History The county was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County. It was named for Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin (later 9th Earl of Kinnoull), as he was known when he served on the Board of Trade and Plantations in England in the 1740s.
History The county was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County. It was named for Thomas Hay Viscount Dupplin (later 9th Earl of Kinnoull), as he w,as known when he served on the Board of Trade and Plantations in England in the 1740s.