Weyanoke Creek

… is mentioned in the Carolina Charter of 1665, in which the N boundary of the province is described as lying "within or about the degrees of 36 and 30 minutes northern latitude." It is shown on one version of the Comberford map, 1657, as Weyanoke River and on the other as Wepanoke River, one of several rivers flowing into Chowan River. Name soon fell out of use. Virginians thought it was intended to refer to Wiccacon River, while North Carolinians thought it was Nottoway River. Owing to the disagreement, a strip 15 mi. wide was long in dispute.