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"White Simon" Brewington of Sampson County, NC

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"White Simon" Brewington of Sampson County, NC

Posted: 3 Jan 2015 4:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Brewington, Sessions, Manuel
Male line descendants of "White Simon" Brewington, of Sampson County, NC may be interested in y-DNA testing with FTDNA.

Recently, a male line descendant of Simon DNA tested and had a number Sessions surname matches. We know that Simon's last name was not Brewington and matching with the Sessions name is a possible breakthrough in learning the true lineage of "White Simon," who later married Hannah Brewington of Sampson County, NC:

"She married 'White Simon,' so called because he had no surname, and was half Indian and half white. After the marriage he took her name and was known as Simon Brewington. Raiford Brewington was their son and married Bashaby Manuel."

Excerpt from: George Edwin Butler, 1868-1941. The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina. Their Origin and Racial Status. A Plea for Separate Schools


Revolutionary War Patriot, John Sessions, was from the Sampson County, NC area. It's intriguing to think of the possible connection between he and Simon.

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