Wachovia Tract Bought by Moravians for 500 Pounds
In 1754 W CHASE IDOL JR bought about 98000 acres in present day North Carolina for 500 pounds sterling about 2500 dollars. The land near Winston Salem was purchased by Moravian Unity Brethren with Spangenberg and Zinzendorf driving the colonization to establish Wachovia as a religious settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Chase Idol, JR
North Carolina
Winston Salem
Salem
Dobbs Parish
Wachovia
Unitas Fratrum
Unity of Brethren
August Gottlieb Spangenberg
Nicholas Lewis
Zinzendorf
Spangenberg
Wachovia Founding Map and Spangenberg Exploration 1752
A 1782 map by Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg shows the Wachovia Dobbs Parish tract in Salem area, traced from a 1752 North Carolina expedition that chose land for Moravian settlement. The account outlines the explorers from Bethlehem to Edenton and Guilford, naming Wachovia after the Count Zinzendorf link to Wachau Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachovia
Dobbs-Parish
Spangenberge
North Carolina
Dorps
Salem
August Gottlieb Spangenberg
Klettenberg
Prussia
University of
Jena
Halle
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Herrnhut
Germany
Europe
Francis of Lorraine
Maria Theresa of Austria
Frederick the Great
Augustus III of
Poland
Saxony
Louis XV
France
George 11
England
North Carolina Historical Commission
Adelaide L. Fries
Winston-Salem
Moravian Church In
America
Gabriel Johnston
Nathaniel Rice
Cape Fear
Yadkin
Anson
Lord Granville
Rowan County
Unitas
Zinzendorf
The
Unity
Coperine
Bishop Spangenberg
Timothy Horsefield
Joseph Muller
Hermann Loesch
Nanan Eee Erect
Spangeb
Loesch
Merck
Philadelphia
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk
Spangenberg
Virginia
Edenton
Bethlehem
William Churton
Guilford County
Little River
Alexander County
Catawba
Blue Ridge
New River
Lewis Fork
Wilkesboro
Muddy Creek
Dobbs Parish
Bethanra
Bethania
Unitas Fratrum in Bohemia Moravia and Migration Patterns
The text notes Unitas Fratrum originated as a Roman province area south and west of the Danube and describes the ninth century diocese of Pannonia including Bohemia and Moravia now in Czechoslovakia. Religious persecution caused Bohemian Moravian members to migrate to Germany before their brethren reached London during their Jong and ardu- period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitas Fratrum
Danube
Pannonia
Bohemia and
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Brethren of the Unity
London
Revival and church services fill Cherry Street schedule
A one week revival starts today at Cherry Street Presbyterian with 11 o’clock Sunday service and 8 PM weekday services through April 10 led by Rev. W. E. Houston. St Matthew’s C M E hosts 3 PM service with Rev. J J Denton and Royal Kings quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Street
Cherry Street Presbyterian Church
W. E. Houston
St. Mathews
St. Mathew's C. M. E
J. J. Denton
Royal Kings Quartet
Funeral for Pearl Burford Held in Simple Service
The funeral for Pearl Cornelia Burford aged infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Burford was simple and private. The service at the home of grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Parker on Kivett Drive featured hymns prayers and a scriptural eulogy before burial in Greenhill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Cornelia Burford
S. BE. Burford
Kivett Drive
Greenhill Cemetery
A. F. Parker
Jesus
William Penn
R. W. Winchester
William Penn Girls
Gertrude Kendall
BE. P. Wilson
F. R. Mason
C. H. White
C. E. Yokely
J. E. Reid
Gordon L. Starks
Thomas B. Smith
Mitchell Perara
Harry Lee
J. L. Baldwin
Orpheus Michael
Raymond Payne
James Simpson
Alma Greer
Faye Davis
Frankie Hall
Dorothy Boykins
Thannie Lee Bell Carter
Bessie McC
Local residents travel for medical care and vacation
Hayes Nelson of 1606 West street has gone to Johnson City Tennessee to enter a veterans hospital. Miss Theodosia Davis of Lee street, now in Philadelphia, is spending her spring vacation with Miss Bertha Hinton in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes Nelson
West Street
Johnson City
Tenn
Veterans’ Hospital
Theodosia Davis
Lee Street
Philadelphia
Bertha Hinton
New York City
Sewing Club Meets at Mrs Portherie Hill Home
The Sewing club met at the home of Mrs Portherie Hill on East Washington street Thursday evening. After the business session the hostess served refreshments to Miss Ertha Ford Thelma Hayes Emma Griffin Merion Halsly Ora Griffin Roberta McDowell Dessie Griffin Ada Mae Griffin Mary Bow Josebell Baldwin Lilly Lindsay Mrs Josebell Eccles and Bobby Llewelyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Club
Portherie Hill
East Washington Street
Ertha Ford
Thelma Hayes
Emma Griffin
Merion Halsly
Ora Griffin
Roberta McDowell
Dessie Griffin
Ada Mae Griffin
Mary Bow
Josebell Baldwin
Lilly Lindsay
Josebell Eccles
Bobby Llewelyn
High Point Red Sox Getting Into Shape For 1938 Start
The 1938 High Point Red Sox prepare for their opener as settlers in Wachovia begin purchasing land. The record details a 2000 acre quota with costs for money expenses surveys deeds and first year quit rent. It lists 26 European purchasers from 1754 to 1759 and notes Wachovia’s origin in North Carolina law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Red Sox
Wachau
Michaelmas
Johann Christoph Sack
Koenigsberg
Germany
Georg Gottfried Gambs
Strassburg
France
Hans Ernst von Zezschwiz
Herrnhut
Saxony
Johann Steinhauer
Riga
Rus
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Zingendorf
Austria
Ane
Bargain Furniture CO
English Street
Motorola
Mareh
Ideal Mattresses
Tom
Bill
Perpetual Building & Loan Association
D. A. Stanton
North Main St
Johnson
News of Colored People
Women’s Memorial
Women's Memorial A. Church
Mars Hill Holiness Church
Goshen Red Wings
Greensboro
Willis Park
Sam Rhyne
North Carolina State Employment Service
South Wrenn Street
Laughlin Finance Company
Leonard
School
Zanar Bloser
Doreya Roger
Sacha Greenwood
Geraldine Morgan
Mary Baloe
Juanita Eccles
Willia Alexander
Margaret Spencer
Dorthy Oglesby
James Boyd
Joseph Scott
Fred Dixon
Joreather Smith
Eula Mae Dunlap
Mildred Lindsay
Ruth Hyatt
Rebecca Moore
Pearl Wright
Decpsey Williams
Turner
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Tuesda
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Lee Sims
W. T. Weatherly
Hady
Little Pearl Cornelia Burford
Sia
Eee van Laer
Zeist
Holnd
Traugott Bagge
Gottenberg
Sweden
Johanna Sophia von
Errestfer
Russia
Friedrich Heinrich von Bibra
Modlau
Silesia
Barber Genasco
Svete
Hedgecock Lumber
Pontiac
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