Guilford Co. was made up of parts of Rowan and Orange Cos. in 1771 (I think). The creation of Guilford was an attempt on the part of Colonial Gov. Tryon to pacify the complaints raised by the Regulator movement and to diffuse political power in the region. Mark Ulmer Email me at: msulmer@ix.netcom.com or ulmers@bellsouth.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol & Mark Leonard <cleonard@jps.net> To: <NCGUILFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 1:02 PM Subject: [NCGUILFO-L] Guilford County > Was Guilford Co always Guilford or did it start out as part of some other > county? There doesn't appear to be a listing for Guilford on the 1790 > census. > > > ==== NCGUILFO Mailing List ==== > Guilford County, North Carolina NCGenWeb > http://www.blueridge.net/lds/nc/guilford.htm > >