Burgess-Knott Genealogy Page
Welcome To North Carolina
DID YOU KNOW THAT (1) The University of North Carolina is the oldest public university in the United States. Founded in 1793, the first student was Hinton James who "arrived on campus Feb. 12, 1795 at the age of 18." "According to legend, he walked 170 miles on foot from Wilmington to attend UNC." There is also speculation that he might have traveled by a horse that he sold before he arrived in Chapel Hill.
(2) North Carolina was the last SOUTHERN STATE to secede from the Union prior to the Civil War.
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GENEALOGY
This Page Is Dedicated to All of Those Brave Souls Who Left Their Homes During The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century In Search Of A Better Life.
Virginia Prudence Stedman Lasater and William G. Lasater, Confederate Soldier.
Virginia Stedman Lasater was born on January 14, 1846 in
Chatham County, NC
the daughter of Margaret Sturdivant Stedman and David Porter Stedman.
She was
the grandaughter of Nathan Alexander Stedman and Anna Frances Clark Stedman.
On January 10, 1867 she married William Gilbert
Lasater in Chatham County, NC.
Virginia died February 19, 1923 in Broadway, Lee
County, North Carolina.
William G. Lasater was born on the 2nd of September, 1842 in Chatham County, NC and died
in Harnett County, NC on 13 April 1903.
HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE
The Lasater House in Broadway, North Carolina. The house burned. A part of the home was salvaged and a smaller house was constructed from the remains of the fire. A lovely late victorian mantel from the home has been preserved. A home built by Virginia Lasater's grandfather is shown below.
Cool Spring Tavern
The National Register 1788
The Oldest House in Fayetteville, NC Today
The following quotes are from a Fayetteville, NC newspaper article. By Staff Writer,
Marc Barnes.
'The house opened as the Cool Spring Tavern in 1789. Owners Dolphin Davis, Nathan Stedman
and Elisha Stedman announced in formal language that the tavern was open for
business--just in time for the state convention. Historians say that Gov Samuel Johnston
and many of the delegates stayed in the Cool Spring Tavern. And a lot got done: The
delegates ratified the U.S. Constitution, elected two U.S. Senators and chartered the
University of North Carolina. By 1793, Davis had sold his interest in the tavern. By 1795,
Elisha Stedman had turned it into his home. It remained in the Stedman family for a time,
then passed through a succession of owners until the MacKethan family bought it in
1860." "The house has handcarved federal trim and mantels with flat-paneled
wainscoting and pine floors.' 'Initally the house was two stories high but just one room
deep." 'There are original decking planks and the original cedar shake roof may be seen
underneath the newer roof.' 'Three of the fireplaces have original handcarved mantels whose
patterns are repeated in moldings and doorway arches.' Anna Frances Clark (daughter of
Frances Porterfield Clark and William Clark) and Nathan Stedman(mentioned above) were
married in Fayetteville on April 7, 1791. I would like to believe that they may have
celebrated their marriage in this house. (Picture and article sent to me by Dr. Larry
Stedman O'Connell, Sanford, NC
Carolyn Knott,GrGrGrGrandaughter of Nathan Stedman.
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