> Forwarding this on, hope it is useful to someone!! > Mamie > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "sheila weaver" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 1:37 PM > > Subject: [NCLINCOLN] Original Mecklenburg co., NC Boundries Update > > > > Dear List 8/17/02 > > > > Please pass this e-mail on to a friend or two who in interested in the > > Original Mecklenburg County, NC Boundries --- > > > > Old 1763 Mecklenburg County which includes parts of or all of present-day > > Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Jackson, > > Lincoln, McDowell, Rutherford, Transylvania, [Old Tryon], Union Cos, (NC); > > In South Carolina- all or parts of Chester, Cherokee, Greenville, Kershaw, > > Lancaster, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg, Union and York Cos (SC) And the > > Catawba Indian Reservation > > > > * We invite all residents, former residents, and those with roots in > > Mecklenburg County to submit a family household history of 500 words and > one > > photograph to be printed free! > > > > (Also invited to participate are residents of Old 1763 Mecklenburg County > > which includes parts of or all of present-day Buncombe, Cabarrus, > Cherokee, > > Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, McDowell, Rutherford, > > Transylvania, [Old Tryon], Union Cos, (NC); In South Carolina- all or > parts > > of Chester, Cherokee, Greenville, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Newberry, > > Spartanburg, Union and York Cos (SC) And the Catawba Indian Reservation > (See > > map on back page). > > -------------- > > Mecklenburg was bordered by Rowan county in the North, East by Anson > county > > and in the South by South Carolina. > > - -------------------------------------- > > This was sent to help update where the area was that old Mecklenburg > existed in 1763 > > > > We Need you and your genealogical organization to help promote and write > > stories for the upcoming heritage book for Old Mecklenburg Co., NC > > 1763-2003. If you are intested let Sheila Weaver know > > <[email protected]> or John Misenhimer > > > > Check out this website for more information: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncomchs > > > > Thanks! WE NEED YOU, Come and join us in writing the greatest history > > ever, "The Heritage of Old Mecklenburg Co., NC 1763-2003" > > > > Sheila Weaver > > Chairman