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Brunswick County, North Carolina

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Rev. Nathaniel A. Skipper (1792 - 1878)
Nathaniel Skipper was born in Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA on August 7, 1792 to Abraham Skipper and Mary Potter Skipper. He served in the War of 1812 in Capt. Sullivan's NC Militia unit as not...
David Alfred Skipper (c.1802 - 1885)
Son of Abraham Skipper and Mary Potter. Married to Edith Eliza Martin Skipper. David Alfred Skipper was born in North Carolina and moved as a young man to Horry County, South Carolina before 1830. Mo...
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Charity Watson (1801 - 1870)
More research needs to be done on this profile. Family Search profile indicates that she was married to John Levi Cassels at the same time she was married to Thomas Swain. There may be issues with he...
Library of Congress Map of Brunswick County, NC

Thomas Watson (1805 - 1887)
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Thomas Coke Watson, (CSA) (1831 - 1862)
From Find a Grave: In memory of Thomas Coke Watson. Co B 27 Ga INF Aug 10 1831 - April 4 1862 "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch ( ...

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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

It is not to be confused with the town of Brunswick in Columbus County.

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The county was formed in 1764 from parts of Bladen County and New Hanover County. It was named for the colonial port of Brunswick Town (now in ruins) which itself was named for Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg; at the time held by the British kings of the House of Hanover.

Much of the economy of the county is built around tourism, with beach communities lying along the south-facing beaches past Cape Fear such as Bald Head Island (the southernmost point of North Carolina) and Oak Island being popular destinations. Calabash, on the border of South Carolina, is renowned for its fried seafood, with "Calabash-style" restaurants dotting the region. The proximity to EUE/Screen Gems Studios in nearby Wilmington has made Brunswick County a popular filming location for many movies and TV shows.

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