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Date: 8 Jul 2002 09:35:21 -0600

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THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

NORTH CAROLINA
JOHNSTON COUNTY
Created in 1746 from Craven County
On April 12, 1749 Aventon Felps is listed as a Sworn Chain-Carrier for Lord Granville Surveyor, John Wade.
Mar. 25, 1749, William McIllroy, 181 acres N side Crabtree Creek, joining the said creek and the bent of the said creek. Wits: James Carter, John Haywood. SCC: Thomas House, John Belk. Surveyor John Wade.
April 25, 1749, William McIllroy, 340 acres on Crabtree Creek, joining Thomas House. Wits: James Carter, John Haywood. SCC: John McIllroy, John Cook. Surveyor John Wade.

During the fall of 1752 at the Granville land office in Edenton, Colonel Francis Corbin the Commander of the Frontier Militia and Land Agent for Lord Earl Granville, directed Lieutenant Colonel George Smith and some Militia Rangers, to escort William Churton a Surveyor, the Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenburg and a few other Moravians to the west along the Indian Trading Path to the Yadkin River where William Churton would survey and lay out the boundries for the 100,000 acres of a Wachovia Tract of land that Lord Granville agreed to sell to the Movarian Church in Bethleham, Pennsylvania. By 1753 in the Granville district of North Carolina, land was selling at the rate of 5 shillings per hundred acres, regardless of acreage.

SEE PLATE-INDIAN TRADING PATH

In 1753 Avinton Felps received a survey of 500 acres in Anson County from Lord Granville, surveyed by James Carter with his sworn chain-carriers, John Smith and Abiga McCoy.
This tract of land was located on the Yadkin River near the mouth of Reedy Creek. Later, this land was found to be within the surveyed boundries of the 100,000 acres of land that Lord Granville had sold to the Movarians.

ROWAN COUNTY
Created in 1753 from Anson County
On Feb 12, 1753 Michael Miers sold to Avinton Felps a blacksmith, both of Anson County, for L25 Virginia money, 357 acres in Anson on North side of Yadkin river above mouth of Reedy creek. Signed- Michael (+) Miers, Witt. James Carter, William Bishop.

Long before the actual outbreak of hostilities powerful forces were gradually converging to produce a clash between the aggressive colonials and the crafty Indians. As the settlers pressed farther westward into the domain of the red men, arrogantly grazing their stock over the cherished hunting-grounds of the Cherokees, the savages, who were already well disposed toward the French, began to manifest a deep indignation against the British colonists because of this callous encroachment upon their territory.

Listed in the Colonial Soldiers of the South, during the years 1754 - 1760 Colonel Francis Corbin, Lieutenant Colonel George Smith, Major James Carter and Adjutant John Dunn was in charge of the Rowan County North Carolina Militia. Avinton Felps is listed as Ensign under the command of Captain John Hanby.

SEE PLATE-COLONIAL SOLDIERS

The frontier of North Carolina was placed in a very precarious situation. At the beginning of the war the Cherokees and Catawbas were friendly to the frontiersmen, but soon the savages began to molest the whites. There was great uneasiness among the people of Anson and Rowan County because they did not know at what moment the Indians might take up the tomahawk against the settlements.

Early in the year of 1754, one thousand pounds in proclamation money that is, in money which was issued by the provincial government and which was greatly depreciated in value was appropriated to buy arms for the poorer inhabitants of Rowan and Anson.

During the peak of the French and Indian War's in 1759 the Cherokee Indians went on the warpath down the Yadkin River terrorizing settlements of that part of the frontier. During that summer Indian alarms were frequent and Avinton Felps, now promoted to the rank of captain, and with his hardy frontiersmen, was called upon to serve in several expeditions to scour the woods in search of the lurking Indian foe. These armed rangers, who were clad in hunting-shirts and buckskin leggings, was also very skilful in the employment of Indian tactics when fighting.

1759 ROWAN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
FRONTIER MILITIA ROLL

May ye 15th 1759, The Publick of North Carolina to Captain Avinton Felps Dr. To a Scout Sent Out a man Alarm of Indians being Seen on the Frontiers of Rowan County-----

Avinton Felps 6 Days @ 7/6...................................... 2.5
Willis Ellis Senr. 6 Days @ 5/ ...................................... 1.10
Phillip Howard Ens. 6 Days @ 4/6...................................... 1.7
Israel Cox Sergt. 6 Days @ 4/ ...................................... 1.4

Private Men
Roger Turner 5 Days @ 2/8....................................... 13.4
Joseph Bryan 5 Days @ 2/8....................................... 13.4
George Parks 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
Allen Parks 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
Gabriel Enochs 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
Peter Cross 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
Henry Hagy 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.

Mirack Davis 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
Phillip Davis 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
Thomas Evans 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
James Whitsitt 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
Conrod Carn 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
Danl Holyfield 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
John Fry 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
Leonard Hazzard 6 Days @ 2/8....................................... 16.
Thomas Felps 3 Days @ 2/ ....................................... 8.
L18.8.8

Thomas Felps under 16 years old, son of Avinton Felps

June 11, 1759, To a Scout Ordered Out by Col. George Smith to Range the Woods in Order to Discover the Enemy if Any.

Avinton Felps Capt. 6 Days @ 7/6.................................... L 2.5
Phillip Howard Ens. 6 Days @ 4/6...................................... 1.7
Jonathan Hanby Serg. 6 Days @ 4/ ...................................... 1.4
David Smith Serg. 6 Days @ 4/ ...................................... 1.4
Hermon Butler Private 6 Days @ 2/8...................................... 16
Henry Carns Private 6 Days @ 2/8...................................... 16
Martin Marr Private 6 Days @ 2/8...................................... 16
Solomon Ozburn Private 6 Days @ 2/8...................................... 16
Gidion Lewis Private 6 Days @ 2/8...................................... 16
Paul Whistenhunt Private 6 Days @ 2/8...................................... 16
Abraham Goss Private 6 Days @ 2/8...................................... 16
John Crow Private 6 Days @ 2/8...................................... 16
Jacob Yount Private 6 Days @ 2/8...................................... 16
Martin Birely Private 6 Days @ 2/8...................................... 16
L14. ---

North Carolina )
Rowan County )
This day came Capt. Avinton Felps before us the Subscribers and made Oath on the Holy Evanangelist Almighty God that the within Acct of Thirty two Pounds Eight Shillings and Eight Pence proclamation Money Charged Against the Publick of North Carolina According to the Best of his Knowledge is Just and true as it Now stands Stated. Sworn Before us this 19th day of October 1759.
John Hanby
William Buis
Avinton Felps

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