TIMELINE FROM 1700 TO 1950
July 6, 2008
1789 August term Orange NC Court Minutes: Robert BERRY
is appointed overseer of road in the Room of T BOWLS. Court Minutes
[1980]-236 bk 4 p77
1789 University of North Carolina was chartered, The
famous General Thomas Person for whom Person County was named
contributed a 1000 Spanish milled dollars to help start the school..
Person Hall at the university is also named for him and his personal
desk is there today
1789 Merritt Camp born in Rutherford NC Parents: Mary
Berry James J Camp
1789 Thomas Berry born in Orange Co NC Parents; uknown