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WIKACOME IN WEAPOLIEIOK The Home Of George Durant BY CATHERINE ALBERTSON V WHh tho eritabliHhujeut of Ueo. ' Damnt ou tiio yemuauiu now can ed by urn name, tue connected history of Itoi-Ui Carouuu U'giun. And it is a matter of pnue to Uie citizens of tne Old ottu httuo . 41 ... . I . . 1 1 . - ( I a ii I II VUai vur uibi bciucj, hu u iui- dj honesty uua a ieue of justce 'shown but seluoui to thu red uiuu by the iioueere iu the colonies, bought' lioui tuo ludiaa chief, Klicokaueu, "for a valuable con sideration" the laud ou which bo establibbed bi.i buii.. Tbe deed for thin hurt of luud i now iu the old couit house at Ilei'toid .N. C, aud is tbe earliest recoiu ed in tbe h.utoiy of our tate. The following is nu exact copy 0t tb.a urn ien t document: Ueurtjc Durant't Deed' from Kilcavonem Known all men thewe Presents, , that 1, Kileocuncn King of the Yeopinis have for a valuable con sideration of satisfaction leceiv ed witli ye couaeut of niy reoyle sold aud uiaue over aud uclivereu to George Durant a l'aicel oi land lyiug uud be.ug ou Koauoke ' Hound Hiid Ixiiiitr ou a river tail ed by ye uaiue of rerquiinans ') which isuctu out of the North Blue VI llie Uiuivnaiu uuuuu uuu . which land at prenent bears ye nnnm .f V(ciicoiiiocke. Betrinniu" at a maiked oak tree which di rideth this land from ye land I formerly sold to Samuel Trick-1 love, and extending westwflrdfy ; up ye said Sound at a point or turning of ye aforesaid Perquim ans nrer and so tin the east ward Bide, of ye said river to a creek called by ye name of A woseake, to wit all ye land be tween ye aforesaid bounds of Samuel Tricklove and the said creek whence to ye head there of. And thenre through ye woods to ye first bounds. To have and to hold, ye quiet pos session on ye same to him, his , ' heirs forever, with all rights and priVlieagPH mereiu iurvv:r irum me or anv' person or persons what . soever as witness my hand this first day or fltarcn loot. KILOOCANEN or KI8T0TANEYV ;.. Test '' : Thos Weamouth, Caleb Calloway, ' - Having thus fairly and justly purchased bis lands, as this and other deeds from Kilcocanen, tea- tify, Durant proceeded to estab- lisn, bis family and belongings on ' his estate, and to take uu the strenuous life of u pioneer in new country. And a airer re- ' gion never gladdened the eyes or ; men making new home in ' jstrange land. In the virgin for ). ests surrounding the settlers' homes the crimson berried holly tree against the dark background - of pine brightened the landscape i during tne grey; winter aays . The opulent eoutheru spring Hung wide the white banners of , docwood. enriched ' the forests aisles with fretted gold of jessa ; mine and scarlet of coral hou . . eysuckle, and spread the ground with carpet of velvet moss, of ro sy azaleas and blue-eyed - inno cents. The wide rivers that flow ed in placid beauty by the wood : ed banks of the ancient peninsula or.Wikacome formed a highway for the commerce of the settlers and a connecting link with the enter sea. And however, fierce and bold the wild . creatures of ' those dark forests might be, the teeming fish and game of the sur rounding waters and woods often 'kept far from -the settlers' doors the wolf of want and hunger. The fame of this fertile spot spread and ere long George Du- trant was greeting many new-corn ers into the country. ' Samuel Pricklove had preceeded him in to Wikacome, and later came George Catchmaid, Captain Ilec llefleld and Richard Saunderson ; and later still the Blounts, the TVhedbees, the Newbys, and Jlar veys and the Skinners came into , the neighborhood and settled in Durants Neck and throughout rerqmmans county.' ' ' , 1 At the homes of the planters n Durants Neck, the public bns- Jness of Albemarle was for many years transacted. , Courts were Jield, councils convened and as semblies called; while from the wharves of the planters on Little Jtiver . and Perquimans River, white, sailed vetweui carried the produce of the neb nelua aua ueniw turebts to isew i.uglanu, the West Indies aud tue Oiu Country, Many of the most inteiestiug events in the early liistory of Out oiiua occuneu ou Uuiaiiu Aeck. The Culpepper itebeiliou of winch Ucorgu Duraut uud', Jobu Culpepper were ttie leadeii aua w h.ch began in l'uMquotauk, baa its cuiuiiuatiou at iutauts huuie ou Little liiver. Theie Uibo (Jov etuor Miller was.inipiihoiied, uud thu leadeis of tbe Rebel l.ou oigau iml a new people goveumeut, iudependent. of Tarunieut, l'o-. piietois and King. At Ilccklefleld's home on the adjoining plantation tbe Assem bly of 1708 met to investigate the Cary Glover question, and to decide which of those two au thorities should occudv the pov- ernor's chair. There also Govern or Kden was sworn Jn as ruler of North Carolina under the Propri etor, and there, the death of Queen Anne was announced to the Governor's council, nnd George I formally proclaimed true and lawful sovereism of Car olina: Another prominent' meeting place for .the courts, councils and assemblies in colonial Albemarle was the home of ; Captain Richard Saunderson - in the Little River settlement on Durante Neck. Of the many notable event a that oc curred at the home of this weal thy and influential planter prob- nbly the Assembly of 1715 leads in interest and Importance. The acts passed by this assembly are tho oldest on record in the state. They were directed to be printed, but the order was probably never carried out, as none but manu script copies of these, acts are now extant. ; Among thejnost important of the laws enacted by this assem bly was one making the Church of England the established church of the colony.. Though, freedom of worship was granted to all, and the Quakers were allowed to substitute a solemn affirmation, . ' wnen necessary, in lien of an oath Other acts necessary to the wel fare of the colony were passed, and a revision of all former acts were made. Edward Moselcy of cnowan, speaker of the house was present on this occasion, 84 were . Governor Eden, Thomas Jjyrd' of Pasquotank, Tobias Knight of Curritnck, Christopher naie or unowan and Maurice Moore of Perquimans. , Of all these old homes on Du rants Neck where so much of .the early history of " our state was niade, none are standing, though me sites of several of these his tone places are well known to tho dwellerB on the peninsula unen the tide is low on Little River, the bricks of what was once the home of Governor Drum mond can be seen. And an old tombstone found in the sound. which is now used as the lower step of the side porch in a beau- tirui old home on Durants Neck once the property of Mr, Edward Ujigh, now owned by Mr. C. W urandy of Norfolk, is said to have once marked the grave of one of the early Governors of our state. The inscription , ou the tomb is now obliterated, but tne original owners of Lands End, as the old Leigh home was named, declared that Governor Drummond's name was inscribed thereon, when rescued from the sound : though . as - Drummond was banged by Governor Berkley of Virginia it Is hardly probable that his body was brought back to Durant 8 Neck for burial. The site of Durants home is well known, and until a few jj'ars ago a t.-Utone beariug his name, it in naid was stand ing under an old sweet gum tree on the bank of a great ditch near the sound. But the field bands in clearing the ditch undermined the stone and covered it with earth, so it is now bidden from view. But though no monument now marks the resting place of our first settler, there is no need of ""storied nrn or animated bust'' to keep alive in the hearts of his countrymen the tnemorv of our earliest settler, and of the brave. fearless, manly spirit which made him a tower of strength to the Old North State in the stnu? fries of her early days. Just Between Ourselves We want your buslness-we beliere we ought to have it In our store, tbe beg r of services is yonr. We fomiound prescription )ut a your doctor desiren-tier ltdng' great care and bkill using only the beat pro curable drugs. We are bere to aerre you. We only hold your buklnesa aa long as we con tinue to give aatisfactioa, You always get courteous treatment sat our store. Tne children getevery con sideration In our pharmacy. ' We are pleased to take orders over tbe phone and will deliver goods auy where. Anything you would expect to find in a modern drug store, you will find here. Our reputation has been built on a policy of absolute integrity and fair dealing. You get the best of drug store service and drug srore merchandise when you trade, at - . ALBEMARLE PHARMACY Corner Road and Main Sts, PHONE 152 V, .. A i, if WANTED TO KENT A Good sized dwelling In good location!. . Apply to, R. E. QUINN. FOR SALE Do you want a snug little place to raise poultry, truck fruit, pecans, etc.? I have it on Peart ree Road just outside the iitT: - -Five and one-half good acres, with buildings and fruit trfes already there. Cheap if aold at once. . .. W. E. Dunsfan ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. (A1S2 times) i HAT THIS BANK CAN DO to help ness! you in .busi- MB. UOUBEOWNEB : ; Fall is the best time for Paint ing, and fall is here. Better paint that house now before the cold weather comes, and thus protect it from the winter storms. Hee about it, and you will be sur prised to find how little it will cost you to paint witfr Stag Semi Paste Paint, which Is the Bent paint you can buy. Every gal Ion of Stag SemirPaste Paint re quires one gallon of raw linseed oil before it is ready for use. As one gallon of Stag Semi-Paste Paint costs 2.00 per gallon, and one gallon of linseed oil costs 11-00 per gallon, yon pay fl.50 per gallon for tbe best and pur est" paint that can be produced uOn Vflf Make TWO" FOR SALE BY U f LOU 4 CO. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. . It can handle your banking transactions promptly. v it can assure you safety for your funds. It can loan you money on approved collateral. It can in a word, satisfy you. Have your ac count with 3 he Git iz ens SBanh ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. A WHOLE CARLOAD OF "WHITE MOUNTAIN- REFRIGERATORS THE BEST MADE . We have! them In All Size5 r rices R. E. OWN & CO., THE BIQ FURNITURE STORE 105-115 Poindexter St, ' CAN NOT LIVE ON THE NAME, Of a Hotel or Boarding House It takes food to satisfy your stomach and not the name of the Hotel. 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