Georgea White Collection, PC.1979

According to various Hinton family histories, John Hinton II ( ca.1715-1784), a son of John and Mary Hardy Hinton, settled in Johnston County, which was later divided and contributed to the formation of Wake County in 1770. When the new county was formed, John Hinton II, became colonel of the Wake militia. Active in various political and military efforts, Colonel John Hinton was among the earliest settlers to open up the wilderness in that vicinity. Through land grants and purchases, Colonel Hinton eventually accumulated thousands of acres on both sides of the Neuse River. Hinton, and his wife, Grizelle Kimbrough (married in 1745), had four sons, and five daughters, all of whom lived to maturity, married and had descendants. The sons of Colonel John and Grizelle Hinton included the following: Major John Hinton III (1748-1818); Colonel James Hinton (ca. 1750-1794); David Hinton, Sr. (1774-1850); and Kimbrough Hinton (1768-1822). Each of the sons married and had descendants, the majority of whom were born on one of several Hinton plantations in the area. These dotted, for the most part, eastern Wake County in the vicinity of, or part of the acreage acquired originally by Colonel John Hinton (ca. 1715-1784). Additionally, many of the Hinton daughters married into land and slaveholding families in the area. Among various published resources on the Hinton family, see Hinton and Related Family History by George Washington Hinton, Vol. 1 (published in 1971 under copyright of Hinton Family Association), for more detailed listings including Colonel John and Grizelle Hinton's sons, as well as their daughters and their spouses and descendants. Also see entries for several members of the Hinton family of Wake County in William S. Powell, ed. of Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Vol. 3 (H-K), pp. 148-151. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1988. The North Carolina State Archives has in its holdings of Wake County original wills and estate records a number of Hinton family documents that include the names of slaves. None, however, matches exactly the Georgea White Collection: List of Slave Births. In the records of wills, the following include the names of at least some slaves: will of John Hinton, 1784; will of Theophilus Hinton, 1810; will of Henry Hinton, 1812; will of John Hinton (III), 1818; will of William Hinton, husband of Candace Bryan Hinton, 1836; Ransom Hinton, 1838; John Hinton (IV), son of Major John Hinton, 1844; and Margaret G. Hinton, wife of Dr. Joseph B. Hinton, 1857. In the records of estates, the following include at least the names of some slaves: John Hinton, 1790; James Hinton, his widow, Frances P. [Banks?] Hinton, 1843; inventory of estate of John Hinton, deceased, 1844; Elizabeth R. Hinton, widow of Ransom Hinton, 1844. The list of names that seem to correspond most closely with those in the Georgea White Collection is in the estates record of James Hinton, 1843, although there is no exact correspondence of names. Additionally, the will of John Hinton (1844), includes a few names of slaves that match the list in this collection. Also, a search of United States census records for Wake County in 1870 and beyond will reveal several possible matches with names on the list.