Adam TROLLINGER, a German by birth, came to this section of the country and settled on the Haw River in 1747. His son, Jacob TROLLINGER, built a grist mill at the site, and for many years the sttlement was known at TROLLINGER's Ford. During the Revolutionary War it served as an important crossing. Lord CORNWALLIS passed by the settlement en route to the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in the last days of the Revolution, and camped over night on the TROLLINGER farm. Jacob Henry TROLLINGER, the son of Adam, became very angry when he learned that the British had taken his grain from the mill, and boldly expressed his opinion of this act to the General. CORNWALLIS ordered Trollinger seized, and had him tied to a tree, with a bridle bit in his mouth, so that he could neither speak nor extricate himself. A neighbor discovered the helpless miller several hours later and released him. The "TROLLINGER Tree" is still pointed out as a land mark of Haw River. Ref: Centennial History of Alamance County, Whitaker. ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm