Where is randolph county

County Seat. Significance of County Name. Population Peyton Randolph - 1st President of the Continental Congress in Legislative Act Creating County. County Evolution by Decade. Official County Website. Click Here. Historical Post Offices. American Revolution. American Civil War. Significant Education Events. Airports in Randolph County. Maps of Randolph County. Books About Randolph County.

Genealogy Sources. A History of Randolph County. The Home of the Richard Petty Museum - Randolph County The Act establishing Randolph County authorized the first court and all subsequent courts to be held at the home of Abraham Reese unless otherwise decided upon by the justices of the peace until a court house could be built. Central Falls was named for the waterfall on Deep River. Erect honors the eminent posture of a native, one Tom Bray. Seagrove was named for a railway official, Samuel Seagrove.

Staley was named for Colonel John W. About 6. Familypedia Explore. Create or edit article. Improve article; tree, bdm, etc Form:Person Semi-manual method Advanced form rarely used. Surnames People by decade Birth decade Death decade. Forums, blogs. Register Don't have an account? Randolph County, North Carolina.

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National Association of Counties. Retrieved North Carolina Architecture. UNC Press. United States Census Bureau. County seat : Asheboro. Rudersdorf, Amy. My grandmother lived in Central Falls, NC. Up the hill from her was the post office and in front if her house was the back of a mill.

How can I find out what street that was and if the post office is still there? Thanks, Gail. My 4th great grandfather was Peter Byrd Back then, they spelled his last name Bird.

He was born in Randolph County. I a trying to find out what Tribe of Native Americans his family came from. I don't know his father's name, but I do know that his grandfather was a Tory Lieutenent in the Revolution. One of the requirements was to be Native American and had been in significant battles. I have all of Peter's descendents, but no one before him.

Traveller Bird wrote books about Sequoyah, who was Cherokee. Traveller claimed to be related to Sequoyah. Thank you. You will find useful information about researching family history in North Carolina.

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