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TENNESSEE NOTABLES - - - -
SONS OF DUPLIN
By: A. T. OUTLAW
The late O. J. Peterson, editor of
The State's Voice published at
Dunn some years ago, once refer
red to this State as a national seed
bed, having in mind a number o'
North Carolinians who distinguish
ed themselves in other States.
Among a large number or our ci
tizens who emigrated to what is
now the State of Tennessee, were
Col. Alexander Outlaw and Dr.
William Dickson, sons of Duplin,
whose names are prominently iden
tified with the early history of that
State. It is an interesting historical
fact that they were presiding offi
cers of the two branches of the
Tennessee General Assembly at the
same time, years 1799-1800.
Col. Outlaw was a Revolutionary
offfcer and served under Col. James
, Kenan in the Moore's Creek cam
paign, .as a recruiting officer, and
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as quartermaster of the. Tenth
North Carolina regiment. During
the war he moved to Washington
County in the western part of Vir
ginia where he served as a militia
officer and fought with Colonel
Campbell's men in the battle of
King's Mountain. He then moved
to Greene County, North Carolina
now Tennessee), about the year 17
83, and received several grants from
the State of North Carolina for
large tracts of land for military ser
vices. He was elected and served
the next year as a member of the
N-. C. General Assembly at New
Bern and introduced a bill asking
for a new State in the western ter
ritory by the name of West Caroli
na. During the same year he was .1
member of the convention held at
Jonesoro which led to the forma
tion of the Slate of Franklin (la'.er
Tennessee) And - served that State
as a Colonel of .militia, Commiss
ioner to negotiate with the Chero
kee Indians, and as a County Court
Justice. After the collapse of the
State of Franklin he was-again a
member of the N. C. General As
sembly at FayetteviUe in the yean,
1788' and 1789. Also, he was a
member of the Constitutional Con
vention held in Fayetteville, Nov
ember 21, 1789. Upon the admission
into the union of the new State ef
Tennessee be served as a member
of the first Constitutional Conven
tion : and ' represented . Jefferson
County' (formerly Greene) in the
first General Assembly.
He was elected and served as
Speaker of the State during the
years 1799 and 1801. He then re
tired from active pursuits and la
ter moved to Cahaba in the terri
tory of Alabama where he died in
October: 1826. in the 88th year of
his age. Colonel Outlaw's wife was
Penelope Smith of Duplin County.
They had tone son, Maj. Alexander
Smith Outlaw, and four dauehters
who married well known men of
Tennessee to wit: Judge David
r-.mnholl IT S Senator Josenh
Andernon, Colonel Joseph Hamil
ton, and Paul McDermott,
Dr. William Dickson attended the
old Grove Academy near Kenans
ville, studied medicine in New
York, and began practice of his
profession in his native County. He
moved to Tennessee and continued
the practice- of medicine in Nash
ville until elected a member of the
State House of Representatives in
1799-1800 and served as Speaker
of that body when only 29 years' of
age. He was then elected and served
as a member of the U. S. Congress
from March' 4, 1801 to March 3,
1807 when he returned to Nashvlilo,
practiced medicine and served as
a trustee of the University. Vt
Dickson died February 18, 1816, in
the 46th year of his age. His wife' 3
maiden name (according to a news
paper clipping) was Polly Gray,
daughter of Major Gray, of Frank
lin County, North Carolina. Their
children were Cornelia Ann, In
diana and Florida Dickson.
From Dr. Dickson's family name
has come a long line of distinguish
ed soldiers legislators, statesmen,
clergymen, etc., comparable per
haps to that of any family in the
South.
A new book, "What About Smo
king?", declares that the average
American spent $62 for smoking
in 1948. This compares with J&OO
given by. the average American to
.all religious causes in 1948.
Tip For Blondes
Enough borax to cover a 10-cent
piece added to the rinse water os
effective in washing blonde hair.
Jt brings out the natural lighting
of the hair.
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St
WE ARE
WITH DUPLIN
LET'S KEEP OUR
FOISTS GHOWIfJG
TIMBER IS ONE OF OUR BEST CROPS
-Cultivate It- -Protect It
Thin It Carefully L
c a u now
FIGHT FOREST FIRES
Cooperate With Our Forest Fire Warden And His
Department. Remember: Timber Is Money. Good
Timber Makes The Homes Of Tomorrow.
At a point where theo'.d Sarecta
road enters the State highway about
two miles north of Kenansville
stands a highway historical marker
to the i memory of Dr. William
Houston' whose name is well kubwn
to students of Colonial history as
the man who-was appointed by the
Lords Commissioners of His Maj
esty's Treasury as the Stamp Mas
ter, for North Carolina. u
Twas the year 1765 and a memo
rable period in our history.- The
British . Parliament - passed a law
known as tho Stamp Act, the pur
pose of which was to tax the Ameri
can colonists to help pay England's
heavy war debts. All legal instru
ments such as deeds, bonds, notes,
and other things, required heavy
tax and the people were unused to
submitting to laws which wculd
exploit them for raising revenue
with no returns. Clearly an in
stance of taxation without repre
sentation the people were aroused,
and they determined to resist the
enforcement of the law ..in North
Carolina. William Tryan, the
"Great Wolf of North Carolina",
was the Governor, with quarters in
Wilmington, and he soon learned
the temper of the people regarding
the Stamp Act and found himself
The Spring In Kenansville
By: Mrs. Addle Oarr Carlton
of Wallace
. (In loving memory of my grand
mother, Eliza Catherine Carr, who
lived in Kenansville while my grand
father, Jacob Obed Carr was Treas
urer of Duplin County).
As I sit by this spring
I must reminisce well,
Of the stories and facts
Which my Granny did tell.
How we'd sit by the fire '
On cnld wintry nights
And live through her life
In the Civil War fights.
Sherman's men, how they ransacked
Every farm, every barn.
The South - only God's mercy
Kept the people from harm.
How my grandfather, then
A handsome young lad
Came home from the war
Lonely, rugged and sad.
Hew wc laugh at her new muslin
And her funny "shuck" hat
And her honeymoon ride
Astride a bcrseback.
Of ancestors roble-
A tale she'd relate
And the family tree of which
A part was our fate.
Of each branch, you're a twig
She'd proudly say
Come summer, come winter
And sway as you may.
Of that tree
Fruit you will bear-
Watrh your step, take heed
And beware-
poworless to do anything about It.
lead by Conolel John Ashe of New
Hanover, then Speaker of tne
House, and leader of the opp&sition
forces, the Governor was visited
at bis quarters and advised f iat
the Act would be resisted "Dy arms
and to blood ar.d death?. Then fol
lowed the Stamp Master's declara
tion that "he should be very sorry
tn execute any office disagreeable
to the people of the province" and
he promptly resigned "without a:.y
equivacation or mental rservat'on
whatsoever" and no attempt was
made to execute the duties of his
office. Thus an important step v
the making of America was taken,
and the British Stamp Act waj soon
repealed. . 7'-.
However, by reason or the ex
treme unpopularity of the Stamp
Act, Doctor Houston was subjected
to considerable embarrassment and
in various places images of him
wero condemned, hanged and burn
ed, and he conmlained of so much
condemnation without a , hearing.
He claimed that Ire had not solicted
the appointment and did not even
know of it until the people were
aroused. General opinion in his
home County is that the indignation
of the people was against the prin
ciple of the Stamp Act and-not
against Doctor Houston personally.
Dr. William Houston, the foun
der of this branch of the family in
America, was among the early set
tlers in Duplin. His home-place was
a high bluff on Northeast river,
sixty miles north of Wilmington and
there he lived and practiced his
profession as a physician and sur
geon for more than fifty years. He
called it Soracte (now Sarecta) and
probably had' in mind the name of
the place where stood the temple of
Apollo, an ancient Greek and Bo
man god of medicine and healing.
It was Duplin's first settlement and
first established town. '
Dr. Houston was a man of unus
ual ability,' considerable means tmd
prominence, and took an active part
in public affairs. He was on of
the land agents for Henry McCul
loch who had been granted a vast
amount of lard in the Carolinas.
He was instrumental in the estab
lishment of a new county out of
.u. ,wn nl of New Hanover
and in 174 Decanie uuyw
representative in the Colonial As
sembly and served In that capacity
i .mir of years. He was 3
vestryman of the parish and as
Chairman of the uoumy vui i
an,i. nvrd a nerioa oi u
than forty . .-years. . V;f , f "z? I
nV Houston's " wife was T Aai
jrnnrt daughter or TSquire um-
fith Jones of Bladen, ana weir ao
scendante have exhibited the same
dementi of patriotism and brill
iancy as seen in their rornears.
Concerning the ancestry of the ori
ginal -members of this family in
the Carolinas they have been de
scribed as "long distinguished in
the annals of the Lowland of Scot
land for learning, patriotism and
valor. ! . tj;.'"'''?'1!
Doctor Houston and his kinsman,
Archibald Houston, were large
property owners in Sumter District.
South Carolina. They located at
Soracte, Duplin County, during the
early seventeen-forties. Archibald
later moved .to other parts of the
State and it Is said that he was the
father of Honorable William Chur
chill Houston, a very brilliant and
distinguished citizen-of 'the State
of New Jersey.
Dr. Houston died about the year
1795, a very old man, highly honor
ed and respected by the people of
Duplin. County. ,
Buchanan of Birmingham, has bt
named chairman of a commute of
50 to combat mob violence by mask."
ed bands in the Birmingham, Ala.,
area. . j , ' r K
Frosted Tweed
- "The Young, the Old, the Ma
ture" Is the title of a new bullet!
published recently by the N. C,
Agricultural Experiment Station. It
deals with problems of population
in terms of age, race, sex, and other
factors.
"US. M. M. TIIIGPEN
BeuUvtUe, N. C.
Representative For
CLINTON FLORAL
COMPANY
WARSAW. N. C
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This cWe combination of wift
tweea ana crisp "
Milltv of traffic-stopping by. Coe- 1
.opolitan's Male-Te. Fashion.
hu-KThe drew h part of the $150
wardrobe featored in "
sine'. - Angus' issue. A Surrey
Classic with leather belt and bona
button, all in a row, it sella sepa
rately for about 117. Yon can varr
Its effect with a silk aMot at M
neck while collar and cuffs are in
the wash. Exio Finaa, PeUr Law.
ford and Montgomery CUft were
the "all to fTor" of this dress
a ..u.hla in brown, green r hucl
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M5nufectL7crsaRc!:i!:rscLL-br ,V":,7
See Our Liisitsr ki G:I Prices v
KCCS HILL, N. C.
The world will be affected
How great or how small
The kind Of fruit of that tree
' You share with them all.
Of the Carr brothers,
Y;s, there were three.
Sailed over from Scotland
Far across the sea.
Came to North Carolina
Durham, Bobeson, Duplin;
To adventure and trade and
To live their life's end.
As a child I remember
Hearing so well the
Stories of Kenansville
They did re-tell.
How great, 'great grandmother
Barbara Grabt Carr
Wife of "Captain Joe",
Xame from that land afar. - '
While journeying around
Looking for a place to live
Dug with their hands the
Spring in Kenansville. ' ,
Though a legend it's true
As I sit here and pine
And think of the things
With the passing of time.
This spring - so clear
So crystal and pure
Can I with my life
- Be so free and so sure?
To give to my heirs s
Something from which, can gain
A confidence, a patience
i; A courage, a refrain. -
How well she did teach
That the Giver of Life
Gave to each of us - .' --,
TTe supreme sacrifice.
So now as I look into . - .
This beautiful stream
Which has flowed thru the years
Oh what a theme!
It has quenched the thirst v
Of so many passing by
The young and the old, . ,-.
't It has stopped a baby's cry.
Yet material things "
Though it h
;X "We have a promise - -v ' .
. Everlasting jnd free. - .
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VE ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF DUPLIN
Especially In The Year 1949. The A. C. Hall Hard
ware Company In Wallace Is Proud That It Can '
Look Back Over Many Years And Say That It Has
Contributed Towards The Upbuilding And Progress
Of Wallace, Duplin's Leading Business Town, And
The County Of Duplin As A Whole.
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As Ve Move Info The THIRD CENTURY This Com
pany Pledges Its Best Efforts Towards An Ever
growing And Progressive Duplin County.
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