Thank you very much, Lynn Wesson, for clearing this up for those who mistakenly believe that, in 1790, the parameters of Lincoln County were at that time the same as today!? Although my "pioneer" ancestor, Nathaniel Mitchum, was not a citizen of Lincoln County in 1790, he did begin living there in 1801 when the "companies" were probably not much different than what they had been eleven years before.? I would be most interested to learn?what "company line" changes had occurred as of the 1800 and 1810 census reports. Thank you. Alta Mitchem Durden -----Original Message----- From: dray74435@mypacks.net To: nclincol@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:12 pm Subject: Re: [NCLINCOL] 1790 Census - Geography of the Today's Lincoln County is small compared to what it was in in 1790. Since that time, parts of Cleveland and all of Gaston and Catawba have been created from what was then Lincoln. The reason that many are interested in the militia companies is that it would lend clues as to where our ancestors were in that time. they most certainly were not al in the land that is present-day Lincoln County!! Lynn Wesson Hillsborough, NC -----Original Message----- >From: Mbmackie1231@aol.com >Sent: Oct 30, 2007 10:12 PM >To: nclincol@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [NCLINCOL] 1790 Census - Geography of the "Companies" > > >In a message dated 10/30/2007 9:09:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >sully1@carolina.rr.com writes: > >the area encompassed by Lincoln County was quite large. > > >Well, I've been there, and it doesn't seem large at all. It quite small as >a matter of fact. And I have no clue as to what difference the "companies" >make. It was simply a small area where a specific person took the census. > > > >************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCLINCOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Lynn Wesson ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCLINCOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com