No I'm Sorry no Johnson's or Watkins but I found a Willis WATKINS in mid to lat 1700's was hung in Salisbury for counterfeiting and a horse thief's . They were known as the Notorious three Absalom BURTON, and TURNER. & Willis WATKINS In Surry County, North Carolina, Court Minutes 1768-1789 the earliest entry is; November 1774 William JOHNSON and Moses JOHNSON vs. Jeffrey JOHNSON A lot of information on Johnson's if you could be more specific that would be great Will of William Johnson and wife Elizabeth Johnson 1 Feb. 1821 let me know if you more information on this couple or not Gwenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois" <loisgrizzard@charter.net> To: <ncsurry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [NCSURRY] Rowan County 1768 Taxables(Surry County) > Wonderful! Watkins and Johnson. > Lois > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gwenn" <Ghorne@swfla.rr.com> > To: <ncsurry@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 8:42 AM > Subject: [NCSURRY] Rowan County 1768 Taxables(Surry County) > > >> Greetings, Surry Clan >> >> I will do look ups covers various counties of today, that was in Rowan >> County. Surry County what was called "Hallows" and Salisbury. Areas >> surrounding, and in Surry County Town Fork, Dan River and upper Dan >> River.(Guilford,Rockingham Stokes, & Surry) Yadkin and Muddy Creek >> Settlement(with Forsyth and Davidson Counties).. Bellows Creek (present >> Rockingham, Stokes and Forsyth Counties) >> >> William D. Kizzah, late Register of Deeds Rowan County, who allegedly had >> found the original list in the Wall of the old courthouse >> >> >> WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS INFORMATION (1768 taxables Rowan County) >> UNDER SEVERAL NAMES THEY LIST 1782 TAXABLES RELOCATING TO SURRY COUNTY. >> Some information states below the name that it is torn, sons are >> mentioned >> under their father's names and slaves are mentioned under some of the >> names. Not all names are listed >> >> >> This information was printed in "The North Carolina Genealogical Society >> Journal" ( Nov. 1983) Some information was taken form "Abstract of the >> Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions -Rowan County, North >> Carolina 1763-1774, Vol. II, by Jo White Linn, 1979 >> >> In 1971, William Perry Johnson published partial elements of Rowan County >> tax list of 1768 from abstracts drawn up William D. Kizzah, late register >> of deeds. >> >> Just give me a last name a first if you would like. I'll search and >> send. >> >> Gwenn >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NCSURRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCSURRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message