History of 
 
Halifax county
 
 
NC
 
 
Published 1890
 
By w.  c. allen
300+ pages, Illustrated, indexed
 
- Bonus Book - 
The Spirit of The Roanoke
A Pageant of Halifax Co. History
Published 1921
 

- Bonus Book - 
Halifax county
economic and social
By Sidney B. Allen, 1920


- Bonus Book - 
Scotland neck
city directory 1960

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The county was formed in 1758 from Edgecombe County. It was named for George 
Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, President of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. 
 
In 1774 the southeastern part of Halifax County was combined with part of Tyrrell County 
to form Martin County. The county is currently divided into twelve townships: 
Brinkleyville, Butterwood, Conoconnara, Enfield, Faucett, Halifax, 
Littleton, Palmyra, Roanoke Rapids, Roseneath, Scotland Neck, and Weldon.
 
Between 1776 and 1782, nearly every session of the
 
NC General Assembly was held in the town of Halifax
.
 Halifax has given North Carolina more Governors,
 
members of Congress, attorneys general and brigadier
 
 generals than any other county in North Carolina.
 
 
CONTENTS
 
PART ONE 

I. THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS    5 
II. THE EVOLUTION OF THE COUNTY .... 6 
III. EARLY SETTLEMENTS 9 
IV. FORMATION OF THE COUNTY 14 
V. FORERUNNERS OF THE REGULATOR MOVEMENT 18 
VI. MUTTERINGS OF THE COMING STORM . . .21 
VII. LEADING UP TO THE REVOLUTION .... 26 
VIII. HALIFAX COUNTY AND NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE 80 
IX. NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE PROCLAIMED IN  HALIFAX 86 
X. THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION 40 
XI. EARLY DAYS OF THE REVOLUTION ... 44 
XII. HALIFAX COUNTY AND THE AMERICAN NAVY 48 
XIII. PASSING EVENTS 52 
XIV. THE BRITISH OCCUPATION OF HALIFAX . . 56 
XV. YEARS SUCCEEDING THE REVOLUTION ... 62 
XVI. HALIFAX COUNTY AND THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION  65 
XVII. FIRST Two DECADES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 69 
XVIII. THE VISIT OF LAFAYETTE 73 
XIX. INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT 76 
XX. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT . . 80 
XXI. COMING OF THE RAILROADS ..... 86
XXII. "ROYAL WHITE HAHT LODGE" 92 
XXIII. EVENTS LEADING TO THE CIVIL WAR ... 99 
XXIV. IN THE LEGISLATIVE HALLS OF THE STATE . 102 
XXV. THE CALL TO ASMS 106 
XXVI. WAR'S ALARMS , .... 110 
XXVII. THE CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE OF THE 
ALBEMARLE -. 115 
XXVIII. CLOSING INCIDENTS OF THE WAR .... 121 
XXIX. RECONSTRUCTION DAYS . 128 
XXX. SINCE RECONSTRUCTION DAYS . . . . . 182 
XXXI. SOME ODDS AND ENDS OF HISTORY . . . 186 
XXXII. SUMMARY 148 


 
PART TWO 

BUILDERS OF THE COUNTY 
I. JOSEPH MONTFORD 149 
II. JOHN BAPTISTA ASHE 151 
III. WILLIE JONES 153 
IV. WILLIAM R. DAVIE 156 
V. JAMES HOGAN 162 
VI. SAMUEL WELDON 165 
VII. JOHN HAYWOOD 165 
VIII. WILLIS ALSTON 168 
IX. WILLIS ALSTON, JR 169 
X. NICHOLAS LONG 170 
XI. ORONDATES DAVIS 171 
XII. JOHN BRADFORD 172 
XIII. JOHN PAUL JONES 173 
XIV. ABRAHAM HODGE 176 
XV. JOHN BRANCH 177 
XVI. HUTCHINGS G. BURTON 181 
XVII. JOSEPH J. DANIEL 183
 
 
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