I am not researching Rowan, but for those of you who are. This book is being auctioned on e-bay. Just in case anyone is interested. Lillian http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=224589430

Hi John and all; Happy hollidays to all!!! According to "The N.C. Gazettee" on page 83, Campbellton - see Fayetteville. On page 169: Fayetteville, city and county seat, central Cumberland County, at the head of navigation on the Cape Fear River. The first settlement at the site was about 1730. Inc 1762 as Campbellton, named for Farquhard Campbell. In 1778, Campbellton, and the adjacent trading center of Cross Creek, which see, were consolidated as lower and Upper Campbellton, respectively. Name changed to Fayetteville in 1783 in honor of Marquis de Lafayette (1757 - 1834), who assisted the Americans during the Revolutionary War. The legislature met here in 1786, 1788-90, 1793-94. Location of Fayetteville State Teachers College and the North Carolina Methodist College. Produces textiles, machinery, lumber, and bottled carbonated drinks. Alt 107. Fort Bragg is nearby. On page 128: Cross Creek, colonial trading center in central Cumberland County on the Cape Fear River began about 1760. Appears as Crosscreek on both the Collet map, 1770, and on the Mouzon map, 1775. Consolidated with Campbellton, approx 1 3/4 mi. away in 1778. In 1783, the name was changed to Fayetteville. Hope this helps Will in Phoenix On Fri, 31 Dec 1999 10:57:34 -0600, you wrote: >Where was Campbelltown (or maybe Campbellton) in central North Carolina? >I'm reading about the conflict between the Highland Scot Loyalists and >the >Patriots in 1776. In a contemporary account of the events leading up to >the Battle of Moore's Creek bridge (I seem to have had ancestors on both >sides) the narrative seems to place it somewhere between Cross Creek >(now Fayetteville) and Moore's Creek itself. There is the sentence > > >The Army was ordered to March to Campbelltown to cross the River... >

I really enjoyed the story in the post from Ruth. As some of you know We are having a conflict here in Lincoln County. Back in September while I was doing research for my book Jacob Dellinger of Leepers Creek, Paul Dellinger and I found an old abandoned grave yard. This grave yard contains between 20-40 graves, and is on the property that was originally granted to Jacob and William Dellinger. Most of the graves are old field stones with initials carved in them. some are over 200 years old. The grave site is in a wooded area in eastern Lincoln County. The conflict arose when we contacted the land owner (Mr. Daniel Greene and wife Jane) and asked permission to enter the cemetery and record the names and info on the stones. Permission was denied. We offered to purchase the property containg the graves, this was denied. The County offered to allow Mr. Greene to donate the property @1/4 acre and the county would give a tax credit, again that was denied. North Carolina has a law on its books which allow any interested person or descendent to enter an abandoned grave yard, to restore, maintain and for upkeep. Using this law Paul and I filed a special proceedings with the Clerk of Court asking her for a court order to enter the gravesite. Mr. Green through his attorney filed a motion to dismiss and a counter claim asking the court to force us to dig up the graves located on his property and move them somewhere else. In a Charlotte Observer newspaper article on the subject, Mr. Greene likened anyone who visited gravesites as "idol worshippers." He also stated the law concerning gravesites was biased against the land owner and should be changed. This matter is scheduled for a hearing Jan. 24, 2000 in the office of the Clerk of Court. The matter was offered for mediation but Mr. Greene declined. Paul and I are acting as our own attorneys in this matter and if any folks on this list are attorneys either practicing or retired and would like to offer any advice we would love to hear from you. Neal Caskey ostrich@bellsouth.net Please visit my website-books for sale at: http://members.xoom.com/petphotos/books.htm

Where was Campbelltown (or maybe Campbellton) in central North Carolina? I'm reading about the conflict between the Highland Scot Loyalists and the Patriots in 1776. In a contemporary account of the events leading up to the Battle of Moore's Creek bridge (I seem to have had ancestors on both sides) the narrative seems to place it somewhere between Cross Creek (now Fayetteville) and Moore's Creek itself. There is the sentence The Army was ordered to March to Campbelltown to cross the River... this was after it left Cross Creek. I didn't hit it as a place name on the GSIS Web site, and my Delorme Gazetteer doesn't show a whole lot of anything below Fayetteville on the Cape Fear (I assume this is the river referred to), except maybe five trillion mosquitoes in season. Any ideas? Thanks, and Merry Millennium... John Ottinger

We have added some more search tools at the Mid-Atlantic Roots Network site (i.e. LDS Family History Center search and better access to Bookfinder). You might want to check them out at: http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ Thanks! Don & Jeanine

Hi Folks, With Ruth's permission, I am passing this along to you. It is a wonderful article and sure gives one pause for thought on this eve of the new millennium. I sure wish he lived in my home town. Jean > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruth Padilla" <ruthptb@tcac.net> > To: <LYONS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 8:43 AM > Subject: Cemetery Restorer > > > > I received this link on one of the lists I belong too. Please take this > > advice and read this story. If more counties hired someone like the > > person in this story we would be able to find more of our ancestors. > > > > This would make a GREAT feature on 60 Minutes, 20/20 or Dateline! You > > will be MOST glad you saw this site! > > > > http://starnews.com/extra/features/99/dec/1207st_cemetery.html > > > > Happy New Year and Happy Hunting! > > > > Ruth > > > > > > Live & Love With Abandon! > > > > Researching the following surnames: > > ALEXANDER, ANDERSON, ARTERBERRY, BROCAS, C de BACA (VACA), DICKEN, > > GOODSON, GUGLE/HAMMOND, HART, HOLLIDAY, HOPE, HOWARD, HUGHLETT, > > IVESTER (ISBISTER), LEWIS, MITCHELL, NICHOLS, PADILLA, PEAKE, > > PULLIAM, REMSHART, RUCKER, TATE, WATKINS > > > > Visit my homepage! New and always under construction! > > http://www.tcac.net/~ruthptb/index.htm > >

Hello List, I have been doing a big update to my web site. I have over 664 names, 85 surnames. I have added lot of information on the Jones in Ashe Co., NC. Most of my lines are in Ashe Co., Grayson Co. Please have a look. I will let you know that the site is not complete yet. But wanted to get the major work up.. Still lot of work to do. I have some research books for lookups so please visit the site (under books). http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dkjones Searching: Arnold, Gilley, Hartzog, Jones, Pennington Lines Arnold Research: Arnold@usa-nc.net Gilley Research: Gilley@usa-nc.net Hartzog Research: Hartzog@usa-nc.net Jones Research: Jones@usa-nc.net Pennington Research: Pennington@usa-nc.net Dave Jones

Looking for information on any of the following Woods families who are enumerated in the indicated censuses (with page number) for Iredell County NC. 1800: James (673) 1810: James (278); Robert (258) 1820: Joseph (243); Thomas (245); William (245) 1830: James (051); John (039); Oliver (039); Thomas (039) 1840: Cyrus (191); James B. (191); Thomas (213) Thanks for any comments. Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico

Hello Will Smith, You wrote: >> Iam in need of obtaining the Confederate service records >>for Baker Perry Boyce Jr. of Perquimans County, N.C. He is reported to >>have been in D Company, 66th North Carolina Infantry Regiment>> There is a Baker P. Boyce listed in the Civil War Muster Rolls Ancestry.com database. He is listed in Unit 68 North Carolina Infantry, Box # 000230, EXCT # 0004, Record # 00002731. Rank Induction and Rank Discharge had no information listed. I am assuming this is the file (Box) at the National Archives and the EXCT is the number of cards on file for him--just guessing. I located him by accessing this URL which was posted on this list stating that it is free until January 4, 2000. http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/holidays.htm There are two marriages listed in the early 1800s for a Baker P. Boyce. Check it out. Louise F. Hodge ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

> In Tennessee we have a two volume set "Tennesseans in the Civil War". Is >there such a book for North Carolina? If so, could someone please do a >lookup to confirm the unit Baker P. Boyce served in? The corresponding books for NC Confederate service are a multivolume set, _North Carolina Troops_, compiled by L.H. Manarin and W.T. Jordan. There are also some older regimental histories, and a book published in 1882, by J.W. Moore, _Roster of NC Troops in the War Between the States_, which is estimated to list about 70% of the Confederate soldiers who served. All these volumes are available at the state library in Raleigh, and in many other regional, university and genealogical libraries. I think they may also be available on film from the LDS. There are also many Civil War records in the state archives in Raleigh. Elizabeth Harris state coordinator, NCGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/

Doug, there is such a list, unfortunatley, I did not save that URL. I believe it may be available through rootsweb. You might contact there helpdesk through their website. Lynda -----Original Message----- From: crater <crater@utk.edu> To: NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> >I saw the note about where you could find Civil war soldiers list but is >there such a list of NC soldiers that were in the Revolutionary War. >>

Searching for any possible connection between William THOMAS of NC [was likely a Rev War Soldier - so birth probably about 1750 +/-] to: Jacob THOMAS [1752-1824] of Sullivan Co TN [was NC in when he arrived there about 1775]. Jacob THOMAS acquired land from a William THOMAS who held title by North Carolina Land Grant 249 on 10 Nov 1784 of 440 acres in Sullivan County: Book 1, p 208, Deed Records, State of North Carolina. On 19 Nov 1794 this William THOMAS, then living in Mercer Co KY, sold his NC granted land to Jacob THOMAS. Also have a John THOMAS of NC who was among the earliest to begin the Watauga Settlement in present east Tennessee about 1769. Family lore is very romantic. Jacob is said closely associated and possibly kin to an Isaac THOMAS who regularly visited with Jacob when he was plying his trade with the Cherokee. This Isaac THOMAS was a friend and confidant of Nancy Ward. In 1780, Isaac was settled deep in Indian Territory, on land granted by North Carolina, at present Sevierville area and enjoyed protection from being routed or worse. Earlier stories have Isaac involved at the massacre when Ft Loudoun fell and have the Little Carpenter sparing him at the request of Nancy Ward. There are several versions of Isaac's involvement and some say the story about Isaac THOMAS and Nancy Ward revolves around later activity at Fort Watauga. Historians account an Isaac THOMAS in both scenarios. Where would this Isaac THOMAS have been living if he was close enough to Nancy Ward to have endeared himself to her? Could that have been possible before or at 1760? Could John THOMAS of NC be kin, ancestor or sibling or cousin to William THOMAS who received the NC land grant? Could John who was an early settler at the Watauga Settlement be of same family as Isaac or Jacob? Family lore has Jacob's family, led by Durst THOMAS [variants] being Swiss/German [could be Moravian] and having arrived at Philadelphia area in 1736. There is strongly suggestive but not proven possibility. It continues with these folks, although possibly of Swiss/German, and of the Palatinate, joining the Ephrata Brethren. Of course they could have been Moravian, but that is not mentioned in family lore. Jacob and his family were involved with the Presbyterian Church at Paperviille, a few miles east of present Bristol, TN. The earliest Bible found in Jacob's family is a Lutheran New Testament printed in PA in 1803. In it son Isaac [1791-1882] [5th generation] recorded much family information. If lore is correct, they did not stay a long period at Ephrata (at least the descendants didn't). By 1775 Jacob [4th gen of Durst the emigrant] is in present east Tennessee. Jacob[4] THOMAS is said descended of Durst[1], Martin[2], Jacob[3]. The children of this Jacob THOMAS as well accounted excepting for two sons, William and George [abt. 1798-1869]. My GGG grandfather could be the unaccounted George. Where I lose the trail -- Jacob of eastern TN is said to have come through Cumberland Co PA and on across southwest Virginia to eastern Tennessee. I have found nothing to substantiate where Jacob came from. If his family went across the Blue Ridge in 1740s with Alexander Mack and the Eckerlin brothers, then they would have withdrawn in 1756-1763 during the French and Indian Wars. Could they have gone to the Carolinas during that period, stayed there for nearly fifteen years or more and then gone on into present eastern TN? I am afraid I am giving so much lore that facts are being obscured so should probably have presented less here. Will be pleased to share information about descendants of Jacob who were born after about 1775 through abt 1800. This NC possibility is not yet incorporated into the possible scenario for my THOMAS family but more background and more specific information is available from my "Objective" page. The URL is shown below. Alonzo Charlie THOMAS <A HREF="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~edwards/MyMigran.html">Objective</A> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~edwards/MyMigran.html

I saw the note about where you could find Civil war soldiers list but is there such a list of NC soldiers that were in the Revolutionary War. Some of my kin were in the Revolutionary War we think but need a fact to back it up. Any help would be appreciated. It is said that one of my kin took a group from NC and went to Charleston SC to defend the port from the British. Any help would be appreciated. Sincerely, Douglas Crater Working on the following families: Campbell, Crater (Greter), Wallace, Elam, Sharpe, Mullis, Speaks, Mahaffey, York, Money, Hampton, Weisner, White, Williams, Allens, and several other families as well as any others related by birth, marriage or adoption. Most from North Iredell, Forsyth, Stokes, Rowan, Yadkin, Wilkes Counties and surrounding areas of North Carolina and other locations where they moved.

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www.nara.gov Good luck, Will. Lynda >Could I please have the address again to NARA? >Thanks! >Will Smith

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