Looking for any family of Thomas Rowland, b. abt 1760-65, son of Augustine Rowland of VA. Family reportedly lived in Montgomery, Caburrus, and other western NC counties. RE: NC/SC border disputes. Many states fought for border dominance for years. Early surveyors were not very reliable, and border disputes errupted at many times. sometimes families were forced to pay taxes in both states. As a kid, I was learning about Andrew Jackson. Reportedly Andy was born and raised in just such a disputed border area between NC and SC. As the story went all the kids who wanted to be N. Carolinans had a verse of ryme for the Southerners and vice a versa. Here is how I remeber the verses. "North Carolina- old dried bones-all they eat is scrub pine cones." "South Carolina- old white trash-all they eat is Rabbit hash" Don/t know if the above are true but it was in my history book. Ron Hughes, in Mississippi