ODUM/ODOM RESEARCH NOTES -
North Carolina and South Carolina: The Early Years
By Helen Odum Harrell c 1986
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Federal Census listings [see NOTE ]
Distribution of ODUM Families in North Carolina 4
1790 North Carolina Census - 1850 North Carolina Census 6
#1880 North Carolina Soundex 25
Maps: Formation of some of the boudaries 30
South Carolina Judicial Districts 32
Distribution of ODUM Families in South Carolina 33
1790 South Carolina Census - 1850 South Carolina Census 34
1880 South Carolina Soundex 50
III. Miscellaneous Early Records
1. Some Early Virginia Records 55
2. Colonial Records of North Carolina 60
3. Colonial Records of South Carolina 65
4. North Carolina Early Marriage Bonds 68
Secretary of State Wills: North Carolina 78
Some South Carolina Wills and Estates 85
Personal Observations 94
Master Card File Index to NC Land Grants 95
Evolution of Some Early North Carolina Counties 104
IV. North Carolina Records, Listed by Counties
Chowan Precinct Conveyances 105
Grantee, 1706-1769 & Grantor, 1700-1778
Vestry Minutes of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 112
Chowan County 1701-1776
Gates County Conveyances 113
Grantee-Grantor 1779-1842
Grantor -Grantee 1779-1841
Followed by some abstracts
Gates County Court Minutes 133
List of North Carolina Colonial Taxpayers 139
Various counties; various years; 1786 is latest
Mecklenburg County Conveyances 140
Rowan County Conveyances 140
Craven County Conveyances & Court Minutes 141
Grantee-Grantor 1740 & 1763
Grantor-Grantee 1740-1743
Bertie County Conveyances & Court Minutes 144
Grantee-Grantor 1728-1853
Grantor-Grantee 1728-1752
Followed by abstracts of some conveyances
Court Minutes 1724-1779
Bladen County Conveyances & Tax Exempt List 148
Conveyances - abstracts 1765-1803
Tax Exempt List 1781
Robeson County Conveyances 154
Grantee-Grantor 1790-1849
Grantor-Grantee 1787-1818
Followed by abstracts
Cumberland County Conveyances 162
Grantee-Grantor 1755-1833
Grantor-Grantee 1755-1840
Followed by abstracts
Onslow County Conveyances 164
Grantee-Grantor 1853-1889
Grantor-Grantee 1832-1889
Followed by abstracts
Jones County Conveyances 167
Grantee-Grantor 1824 & 1825
Grantor-Grantee 1830, 1835 & 1841
Followed by abstracts
Edgecombe County Conveyances & Estates 169
Halifax County Conveyances 179
Nash County Conveyances, Wills & Estates 187
Northampton County Conveyances 188
TN Grants to NC Revolutionary soldiers 207
Northampton: Miscellaneous 208
Anson County Conveyances 212
Richmond County Conveyances 220
Duplin County Conveyances 222
Dobbs County 227
Sampson County Conveyances 228
Personal Observations 236
Pitt County Conveyances 239
Bute County Conveyances 242
Franklin County Conveyances 243
Wake County Miscellaneous Records 245
Wayne County Conveyances 246
Wayne County Wills 252
Lincoln County Conveyances 253
Johnston County Conveyances 255
Personal Observations: ODOMs of Johnston County 258
V. South Carolina Records, Listed by Counties
Map: Early Counties of the Colony 262
Secretary of State Land Grants, Colonial Series 263
Isaac and Hester (Esther) ODOM, of Granville 264
Winton County Records 267
Barnwell County Conveyances 268
Barnwell Index to Wills & Probate; Marriages 282
Edgefield District Conveyances 285
Edgefield County Wills & Estates 288
George WASHINGTON Slept Here 289
Greenville District Conveyances 290
Spartanburgh County Conveyances 291
Union County Conveyances 292
Chester District Conveyances 294
Fairfield County Conveyances 294
Sumter District Conveyances 295
Williamsburg County Conveyances 297
Marion County Conveyances 298
Anderson County Conveyances & Wills 300
Darlington County Conveyances 302
Marlboro District Conveyances 307
Marlboro Estate Records 317
Personal Observations:
John ODUM: The Marlboro Man 323
John O. ODUM and Elizabeth J. JORDAN 333
Another Look at Sion ODUM 339
VI. Military Records
Captain James Jones’ Volunteer Militia Company 342
Roster of SC Patriots in the American Revolution 343
Compensation for Revolutionary War Service 346
Revolutionary War Pension Applications
Willis ODOM 347
(b May 1762, SC; to KY, AR, MI; d 27 Feb 1847, MI)
Sion ODUM 351
(b Apr 1755, NC; to Marlborough Dist., SC; d 23 Feb 1840, SC)
Elizabeth (JACKSON) ODOM 355
(b ca 1794; d after 1853)
Widow of Archibald ODOM
(b ca 1761; d 1 Apr 1845, Pulaski Co., GA)
(md. 21 Feb 1826, Wilkinson Co., GA)
Aaron ODAM 357
(b ca 1756, NC; d after 1823, possibly SC)
Jethro ODUM 360
Jane OADHAM, widow of George S. OADHAM 361
Uriah ODAM 363
Jacob ODOM 366
James ODOM 368
Levi ODOM and Patience HERRIN 370
Daniel ODOM and Elizabeth ODOM 373
VII. Index to Census Listings
General Index
NOTES ON CENSUS:
A Matter of Accuracy
Generally, the ODUM/ODOM families have been located by means of printed indexes which have
about a seventy to eighty per cent accuracy. Some families have been missed on the indexes,
others have been indexed incorrectly, ie ADAMS, ADAM, etc., while others may not appear on
the census but are known to have been in a particular county at a given time.
Several of the families have been located accidentally, while looking on the census rolls for indexed
names. For example, deed records show that several ODUM/ODOM families were in Edgecombe
County in 1850. The printed index lists none. A perfunctory check of a few pages of the
Edgecombe census revealed two families and a thorough reading would probably result in several
more. Careful line-by-line reading of the entire county should be done to determine whether the
family is listed.
#The Soundex is an index to the 1880 Census listing ONLY those households where there were
children 10 years of age and younger. If a family had no children in the household under age
10, then that family is not listed in the index. A reading of the complete census film would be
needed to locate them.
1. p 55 Nell Marion NUGENT, Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents
and Grants 1623 - 1800, in Five Volumes; Published 1934. Abstracts from Volumes I & III.
p 56 Wilmer L. HALL, The Vestry Book Of The Upper Parish Nansemond County,
Virginia 1743 - 1793; Published 1949. Abstracts.
p 59 Robert J. CAIN, editor, The Colonial Records of North Carolina Higher Court Mintues
1697-1701; Published 1981. Abstracts.
p 59 George C. GREER, Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666; Published 1982. Abstracts.
2. p 60 Robert J. CAIN, Editor, The Colonial Records Of North Carolina [Second Series] Higher Court
Records 1697 - 1701; Pub 1981. Abstracts.
p 60-62 North Carolina Higher Court Minutes: 1724-1730, op. cit.
p 63 Records of the Executive Council 1664-1734, op. cit.
p 63 State Records
p 64 The North Carolina Gazette; Pub 1775. Abstract.
3. p 65 Journals of the Privy council 1783-1789
+ a variety of other journals... Abstracts.
4. pp 68-77 The NCSA has indexed all existing marriage bonds for all the counties of North
Carolina from 1741 to 1868. They are on a set of microfiche, arranged alphabetically
according to name of groom and name of bride. For purpose of facilitation ODUM/ODOM
research, the bonds are listed herewith chronologically within each county.
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If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this book, please e-mail Helen Odum Harrell
for details. ONLY contact Mrs. Harrell in order to obtain the book (no lookups). The book is
absolutely chocked full, beyond more than you can imagine, for ODOM/ODUM (& variant) in
NC & SC. Mrs. HARRELL mentions spending many HOURS, more $'s and airline tickets than
we will ever know, to accomplish this research, for her own line and now available for others.
You can also see Mrs. HARRELL's lineage from John O. ODUM.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
Transcribed for the NOA: 3/19/1998
Table of Contents used by Permission of Helen Odum HARRELL.