Salisbury District refers to a court district. In the 1790 census, it covered Guilford, Iredell Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes and Surry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy in Oregon" <dennis7@ispwest.com> To: <NCROWAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 7:23 PM Subject: [NCRowan] Salisbury District > I am needing info on Salisbury District or Township. > > Going over some records I have and found, this is what I have gathered. > > In the 1790 census there was a Salisbury District in Rowan, Surry and > Stokes. > > Rowan was created in 1753 from Anson > Surry was created in 1770 from Rowan > Stokes was created in 1789 from Surry. > > Was Salisbury the same district from each county and was just divided up as > the other counties were formed? > > Meaning... It originated in Rowan. Then when Surry was created, did Surry > take a part of Salisbury district? Then when Stokes was created from Surry, > did Stokes take a part of Salisbury district? > > Thank you > > Cathy > > > ============================== > 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 >