Tag Archives: North Carolina

The Kerrs of Roxburghe

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Brad Scott

A few years ago I was given a family tree for the Scott side of the family that traced my heritage back to a family that was listed on the “Douglas Register,” a prominent list in Virginia. Only trouble was, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Clan, Clinch River, Clinch River Valley, familiy, family history, Kerr, Mt. Airy NC, North Carolina, Roxburghe, Scotland, Scott, Scott County, Scott family, scottish, Surry County, Virginia, Williamsburg | 1 Comment

A Trip to Old Salem

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Brad Scott

Moravians are a small denomination of Christians from the pietistic tradition who began as a protestant group in and around Bohemia and Moravia in Europe (specifically in modern day Czech Republic). Founded around 1457, they, of course, were met with … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged California Gold Rush, church history, family history, john wesley, moravians, North Carolina | 2 Comments

The Life and Legacy of H. R. W. Hill

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Brad Scott

“I want my negroes [sic] well treated. But for Abolitionism, I should have been able to do more for them.” Continue reading →

Posted in History, Memory | Tagged abolition, African Americans, Cotton, Freemasonry, Hill Family, History, jonesborough, Louisiana, Louisiana Freemasonry, Masonry, McKendree, merchant, Methodist, nashville, New Orleans, North Carolina, Plantation, Slavery, South, southern, Texas, Yellow Fever | 1 Comment

The State of Franklin: Freedom’s Frontier

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Brad Scott

I was born within the environs of what historians call the “Lost State of Franklin.” This fleeting governmental boundary was composed of lands lying to the west of present day North Carolina, in the valleys of the great western waters … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged America, Battle of King's Mountain, british, Cherokee, clinch, cornwallis, freedom, french broad, Greeneville, Holston, independence, Indians, john sevier, jonesborough, July 4, nashville, native americans, nolichucky, North Carolina, powell, revolutionary war, state of franklin, surrender, sycamore shoals, Tennessee, watauga, watauga association | Comments Off

Gone to Conference

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Brad Scott

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”–Hebrews 10: 25, (King James Bible) I am not sure who first thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Annual Conference, appointments, Church, civil war, day lilies, East Tennessee, Lake Junaluska, license, means of grace, Methodist, ministry, North Carolina, ordination, preacher, preaching, singing, Southwest Virginia, union confederate, United Methodist | Comments Off

A Sojourn Among Pine Trees: My Time at Duke

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Brad Scott

Nine generations of the family lived in the lap of mountains. Like doting grandparents they watched over us, protected us from whatever was beyond and taught us lessons in silence. The sounds of our stories and songs echoed from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alaa abdelnaby, appalachia, Appalachian, chapel, cigarette plant, dirt path, Doyle Lawson, Duke, Duke Basketball, Duke Divinity, Duke family, Durham, family, gospel music, gothic, grandparents, guitar, home, mandolin, mountains, North Carolina, pines, shaped-note, singing convention, southern gospel, tobacco, Virginia | 2 Comments

What’s in a Name? Communities and the People Who Have Passed This Way, Part One

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Brad Scott

What folks will call these places in coming years and centuries, we know not. But one thing is certain, the naming of a place gives it identity and reminds us that others have been here before us. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Carter's Valley, Cherokee, communities, Gate City, holston river, Indians, Kingsport, lee county, local, locality, Morison, Morrison City, North Carolina, place names, Scott County, Tazewell County, Tennessee, Virginia, Weber City, Yuchi | 2 Comments

Reflections on Appalachia, Part One: Mountaineers are Always Free!

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Brad Scott

I am taken with the stories of the settlement of my home region in the early history of the United States. The mountains became a home of hope for many who were getting away from something worse somewhere else. Their … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abolition, appalachia, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian Region, Battle of King's Mountain, civil war, East Tennessee, free, freedom, halifax, jonesborough, Methodist, mountain, mountain people, mountaineers, North Carolina, northern, pioneers, revolutionary war, Rocky Mount, Sevier, southern, southwestern Virginia, state of franklin, Tennessee, Tipton, washington, West Virginia, willie jones | 2 Comments

Car Troubles

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Brad Scott

On May 16th of this year, my “little man” (a nineteen year old, 6 foot, almost 4 inch 235 pounder, or “little man” in name only), wrecked his Chevy Trailblazer. This has changed our focus this summer as a family … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abingdon, Belfast, Belfast BBQ, Belfast Virginia, Blacksburg, bovine, car, car wreck, Chevrolet TrailBlazer, cow pasture, cows, Divinity School, Dodge, Dodge Omni, Duke, Duke Divinity School, Durham, Easter, Emory & Henry, fuss, Jetta, Kingsport, Kingsport Tennessee, little man, Mazda, Mazda GLC, North Carolina, Porgy, preacher, robe, stole, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Volkswagen, VW, VW Jetta, white robe | Comments Off

A Typewriter?

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Brad Scott

I saw a typewriter in the basement of an antique store in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. It was a manual machine, in a drab green case. It looked as if the ribbon was still functional. I started to buy it. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Antique, classes, college, North Carolina, students, Typewriter, visitation | Comments Off