Headnote
HERTFORD COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of North Carolina, with Chowan river on the northeast and traversed by Meherrin river. Area, 356 square miles. Face of the country level; soil generally poor. Seat of justice, Winton. Pop. in 1810, 1,052; in 1820, 7,712; in 1830, 8,541; in 1840, 7,484; in 1850, 8,142. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Hertford County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HERTFORD COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of North Carolina, with Chowan river on the northeast and traversed by Meherrin river. Area, 356 square miles. Face of the country level; soil generally poor. Seat of justice, Winton. Pop. in 1810, 1,052; in 1820, 7,712; in 1830, 8,541; in 1840, 7,484; in 1850, 8,142.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 155.
Date Type
In North Carolina, a white, male mob viciously beats a young African-American woman named Phillis Ruffin. Crime/Disasters
In North Carolina, New York troops burn the town of Winton on the Chowan River Battles/Soldiers
In Plymouth, North Carolina, ten men from a white mob who viciously beat Phillis Ruffin go on military trial. Crime/Disasters
Second District commander David Sickles confirms the convictions in the Phillis Ruffin beating case. Crime/Disasters
Birthplace of
Name Type
Murfreesboro, NC City or Town
Winton, NC City or Town
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