Page 43: A good part of the time of the first Court was taken up in registering the marks and brands which the citizens had invented to distinguish their cattle and other livestock; and the changes are rung on “crops,” “half-crops,” “slits,” and “swallow-forks,” in the “off” and “near” ear, and other quaint devices for marking. The cattle that were to be identified by the marks and brands registered in the Rowan Court, ranged over the meadows and prairies of the Yadkin, the Catawba, the Deep, the Saxapahaw, and the Dan Rivers. Constables were also appointed whose beats lay as much as a hundred miles from the seat of justice. These old “records” of the Rowan Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, for 1753-54-55-56, are full of interest to anyone who will take the trouble to decipher them. For instance, here is a list of constables and their beats for 1753. Preston Goforth for the South Fork of the Catawba. (This was for the region from Hickory to Lincoln.) John McGuire, south side of the Yadkin. John Attaway (?) for Dan River. John Robinson for south side of Yadkin, “from the mouth of Grant’s Creek to the ford of the same; thence across to the Trading Path; thence along said Path as far as Coldwater; thence with his Lordship’s line.” This shows that the Trading Path ran to the point where Coldwater Creek runs from Rowan into Cabarrus. “John Nesbit had his beat from James Cathe y’s Creek to the Western Path, as far as the fork of said Path. James Howard from Cathey’s Creek to Third Creek, and as far as the Division Ridge between the two settlements. Benjamin Winslow, as far as the Catawba River, and along the King’s line and Lamb’s Mill, and down as far as William McKnight’s. John Doller on Abbott’s Creek, as far as the Western Path. David Stewart on the north side of Yadkin, from Muddy Creek and upward. William Fisher for the district included in the Forks of Yadkin. James Watkins from the Orange line as far as Beaver Island Creek, on Dan River. James Hampton from Beaver Island Creek and upwards” (i. e., higher up the Dan). These names of men and local- 44 HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY ities show the extent of the jurisdiction of the Rowan Court, stretching from the Orange line and Dan River to the King’s line, and as far west as the south fork of the Catawba, northwest of Lincolnton. The following were the officers of the county, viz.: Richard Hilliar, Deputy Attorney-General; John Dunn, Court Clerk; James Carter, Esq., County Register; John Whitsett, County Treasurer; Francis Corbin, Esq., Colonel of Rowan Regiment of Foot; Scotton Davis, Captain in Corbin’s Regiment. Page 312 - 315 SEVENTH REGIMENT - COMPANY F Officers John McLeod Turner, Capt.; en. May 16, 1861; a. 19; pr. to Major May 3, 1863; pr. to Lt.-Col.; w. in side at Newbern, N. C.; w. in head at Second Manassas; dangerously w. at Fredericksburg, Va ., December 13, 1862; w. through right lung and in the head, in foot and through waist, at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, by which he was permanently disabled. William H. Crawford, 1st. Lt.; en. May 16, 1861; a. 28; pr. to Capt. Company B, Forty-second Regiment. John R. Pearson, 2d. Lt.; en. October 10, 1863; k. in front, Petersburg, Va., 1864. Thomas G. Williamson, 2d. Lt.; en. May 16, 1861; a. 23. Elon G. Blackmer, 3d. Lt.; en. May 16, 1861; a. 22. Hamilton, J. Pendleton, 5th. Sgt.; en. June 4, 1861; a. 28; missing in battle of Newbern, N. C. James C. Johnson, 1st. Cor.; en. July 1, 1861; a. 21. William C. Fesperman, 4th. Cor.; en. July 8, 1861; a. 22; pr. to 1st. Sgt. October, 1862; w. at Richmond; w. at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. John W. Rough, Drummer; en. July 18, 1861; a. 18. Privates Arey, B. C.; en. August 20, 1862. Ayers, Solomon K.; en. June 21, 1861; a. 21; pr. to Sgt. 1863; for gallantry and good conduct. Baker, William; en. July 2, 1861; a. 19. Basinger, B. P.; en. August 20, 1862; w. at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. Basinger, Harrell M.; en. August 20, 1862; c. at Gettysburg. Blackburn, I. H. Bostian, Jacob A.; w. at Ream Station. Brown, James H.; en. June 20, 1861; a. 24; k. at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. Cauble, David M.; en. June 15, 1861; a. 19; pr. to Cor. January 1, 1863; w. below Richmond. 313 HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY Cline, James; en. October 20, 1861; a. 56. Coyle, Adam; en. June 3, 1861; a. 19; w. at Chancellorsviile. Deberry, David=2 0S.; en. June 13, 1861; a. 17; c. at Gettysburg. Earnhardt, Lorenzo S.; en. June 13, 1861; a. 18; c. at Gettysburg and exchanged. Eller, Caleb; en. August 20, 1862. Eller, Jesse; en. August 20, 1862. Fight, Henry T.; en. June 8, 1861; a. 21; pr. to Cor. Colorbearer at Gaines’ Mill, where w., and w. at Fredericksburg. File, Eli. Fleming, Richard. Graham, Hezekiah C.; en. July 1, 1861; a. 34. Hagler, Charles W.; en. July 20, 1861; a. 19; w. at Fredericksburg, leg amputated. Headinger, Wiley; en. June 4, 1861; a. 26. Hill, Henry G.; en. July 1, 1861; a. 19; k. at Ox Hill, September 1, 1862. Hooks, George E.; en. June 5, 1861; a. 25. Johnson, John; en. July 8, 1861; a. 18. Kinnerly, Charles W.; en. June 15, 1861; a. 20. Kinnerly, John A.; en. June 6, 1861; a. 23; k. at Williamsport, Md., June 6, 1863. Kluttz, W. Lawson. Knox, James G.; en. April 7, 1862; a. 28. Mills, Woodson D.; en. June 3, 1861; a. 40; k. Ox Hill, September 1, 1862. Morgan, John G.; en. August 20, 1862. Myer John H.; en. June 15, 1861; a. 19; k. at Frazier’s Farm, June 30, 1862. Owens, Giles S.; en. July 3, 1861; a. 22. Pennington, George B.; en. June 4, 1861; a. 21; w. at Fredericksburg. Pennington, John. Phillips, D. V. Pinkston, T. R. Quillman, George. Reid, Calvin; d. of w., received at Battle of Jones’ House, October, 1864. Reid, Jesse; drowned in Yatikin River in sight of his home, returning from Army of Northern Virginia after Lee’s surrender. Reid, Milas. Ridenhour, A. H. 314 HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY Rimer, H. F. Robinson, S. W. Rowe, Peter. Rufty, Rufus. Stokes, W. C.; d. of w., received at Sharpsburg, September 24, 1862. Swink, Edward. Turner, .W. L. Watkins, L. Watson, Albert W. Wilkinson, John; en. August 10, 1861; a. 30; c. at Gettysburg. Williamson, E. Wyatt, Thomas. -----Original Message----- From: Lois <loisgrizzard@charter.net> To: ncrowan@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 1:02 pm Subject: Re: [NCROWAN] Index, T-Z Watkins, 43, 314 I am interested! Please advise me. Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: <janrobison2@aim.com> To: <ncrowan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:31 PM Subject: [NCROWAN] Index, T-Z