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Isaac Deal, Confederate soldier

Isaac Deal, Confederate soldier Isaac Deal, the son of William Deal and Malinda (Linda) Pickett, was born on June 12, 1840 in Duplin County, where he resided as a farmer. Isaac married Hannah Susan Henderson in New Hanover County on Sept. 16, 1860. On July 8, 1862, at...

Kinsman died in a D.C. prison

Kinsman died in a D.C. prison My first cousin, five generations removed, was a man by the name of Granville Simpson Holt. He enlisted as a private in Company K of the 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment on June 21, 1861, at age 35. Like many others in the regiment,...

“Going home to die no more…”

“Going home to die no more…” My great-great-great-grandfather Joseph “Joe” Huneycutt (also spelled Honeycutt) was born about 1823 in Stanly County’s Almond Township. He was a family man, farmer and cobbler who, owing to his ability to make...

Rockford Inn and Aaron Burr

Rockford Inn and Aaron Burr In my research I found a story. As a boy, my great-great-great-grandfather, Watson Holyfield of Surry County, hung out at the store and inn. It was written and handed down that Aaron Burr, while traveling to Asheville, stopped at the inn to...

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