MCRee, Life of lame,
17 (New York, 1857)•
/RE�Eu.
Davie County public UbrarY
i Mocksvllte, NG
72 WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY
knew before, & ask'd me what of that, & was in a Violent Passion with
me & told me he was surpris'd that I kept running teasing Your Grace...
& that I ask'd everything & that He suppos'd I wanted twenty places, &
that I was one of those sort of people that could never be contented....",
Ultimately McCulloch wrung from Halifax a promise to appoint him
either naval officer of the Lower District of the James River, or secretary of
North Carolina. He was appointed secretary in 1754 but held the post
for only a short time, dying on October 27,1755• Thus, the "nagging place
hunter," in Mr. Ritcheson's unkind phrase, was not the speculator and
author but an insignificant civil servant.
_Henry McCulloh, author of the scheme for a stamp duty, was a London
frG�� ~� �"' �• merchant, concerned with extensive land speculation in North Carolina'
If the confused pedigree printed by G. J. McRee is to be trusted, he was the
cousin of the secretary, though they invariably spelled their names dif-
ferently a In 1739 he persuaded the government to send him out to the
colony to supervise development, with the grandiose title of Commis.
sioner for Inspecting and Controlling the Royal Revenues and grants of
land in North Carolina" and a salary of ,C600 a year. He arrived in Amer.
ica in 1741 but ran into considerable difficulties and returned home in
1747 a He then began a protracted dispute with the Treasury over his
arrears of pay, which was terminated in his favor in 1756, when the At.
torney General reported that "he had been disappointed of the Benefit...
intended by and expected from His Majesty's Warrant." At this time, he
was living at Turnham Green in Middlesex. It does not seem that he ever
revisited America. His affairs there were conducted, after 1761, by his son,
Henri Eustace McCullo who "Young in Life, Knowledge and Experi.
ence" was sent out to look after the property soon after he had finished his
e Letter to Newcastle dated Apr. 6, 1753, Additional Manuscript 32731, fol. 33S•
British Museum.
s His land speculations have been fully and accurately described by Mr. Sellrrs
in the article referred to.
b It is rather curious that McRee should have known of the existence of 6.
other McCulloch and yet contrived to confuse them.
The comings and goings of his composite McCulloh appear to have caused Pro
fessor Boyd some embarrassment: "In England he defended the protest of the Allx.
marle counties of North Carolina against the act of 1746.... He seems also to pati•;
been appointed naval officer at Cape Breton.... he was also appointed a memix:
of the Council [of North Carolina] and appeared in that body in March 1755. Hou -
ever, he did not long remain in North Carolina; he probably returned to Englan,'.
in the same year to attend the business relating to his land grants. Certainly lie tis•:;
there in 176x...:' Some Eighteenth Century Tracts, p. 144.
IIENRY MCCULLOCH AND HENRY MCCULLOH 73
legal training. The British Government was persuaded to make him first
collector of customs at Beaufort. and Currituck7 and later collector at
Roanoke. He was also a justice of the peace and member of the council
of North Carolina. In 1769, two years after he returned to England, he
was appointed agent for North Carolina. It was presumably to improve
his bargaining position that he attempted in 1774 to gain election to the
House of Commons for the borough of Cricklade in Wiltshire.
In the meantime, his father had drawn up his scheme of a stamp tax
and forwarded it to Grenville in 1763. After this, remarked Professor Boyd,
"McCulloh is lost sight of." In fact lie moved from Turnham Green to
Chiswick nearby, and lived on until June 1779, dying on the seventeenth."
He was buried at St. Nicholas Church, Chiswick ° In his will 10 he left
all his property in North Carolina to cc my dearly beloved son Henr
Eustace c u o l." In 1785, his son was still appealing, without success,
for the return of that property, which had been confiscated during the war.
At Coo a year "to maintain a Canoe and Man." Present State o f Great Britain,
cd. John Chamberlayne (London, 1755)•
8 Gentleman's Magazine, ed. Sylvanus Urban, XLIX (London, 1779),-P- 327,
where he is called H. M. Culloch.
9 Daniel Lysons, The environs of London (London, 1792.96), II, 204.
io Dated October 31, 1 8, and roved b his son fully 16 1 . Prero tive Court
u anter ury, ar urton 313, Somerset House, London.
DaVil' County Public Libra
Mooksville, NC Library
119Lic�:
Col,,O A -o
T,y/s Ca-,o*w ,r1v6
" , OAer
INTRODUCTION
The idea of stamp duties as a means of revenue in the American
,colonies did not originate with George Grenville. It had, in fact,
been recommended a number of times before the framing of the
Stamp Act of 1765. The measure was suggested by Archibald Cum-
mings, a customs official of Poston, in 1716 and 1717, and he recurred
to it again in 1722. Stamp duties were also recommended in 1728
and 1742 by Sir William Keith, sometime Deputy Governor of
Pennsylvania, and that the policy was seriously considered in the
latter year is evident from the fact that Governor Clinton of New
York advised against it. At the time of the Seven Years War, the
levy of stamp duties was seriously contemplated by the Newcastle
ministry; William Pitt favored such a policy, as did also Governor
Sharpe of Maryland. However, the individual to whom George
Grenville was especially indebted for the policy made famous by
the Stamp Act was Henry McCulloh, a holder of vast tracts of land
in North Carolina and once a special agent of His Majesty's Govern-
ment in the Carolinas.
XcCulloh was a typical adventurer in the realra of colonial politics
and economics. fH-e is said to have been a merchant of London,
and his home was -at Turnham Green, Middlesex County. He
probably became interested in North Carolina through his re ations
with Gabriel Johnston, to whom he advanced considerable sums of
money between 1726 and 1733; indeed, when Johnston, in the latter
year, was appointed Governor of North Carolina, McCulloh loaned
him the funds to pay for his commission and to purchase the equip-
ment necessary for his new station in life. In the meantime, McCulloh
developed an interest in general questions of public administration
c
and in 1733 his name appears in the Treasury Records. Some five
years later, in 1738, he presented to the Treasury two memorials
v Z
concerning the evils in the quit rent and land system of North
-� -
Carolina, and asked to be employed to correct abuses and make im-
provements. These memorials came at an opportune time, for His
afajesty's Government had not been able to secure satisfactory legis-
„
lation or, quit rents from the Carolina Assemblies nor to break up
,cv
land speculations by the official classes. It was therefore decided
v
to send 11cCulloh as a special representative of the Crown with
144 TRACTS CONCERNING NORTH CAROLINA
power to reform the administration of the land offices and to bring
about better methods in the collection of the rents in North Carolina
and South Carolina. He arrived in the latter colony in March
1741, and in September proceeded to North Carolina. It is not
necessary here to give an account of his mission, save to note that
it was a failure; he antagonized the official .clas96—m" 'Bith provinces
and he did . not secure the cooperation of the Assemblies. In 1747
he returned to England after an extended tour of other colonies.
His experience in the Carolinas stimulated his interest in questions
of colonial administration. In England he defended the protest
of the Albemarle counties of North Carolina against the act of 1746,
which had reduced their representation. He seems also to have
been appointed naval officer at Cape Breton, an office which was
vacated after the return of Cape Breton to the French in 1748.
•A few years later, specifically in 1753, he applied to Lord Halifax
and the Duke of Newcastle for an appointment either as Secretary
of North Carolina or Naval Officer for the Lower James River
District. The former appointment he received in 1754, and in
the same year, his friend Arthur Dobbs becoming Governor of
the province, he was also appointed a member of the Council and
appeared in that body in March 1755. However, he did not long
remain in North Carolina; he probably returned to England in the
same year to attend to business relating to his land grants. Certainly
he was there in 1761, for in that year he sent his son, Henry Eustace
HcCulloh, to North Carolina to represent his business interests in
the colony.
McCulloh's deepest interest in the New World was that of a land
speculator. In 1737 the Crown delivered to Hurray Crymble and
James Huey, trustees for HcCulloh, warrants for 1,200,000 acres
in North Carolina, on condition that 6,000 foreign Protestants should
be colonized. In 1745 the lands were surveyed in tracts of 100,000
,acres, which lay on the upper lee Dee, Cape Fear, and Neuse
rivers. Two of the tracts were assigned to John Selwyn and two
to Arthur Dobbs, later to be Governor of the province. All grantees
were exempt from quit rents until 1756, by which time it was ex-
pected that settlements would be completed. Quite naturally there
were difficulties in administration. It was found that 475,000 acres
were included in the Granville District, and in 1755 a compromise
was reached by which HcCulloh was to become the tenant of Gran-
INTRODUCTION 145
ville, paying hien an annual lump sum until 1760, and thereafter
four shillings per hundred acres for land actually settled, and re-
leasing all claims to land not settled. This was the business that
probably caused McCulloh to return to England in 1755. With the
Crown, also, there were difficulties. By 1754 the number of settlers
was only 854, instead of the thousands contemplated in 1737, but on
account of the Cherokee War the period at which quit rents were to
begin was extended to 1.760. There were difficulties in carrying out
this ag-Teement, but in 1762 it was decided that McCulloh and his
associates should retain the lands actually colonized at the rate of
200 acres for each settler, and that they should surrender all claim
for the remainder. But when commissioners began to make a census
of the settlers, they met bitter opposition, for many who lived near the
South Carolina line claimed land under grants from that province,
and others produced grants from the North Carolina land office. In
Anson County the authority of the sheriff was invoked by the com-
missioners, but such was the temper of the people that all effort
to apportion lands between the Crown and McCulloh failed. During
the Revolution all property rights of McCulloh to lands in North
Carolina were confiscated.
Such are the broad outlines of McCulloh's relations with the Caro.
linas. His experiences and observations caused him to think
seriously concerning two problems of imperial administration. The
first was the need of a stable colonial currency; so in 1755 he sub-
mitted to the Earl of Halifax a bill for creating and issuing bills
of credit under the denomination of exchequer bills of Union, to be in
general use in His Majesty's colonies. If this measure had .been
adopted, it would not only have solved the practical currency prob=
lems of the Seven Years 'Par in America, but might have driven
from circulation colonial currency. The other problem which con-
cerned him was that of the terms of the peace that followed the
war. This was the subject of a memorial submitted in 1761 to the
c
Earl of Bute, entitled Miscellaneous Representations Relative to
1
Our Concerns in America. Its theme is that England should not
a v
be satisfied with taking from the French merely Canada or Guada-
o
loupe, for Canada would be a liability if Louisiana remained a
00
French possession and Guadaloupe a hindrance to mercantilist ideas
of trade unless the neighboring neutral islands were also acquired.
As this meant that England, under terms of the peace, should take
C a
to
� o
146 TRACTS CONCERNING NORTH CAROLINA
everything in sight, M. cCulloh was indeed . and in truth a terri-
torial imperialist. But given the increase of territory, there re-
mained the problem of -imperial relations. It was his opinion that
the whole system of administration should be reorganized. The
Indian trade should be regulated, ,and to finance an Indian establish-
ment in the colonies a "stamp duty on vellum and paper" should
be imposed. The colonial currency must be regulated- and made
uniform. Improved channels of official communication between the
colonies and England were necessary, and procedure in financial
and judicial matters needed reform. A better illustration of the
ideals of the new British imperialism that was soon to dominate
colonial policy can hardly be found.
And this memorial was not the end of McCulloh's activity. In
July 1763, he addressed a letter to Henry Jenkinson, Secretary
of the Treasury in the Grenville Cabinet, in which he gave ian
account of the taxes collected in the Carolinas, Pennsylvania, and
Virginia, noted that a stamp duty at the. rates of six, twelve, and
eighteen pence per sheet would raise £60,000, and enclosed two
bills—one for stamp duties, and one for exchequer ' bills of credit.
This communication was fruitful, for in the following October a
comparative statement of stamp duties, including those recommended
by McCulloh, those in force in England, and those proposed by
the Treasury, was submitted to Grenville, and two days later
(October 12) there was a conference between McCulloh and Gren-
ville. Of all this the outcome was the adoption of the Stamp Act
as a part of Grenville's program for colonial administration. There-
after McCulloh is lost sight of; the date of his death is unknown,
but he is referred to as living by his son, Henry Eustace McOulloh,
as late as 1768.
The Miscellaneous Representations was discovered by the late
William A. Shaw, editor of the Calendar of Treasury Books and
Papers, and was published in a' small edition some years ago by
George Harding, noted English bookseller and bibliophile. It is
now reprinted with the permission of Mr. Harding. All the known
facts concerning McCulloh may be gatheaed from Mr. Shaw's ex-
cellent introduction, the Colonial Records of North Carolina, Mr.
Bond's Quit Rents in the American Colonies, Gipson's* Jared Inger-
soll, (pp. 116-117), and Smith's Grenville Papers (Vol. II, p. 373).
o
Mifcellaneous a �refentatrns .f:
• - 1' iS4 is iY � �: ♦ � t3 �
RELATIVE TQ 7 r F KJ
' 's` t _ P' 42X• a` .t�` e � °%7
Ou, C
z r E
I' 4 E'R",�;"l c
4
Submitted `[in .170 1 ] to the F•
EARL OBUTE�
by "HENRY, M6CULiO4IN Ow. firm
printed from' the Originate MS., .with*
Biographical and Hiflo, al Introduction
4 F� t
by�Wr�: A,+ SHAW, :F,dit b�'` Cal�nrfar,
s ..
OV ,Veafury Bookc acrdrTr.�
�¢�•��
kf t
-- 4T / p t c .•! R i�Ly k � r? iIi �+?'° � 5 �._. , r x t 1 yp��(�i
y''a'f3yy�„,} t t t � •�{ �'z��i°y��
t •� Y e, � c � �f 3 �'''2�
`.s
0
GEORGEt`HRNG
Dealer in Economies;; =Iiftorical: works, -&c:
b4 GT; Russ�s.r.°�ST�, I QNDON .W.C.:
, i�:a.tiw..w•-.inY..-•.:.aK�•„�►.���:/.W�,i.,r�•r'�'�.•�•s�1�� . r.w �•�; � . ... .. ti. .
r
171
Alt
l �Ii •„14t 1A
/"lard
te!r{Ci ifs/,rpt. fir:O.r'r� w%! z ��r/?•� j,.r'tril 2CXrae'
t WJt'ti� C'.l�r� ��t..'+•�f. ,rte,. �� o)Tri ' all,
C4 �t/lrr��frr.r•„
r.� /?/i� C•rii,t: f /l, Gl a. • ,ri; r✓ . {!� (!I r 4.t/ /Jr 7t /,,�J ? ( (.t
00911, 1-7r, tell
c'r:!;ia�r� ,lcrcc�
ay :,A Cir
1 ► Lo ' r/ e?r�rr, is r .' LCi.�: C.. �✓ ✓ �Gr ✓<-fi h� /!fQ �17 //'L� �t�„ c` �/ cc sic ac �C . r n . }
t /ltc� (.!a e,vr� • �.lc /-rl e.l' lr//Fc�J ' : f•i.•II G!-/ltc,j IC-�+t,,Fil " v r 4(
/�p,r ,t.CC 'pi•,t.,� �j�'L' �C,? r �r.�/d;� �Yr � �f- e�Yi•�.,�/ .1-,✓ �.ro r .!
,1 r,,✓ crw"/•Y� C./l t, �f/. !fid l4y✓ GJ�t� �IGt <�.. /CsI.�✓ r SCA .tel �Jcc it.M iF'G�r•Yrt.,
� L ,/ t2r!�itt .t`C%/i1/GC7 � 1�'ut' •�?(-C'Cc[••.i,r `al•�rc�t.� C•/Z/•!l tC� ,�e�L C !r
�• :Orr„•t . �',>..� �'h� �/���'�-y✓r Y
! 1 'd � �� G!/ * ,✓ ���'�• � - ' �t-d �l� •/ :� ��.i,1rt�n:rx � .. �l/ Gi/ C� t'1:•t t •l <fi i•t ( r! / i ��
44111
/A/ .* ( an'; W�;/
L./ et ! let 1.r�=J'd flyr�r1 Irrn. CC%, .t f s : (� /✓T•./lflt,! �'[.lc/ f 1��,(:
r �f
< .. L %T (.[f� f9r/ [.LdV t!j
:Q/�? Cr��r�C' •��c.drrt.tt�cr.i(. (•�.•cti. ��rr>Z�rll Y•e•u•r . 4�/ "!(.�fsc.,c
(..t. '
t /' �'!it.nit ,)/`!l�:Litr. .��
Al
I;
lL•'/t
YI//t�'/l. >'ytL' • r7(.!12�� ,,�T'J e,. • I ��.f-• r I.� %� ' . 1 e t ! �.r r•K'[ / i r�,
! ' O�L �{./. .`i.l��!�i[7ft( ,C•ri`lyr.f>' �// :/.r/•.•y,r �Ir.t! ,0171!/ 't��/?[le., (l�r.CllNr•C/ �j./f � �/l�/.r,,� � rvt!! .•1 J•,.
f / r• I /
:Trttl
eel!.If,� /%rf i � �(� f•/r.\/ .riN.•?2%'' ��'!-r� /Y`z^.. �r �r.t�� �f'Ir. �-f�
�) ' N.rc� / /./t ft �/�/!(+I ri l•7 �•� 1't' :� �r t•�i i(..f=: .:%r•I J . 6':-[.2t Ct LC�•� ((�/. `l J /...
4y J . / �lr! r r rr/� (!!,I 'r/,;.r �if• {!sr'Jn�::: .
Il J \`•�/r,�e Ga d'1/ a�! ('� /•I't�/t1•l'/y 11'17% rl //l 7 /
i! ',,,J•.tri \!lfll'% /l i/ f,�.t°� Y..e /I/!/r ,,r..: �/ !. >.o r� .L•[J% �r�j �./s\.ry �F�11/C.Lr.tCl.l; •t• �i•• ,•t•: hl /'/ C' f
v� �� t '%%!dt Z /,i:t� •ti% /.r•.t� .11•._ �//•t..' .v%Jf/'i• :'i JJrf /.lr/rIa(Ci! �•t!/, l..%t'�il�'.�� ✓(/•l.�lf,:.
� �. fin; ; c /rf { rY /irl ,, t: r�•,J/ '� lC' � • •'.•!,' �/ r i' c L/ .Qr•ti.. �./,�; r rC 1/
1-
tra� rr ,fit-:�r'li: /h /r i i,/.t.JT �'•o.(.{%tL�( r'�
r
/r/T ' / 1 � r ,yr / -
r,' �,/,r f f r• -,t1
s iy'? � t• � � c:•/'f!•�' (lrrr'{ r % / , � t • � � l % / .. • ,if .[ ;� �r.. r.r .<I:•r .•' � !
r ( � �(f f ( .i f f.% 1 •�ITrt /.I : Ii J) -/ l l -C.I / � . r'!' �'r i:/. , /
, t13t�y-11 , it J•:/' . /
,��.;� i }"i '��Jt i /,lyl�(r. r'rJ Ir•t, �r.( r%l (r',r %::/ !T/r rr..r/-([/ �( /t /t.n \\�r:lf-i� „��' ;%r C •//tJ% � `
a- r.'` f
t i�%r.ti' rl a4� eypl r t.'i% AY
l r' j br t /•
411 fJ (1.. ri (, 6,41 /'' v� i �ij (., /i/�• 'r:.� f7. %/•L , it.� 1/ty! ' / 1! i:� / •-!�, t,C'' J• z�'1''t �'r,�
ri fr /Y./t�// !. �!t /'/,),.%, _/►f Itt s:1 '/i •'t 9r J Irl: l,•lI/`r• /1 /i/ J e
r / / ! 117! fy( (1�f !A✓ /.,/.6 1 �• (. •�//: / C .� i7 f i% ll ( [',I
!��••. �� �S' �i ft's'. f!{ r r. r i•r •,. 'ice. c.... � 1///n/
/ •/ t L` � ( �• � 111 G' l�•.
� i Cl c.. ,r .•�' �rr r ((�( /fy,f'Ls..rr.l�.l.�l! , l/a'7 rJ%.:tr/!/ /�!•.fv..
ft /11 c f+rx �, ru 91 /t1 r. t ! r•,. y rtG l . -! % 3
I!n .( • .rll�t xir-r[d lc �.•,�Ic.oL/✓' '�' ,lri�yt!� r.G,►rl/ti. �� l '%,ft. .vlr
!a . ,l, �(,{ 'r:/K t�'il•a tJ� (•.1../.rl c{.. �r/•�'�vGGfl G�•,y/L� ;rt�lJlly /v'r . �!/elalt,'• '/irr•�c-:y,'>�-9•' l.'CJ`+ t�r.r r••`-,
! � '' .•. �: , 7 J ,`% � �l•[ s•J •�� J't. r.� :�•<i/jjtr1jJ•r..•F•t CGi-f-s�-�/ter r \ •' (. f� �!, [! �G� � /"iJ..�4� ' (/� %'1 /!/' 4,
:f. ,t _yrt.✓y�'�.• .,/ '!/1'% ! r1. J�f T t j. fiC�sf � ,_� a � % - � �
. / /' ,.{//////J/ y:i.� : .. (/ �/////J/,/ • /.qfy) �l// �.r�f.`%�,f �/1:'(•/�/�t .{[\////n/” /�/��j / /) J /
f r ��''/]•3 :'i M • �rr�F..� 1 �•. (r(I �f�. �A -/•Ir •/I47/J ,� 1((////�/////��//{{{JJJ� • - ��,,��YV�-. �•�!•• '• - , ./��. �,-'II f �%�• ! ;�,i � I •Y
l C/r f
.YL►� t 1 d t l L { / �'G . iy!. t� ;' : !'�: r.� , rl.l �< .� ..Fel : //,{ / , Q, �'/ : �? f �� �rf[•J . t: rV' ,. t r r•/
., ''`�;�}c rrt,•Ld,t.,/�, '`;f.;�:..,;!t, ,, �.:y�i`t..G•:.�� , �, �,f �>r - ,��xrf •A�� l{�.f •l�.L/ll.�i�J rf%C!.✓f�. �•�.a• ;•.9ci✓f� . fYl.�j'°fl . .l rGy� s
dr
�t !oLGii)i . !L %i/I ' V •� .•. isr y�,"If K• �4N i J - '.• �7..:•.: '�,� �a •'•� '�/ •�
. i... S 'Y . �. •M1•= ,•1�r. �•s'�:'iv/•�+.�...\r a r: �gr:'Str,). '•f• �j]' i� 'R7i•. y�•� '.��N�•-b by �:: w:L4;..,� :r. � • f� � �.,�'.t. • J�'r', , c i +
' .d � •-f �f: • 'yr"� 1�•t J �f •4. hi• `'�1H '5,.�� , '�' ✓.� x :7."• :a Yj•�.).l� T J 1 ' ,y :A t T � ��:
h».��•.�:ai`, .,F..{ �: ��: .Iw:wy!j•,3�.�• .4'1.. ��'..��+;,'���;;ti�•;✓,iy,t•+; �.r'{: � �•�'��_ ` �� t,<":1a yt�•/i:S.:,�'.�fi'�t t.. ✓i=-:'��t eta: �,.{ f(pN r• ,.�..1:
r . f• ..�. 'F� j�r•,r ,y. t... �� .:,t?r { - .: t,.a. i �, s,,j4 w�'�a�a�,,,"��'� u f ����(( r�4 t',; ..,•.,"i'><'�•"'1�� .i'___`_Ti�'iw.)+`<.iS.. Y!. i•..:.ri; }��: ��R'. •� �: ..� .•� � , :�
.. �� J\. ..3 •�:+ �- .�. �t� :.,k :i'';\ . ,!.!.✓ tat wFMTAM ...)ry.. ' tC.?•OF+t••..sL •. } � «. .. _.._It•
4
••.tr ,,: ,..• .+. t•,R �.�:� ' t•: ftr�:(iC •:t,•t,"S: tin'• • t:! :.'„•`:l.a>-�: rii>r'3 {�-!t•-i':!.' t'!•vNi"j,
� .t: w•:./..t�:'^:+.�,: `�y..�, t- +f� 1.: :.? t:-••
:�+,.{S l; :.•;':r in.li,riH' 1:'• 'ii��- f,��t 3.. ":.. .�. 3;ty.a� ti• :v'•':'' T..,;' ,gat ,5 :, ,:.;•:
,aF . ..rrw,e�, t: ...s� +a a •+.. t. � i,.'"•;a,• yA,i�i �.. ?� � •� , Cif:,y, ,.,r + ',':S�k, r r a..sPJ}..f!i'`•.yc� Y. •-L+w•.�i ,C.`•' .I,� .i� w
{.f:'.� ••+.+„n•: r 1:.. ; , :i:' ' • �� ' .:,)., . Y,. S t ' ..t t f •[,+in.. "� i :�,t. , . t;
t .I. :,1. » ,--/i;,{r: .,� ,'•: v t,•�•';:y '1:�>'3.ftq�s7:� �J:d.,«;•tsi•�fr� a ..d; 4..vr.•,F`_.+t«::';'•�i''? .;' `•�: '•t'
is iaC.:., �,r+•,r �,.w., y :y'�:�•S.y..�y:'•.,1' ,x•..+. .:rit:�1+.. �'.Yy. i •r
�- . r'' r '.. a; _ •,� • a:r.. •�.� ) ! t"t' '::j .Y ),• •+ r: •w •moi,}It3.t:: '•+ n:r ._:r^ �' f•�A�: JF -'' .t: ' .{ i•L}
,�; •� ;.1; •� '• • Tt,. .•:•W.?f'f,' it.:.G4 • a�W-4
>r,3: •{t�'-yty-+•si �': • .1+. „.
'�- .J' ;'7.•,: %!• .ot„ ,.}.;t a •C/�'• ••+'a�' LYY�•_V -, a .I.•./ =t'• J i t
.',: ' L.. n(:�• //•j.i�!/I:t', ��i%L •� � - • � t • t•.•.,,�-,.t1Fyr..'V, +Sr •+ ! !'+f t �= • / ', i
�� �•�"_�..� 3E r Y a ti .fir v „•i 1 - / - 1 •Aw
/y + . /:a; ••-:. :tr+ •F 1K1�•}i•r?•�'t%?:Y. l ✓�fr� fi F./.7� •,[ ltel /(%'•'i +�
i•' 1 �. <. _ �j` -' ••%'' f ri•\''N•/i%( y' [ .f�;:? (YT,./1�:1:'r•�i./.•tlb� t+ t/ Lyrt;d + tM' �•'� '� •, •,+�
..Z` /`"M''-�,: .r ,:! Li t�•��' .. •x,Jt,•r�.. %1,�i�r ��. ; r.:' 9N. ,••A~n•,:J. t''�,tr:.;,.rt.. t '. •). t �t _ ;.r.•'t
.
:~A•4� 7rt:yk`.ej' of 1�: : s.irk�Jrr >''�!/ � ��4'f.:1..1�1a•'
ii; '' l , - r - J 7 n'♦ J•' f ,r.,IJu'' ar•' , tC/./.rALj t9f % •.�•.' •-
kr • ' r ' %r /� .1i4 t. ' ' r(.e-t L"%. r , Z�'i • (: / r,/.1t: �gU• .=�:f•f •/�•fi".F'/iil'i eft +fes •.+t` . +_ 1. • _ 1r ; �' /'" �' ..� . Y
\ • . + ' •• .: ( •� • }r' .. • . l y . r•-.•• A5 , �`, n �t�.�'/'i'. ' ai.•iililr4.t•t-fw 7�9/'' f,7r.. .r7/f - _ )
'ti.• 1.•. f •j 7 ,r •l'. /7r/�//1 •f f. �'•J.•',l! +�JN•/f�' r-(L�-•t�!/ �r .�P I y -`.r '
�' ,i %'`'.�/t'{•JK • (•(•1 ' �� ✓1'1F? lt.f. i I'�f - ! �•ti�' f d , .il
Ze
a.?'� . i .. • ` / :, //fir} '� l a, r t; t,+if a • ti t Fl`ti!•. t, ,�i
• r :. r-• ,• ' /�/{fes/7J I}/ / l'M y� µ � � .F. _'•/%?'{ i�•/ i t� s ., r .}= + r ♦/� �t ' r •i •+ jii
• � �; �/t y� �lll t,.(% -. ��f/ ;/!i•i �+tl '�.� t.�,•!' ��/% / +' �•f• nft • �``5,• ` � •., ` {!/ .i + 1* f • r .��
.•i.: � .. . •, '•� . •ai l„ ': ': `. lI,Sl�'. :r to ! t{
Pit :� � /��� /�jV •'.(i!,. / S..• / ., � 1, " ti'.ti:?,, ,•��..�.,' .. / /////////yyy))) •/'%tS
���r f(lj.' Gil( !// ^�1,�•',r..^rlr(...;;
s? /' '/ '/ �G tci ' �• 't is
E,+•,• d �a..+C..:C, lf-. 'f�i'�/'Ic•r�li L��Ir •�N:.►. r��
e/��t
l {f� N! ./, t/� . •,/ ti >I j t � 1� "/vt-.f.1 !'P,
•I� Ott K.•� . 1 �� -
4 41.41
.. /� / �' (-//•� �/ � I• ••r. .t,(•?(!//1`, f:,�J.d. %�r/.I.!-rayl..'' �!
1. . /'t6•' rj 7.t.J ,•yrY�•> 'ri/+•ti r�7frl,/��. •4:Y• � rr
l .f %• +• /• i� �(/ rl 1i�:1 /: �• ' I (fF t � /,f Ji r,•r,.lf. (,./ �! ,• !• ;� 'L� r
�,f.) J /'�( „ i'y{.y,;' �•�riir/.fr�i.•{•/� - 4G�(.I.,%✓. (�;,/cL'(tlJ,•' •/L� 1•%',.I (:•:tr%lar -
Cll l_ rrtJr.ert.Af� • f _ j � �f �- '
eflt• / .. ';'r -,
t /,t . �i •t ((�: `'..�
x I� / {% .ti �''lI :Ir f l:(, J'•,'t.L”%:/ �� 7i11 j ��i..4' /f7 /tom .{
1' t �.. �,/} {- : - //{//�/t • �+ • i• [,.,L•' •• I.t C,(,/� � (r7•t•�' G�.J�•�//I.. �rr(,.Y't�
a �; 1 .0 i'n. r.1f f it. e el ��..{.r�l : r. rti �/ /'• �' /�) Y
F : •1 l� '✓iL.f.•Jt.ly� /6•�/•C.J{) }
e7,/.�C� j ill /�r� r I ol
Ubr.
Y C.'i {•
/f JUit1'.G�iil
';cif r,a. rr ' e
r mooksvfl1a; .NG
?17Pf
1 I rl� r� / r ; fir. (f Cl /, 'l. / , �(-�. �:�.r! -•`.
•jr+1+: f /�,!(ti t�J l• rl !�/ �'�ii:.. •-v I'•� , . - r � ' r/;�� � r .•,. / .r
64
t4.' /
' �- / .. id 7"'7%� CL' : .. ' G4. pG .•.f �� .:�! :F tr/ !r.�r,i Q:"Y yry.� i Gam'
:S"i{ i�JM 6r%! ► ,�{•T /t +{. /.{f O'CI �� �l li! . t: �`
,z*• t ,.. �,: ` 4J�,� d� , n `�4 Lr�
a��/ ciF (•/ (- �ft.•J•f.+� /!.'Jnl l4•'� �%L/^Jr?1/ Z'I I. r'
I�14.� .'"G4 �tN Y ry :_r v.. /. '.. •.
rp, :,C CPI % yyj+ /� l .- + �•,: / / l mss' a�i� �t•✓ xfw,/KC.(�/
60
r7 ,/%`Q � //�y�►• -/'LstGc :Gl'� ,/� ( .GL -cam- r, / ' ( , t
el
V -d Y-41
/ t � //-t•'.��Gt:�� ���•.'��.l.f G�'It•'���/�
pe
: 6
!1w f.'Jr•�
f .Qc /�i Jr/rt�Ht /'-P•,/ ✓J' c{.(l� !ri! 4 't ,t i'�'� J
+ r / r ;� . r .. , �t r cb' f� J't [L t� ttt
_ •3r Ccr✓a chi
Ire
�,:���, � . •�• A • = r : •,/ -�� •�';'1��. ?•a.✓rr-{ �l��j e�. ��?�.r,«.' a� r �G•o-• ;,,�,'w� ; � pian/. '
,i S /"y L!•��l �`••• • vl:
xj''•"��
:••tr2,yr a :r 1( i�yGL f•fiJt `f +t f G� r GG'✓r=�y^�"•'��nY.'2f.difJ %f 'Jj,i�+v[[�
i�r ' i t'i 1 �. /7 • 4% /.., /Y%L • +r t f i //•/
.•t `�.fiCl•(/4./'•'•� - ,7'4•i•+It.• -:.• J
JX
'�t a .i .:i ,f+i/ •� /• _C•\•C/�•4,•r.yi.C.•'.� rr'/ t�;)'G•t..tt% ���L�rJ''l/%'`-.!i r //'L /J r��f
�., !' •�C !C%Jf Mr•� J!.t,/'L.G.' li.•%'b.i / ./J
l % .. /f :: �� •/•!%N.y, '• •' '�t ',}// /f -
aI
v •��r / / � .' . ; (... ' .;•••(. ;r-: : � •'•%'-' �f �'!'( �rJi:'.iJ G%�J-1 r<, . ��;• f[�•f ')?,�/ Gf'l�••• �t/ c _�
•, �:.. { r��c:�, •.r,J �I ' ��'�� �%.{r�/�'� 'is tom• -� �.,. . ��_,.. ,� � •
n .,!'••: � r r `f i .r , r (J � � r// ��/r��•�'��.:: ;,'(,�'i�l?-%4�{••�'• ,'_�'l'�il�'!'f'• t!t•Gi•�� �.ci'//�- "
ezS s' + l7.ewO't (� l r�' CLrli6r• .r/� /�' r. i C'i
+� f!•f ir:,r..///2rt• Cf!'ia�'• •�/ '•t'(`. t..l:(�,G:
. - w.C�-._ . . ..!•1+'.x:�Y�T.1•M.M�•'Nt.: y.,y.V.••l'-y.. M�M'•••`•N.t•".
;41 � '. �Jt•. r � �+. t t J. r, .., / .+N ••rl;\^�„♦..1 �► a':'1?:,� `f `•V�' a..V•i.=i . .t.,•� r ., ^ ,� .,.+., i.
♦ !'.;Z' :,: '�,, ,• ♦ '•• •t. N� •:1- E `► -�' `>, t ; ,� t'1'� � t•i:f.;•ti,•' l^,, f••.V,r �r h} "may. V,t': '- .ti- .1•
1 } ,C-. {•n. ,r /1 �. .�? ^:
- j � r., , 1 ',r;• )�'I �rh?%i: r �.�:vt' 1 3 }moi;. .i fY i�'L :,L�j:f6 •I. •>l�. z a., 1': ,� rP
=- t '' ,. fti •;f�' L �' } r t/,• � f, ,..; R.>p rr yt tQ'c' (.••..v >:['• .' ,r )
i � .. _ �• •i) .t�•rli' dt7ls> t.`J'xi ''> ,•yr r r r .:,fit 1, ;� + 'j •
y� �i1` ) ly,►`C }�.€�ti.r, J rtt J t\ i♦ -t! r-7 _ ,ti,. _ •L'
�i /�, r',�./ ��! •..(�fri� jlr.r,►✓ �� '�7fl.,,s%" !//lL{ n r�' pg�£yA4
;p
G+,tl: l%fcCCt r
• r � /,
,_. / r f J�/// , /w / LSI( f� F /"l�,l t. r� 7 . ,(1r/!l�!/D�rQ' 1 .I ll.[ �N �+rf//!.r(_�11 Fs I t /.1l �'") . ! (�'I, •�vi"/+t.11i 4+ (% ` 3 t? �G
,..�!!' /9•tt-„lit ft /f : C4/ t . o� �i '. 1'Ia L i I V
+
J.1`�Irrrl9V :f'irtt �!{t(/ /.Iwtr�� -lYr�.)({lC:' /�ioz/9Vt✓vl�f/� �w,r�Mjl�`l���L/A)'%%G� CJ”! r r ���/}J'�'°�C�%.-[,�It
'OZieX�fwt .. ��G'[ �� r.6{/Ci/(.(•i�., •.-'•'•/ - !,'• / t.•�ri 1 ,fit � .,�. je%fi/;'V�•,- � - •� y •.
1p Al
rn C / t.�' ',1 {/v,,`�';IiN4
�•;r! �!' tr/!lJ�r. rt.lf,Lcr /�I• /./t.►:•� el-n r "" �T �l t '.•,. 'ri Ld.-� n 7:
_14
.. �/L f' , lt.L*' li{r. Gt/ • y/✓/i( /st✓
z ,.f. G'/ !; r. f�r..� . �flt./r•//jt rrtl tls1�t?'t�i � <�,f !,
,,1 /r ti /./�l.a+f Lr d'7 .' !l.[ r { �C r.�llf% j�/r rt r r• rt 1r��s. ;J _ Gtr-t �' o// Wit. r r [/liar t�� r,/ mss. ,-r r• it
,4 �>'/tll+' J�'ttc.lw/ ' !•Y✓ /1[!!r`Y"lye {1.![� `+'Jrr11% �'lta( r.�hLlf+t x(�I�C�Lrlc<,Ltlil�l� ��lt{�..+ �j' Q•^t4�
�` r'c•✓' �?`•-{/! 'L r �,lrl� �.{i r( Yc% r! %� Yr6{ ltz�� �,flx.rl �?f��'il%fil/ rte' ✓' . ':; 2. f..� :,
/
Cw kv✓
/�r►Jr•1-,./ /1.7 (-J ,�[r.: �tl Cif �G rry,� av 6114 ff �.1 11 e.•.�✓ C�'; G 'nv✓ .m Cl; c7rt�t> f
Ap
/l dt4iJ.< la.�if . Lr.� l �•r ; �/l nr` .i� A (•( . rf� a.. r t- /ili.f[/ r r�„.•�i-/ l�f.t. Il i •
•, / j0;,)
,; '. / ��'/i12 Fl�►� �CrtC,' ✓�1 C (6;Ctlt ��-��� ,�'��/rrl.nl {!eor�laille .. ,0,! r/tt� �i.tli•rc �. �(>• ,2t..z,
/ •3 '�.
.'i j � '^ ••f7 r1 ` ./ .�[J' F r /Yf 1 � t� r.{ �1),rr1.% �t r r Gl.. rr f •• ,• t
�... c
- � ,�J %F-f � t'� l�(/�•,zl,yl i. ��J�iYrtf /�r/� /r.,�' �`....ti ' i.
e4 /?JrJ/JJr.r
�J oAx,�,' 6, T?e( i, 09V 6)1/v
t!�rJrr! t?:��. t^ l ('(r fri �• f!i /�i:%l.f' ;r:� ,/-tr1
{ �l 1' J,l i'/• i r'( !.l!�N /��/C:,rr,r 'levee 'r1 %ea,,r lr•i
!r �' % %., 1.//•1•-i••� ): (•• ,'1 ( :-JI' I..Ir :�� /,• /r /: r •' J. �� �1. J 9}.., .r �/ x'1'7.//.//f {f' ./t! r�-':�•• //i;{ . '/�/h. (/
• �t�I/il/l ,�r� 1./rlr./( !•'rr /f%�r:r• ::f:1.r •,% .ire.. '1:Ir•.'%f r+v:•. (.f ,!'. �/.rfit /.C' 1!. [ - ,
/
r j`e•. a'7 J %f./.� ✓=Ir/f rr•n/ "li! '1/J/"'r;1'. ! (l���Yr'!t `,;�1l'C'r.r.(,l: r...r' r ♦r. /+
///.ite.l!!
.� [ )v' �% �.'.•'./r I[ ,./rtil lr 11 i� ti?/:,fee
,i % � ^% �• r '�lcr)! /f,yt� .�fi• rifl;li'ft/7.� �(!t.. •'l a ire''
rl(,/*4Ie[: „/,r 11/l/1 <t/i.• )l/' lid-r.1-J { %)` GY,.rI-Lr n.�' �.�jlcr{r.f 1.-J✓ CCi/IL�/ .�C'�r{•.l,•� r! 7/` f//�(/r
' I � / i. j'' /1 �lry in %. / / ~!'✓.-. !•� /. J!•�AJ ��-lrG:• l C ►i:�16<. n� q
Z!•(!rt ✓f. r cY rl. �i /},t r [ ill:. • :?!r�[r.r-�• _ '�✓It/J� h-� i <r� 1
r�r rJ?�•c•( %%`�•1�,.��' �f /J:Ii n.�/. 1114 le., d /l •r✓ ,•Cf'ii%� erl l.••_GL7/ 6.�J.�:••..vl r�i•.�...- ,
foo
_ �; (� l �%/(J [,�i..� .�(J� L.�•''�`fl: �1 • [�r,%��f l!�•; r ..iii/,. //� `. � � �:: - •, ,r ,� �
�: f' <<'. ,t. �;'���, t�:� /1f:•
/Z,/ -29
err-tt tc. (!/f�,..,,. o.r y, �,?.-
J /(4
J ..�1 11;L re, ffft.
Davy County public LibrcW
MocKsville, NG
li i'�1;Y iiC CULLOH 1755
Z0.1 -SCR ETARY OF PROVINCE
1746 - appointed naval officer at Cape Breton
1748 - returned to England
1749 - daughter born in England
1750 - daughter born in England
L E-7?
1751 - daughter born in England A1V�- Cbl/C
1752 - daughter Letitia lchristened 1752 - died 1753 - England
1754 - daughter Penelope born in England
Between years 1748 and 1754 Henry was unemployed and
corresponded with officials seeking employment.
1754 - returned to the colonies where he had been appointed
Secretary of the Province, North Carolina.
1755 - died in North Carolina.
Daughters were named: Henrietta Mary, Dorothy, Elizabeth,
Jane, Letitia and Penelope.
Wife was named Mary*
Davie, Cot.,Ity Public Library
.. Mocksville, NC
s .
�r
REGISTER OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA
I
National Press 1924
MC CULLOCH, HENRY, d. 1755 (n.c.)
Secretary of the Province of North Carolina 1754
Mrs. Georgia Hicks
Mrs, C. C. Phillips
Mrs., Joseph H. Warner #
Mrs. C. E. Weatherby
Mrs. M. McD. Williams
Mrs. George Nehemiah Harriss #
Mrs. Philip Warland Delano #
Miss Esther Exum Harriss #
Mrs. William Latimer
Mrs, William H. Green #
Miss Eliza Walker Meares #
Miss Katherine McDairmid Robinsom
Miss Mary Pickett Ward
MC CULLOCH, HONORABLE ALEXANDER - 1700-1798 (N,C.)
(in addition to those indicated * above under Henry McCulloch, there are:)
Mrs . Ernest Victor Baltzer
Miss Hannah Pattison Bolles
Mrs. Calvin W. Cherry
Mrs. William Lattimer
Mrs. Henry Short
Mrs. Wm. Bennett Thorpe
Mrs. Joseph Warner
Mrs, Arthur Bertram Skelding
Mrs. Henry Gilbert Foard
Mrs. John Hamlin Blackwell
Gu --w10 cot►„i:y Public Library
Mocksville, NG
V � t���i ( / / / /'/ �' t � � l / (J . '� K ��•��T1t s i.4�,�i 11.�aQ.k� '
`' -t-e• r J a. ��� i:.l�' w�''' ~� *2 r. -b
�l • Ott
�_.AF#
44
1~Ct•z.o�.� �.. '�:{�.�:: t c',� oLu� ttidG4o.o�a a-�' ou.'t.:.o-�,`� •�..t L''•-i,s.-" : ,
L�y7'1 .i��: L! Nd ^ tt ti� C� ♦ "�U�`Jt-� ii G1{'` •'T� L t � t ���'L'i u LRY V �•tua. �'�c�'"
VVOW
`.jOaOWA%u Ofc .•e,�,,.�t,. �,� t . �ptt t ��'1. w ��a� �O «ate
?O ��tiu�Aa .a.«Z+ o'c7ba6z"+c4Oi4 t4•4l.Cao�4r-�'7t `a: ��.� .-�- t�.t tt+.ctit.•
H.�L�•'• �y1.A•'� La. � J�C3►t � G1.��1N��1� � t1K`�"7'Z.i.��i� . � .,
AV &"A ;;J� -tcu V:O-L.VL?Lt4V-0 Of
t L t C"� 1"tX.• L , Z't ttrt. �-�c`'��sr� �'�t
`�r'b�i. •' Ltt � a`"� C.0'1/�•L`�'� i � �� t�� Lt t . �T tu' DZ'4"' �: tr- t -r'
1: •"•,,a.r m'1`Lo Cs,:t � �► int , �1,o L t�-�K�.4V • LZ► ii`3�.� . � o�-�'� L� "CT �►'
L O L? C -t i j':' 4'a ac-LLA+ 11.b W JOUC '�' fD � ,i�C1*•• • �.� 1 �� �'+�t t l.� t -�t L� . � �`Zh.O Qi K�
j L4C , j C"V`• JMAZOX t . t"4 -V M 4. Ctt`'4 a=.c1,Da. '3'ti! ` � �C ' '
�t, Q � J Uh. •i u,'Z.rL s t C1.�'t'i N ttt$ 4� Di L{.�"; &t t O'Lt� t"'L 4"0
C's' t. - J, t t r} t;•�'t.�'t� 1.w0u- - -t. +� �►to tt�c� a�►'�•��•i�`� tr�1R� '�►� . •
. " -t,� mut t4+ i`it
%4 t`�"O -t rl.vl'"Ctt Ltt,C" O<<t�a +.tt'Lt.•y ;
•
t 021. 41-�?�` t��"'a�aV4`Li �'a4t ' p�._i • tam ;r!r . . r
O&Loe * G4 L'tsatitb acv + .��s� t v "L. tt1 1
L4. 14 2i`t'� �O� t a CL,ca��''� ' 1 CLrIA- •
1.� �D'�
S4-0` . . O L• of t c.t.•t i' �.z. �, t• �-u-�..� t �t`-� . ,�'L�C�t < < tia � •�� t x.01 �„t� wt. .
}�a+�;. C -u+ off- fix •, << - . �t t.t t ct i �
�'uro•.�iC,u-s�aa.tt� . o tt�a -�...` 'i ca�t-n%� �, �Z
11D% '01'af.4 -L+ 4 6 CLJ .ICLCL(L Cj)
.two 94' cpt. zt tt~�sA -�`' �hti� Z+- w'�
ut� Da"� l �-i�'. rQ
M&tz t t 4 t y .t l t c t jr-p t t 'Lt �` L.' -'L L t J& i t �t c
l�..b4d p_`,•t.tl.t�y�tistC Z Clt�i Z`t,crtt tLO� Ctt`Z t•.a �'tt"1.4Q. tom. v
CyL1� t
f.fe.. u�... / 5OA �~''' c•.• *.�-1•-s'� t•�- s.•a.� CIL CJS+ �41%
` Jaiv�ttOhl
'girt Vol d �� tit t.•.!%ot• j•'t�t-'g-t�a tit.
' ��,.0 -� to tra•.•� •tttd Ki ��t t t ���o�.�-� t' t�s••a �''I,vt•+'�t -e�+r .
�'ourLor D" t ttC l�'L tr •• C.•,1, t t &Z k�S bt.a sL�
-} � : �.�,+. o LIZrt .. Z Wti t4A- (fir+ LAX," a.'a � Lt,ra +V Gt. ti .�Oz
-.� 'an.�'� • t
. w+ : �. Lt�. au o ��a.c kit 2►ctitrft
;�'�s.. L�N�c'�". ��.�t^.•tit/L }urs � ot,tiL� � ot+wt� �tito�..,�-�-Ewet~as• ..
�' �'Lt,� o►�.•-� v L t. c ab 1.1� A.t L c w et' .
;. %,t+" u4:b Ott Qttit .� t KC -L•tl- - t`'�w.` '�'�.�'i"•
Aru'� t�,d' s hi rt. • t.u'a.� . o► a ��• 4-t� `C -.e 4Act -SU t�
a�-
.. .� _ ��ot�•�i� act
Gt�3 Z%" L Ul o Ctttf o (S •sem' _�'
cIal e`'�h 4 b.r z /i�i�
jwz/- z / �Ik'4,1 �--,
e�tiT�� yon ,� ,_%�O y��� r��� ��-
tZOL' a1 tw t tt i " t o3yt� TCaT' CLO' tut" id' s►tLr}- d �L `
.�.�, t�"�{aa• '(.p.i-C• � � v i• �0 0 ttl�•i10 '� 'C`C`►t�i •�'Go•ti{ �r. "'f -�
r r
�:.•�,'�.�t.a;.*•'C.'t�►►c►LanL.�..S�.,i�[;L�,,.C�p.L�;.�:G.�u�.+'an..'� $�L.�t:�,.�
'� _``�x"bc+i('ao•i%'o►+' o.-(. L-{{{i'��(�r�"t+�tL•"ttT.:�LW1t.�t 'iit ti�..�r�'� �San•;wt-•
..'`'`� �,.p t�'ittiit4c`� �+�*. C►Ct� er't' .�t.•L' �rtti lc'e gra l"�7"'LtL�' t�+'�L`sa{.a`� •��, .
_..:'r ct' �lt. z.1 +Lvl+n rs'a��' C'c•Ci oC• "iX_b•ut--k'cr1�►+� Ltu� (�c�t{� t,. '{�z.ut�
bOC'AiMlc.►t�1.1.4.Ot'i ` 4t.*
CCt4J•�'�A.T'C�tYr..:.CwC%�tL
• t Jr �ij Y"
..:'a�•.Qa 'J('Lt`WL`t. TLLP J�.yp.tN(-� i . fa. L. ttttt+�A:.�l t
•�t+_T1.l , .0
LCb
z3t`LL1 z3 4;b.
�J Ak " �I3.�i�•'titi?W��OLTr'itr7.•c'i>��tt..
• t�d.tt��l`1 w u LvTt(.tut.fi`At •
itLLat0%toiC"t`1i +C4ZA&DYc4lMw
t.,.ttau'°i+ c►.t,Zi��}L u�rub et.u,..�x��•�-o-i•Cte 02ia� �'�ouu Ca�.��,..�
_ ._ • �9I-Yu,� -�i.�� waa : t+i��,4v •r(,y �t'�L� �cii��'t.i-i�•Ct-� -�u�.• .a�-.. n:CLCtuasa�cy
St a�rr.,er1'.:.�a.�. otvt-YGr DOWxr:'VLl.4A..GttLt.£��iNaa+:sc.;
' 6t`liI"zuu�'i�a.4 tf.t .7'tuscb{�0tr: i'ti�'a� f�rrivl'�tt :,
Y�o L44'> ti. a-. v -C .Aof
i��'.-�.�^'F£..• �,.L�Lt:ts'�• o�•�,:ed+'ou•:c�►,tac�-s'�a,r•Lt SltzaM�'���-i.a�• '
—I&m&t cr&Anu•-►;L C+lii,mev CL.uetS t_'6ts%k L' i '` c` :�►a�r�.ci�a2',,+
' •.',�(�'({` •7' tv'SMf'tt'.Cih.t•'; � .-7-�" s,s f.',�iiY�t. rSf.�Obtssi�
�Du�o•�lyf�t•'t•t-�t�i.:.'r�•t.r.Rt J i7J1JtlX. �(.a.� p6's2trs.tL L;L•a•t1a�-sL�Cst4'ioi; is..
r; 1
1 � .
rttu {rfCr a4��ovc .ti4c`t-ioi�6L ("(� trt :�• ►� tvi tri! ofLLAt ttotsNb
'i =e ^e.t,J&d iJc a t: �. �ct.c�.h , is Lwaeu tt
sMt •� • ``"a. ' ` 'L �i�J �I.tiQl9 ��C"k•'L1� •� : J iAOV[�'.Z lt•i� ����K� �
��,i`lr �IC.F.(Ct+;IL� u�i, ♦+i.i�bt`arc'R�•". � ouu�;.i�.(t.
`; C c�'u'* �t {; �w�� i-'eeei�'c,("F+-�(��u• � t rC► t ux�.QL..'� ' �`at.Q"-7�'. ►•i.'4-�L��.ni�a`.�u,i9t� .ac K
"'h•+YtL♦� ;�-t-c;c-t' C.`Yt.►.()'A,%.)o -r tt.Cl.�"�LC '�:,.•� T-vtw ti•,� b � • .,
T• a►L� f�ik-�l?`cvi.o twC't �-wL` iu•�•�'-r.,�=t� �,�� .Ey�-�citi`D ,
.� •, a �i t iea he Z mtsd9 i� L`Ltx otL.i ci Lam totia#"� a t'u"" be V
/t�.ri i-1i1. *t'�xu bti'. rvy 'j•w•�L c i bL1 ti, (X'G�o it/ix- •C . :p: (.
.6�a�i-L?►>C'.. Cti•t.�•-CJCf'L4ttt 1, tt��lr".t Pallcu_Lo17'SIVLL
L'IPwV7 CLttf4 C(�t,t tel .0 01.1. iMti�•of'� Ou-'r-i' -6-t �tVt( �tcZ�ulwe
o{' "Cn'wi. •`{ae.�o: ti ottiwc�l �'�t+£lo�..i(a• V�rctr�
Cta.i•tA C; ,Lttit ltt�lii`i'ot'.(^L`u►7ELut;
po�-L�'�t(cttt:.c:,{--'aa4-C�'}"fut.Zwrlt}s��-o►.'t¢j��o{-C�.;'.t Lt• Du`fi' ,��,r���+•t�
a(3'CVt` L��'LL_�LV//I.��tiLi�i/ 4^..�/�^^•//C�L�'�•�-t�li4'�'L, tT►.��l�l..'T` L1.t:�C'('`�D �.` i�u1'1��'.�i�+ �yl(j'L�L4�{�`1
.3 C .Di Lb C'NC6 .4 'Jr.;
{t�� •iAA-� G•OQDLRLL�.'�L r i MLS
Jouw CQ � ti:'ft �d�LOLiw'
D�+ �%-C ,.L^000LL{c _'►Mt�L ji L�A�
. Lias t t ji�o3C• r+oLo , .}t..,i�;•. �4a t;:►1• vs+a ►xosyh .$t�
'�•►+�i , '�L..�t.•t- { tc; w:.f.I . t t 't%tC• J'4tO.jr�1,{(�ty �4'L�►, Ccvtio�t.: !� Q�L•sue _ .
c4'�t tom• o•t.• 4 f..�z aF.i,•eta;w�� �' cxQ,eo ,.�,G.o:�%e.c�-cL�C,,,;l�.�-�;Y
��� �.��:e,��et• �� . ace t}t,_:r,�pe�,;,.�.: � c,•�,.L,�,;�,;�;,.L- a,,,c�,.
�u�'�wtc►1�-:.i' Vi` tnt ht+..t,`+!)ouaa iia, C;�cl.%i;•a;' ot.a.t.:,, o!'�a�'t
fau•rt�a i' ixi :
4 d
^�i�''vtL�N�3-►,4ci:+�n� .a.�.�ac�in.C•-�s-�z� H;,«.� .►,t.�•-,�,�_��_o•a�
pj o }Qk >7 0► 4fittse' of ia}% byc LLL .
wicit-G VtNo�L� �Dl` v�`G��L1`gppat�,��aµ-,:LILriJ:li'i�(- `.
a.c +V"i .0{1 �L�t t� { o+A o�it..7LT-a7Lt asftAL r. Q`iµd' N 7o�:.�t t + L7
/NSc`rCT�t /TrsLE /s :..../�oS1ESS/O.J O.= 7i`fE N�6�COl-1' /AJltsuht� �y ��
S�/d .9-G�/ilE.ur �,u� i�isfT TsyE d�teb h'z�.rl.�y
�ll9TifeG /�Gl.�Lcey f/A��B% �y�yS�L,� 02/
ffif �y�,r/T• nAsd �le.Pp 7/�`yar+�l� �i�i�l�" /%?e C�CGLpy
hae
Ale jf!:O,� 7j"t`:iQt"a#,.'�'x.�0�t`�.ia+t+} OZ SFW.: i -
� 454 " ' . J � _�.-i�'��t(,�''L�L' t�! _. �'!/: �`'�• tt4
'��
.�•• �,�%�„•�,,.�;,�s,�..�z �'L ow�4 : i.s..t r_. ..� Oyu �Z- ou.�.:
- Qfn, Jim', L� . t,t►�` ' 1 t4 , ;� t'L� . 64�-its+
*"&ZZk)- 0+ OU4�
rtL *r -
o
OV LCL OU
Czk n.-
�?. _ 'a �`� Cis. •��c.�4.� 'too." b,*'DwuL-t4.r rcun4c
U, MA A 4�e_ cux (k-914 --ve"O& aw
140
r t 'L�.'t`t t . �t a. Lt t'1.V�` t]v •'1, f 1� ��'!'L`•Q4
w
%ar &'e4acb pve")�
t �ft-4 CL
SOOPM 4 c
Z Lw{.�}...✓��-o.? t 1 '.�'�'. �s - '�'Lo.t' . tai• ��•�•� �`� • �t � • o.#" '',� �'� " .
L``2ts1 •V ��"�'�i.a� CL�'L`'1 C.t.1..A4� � � . , .. . • ... �� • . � -
`' �•L
a►LLV�� ��� •�OLt•tt�t � �L�.�•t,'�4�•�A.�D4!�C: - , •
t�,�,,+ L3•� "s.�- off-• a'o�t. 'k,�a +C -e r
• tt4.t ji=M-05b %,%, IV-
• J a.o-_l Srt-o r f :L lb t& itis
a�. tivc� tL ova• -i.
Nt(4 a� - ..JM;'C%40%4, .t J a s.+�- �,�,a,.,.�t,�� •��►vvw+ - .
�ai o -.,• .oci.c� �� Ca..,u f �.o�w z�.•w,�,-
j*LCVJ%AtU4"U Cb
%ij /30"..Vf W&%*�
'-sem. _ � 4": � ..� �? � t4bi+�'j'•' L'tA 'L
.%4.&'%,%4 W�vn tt4
Aft WLU
Vl A,*44
t&ftjc. AR-ita r=A& -Ct� ft"'I 4UHi��
• �£� ,.r c 3t446L. z 1Kt
CL
i` �
-�v AAA ..Z iv�-u+%j.S� 10.,0 Ltto�o
c,-'r'i rte•.Ja�•�z'tir-�r�--w C -C{
--�q.t.a.�"S:d. LLu`-/�=i�.`•�a`�Ct.r3�`' ' A_ -- _`�.t'�" �' '�'e a `• -- - - -
4CL�.a$G4.A2Ic
�`'l.`'"C,1.7 �:..a.� u � JCJ�• t� � t.l ..r .�. � � � (:.�t�,. L «�,.J ..� i � t"1 � � Cts.•+��J c tsc't-
U0,0 MZS
-06t4Z "Ob VLe6
O"zb CLr lot, VvLo-e-tA j
DOA,4L6 tM jfu UO.,
- a_=Ocio
k.0
0 Lalez 0C,4 -.,a Ow SC- a"t
'60-V MaLlt'SIL L61mVVV6
....44A.Z
0.
001 U4.*(UN+.tV j A44A�FW. te O�OZ.%O�r
%4t4..1 t-vn
+-
LA�6 4- Kw _44 114Z ucb
hl.azv 16A
"*4- *-o tc. 341%.
tlil� el t4. 11 - a"OM "l; 0 V
A
40. a L% &AAa
CIA
0
Art
UA4,V
J6 i&wa 0A,
SMal
L6 -
)A4 400
40%nt f.6,v4 iLl etw+�6- Q1 L4 IA#,
A "t.
A4c
Ot 40 ,0-
oz ws oma; t ,
CIL�
VOL."
A N
3 e+
"a $ cwt • c4�- P�
IL
OOA<AO
ILI'
%,u tola
tom�l A4
0 t(001 -pmt V">64,�4-*
A *LOO
,i,C44
4
P
FROM THE COLOIAL RI!X;ORDS : BOOK 4 0 1734 ~ 52 : YEAR 1736
AT THE COURT OF ST. JAi;IES :29th Day of April, 1736.
Henry McCulloch proposes a settlement of two Tracts of Land
dch of the* 17351/6ape River."
"I intend to settle a person on dhto fix theHead of the said•EGentleman's brother."
" Tract on the N.W. Head I inter
" One Tract of 70,000 acres on the ld,E .Branch of the Cape Fear," -
" One Tract of 60,000 acres towards the N.W. jpror tes ear a place commonlPlace y,known
as Hawfields " - 11 will engage to settle 300o
There were few exceptions to the policy of issueing fairly small grants,
and these were not issued by the provincial Land Office,but by the Crown's specific
orders. In 1737,the King,advising with the Council,issued an order to the provin-
cial Office and the Surveyor - general to the affect that two patents Ile granted
to Henry 1cCulloch3a London Merchant. He had been appointed Commissio: r for in -
specting and controlling the Royal revenues and Grants of land in the (.rolinas.
These Grants were made for speculative purposes.
In 1745 Gov. Johnston,acting on orders from the Crown,issued at least 40
patents,of I2,5OO acres each,to associates of other London merchants,also a number
of grants of equal size to Henry McCulloch and his associates.
Gov. Johnston arrived in Oct.1734,and in Nov. took hhe oath of office.
( Gabriel Johnston was the 2nd son of John Johnston of Dumpriesshire,Scot.
of Stapleton his brother Gilbert had two sons,James,Col. under Rutherford in
the Rev. , and William, who married the dau. of Peter Forney ;died 1845 )
( Scotland's Mark, p.27 )
Gabriel Johnston married Gov. Eden's widow,and had one dau,ter ,Penelope.
A brother Samuel Johnston ;two sons,Samuel and John,and daus. Jean, Penelope,
Isobel , Ann, Hannah; "#
Gabriel Johnston left to Henry Johnston,"now at school in New Haven 1111000 acres
in Craven Co. , and to his sister Carolina, 400 acres "head of the Trent and New Rivers"
" lands formerly belonging to Wm. Smith, C.J. OF THIS PROVINCE."
Dated 16 Xay91751;Provedv4 April 1753•
3' Johnston had been serving the Crown for 15 years under his Royal Commission.
According to Henry McCulloch's memorial to the Board of Trade in 1751,he himself
L had been supporting Gabriel Johnston from 1726 to 1734,to the amount of 2900 pounds
Sterling;
having paid the fees involved in Johnston's Royal Commission as Gov.under
the Great Seal and at his own expense freighted a ship to carry the Gov. & his Retinue
to north Ca.rolina,bought plate and furniture for his house & given him a credit of
C.0 250 pounds Sterling. N.C.C.R.
In 1745,in a survey ,it was discovered that 459000 acres of the 1,2002000 acres
grants to 1cCulloch ,were in Lord Granvilles' Grant.
n At the same time many Virginians of substance acquired holdings in it,with the
Z result that in 1746 Granville Co. was formed to meet thfBir needs, with Orange follow -
o ing in 1752.
In 1746 Henry McCulloch acted as Special London Agent for the northern Counties
7Z) a when Johnston and the Assembly were in the struggle as to the number of deputies.
At the same time Arthur Dobbs9Surveyor General of Ireland,was one of a group
_ who drew up charges against Johnston,but no steps were taken for his removal before
1 his death in 175x/3 . In 1747,Dobbs was occupied with the laying out of patents for
0 400,000 acres that he and Selwyn had purchased,and instructed Capt. Rowan to locate
-` it so that none should fall in Lord Granvilles District.
0
Dobb' s Com. as Gov. sealed Feb. 1753 (of N.C.)
�dv'i� �cutt�
��b1ic Ub,aCY
T MO&SVille. NG
`J
vUg6n�G
According to Sabine, Henry McCulloch,holding the office of Secretary,Surveyor,Inspector
and Comtroller of Revenue,and Commissioner of Crown Lands,with the patent for
1,200,000 acres of land held for the purpose of bringing in settlers from Ireland,
and though a man of fortune became greatly embarrassed by his efforts.
He settled 4000 people on the grant in Duplin County;"his Ulster Country -
men "(McClean),"the greatest accession at any one time," in 1736. Hanna gives
this also,in his"Scotch - Irish
Sabine also says that he died in England "at a great age " in 1778/9 -
but there is (or was ) a will dated in 1755,quoted verbatim by Grimes;
" I give to my dear wife Mary,all that my real and personal estate,Goods
and chattels whatsoever and wheresoever,and ghat nature and kind whatsoever,
to be divided equally between my said vrife and my four daughters,Henrietta glary,
Dorothy Berisford,Elizabeth 111argaret,and Penelope Martha McCulloch flos s
"His son,Henry Eustace McCulloch,about 1749,obtained correct information
about the lands,and had selected a number of small tracts that were excellent in
quality .. rendered a detail of three hundred and twenty - two settlers,young and
old,which he had brought into the Provinces,by which he saved 64,000 acres of land.
He surrendered,by a deed to the Crown,April,1767,all the remainder of the large
tracts run out for his father,his sister or M'r, Selwyn." (Williamson )
Henry Eustace,son of Henry McCulloch educated to late in London,about 1761
emigrated to North Carolina. At first agent for his father,he became a member of
the Council,Collector of Customs for the Port of Roanoke,and Representative
of the Colony in England. As the only surviving son,heobtained all the property
in N.C. by conveyance.(Sabine )
In 1764 the Whigs dismissed him as Colonial Agent.In 1779,his estates were
confiscated.In 1784 he applied fqr annulment of the Act,without success.
Distinguish&d Whigs advocated his cause ,only to lessen their own influence.
James Iredell was his cousin,whom Henry had brought to N.C.,and rendered
him much valuable service.
"thoureduced in fortune, his annual income of 1200 guineas, after the adjustment
of his claims with the British Gov't.,since he lived retired,was a competence.
He died at his country seat near London.
It is possible his unpopularity stemmed partly fvom the Stamp Tax;
"About 17631after the Pontiac uprising,when the Colonial Assemblies had objected
to a Plan of Union and any apportionment of expense,for raising some part of a
maintenance fund,ministers could think of no more equitable tax than a stamp tax.
A Crown Officer in N.C.,Idr. McCulloch,was good enough to assure Mro Jenkison,one
of the Secretaries of the Treasury,back up his assertion with statistical ex hibits
that a stamp tax would yeild 60,000 lbs. ,and twice that if extended to the Test
Indies." (Becker,Eve of Revolution)
vie County public l-i"�rary
�a Moo�sville, NC
It t•+ H Tt .
rl . Cr
O P,C�
R o 4-+ C,
O N
U.
. r
r� j
te.`
I •ri
r C O
cid
� �i ^ r•1
Ln ` rV
^ ti ��•-i i
O C:
H •*•� O
U d
EO.^. H -
O•�c��
G; c� •,�
iE r
.ri
s4
'C-,
ir" J �,
U
� co e.
v k t,
1.U0U-P
^cr.Ca. s..
o C:
.. "I CIO
J c2 o
register of N.C„Colonial Dames. (1912)p those who ontored through henry
McCulloch (- 1761) of N.C.0 Made Secretary and Clerk of the Croton of
North uarolina; bliss Georfia gickst rdrst g909philipso Ares Joseph HgWarner
Mrs t a P F t Weatherby & Airs,j i tlieD t lVil liams t
Page 130 • Mrs °M.MeD. Williams (Mary Lyde Hicks) of Faison, N .C. t , join ed as
#4599 fifth in descent from Thomas Hicks. Supplementary claim: Henry bib
Culloch.
Page 117: Ansa Georg - a tt a s of uo ds oro t N . C. o-1 621 as #391,j fourth In
descent from Thomas Hicks• Supplementary claim Henry McCulloch* "y
Thomas b a s 1 5-1 1} of North Caro na, member o o nc a Asse e
.at Nets Bern in 1775076 &78' State Le islature. at Nets .6ern,N�C. in 1778.
Page 182: Thomas Wicks (1642-1717) of New -Yorks high Sher ff of Queens
i;ounty,. Province otNew fork • 1685-1703; Captain of rrovincial Troops 1686;
& Member of Assembly in 1701-02. Those who joined through his services:
.Mrs.G-.v.Phillips$ Mrs.CoHoWeatherby, Mrs aMeMeD.lVilliams & Mrs.Carle A.lFooe
ruff l' _ -.. 2 ._.. t. _ .:., . • • ',-
Page 138: Mrs.C.-E.Weather y Nyda Nicks) of Faison, N.C. joine as f ft
in descent (#494) from Thomas -Hicks. Supplementary claim, Henry McCulloch
.poo5 page ;18s On arcn.-Me.. s year of our hia es y. s re gn
• Henry McCulloh 'of • ChisRich,- Middlesex ,.County, ;
treat Brita3,n (but late of
Soragt6,�North Carolina), as an order had been made 6nay.19i1737 to the
Surveyor. General of his late a j esty; . GeQrge II 4k, to `survey some land
for Murray Crymble, James ,Huey & •their_ associates 120Q000 -acres in the
frontier which must be passed upon by Gov. Gabriel Johnston, and that no
grant should be made for less than 12000 acres, and as Murray Crymble &
James Huey were acting for me in trust, so on Deco 13 1736 & May 22 1740
and Is being entitled to eight grants of 12500
acres each on the branches of Pedee & Uwharee Rivers made out to Dr.
William Houston in trust for me, making 100000 acres (being tract #8)
also eight other tracts: f9 & #10 on Peedee; also sig tracts of 12500
acres on Flatt, Enoe & Torr Rivers (making 75000 acres (which is part
of the 100000 acres in tract P12 on march 3 1745, old style), so I now
appoint Esq* John Campbell, a merchant of North Carolina# & my son, Henry
Eustace bicOulloh, to sell the land gee, witnessed by Esq. David hiead of
Nansemond Co.Yao, before Josiah Riddick, on July 1 1761.
Book S page 30: On Jan. 2 in the second year of George III., Esq. Henry
AlcCulloh (through his attorney, John Campbell), lets Esq. William Giles
of Rowan Co.N.C., have 978 acres(in tract f9 of the 1002000 acres) next
the line of Earl Granville, crossing Indian Grtye branch of Shearing Gree]
& also crossing Swearing Creeks for 49 pounds, witnessed by Robert Rainey;
John Rainey & Alexander Ford & proved in Aug. 1762
County Public Watt, ;- ,
mom,�SVlilel
NC
Book 17 page 490: Deed from Lewis Beard to Jas. B.P1Laer on Sent • 20 1SQ0
for 200 acres north of tract �8 including an improvement of ���ichael Shave;
on the north of the ]Manor line (a subaivided tract of 2846 acres belongin,
C: tb the Nanor of Henry Eustace 'McCulloh, a subdivided tract --see (Iced from
H. E.,icCulloh's special agent, Thomas Frohock to Kiuhael Shaver on ..ay 5
c° v! 1774) lrhose heir let Le is Beard have it, chich crosses the rain prong of
CZ 19 C °
o
4 � ft.,
Shaver' s Fork -
0 �c
,� U ✓ r•1 C
a.
Jv
Lp
� 9avi� County Public �ikrel�
�;�� Mocksvilie, NC
so
Mrs. Alice H. Eidson,
1135, genwood Street,
Winston-Salem,
North Carolina, 27103,
U. S. A.
Dear Mrs. Eidson,
W. J. F. FENTON
GENEALOGIST
Member of the Association of Genealogists and Record Agents
82 HERSHAM ROAD
WALTON-ON-THAMES
SURREY KT12 5NU
ENGLAND
Tel.: Walton -on -Thames 25214
19th August, 1981.
Many thanks for your letter of 27th July and for all the copies
of Wills, Memoirs,etc., you so kindly sent.
I have studied all this and have now received the photograph of
the original Will of Henry McCULLOH who died on 16th June, 1799 and this
is forwarded herewith. I have also done some researches and I enclose
reports about these with notes, as follows:-
Fo.McC/2„A9ZB- These are photocopies of the replies I had from the Inner
and 3 Temple, Lincoln's Inn and Middle Temple Librarians. Henry
Eustace McCULLOH was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1757
and called to the Bar in 1760, son of Henry McCULLOH, Esq.,
of Turnham Green, Middlesex (in 1757, presumably). I think
this puts Henry Eustace's birth at about 1738.
Fo.McC/4 - This records the result of my searches in the Parish Registers
of St. Nicholas, Chiswick - all rather interesting. Jane
? Letitia McCULLOCH and Letitia Alice McCULLOCH are evidently
children of Henry McCULLOCH and Mary; he, later the Secretary
4- of North Carolina. I found their baptisms and also those
+� of that Henry's other daughters. All these children were
born in London and their existence is corroborated by his Will.
Ped.McC/1 - This is a sketch pedigree showing what I have, so far, managed
to establish about this Henry McCULLOCH.
I have not been able to iden'.-ify Mrs. Elizabeth NiacCULLOCH, Widow,
buried 8th November, 1749 but.I think there is no doubt that Penelope
o 6 MacCOLLOCH, buried 25th April, 1767, was the wife of Henry McCOLLOH of
_ _Turnham Green and Chelsea (he, of the accompanying Will) - see references
, J to Penelope which appeared on H-nry' s Memorial Enscription and is referred
%to in the next Folio
You will see that on this occasion I searched baptisms from 1st
;January, 1748/49 to the end of 1760; this does not cover early enough - we
should cover 1735/40 for Henry Eustace.
� 4
County Public Library
�. Moc'�syille, NC
�.J
Mrs. Alice H. Eidson.
- 2 -
Fo.MCC/5 - I searched the Churchyard of St. Nicholas, Chiswick (or rather,
part of it; it is a large burial ground, it was raining and
feet high in long grass!). I did not find the McCULLOH
Memorial but this Folio gives some references to it - some
of them incomplete (presumably the Memorial was illegible
when this transcription was made many years ago). However,
I think we can close up the gaps. You will note that: -
(a) Henry McCULLOH who died 16th June, 1779 was then recorded
as being 76; -i.e. born 1702/3.
(b) Penelope McCULLOH (his wife)
Burial Register puts this as
borne out by other evidence.
died 21st:. -April, 17.7, aged 68.
1767 and this seems to me to be
(c) James McCULLOH, their son, died 9th July, 17.9, aged 9.
I think this can confidently be.interpreted as 1749; this
puts James' birth as in 1740. He is not in the Burial
Register at Chiswick but Henry was back in England then,
so must be baried elsewhere, probably in London,(but not
Chelsea) see Folio McC/6 which follows.
(d) Penelope McCULLOH, their. daughter, mentioned only on Henry's
Memorial as died 1761. I cannot see any inconsistency in
this. Think it probable she was born about 1742.
It is stated that Henry Eustace was born in London and this may
well be true as Henry did not go to America until 1740. He was then
there until 17117 so it seems pretty certain that James and Penelope were
born in America (at Soracte ?).
I have not, so far, identified -the James McCULLOH, married at
St. Martins -in -the -Fields, 28th November, 1729.
Fo.McC/6 - This reports results of my searches of St. Luke, Chelsea.
(Will says Henry was late of that Parish, although he was
buried at Chiswick). You will note that I did not find
baptisms of either James or Penelope, although it is inter-
esting to note from the preceeding folio that two of Henry
MacCULLOCH's family were also buried at Chiswick.
I have not, so far, followed up the William.MECOLLACH who married
Mary BELLON in 1713.
Fo. McC/7 - This is the Will of Henry, died June 1779. It is long, though
fortunately, quite easily legible. This is a photograph
of the - original Will (not the Register Copy) so you ws*:ll
see Henry's signature ( very shaky) at the Xo 1 .,,4, a
of his Witnesses and others.
QaVle s '
�t�G�(SV1iI�, NC
Mrs. Alice H. Eidson.
-3-
I have prepared an extract of those parts of the Will concerning
James McCULLOH whose relationship to the Testator, I must emphasise, is at
no time stated, whilst Henry_Eustace is explicitly call "my son". I
think there is no doubt that Henry Eustace was the only surviving child and
it seems evident that Henry did not have another son called James born
in America, as that event would have to have taken place before 1747-
Ped/
747.
Ped/McC/2 - A sketch pedigree of what I have been able to establish
about Henry McCULLOH and his family is at this enclosure.
I believe the position is fully authenticated by his Will
and by my other findings. I agree, it is odd about Henry's
not marrying Penelope EUSTACE until after his return to
London in 1747, but I still incline to the view that she is
the Mother of his children. It is, perhaps, worth remarking
that St. George's Chapel, Mayfair, where they were married
in 1749, is one of the Churches much used for clandestine
marriages - no questions asked. Unfobtunately, of course,
their Registers do not record the marital status of the
parties, nor refer to any Witnesses.
I have given this matter a great deal of thought and have
prepared some other sketch pedigrees and a chronological table of events
relating to both Henry McCULLOH and his son, Henry Eustace. I do not
want to clutter you up with all this at this time. I believe now, that
before we embark on researches into Henry McCULLOH's background and family
relationships, you should try to establish at your end, whether the James
mentioned in Henry's Will, is the James who died in 1816 and from whom you
can demonstrate descent. I certainly think that the James who died in 1816
must have been a close relation of Henry McCULLOH's of the Will, in the light
of two of his children being called Penelope and Henry Eustace. Clearly,
if you cannot show a connection between James of Rowan County, died 1816, and
the James of Duplin and the other places mentioned in Henry's Will, then
expenditure on researching Henry McCULLOH's pedigree would be 'barking up
the wrong tree'.
So I will now hold further action until I hear from you again.
I have, necessarily, spent a lot of time on all this and have exceeded
the funds you sent me in May. I enclose an Account and hope that you will
find that O.K.
I think I should add that, whilst I should be happy to resume
work for you, research into Henry McCULLOH's background and ramifications
seems certain to involve Irish research and I think I should refer you to
a specialist, as that area is not one of my fortes'and is too remote for
me to work on direct. I could only act as a middle man.
I hope you will find all this extremely interesting and with
best wishes,
Yours sincerely
T1► J. F.
. F on
W.
- 4 -
P.S. Perhaps it may be helpful if I offer the following observations
in relation to your letter of 27th July,
(a) Religion Noted, thanks. Am bearing in mind that they may
have been non -conformists.
(b) Marriage of Henry and Penelope EUSTACE I agree we must now
deduce that the marriage of 1749 must have been about
10 yeafs or so after Henry Eustace was born. This is
discussed at Ped/McC/2 on p.3 gbove. I think our evidence
now is that James an6enelope, the two other children,
were born in America.
(c) Marriage of Henry Eustace McCULLOH and Udall WEST in 1790
(d) Two
I do think this is the marriage of Henry McCULLOH's son.
he was born _01738 and would have been a little over 50
in 1790. The register describes him as 'bachelor' at
that time. Finding his burial or a Will might resolve this
one.
sons named James. Not I think all the evidence is that Henry
only had the one son named James.Whilst I do not offer it as
a well informed opinion I think the f4ct that Henry Eustace's
brother and/sister were bot hOead when their father died does
make Henry Eustace their heirs at law; I think this would
be the case notwithstanding that they were minors.
(e) Alexander McCULLOCH I accept that an Alexander McCULLOCH married
Sarah, daughter of Benjamin HILL (he who wrote the letter of
condolence to Henry in 1750)in.1734 and that his father
may well have been Henry; but I think the evidence is against
that -Henry's being he who was Secretary of N.C. Alexander's
Will might well help if one can be found. But I think
this can wait.
I am sure your right course is to see if Henry McCULLOH's Will of
_V�" and its references to James and the location of the lands given
to him enable you to determine if that James is he of the 1816 burial.
I think that could well prove correct (bold man!). Research into
taht James' background would then be logical.
wi,
P.P.S Is there any evidence about Henry (Sec. of N.C.)'s age at the
time of his death in 1?55?
Davie County Public Library OF
Nlocksville, NC
r Thoughts re. 1K Jan. 1931-1- letter froT�i Alice Eidson:
: (no ,natter hoer wild sour_d.ing the thoughts) : soy
2 r;! The James aenti oned in Henry's wi11 �� ' to be a grandson_
as Henry's son James was dead 1750 Mate records of
North Carolina, Vol. 4 p 1100 - letter of condolence.
Conjecture: One of your letters stated that old Henry
was married twice (proof?). If this i s right, perhaps James 1 was
a son by the first marriaGe and older than Henry Fusta.ce . If this
is right, then he would or could have been old enough to have pro-
duced a son James .
H�1x]' ra Old Henry returned to England in 1747, apparently taking young,
,glWe u,.4 i9) children �Arlth hi:ii. No�,r, if James 11' s iiother tiaras still livi n ��rher_
1'7yl . James 1 died, they could have stayed in America rather than going to
England. T,Iy other thought was that orphaned. James would have been
raised b;;r grandparents in En -land.
7 Dec. 1754 Henry ..�1cC . , L.G. , wrote to George 'axby in America i n-
1 structi ng hirci to pay Hen-ry T."cCulloch , S . P . , L973 sterling -"for the
use of Jades TcCulloh Esq . and. i n full discharge of all Debts Due to
his late Father deceased". T"dotfl, if this is ''our James, at Sxhat age
is a man referred to as 'gesquire" - when he falls heir to his father's
estate ,°q"at age 21, oi^ is this OUT' James?
If estimated. dates of 'r�ir th for Henry Eusta.ce a.nd Penelope are 1733
and 17! 2 , then t=ry .-could have been Morn in �`i-i erica.
-D 2 , ;`�: As to the marriage of nd± old Henry and Penelope Eustace:
If I-Tenry still had a wife in England, then perhaps he and
Penelope Frere married after daath of .-rife ;'l •
%nother thought is that perhaps they were iiiarried in a civil
ceremony first, then later had the church cerer.-cony in 17LI•9 .
;'fonder i,here they were married? "Jould there be a parish
register in existence? .fere children christened, baptised
in either early or later life? ''.sere they Anglican?
Henry's obligation to i a�.ieS 11 had to be great, either out of love or
obligation, to have been so insistent that Henry Eustace live up to
"!Ir tieles of Agreement" dated 24'.June, 1771 ,:,herein nervy ];. was to
Say Jar:ies 11 certain su1iis of :Money at 4 year intervals. A clerk in
,he Inc? eoende ce County of"ice tole' rile that the only time Articles of
GJR010c ' l^ee'rent were ever recorded is �',<<'l.en they i'rere contested. Too bad
M,4� Ti`;V/0 the original is not on record, or a copy of the``°' "
�aEg copy r�rigi nal will is in
,SA 1le�Ls existence as either may have gan given the relationship of James 11
t0 old Lief1=may and2nr�% 'Ind. i1a-med. his f ache-- . .1e knoiti '_� e had to
core frond "the 7,)aterna.l side since he bore -the name- i:icCulloh
-o2
� rl j" 2: fir6: �) -r2:
ly1e .ddb Wj,.Ls
It seer. -is -f�,aore a _mat ter of custom than d.eterZ'inatlon
fol^ Jaiiies ll to iia 1Te named children Penelope and -Henry,
chi ldl. cit by his second. shall_ _`1 aF,.. to Elizabeth ------- •
This was often Gone th .%Then the original children had.
died so this would prove that'enelope 1 and Henry l
Frere dead Penelope 11 and. Henry 11 born_.
I saw one family that tried. to nariie a child. Henry (son)
3 ti-iics and each time he died in infancy. They finally
gave a, daughter the name Henry as a second n_ai;ie and
she lived to maturity. iCounty
Public UOT Y
Davie
Mocksville, NC
N.
A
p 3j'-111: Our library brar�� do eh' t have any I`T . C . bastardy bonds or
superior court records - only pleas and quarters.
!according to 'J1 llia1j� and 1:1ary Quarterly, 3rd Series
Vol. Vlll lio. 1, Jan. 1951, p 543, 11most of his (l cCulloh)
time see,►ls to have been spent trying to establish his own
grants and developing a f x}e Plantation on his lands on
the Ilortheast C ape "ear . "``
P 543n - 28.:. Bond, QUIT -REPT SYSTZ1,.1, 331-341;
D. L. Corbitt, ed., "Illistori cal Notes',
jTorth Carolina Historical Review, 111 (1926) ,
126.
In one of his letters, Henry referred to his home as
trsoracte" . Cape Fear is just off of Southport ( Brunswick
Co.?). 1"Riether there are remains of the plantation or the
home is Lt"P_li?1o�^1i'1 t o Me .
'z6: I'll try to cormpose a letter to Iiirs . Agner. I feel that
from Jarnles down is anyone's find lo,Tho cares to pursue it
as his Trill is on record naming all of his children. It
is prior to that that has made C;
of the digging and
expense neces�sa.�^y. . Think what I will do is tell her that
you gave-^ By nave , tha.t T have �fliile to James but a:1
stumped at that point • That i found the si, ilarity of
spelling in other an lines and wonder iAhether she could
h1mm help and also furnish me George' s lineage . a3ax
won't hurt to try, eh?
p 1; , ;<c2 : N.0 . :Iicrofishe : The only Charles �:'IcCulloh I _Found was
sho,,---i as �?oiNran Co. There was nothing but his na :ie , no
bride, no dates, etc-.. Charles, as well as TFL -ii seeds
to have disappeared fro_ -ii the scene. Our Charles and
George's Charles, both.
(studies)
Harriet _rrie-nti ons '.Iilli a=:1 moi nS to school 1,4onder lofnether
it vias college or selitinary? Hier cryptic remaru, "hop` ng
you are preparing yourself for the time and eternity" made
_e wonder about the mini stry . Then, perhaps she was just
concerned about outsid.e influences since he was alo:r!e •
I previously chec',,ed :amiss . for 1840 and 11850 but did not
f ind any Tho,111as or T eCulloh that would be the ones we
are looking for. T.►gybe the lhor.,ias family changed its
r:lind about going there. Anywa_y, , I will check again. I
am still read, Yfiad., _,lad abAut the irons page reference
gi
ven to henry E . <<,cCulloh in the _rami to , ,l iss . inde,r to
3 volumes. i have tried every co_nbination of the number
but could not find hi .1. The volu-,?es are very thi cAL
k and I
would. only luckily stumble across i t . `dill check K:k±±x
.';i ss . for the: Barfields .
p 1, "-5 . i' _,_ enclosi n,,� all tha .� :� ound on the Daniel 1a.+_ilk .
.L r n _ L' r, T none
of these na res seer�led. to fit Ji ncyf tut you have more , nfor-
i. ation than I and can tie t'_�c-r�1 in. Sortieti�nes all it tabes
1 j
is a tiny hint
avis �o�"�, � �',►�C
i
-1 )t �( l • rt � i.. � _i i ! r71 rt fel •"t 1t
. �o:a�oi�✓ �ls� �olc ao �1Za c �ous7_n
l S not t c Cri.l?. C'.0 Cat t,rc fines.
'., .,i _t...... '- c, d v • � V 1� � n i t c, i i _.L o ! :_a V i'.7 --r i 1 O !.L L �! v
7=rdar .^CJ ,,? iarr1eC' to .� i alri
T'_"'��oS ._C'v 0 G 'll i 1L'S t i'�? 'e .
corgi_ tti,i� c end_ ,c �� ��ccnc;.oalcc of T ares
C (' r -t-' -, r, • p 1 r ' 1.' b %'+ 2
t lel.% �..� � T I1,1`. ' Cr._1 '.�.�!'`, cr V fl'or _.. �. . , Q _'fir• f
.1 1�.siC.. so C _�•
vC.i'1c _ 1 X1.'1.1 f I thin'.. L, L'v i:t�l Q i', l^. Ca11
r._' '�ti l 0 ''.1i �uCatc co c� us. cid . 5t7_:i �'; 1 ni L�1 (�?-�^. 1S SOiiie ? :r1iG
Ci ? iv
n
^,S 1 .Uraf�- _�r00 1 70V? t LV v t'.TC COl?Zl�. �u,, '-` �: '" 11 ,� •
l u c �.-l� -�_ a� e_ � c -i
�rc13 (�'s?il i1i1�7Y l��l? 'e._�i1 �,:1ll'1 UE�e I_i-I c'le r�.� lei, t 'v 1, cn s' e
0]. 2,11 t f ?.i ?Ll I- -!.i C iu-7-cls rcCOi'G_S .
p ,171
4 N � A SMvIPS ON COUNTY NC DEEDS BOOK 6 pp 171-173
HENRY E. McCULLOH TO JAMES McCULLOH
North Carolina
This Indenture made the Second clay
of July in the Sixteenth year of the Reign of the Sovereign
lord George the (si,c) by the grace of God of great Brittain France
and Ireland Ding defender of the Faith &c and in the Year of Our
lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Five 1775 Between
Henry Eustace McCulloh of the province of North Carolina in America
Esquire of the One part and James PcCulloh Planter `._
in the said province of North Carolina of the Other Part Witnesseth
that the said Henry Eustace I:1cCulloh for and in consideration of the
sum of
ONE HUNDRED POUNDS
proclamation money by the said James McCulloh to him in
hand paid at and before the Ensealing and delivery of these presents
the Receipt whereof he the said Henry Eustace McCulloh doth hereby
Acknowledge and thereof forever Exonerate and acquit him
the said James McCulloh his heirs and assigns and
for divers other considerations Hath Granted Bargained Sold
Assign RelLeased Confirmed and set over and
P 172
and set Over and by these presents doth Grant Bargain Sell
assign &N5&R-L4 Release Confirm and Set Over Unto the said James McCulloh
his heirs and assigns forever All that piece parcel or tract of land lying
Being and Situate in the County of Duplin and province aforesaid Beginning
at a sweet Gum On the Run of Goshen Swamp the Lower Corner of
Henry Cannons land by the Lower end of the marsh and Run Thence
along said Cannons line South 31 West 61 pole to apine his Corner lines?
Thence along his other line North 77 West 114 pole to a dead Red Oak
his Corner thence along his other line South 28 West 218 pole to a
small pine and Lightwood Stump in the out side marsh of Bear
Swamp thence South 45 East 116 pole to a Black Gum on
the Run of Bear Swamp thence down the end Run as it meanders joining
said James T,ZcCullohs other land. to the mouth thereof thence up the
main Run of Goshen. Swamp to the Beginning and containing
in the whole
THREE HUI DRED AND TWENTY
Acres of land be the same mor4or less To Have and to Hold the
3 said Three Hundred and. Twenty acres of land together with all Houses
a
Buildings improvements Rights Priviledges and appurtainances
to the same in any ��:ise Belonging.- or appertaining and all the Estate
Right Title and interest of him the said Henry Eustace McCulloh his heirs
J and assigns of in and -to the same and every part thereof to him
the said James rlcCullclZ his heirs and assigns forever and the said.
Henry 1.111cCulloh doth hereby for hipaself his heirs and. assigns Covenant
—grant and agree to and with the said James MtcCulloh his Heirs
and. assigns that he the said iPcnry us-ta.ce P.icCulloh now is sole law
i. full and Rightfull Ce rner of the said lands and premises and
41 that he has full and ample power -to sell and convey and
%make Over the same forever free fro: -ii all Incumbrances and
h further that the said. James ?, cCulloh his heirs and assigns shall
and may forever hercAf ter peaceably and. quietly Have Hold.
0 vOccupy possess and enjoy the afor. es li.d. lands and premises
Dav1*0 County Public Library
Mocksville, Nu
V
Dav1*0 County Public Library
Mocksville, Nu
11'RY MIC C ULLOH
"LAND GRABBER"
Dierchant of London
Home: Turnham Green, Middlesex Co., England
Wife (2) : Penelope Eustace
Children: Henry, Jr. (Henry Eustace)
Penelope
James - died c. 1749
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8-,-z
.a
1726-33 - advanced moneys to Gabriel Johnston of England Cl
1?30s - in mercantile business in England
1737 - Crown delivered to McCulloh trustees Murray Crymble and
James Iiuey warrants for 1,200,000 acres in South Carolina
Frl� CPA'55 °C -fit
iv 741 - March: to South Carolina from England
'�(J vA t1�-i/11r..- �. i ' _ f E� '* '.. OP.
17 - 1 September: to Charleston .I�� Carolina—!
P
IZ,47 - returned to England after extended tour of other colonies.
1749-50 - son James died (Col. Rec . z:.r-F . Vol. 4, p 1100)
��? xxxxxxap�tIIX���xA��x�xx���xhxaxx�gg�xgnxHax�hx�ar��t$rte
1754 - letter to Saxby in N.C. (Vol. 5, Col. Rec. of N.C.)
"pay to henry McCulloch, Secy. of N.0 . , .... 4: 973 for
use of James McCulloh, Esq., in full discharge of all
.
debts due to his late father, deceased" - signed Henry
McCulloh. (James must have been in N.C. in 1754. The
.1y
aforesaid money was to be paid out of the f. 6,200 paid
C~�
to HenrycCulloh to discharge back salary due him).
1755
- Appointed Alexander IvIcCulloh as his agent in 14.C.
c
1756
- "Henry Eustace i.IcCulloch, of I,liddle Temple, 1756".
1761
- Sent son Henry E. RJcCulloh to N.C. to represent father's
1
business interests in the colony.
h
Q fir'"
1776
- All property rights of D'IcCulloh to lands in N.C.
confiscated during the revolution.
1779
- Old Henry died in England "at a great age".
Page 2 Deed Book 6 pp 171-173
without any Hendrance Malestation or Incumbrances Whatso
ever the Rights and Quit Rents hereafter to grow due and
payable to his majesty King George the third his heirs and assigns
only Excepted and and Reserved also to the said
HENRY EUSTACE McCULLOH HIS HEIRS -AND
assigns the one half part of all mines and minerals Whatsoever which
may at any time be found in or upon any part of the said lands
the said Henry Eustace Iti,7cCulloh doth by these presents Oblidge
himself his heirs Executors and administrators to Warrant and
Defend him the said James McCulloh his heirs and assigns
in the Quiet and peaceable possession of the said lands and
premises hereby granted from and against him the said Henry Eustace
McCulloh his heirs and assigns and all persons Claiming by
P 173
from or under him or them and also from and against all and
All manner of persons 1.3hatsoever lawfully Claiming or lawfully To
Claim the said hereby granted premises or any part or parcell
or Right therefo and further that he will at any time hereafter at the
Reasonable Request and. Charges of the said James McCulloh
his heirs or assigns make do and execute and deliver all such further
and other act and acts thing and things deeds conveyances and
Assurances in the Lala for the Better and more Effectually securing and
perfecting the Estate Right and. Title of the said James McCulloh his
heirs and assigns at in and to the aforesaid. lands and premises
forever as by him or thea or any of them or his or them or any of
their Counel-31earned in the ijaw shall be Reasonable advised devised
or Required
IN 1ITIdESS vIH. REOF I THE S;i T D
Henry Eustace McCulloh have �-Iereunto set his hand and seal of
Arms -the day and year full above written
SIGNED SEALED & ) Henry Eustace IAcCulloh (seal)
released in the presence of)
Alexander McCulloh ) Thomas Frohock
William Frohock )
Felix Kenan )
Received the day and year within written
of and from the within Named James McCulloh the said Sum of
Being the consideration money within mentioned to be paid to me
Witness Felix Kenan
Wm. Frohock } Henry Eustace McCulloh (seal)
Alexander McCulloh ) State of North Carolina
Duplin County July Court One Thousand
Seven Hundred and seventy Eight 1778 Then was the within deed from
Henry Eustace McCulloh to James ldcCulloh proved in Open Court by the
Oath of Felix Kenan One of the subscribing witnesses thereto and Ordered
to be Registered Witness William Dickson Clk. of our aforesaid County
William Dickson Clk
State of North Carolina
Duplin County Registered in the Registers office &%-' the aforesaid
County in Book letter Pages 141 142 and 143 By Me
the 19th day of September 1783
Richard Clinton Reg.
Davi. County Public Library
Mocksville, NG
1
-2-
HENRY
2-
HENRY EUSTACE DIC CULLOH ;
1767 - --returned to England.
1777 - returned from England on a packet to New York.
1778 - returned to England
1779 - Henry E. McCulloh estate confiscated.
1785 - act passed for immediate sale of Henry Eustace
McCulloh' s confiscated lands.
Question: If old Henry's lands were confiscated and the lands
of Henry Eustace also confiscated, did they include
the lands of Henry's daughter Penelope in Anson Co.
and the lands Henry willed to James McCulloh that
were situated in Duplin County, N.0 .9
Old Henry's will dated October 31, 1778, and proved
by his son July�16, 1779, Prerogative Court of Canterbury,
Warburton 318, Somerset House, London. (William and Iaary Quarterly
(Va.) 7ji15 - 1958)•
Davie County Public Library
Mocksville, NC
W. J. F. FENTON
GENEALOGIST
Member of the Association of Genealogists and Record Agents
82 HERSHAM ROAD
WALTON-ON-THAMES
SURREY KT12 5NU
ENGLAND
Tel.: Walton -on -Thames 25214
. i;1 :1 t:.i M" •-i'_ l c`.� ..f�Ti,l. !iil�:: •Iv L:.. '�}!., 1;.. �..:. ,• .
Thursday, 23rd : Apr'i3,.1981•
Mrs Alice H. Eidson';*s ;
1135, Kenwood Str,et,,
Winston-Salem, �NCi.�`271.031.
U.S.A.
Dear Mrs Eidson,
Thank you for your letter of 6th April. I am replying to your
gold address in Kenwood Street; I hope that is correct.
Z have had a•quick look at the McCULLOHs you mention and
find that a Henry McCULLOH married Penelo a EUSTACE at StGeorge's
Chapel, Mayfai •on Augus�7 99• n the light of the information
ou give about his c ren I think there is no doubt that this
is the marriage of the Henry you mention. In view of its being
in 1749 I would expect his date of birth to be later than 1708.
However, we shall see.
Before I do anything more would you please:
a
fi
(a)
Let me know the date of the letter of condolence you
mention. I assume this was written in America. As
you describe it it look o s t me to be.most likely to be
in respect of the death of James, Henry's son; Henry
being Henry Eustace, Miss -Penelope his sister and Mrs
WVA this is a bit
_
cr
McCULLOH Henry senior's r , However,
of speculation at this time. Is a photo -copy obtaini.ble?
"
—
-
If so could you let me see one?
a
(b)
-Please give details of your mother's descent from the
U
James McCULLOH of Rowan County, especially noting the
places ain-d Utes o e events you have ascertained.
died? Nor his age then?
sC
Do you not know where and when James
Z(c}
Advise•me where Grogan is. Is it in Ireland? If so
where abouts?
v
I am
assuming Henry senior's Will was proved in London(PCC) and
�-
CJ
�BYI� CJurl�y PUI�� Uot
kwiff
mooksorer.,
100
2
4
r
�� �d 4 16eaI,4( � «w
Ami V///
RECORDS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
each head of family and fifty to each additional person in the family,
including slaves e9
Even as there were exceptions to the rule of small grants before 1729—
with the Pollocks, Moores, Moseleys, John Lovick, and Frederick Jones
patenting 276,164 acres, or some 17 percent of the total acreage granted
during the entire period—so were there similar exceptions after royaliza-
tion of the colony. The most notable of the large grantees after 1729 was
Henry McCulloh, an Ulster Scot with sufficient influence in official
circ es in Lon on to secure in 1737 a Privy Council order for a grant of
1,200,000 acres on the headwaters of the Yadkin, Cape Fear, and Neuse
rivers, in addition to previous grants of 72,000 acres between the North-
east Cape Fear and Black rivers and 60,000 acres at the Hawfields on the
headwaters of the Northwest Cape Fear. The order of 1737 stipulated the
settling of 6,000 foreign Protestants on the lands granted, a requirement
McCulloh could not fulfill; eventually some 430,000 acres were forfeited
to the crown and to Lord Granville, in whose district part of the grant
lay. McCulloh, whose activities ranged from support for the search for a �—
northwest passage to advocacy as early as 1751 of an empire -wide stamp
`duty, was an entrepreneur of uncommon energy and persistence, whose
complex dealings both in London and North Carolina in promotion of his
interests helped to keep politics in the colony in turmoil during most of
Governor Johnston's tenure.70 Others, including Arthur Dobbs, in 1736
received grants of land ranging from 6,000 to 12,000 acres for the stated
purpose of importing Ulster Protestants to the Black River area of New
Hanover County.71
The land yielded a variety of both field crops and forest products. Of
the former, corn was the most important in terms of resources allotted to
its production. Raised in all parts of the colony, corn was -easy to grow in
a variety of soils and was a staple food for both humans and livestock, in
addition to being an export commodity of some consequence from the
late seventeenth century, mainly from the Albemarle region. Wheat
appears to have been grown almost entirely as a commercial crop for
export, its production being chiefly confined to the Albemarle region,
OCain, Records of the Executive Council, 1664-1734, 600; Instructions to Governor Johnston, CO
5/323, f. 81; p 511, below; Saunders, Colonial Records, Vll, 37-38, Vlll, 514-515. Governors
Burrington and Johnston both wanted the fifty -acre limit raised, the latter going so far as to persuade
the council to pass an order increasing it to 100 acres for every white person—an action in direct
violation of his instructions and also of an order issued by the lords justices in London only months
before. Saunders, Colonial Records, 1I1, 148-149;pp. 119, 125, below.
"Wolf, "Patents and Tithables; 267-288; Clarke, Arthur Dobbs, 45; Sellers, "Private Profits," 535-
551. For McCulloh's conflicts with the "blank patent gentrey" and eventually with his erstwhile
protege Gabriel Johnston, see Sellers, "Private Profits," 536547, and Ekirch, "Poor Carolina", 74-76,
91,96-97,100. --
7
1P. 51, below. The grants totalled 60,000 acres. Others associated in the enterprise were
Alexander Hamilton, James Huey, Alexander Stewart, George Arnold, and William Allison. CO
5/319, is. 1, 33, 55b, 126.
Il
W I L L O F H E N R Y M c C U L L 0 H, E S Q.
MOST HUMBLY submitting my Soul to the Disposal of Almighty God, hoping for
Redemption through the Merits and Mediation of our Lord Jesus Christ I HENRY
McCULLOH formerly residing at Soracte in North Carolina but now in the parish of
Chelsea in the County.of Middlesex Esquire Do make and ordain this my last Will and
Testament in Manner following (that is to say) After payment of my just Debts I
GIVE and Devise All my Real Estate in the province of North Carolina in America
unto my dearly beloved Son Henry Eustace McCulloh formerly Collector of the Customs
in the port of Roanoke in North Carolina -aforesaid, late of Bedford Street Covent
Garden but now gone to New York to him his Heirs and Afsigns forever in Trust
neverthelefs and Subject to the several Bequests and purposes hereinafter mentioned
But in order to explain my Intention more fully it is necefsary to recite part of
Article of Agreement entered into between me and my said Son bearing Date on or
about the twenty fourth Day of June One thousand seven hundred and seventy one
wherein (amongst other Things) It is agreed and a power thereby to me reserved to
charge all or any part of the premises therein mentioned with the payment of Any
Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding Two thousand pounds by my last Will duly executed
And also such part of Eight hundred pounds therein mentioned as shall not be claimed
during my Life And it is also further Agreed that my said Son his Executors or
Administrators should pay to Elizabeth Green then and now my Housekeeper the sum
of Twenty six pounds per Annum for and during her natural Life by four equal
quarterly payments AND it was also further Agreed that the said Henry Eustace
McCulloh should advance and pay to James McCulloh now of Duplin in North Carolina
aforesaid the following Sums in Sterling payable in North Carolina according to the
Course of Exchange, One hundred and twenty pounds including the Money advanced to
him or for his use in Carolina on or before the twenty fifth day of March then
next ensuing. Two hundred and fifty pounds more between that and Christmas one
thousand seven hundred and seventysix and Two hundred and t• paunds'mdre between
pave � �' `I NC
sae,
2.
that and One thousand seven hundred and eighty. The said Sums to be advanced in
such proportions and at such Times as I should direct. And also the said Henry
Eustace McCulloh agreed to pay said James McCulloh Interest on all said Sums or
such proportions thereof as were not paid half yearly at the Rate of Five pounds
per cent from the twenty fifth of March one thousand seven hundred and seventy two
And also that legal Afsignment should be made to the said James McCulloh of Four
hundred Acres of Land in the North East Survey to him his Heirs and afsigns by me
or the said Henry Eustace McCulloh. But having been informed that Felix Kenan has
by my Son Henry Eustace McCulloh's Order surveyed to the said James McCulloh Five
hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the Mouth of Bear Swamp and on Goshen and both
sides Bear Swamp and next to the Mouth of Panther Swamp my will and Intention is
that the said James McCulloh and his Heirs shall enjoy the said one hundred and
fifty acres annexed to the said Four hundred Acres he was Intitled to by the said
Articles free of all Charges and Expences in laying out the same. Having been
likewise Informed that the said James McCulloh has received in pursuance of my Orders
the following Negroes which are known by the Names of Simon and Lucy Kate Jude and
three children of Kates and three children of Judes and other Negroes which are
also the Ifsue of Lucy named London Arthur Always Will My Desire and Intention is
that the above mentioned Negroes or by what other Names they are called and all
their Ifsue shall for ever remain the property of the said James McCulloh and his
Ifsue lawfully begotten NOW having been Informed that the said James McCulloh
has got pofsefsion of the Negroes intended him by the said Agreement and that the
said Henry Eustace McCulloh has by himself and his Agent paid unto the said James
McCulloh or advanced for his use Four hundred and eighty pounds North Carolina
Currency which makes about Three hundred Pounds Sterling And also that he has got
conveyed to him and his Heirs for ever Five hundred and fifty Acres of Land, From
these considerations and from the Change of Circumstances with Respect to property
in North Carolina I do hereby Release and acquit my Dearly beloved Son Henry Eustace
Davie County Public LbOt11
Mocksviile, NO
3.
McCulloh from the payment of any other or further Sums of Money which otherwise
the said James McCulloh might claim or Demand under or by virtue of the above recited
Articles of Agreement dated the twenty fourth of June one thousand seven hundred and
seventy one But in Case my Son Henry Eustace McCulloh should gain pofsefsion of
his Estate or that the said Colony of North Carolina should become under the Kings
peace In those Cases I trust to my Sons Honour and Integrity that he will make the
said James McCulloh some other or further Allowance I ALSO GIVE and Bequeath to
the aforesaid Elizabeth Green All the plate china Linen and Furniture which may be
in my House in Chelsea or any other place where I may lodge and reside at my Decease
(Except a Gold repeating watch of my late Dear wifes) And it is also my Intention
and Desire that she may not be called to.any Account by my Executor or Executors for
any Money or Bank Bills or any other Matters or Things whatsoever which may be in
her pofsefsion at the Time of my Death as my Intention is that she should pay such
small Sums as I may be Indebted to any Tradesman or otherwise within the parish of
Chelsea And if there is any Surplus in her Hands the same shall remain for her
own Use and Benefit. On or about the ninth of January one thousand seven hundred
and seventy seven I and the said Elizabeth Green purchased one thousand five hundred
pounds consolidated Annuitys of one thousand seven hundred and sixty two one half
of which Money was my property and the other half of said Money was the property of
the said Elizabeth Green WHEREUPON it was mutually Agreed that I should or she on
my Behalf receive and pofsefs the whole of the Interest or Dividends of the said
one thousand five hundred pounds during the Course of my natural Life And that in
Consideration of my having the Benefit of the whole Interest or Dividends during
my Life the said Elizabeth Green should have a Right after my Decease to receive
and to apply to her own Use and Benefit the whole of the Interest or Dividends of
the said one thousand five hundred pounds due or arising in the Bank during the
Course of her natural Life and that no -part of the principal Stock of the said
Davie County Public library
Mocksville, NG
M
one thousand five hundred pounds should be sold or disposed of by the Executors
Trustees or Afsigns of the said Henry McCulloh during the life of the said Elizabeth
Green nor by her or any other person on her Behalf during the said Term but that
after her Decease I Give and Bequeath Seven hundred and fifty pounds consolidated
Annuitys in the following proportion and Manner that is to say My Will and Intention
is that after the Decease of the said Elizabeth Green my Son Henry Eustace McCulloh
his Heirs or Afsigns shall have and pofsefs Five hundred pounds part of the said
Stock And the before named James McCulloh the produce of the Sum of one hundred
and fifty pounds of the said Stock But in Case of my said Son Henry Eustace
McCulloh's Death without Ifsue or that he has not in his Life Time afsigned over
his Title or Interest to any person the said Five hundred pounds shall go to the
said James McCulloh or his Heirs AND I further Bequeath to Robert Allen Boyd Son
of my worthy Friend Mr. Robert Boyd Merchant in King Street Guildhall one hundred
pounds But the remaining Seven hundred and fifty pounds being the property of the
said Elizabeth Green to be disposed of by her in any Manner she thinks fit by Will
or other writing under her Hand and Seal And I am persuaded that after having
taken Care of her Sister and some particular Friends she will properly exprefs the
Regard she had for me and my Family. By the first recited Articles of Agreement
entered into between my Son Henry Eustace McCulloh and myself the said Elizabeth
Green was intitled out of my Estate in Carolina to an Annuity of twenty six pounds
Sterling per Annum But there is a Clause in said Articles which Impowers me to
release my Son from the payment of the said Annuity and the said Elizabeth Green
has readily agreed to the Release of the said Annuity I therefore do hereby Release
my said Son from all claims or Demands whatsoever on Account of the said Annuity
of twenty six pounds per Annum The said Elizabeth Green is Trustee and holds for
me In Trust Three hundred and seventy five pounds Bank reduced Stock Seventy Five
pounds of which it is my Will and Desire she shall inmediately dispose of after my
Davio County Pubi,t
Ub*
MoCksville, �
5.
death and apply twenty eight pounds thereof toward the Charge and Expence of my
Funeral which I would have done in the most private Manner without either Scarfs
or Rings And as.there may be House Rent due and several little Accounts and
Charitable Legacies My Will and.Desire.is that she may reserve in her own Hands
Twenty pounds.or whatever more the said Stock produces in order to fulfil my will
which I have communicated to her on that ead And of the remaining Three hundred
pounds Bank reduced Stock Two hundred Pounds thereof I Give and Bequeath unto my
Dearly beloved Son Henry Eustace McCulloh but not to.be sold out or paid until he
gives a writing under his Hand for so.doing And the other one hundred pounds I
Give and Bequeath to the aforesaid James McCulloh his Heirs or Afsigns to be
Shipped in Goods by Mr. Robert Boyd in the Form and Manner the said James McCulloh
shall direct But the Stock to remain without being transferred until such Order
can be obtained I GIVE and Bequeath to my Friend Dr. William Houston the Negroes
belonging to me now in his pofsefsion And also the Use or Benefit of my Farm or
plantation called Soracte during the Course of his natural Life As the said James
1 McCulloh and Elizabeth Green are cjncerned in Interest in said recited Articl6s
I think in Conscience it is Right and just to leave one part of said Articles in
the Custody of the said Robert Boyd for their Use and Benefit AND as my said Son
is now abroad and may be so at the time of my Decease I do hereby authorize and
appoint my worthy Friend Mr. Robert Boyd to act as Co -Executor with my said Dear
Son Henry Eustace McCulloh AND it is my further will and I hereby direct that
the said Elizabeth Green shall have full power to retain and keep one part of this
my Will or to lodge it in the Bank or in any other public office or in any other
Manner she shall think proper AND I do hereby revoke annul and make void all former
will or wills by me heretofore made and declare this only to be my last Will and
Testament IN Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the thirty
first -Day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy
eight.
Henry McCulloh
•• s
5.
remaining Three hundred pounds Bank reduced Stock Two hundred Pounds
thereof I Give and Bequeath unto my Dearly beloved Son Henry Eustace
McCulloh but not to be sold out or paid until he gives a writing under
his Hand for so doing And the other one hundred pounds I Give and
Bequeath to the aforesaid James McCulloh his Heirs or Afsigns to be
Shipped in Goods by Mr. Robert Boyd in the Form and Manner the said
James McCulloh shall direct But the Stock to remain without being
transferred until such Order can be obtained I GIVE and Bequeath to
my Friend Dr. William Houston the Negroes belonging to me now in his
pofsefsion And also the Use or Benefit of my Farm or plantation
called Soracte during the Course of his natural Life As the said
James and Elizabeth Green are concerned in Interest in said recited
Articles I think in Conscience it is Right and just to leave one part
of said Articles in the Custory of the said Robert Boyd for their Use
and Benefit AND as my said Son is now abroad and may be so at the
time of my Decease I do hereby authorize and appoint my worthy Friend
Mr. Robert Boyd to act as Co -Executor with my said Dear Son Henry
Eustace McCulloh AND it is my further will and I hereby direct
that the said Elizabeth Green shall have full power to retain and
keep one part of this my Will or to lodge it in the Bank or in any
other public office or in any other Manner she shall think proper
AND I do hereby revoke and annul and make void all former will or
wills by me heretofore made and declare this only to be my last Will
and Testament IN Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and
Seal the thirty first Day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and seventy eight.
Henry McCulloh
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Testator
as for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us
who have Suscribed our Names as Witnefses in his presence
and in the presence of each other .............
James Smith
? Phillpot
John Fryer
I)aYre C(), ,'I tY Pubk; � . .
Ml;, k- .J�r►gty
c:.130116!, Pic:
7.
15th July 1779
Henry Eustace McCulloh Esq.
the Son and one of the
Executors named in this
Proved at London the 16th day
Will was Duly Sworn, power
of July 1779 before the Worshipful
reserved to Robert Boyd
Andrew Colbee Ducnel Doctor of Law
the other Executor
and Surrogate by the oath of Henry
before me Eustace McCulloh Esq the Son and
one of the Execrs to whom ?mon was
And. Colbee Ducnel .
granted having been first sworn duly
Surrogate r
to adm Power reserved of making the
like grant to Robert Boyd the other
Execr when he shall apply for the
same.
Dat 16th
The Testator Henry McCulloh
Esq was formerly of Soracte in
North Carolina, but late of
the parish of St. Luke
Chelsea in the' County - of
Middlesex.and Died the 16th
June last
:;'ty Public Library
Mocksville, NC
19;r411ws-7-0��
2 So
� 5'O
�,d 2 o
/?CR,�:r .
�N
y 4p"/e7- /a exl&;
� y�o
2
1610i9 -t SI&OMA Y-A4rk f
7V lW6,77Y off - /tWlJ A5i-o
sw./�P
By -- f/ p
d,,--
Cr�Cr"hi�-.0 Sct�r�' 7w �eetbrr
1AIW 1,,1 Aapy '099, ,Zplfe xr / �
i�G/L��s/ �FcC/vGD �y�OJ
/�G lt1 6�.� ���Y�lo•r�,�L /so
fell l✓� f''ct!/c.
m"1\
�t avi;; �I, ►Ly Pudic t2ibrary
-Mocksville, NG