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From: "DC and Alice Allen" <>
Subject: Re: [Q-R] SYMONS, NC>IN
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 21:50:29 -0700
References: <9.14bb35d1.282224cd@aol.com>


Per Hinshaw's EAQG, vol. I, Pasquotank MM, pg. 172 under White:

1700, 6, 8 Damaris, dt. Henry, Little River, m John Symons, at house of
Henry White.

On pg. 166 under Symons:
1700, 6, 8 John, Little River, Pasquotank Co., s Thomas, m Damaris White, at
house of Henry White.

In the birth & death records of Pasquotank MM, pg 124, under White:

Henry: (no birth or death data or wife listed)
Ch: Ann, b 10-5-1669
Elizabeth, b 10-29-1673
Robert, b 11-2-1674
James & John, b 5-20-1676 (John d 1-25-1717)
Elkanah, b 2-4-1679
Mary, b 8-15 or 16-1682
Damaris, b 12------1684
Content
Henry, b 4-25-1690
Arnold, b 7----1693 (the last of the month)
Mary, b 7------1696
Isaac, b 4-24-1700
Naomy, b 7-----1704

Mary White, w. Henry, d 3-3-1679
Henry White d 8-3-1712
Damaris White, widow, once w/ Henry, d 9-12-1722 age 63 yrs.

On pg. 78 of vol. I (Perquimans MM) under White:

1681, 7, 10. Henry declared intention of m (marrying) Damaris Morison (2nd
time), at a MM held at the house of Henry Prows in Little River.

Hope this gives you a little more information. Unfortunately, the records
don't say where these people came from before NC. Perhaps someone else will
know--this isn't my family so I've not researched them.

Alice Allen
----- Original Message -----

> I have just started researching my SYMONS line - is anyone else out there
> researching them? I start with Margaret b ca 1815, dtr of John and have
> found in Hinshaw her ancestors back to John Symons and Damaris White md
1700
> at Symons Creek MM (Pasquotank). Does anyone have information where they
> were at before coming to North Carolina? Would appreciate any clues.
>
> Deb Morrison


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