Andersons of Colonial N. Carolina

Let’s call this a “study” because I am not convinced I have it nailed down. Gee researchers can do no better than to go to the website “GeesnMore” by Kathryn Gearhart.

In attempting to map this area, I have found Moseley to be “accurate” with his general placement of “people”… but ‘not so much’ with his accuracy of the terrain (this is forgivable because they did not have the technology to map, as we do today… they were ignorant of many things… but again, understandably). Plus it would have been nice to have aerial photography… not to mention satellites.

In my research, so far, I have found the placement of ALL of these people to be accurate… including the Indians. My problem is the old adage… “the devil is in the details”. I will try to update this Post as I progress…

In the meantime here are some of my present notes..

Some questions I am entertaining…

Was Charles Gee involved in the Indian Trade? He seems to have been very interested in Occoneechee Neck. ( having patented three tracts of land there, but letting them lapse).

Why did Moseley completely ignore the presence of the Boons along the Meherrin River?

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To be honest… I am not at all “pleased” with this map… I think it has major errors I need to fix… I just think the GEE patent is a good starting point.

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Update:

Not to sound “whiney” or complain… this is my hobby… I enjoy the hunt and the intrigue. But this is twisted, backtracking and generally difficult to follow. So I am getting back to somewhat of a starting point… in this case I made a new map…

As usual, do not click on this image… click on the blue filename below for a better image you can zoom in…

I am now ‘almost’ certain this is where the James Gee patent of 1706 actually was. My main reason for thinking so is the adjoining deed for 150 acres issued to Matthew Rushing in 1718. Rushing would later sell this property to William Bridgers. Bridger’s wife Sarah, would again sell this property (as his Executrix in 1730) to Abraham Bagget.

The “takeaway” point I am making is that each of the deeds I mentioned also mentioned the term “the mouth of the Dividing Run“.

Another point to make is that (if you look closely at the Matthew Rushing property) you will note the underlying creek. I contend that that this will become known as “Rushin’s Branch” and it will lead all the way up past the Virginia border and into Southampton County. It will also later be lost to history… poof, it is gone.

I offer this map as supporting evidence…

Indeed, and as further evidence, I offer this deed and analysis to note that this “branch” was known for a period in time as “Rushins Branch“. And I think I can now conclude that Dividing Run is the same as Rushins Branch. The term Dividing Run was very short-lived and was replaced with Rushins Branch and lasting at least until the 1750s as noted in later deeds…