Since many of the people who settled early Rowan Co. were Moravians (Unitas Fratum, I believe I have spelled it right, the more formal name), I suggest you research Moravian records of North Carolina. (Granville's agents made large land grants to the leader of this group--Jacob Loesch and variant spellings.) You may find your Caspers were of this group. They were originally in Pennsylvania but had other settlements in Maryland also. Adelaide Fries a number of years translated from German many of the records of this religious group, and also there are histories of this group. There are about 11 volumes of her translations of Moravian journals--make great reading of colonial western North Carolina. Some larger libraries have this set of books which make very interesting reading. Also, you might want to browse the Family History Library Catalog at <A HREF="www.familysearch.org"> www.familysearch.org</A> The link to the catalog is on the lower right. Do a search first for subject: Moravians Then go back and do a search for Fries, Adelaide - and see what she has compiled. Then, just for fun, go back to the first screen and do a search of your surname in the LDS "vast databases" You might get some hints there. Also, spell Casper with a K. You might do a google.com search for Moravians. At one time I subscribed to a rootsweb site for Moravians, as I suspect one of my female ancestors was of that faith (originally). Just a hint. You may not find the origins of your Caspers but you will know a LOT more about old Rowan Co. E.W.Wallace