Hi Greg, I don't have a clue how you do this, but if you happen to find out, would be interested in seeing the map. With just one starting point, perhaps the whole county could be mapped. Manys the time I have asked Uncle Ken where exactly was Micajahs' land and the only 2 places for sure are where the old cabin stood and where he gave land to his daughter for her home....that house is still lived in today Something like this would be helpful to a lot of folks. Have you asked anyone who works at any of the big mapmaking companies? Keep us informed Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Lovelace" <gregl@starfishnet.com> To: <NCRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 14:33 Subject: [NCRUTHER-L] Grist Mill of William Brooks > Hi, all > > Hopefully someone will be able to give me a helping hand here... I am > working on a project for another researcher. I have the following from > "Bridges to the Past", p61 (the original article was in the Forest City > paper 26 Aug 1970): > > "William Brooks Operated Grist Mill Near Ellenboro" > > William Brooks (b1745, d. 1844) "...entered land on the Sandy Run Creek, > middle fork, in the year of 1794 and the grant was made in 1796 for 100 > acres, located near the present Drury Dobbins Church in the edge of > Cleveland County on the Ellenboro, Polkville Road. He operated a grist > mill in that area for many years, and the mill shoals can still be seen..." > " A few years later, on January 14, 1808, he purchased from William > Berryhill an additional 300 acres of land 'Lying and being on both sides of > Sandy Run', including the mill seat and mill." > > I have copies of the above grant and of the deed, with the metes and > bounds, and am trying to determine the exact location of the mill. Would > any of you be familiar enough with this land to give me a hand on this? I > am trying to plot out these and a few other parcels of Brooks's land for > this other person. > > Thanks for any help.... > > Peace, > Part of the Tree, > Greg >