If youre already a dancer and new to the area, or just returning to square dancing, email or call to ensure there will be someone to greet you, and come out on Thursday evening. Dance nights are comprised of lessons and dancing what has been taught, and then its practice, practice, practice! I am a descendant of Jesse Adams who settled in Lewis Fork on the Yadkin River. My great grandmother was Caroline Perry Privett. Pastor Nussman moved over to St. John's and left that congregation to Pastor Arndt, who thus became the first Lutheran minister ever to be ordained in North Carolina, serving Organ Church for the next ten years. (accessed November 25, 2011). and all the other participants were Americans. 2016 John Locke Foundation | 200 West Morgan St., Raleigh, NC 27601, Voice: (919) 828-3876, //$i = get_field('photogallery2',get_the_ID()); The people on Second and Buffalo Creeks determined to secure a pastor and a teacher if they had to go all the way to Germany for them. Managing editor:Alfred W. Stuart. There are no square dance competitions or exams. Recently. He moved to North Carolina about 1749 and settled on the headwaters of Rocky River in Anson (now Iredell) County. Such a search would trace BRANDONs over a period of some forty years. The one bit of information which the papers failed to disclose is of major importance to this genealogical puzzle the first name of Captain BRANDON, the father of Josiah. Looking for a Campbell that Campbells Creek off Goose Creek ITW across in Beaufort County is named for deed Dated 1735 referenced old Campbell house & Camels folley. Once owned by Mr. Hugh Williamson Collins of Edenton (1863), Moseleys is said to be the first map of NC to be based mainly on actual exploration or surveys, rather than reports, according to the ECU Special Collections website. [F] PEQUIMANS PRECINCT between Pequimans and Little Rivers: Clare, Jessup[J], Sutton[C], Nixon, Forster [F], Whidby[R], Bateman, Sanderton, Swann [S], Parish,Bartlet, Hatch[A], Sanderton[A], Catchmaid. A basic precept of a competent genealogical researcher is to "Go back one step at a time." North Carolina Emigration and Immigration FamilySearch and preserve the cultural heritage of the eastern North Carolina community through digital initiatives, BRANDON's father had been commissioned an officer before the Revolution, and in 1780, he was still an officer "under the claim of England." Few of the legal transactions about this period appeared in the extant Rowan County records, one probable cause being the isolation of the area from the county seat at Salisbury. Avenues of Early Settlement. When Burke County was formed in 1777, court was held at various private residences in the county until 1784, when the county seat was established at Morganstown (now Morganton). Is there any Thomas Dixon or Dickson family living there in the early 1700s. Guide to tract map of land along the Catawba River from Old Fort to Pleasant Gardens. North Carolina Tedder Census Data, Tax Lists, Land Records, and more, by county, Births, Marriages and Deaths in Berkeley (later Perquimans Precinct), Early Rountree (Roundtree) Items - Mostly Chowan County, Craven County Wills & Estate Papers 1746-1865, Be careful with assumptions about "Verified" DNA relationships and those AncestryDNA "Hints", Free People of Color by County 1790 Federal Census, NC GENEALOGY TREASURE TROVE 100% FREE at FamilySearch Learn to search the UNINDEXED CATALOG, WARNING! Iredell County (1788) Written by Jonathan Martin Annexed from Rowan County in 1788, Iredell County was named in honor of James Iredell, North Carolina attorney general and one of the first Supreme Court appointees. File #1671. Thank you! Baron Christopher DeGraffenreid is my direct ancestor. [Arey] Eary, Freeman and Pat Eary. A New and Correct Map of the Province of North Carolina by Edward Moseley, late surveyor general of the said province ([London]: Sold at the Three Crowns, 1733). Not until 1840 did the county reach its present configuration, so for 87 years Rowan was one of the largest and most important counties in North Carolina. File #68. countryside below. A few weeks later, Indians made another attack near the Upper Fort, and among the numbers who fell victim was John DAVIDSON and his family, who were butchered in a most brutal and savage manner. He had a grist mill and sold lumber. While there is evidence of land grants in old Burke County as early as 1751, it should be remembered that the French and Indian War drove most of the white settlers out of this area. Is one of them yours? Fort Dobbs; J.P. Caldwell; William Sharpe. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website. There were fewer African-Americans in the western portion of North Carolina than the east, but both slave and free blacks appear in the records from the 1750s on. They stayed in Onlsow County until 1785 when they left for GA. The Vice President is Jeannie Mastine and the Treasurer/Secretary is Wendy Shields; the Social Convener is Mary Dament. Is there any document that you know of that tells who the parents were of Samuel, James, Joseph and Thomas? I am particularly interested in their stay in North Carolina. Surnames of the first families included Donnell, Scott, McCuiston, Cummings, Cunningham, Foster, Black, Rankin, Nix or Nicks, Mitchell, Wilson, Blair, Beals, Barr and Mc-Clintock. The information included in this section was contributed by Brian ebiner (at) aol.com. Were planning and looking forward to the next Boys and Girls Club dinner/dance. North Carolina American Indian History Timeline I see you left this comment months ago, but for some reason Im just now seeing it. Cooperative Extension, Rowan County Center, 2727 Old Concord Road 8:30 a.m.-Noon. i am historical demographer living in Columbisa; I have some census training. Entered 4 Nov 1778 & surveyed 13 Nov 1778 - on both sides of the path that leads from the Upper Fort to Swannannoa.." Grant #69 in Book 28. p. 69. He was listed in the NC Census in 1764. He first settled on Crooked Creek above his former home, and later settled above the fort on Newberry Fork. During the late 17th century, settlement in North Carolina proceeded from Virginia migration, first into the Albemarle region, then into the Pamlico district. The survey made in 1783, referred to his river boundary as following the line of the widow BRANDON. A search of all BRANDON grants showed that none were on the Catawba River, so I began to look for some documentary evidence to this BRANDON tract across from Benjamin COCHRANs Grant #1642 in Book 80, p. 69. We dance for fun not for perfection! (David A.) If you are doing an assignment, ask your professor which style to use. In the early 1900s, the Southern Railroad roundhouse and Spencer shops created a great deal of prosperity for Spencer and other sections of Rowan County. Your email address will not be published. File #241. Fort Dobbs was abandoned after the war in 1766. Earliest Settlers of Friedens This Category In April of 1753 a petition bearing 348 names from the inhabitants of the western section of the Colony of North Carolina requested that a new county be formed. Pat Geary |1183 Nelson Drive | Harrisonburg VA 22801, document.write(AJXSBdecoder('cGF0Z2VhcnlAY29tY2FzdC5uZXQKCQkJ')),
