Hoggard's Mill

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Hoggard Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 History 2 Owners 3 Enslaved Persons 4 Additional Resources 5 Sources

History

Hoggard’s Mill was established in 1736 by James Castellaw and was eventually purchased by William Hoggard in 1800 and has been owned by the same family since 1928. There were two mills on the property including a water powered grist mill and a water powered saw mill as well as a covered bridge. The county seat was located here from 1722 to 1769 and the first courthouse, public warehouses, jail and other various commercial buildings were also located here, making this a historically significant property.^[1]

The industries that were well established in antebellum Bertie County were wood products, fishing, and milling. In 1736, a Colonial Act was passed to encourage the development of gristmills on any suitable property and between 1758 and 1775 there were twenty-eight petitions in the county to create gristmill operations. By the late 1700s, numerous mill ponds and mills for milling grist had been established throughout the county. One such mill was Castellaw's Mill completed in 1748, now known as Hoggard's Mill (BR320), on the Cashie River at the former town of Cashie. Hoggard's Mill retains its mill pond configuration and its covered gristmill building and sawmill building were reconstructed in the late twentieth century.^[2]

Owners

• James Castellaw
• William Hoggard

Enslaved Persons

1800 Census- Five enslaved persons were enumerated in the William Hoggard household in the 1800 census. No names, genders, or ages were recorded.^[3]

Head of Household	Slaves
Hoggard William	5

1810 Census- Twenty-one enslaved persons were enumerated in the William Hoggard household in the 1810 census. No names, genders, or ages were recorded.^[4]

Head of Household	Slaves
Wm Hoggard	21

Will of William Hoggard- Thirty-seven enslaved persons were referenced in his will which was written on 30 Oct 1822, and proven in May 1823:^[5][6]

• "First, I give and bequeath unto my son Elisha Hoggard...the following negroes Philius, Calvin, Maley, Ester, & Margaret."
• "Secondly, I give and bequeath to my son James Hoggard...the following negroes (vis) Peter, Harty & Jack."
• "Thirdly, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Tempy Bunch the following negroes, Vines & her children Daniel, Solomon, Mary Ann, Silvey & Long & Betty."
• "Fourthly, I give and bequeath to my two grand children Harriet Matilda and Betty Penny Hoggard the Children of my daughter Patsey the following negroes (vis) Joe & Hannah & her four children."
• "Fifthly, I give and bequeath unto my son John Hoggard...the following negroes Abel, Rachel, Dennis, Gennet, Rode, Nancy, Hester, Bridget & David & Georgia."
• "Sixthly, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susannah Hoggard... the following negroes Dampe, Iona, Harriss, Violet, Louiza & Moses."

Additional Resources

• Hoggard Grist Mill:
  • http://bridgehunter.com/nc/bertie/hoggard-grist-mill/
  • http://dalejtravis.com/bridge/ncarolin/htm/33008b.htm
• Hoggard Saw Mill:
  • http://bridgehunter.com/nc/bertie/hoggard-saw-mill/
  • http://dalejtravis.com/bridge/ncarolin/htm/33008c.htm

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.landwatch.com/bertie-county-north-carolina-recreational-property-for-sale/pid/403676518
2. ↑ Blokker, Laura E., Comprehensive Architectural Survey of Bertie County. Elm City, NC: Southeast Preservation, 2010. (https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/historic-preservation-office/survey-and-national-register/surveyreports/BertieCountySurvey-2010.pdf)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR7-4RR : accessed 26 June 2022), William Hoggard, Bertie, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 50, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 30; FHL microfilm 337,906.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH26-8QR : accessed 26 June 2022), Wm Hoggard, Bertie, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 185, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 337,912.
5. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6F-ZM7 : 8 March 2021), William Hoggard, 1822; citing Bertie, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,671,381.
6. ↑ Arena Simmons, “1822 Will of William Hoggard & The Division of Slaves,” Hoggard Family (blog), 30 Sep 2019, https://am42085n.wixsite.com/hoggardfamily/post/1822-will-of-william-hoggard-the-division-of-slaves

• White, Warren H.. Covered Bridges in the Southeastern United States. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2003.