Maurice Baum I (abt. 1714 - 1784)

Born about 1714 in Province of North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1784 at about age 70 in North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Maurice was born about 1714 in Province of North Carolina, son of Abraham Baum and Appalonia Blount.

Abraham and son Maurice 'Morris I, and Maurice 'Morris' II, are listed in "A general List of the Names of the Taxable Inhabitants of currituck County, with the Several Sums Each person is rated in the Assessment Books. To which is Added a List of the Married and Single men that pays a poll Tax by Law.

Baum, Abraham - 30/3/2

Baum, Morris, Jr. - 31/5/5

Baum, Morris, Sr. - 6/5/9

He passed away in 1784.

Graveyard Monument

The Mother Vineyard

Mother Vineyard is a community on the north end of Roanoke Island in Dare County where an ancient and famous scuppernong grapevine grows. Known at times as the "Sir Walter Raleigh Vine" and the "Mother Vine," it is the subject of much legend and lore. The vine is reputed to be the oldest grapevine in the United States, as well as the original vine from which all subsequent scuppernong grapes descended. In 1909 horticulturalist F. C. Reimer refuted these claims, showing that the oldest vines in the state grew in Tyrrell County. As for the scuppernong vines of Roanoke Island, he found five old vines growing "in two straight rows." North Carolina grape authority Clarence Gohdes called this statement "sure evidence that they are survivors of a modern vineyard" and placed their origins back to the 1850s.

Will

Maurice Baum. July 14 1764. Sons: Abraham, Maurice. I exclude and cut off Elizabeth Dolbe with one shilling sterling ... for diverse causes. Att: Matt Drives Graves, Joseph Midyett.

Sources

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL65-FM3H : 15 March 2018), Baum, Nov 1776; citing Nov 1776, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,401. 20:27, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

See also:

• https://www.ncpedia.org/mother-vineyard 21:32, 24 November 2018 (UTC)