11/25/07 VERSION: BEDSOLE HISTORY FROM 1673 ... - NCGenWeb

BEDSOLE HISTORY
This has yet to be proof-read, even by myself. So, please inform me of any errors,
inconsistencies and etc. As you will see, I am not a computer nerd, and cannot
control the location of the page numbers in this book. When I type it, its fine, but
when I transfer it to a file, it gets all out of whack. Then, when I transfer it to you, it
will not stay as typed, and the numbers may be any place on the page. I have no
idea how to keep that from happening. Apparently. no one else does either and I
have asked every one I know. Anyway, the numbers are theoretically at the bottom
of each page. At least we can use the numbers as location markers, so we can say
"Its between numbers 156 and 157" or whatever. That will prevent having to guess
where something is located.
In the beginning, I just wanted to know where I got this name. But, as time went on,
and I learned more and more about our ancestors and all the unbelievable hardships
they endured, I realized that, unless I researched and wrote this History and list, all
the current and future Bedsole descendants would never know what those ancestors
went through and would never know their true roots either. But I also knew that if I
didn’t do it, then it would very likely never be done, because I knew that few people
have what it takes to spend that many years of their lives to produce this kind of
information on their ancestors and descendants.
So now, I give it to all you Bedsoles and relatives, for nothing. I only hope you truly
appreciate what went into it, and what it represents. I know how priceless it really is,
and I hope you do too. It becomes more valuable as you get older.
In the absence of most-needed documentation and by reading, researching,
documenting and analyzing what little Bedsole information was available, together
with all the books, websites, and other relevant historical sources, then flying to
Germany twice and researching there, I have put together my best-guesses at what I
feel is very close to the facts back then. Some of my conclusions may prove to be
wrong in the future, but I invite anyone to prove anything I claim ro be true, is
actually wrong. The only acceptable proof that I have something wrong, would be
their own documentation, but not their best guess. Best guess by anyone, would not
be any more accurate than my own and I guarantee that.
Here are only a few reasons why one can spend so much time and money looking
for the older Bedsole records and never find any. Just trying to find some records on
Bath (which became Beaufort) County, NC where the first Bedsole appeared, I ran
into this: What few records do exist for Bath County are scattered in the courthouses
of some of its early precincts, and in the Archives in Raleigh. No one knows what is
where. Bath County's earliest recorded deeds, for example, date from 1700 and are
included in Beaufort Co. Deed Book One (1701-1729). However, several other early
Bath County deeds and other documents, some dated before 1700, may be found in
the records of Albemarle County and scattered among its various precincts. Most of