1/14/00 3:31 AM Frendlysky@aol.com > ><< What does the heading "Company" mean? Thanks. Doris >> > >OK I have been waiting for this <G> I did get an answer before > >So can anyone help this time? this is info I posted some time ago...response to this same question.... --from Burke Journal -Dec.1988 Issue - provided to the Journal by Betsy Dodd Pittman: 1st Company Present McDowell Co. & part of present northern Rutherford Co. 2nd " Northeastern Burke Co & present southeastern Caldwell Co. 3rd " Mid & western Burke Co. - Oak Hill area 4th " Western Burke Co. & portions of present southeastern McDowell & northern Rutherford Counties 5th " Upper Burke Co. & portions of present Caldwell Co. - Globe, Edgemont, Collettsville 6th " Western Burke Co. - Bridgewater, Lake James; some in present eastern McDowell Co. 7th " Mid Burke Co. - Quaker Meadows 8th " North side of Catawba River in present day Caldwell Co. - Granite Falls 9th " North of Catawba River in present Caldwell Co. 10th " Present Mitchell/Avery Counties 11th " Cut off in 1791 to form Buncombe Co. 12th " Present Mitchell/Avery Counties 13th " South & southeastern Burke Co. - Salem; South Mountains; George Hildebrand areas Berna Stillwell abner@napanet.net Napa Valley, CA