Wilkes County was named for John Wilkes. (But I do not know who John Wilkes was). WMM ----- Original Message ----- From: Claudia Cannady Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:30 AM To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Wilkes-Branch Dee Please do a look-up in the N.C. HERITAGE BOOKS AT THE GEORGIA ARCHIVES (A limit of 2 names as requested.) Issac WILKES John CANNADY/KENNEDY The Wilkes were in Bladen County, NC as their son Elijah was born there in 1794, but I was wondering if you know how Wilkes County got its name? Thanks Claudia Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com