Hi, I am on webtv, not a computer, so it is hard to visit some sites because I can't download or see images. Could someone with a map, please find this river, if it is still there, in Chatham County NC? There was also mention of Terrells Creek,and Crow's road,another has Alder Branch being along county line. but these may be nowhere to be found. They are on Deeds from 1778/79. I don't know which book to go to in the Library to find this older info. Trying very hard to connect where someone lived.So any advice or information greatly appreciated. Stella

Do not know if this well help but here goes...... THE NORTH CAROLINA GAZETTEER by William S. Powell ... a dictionary of Tar Hell places HAW BRANCH rises in central Avery County and flows north into North Toe River HAW BRACH rises in the northwest Beaufort County and flows southwest into Tranters Creek. HAW BRANCH rises in north Buncombe County near Cherry Log Gap and flows north into Dillingham Creek HAW BRANCH rises in the southwest Nash County and flows south into Turkey Creek. HAW CREEK rises in central Buncombe County and flows southwest into Swannanoa River. Named in 1860 for the black haw bushes growing along its banks. HAW CREEK rises in west Orange County and flows southwest into Alamance county where it enters Haw River. Appears as Jumping Run on the Moseley map, 1733. HAW RIVER rises in northwest Forsyth County and flows northeast and southeast through Guilford and Rockingham counties and across Alamance and Chatham counties to join Deep River on the Chatham-Lee County lint to form Cape Fear River. It is approx.. 130 mi. in length. In 1709 John Lawson call this the Hau River and said that it was named for the Sissipahau Indians who lived along its banks. Appears as Saxapahaw River on the Moseley map, 1733 but by it present name on the Collate map, 1770 The junction of Deep and Haw rivers was one of six sites suggested in 1788 for the location of the state capital. HAW RIVER community in east Alamance County on Haw River. Founded by descendants of Adam Trollinger, a German immigrant who settled here in 1747. His son, Jacob, built a gristmill at the site and for may years it was known as Trollininger's Crossing or Ford HAW RIVER TOWNSHIP southeast Chatham County. May be too must information but enjoy. JC ----- Original Message ----- From: <StellaRoper@webtv.net> To: <NCROWAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 1:43 PM Subject: [NCRowan] LOCATING RIVER-HAW-in CHATHAM COUNTY NC > Hi, I am on webtv, not a computer, so it is hard to visit some sites > because I can't download or see images. Could someone with a map, please > find this river, if it is still there, in Chatham County NC? There was > also mention of Terrells Creek,and Crow's road,another has Alder Branch > being along county line. but these may be nowhere to be found. They are > on Deeds from 1778/79. I don't know which book to go to in the Library > to find this older info. Trying very hard to connect where someone > lived.So any advice or information greatly appreciated. Stella > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >