Gates County 1786 State Census



This is a listing of the 1786 State Census in Gates County. The names have been transcribed as they appear on the census records. This census transcription is complete and as accurate as the original census takers wrote it down. Any errors or omissions are not on my part.




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"List of the Number of White & Black Inhabitants in the County of Gates
in Year 1786. Persons names who returned list of Familys."

Column Headings:

     Head of Household
     WM 21-60
     WM under 21 & above 60
     WF all ages
     Blacks 12-50
     Blacks under 12
     Blacks above 50

Page 1
Solomon King............. 2...3...5...7..12
Joseph Speight........... 1...1...3..11..10
Henry Speight............ 1...0...1...5...3
Isaac Pipkin............. 1...2...4..12..16
James Goodin............. 1...0...6
William Boyce............ 1...0...2
James Jones.............. 1...2...2
William Wallis........... 1...0...2
Francis Parker........... 1...1...8...1...1
Demsey Sumner............ 1...4...3
John Varnell............. 1...3...2
Joil Goodman............. 2...5...3...1...8
Ann Bethey............... 0...0...1...2...5
Miles Benton............. 1...0...1..11...9
James Skinner............ 1
John Weatherley.......... 2...3...2...5...4
John Vann................ 1
Thomas Vann.............. 1...4...3...1...6
William Warren........... 1...4...0...0...3
Joseph Brady............. 1...1...1
Edward Vann.............. 1
Francies Speight......... 1...1...1...9...8
Mary Hare................ 0...0...1...3...3
James Bethey............. 1...1...2
John Bethey.............. 1...0...4...5...1
Charles Dilday........... 1...2...1
Henry Dilday............. 1...2...2
Thomas Rooks............. 1...2...1...7

Page 2
David Lewis.............. 4...2...5...8...3
George Gatling........... 1...0...0...1...3
David Watson............. 1...2...2...2...1
Uriah Parker............. 1...0...2
John Gatling............. 3...3...4...5...7
Benjamin Barnes.......... 1...2...1...3...2
Phillip Winborne......... 1...2...6
William Odom............. 1...1...1...2...3
Milley Rogers............ 1...3...1
Joseph Rooks Jr.......... 1
Demsey Rooks............. 1...0...2...1...3
Abel Cross............... 1...1...5...6
Charity Saunders......... 1...2...2...3...4
Ann Walters.............. 0...1...1
Sarah Saunders........... 1...1...1...3...2
Joseph Saunders.......... 1
Sarah Boon............... 0...0...1
Jesse Jones.............. 1...2...1
John Odom................ 1...0...0...7..10
Jesse Vann............... 1...3...5...4...1
Elisha Brinkley.......... 0...2...3...1
Demsey Barnes............ 2...5...3...5...4
Cyprian Cross............ 1...6...3...2...4
Edward Warren............ 1...2...3...3...2
Joseph Rooks Sr.......... 0...1...1...3
Thomas Barnes............ 1...0...0...3...2
Thomas Highatt........... 1...0...2
Watson Howell............ 1...1...2
Jacob Walters............ 1...4...5
Jesse Highatt............ 1...1...1
Phillip Lewis............ 1...0...1...8...2
Josiah Parker Jr......... 1...1...4
Wm. Gatling Jr........... 1...1...3...7...5
James Wells.............. 1...1...4
Josiah Parker Sr......... 1...1...1

Page 3
Henry Lee................ 1...6...4...3...5
James Brady Jr........... 1...2...4...1...1
Demsey William........... 1...5...2
Ebon Sears............... 1...0...3...1
David Cross.............. 1...0...0...2
Uriah Odom............... 1
James Crafford........... 2...1...2...1
William Goodman.......... 1...0...3...6...5
Henry Goodman............ 1...3...2...7...7
Hardy Cross........... .. 2...2...8...2...5
Phillip Dunford.......... 1...3...3
Jesse Saunders........... 1...5...4...7...4
James Lang............... 1...2...3...1
John Warren.............. 1
James Parker............. 1...2...1...1...1
Priscilla Rogers......... 0...3...4...7...6
Francis Osmont........... 1...1...1
Amos Dilday.............. 1
Aaron Ellis.............. 1...1...2
Charity Ellis............ 0...0...3
James Curle.............. 1...1...2
Anthony Matthews ........ 1...5...1...1...3
Anthony Matthews Jr...... 1...2...2
Aaron Harrell............ 0...1...2
Benjamin Harrell......... 1...4...2
Christopher Riddick...... 1...2...5...4...7
Charles Smith............ 1
Demsey Parker............ 1...1...4...0...1
Edward Piland (of Geo)... 1...0...3
Edward Piland (of Ewd)... 1
Elizabeth Riddick........ 0...3...3...3...4
Easter Marthews.......... 0...0...2
George Piland............ 0...2...3...1
Geo. Williams Sr......... 0...2...5
George Allen............. 1...3...2...0...1
Geo. Williams Jr......... 1...1...3

Page 4
George Williams.......... 1...6...6...2
Henry Smith.............. 1...1...4...0...1
Henry Forrest............ 1...3...4...4...7
Hardy Browne............. 1...2...3
Humphry Hudgins.......... 1...4...3...2...4
Joseph Tigg.............. 2...1...4...2...1
Jesse Browne............. 1...3...4...1
James Browne............. 1...2...4
Isaac Parker............. 1...2...3
Jacob Hayes.............. 1...3...5...0...1
James Tugwell............ 1
Isaac Miller............. 1...3...3...0...2
John Hall................ 1...0...4
John Felton.............. 1...4...1...1
John Shephard............ 1...5...3...3
Joseph Norfleet.......... 1...0...1
John Raby................ 0...1
Jeremiah Speight......... 1...4..11..11...7
John Baker............... 2...1...5...9..12
Jonathan Smith........... 1
John Duke Sr............. 0...2...4
John Duke Jr............. 1...2...6...2
James Piland Sr.......... 2...1...4
John Slavin.............. 0...2...5
Israel Beeman............ 1...3...5...2...5
James Carter............. 1...1...2
John Swann............... 1
James Rooks.............. 1...1...1
Kedar Odom............... 1...2...2...2...3
Lawrence Baker........... 2...2...4..20..15
Lewis Walters............ 1...1...2
Matthias Green........... 1...1...4
Moses Spivey............. 2...0...4
Michael Lawrence......... 1...0...3
Moor Carter.............. 1...2...4...1...1
Moses William............ 1
Mary Parker.............. 0...1...2
Mary Allen............... 0...0...2
Peter Piland............. 1...0...2

Page 5
Robert Parker Sr......... 2...5...4...1...2
Richard Felton........... 1
Richard Green............ 1...2...4...1
Samuel Williams.......... 1...5...2
Seth Riddick............. 1...1...4...5...6
Samuel Smith............. 1...3...3...1...1
Sarah Felton............. 3...2...3...2...3
Sarah Odom............... 1...0...4...3...3
Samuel Eure.............. 1...2...6...1
Sarah Polson............. 0...2...2
Stephen Harrell.......... 1...1...3
Sarah Smith.............. 0...2...1
Thomas Fryer or Tycer.... 1...4...5
Thomas Smith............. 1...4
Thomas Robertson......... 1
Willis Browne............ 1...0...0...3...1
William Baker............ 1...2...5..11..15
William Powell........... 0...1...2...5...5
William Boyce............ 1...3...2
William Harriss.......... 1...1...2..13..15
Wright Hayes............. 1...6...5...1...3
William Williams......... 1...0...4
William Cleaves.......... 1...3...2...3...1
Willis Parker............ 1...0...3...0...1
William Green............ 2...3...2
William Brooks........... 2...0...2...1...1
Stephen Parker........... 1...0...1
Isaac Walters............ 1...1...9...1...2
Micajah Riddick.......... 2...4...4...3...3
William Draper........... 1...1...2
Samuel Williams.......... 0...5...3
Samuel Parker............ 2...1...5
Demsey Odom.............. 1...2...4...4...4
Henry King............... 2...4...4...2...2
Elisha Parker............ 3...3...6...5...5
Joseph Dilday............ 1...3...2
Peter Parker............. 1...1...4...2...2
Mary Parker.............. 0...1...1...1...1

Page 6
Ann Parker............... 0...1...1...1...1
Joseph Griffin........... 0...3...2...1...1
Samuel Baker............. 1...4...3...4...5
Jonathan Williams........ 1...4...5...2...2
Jesse Benton............. 1...0...1...1...1
Elizabeth Benton......... 0...2...1...2...1
Mary Benton.............. 1...2...2...3...1
William Barr............. 1...1...2...1...1
Moses Haynes............. 1...1...3
Edward Daughtiee?........ 2...2...3...2...2
William Daughtiee?....... 1...2...4...2...3
Rachel Willey............ 1...1...3...1
William Walters.......... 1...0...2...4...3
William Dunford.......... 1...6...3
Miles Parker............. 1...1...3...2...2
James Bristow............ 1...1...3...2...2
Enos Rogers.............. 1...2...2...1
Zilpha Rogers............ 0...1...1...4...2
Phillip Rogers........... 1...3...2...0...1
James Brady.............. 1...2...2...6..10
Solomon Ross............. 1...0...1
Robert Parker............ 1...3...2...2
Henry Griffin............ 1...2...5...0...1
Moses Boyce.............. 1...2...2
Francis Daughtiee?....... 1...0...1
Mills Odom............... 1...0...3...0...1
Demsey William........... 1...3...1...4...4
Elisha Cross............. 1...4...3...2...1
Josiah Benton............ 1...1...4...4...2
John Cuffe............... 1...5...2
John Arlinne............. 1...1...1...3...2
Geroge Russell........... 1...0...1
William Matthews......... 1...6...3...0...1
William Vann............. 2...4...3...1...1
James Phelps............. 2...3...4

Page 7
Thomas Parmer............ 1...0...3
Kedar Benton............. 1...2...4
John Polson.............. 1...1...4
Caleb Polson............. 2...0...4...0...1
Kedar Parker............. 1...0...1
Josiah Brinkley.......... 1...4...1
James Pruden............. 1...5...5
Abraham Morgan........... 1...5...2...2...2
Matthias Morgan.......... 1...3...2...0...1
John Arnold.............. 1...1...2...2...1
John Saunders............ 1...1...2
James Parker............. 1...2...2...1..3
Joseph Peel.............. 2...1...2
Hardy Wells.............. 1...0...2
Moses Kittrell........... 1...3...6...5...5
Jesse Eason.............. 0...3...2...1...3
Mosem Speight............ 0...3...3...1...2
David Rice............... 1...1...2...6...7
James Daves.............. 1...1...4...1
John Riddick............. 1...0...5...3...4
Isaac Harrell............ 1...1...4...6...8
Josiah Granbery.......... 1...4...4..10..10
Daniel Gwinn............. 1...1...1...0...1
Joshua Small............. 2...0...1...4...4
John Rice................ 1...3...3...3...2
Noah Harrell............. 1
David Jones.............. 0...1...3...5...3
William Ellis............ 1...2...6...1...3
James Jones.............. 1...2...3...3...5
Moses Davis.............. 1...2...3
Richard Brigg............ 1...1...2
William Hinton........... 1...1...4..23..21
Isaac Reed............... 1...0...2
John Small............... 1
David Small.............. 1...3...4...1
John Miller.............. 1...3...1
Edward Kelley............ 1...4...2
Isaac Benton............. 1...2...6
Moses Benton............. 1...6...4
Thomas Parker............ 1...2...6...2
Kedar Ballard............ 1...2...1...8...6

Page 8
Jacob Powell............. 1...6...2...1...2
Lewis Jones.............. 1...6...5...2...2
Elisha Benton............ 1
Moses Hare Sr............ 0...2...1...2...1
Isaac Lamb............... 1...4...4
Moses Hare Jr............ 2...1...0...0...1
Edward Arnold............ 1...1...2...1...3
Elizabeth Norfleet....... 0...1...4...2...3
John Duke................ 1
James Knight............. 2...3...7...3...2
John Davis............... 0...3...3
John R. Wilkinson........ 1...1...4...3...5
Ann Speight.............. 0...2...4
Feriba Phelpes........... 0...0...2
Mary Haslet.............. 0...2...1...5...6
James Jones.............. 1...0...1...1
Elisha Norfleet.......... 1...0...0...3...2
John Powell.............. 1...3...6...8..16
Charles Jones............ 1
Solomon Briggs........... 1...3...2
Hannah Cortney........... 0...3...4...1...2
James Small.............. 1
James Norfleet........... 1...0...4...7..12
Ann Gibson............... 0...1...1...4...3
Bridget Wiggins.......... 0...0...4
Hezekiah Alphin.......... 1
Hezekiah Jones........... 1...1...4
Jethro Ballard........... 1...2...4...3..13
Rachel Brinkley.......... 0...2...3...2...5
John Ellis............... 1...1...1
James Sumner............. 2...2...4..22..24
John Briggs.............. 1...2...3
Jethro Benton............ 1...1...1...1...3
Easther Copeland......... 0...1...1
Benjamin Gordon.......... 1...0...3...6...7
Alexander Eason.......... 1...2...1...2...4
John Darden.............. 1...0...2...5...3
Joseph Hare.............. 1...1...2...0...1

Page 9
Jethro Sumner............ 1...1...2...8...9
Martha Sumner............ 1...1...2...6
William Arnold........... 1...0...2...1
Willis Wiggins........... 1...6...2...0...1
David Jones.............. 1
Joseph John Sumner....... 1...0...3...4...4
William Parker........... 2...5...3...2...4
Amos Parker.............. 1...4...3...3...2
William Matthias......... 1...3...1...2...1
John Jones............... 2...1...3...0...1
Simon Stallings.......... 1...2...2...5...7
James Walten............. 1...0...0...2
William Robertson........ 1
Amos Sivels.............. 1...0...1
Aaron Hobbs.............. 1...3...5...1...2
Thomas White............. 1...3...3
John White............... 1...1...3
William Berriman......... 1...2...5
Samuel Taylor............ 1...2...4
Nathaniel Taylor......... 1...0...1
Thomas Hoffler........... 1...1...2...3...4
Moses Hill............... 1...2...6...1
Amerias Blanshard........ 1...0...1...1
Amos Trotman............. 1...3...1...8...6
Jacob Hobbs.............. 1...3...2
Seth Stallings........... 1...5
Thomas Trotman........... 1...3...3...8..10
Jacob Outlaw............. 1...0...2...1...2
Jethro Lassiter.......... 1...1...3...6...5
Eadock Hinton............ 1...1...2...1
Levi Eason............... 1...2...4...0...2
Jacob Eason.............. 1...0...0...3...5
George Eason............. 1
Gabril Martin............ 1...2...3
Jacob Spivey............. 1...2...3...1
Ann Walton............... 0...1...6...1
William King............. 1...5...4
William Hinton........... 1...4...5...5...8
Robert Taylor............ 0...3...1
Ephraem Morriss.......... 1...1...1
Richard Freeman.......... 1...1...3...1...1
Jesse Ward............... 1...1...3
Richard Ward............. 1...0...1

Page 10
Charrity Morris.......... 0...3...1
Jonas Hinton............. 1
Robert Ward.............. 1...3...2
Jesse Spivey............. 1...2...3...2
Lamuel Colley............ 1...2...6
Amos Hobbs............... 1...2...3
Elijah Spivey............ 1...0...4
William Freeman.......... 1...1...4...6...6
Demsey Bond.............. 2...3...3...5...4
Mordica Perry............ 1...1...3...3...3
Kedar Hill............... 1...5...2...5..11
Nathaniel Spivey......... 1...1...3
James Taylor............. 1...1...2
Reuben Hobbs............. 1...2...2
Edmond Hobbs............. 1
Henry Hobbs.............. 1...2...3
Moses Hobbs.............. 1...2...5
William Ward............. 1...1...2
Guy Hill................. 1...1...2
George White............. 1...0...2
Stephen Thomas........... 1
Seth Rountree............ 0...0...2...2...3
Joseph Brinkley.......... 2...1...1...6...7
William Hurdle........... 1...5...1...2...1
Benjamin Berryman........ 0...2...2
James Freeman............ 1...3...1...6...7
Edward Briscow........... 1...2...3...1
Casbrook Hinton.......... 1
James Outlaw............. 1...0...1...2...6
George Outlaw............ 1...2...5...8...9
Levis Outlaw............. 1...1...1...1...1
Charles Rountree......... 1...3...4...8...7
Jonathan Roberts......... 2...2...4...8...7
Jethro Meltear........... 1...3...3...2...1
Henry Hill............... 2...0...4...1
David Hill............... 1...0...1...1
Clemant Hill............. 1...2...3

Page 11
Richard Bond............. 1...0...1...3...3
Thomas Hunter............ 3...3...5..10..12
William Kelley........... 2...3...4
Joseph Riddick........... 1...4...6...6...7
Patrick Hegerty.......... 1
Osten Nixon.............. 1...6...6
Penelope Onley........... 0...3...2
Samuel Green............. 1...3...3
Ephraim Griffin.......... 1
James Gregory............ 1...1...3..10...9
John Gordon.............. 0...2...2...5...7
Ezekiel Trotman.......... 1...5...3...4...4
William Hunter........... 1...1...3...1...1
Abraham Green............ 1...3...4
Abraham Hurdle........... 1...0...1...0...1
Thomas Hurdle............ 1...4...5...3...1
Seth Eason............... 1...3...2...6...5
Moses Eason.............. 1
John B. Walton........... 1...0...1...3...6
Moses Blanshard.......... 1...0...1...2...9
Edward Berryman.......... 1...2...2...1...1
Isaac Pierce............. 1...0...4
Abraham Harrell.......... 1...4...3...2
Josiah Lassiter.......... 1...4...4...1
Richard Pierce........... 1
Judith Fullington........ 0...0...1
Martha Harrell........... 0...0...1
Thomas Walton............ 1...4...6...2...1
Jacob Pierce............. 1...3...4...1
Mary Pierce.............. 0...0...2
Christopher Pierce....... 0...1...2
Abraham Pierce........... 1...0...1
Abner Pierce............. 1
Joseph Hurdle............ 1...1...4...4...6
James Costen............. 1...0...4...7...6
Aaron Lassiter........... 1...2...6
Jonathan Nichols......... 1...1...2
John Wells............... 1...0...2
Maximillion Minshew...... 1...1...4...1...1

Page 12
Bond Minshew............. 1...0...0...1
John Hare................ 1...1...2
Christian Costen......... 0...0...5...4...6
William Pierce........... 1...2...2
Demsey Jones............. 1...4...2
Demsey Jones Jr.......... 1...0...1...1
Joseph Brown............. 1...1
George Lassiter.......... 1...2...4...2...2
George Lassiter Jr....... 1
Jacob Gordon............. 1...4...5...4...2
Thomas Traviss........... 1...1...1
James Lassiter........... 1...0...2
Elisha Harriss........... 1...1...3
Reuben Lassiter.......... 1...0...2
William Bond............. 1...1...2
Amos Lassiter............ 1...4...3
Amos Smith............... 1...4...3
Kedar Hinton............. 1...3...3...2...1
Joseph Parker............ 0...5...3
Aaron Lassiter........... 1...1...1
Abisha Lassiter.......... 1...5...4
Jonathan Lassiter........ 1...4...5...0...2
Demsey Blanshard......... 1...1...4...1
Aaron Blanshard.......... 1...3...2...1...1
Michael Lassiter......... 0...2...2...1
Isaac Hunter............. 1...0...1...9...3
Elisha Hunter............ 0...2...2...7...6
James Scott.............. 1...4...2
Abraham Sumner........... 1...0...0...6...4
John Sedgley............. 1
Abner Blanshard.......... 1...0...0...2...5
Samuel Browne............ 1...0...3
Abraham Spivey........... 1...0...2...1
Elizabeth Blanshard...... 0...2...3
Robert McCallock......... 1...0...1...2...2
Timothy Lassiter......... 1...0...2..11..11
Richard Rolling.......... 1...1...1...1
Job Riddick.............. 1...3...6..12..14
George Eason............. 1...1...2...6...5

Page 13
Isaac Eason.............. 1
Abraham Eason............ 1...0...2...4...3
Moses Briggs............. 1...0...1...1...1
Solomon Alphin........... 0...0...3
Israel Meniard........... 1...0...3
Henry Harrell............ 1...0...1...1...1
Mary Smith............... 0...1...1
Henry Walton............. 1...2...4...2...4
James Hayes.............. 3...3...4...1...4
James Jones.............. 1...3...4
Abraham Riddick.......... 1...1...6
Demsey Trotman........... 1...1...0...5...6
Priscilla Walton......... 0...0...1...1...6
Richard Bond............. 0...3...2...6...4
John Robbins............. 0...2...2...1...3
Samuel Harrell........... 1...2...5...2...2
William Lewis............ 1...3...1...1...3
Dionishus Minshew........ 1...1...5
Jacob Bagley............. 1...3...1...4...3
Lydia Spivey............. 0...1...3...1...4
Jane Hill................ 0...0...2...0...1
Jehordah Green........... 0...0...1...2...4
Jeremiah Jordan.......... 1...2...2
William Kirbey........... 1...2...2
Charles Eure............. 1...3...3...5...3
Samuel Taylor............ 1...5...4...3
Stephen Eure............. 1...2...3...4...4
William Davidson......... 1...1...0...1...4
Isaac Langston........... 1...1...3...1
William Ellis............ 2...3...3
William Rutter........... 1...3...2
William Tryer............ 1...2...4...0...1
James Landing............ 1...4...3
Isaac Tryer.............. 1...0...4
Demsey Langston.......... 3...0...2
Job Umfleet.............. 1...3...3
Josiah Harrell........... 1...3...3
James Keen............... 1...1...2
Thomas Piland............ 2...4...4

Page 14
David Umfleet............ 1...3...5
Lamuel Keen.............. 1...0...3
John Parker.............. 1...3...2...0...1
John Harrell............. 1...1...5...2...1
Samuel Harrell........... 1...1...2...0...1
James Eure............... 1...4...2
Uriah Eure............... 2...1...4
Reuben Sparkman.......... 1...1...3
Lewis Sparkman........... 1...1...4
Willis Sparkman.......... 1...1...1
Thomas Sparkman.......... 0...1...3
John Eure................ 1...0...3
Benjamin Eure............ 1...3...3
Thomas Norriss........... 1...2...1...0...1
Samuel Green............. 1...2...4
Peter Harrell............ 2...1...8
Thomas Harrell........... 1...2...5
Mills Eure............... 1...2...1
John Carter.............. 1...1...3...1...1
Frederick Farrow......... 1...2...1
Ann Piland............... 0...0...1...1
Ann Harrell.............. 0...1...4
Darcase Vann............. 0...0...3...0...1
Milley Harrell........... 0...0...4...1...2
Sarah Hughes............. 0...0...1
Moses Jones.............. 1...2...4
Levi Lee................. 2...4...3
Hezekiah Jones........... 1...1...1
William Morriss.......... 2...4...2
William Crafford......... 4...3...3...6...4
Demsey Harrell........... 1...3...3
Daniel Ellis............. 2...0...4
James Parker............. 1...1...7
Samuel Thomas Sr......... 2...3...3
Samuel Thomas Jr......... 1...0...2

Page 15
Isaac Carter............. 1...2...2...2...3
Aaron Harrell............ 1...1...5...1
Matthias Green........... 1...1...5
Jesse Warrell............ 1...1...4
Jesse Harrell............ 2...3...4...1
Samuel Browne............ 1...2...3
William Vann............. 1...2...2
Jonathan Cullins......... 1...2...5
Sarah Ellis.............. 0...0...2
Richard Stallings........ 1...2
Josiah Stallings......... 1...1...1

A true copy. Test. Law. Baker, G.C.

Gates County, May 30, 1786
Sir:
The within & above is a list of the inhabitants of this County of
Gates taken agreeable to the Act of Assembly for that purpose,
the list was not returned until our May Court or should have
transmitted to you sooner.
I am,
           Your Excellany's Most obt. servant
                 Law Baker


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