Feb 20, 2024 | Antebellum era, Beaufort, Hyde
Submitted by JD Mayo; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter I’ve done some digging for information about my North Carolinian ancestors on my father’s side, and this information pertains to my 5th-great-grandfather, John Mayo, my 4th-great-grandfather,...
Nov 4, 2021 | Hyde, Reconstruction
Submitted by JD Mayo; vetted and edited by Cheri Todd Molter and Megan Maxwell According to the records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands from New Bern, N.C., in October and December of 1869, John Mayo identified and vouched for the service of...
Dec 7, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Hyde
Ancestor served, but had little to say “My great-grandfather was named William Cahoon, but my grams called him Bill. He served in the Confederacy but my dad said he never heard him talk about it. My great-grandmother did receive money for a while after the war,...
Dec 7, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Hyde
gun found on Hatteras I once knew a man who had a gun he swore was found on the beaches of Hatteras, washed up after the Yankees came through the inlet. I never knew if he was pulling my leg, but he was proud of his...
Dec 7, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Hyde
A Novelist’s ties to Hyde County Taken from stories written by William Stryon: “I’ve always been surprised by my direct link to the Old South — the South of slavery and the Civil War. Many southerners of my vintage, and even some of those who...
