Robeson County Time Line

(of most families today considered to be Lumbee Indians)

1640: Robert Sweat had child by a "negro woman servant" in James City County

1654: Michael Gowen, a "negro" servant, was freed in York County.

1660: Jacob Locklear, a Frenchman, completed his indenture in York County.

1667: Emanuel Cumbo, "Negro," granted land in James City County.

1678: Peter Kersey, a "Negroe" lived in Surry County, Virginia.

1690: Thomas Roberts, a "mollotta" servant was indentured in York County.

1690: Elizabeth Hammon was a "mulatto" daughter of a white woman in Accomack County.

1699: Edward Bass, grandson of a white man and an Indian woman, bought land in Norfolk County.

1700: Gabriel Jacobs, a "Negro" slave, was freed in Northampton County, Virginia.

1710 Elizabeth Conner, a white woman, had a "Mulatto" child in York County.

1711: John Demery, a "Negro," was freed in Nansemond County.

1713: John Braveboy, a freed "Negro" slave, was in Chowan County.

1718: Nicholas Manuel, a "negro slave," was freed in Elizabeth City County.

1719: John Oxendine, a "Mallatto," had a child by a white woman in Northumberland County.

1734: James Brooks purchased his father James Brooks, Sr., a "mullattoe" slave in York County.

1730-1740, Moses Newsom, a white man, had mixed-race children in Northampton County, North Carolina.

1749: Samuel Bell was born in Surry County, Virginia; served in the Revolution; lived in Sampson County, North Carolina; moved to Robeson County in 1807.

1754: Thomas Wilkins was indicted in Southampton County for failure to pay the discriminatory tax on free African American and Indian women.

1760s Randall Branch was a "Black" member of the Northampton County, North Carolina militia.

1767: James Lowery was granted land in present-day Robeson County.

1768: Edmund Revell was granted land in pre-day Robeson County.

 

Colonial Tax Lists

[Byrd, William L., III, Bladen County Tax Lists, 1768-1774, Volume I]. (Robeson was formed from Bladen in 1797).

 

1768, pp.4-9,

Mulatoes: Isom Skipper, Arthur Lamb, Simon Cox & Adam Ivey, William Wilkins, Rasses(?) Goen, Thomas Cairsey, Junr., Aaron Drake, Ishamel Chevers & wife, [torn] (note: this is John Locklear) & wife & son William & daughters Sarah & Elizabeth, Cannon Cumbo & wife, James Carter & son Isaac, James Lowery & wife: Jas Harpe (Hunt) & William Jones, Cudworth Oxendine, James Clarke & wife, Cooper Clarke & wife, Jas. Doyal & wife & Arthur Evans, John Wilson, Solomon James, Moses Walker & wife, Thomas Russel, Isaac Lamb & son Needham, Daniel Wharton & wife & Son Richard Wharton, Isaac Johnston, Jacob Lockliar & wife, Joshua Perkins & two sons & wife, William Sweat & son Benj., Joseph Ivey, Major Lockliar, Joshua Braveboy & son Lewis, Solomon Johnston Junr. & wife, Thomas Sweat, Gilbert Cox, Peter Cairsey & son David, Richd. Jones & wife, Thomas Cairsey Senr., Moses Skipper.

 

p.6, Charles Valentine a free Negroe.

p.6, Thomas Britt an Indian, James Stewart, Senr.

p.7, Charles Oxendine refused to give in (his list of taxables) after he put his hand to the Book & is two years a defaultin before. he is mixt Blood.

p.12, Negro Women: Susanna Freeman; Negro Men: Abraham Freeman, Saml. Freeman, Roger Freeman.

 

1769, pp.14-17

Mulatoes: [torn]tterage Lockliar, Cannon Cumbo, Arthur Lamb, John Sweat, Charles & David [torn], Simon Cox, James Doyal & wife, Peter Cairsey, [torn] mmon (Hammon), Richd. Jones & wife, Solomon James, Senr., John Wilson, Richd Hammons, William Wilkins, John Russel, David Braveboy, Daniel Wharton & wife, Thomas Sweat, Solomon Johnston & wife & Jacob Braveboy, James Lowry & William Jones, Joshua Perkins & wife sons George & Isaac

 

1770, pp.24-46

Molatoes: Isaac, Jno., Eliza & Hannah Hayes, John Combow, John Johnston & wife, Titus Overton & wife, John Bullard & Gutridge Lockelier, Benja. Lamb, Simon Cox, Gilbert Cox & James Percey, Cannon Cumbo, James Carter Senr. & Junr. & Isaac Carter, Frederick Goan & wife, John Waldon, Adam Ivey, John Phillips, Isaac & Needham Lamb, Arthur Lamb, Wm Wilkins, Charles Oxendine, Elisha Sweeting, Sarah & James Sweet, Daniel Wharton & wife, David Braveboy, Peter Causey & son David, Joseph Clark, Ishmael Cheeves, James Doyel & Wife, Thos. Groom, John Hammons, Richd. Jones & wife, Solomon James, Solomon Johnston & wife, Solomon Johnston Junr. & wife, Major Locklier, James Lowry & Wm Jones, Jacob Lockleer, John Lockleer & wife & son Wm.

 

p.26, Free Negroes: Moses Walker & wife

p.44-5, White: Benja. Dees, Thomas Ivey, Joseph Ivey.

p.50, Black Males: Allen Dimry.

 

1773: A List of the Mob Raitously Assembled together in Bladen County, October 13, 1773:

Captain James Ivey, Joseph Ivey, Ephraim Sweat, William Chavous Clark commonly called Boson Chevers, Richd. Groom, Bengeman Dees, Will^m Sweat, George Sweat, Will^m Groom Sen^r, Will^m Groom Deas, Jun^r. Gidion Grant, Tho^s Groom, James Frace(?), Isaac Vaun, Job Stapbleton, Edward Locklear, Tiely Locklear.

Harbourers of the Rogues are follows:

Major Lockelear, Recher Groom, Ester Carsey.

The Above List of Rogus is all free Negors and Mullatus living upon the Kings Land [North Carolina Archives G.A. 73, Box 7].

 

1790-1810 "other free" heads of families in Robeson County:

Bass, Bell, Branch, Braveboy, Brooks, Carter, Chavis, Conner, Cox, Cumbo, Demery, Dial, Evans, Gowens, Grice, Hammonds, Harding, Hunt, Irvin, Ivey, Jacobs, James, Johnston, Jones, Kersey, Lamb, Locklear, Lowry, Manuel, Newsom, Oxendine, Paul, Ransome, Revell, Roberts, Scott, Stableton, Sweat, Tutor, and Wilkins.