In 1918, the Atlantic Coast Realty Company commissioned this map of the “old Applewhite Farm” near Stantonsburg. Contentnea Creek runs along the western edge of much of the parcel, and a public road cuts across one end, creating a little pocket of land sandwiched between John Yelverton and Dr. S.H. Crocker’s holdings. The main dwelling faced the road near a ditch at a corner of the property. Across the way, encircled above, were the houses of Applewhite’s tenants, who were mostly (if not solely) African-American. Another cluster of tenant houses appears beyond a row of outbuildings on a farm road running parallel to the creek.
I have not been able to determine which Applewhite owned the property being subdivided, but based on a history of William H. Applewhite’s property, it does not appear to have been his.
Plat Book 1, page 72, Register of Deeds Office, Wilson County Courthouse.
Hi Fam!, I have been researching my maternal Richardson line. My grandmother Vernell Richardson Glasper s parents are Frank Richardson and Mary Woodard. Frank Richardson‘s parents are John Richardson and Mollie Hagans . I have been trying to figure out how my mom‘s Richardson‘s are connected to the Halifax/warrenton(Saponi Natives) Richardson‘s. A genealogist researched and discovered that John Richardson, who would be my third great grandfather , his parents are Josiah married to a Juda and they were from Mark’s Creek Johnston County. They were enslaved by a William Richardson, whose father was an Apple white Richardson Jr and his father was an Applewhite Richardson (slave owners) by chance is this Applewhite a part of that family? Per the census records that she found they were still living near -probably sharecroppers~ next door to William Richardson in Mark’s Creek Johnson County. Thank you for any information that you may have. I really appreciate it. I’m having a hard time trying to find most of my third great grandparents. I’m missing about 10. My mom and dad share one common ancestor -maybe on multiple lines or two common ancestors as they are showing up as fourth or fifth cousins. I’ve been researching our family for the last six years and I just need someone to take a look at my Ancestry tree. I’m on Ancestry,my heritage, GEDmatch 23andme. I just need some fresh eyes… thank you so very much.