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" <dilwb.j@worldnet.att.net> 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 > >

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" <dilwb.j@worldnet.att.net> > 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 > >