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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 250 items) |
Abstract | The Sherrod family resided in Franklin County, N.C., in the 19th century. Thomas Sherrod was a member of North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress, which met in Halifax on 4 April 1776, and he fought in the American Revolution, reaching the rank of colonel. He died in 1818, leaving Jordan R. Sherrod as one of the executors of his will. Jordan R. Sherrod's children included John, Henry, Lucian, Alphonzo, and Martha. John M. Sherrod and Henry H. Sherrod served in Company E, 15th Regiment North Carolina Infantry during the Civil War. The collection consists primarily of receipts, warrants, business correspondence, and other financial papers, 1802-1865. These papers provide a record of rent and tax payments, sales of cotton, and purchases of goods and services as well as transactions conducted to settle the estates of family members. Many of the receipts and warrants from the 1820s through the 1850s concern Jordan R. Sherrod, while most papers from the late 1850s and early 1860s relate to the business of Sherrod and Green of Franklinton, N.C., a partnership that included Henry H. Sherrod and Andrew Green. The collection also contains Confederate documents authorizing a disability discharge for John M. Sherrod and leaves of absence for Henry H. Sherrod. Other items include an 1802 marriage license, the text of Thomas Sherrod's 1818 will, an 1879 school report concerning Charlie Sherrod, and a 1967 letter about family genealogy. |
Creator | Sherrod (Family : Franklin County, N.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English |
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The Sherrod family resided in Franklin County, N.C., in the 19th century. Thomas Sherrod was born in Northampton, N.C., in 1730. He was a member of North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress, which met in Halifax on 4 April 1776, and he fought in the American Revolution, reaching the rank of colonel. He may have been married twice, the second time to Elizabeth, and he had at least seven children: Temperance, Charity, Martha, Penelope, James, Nancy, and Benjamin.
Thomas Sherrod died in 1818, leaving Jordan R. Sherrod as one of the executors of his will. Their relationship is uncertain since the copy of the will in this collection refers to Jordan R. Sherrod as "formerly Jordan R. Steagall." Jordan R. Sherrod was probably born in the 1770s and died in 1859. His children included John, Henry, Lucian, Alphonzo, and Martha.
John M. Sherrod was born around 1828 and during the Civil War served in Company E, 15th Regiment North Carolina Infantry until he was discharged for disability in June 1863. Henry H. Sherrod was born around 1837 and served in the same regiment during the Civil War. In addition, he was an active partner in the business of Sherrod and Green in Franklinton, N.C., during the early 1860s.
Back to TopThe collection consists primarily of receipts, warrants, business correspondence, and other financial papers relating to the Sherrod family of Franklin County, N.C. and dating from 1802 to 1865. These papers provide a record of rent and tax payments, sales of cotton, and purchases of goods and services as well as transactions conducted to settle the estates of family members. Most of the papers from the 1820s through the 1850s are receipts and warrants concerning Jordan R. Sherrod. The papers from the late 1850s through the 1860s are primarily receipts and letters relating to the business of Sherrod and Green of Franklinton, N.C., a partnership that included Henry H. Sherrod and Andrew Green. The collection also contains Confederate documents authorizing a disability discharge for John M. Sherrod and leaves of absence for Henry H. Sherrod. Other items include a marriage license dating from 1802, the text of Thomas Sherrod's 1818 will, an 1879 school report concerning Charlie Sherrod, and a 1967 letter about family genealogy.
Back to TopArrangement: alphabetical and then chronological.
Folder 1 |
Confederate documents, 1861-1864 |
Folder 2 |
Financial papers, 1802-1819 |
Folder 3 |
Financial papers, 1820-1829 |
Folder 4 |
Financial papers, 1830-1839 |
Folder 5 |
Financial papers, 1840-1849 |
Folder 6 |
Financial papers, 1850-1854 |
Folder 7 |
Financial papers, 1855-1859 |
Folder 8 |
Financial papers, 1860-1865 |
Folder 9 |
Other papers, 1802-1967 |