Just records I have. Earliest mention of a Charles Ham(b)rick in North Carolina prior to 1790: Charles Hambrick/Hamrick 1785, 1786, 1787 tax lists Wilkes Co NC. Earliest mention of a George Ham(b)rick in North Carolina: 1803 Surry Co, George Hemrick witnessed the will of William Aldridge. Earliest mention of a George Ham(b)rick in Rutherford Co NC: 1808 will of Priscilla Hamrick, widow of James. Earliest George Ham(b)rick on NC census, 1810: one in Wilkes Co and one in Rutherford Co. Earliest mention of a Benjamin Ham(b)rick in NC prior to 1790: Benjamin Hambrick, 1784 tax list Wilkes Co NC. Earliest Benjamin Ham(b)rick found as a head of household in NC: 1850 Surry Co NC. "Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln and Rutherford Counties" by Holcomb (1976), earliest Ham(b)ricks found: Enoch Hamrick, 1785 James Hamrick, 1785 Jere. Hamrick 1785 Nathan Hamrick, 1785 Samuel Hamrick, 1778, 1785 Jire. Hamrick, 1784 Samuel, Enoch and Jeremiah have earlier records in NC, but not in Rutherford Co, unless someone has additional info. Please post share earlier NC records. Thank you, Tressie