My 4th great grandma, Esther ALLEN was born about 1762 in Bladen County, North Carolina. She was the first child of James ALLEN and wife Elizabeth Nancy UNKNOWN.
Ester had eleven siblings! They were: Nathan T., Nancy Ann, Mary Polly, Josiah, Rebecca, Gideon, Sarah, William, Thomas, Edith, and Anna.
When she was 33, Ester married Jesse MORGAN on 02 Jan 1795 in Johnston County, North Carolina, per their marriage bond.
Ester and Jesse had one daughter I know of, Elizabeth Sallie, who was born in 1808 in Johnston County, North Carolina.
Elizabeth died in 1880 in Johnston County, North Carolina. She married William Young STANCIL before 1835 in Johnston County, North Carolina.
Take a look at this very cool map showing families who received land grants in early Cumberland County, NC (previously part of Bladen County).
Naturally, most lands were on the banks of the Cape Fear River. The map largely covers the Rockfish Creek area.
There are several very early DAVIS and LOWERY families shown on the map, but I don't think these are my lines.
There are a few other interesting names, such as CAMPBELL (today's Campbell University is nearby) and BUIES (Campbell Univ is located in Buies Creek, NC). Just speculating and day-dreaming here. There may not be any connection at all.
My MATTHEWS and MOORE families were in this area at this time.
By the way, Cumberland County has a great US GebWeb page.
