Do any subscribers have access to the wills or a will index for ORANGE CO., NC? If so I would appreciate your help with a look-up. I am looking for wills for the following: Thomas Dudley William Cain Sarah/Sally Cain Thank you very much. C. Ward [email protected]

All, I've updated my personal web site at: http://capital.net/~ddezarn/. I encourage all interested to stop by for a visit. This is my first update since April 2000. DeZarn family ancestors from Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and other locations are included. With this update, I have included several photos, including: Caleb and Elizabeth DeZarn (Great-great grandparents) Wiley and Mary DeZarn (Great grandparents) Green and Daisy DeZarn (Grandparents) Elinor Faye and Donald DeZarn, Sr. (Mother and Father) Donald DeZarn, Jr. (that's me) and family (includes son and granddaughter) Enjoy and warm regards to all, Donald DeZarn

Sarah ALSTON, daughter of James and Christian (Lillington) Alston married, Thomas DUDLEY, 1773, in Wake Co., NC. Following his death, she married William CAIN, 1783, in Orange Co., NC. Thomas DUDLEY and Sarah ALSTON are said to have had the following children: 1. Thomas Dudley (d.1801); unmarried 2. John Alston Dudley (b.ca 1775) m. Mary Robinson 3. Susannah Dudley m., 1792, Lewis Collier 4. Molly Dudley m., 1802, James Lewis 5. Abigail Dudley m. John Moore, said to have settled in GA (Hall and Habersham Counties) I wish to correspond with anyone researching this family. Your response is appreciated. C. Ward [email protected]

Many people use Microsoft Word (word processor) to type their messages. (These files have a "doc" extension...such as kinfolks.doc). Do you ever get email or forwarded information about kinfolk that has been created with Microsoft Word....but you don't have Microsoft Word so you can't open and read your mail??? Take heart.....from the www location below you can download a free MSWord reader. (You can also download it from Microsoft, but it's easier here). Good hunting. http://volusia.org/word.htm """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Searching for the Spradley and Ketchum families. Spradleys from SC to TX and Ketchums from VA to TX via AL and IL Check my home page for searchable data base of ancestors. http://www.hal-pc.org/~berrys """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

Perhaps this information will help someone. I do not do look-ups, but if you have information on Joseph Williams of Caswell Co., NC (later of Madison Co., KY) or on his father Henry Williams (son of Daniel Williams who died 1759 in Granville Co.), let's talk. DB J-108-09 Joseph Williams of Madison Co., KY to Andrew McCauley of Orange Co NC for $300, 280 A on Stoney Cr being part of tract willed Joseph Williams by Henry Williams, decd. 13 Sep 1795. Wit: Robt Mitchell, Richd Oldham. (Richard Oldham was brother-in-law of Joseph Williams, having married Ursala Duke Williams, widow of Reuben Peoples.) DB L-22-23 Joseph Williams of Madison Co., KY, to Israel Barker of Orange Co., NC, for 20 pds., 100 A on Ridge fork adj Barker. Wit: Nathan Williams, Eli Stacy. (Nathan Williams, witness, was another son of Henry Williams, deceased.) L-158 Andrew McCauley of Orange Co., NC, to James Rea of CC, for 190 pds., 304 A on N fork Stoney Cr being land formerly entered by Henry Williams decd and conveyed by Joseph Williams a legatee to McCauley adj Benjamin Cantrel, crossing Shaw's Br, Brothers, Kimbrough, Anderson, John Penix. 26 Jan 1799. Wit: Obed Florecne, Thomas Loyd. (Katherine Kerr Kendall, CASWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA DEEDS BOOKS 1777-1817 [Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1989], various pages) E.W.Wallace descendant of Henry Williams and his father Daniel Williams

The BROWNING MOST WANTED page has been updated. There is 1 new names (16 total). Please visit: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/browning.html and see if your elusive BROWNING is there! You will also find links to the GenConnect BROWNING Boards. Visit http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/ to see other surname Most Wanted web sites. -- Yvonne O. Bowers, ListMom, BROWNING-L Surname List My Rootsweb Resource Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/

WARNING: Let this get your attention. Early 1700 & 1800s, Old Pa. wagon roads due south cris-crossed through the state of VA. from upper New England carrying thousands of migrants. Great road split about present day Roanoke. One road continued down into TN. toward GA. and other road due south into Rowan County, NC. toward SC. The road from Roanoke to Rowan County was the most heavily traveled road in the country. It was both a southerly route and a westward route from eastern NC moving west. Below are links to many pictures and webpages that may give you some history of where your kin traveled or lived. My personal pages and family history: www.gorowan.com/rowanroots My database contains over 10,000 names. This page uses "frames", your browser may not support frames, if not, locate a surname and place name after address: www.gorowan.com/rowanroots/braun Pictures of eastern wagon roads http://www.gorowan.com/RowanRoots/articles/Wagonroad.htm Photos of Trading Ford area and Yadkin River, Spencer-NC Transportation Museum Aerial & satellite photos http://www.gorowan.com/rootsofrowan/ Salisbury Prison & Cemetery http://www.gorowan.com/salisburyprison.html Salisbury/Rowan Library history room found on this page: http://www.gorowan.com/books.html We have an article page that can be found at: www.gorowan.com/rowanroots If you have an article you would like to send us about historic Rowan County or travel to and from here on the wagon roads, please send them to us. If you have a webpage on the subject that you would like us to link to, please send us the address. Marriage list on this same page will display many surnames you may need. If you are traveling toward Rowan County, NC for research, let us help. Dan Patterson Rowan County Information Website DanTana Online Travel Services P.O. Box 241 Spencer, NC 28159 www.GoRowan.com www.High-Rock.com All attachments are scanned with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 ******************************************************* We do not support taglines added to our emails submitted to lists from Ancestry.com or any of their advertisers!!! We think they should ask our permission to add these ads... We are a sponsor of Rootsweb.

Mary, The "Great Road" was originally an Indian path probably partially following buffalo trails. It started near Philadelphia and came south through VA and NC. It came through Salisbury NC and on to Charlotte where it forked in several directions, going into SC and GA. US Hwy 29 today follows some of the old road. In Charlotte "The Square" is comprised of the crossing of two roads - Trade and Tryon - Trade being the fork of the "Great Road" that followed another Indian trading path, and Tryon of course named after Governor Tryon. Initially only wide enough for a footpath, "The Great Road" widened with more and more traffic until it could carry horses and then of course wagons. Recommended reading - "The Great Wagon Road" by Rouse. Gaye Frady

Hi Gaye, Thank you for your description of "The Square" in Charlotte! I've never had the pleasure of visiting Charlotte, but you helped me visualize my ancestor's property location. From a 1782 Mecklenburg Co. deed: "certain lott on piece of land lying & being in the Town of Charlotte near the Courthouse being a corner lott fronting Tryon Street six poles & Trade Street 12 poles containing near half an acre of land more or less known by the Lott No. 25." Francie >>>> In Charlotte "The Square" is comprised of the crossing of two roads - Trade and Tryon - Trade being the fork of the "Great Road" that followed another Indian trading path, and Tryon of course named after Governor Tryon. Initially only wide enough for a footpath, "The Great Road" widened with more and more traffic until it could carry horses and then of course wagons. Recommended reading - "The Great Wagon Road" by Rouse. Gaye Frady

In-correct link listed in first posting.. Subject: Old Pa. Wagon Road Early to mid 1700s, by the thousands, residents of your county migrated down old PA. wagon road into central North Carolina. The "fertile crescent" of America. Rowan County was on the tongue of most migrants. Our library has one of the best history rooms in the state. Our website, although a commercial site, has the best collection of historic, genealogical, business, recreational, governmental links in the state. Many personal pages & articles found off this page: www.GoRowan.com/RowanRoots personal pages www.GoRowan.com/rootsofrowan county info It is best to type this page address into your browser command line. Historic sites page: http://www.gorowan.com/Historic.html Salisbury Prison found on above page. Travel & Tourism page: http://www.gorowan.com/travel.html History of Spencer page: Historic Spencer, home of largest southern railroad repair shop: http://www.gorowan.com/Spencer/ If you has comments or questions, please respond directly to me and do not take up Rootsweb resources [email protected] Dan Patterson Rowan County Information Website DanTana Online Travel Services P.O. Box 241 Spencer, NC 28159 www.GoRowan.com www.High-Rock.com All attachments are scanned with Norton Anti-Virus 2001

Thanks to Dan Patterson for the wonderful link on roads west. What a great resource! However, I went into it looking for information on the Old Philadelphia Wagon Road as it extended into North and South Carolina, and found nothing. Did I miss something? If not, does anyone on the list know of an online site that deals with the old wagon road in the Carolinas? Mary _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

UNSUBSCRIBE [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > NCORANGE-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 22 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: [NCORANGE] Allens in Orange Co [[email protected]] > #2 [NCORANGE] Old Pa. wagon road www. ["Dan Patterson" <[email protected]>] > #3 Re: [NCORANGE] Allens/vincents in [Judith <[email protected]>] > #4 Re: [NCORANGE] Allens in Orange Co ["DC and Alice Allen" <[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NCORANGE-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > List Administrator is Larry Noah, [email protected] > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Allens in Orange County > Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 06:05:58 EST > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > In a message dated 2/8/01 7:37:20 PM, [email protected] writes: > > << In the Abstract of North Carolina Wills, Orange-Wills, is listed an ALLEN, > ZACHARIAH, wife; George, Elizabeth, > William, James, John, Mary, Sarah, Robert, Ruth, Joseph, Zachariah in 1790. > Can anyone > help me with this family? > > How about ALLEN, JOSEPH, 1770, John, William, Daniel > > or > > ALLEN, ISAAC, Mary (wife) > > Thanks for your help. > > Jan Riess > >> > > Hi Jan, > > I am not sure if this is pertinent to your family of Allens or not, but there > is an old Allen house located at the Alamance Battleground Park, a fine old > example of a log cabin built in the early years of Orange County, as I > remember. Perhaps your Allens were in the part of Orange which became > Alamance County in 1849. > > As I recall there is some information on the Allen family of Alamance in the > Alamance County Legacy Book, a publication put out by the Alamance County > Historical Society. > > Best of luck, > > John Fox > Winston Salem, NC > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NCORANGE] Old Pa. wagon road www.GoRowan.com/RowanRoots > Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 09:47:17 -0500 > From: "Dan Patterson" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Articles page containing historical subjects. > > I like to post this web address periodically for new comers to our lists. > > Many good articles from different authors. > > Please copy and paste address from subject line. > > "Article" link on that page. > > > Dan Patterson > Rowan County Information Website > DanTana Online Travel Services > P.O. Box 241 > Spencer, NC 28159 > www.GoRowan.com > www.High-Rock.com > All attachments are scanned with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Allens/vincents in Orange County > Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 13:05:44 -0600 > From: Judith <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Dear Jan, I think the Zachariah Allen you're talking about was a > preacher, although, I understand there are several Zachariah Allens. > Our ancestor, William Vincent b. 1779, kept a journal that included > records of church services in Granville Co. NC 1799 until 1805. > Zachariah preached a service or two about then there. (Granville and > Orange were adjacent and once the same place.) I have forgotten the > subject and date without looking it up, but will do so. Am attempting > at present to transcribe the journal (it's very old and diffficult)in > the hope that it may have some names that might help someone locate the > presence of some of their ancestors in this place.(southern portion of > Granville co. NC on the Tar River above the Trading Path, Beaver Dam > Creek, Fishing Creek, Cedar Creek,and Tar Swamp) Apparently these church > services were called the "Monthly Society" and held in each others > homes. William listed the date, whose home, and subject of the sermon, > in addition to recording other religious items such as a "Letter from > King George" the king purported to be "a letter from Jesus," religious > superstitions of the day, and several hymns. Apparently some of these > preachers were neighbors, lay persons, and traveling preachers. Will be > forwarding portions of the journal as I transcribe it on the > [email protected] pages very soon if you would like to sign up > temporarily. (Seems many of these families that settled there came > originally from Bertie, Northampton counties, NC, and before that, > Surry co VA, Brunswick co, VA, and Greensville co VA.) (I also found > Zachariah Allen (jr. Sr.?) in Davidson co TN early 1800's census if > memory serves) if that might give you some clues. (this is adjacent to > the TN counties our vincents removed to in early 1800's) One of our > Vincents married an Allen in Granville co NC, but I don't know which > Allen. She was the daughter of Jacob Vincent. > > Regards, Judith Vinson > > Jan Riess wrote: > > > > In the Abstract of North Carolina Wills, Orange-Wills, is listed an ALLEN, > > ZACHARIAH, wife; George, Elizabeth, > > William, James, John, Mary, Sarah, Robert, Ruth, Joseph, Zachariah in 1790. > > Can anyone > > help me with this family? > > > > How about ALLEN, JOSEPH, 1770, John, William, Daniel > > > > or > > > > ALLEN, ISAAC, Mary (wife) > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Jan Riess > > > > ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== > > List Administrator - Larry Noah [email protected] > > List Web Site - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/NCOrange/ > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Allens in Orange County > Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 13:13:34 -0800 > From: "DC and Alice Allen" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > My husband is a descendant of the Quaker Allen family of Orange Co. NC, this > old house John mentioned is from his family. I have seen a Zachariah Allen > in this area, but never have been able to find a connection between the two > families. At one time I had a family group sheet on another Allen family, > I'll see if I can find it & whether or not it contains a Zachariah. > > There is a couple of Zachariah's mentioned in the Cane Creek MM (Quaker) > records, but they are a little later than 1790, so not sure if this is the > same family. Holler if you want the information--it covers a time period > from 1814-1828 or so. I'll be glad to type it up. Looks like this family > moved to IN (Morgan Co.) from 1822-1828. > > Alice Allen > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > Hi Jan, > > > > I am not sure if this is pertinent to your family of Allens or not, but > there > > is an old Allen house located at the Alamance Battleground Park, a fine > old > > example of a log cabin built in the early years of Orange County, as I > > remember. Perhaps your Allens were in the part of Orange which became > > Alamance County in 1849. > <snip> -- ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/

In a message dated 2/9/01 2:05:51 PM, [email protected] writes: << Dear Jan, I think the Zachariah Allen you're talking about was a preacher, although, I understand there are several Zachariah Allens. Our ancestor, William Vincent b. 1779, kept a journal that included records of church services in Granville Co. NC 1799 until 1805. Zachariah preached a service or two about then there. (Granville and Orange were adjacent and once the same place.) I have forgotten the subject and date without looking it up, but will do so. Am attempting at present to transcribe the journal (it's very old and diffficult)in the hope that it may have some names that might help someone locate the presence of some of their ancestors in this place.(southern portion of Granville co. NC on the Tar River above the Trading Path, Beaver Dam Creek, Fishing Creek, Cedar Creek,and Tar Swamp) Apparently these church services were called the "Monthly Society" and held in each others homes. William listed the date, whose home, and subject of the sermon, in addition to recording other religious items such as a "Letter from King George" the king purported to be "a letter from Jesus," religious superstitions of the day, and several hymns. Apparently some of these preachers were neighbors, lay persons, and traveling preachers. Will be forwarding portions of the journal as I transcribe it on the [email protected] pages very soon if you would like to sign up temporarily. (Seems many of these families that settled there came originally from Bertie, Northampton counties, NC, and before that, Surry co VA, Brunswick co, VA, and Greensville co VA.) (I also found Zachariah Allen (jr. Sr.?) in Davidson co TN early 1800's census if memory serves) if that might give you some clues. (this is adjacent to the TN counties our vincents removed to in early 1800's) One of our Vincents married an Allen in Granville co NC, but I don't know which Allen. She was the daughter of Jacob Vincent. Regards, Judith Vinson >> Hello Judith, By any chance, were your Vincents/Vinsons in any connected to Westmoreland County, VA, and especially to the Cox, Rust, or Harrison families there. I have a Harrison who settled finally in Granville County, NC, who had Rust and Cox connections, and often used the given name of Vinson or Vincent, which I believe to be a family name originally. I also have a Dunkin connection as well, which may have interconnected with the Vinson/Vincent family. Best regards, John Fox Winston Salem, NC

My husband is a descendant of the Quaker Allen family of Orange Co. NC, this old house John mentioned is from his family. I have seen a Zachariah Allen in this area, but never have been able to find a connection between the two families. At one time I had a family group sheet on another Allen family, I'll see if I can find it & whether or not it contains a Zachariah. There is a couple of Zachariah's mentioned in the Cane Creek MM (Quaker) records, but they are a little later than 1790, so not sure if this is the same family. Holler if you want the information--it covers a time period from 1814-1828 or so. I'll be glad to type it up. Looks like this family moved to IN (Morgan Co.) from 1822-1828. Alice Allen ----- Original Message ----- > > Hi Jan, > > I am not sure if this is pertinent to your family of Allens or not, but there > is an old Allen house located at the Alamance Battleground Park, a fine old > example of a log cabin built in the early years of Orange County, as I > remember. Perhaps your Allens were in the part of Orange which became > Alamance County in 1849. <snip>

Dear Jan, I think the Zachariah Allen you're talking about was a preacher, although, I understand there are several Zachariah Allens. Our ancestor, William Vincent b. 1779, kept a journal that included records of church services in Granville Co. NC 1799 until 1805. Zachariah preached a service or two about then there. (Granville and Orange were adjacent and once the same place.) I have forgotten the subject and date without looking it up, but will do so. Am attempting at present to transcribe the journal (it's very old and diffficult)in the hope that it may have some names that might help someone locate the presence of some of their ancestors in this place.(southern portion of Granville co. NC on the Tar River above the Trading Path, Beaver Dam Creek, Fishing Creek, Cedar Creek,and Tar Swamp) Apparently these church services were called the "Monthly Society" and held in each others homes. William listed the date, whose home, and subject of the sermon, in addition to recording other religious items such as a "Letter from King George" the king purported to be "a letter from Jesus," religious superstitions of the day, and several hymns. Apparently some of these preachers were neighbors, lay persons, and traveling preachers. Will be forwarding portions of the journal as I transcribe it on the [email protected] pages very soon if you would like to sign up temporarily. (Seems many of these families that settled there came originally from Bertie, Northampton counties, NC, and before that, Surry co VA, Brunswick co, VA, and Greensville co VA.) (I also found Zachariah Allen (jr. Sr.?) in Davidson co TN early 1800's census if memory serves) if that might give you some clues. (this is adjacent to the TN counties our vincents removed to in early 1800's) One of our Vincents married an Allen in Granville co NC, but I don't know which Allen. She was the daughter of Jacob Vincent. Regards, Judith Vinson Jan Riess wrote: > > In the Abstract of North Carolina Wills, Orange-Wills, is listed an ALLEN, > ZACHARIAH, wife; George, Elizabeth, > William, James, John, Mary, Sarah, Robert, Ruth, Joseph, Zachariah in 1790. > Can anyone > help me with this family? > > How about ALLEN, JOSEPH, 1770, John, William, Daniel > > or > > ALLEN, ISAAC, Mary (wife) > > Thanks for your help. > > Jan Riess > > ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator - Larry Noah [email protected] > List Web Site - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/NCOrange/

Articles page containing historical subjects. I like to post this web address periodically for new comers to our lists. Many good articles from different authors. Please copy and paste address from subject line. "Article" link on that page. Dan Patterson Rowan County Information Website DanTana Online Travel Services P.O. Box 241 Spencer, NC 28159 www.GoRowan.com www.High-Rock.com All attachments are scanned with Norton Anti-Virus 2001

In a message dated 2/8/01 7:37:20 PM, [email protected] writes: << In the Abstract of North Carolina Wills, Orange-Wills, is listed an ALLEN, ZACHARIAH, wife; George, Elizabeth, William, James, John, Mary, Sarah, Robert, Ruth, Joseph, Zachariah in 1790. Can anyone help me with this family? How about ALLEN, JOSEPH, 1770, John, William, Daniel or ALLEN, ISAAC, Mary (wife) Thanks for your help. Jan Riess >> Hi Jan, I am not sure if this is pertinent to your family of Allens or not, but there is an old Allen house located at the Alamance Battleground Park, a fine old example of a log cabin built in the early years of Orange County, as I remember. Perhaps your Allens were in the part of Orange which became Alamance County in 1849. As I recall there is some information on the Allen family of Alamance in the Alamance County Legacy Book, a publication put out by the Alamance County Historical Society. Best of luck, John Fox Winston Salem, NC

In the Abstract of North Carolina Wills, Orange-Wills, is listed an ALLEN, ZACHARIAH, wife; George, Elizabeth, William, James, John, Mary, Sarah, Robert, Ruth, Joseph, Zachariah in 1790. Can anyone help me with this family? How about ALLEN, JOSEPH, 1770, John, William, Daniel or ALLEN, ISAAC, Mary (wife) Thanks for your help. Jan Riess

A friend searching for some of his ancestors in a NC cemetery ran across an inscription on several stones he didn't understand. He asked for my help and I don't know either. Several stones had the initials "A.C.S.P". Anyone know what those initials mean? They don't seem to have anything to do with the stonecutters, or the church, or the cemetery name. CW

Hi Geroge and Sherry: I have 32 Harris names from Orange County in my Berry family tree. I would suggest that you go to Hillsborough to the register of deeds office. They have a lot of old information there about early land deeds and marriages by groom and bride. This information goes back into the 1700's. I will be glad to share the information I have. Benjasmin Berry Henderson. George and Sherry Ladd wrote: > I am planning a genealogy trip at the end of this month to Orange County > to do Harris research. Can someone tell me where the New Bethel > Methodist Church is? Also, what are my best bets for researching the > Harris names, library names etc. > > Thanks > > Sherry Whitaker Ladcd > > ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator - Larry Noah [email protected] > List Web Site - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/NCOrange/