Cagle Journal starting with February 1991 page 1 The children of David Cagle, 1728-1780s of Cumberland & Mecklenburg County, NC. This interpretation assumes that the children of David Cagle followed him to the Mecklenburg co.area, while those John "Dutchman" Cagle and Henry Cagle remained in Moore County, NC. area. the Cagles who migrated to the Mecklenburg County, area and who might be theorized as sons od David, were as follows:: 1. Charles Cagle, Sr, born c.1740; appeared in land records in old Orange County, NC in 1761; had land grant in Cumberland County, (present Moore) in 1767; had land grant in Mecklenburg (present Cabarrus) in 1779; in 1790 census in Mecklenburg; moved to Montgomery County, present Stanly about 1794; died in Montgomery County, 1801. 2. Leonard Cagle, Sr. born 1740s; had land grant in Cumberland County, in 1767; still in Cumberland when Moore County was formed in 1784; in 1790 Moore County census; moved to Montgomery County, (present Stanly ) in 1790s; in 1800 census in Montgomery County, NC. believed to have moved to GA by 1803, and to have been in 1805 GA Land Lottery. 3. John Cagle, Sr. born late 1740s or early 1750s; with his father David on Rowan County, Tax list (1768 or 1769); present with David in Mecklenburg County, in 1779; later owned land granted to David in 1784; in 1790 census of Mecklenburg; moved to Davidson County, TN in era of 1800-04 died in Davidson County area in 1826. 4. George Cagle, Sr. born 1750-1825. He had land grant in Cumberland (Moore) Co. in 1773; moved to Montgomery (Stanly) Co. by 1779; remained in Montgomery until his death; was the ancestor of all or most of the Cagles who appeared in the later censuses of Stanly County. 5. Jacob Cagle, born 1755-1845. had land grant in Mecklenburg County in 1779. In 1781, moved back to Moore County, NC, where he appeared in censuses of 1790 and 1800. Was in Buncombe County, NC, in census of 1810, and migrated to Warren County, TN, by 1812. Remained in Warren County until his death, and became the ancestor of most of the Cagles of that region. 6. Valentine Cagle, Sr. born late 1750s; died after 1815. Had land in Montgomery (Stanly) County, in early 1780s; by 1800 had moved to Buncombe county, NC, and to TN by 1810. last known to appear in 1715, inland grant in Warren County, TN. May have lived also in Davidson County, TN and Franklin (present Habersham) Co., GA. date and death place unknown. 7. Henry Cagle, SR. born 1760s; died 1830s. In 1790 census of Mecklenburg County, NC; in 1800 and 1810 censuses of Cabarrus Co. (formed from Mecklenburg in 1792). last appears in census records in 1830 Montgomery County, NC, and apparently died before 1840. His descendants founded the Cagle groups in Hardin County, TN. and Morgan / Marshall County, AL. 8. David Cagle, born 1767-1852. he had land grant in Montgomery (Stanly) County, in 1790s . He was in 1800 and 1810 census of Montgomery. Moved to GA about about 1816, and settled permanently in henry County, GA. in 1820s, where he eventually died. Of the eight early Cagles noted above, it seems likely that those in the middle age range---John, Jacob, Valentine, and Henry were the sons of David, and they will be treated as such in the present series, unless now evidence to contrary is uncovered. those at the ends of the spectrum, however, seem to present certain problems in identification, and there is doubt as to whether they were actually David's sons. Young David Cagle, 1767-1852 for example, is believed by some to have been the son of David, but the prevailing view among his descendants is that he was the son of George, 1750-1825, and a grandson of old David. George born 1750, and wife Rebecca born 1752, if indeed their dates are correct, would have been very young parents for David, born 1767, and the possibility might be considered that David was the son of old David, who died in the early 1780s, and grew to adulthood in the household of George Cagle an older brother. For this purposes of the present series, the Editor will follow the majority opinion and list David, born 1767, as a son of George, b. 1750, but will also weigh the evidence that David could have been a son of old David. A different problem exists regarding the identity of the two oldest men on the above list--Charles Sr. and Leonard Sr.,--namely that they may have been too old to have been sons of David Cagle, born 1728. the possibility will be explored as to whether they could have been younger brothers of David, rather than his oldest sons. Now this is the reason Mr. John G. Cagle cut away all the other children and listed the five (5) Children and they were used in a series starting with . 1. John Cagle, Sr. born 1740s-1826, of Davidson County, TN. Cagle Journal April 1991 page 1 2. George Cagle, Sr. born 1750s-1825, of Stanly County, NC. Cagle Journal may 1991 page 1. 3. Jacob Cagle, Sr. born 1755-1845, of Warren County, TN. Cagle Journal July 1991 page 1. 4. Valentine Cagle, Sr. born 1750s-1810s of Warren County, TN. Cagle Journal September 1991 page 1. 5. Henry Cagle, Sr. born 1760-1830s, of Cabarrus & Stanly County, NC. Cagle Journal November 1991 page 1. Mr. Cagle has documented a lot of good references on all the children in this series. If something new has surfaced in some of new Cagle Journals I ask you to bring this up to date. I hope I have cleared up my self with all of you. LaMona