I am still searching for information regarding the ancestry of my earliest positively-identified CARLOCK ancestor, George W. CARLOCK/CEARLOCK, b. ca. 1779, NC; m. Rachel LANDERS, 11 Oct 1805, Warren Co., KY; living with son Henry in Montgomery Co., IL, 1860; d. ca. 1862. Furthermore, in my Dec. 27, 1999, posting to the CEARLOCK list, listed below, I inquired about a Henry KERLOCK who was mentioned in Mecklenburg Co., NC, 1787 court minutes in connection with Jacob, Felix, and Elizabeth LANDESS, orphans of Rachel LANDERS's grandfather Christopher LANDESS. (See the following site for a complete transcript of those court minutes: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sweetpoe/llandings/1983/6son83.gif.) Up until this point I had found no other reference to Henry. However, I found a listing today for a Henry CURLOCK living in nearby Rutherford Co., NC, in 1790. In addition to himself, Henry had 3 males under 16 years of age and 5 females living in his household. My records show Felix LANDESS as being born before 1765, and Jacob LANDESS as being born ca. 1768. I do not have an estimated birthdate for Elizabeth LANDESS. Assuming that Felix, Jacob, and Elizabeth were living with Henry CURLOCK/KERLOCK in 1990, this would still leave 1 add! itional male under age 16 and 4 additional females living in the household, probably 1 as his wife and 3 as daughters. This brings up some interesting questions. First, was Henry the father of my direct ancestor, George W. CARLOCK/CEARLOCK, b. ca. 1779, NC? This seems like a very good possibility. Second, why was Henry awarded money in Oct. 1787 for the orphans of Christopher LANDESS? Was he a blood relative of these children? We do not know the name of Christopher LANDESS's wife. Did Henry take these children into his household? Third, who was Henry KERLOCK/CURLOCK's father? A clue might be found in the fact that Christian GOODNIGHT, probably son of Hans Michael GOODNIGHT who married Christopher LANDESS's daughter Mary as his second, and much younger wife, is listed on the 1790 census for Salisbury District, Mecklenburg Co., NC, as are Frederick and George KERLOCK. (Hans Michael is also believed to be the father of Catherine, wife of Christopher LANDESS's son Henry LANDIS/LANDERS. Henry LANDIS/LANDERS and Catherine were parents of Rachel LANDERS who married my direct ancestor George W. CARLOCK/CEARLOCK.) As shown on pages 437 and 615 of the book "History of the Carlock Family", by Marion Pomeroy CARLOCK, 1929, Frederick CARLOCK (s/o David GERLACH/CARLOCK, Hans GERLACH) had sons named George, b. 1740, and Frederick, b. 1750. George lived in Mecklenburg Co., NC, and, in addition to his CARLOCK descendants, was ancestor to the CARELOCKs of Mecklenburg Co. and Anson Co., NC. (My maiden name of "CE! ARLOCK" is pronounced like "CARELOCK".) I am not certain whether "Frederick KERLOCK" refers to George's father or brother. It seems very likely that my direct ancestor, George W. CARLOCK/CEARLOCK, b. ca. 1779, NC, is somehow descended from Frederick, Sr. Was Henry KERLOCK/CURLOCK also a son of Frederick, Sr.? Here are my findings from the 1790 census, and 1800 through 1850 census indexes for North Carolina: I. NORTH CAROLINA, 1790: Edenton District, Gates Co.: GARLOCK, John G. -- age 16 or older, with no family listed. Halifax District, Halifax Co.: GARLOCK, George -- age 16 or older, with no family listed Salisbury District, Mecklenburg Co., NC: 1. KERLOCK, Frederick, with 1 other male, age 16 or older, and 1 female; and 2. KERLOCK, George, with 1 male under age 16, and 4 females. Morgan District, Rutherford Co., NC: CURLOCK, Henry, with 3 males under age 16, and 5 females. II. NORTH CAROLINA, 1800: Cabarrus Co.: 1. CARLOCK, George, page 689; and 2. CARLOCK, John, page 695. III. NORTH CAROLINA, 1810: Chatham Co.: CURLOCK, William, 192 NO TWP L. Lincoln Co.: KERLOCK, Mellisar, 354 NO TWP L. Mecklenburg Co.: CARILACK, John "*", 044 NO TWP L IV. NORTH CAROLINA, 1820: Mecklenburg Co.: CURLOCK, John, 187 NO TWP L. V. NORTH CAROLINA, 1840: Chatham Co.: CARELOP, Archy "*", 191 NO TWP L. VI. NORTH CAROLINA, 1850: Anson Co.: 1. KERLOCK, Samuel, 225 "METTONSV"; 2. KERLOCK, William, 226 DUMAS SH. Sue Tilleman -----ORIGINAL MESSAGE #1----- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 02:04:26 EST From: <[email protected]> [Current e-mail address [email protected]] To: [email protected] Subject: Kerlock & the Landess vs. Joseph Rogers, Mecklenburg Co., NC, Oct. 1787 Seeking information about the Henry KERLOCK who was awarded money in Oct. 1787, Mecklenburg Co., NC, from Joseph ROGERS "for the orphans of Christopher Landess, deceased". Christopher LANDESS was the grandfather of my 6th-great-grandmother Rachel LANDERS who married my 6th-great-grandfather George W. CARLOCK/CEARLOCK, b. ca. 1779, NC. Susan "Sue" Cearlock Tilleman