FYI - Dobbs Co. (County Seat = Walnut Creek) created from part of Johnston Co.
3 Jan 1767 - land on Falling Creek, NC deeded to James Hinson from Elizabeth Mozingo 513 (Elizabeth probably b. before 1749 to be age 18 in 1767)
17 Dec 1804 - Elizabeth Mozingo also deeded 147 acres of land in Lenoir Co., NC to her daughter Susannah Mozingo. 513
27 Apr 1767 - 436 acres of land granted to James Hinson. 513 this land was surveyed as “436 acres Dobbs between Ground Nut and South Prong of Falling Creek, beginning at a red oak, John Mozzingoe's corner tree...to his other corner, a red oak, also a corner tree of Philip Stone's...runs to a water oak on Theophilus Bratter's line….”.514 515
Comment: Note that Groundnut/Ground Nut Swamp is associated with a creek of the same name; it rises in present day northwest Lenoir County, and flows into Moseley Creek. Falling Creek flows from Green County across Lenoir County into the Neuse River.
1765-1769, James Hinson sold land in Dobbs Co., NC to James Lawson for 16 pounds 5131810
5 Dec 1770, ordr for survey of 300 acres of land in Dobbs Co., belonging to James Hinson, described as: “East side of Thunder Swamp joining William Bryants of his own line” 516
21 Feb 1770, James HINSON sold land to John Lawson (may be same land sold for 15 pounds in 1765-1769 513
1773-1775, James Hinson purchased land in Old Dobbs Co., NC from Griffin Jones 517
1777-1779, James Hinson sold land in Old Dobbs Co., NC to Michael Grant 518
10 Nov 1779 James Hinson granted 300 acres in Dobbs Co, grant# 213, book29, page 413
1777-1779, James Hinson purchased land in Old Dobbs Co., NC from Gabriel Stevens 519
FYI - 1779 - Wayne Co., NC (County Seat = Walnut Creek) formed from western half of Dobbs Co., NC
FYI - 1779 - County Seat of Dobbs Co. changed to Kingston (modern Kinston)
29 Oct 1782 James Hinson granted 100 acres in Dobbs Co Grant# 1458, Book 45, Page 22
1784-1789, James Hinson sold land in Old Dobbs Co., NC to Drury Alldridge 299
1786 Taxpayer in Dobbs Co., NC 520
1786 Tax Lists of Wayne Co., NC with 240 acres. 521
1787 James Hinson purchased 240 acres in Wayne Co NC from John Herring 522
1788 Early Tax Lists of Wayne Co., NC 523
1790 census of Wayne Co., NC 524
(3 white males>16, 3 white males<16, 5 white females)
(indexed under Johnston Co., NC on Ancestry as of 6/25/12, but viewing original image shows that it was Wayne Co.)
(close neighbors include Elijah Hinson, James Scrivens, Patience Dawson, further: Lewis Whitfield)
1791 FYI - Dobbs County abolished, divided into Lenoir and Glasgow counties.
1791 James Hinson purchased 220 acres in Wayne Co NC from Lewis Whitfield 525
1792 James Hinson purchased 127 acres in Wayne Co NC from Lewis Whitfield 526
1793 James Hinson purchased 220 acres in Wayne Co NC from Lewis Whitfield 527
12 May 1792, James Hinson of Wayne Co. sold two tracts of land (15 & 36 acres) for 20 pounds to Ephraim Cotton.
22 Jan 1796 James Hinson made purchases from James Scriven’s estate sale 301
1796-1798, James Hinson sold land in Lenoir Co., NC to Dennis Purdue 528

##### It is probable, (See Research Note) that sometime between 1795 and 1800, James HINSON moved from Wayne Co., NC to Robeson Co., NC with his wife (name unknown), sons Jesse and Joshua., and one other male who appears in James 1800 census. His first land purchase in Robeson Co., NC occured on 26 Dec 1796 529 so 1796 is a likely year of the move. This is the same general time frame in which Joseph HINSON moved from Dobbs Co., NC to Robeson Co., NC with his wife Raney or Rainey and one male age 16-25 and three other female members of his family.

FYI - 1787 - Robeson Co. formed from western part of Bladen Co., NC.
FYI - There were NO Hinson entries in the 1790 census of Robeson Co., NC
26 Dec 1796, James Hinson purchased 5 tracts of land also described as 640 acres of land in Coward Swamp in Robeson Co. NC from Joel Dawson and witnessed by Jesse Hinson et al. Robeson Co., NC Deed Book G, pages 80-83 529 (Note - Index lists date as 1797)
FYI - Glasgow County renamed Greene County.

1800 - census of Fayetteville, Robeson Co., NC shows James HINSON and zero males under 10, two males of age 10-15, one male of age 16-25, probably Joshua age ~17, and one male of age over 45, probably James himself. There are also 2 females age 16-25 and 1 female over age 45, probably James’ wife (name unknown). 530

This 1800 Robeson Co. census data for James Hinson is consistent with James Hinson’s 1790 Wayne Co. census data if:
- The three males under 16 in 1790 are the 2 males age 10-15 plus the one male age 16-25 in 1800.
- The one male age 16-25 in 1800 is probably Joshua age about 17.
- One of three males over 16 in 1790 is James himself as over 45 in 1800.
- The other two males over 16 in 1790 are over 26 in 1800 and have moved out to form their own households.
- One of these may be son Jesse who appears with his own household in Robeson Co. 1800 census.
- There were three females in 1790 and there are still three females in 1800, one over 45 and two age 16-25
- The female over 45 in 1800 is probably James’ wife (name unknown)
- The other two females aged 16-25 in 1800 are probably two daughters who have not married and moved out.

1810 - James does not appear explicitly in the 1810 census, but his son, Joshua,, at age ~27, appears in the 1810 census of Robeson Co. with a male over age 45 who may be James. There is no female over age 45 in that household so James’ wife may have died in the period 1800-1810. There is no such older person in Joshua’s household in 1820 in Columbus Co., NC so James may have died in the period 1810-1820.

There is a question of where was James HINSON after the 1790s?

A frequent answer, based on family lore, is that James HINSON moved to Robeson Co., NC with his wife and son Jesse in the latter half of the 1790’s.

This note attempts to correlate other information with the family lore. The conclusion is that the existing evidence strongly supports the family lore but it is NOT YET PROVEN.

The rest of this note is an email message sent on 26 June 2012 to Kaleb Hill, a descendant of the Robeson county., NC James & Jesse HINSON.
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Kaleb,

I've been reviewing my data to see what I have to shed some light on the James HINSON of Wayne Co., Robeson Co. , or both counties question.  No proof yet, but some interesting evidence...

James HINSON was involved in multiple Olde Dobbs Co. land transactions from as early as 1767 to as late as  1779.

In 1779 the western part of Olde Dobbs County became Wayne County.  The eastern part of Olde Dobbs Co. remained as Dobbs.

James HINSON was involved in Dobbs Co. land transactions sometime during the period 1784-1789.  So these were in the eastern part.

In 1786 James HINSON was recorded as a tax-paying landowner in both Olde Dobbs Co. and Wayne Co., NC.  So his land holdings were in both the western part of Olde Dobbs Co., now Wayne Co. as well as the eastern part of Olde Dobbs Co.

In 1790 James HINSON was counted in the 1790 census of Wayne Co., NC, so his residence was in the western part of Olde Dobbs Co., now Wayne Co.  This entry was the only James HINSON in the NC census for 1790.

In 1791, the remaining part of Dobbs County (the eastern part of Olde Dobbs Co.) was divided into Glasgow County (later renamed Greene County) and Lenoir County, so Dobbs Co. ceased to exist.

Sometime during the period 1796-1798, James HINSON sold land in Lenoir Co.  This might have been him selling his remaining land in what was previously Dobbs Co. and the eastern part of Olde Dobbs Co. prior to moving.

In the 1800 census, James Hinson no longer appeared in the Wayne Co. census.  But a James HINSON did appear in the 1800 census for Fayetteville, Robeson Co., NC as well as a Jesse HINSON and a Rainey HINSON (See update below).  There were three James HENSONs in the 1800 census for NC, two in Hillsborough, Chatham Co. and one in Morgan, Ashe Co. NC.

In the 1790 census of Wayne Co., the James HINSON household of Wayne Co. had three males under 16, three males over 16 (including himself), and three females.

In the 1800 census of Robeson Co., the James HINSON household had zero males under 10, two males of age 10-15 and one male of age 16-25.  This is consistent with the three males under 16 from the 1790 census.

In the 1800 census of Robeson Co., the James HINSON household had 1 male over age 45 (himself).  This is consistent with the 3 males between over 16 of the 1790 census if two of the 1790 over 16 males had moved out by 1800 to form their own households.

So who were the two who moved out?  They were over 16 in 1790 so they would be over 26 in 1800.

One was possibly the Jesse of the 1800 Robeson Co. census, your ancestor.  In the 1800 census the Jesse HINSON household had one male under 10 (a young son probably), one male of age 16-25 who was Jesse himself.  This is a slight discrepancy, because if he was over 16 in 1790, he ought to be over 26 in 1800.  There are three females in both 1790 and 1800 so that is consistent.

Who would have been the other one?  It was probably NOT Rainey HINSON (see update below) of the 1800 Robeson Co. census, despite there being a male age 16-25 in the household, probably Rainey himself.  I've never heard of a Rainey HINSON being discussed in this HINSON line.  Besides, there were three females under age 25 and one aged over 45 in the 1800 Rainey HINSON household, not the kind of family one expects of a young man who was under 16 in the 1790 census.

So maybe one of the two males under age 16 in the 1790 Wayne Co. census stayed in Wayne Co. or moved elsewhere.  Does your family lore say anything about that?

So the above evidence supports your family lore that James HINSON of Wayne Co., moved from Wayne Co. to Robeson Co. after 1790 with a son Jesse and wife.  I can't say it is "proof", but it does appear to be strong evidence.  I still would like to see a DNA match between a descendant of the Robeson Co. James & Jesse HINSON and the Wayne Co. Elijah HINSON.

The only items of evidence that I am aware of which do not support the family lore are:
1-  a record of a land transaction by a James HINSON in Lenoir Co. in 1807.  I'm trying to find out the details of that land transaction.
2 - The existence of a Jesse HINSON in the 1800 census of Greene Co, NC and the 1810 census of Lenoir Co.
3 - The were three James HENSONs in the 1800 census for NC, two in Hillsborough, Chatham Co. and one in Morgan, Ashe Co. NC.
These items could be interpreted as a James and/or Jesse HINSON staying in the territory of Olde Dobbs Co. or other parts of NC after 1790 and not moving to Robeson Co.
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UPDATE: Rainey (Raney) HINSON has been found to be a female, listed in court minutes as executrix, estate of Joseph Hinson 531. Also named in 1799 abstract of Joseph HINSON’s will along with Charity and Rachel. 532 This implies that Raney was wife or daughter of Joseph Hinson. Rainey HINSON is also listed as Head of a 5-person Household in the 1800 census for Fayetteville, Robeson Co., NC 530 : 1 male age 16-25, 1 female under 10, and 2 females aged 16-25. Rainey, herself is most probably the 1 female aged 45 and over.