Maralee, I don't know of a Wautauga Settlement near Chatham or Wake. THE Wautauga Settlement, that we read of in the history books, was the Wautauga Settlement, in the Wautauga and Nolichucky Valleys of extreme N.E. Tenn. Later, known as the Lost State of Franklin. After 4 years of trying to get the US government to approve the area as a new State, it reverted back to NC (it was a part of NC originally, just over the mountain, hence the name of Over Mountain Men, for the settlers in the area.) There were a few people from Wake and Chatham Co., that did go there, especially after the Regulator War in NC. One famous one was James Robertson, and some of the Husband family. I know. I have the book "Over Mountain Men" and looked for a Burgess in it. Don't see one. The Battle of King's Mountain was won, primarily because of a large contingent of men, that came from there to help fight. Hope this wasn't more than you wanted to know. <g> Sue Maralee Phillips wrote: > > Hi, > > Can you please tell me where the Wautauga Settlement > is located ? > > Do you know where this group of people were from ? > I believe they arrived at this settlement in 1771. > > Is it near the Wake/ Chatham County line ? > > Were they the group of people that received the early > land grants in Wake/ Chatham Counties ? > > I'm still looking for the children of Akilley BURGESS > and wife #1 and wife #2 Sarah Mainard........... > > Thank you, > Maralee Phillips > > ==== NCWAKE Mailing List ==== > ==== NCWAKE Mailing List ==== > Your donations to RootsWeb makes NCWAKE-L possible. > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html