-----Original Message----- From: dcjaxun@aol.com To: janrobison2@aim.com Sent: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:52 pm Subject: Pool(e) and Waller Families Pool, 135, A third son of Moses (son of Michael Braun) was the late Peter (M.) Brown, of Charlotte. Peter (M.) Brown was first married to Elizabeth Pool, of Salisbury, by whom he had two children, John L. Brown, Esq., of Charlotte, and Margaret C. Brown... 183, Gov. JOHN W. ELLIS was a native of Davidson County, then Rowan, and was born on the twenty-third of November, 1820. The family of the Ellises, for several generations, lived in the famed Jersey Settlement, on the eastern banks of the Yadkin, and several of them accumulated fortunes. Anderson Ellis, Sr., gave to his children the advantage of a good education, and most of them became prominent and useful citizens. John Willis was early sent to a classical school, taught by Robert Allison, Esq., at Beattie’s Ford. After spending a season at Randolph-Macon College, in Virginia, he went to the University of North Carolina, where he was graduated in 1841. His legal studies were pursued under Judge Pearson. He opened a law office in Salisbury, and by his diligence and talents soon won a place in public confidence. He bore the reputation of a hard student, and the passer-by would see the light of Ellis’ lamp until long after midnight. Two years after his licensure he was chosen to represent Rowan County in the House of Commons, and he continued in that place until 1848, when he was elected Judge of the Superior Court, when only twenty-eight years of age. He held this important post with credit to himself and honor to the State until 1858, when he was elected Governor of North Carolina over John Pool, of Pasquotank. The issue between Ellis and Pool was what was called the ad valorem system of taxation, a system defended with great ingenuity by Pool and the Whigs, but which failed to carry the Party into power. 288 FIRST REGIMENT ENGINEERS, ARTILLERY AND ORDNANCE OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE TROOPS COMPANY D (ROWAN ARTILLERY) Private Pool, H. C. Poole, 152 In 1806 they required every dog to be registered, and allowing every family to keep one 152 HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY dog free of tax laid a tax of one dollar on each surplus dog. Provided a dog should become mischievous, the magistrate of police was to issue a warrant against him, and the constable was to kill him. None of these laws, however, were to apply to dog* “commonly called foists or lap dogs.” In 1811 the following citizens were divided into classes for the purpose of patrolling the town: 1. Samuel S. Savage, captain; Peter Brown, John Murphy, Ezra Allemong, James Huie, John Trisebre, Jacob Smothers, and William Hinly. 2. George Miller, captain; John Utzman, John Wood, John Smith, John Bruner, Christian Tarr, and Horace B. Satterwhite. 3. Moses A. Locke, captain; John Fans, Henry Under, Abner Caldwell, William Moore, George Rufty, and Henry Poole. 4. Jacob Under, captain; Joseph Chambers, Peter Bet tz, Edwin J. Osborne, Hugh Horah, Archibald Ruffin, and Samuel Lemly. 5. John Smith (hatter), captain; Lewis Utzman, George Utzman, Robert Blackwell, Epps Holland, Benjamin Tores, and Peter Crider. 6. Henry Sleighter, captain; Jacob Utzman, Daniel Jacobs, Abraham Brown, Andrew Kerr, Epps Robinson, William Horah. 7. Robert Torrence, captain; Alexander Graham, Micahel Brown, Horace B. Prewit, George Goodman, James Wilson, Robert Wood. 8. William Hampton, captain; John Albright, Willie Yarboro, Jacob Stirewalt, John L. Henderson, John Fulton, and William C. Love. 9. William H. Brandon, captain; Benjamin Pearson, Michael Swink, Francis Marshall, Joshua Gay, Abraham Earnhart, John Giles. 10.Daniel Cress, captain; Abraham Jacobs, Peter Coddle, George Bettz, William Dickson, David Nesbit, Stephen L. Ferrand. 11.Thomas L. Cowan, captain; Joseph Weant, James Gillespie, William Pinkston, Francis Coupee, William Rowe, and William Davenport. 12.Francis Todd, captain; Thomas Reeves, Jeremiah Brown, Henry Ollendorf, Henry Allemong, George Vogler, and Charles Biles. These were the able-bodied men of Salisbury in 1811-sixty-nine years ago. Waller, 288, FIRST REGIMENT ENGINEERS, ARTILLERY AND ORDNANCE OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE TROOPS COMPANY D (ROWAN ARTILLERY) Privates Waller, Crusoe. Waller, Lewis A. 301, FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY COMPANY E Private Waller, George; en.June 11, 1861; a. 20; k. at Gettysburg, July 11, 1863. 337, FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT COMPANY B Privates Waller, Frederick; en. April 13, 1863; a. 38. Waller, George; en. April 13, 1863; a. 36; d. of d. 1864. Waller, Jacob; en. March 19, 1862; a. 35. Waller, John; en. March 11, 1862; a. 36; d. of d. 1864. 351 SECOND REGIMENT (JUNIOR RESERVES) COMPANY B Privates Waller, John. Waller, Peter; d. in camp.

Jan, there are a whole bunch of index entries for the Davis surname, and since I have no way of knowing which of these might relate to my Davis family of Rowan County, I'd be grateful if you would be able to copy those entries. Many thanks. Lois Willand (researching Davis & Morrow in Rowan Co. NC, 1780-1830) > Davis, 14, 19, 44, 64, 217, 221, 257, 258, 261, 266, > 267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 294, 301, 303, 324, 329, > 334, 352 > Davises, 168