NC Gazetteer
Moratuc
A
Native American settlement
in
Martin County
,
Washington County
and
Bertie County
… village of the Moratuc Indian tribe on the Roanoke River near the present junction of Bertie, Martin, and Washington Counties. Appears on the White map, 1585; the Velasco map, 1611; and the Smith map, 1624. See also Roanoke River.