Hello, I thought there might be some interest in the URLs below, especially since there are some familiar surnames mentioned...i.e. Holland and a possible variant of Meador ...others as well. Sometimes these ancestors take us to unusual places. Happy hunting, ~malinda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 8:50 PM Subject: [RowanRoots] Warrenton Land Fraud > This is originally from the Dobbs County, NC list. I am forwarding this, > with permission, to the NC & TN lists which I belong to as it is great > history on a "hidden" part of our state! It is a in-depth study of the > Warrenton Land Fraud dealing with Revolutionary War payment of arrears by the > stateand the fraud thereof. The URL for the Warrenton Land Fraud dissertion > is: > > http://www4.ncsu.edu:8030/~rkoonts/war_frauds.html > > More information regarding the Glasgow land frauds can be found at: > > http://www4.ncsu.edu:8030/~rkoonts (just click on HTML and start scrolling) > > Enjoy! > > Billy > > P.S. Mike, you might contact the author and see if NCGenWeb can link to the > site... > > FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS: > > "Francis found this URL this morning and given our conversations in the past > couple of days on the Glasgow Land Fraud, it is fascinating. I never heard > of the Warrenton Fraud either but it has to tie into the Glasgow Land Fraud > - same people were involved. > > This is a very lengthy article but it gives insight into some of the reason > for the violence in Dobbs Co in the late 1700's. It also provides some > insight into why so many well known families left the area after the Rev. > War. It also ties into the first class work that Sue has done in the New > Bern Criminal Court Records. Many of you will recognize some of your > ancestors in this report and I agree with Francis the list of names not > listed is interesting - given the family inter-relationships of the time. > > Martha > > > Are you familiar with this Warenton frauds business? Apparently, it is > different from the Glasgow frauds, as it began earlier. > > http://www4.ncsu.edu:8030/~rkoonts/war_frauds.html > > The violent factionalism in Dobbs goes back even further than the > ratification era. Had never heard of the Warrenton frauds business, but it > must have been pretty divisive. Was gratified to see his comments about the > terrible violence in the area, based on the New Bern district court records. > It was real--not just apparent. > > The lists of names he gives have some interesting omissions. > > FRH" > > > > ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== > RowanRoots is a genealogy/history discussion list. Please stay on topic. >