History of Pasquotank County North Carolina United States of America

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Stephen Beauregard Weeks, historical writer, was born in Pasquotank county, N.C., Feb. 2, 1865; son of James Elliott and Marry Louisa (Mullen) Weeks: grandson of John and Elizabeth (Elliott) Weeks, and of James and Marry Ann (McDonald) Mullen, and a descendant of Thomas Weeks, "gentleman," "school teacher," who first appeared in North Carolina in 1726, and later became high sheriff, member of the colonial assembly and justice of the quorum. The Mullens are Huguenots, while it is believed that the McDonalds are from the McDonalds of Glencoe. He was graduated from the University of North Carolina, A.B., 1886, A.M., 1887. Ph.D., 1888, engaging as tutor at the college, 1887-88; and item Johns Hopkins university, Ph.D., 1801; was professor of history and political science in Trinity college, Durham, N.C., 1891-93, and a fellow by courtesy at Johns Hopkins, 1893-94. He was twice married: first, June 12, 1888, to Marry Lee, daughter of Joseph Bonaparte and Clara (Scarborough) Martin, and great-granddaughter of Gen. Joseph Martin of Virginia; and secondly, June 28, 1893, to Sallie Mangum, daughter of Martin Washington and Sallie Alston (Mangum) Leach, and granddaughter of Senator Willie P. Mangum. He was a specialist in educational history and associate editor of the annual "Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Education," 1894-99, and since December, 1899, an educator in the U.S. Indian School service at Santa F?, New Mexico. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Wake Forest college, N.C.. 1902; was secretary of the North Carolina Historical society, 1887-88; a founder of the Southern History association, and a member of its administrative council and publication committee in 1903. His private collection of materials relating to North Carolina and the south exceeds 3000 books and pamphlets, and his publications include; The Press of North Carolinas in the Eighteenth Century (1891); Religious Development in the Province of North Carolinas (1893); Church and State in North Carolina (1893); General Joseph Martin and the War of the Revolution in the West (1894); A Bibliography of Historical Literature of North Carolina (1895); Libraries and Literature in North Carolina (1896); Southern Quakers and Slavery (1896); Beginnings of the Common School System in the South (1898); Bibliography of Confederate Text-Books (1900), and many other papers on historical and educational subjects; also: Index to the North Carolina Celestial and State Records; Life and Times of Willie P. Mangum, and a Bibliography of North Carolina, in preparation in 1903.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

John Pool, senator, was born in Pasquotank county, N.C., June 16, 1826; son of Solomon and Martha (Gaskins) Pool; grandson of Patrick and Winifred Pool, and a descendant of Patrick Pool of Chester county, England, who landed in Pasquotank county, N.C., early in 1700. He was graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1847, and practised law at Elizabeth City, N.C., 1847-56. He was married first, June 20, 1850, to Narcissa Dosia, daughter of Spencer Sawyer, who died in February, 1856; and secondly, Dec. 16, 1857, to Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. William Mebane of Bertie county, N.C. She died, Oct. 16, 1873. He was a state senator from Pasquotank, 1856-60 and 1864-66, and the defeated Whig candidate for governor of North Carolina in 1860, John W. Ellis being elected. He was a strong Union man, a member of the state constitutional convention in 1865, and was chosen by the legislature as a U.S. senator for the term expiring March 3, 1871, but the state was refused senatorial recognition. He was again elected in 1866 with J. C. Abbott and drew the long term, taking his seat in July, 1868, his term expiring March 3, 1878, after which he practised law at Washington, D.C., until his death, which occurred there, Aug. 16, 1884.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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