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[[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and | [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigratio[[Category:African American Records]]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn[[Category:African American Records]]] [[North Carolina Genealogy|North Carolin[[Category:African American Records]]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn[[Category:African American Records]]] '''North Carolina Emigration and Immigration''' {{Adoption NCGenWeb}} | ||
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North Carolina’s treacherous coastline prevented significant immigration by sea. Most immigrants arrived at major northern ports such as New York, Baltimore, Boston, and Philadelphia. The [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and | North Carolina’s treacherous coastline prevented significant immigration by sea. Most immigrants arrived at major northern ports such as New York, Baltimore, Boston, and Philadelphia. The [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigratio[[Category:African American Records]]] Wiki article lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to this country. These sources include many references to people who settled in North Carolina. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origin[[Category:African American Records]]] introduces the principles, research strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant’s original hometown. | ||
=== People === | === People === | ||
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During the same period, many Ulster Scots and Germans came overland down the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road into the central and western portions of the state. African Americans were brought to North Carolina very early and now constitute about one-fifth of the state’s population. Histories of Germans, Scots, and African Americans are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under NORTH CAROLINA - MINORITIES. | During the same period, many Ulster Scots and Germans came overland down the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road into the central and western portions of the state. African Americans were brought to North Carolina very early and now constitute about one-fifth of the state’s population. Histories of Germans, Scots, and African Americans are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under NORTH CAROLINA - MINORITIES. | ||
Although most of the Cherokee Indians were removed from North Carolina in the late 1830s, some remained and many of their descendants still live in the western part of the state. See [[Indians of North Carolina|Indians of North | Although most of the Cherokee Indians were removed from North Carolina in the late 1830s, some remained and many of their descendants still live in the western part of the state. See [[Indians of North Carolina|Indians of North Carolin[[Category:African American Records]]] for further information about American Indians in North Carolina. | ||
North Carolina did not attract heavy settlement after the Revolutionary War and lost much of its population in the westward movement to Tennessee, Illinois, and other new states and territories. | North Carolina did not attract heavy settlement after the Revolutionary War and lost much of its population in the westward movement to Tennessee, Illinois, and other new states and territories. | ||
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*Edenton<ref>Raymond A. Winslow, "Vessel Bonds, 1759," ''The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal,'' Vol. 17, No. 1 (Feb. 1991):2-4.</ref><ref>J.R.B. Hathaway, "Merchant Marine, Port of Roanoke (Edenton, N.C.)," ''The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register,'' Vol. 1, No. 3 (Jun. 1900):433-437. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/northcarolinahi00hathgoog#page/n446/mode/2up Internet | *Edenton<ref>Raymond A. Winslow, "Vessel Bonds, 1759," ''The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal,'' Vol. 17, No. 1 (Feb. 1991):2-4.</ref><ref>J.R.B. Hathaway, "Merchant Marine, Port of Roanoke (Edenton, N.C.)," ''The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register,'' Vol. 1, No. 3 (Jun. 1900):433-437. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/northcarolinahi00hathgoog#page/n446/mode/2up Internet Archiv[[Category:African American Records]] - free.</ref> | ||
*Wilmington | *Wilmington | ||
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Three of the major roads used to reach North Carolina were: | Three of the major roads used to reach North Carolina were: | ||
*[[King's | *[[King's Highwa[[Category:African American Records]]] | ||
*[[Fall Line Road]] | *[[Fall Line Road]] | ||
*[[Great Valley Road]] | *[[Great Valley Road]] | ||
Other migration routes are listed on the [[North Carolina Genealogy|North | Other migration routes are listed on the [[North Carolina Genealogy|North Carolin[[Category:African American Records]]] page. | ||
Many researchers know an ancestor was born in North Carolina, but they don't know precisely where. To begin in-depth research in the state, you will need to pinpoint specific counties where your ancestors lived. Jeffrey L. Haines, CG, prepared a list of "people finders" that can help you accomplish this task during different periods of North Carolina's history. See: | Many researchers know an ancestor was born in North Carolina, but they don't know precisely where. To begin in-depth research in the state, you will need to pinpoint specific counties where your ancestors lived. Jeffrey L. Haines, CG, prepared a list of "people finders" that can help you accomplish this task during different periods of North Carolina's history. See: | ||
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Dorothy Williams Potter in ''Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823'' ({{FHL|265121|item|disp=FHL Book 975 W4p}}) identifies some migrants from North Carolina into territories that are now [[Alabama Genealogy| | Dorothy Williams Potter in ''Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823'' ({{FHL|265121|item|disp=FHL Book 975 W4p}}) identifies some migrants from North Carolina into territories that are now [[Alabama Genealogy|Alabam[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Florida Genealogy|Florid[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Louisiana Genealogy|Louisian[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Mississippi Genealogy|Mississipp[[Category:African American Records]]], and [[Missouri Genealogy|Missour[[Category:African American Records]]]. | ||
Robertson compiled a list of North Carolinians living in Kansas in 1860: | Robertson compiled a list of North Carolinians living in Kansas in 1860: | ||
*Robertson, Clara Hamlett. ''Kansas Territorial Settlers of 1860 Who were Born in Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina: A Compilation with Historical Annotations and Editorial Comment''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976. {{FHL|205844|item|disp=FHL book 978.1 H2ro}}; digital version at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806306971_clarahamlettrobertson1976 World Vital Records] ($). | *Robertson, Clara Hamlett. ''Kansas Territorial Settlers of 1860 Who were Born in Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina: A Compilation with Historical Annotations and Editorial Comment''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976. {{FHL|205844|item|disp=FHL book 978.1 H2ro}}; digital version at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806306971_clarahamlettrobertson1976 World Vital Record[[Category:African American Records]] ($). | ||
Useful sources showing migration patterns are: | Useful sources showing migration patterns are: | ||
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