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The Brain Power Behind Tracing Ancestors
Did you realize that delving into the past like a detective builds brain cells? Or, the gifts which research provides? Analytical skills, organizing tons of data, memory recall (remembering dates, names and places), the unexpected information which leads us to the next step, a truer knowledge of history from actual documents, the kinship of our relatives and friends, and the wonderful awakening of the outstanding ancestors who helped create a free country with their ideas and inventions irrespective of difficulties and hardships. Not to forget the trips we take to old homes and cemeteries which spirit a sense of nostalgia. And the relatives which we discover along the way. What a wonderful journey planted in the innermost intricate parts of the brain, to be recalled at any time! The pedigree chart doubles every generation, so there is a wide spectrum of ancestors to trace. The quilt of the generations is yet incomplete, yet the discovery of how one fits, is exciting!
What is Jamestown Weed?
According to John Lawson who traveled North Carolina in 1711, there is a weed called "James-Town-Weed". The seed was described as being similar to that of an onion and was declared as an excellent cure for burns and inflammations. However, taken inwardly brought on a sort of drunken Madness. Lawson said that one of the Marsh-Weeds, like a Dock, had the same affect. The Red-Root whose Leaf is like Spear-Mint, is good for Thrushes and sore Mouths; Camomil, but it must be kept in the Shade, otherwise it will not thrive; Housleek first from England; Vervin; Night-Shade, several kinds; Harts-Tongue; Yarrow abundance, Mullein the same, both of the Country; Sarsaparilla, all of which was not a hundredth part of what remained in his view. Source: A New Voyage to Carolina by John Lawson
The Tulbert House
The Tulbert house was built around 1852 about the time that the city of Yadkinville was founded. Today it serves as the home of the Yadkin County Historical Society. It is situated adjacent to the Jail House.
Genealogy History
Finding Ancestors in old Wills, Inventories and Estates
In past times, many household and farm implements were accumulated. That is because each farm or plantation was its own business. Books were kept which itemized purchases, debts, loans and every item on the place. Business as usual was agriculture, planting, harvesting, shipping and factoring one's crops to London and the West Indies. Cotton was spun into cloth, herbs provided for medicine, etc. Inventories list such items. Then, there is an Estate Sales, wherein neighbors and relatives make purchases. None of these names should be ignored, rather researched to learn a possible family relationship. It was common procedure to advertise the Sale in the local newspaper. This ad is usually in the legal section, and is useful because it mentions acreage and location. A diligent search in the deed records which define land lot numbers and districts, will usually steer one to the old homesite. How valuable is this? Annual Returns frequently mention letters written to relatives in other parts, funeral costs and who inherited the funeral gloves and rings. As one follows the Annual Returns from year to year (until the Final Return where all inheritances had been paid out), there are some surprises. This is where receipts were given by husbands of the daughters and sometimes the only place where a marriage is discovered. Anyone listed on the Return with an adjacent amount is suspect as an heir of some sort. Thus, that name should be researched in order to learn more. The idea is to search out everyone connected with your ancestors. Assembling the facts will lay out the puzzle and solve it!
First Inhabitants to Yadkin County
The earliest known inhabitants of the region included the Tutelo and Saponi Indians, and after they left, settlers consisted of Germans, Scotch-Irish, Welsh and Englishmen. Quakers also migrated into the area and they are found in the graveyard of the Deep Creek Friends Meeting House.
Images of Yadkin County, North Carolina Wills and Estates for Family Tree Researchers

The county was formed in 1850 from that part of Surry County south of the Yadkin River, for which it was named.
Images of Wills and Estates 1851 to 1902
Testators:
Adams, Daniel J.
Adams, George
Adkins, Horatio
Baldwin, A. T.
Benbow, Evan
Benham, E. A.
Brown, Ellen
Brown, Henry
Brown, Jacob
Chapman, Allen
Claywell, J. S.
Colvard, B. G.
Daub, H. N.
Dickerson, Alfonso
Felts, Harrison
Fleming, David
Fleming, Elizabeth
Fleming, F.
Fleming, Henry W.
Glen, Elizabeth Gails
Greer, David
Hall, Alexander
Hampton, Alford
Harding, B.
Harrison, A.
Hellmund, Bell
Henderson, Bennett
Hobson, David
Holcomb, Anna
Hoots, Daniel
Houser, Adam
Hutchins, Alexander Sr.
Johnson, A. J.
Lynch, Elizabeth
Martin, Aaron
Norman, David W.
North, Ann
Parker, George
Perry, J. J.
Perry, J. J.
Reavis, Charles
Reece, Abraham
Reece, Alvis
Reinhardt, Christian
Robinson, Harvey
Rose, Elizabeth
Rowland, A.
Skidmore, Alexander
Sparks, Benjamin
Speer, Aquila
Stallings, Alexander
Stedman, Charles
Steelman, George
Streetman, Dora A.
Swain, Franklin
Tomlin, A. N.
Vankey, Clayton
Vestal, Alexander
Vestal, Gina
Wade, C. B.
Wade, Gholson
Wagoner, Catharine
Hall, Martha C.
Wilkins, George
Williams, Isaac
Wilson, Conrad
Windsor, Elisha A.
Woodruff, Allen
Images of Wills and Estates 1902 to 1922
Testators:
Anderson, Henry
Angle, Hulda J.
Angel, Milton
Armstrong, John
Baity, Jain
Barron, Elizabeth C. and J. N.
Bodenhammer, J. C.
Brandon, J. C.
Brinkley, J. W.
Brown, Bettie
Brown, Dock
Brown, G. W.
Bryant, J. S.
Burchett, Ann
Burton, David T.
Carlton, Louisa
Carter, A. D.
Carter, Joseph
Carter, Joseph W.
Casstewana, M. A.
Chapel, Joshua Lewis
Cockerham, D. J.
Conrad, John T.
Cook, Isaac
Cook, Joseph
Cook, L. W.
Cornelius, A. E.
Cowan, John T., estate
Craven, Lewis Nathaniel
Creson, D. Y.
Cropper, Henry
Crumel, James
Dalton, Cloe
Dauk, Alvis
Davis, Jane
Davis, J. E.
Davis, M. D.
DeJern, D. F.
Doss, John M.
Dreece, Joel
Drewry, M. E.
Fleming, J. J.
George, J. F.
Gouch, Emily Harriett
Gouch, J. E.
Grass, Elizabeth
Hall, Julia P.
Hall, Martha C.
Hall, Mary J.
Hampton, John
Harbin, James
Harris, Caroline
Harris, John A.
Hayes, Esther
Hickerson, Alvin
Hinshaw, John
Hinshaw, Joseph
Hoats, D. B.
Hobson, John William
Hobson, Mary J.
Holleman, John
Horn, A.
Houser, C. S.
Houser, Louisa
Huff, E. M.
Hutchens, Hezekiah
Hutchens, James
Inscore, D. W.
Jester, John M.
Jester, John Milton
Johnson, C. D.
Jones, Jane
Jones, J. M.
Lang, Isaac
Long, Alfred
Long, Elizaberth
Long, George
Long, H. O.
Long, James
Lynch, J. M.
Marshall, Henry
Martin, D. A.
Martin, J. H. Sr.
Matthews, A. J.
Mayberry, E. M.
Melton, Elizabeth
Messick, John
Myers, David Clinton
Myers, Granville
Myers, James H.
Neyers, D. J.
Norman, John H.
Pass, John W.
Patterson, John H.
Perdue, Major
Poindexter, Ann Catharine
Poindexter, John H.
Poindexter, Julia Ann Catharine
Poindexter, Mariah
Prim, Isaac
Prim, Mary
Randleman, George W.
Reaves, Giles
Reed, Abel N.
Reese, F. W.
Roberson, L. B.
Sawyers, Joe
Share, Calvin
Shares, Henderson
Shares, Henry
Shermer, Dillard
Shermer, Elizabeth
Shore, James
Shoves, John
Shugart, J. A.
Smitherman, A. P.
Sparks, M. J.
Spears, Julina
Sprouse, Millie
Steelman, C. H.
Steelman, M. J.
Talbert, Emily
Turner, Alexander W.
Wagoner, Daniel
Wagoner, Frederick
Wagoner, Henry
Wagoner, John
Wagoner, Moses M.
Warden, E. N.
Warden, J.
Whitehead, John
Whitlock, J. B.
Wilkins, H. D.
Williams, James Sr.
Williams, J. B.
Windsor, J. W.