Bob, do you think that the Hughes Historical maps are on line? Sue Duke Frye ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Dilworth To: NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 4/9/01 5:47:39 AM Subject: Re: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding land? No, all I copied was land when the Grantee or Grantor had a Dilworth surname. A local LDS library may be able to at least get you microfilm on the Grantee/Grantor books that you can copy the page you need and it gives you a brief description including acreage that was bought and sold. The book will have a page or two with all the transactions over a period of years. For example, I copied the pages before I hunted down the deeds and on my pages were usually 30 years of Dillard and Dilworth land transactions. If you need the actual copy of the deed, you can request it from the NC Archives after providing them with Book and page numbers. Go to their website for rates and lookup policies. Do a search for North Carolina State Archives, it's a good website, even tells you all the records and dates they hold on each county. I don't know your time frame, but remember Rockingham was formed from Guilford in 1785, and Guilford from Orange in about 1754, but depending on where they owned land, it could have been in Rowan too. My area is Rockingham-Guilford-Orange. Hughes historical maps can help you find the evolution of county lines. Bob Dilworth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elwood Mills" MILLSBORKA@att.net To: NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding land? Robert, You didn't happen to copy anything concerning James Banister Talley and Harvey Weldon Borland, did you? I'm in Arizona so I can't get to the court house like I used to. Kath MILLSBORKA@att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Dilworth" To: NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding land? Yes, I just came from Rockingham County and the NC State archives and collected about 75 deeds. It is simple. Look in the Grantee-Grantor books of Rockingham (or Guilford) under the surname you are interested in, Caffey in your case. My Dilworths purchased some Caffey land, by the way. The Grantee or Grantor book will tell you which deed book and page number. Go get the book and copy the page in Rockingham County Courthouse, or get it from microfilm at the archives. Make sure to look in both books. Grantor is the person selling the land, Grantee is the person acquiring the land. The Deed could be from one to four or more pages long, and sometimes you get some unexpected bonus info, as I did last week. Good luck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie" mrozzell@triad.rr.com To: NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:44 PM Subject: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding land? Does anyone know how I would go about finding out where my ancestor's land was located in Rockingham Co.? Is there a resource for such a thing? I have several deed lisings where people bought or sold land adjoining an ancestor's land and Troublesome Creek, which I looked up on the GNIS and found runs between Summerfield and Reidsville. Also, the Michael Caffey will of 1804 that I have leaves the plantation where he lives to his wife and he also mentions another plantation called the Johnston Place, containing 100 acres more or less. Is there a resource for this? ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB --- --- jrfrye@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

No, they aren't, but they may be available in libraries across the U.S. Everyone preparing to do research in NC should read "North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History" edited by Helen F. M. Leary, C.G., F.A.S.G., Second Edition, 1996. It will answer all your questions as how to find things at both the archives and at county level. I read it twice before I went to NC Archives and Rockingham County, and it is the Bible of the business. I could not find it in the Dekalb County Library here in Georgia, but bought it at Amazon by following links to Out of Print books and paid $45.00 for it. The NC Archives sells it, I think they even sell it for less. Check their website. I found it indispensible. It mentions "The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943" by Corbitt ----- Original Message ----- From: <jrfrye@earthlink.net> To: <NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding land? > > Bob, do you think that the Hughes > Historical maps are on line? Sue Duke Frye > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Robert > Dilworth > > To: NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: 4/9/01 5:47:39 AM > > Subject: Re: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding > land? > > > > > > No, all I copied was land when the Grantee or Grantor had a Dilworth > > surname. A local LDS library may be able to at least get you microfilm > on > > the Grantee/Grantor books that you can copy the page you need and it > gives > > you a brief description including acreage that was bought and > sold. The > > book will have a page or two with all the transactions over a period > of > > years. For example, I copied the pages before I hunted down the > deeds and > > on my pages were usually 30 years of Dillard and Dilworth land > transactions. > > If you need the actual copy of the deed, you can request it from the > NC > > Archives after providing them with Book and page numbers. Go to > their > > website for rates and lookup policies. Do a search for North > Carolina State > > Archives, it's a good website, even tells you all the records and dates > they > > hold on each county. I don't know your time frame, but remember > Rockingham > > was formed from Guilford in 1785, and Guilford from Orange in about > 1754, > > but depending on where they owned land, it could have been in Rowan > too. My > > area is Rockingham-Guilford-Orange. Hughes historical maps can help you > find > > the evolution of county lines. > > Bob Dilworth > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Elwood Mills" MILLSBORKA@att.net > > To: NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 11:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding land? > > > > > > Robert, > > You didn't happen to copy anything concerning James Banister Talley > and > > Harvey Weldon Borland, did you? I'm in Arizona so I can't get to the > court > > house like I used to. > > Kath > > MILLSBORKA@att.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert Dilworth" > > To: NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 5:33 PM > > Subject: Re: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding land? > > > > > > Yes, I just came from Rockingham County and the NC State archives > and > > collected about 75 deeds. It is simple. Look in the > Grantee-Grantor > > books > > of Rockingham (or Guilford) under the surname you are interested > in, > > Caffey > > in your case. My Dilworths purchased some Caffey land, > by the way. The > > Grantee or Grantor book will tell you which deed book and page > number. > > Go > > get the book and copy the page in Rockingham County Courthouse, > or get > > it > > from microfilm at the archives. Make sure to look in > both books. > > Grantor > > is the person selling the land, Grantee is the person acquiring > the > > land. > > The Deed could be from one to four or more pages long, and > sometimes you > > get > > some unexpected bonus info, as I did last week. Good luck > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Melanie" mrozzell@triad.rr.com > > To: NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:44 PM > > Subject: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding land? > > > > > > Does anyone know how I would go about finding out where my > ancestor's > > land > > was located in Rockingham Co.? Is there a resource for such > a thing? I > > have > > several deed lisings where people bought or sold land > adjoining an > > ancestor's land and Troublesome Creek, which I looked up on > the GNIS > > and > > found runs between Summerfield and Reidsville. > > > > Also, the Michael Caffey will of 1804 that I have leaves > the > > plantation > > where he lives to his wife and he also mentions another > plantation > > called > > the Johnston Place, containing 100 acres more or less. Is > there a > > resource > > for this? > > > > > > ============================== > > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. 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Thanks, Robert! I have BLAGG and KNIGHT relatives from pre-Revolutionary War Guilford/Rockingham County, North Carolina and am searching for my ROBERTS, born 1808 in NC somewhere. I appreciate your post about the book. I have no idea how to do research in NC at this time. Best regards, Drew Roberts Ben Lomond, CA Date forwarded: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 09:36:43 -0700 From: "Robert Dilworth" <dilwb.j@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding land? Date sent: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 12:35:53 -0400 Send reply to: NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com > No, they aren't, but they may be available in libraries across the U.S. > Everyone preparing to do research in NC should read "North Carolina > Research: Genealogy and Local History" edited by Helen F. M. Leary, C.G., > F.A.S.G., Second Edition, 1996. It will answer all your questions as how to > find things at both the archives and at county level. I read it twice before I > went to NC Archives and Rockingham County, and it is the Bible of the business. > I could not find it in the Dekalb County Library here in Georgia, but bought it > at Amazon by following links to Out of Print books and paid $45.00 for it. The > NC Archives sells it, I think they even sell it for less. Check their website. > I found it indispensible. It mentions "The Formation of the North Carolina > Counties, 1663-1943" by Corbitt ----- Original Message ----- From: > <jrfrye@earthlink.net> To: <NCROCKHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, > 2001 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [NCROCKINGHAM] Finding land?