Mayor' s
to think they inherited it from Matio. The ~IT asm are of jbure Indian blood mingled

with white. The Maynors have many Indian traits. In the former days, they were

mighty hunters and fishermen and very expert with their bows and guns, but now-apany

of them are good farmers. The Manuel's can be traced back to about fihe beginning of

the 17th century. Nicholas Manuel derived his name from two batchelors,namely Nicho-

las and Manuel Canobley. Tradition te&ls us he was a

found at the door of Nicholas and Manuel Canobley and was given the name Nicholas:

Manuel, He had a son and called his name Ethraim Manuel. This Emmanuel had a son and
 he was
named him Nicholas. He was called Nicholas-mambno the third generation and married

Millie Hale, a white woman. _Emmanuel was a soldier in the Revolutionary

War. He was the father of Shade, Lum, and Mike and Ethraim, Nicholas anSticie and

 SThey claim that their Indian ancestors were the Indians that occupied the

county about Roanoke River. The Manuel's sometime k in the latter part of the seven-

teenth century and the first part of the Eckh eighteenth century married

on correction,on big Coharie,little Coharie, and soft

 A dreat many of them moved north prior to the Civil War and since then,

some have gone south. The name of late is spelled Emanuel. Dave Hardin and Joanathan

Hardin lived on Big Coharie many years ago. The Hardin family of Indians in Sumpson

County have passed out. Amos Hardin, __Hardin,J.D.1ardin,and Hardin is spelled

Hardin and Henry Hardin were buried in the Braington Cemetary on Beaver Dam Swamp.

Augustus Robertson is the only family of Robertsons living in this county at present.

He is a descendant of Jim Robertson who recently died in Robertson County. She&ly

Namath was the wife, was the first wife of James Robertson. They were refugees at the

close of the Civil War and Shelly died near Kenston, North Carolina and was buried in

Lenore County. Afterwards, he married and I shall spell this, Edielizer, her sister.

They were the daughters of Bob Namath. This individual, Edielizer, was the mother of

Augustus Robertson. He is very industrious and a good citizen. We next turn to the

A" ington Family,