Robert "Robin" CHEEK married Martha/Patsey ANDREWS on 27 Nov 1798 in Orange County, NC Their Children... 1....Alexander CHEEK, born 9 Oct 1799. He married in Orange County on 22 Jan 1820 to Nancy STROUD (b. 13 Jan 1801; d. 15 Feb 1884). They had nine children. On 15 June 1827 he bought from Dennison D. OLMSTEAD 125 acres on waters of Presswood Creek adjoining Elisha BEVILL, Benjamin A. YEARGAN, Mann PATTERSON, Lemuel MORGAN and William BARBEE (Orange DB-25:418). On 20 Dec 1832 he bought from Daniel BOOKER and David BOOKER 303 acres on Presswood Creek, part of waters of New Hope Creek, adjoining Reuben BATCHELOR, James DAVIS, and others (DB-25:428). On 3 Nov 1835 he bought from Edward COLLIER 214 acres known as the CRAIG MILL PLACE, 1 mile NE of Village of Chapel Hill on the Oxford Road and waters of Boling Creek, adjoining Lemuel MORGAN, John HENDERSON, Thomas H. TAYLOR, and himself (DB-26:420). On 2 March 1838 he was security for John C. CHEEK who pledged land on Ellerbee Creek for debts (DB-27:589). At Sept Court 1839 he bought from the John STRAIN Estate 78 acres on waters of Boling Creek adjoining John HENDERSON, Jacob POTTS and himself (DB-29:419). On 3 Dec 1845 he sold a lot in Chapel Hill Village to Mary R. WHEATON (DB-32:176). In Sept 1850 he sold to Morgan CLOSS, for $1,550.00, 392 acres on Presswood and Boling Creeks (DB-34:53), and then migrated with his family to Texas. He died in Freestone County, Texas, on 27 May 1855. "Heirs of Alex CHEEK" were listed in the petition to sell land of Robert CHEEK on 30 Aug 1866 (Orange Estate Papers, NC Archives. 2....Sarah "Sally" CHEEK, born May 1801. She was married on 23 Aug 1823 to William ANDREWS, with John Teddar as witness. "Sally ANDREWS" was among the living cildren listed in the petition to the Court to sell the land of their father Robert CHEEK on 30 Aug 1866. 3...William CHEEK, born 22 Sept 1803. He was married first on 4 Nov 1824 to Mary/Polly CRAIG (b. June 1805; d. 10 Jan 1863). They had eleven children. Their home was between Cane Creek Baptist Church and Chapel Hill in Orange County. William CHEEK married second, on 29 Nov 1864 to Nancy JONES. They lived at her homeplace six miles from Mebane. After her death, he married third, Penelope/Penny Williams BISHOP (d. 1906). William CHEEK died intestate in Orange County during Sept 1895. J.W. CATES was appointed administrator of the estate, and he filed a final report with the Court on 24 Sept 1898 (Orange County Estate Papers, NC Archives). To be continued with other Robert CHEEK children.... ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange