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The Hunting
Horn was made by Samuel Midyett, Jr. in 1748, on his 21st birthday.
Now in the possession of his great, great, great, great, great,
granddaughter Gail Anderson Warner. Gail's parents are Bill Anderson
and Geraldine Wise.
Powder Horn of THOMAS MIDYETT is close to 250
years old. the artifact is the property of Mrs. Beth Midyett Hodges
of Washington, N.C. Such an article was used for carrying gun powder
and was made from the horn of an ox or cow. Thomas Midyett was the
son of Matthew Midyett who lived on Bodie Island and died in 1735.
Legend has it that Matthew and his brother John, two French
carpenters, were shipwrecked on the Outer Banks somewhere between
1685-1705. They were the sole survivors and made their way to shore
by clinging to wreckage. They married sisters, Sarah and Judith
Paine. Thomas' mother was Judith Paine. (Photo by Washington Daily
News)
These two men were brothers that made these
horns.
