Selections relating to the period of the Tuscarora War (1711-1713). Tuscaroras, Senecas, Meherrins, Mattamuskeets and Englishmen refusing to serve in the war against the Tuscaroras and their allies are mentioned. [Read more…] about Selected Excerpts from Hawks’ History of North Carolina, Vol. 2.
Excerpt from the Journal of John “Tuscarora Jack” Barnwell
According to Barnwell, Fort Hancock was designed for the Tuscaroras by a “runaway negro” slave named Harry. Also in this entry (representing one single day of Barnwell’s long campaign against the Tuscarora) Barnwell insults and condemns the local Palatines who had participated with him in his assault on the fort by calling them “cowards” and saying that for their running from the assault rather than proceeding according to his orders, the Tuscaroras, “deservedly shott sevll of them in their arses.” After rattling off casualty statistics, he then proceeds to brag incessantly about the bravery of his own South Carolina men. [Read more…] about Excerpt from the Journal of John “Tuscarora Jack” Barnwell
Saponi Lands in Eastern North Carolina
Information on mid-18th century Saponi lands in present-day Wayne County. Includes Cliffs of the Neuse State Park (est. 1945.) [Read more…] about Saponi Lands in Eastern North Carolina
The Trial of Christoph von Graffenried & John Lawson
An excerpt from von Graffenried’s Account of the Founding of New Bern. Details the journey made by Lawson and von Graffenried into Tuscarora territory, including their capture, trial, and the execution of John Lawson.