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Genesis of Duplin County Is Given * By A. T. Outlaw, County Historian Outline of History of Beginning of County Shows that Ori ginal Settlers Have Many Descendants Living Here. FIRST ARRIVALS WERE OF SCOTCH - IRISH DESCENT Formed Schools, Churches, and * Established Towns at Three Main Points (By A. T. Outlaw) When asked to write a his torical outline of Duplin County no particular period or part of the County’s history was assign ed to me. The history of Dup lin County would fill a book and v therefore many interesting and important points cannot at this time and place be mentioned. However, a brief outline of the ^ County’s genesis or foundation may possibly be of some inter est to the readers of the special Strawberry Festival edition of •the Enterprise, Duplin’s oldest newspaper. A careful study reveals that a large number of our citizens of today are of the same blood as our first settlers who work ed energetically and religiously for educational, religious, agri cultural and industrial develop ment of this section and who were of a calibre that might have been a credit and a bene diction to any section of the country. From an occasional glance at the past we are some times reminded of our duty to posterity in the same faithful manner as that performed for us by those sturdy pioneers of the early days. Individual and selfish ancestor-worship should NOW/ 50c TO CLEAN ANY SUIT OR DRESS J 1 •fr * + 4 4< * * * * * * * * ♦ WELCOME to the STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL We are glad to extend an Invitation and a Welcome to All, and we hope your Visit will be the most en joyable ever. Keep Cool and present that immacu late appearance in Mallard Renovated Clothes You will find our Work the Best obtainable; Our Service Satisfactory and our PiJices Reasonable. Mallards Clothes Works Wallace . . . North Carolina 4* 4* 4 * f * * f 4 4* * * 4* 4 4« * ♦ 4 * * 4 4 4 4* 4* 4* 4 4 f 4 4* 4* 4* * 4 4 4 4 4» 4 4 4* 4 J.4-414-4,4-4,4-4-4-414,4'4-4*4-4-4-4*4*4*4'4*4-4-4-4'4-4-4<4'4'4-4-4'4'4>4<4-4-4-414'4-4*4*->4-4 Welcome to the... STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL <•» *8* *$•<•* •?■»•{*<•*!• «£»•{»«{» *8* *8* WALLACE North Carolina’s Progressive and Fastest Growing Town, prides Itself on its many beautiful and mod ern Homes and Business Places, and We take pride in the Fact that Our Electrical Service has been a Factor in making them so. +++♦ ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING Wiring • Fixtures Ulifc. Appliances Visit this Progressive and truly Hospitable Town during Festival Week. Come and enjoy the Festi val and let’s get Acquainted. We extend a warm welcome to all. F. B. HARDEE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Wallace . . . North Carolina be discouraged but a modest pride in the character and noble achievements of our County’s founders and benefactors, as a whole, is indeed worth while. Their works are, to a large ex tent, responsible for the fact that our County of today is one that is largely made up of as good and noble men and women as the country affords. The his tory of any section is little or nothing more than that of its people. In the Rockfish (Wal lace) community, where the Strawberry Festival is an an nual event, the public spirit of the forefathers may be clearly seen in the lives of their des cendants. The first settlers in Duplin County (then upper New Han over) were Irish, or Scotch-Ir ish, from northern Ireland. They came to America under the pa tronage of one Henry McCul loch about the year 1736. Mc Culloch was a wealthy merchant of London and received from the King (George II) several grants for large tracts of land in the Carolinas. He persuad ed the King that he could place colonists on the lands in large numbers and the King was, of course, anxious to colonize the New World. The colonists came and occupied the land of Mc Culloch upon certain conditions as to title and McCulloch made certain promises to the King as to the number to be imported and the number of acres to be received. According to the evi dence a number of the promises were never fulfilled and there was considerable dispute about the McCulloch grants. The Mc Culloch settlers were in three groups as follows: Sarecta, on North East river; Goshen, near the mouth, and the Grove which is now Kenansville. McCulloch himself lived at Sarecta for a short time. About the same time, or soon thereafter, many other families came into the sec tion from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, the Albemarle scetion of this State and from the nearby counties of Dobbs (now Lenior), Craven and Onslow. They were settled mainly along the North East river and its principal tribu taries, to-wit: Rockfish, Island Creek, Maxwell, Grove, Muddy Creek, Limestone, Goshen and Burncoat. Colonel John Samp son was in charge of the mili tia in this part of New Hanover County and about one hundred of our colonial militiamen were with him “upon the alarm (Spanish) at Wilmington” in September, 1748. The reading of names reveals the fact that they are the ancestors of a large part of our population today, in cluding James, Fussell, Wil liams, Carr, Boney, Murphy, Wells, Hanchey, Murray, Brice, Houston, Rhodes, Thomas, Mil ler, Gavin, Hollingsworth, Dick son, Kenan, Routledge, and many others. Wilmington was then the County-seat and on account of the long distance and inconven ience the County of Duplin (and St. Gabriel parish) was estab lished by an Act of the Colon ial Assembly at New Bern in March, 1749. The Act provided for holding the first court at the house of William McRee, Sr., of Goshen settlement. He had serv ed for several years as a member of the court in the mother Coun ty of New Hanover. The ves trymen of the new parish were as follows: John Sampson, Fran ces Brice, William Houston, Wil liam McRee, George Meares, Jo seph Williams, John Herring, Anthony Cox, Mark Phillips, John Turner, Thomas Suggs and Charles Gavin. The Reverends William Miller and Hobart Briggs were the only parochial ministers. The officers of the the new county were as follows: Sheriff, William McRee, Jr.; Clerk of the Court, Robert Mc Ree; Register, John Sampson; Members of the Assembly, Francis Brice and William Hous ton. The militia list of officers and men included Colonel John Sampson, Captains Joseph Wil liams and William McRee, Lieu tenants John Dickson and Robert McRee, Ensign Richard Miller, Quartermasters Thomas Kenan and .John Miller, and most of those who have been shown as members of Sampson’s company in 1748. The Justices of the Coun ty Court included Francis Brice, Joseph Williams, John Turner, George Meares, Andrew Thomp son, John Herring, Nathaniel Hill, Frederick Gregg, John Sampson, William McRee, Wil liam Houston, Roger Snell, and others. The court was held at the McRee place for a short time and was then moved to a place near Baltic which had been giv en by Captain Joseph Williams who succeeded William McRee, Jr., as Sheriff. Among the ministers of the Presbyterian demonination in the early days we find the Rev erends Hugh McAden, John Robinson, Samuel Stanford, the Tates, Mclver, Connerly, and others. The first settlers were of this denomination. Their principal places of worship were at the Grove (now Kenansville), Rockfish near Wallace, and a place near Goshen in the Fai son community. Among the ministers of the Baptist denom ination in the early days we find the Reverends William Goodman, Charles Hines, Fran cis Oliver, Silas Carter, William Wells, Jacob Williams, Job Thig pen, and others. Their princi pal places of worship were at Bear Marsh, Nahunga, Concord, Island Creek, Muddy Creek, Limestone and Prespect. The first Methodist minister was the Reverend Beverly Allen who came after the Revoluntary War. He was followed by other circuit ministers. They organ ized churches at Maxwell, Rock fish and Island Creek. For some years they were under the care of the Reverend Peter Carlton, a native of the County, and oth er local ministers. Among the early educational institutions the old Grove Aca demy at Kenansville was the first. It was established by an A.ct of the Assembly prior to the sstablishment of our State Uni-. versity and of the numerous \ men who attended it many of them became conspicious in the affairs of the County, State and Nation, and were men who breathed a spirit of exalted piety and devotion to good causes. Prior to this time, however, the County had several schoolmas ters and among them was Hen ry Gillman who taught at var ious places in the neighborhoods of Rockfish and Maxwell for several years. Some of the oth er established institutions were the following named academies: Williams, Friendship, Bethel, Hannah Moore and Washington. In the Revoluntary War a large majority of the people of this County were enthusiastic American patriots and played an important part from beginning to end. A full and just descrip tion of that period in our his tory would require considerable time and space. Then, too, this brief and hurriedly written out line was intended to cover only the genesis or foundation of Dup lin County. To Tell of Heart In \-HClub Work Fundamental to the success of the other three H’s In 4-H Club work Is the heart H, declares Miss Frances MacGregor, assis tant club leader with headquar ters at State College. In a radio talk on the Carolina Farm Features program Satur day, June 5, Miss MacGregor, un til recently home agent in Cle veland County, will explain the importance of the heart H in club work. Because of the success which she has enjoyed in working with 4-H members. Miss MacGregoi is well qualified to discuss al phases of club work. While ir Cleveland County she became well-known for her unusual abi iity in the organizing and deve loping of these clubs. Also to be heard during the week will be C. J. Maupin, ex tension poultryman at State College, who will bring to the radio audience Friday, June 4 another in a series of talks de voted to the upbuilding of th< poultry Industry in North Caro lina. -—Come to Wallace June 7-12_ Attend the Strawberry Festi val here all Next Week. Strip-Cropping Helps In Soil Conservation. Farmers In the Hunterville area of the Soil Conservation Service report that they are finding it much easier to estab lish rotations where strip-crop ping is practiced, according to (Continued on Page 7) — form to Wallace June 7-12_ Pays $900 For Jack Gus Edwards of Cane River, Yancey County, paid $900 for a seven-year-old Spanish Jack weighing 900 pounds. The ani mal was purchased in Kentucky. n 1916 Welcome to The Strawberry Festival — =? 1937 Growth through Service... The growth and progress of Wallace during the past decade or two has been phenomenal, and much credit for this record rightfully goes to the development of the Strawberry in this Section, along with the other trucking crops. *Growing with Wallace* has been a very pleas ing experience of this Store. ... A Growth made possible through Service. Keeping Faith.... We pride Ourselves in our Record of Twenty One Years Con structive, Dependable and Honest Service here_A complete and Accurate Drug and Prescription Service. Let Us Serve You! 4>4,4»4»4»4»4,4»4,4*4»4»4»4»4»4»4*4Mfr4,4*4,4»4*4*4»4*4»4»4*4*4»4*4*4»4»4»4»4*4»4*4»4*4*4*4*4»4»4Ml»4*4Mfr4*4Ml*4Ml»4*4»4»4*4*4*4*4*«|M| C. M. MILLER Duplin County’s Oldest Druggist ROSE HILL, WALLACE, N. Carolina N. Carolina Welcome To The Strawberry Festival “The Old Reliable”.™ Horse, Mule and Livestock Dealer of Wallace joins in extending a Cordial Invitation to All to Visit Our 1937 Strawberry Festival, and awaits you with a warm Welcome of True Southern Hospitality. For 39 Years we’re been serving this section with the best in Horses * Mules Livestock ... A record to which We Point with Pride. The Growth and Develop ment of The Strawberry Crop in this Section has been Boosted, in a large measure, by the Use of the Fine Quality Mules and Horses.... Sold on an Honest and Dependable Policy and Guarantee . . .. for which We are known throughout these several Counties. W. L. BYRD & SON W. L. Byrd F. H. Byrd WALLACE, N. C
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