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Learn about the foundations of the North Carolina Colony and what life was like for settlers in the Albemarle Region of Colonial North Carolina. The Newbold-White House Historic Sites tells the story Abraham and Judith Sanders, a Quaker Family, from 1730 to 1750. Today, this architectural gem stands as the oldest brick house in North Carolina- with much of the original structure intact.
English settlers occupied the site shortly after North Carolina became a colony in 1663. The first owner of the property, Joseph Scott, may have come to North Carolina in the first wave of European settlement after the issuance of the 1663 Carolina proprietary charter. Of his origins nothing is known, but it is likely he was of English descent. He acquired land on Perquimans River, apparently patenting 640 acres south of the River in 1663. |
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Abraham Sanders purchased the property in 1726, then know as The Vineyard. He built a brick house in 1730 on the Perquimans River that still stands today. Sanders riverside plantation was a diverse agricultural operation that included raising corn, cotton, wheat, flax, indigo, tobacco and rice. He also produced wood products such as barrels and shingles or shakes for roofs. His Quaker beliefs limited involvement in politics- but he was active in matters of the Perquimans Meeting of the Society of Friends.
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