The surname Gathier also Spelt Gallagher. The earliest Gallagher in NC was a Hugh Gallagher of Rowan. Then there was a James Gallager in Iredell by 1790 census. Iredell and Burke formed from Rowan and there were many Gathier there so you could have Martin kin in the Iredell and Burke area as well as Wilkes --- Geneology York <[email protected]> wrote: > The information sent by the wills show connections > to the following Maryland > families...contact me directly for more information > and discussion: > [email protected] (Doris in vA) > > Here is one of the people mentioned in the Martin > will listed > below...Rouseau with Louis Douglas Watkins: > > Descendants of Joseph Rodgers > > 1 Joseph RODGERS b: 1720 > .. 2 Sarah (Polly) (RODGERS) ROGERS > ...... +Hillaire ROUSSEAU III d: Aft. 1807 in > Wilkes CO, NC witness to > Benj. Martin will > ...... 3 David R. ROUSSEAU b: September 14, > 1779 Lived Wilkes CO, > NC;Lincoln CO, KY;Henry CO, IN d: August 25, 1855 > Whitley, IN > .......... +Catherine GAINES m: January 26, 1801 > .......... 4 Lovell (Major) H. ROUSSEAU, Esq. > b: August 4, 1818 Lincoln > CO, KY d: January 7, 1869 New Orleans, LA; buried > Arlington cem w/son-in-law > ............... 5 Mary E. ROUSSEAU b: was this > John B. Watkins' > widow?/see Boisseau d: July 8, 1869 St. Paul, MN > ................... +Louis Douglas (Col.) WATKINS > m: August 4, 1864 > Louisville, KY Father: Claiborne Anderson Watkins, > MD Mother: MARTHA ANN > GIBSON b: November 29, 1833 Tallahassee, Florida; > parents from GA;(6th KY > Union Cav) d: March 29, 1868 apoplexy; New Orleans, > LA;fought at Chic., > GA/lived Atlanta > .......... 4 William ROUSSEAU b: > http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/7/Robards/Genealogies/RoBardsFamily1910-Pt08-Jam > esWinnRobards.htm > .............. +Jacyntha ROBARDS m: August 28, 1827 > Louisville, KY d: > 1889 > > > This guy appears to be in the Martin documents, as > well: > > Descendants of Agnes Ramsey > > 1 Agnes RAMSEY b: 1727 sC d: August 6, 1797 sC > . +Alexander NISBIT m: 1750 Rowan CO, NC as A. > Nisbit in Wilkes CO d: > Aft. 1813 Wit to Enos Anderson/Nancy Staley m in > Wilkes CO, NC > > > There are several Basil/Basil Watkins, all connected > to the Maryland > families. > > Rowan CO, NC, Deed entry 2645, p 84, 13 Mar 1795. > Bill of sale. Nicholas > Beall Watkins to Walter Gaither for 72.10 pounds > current money of MD, one > Negro womannamed LIz between 25 and 30 years old, > now inMD. To be delivered > before the last day of Oct. Wit: John Sain, Basil > Gaither. Prvd by Gaither > at Aug Ct 1795. > > Entry 225 Rowan CO, NC, 9 Aug 1787. State Grant 1584 > @ 50 sh per 100 A to > Nicholas Gaither, 300 A on boths sides of South > Yadkin R adj James Stewart > and Thomas Bell. (My Note: If you have any question > whatsoever that this is > a MD connection, I can send you notes which go back > to Anne Arundel CO, MD > on this Gaither who is involved with the Watkins, as > well.) > > Rowan CO, NC, will: > B:177. Gregory GLASSCOCK. 2 Oct 1787. Prb 1790. > Wife, not named. Son Harmen > to have the land adj Lidston Noland. Son Henry to > have the rst of this home > plantation. Dau. Mary to have 30 pds for herself > and her fmaily. Daus. > Sarah GLASSOCK, Blanehos (?), Elizabeth NOLAND (wife > of Lidston Noland), and > Winney HOLEMAN (wife of Isaac Holeman). Exrs: Henry > GLASSCOCK. Wit: Basil > GAITHER. Philip Dulen, Mary Willikson. > > Rowan Co, NC, will: C:101. Benjamin GAITHEr. 21 May > 1788. Prb 1788. Wife, > Rachel. Sons: John, Jeremiah (under 21), Zachariah, > Basil, Edward, and > Rason. Daus: Rachel GAITHEr, AnnGaither. Er: wife > Rachel and son John. > Wit: Jeremiah Gaither, John Gaither, Thomas Summers. > > Rowan Co, NC, will:D:192. Arania HENDRON. 13 Aug > 1803. No prob date. Widow > of Oliver Hendron. Daus: Sally & poeggy. Child: > Beele W. > Half-sisters:Margaret GAITHER, Elizabbeth GAITHER. > Bros: Sachiel IJAM and > Beel IJAM.Exrs: Bro Sachiel Ijames. Wit: Basil > GAITHER, Mary Johnson, Brice > Gaither. > > Rowan CO, NC, will:E:111. John HENDRON. 23 Sept > 1788, prb 1794. Sons Olivier > and Elijah to div thehomeplace which adj > Rhailsback's survey. Son Wiiliam > to have 5 pds NC money. Daus: Nancy Henron and > Rosina Adams. Negroes Deler > & Hager to be sold. Exrs: son Olivier Hendron, > friend Basil GAITHER Wit: > Stephen Noland, William WHITEACHER, James NOLAND. > > 2951 p 484. 8 Feb 1796. Peter TROUTMAN of Cabarrus > CO, NC, to Darby HENLEY > of Rowan for 100 lbs, 106 A on both side of Royals > Crk adj James DANIEL, > John REDWINE, James MEADKIN (?), and Francis YOUST. > Wit: George FISHER, > Samuel GARNER (?). Prvd by Fisher (probate date not > given.) > > Entry 1889, p 171. 4 Jun 1792. Leonard Watkins > and wf Mary to Aaron Wyatt > for 27.10 pounds, 75 A in forks of Yadkin R on Wm. > Jiles (sic) Br > adjMarewood and Josiah Daniels. Wit: Jesse Adams, > Cornelius Weyatt, Provd > byCornelius Wyatt at Ct 9 Feb 1793. [At bottom of p > 171 "worte by Hu, Braly > D. R. for John Brayly P. R, May 3, 1793.] > > Deed Bk 14 of Rowan CO, NC, entry 2898, p 432, 26 > Nov 1795, Bill of > sale.Nicholas Watkins to Benjamin Gaither for 100 > pounds, Negro woman named > LIza NOW IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. Wit: Thomas > Prather, Basil Gaither. (No > probate info given, but see the following affidavid > and certification.) > > RowanCO, NC, deed: 2899 p 433. 25 Feb. 1796. At > town of Salisbury Basil > Gaither, Jr, appeared before John steele and > Montford Stokes, Esq, Justices > of the Peace, and swore that he saw Nicholas B. > Watkins sign the foregoing > Bill of Sale (p 432) on 26 Nov 1795. Wit: John > Steele, Montford > > rowan CO, NC, deed: 2898. p. 432. 26 Nov 1795. Bill > of Sale. Nicholas > WATKINS to Benjamin GAITHER for 100 pounds, a Negro > woman named Liza now in > the state of Maryland. Wit: thoams Prather, Basil > Gaither (No probate info > given, but see the following affidavit & > certficate.) > > Rowan CO, NC, deed: 2899. p 433. 25 Feb. 1796. At > the town of > Salisbury,Basil Gaither, Jr, appeared before John > STEELE & Montford STOKEs, > Esquires,Justices of the Peace, and swroe that he > saw Nicholas B. WATKINS > sign theforegoing Bill of Sale (p. 432) on 26 Nov > 1795. Wit: John STEELE, > Montford Stokes. > > "Marylanders to Carolina: Migration of Marylanders > to NC and SC Prior to > 1900," by Henry C. Peden, Jr., 1994, page 58, let me > quote what it says > about Basil Gaither, who is mentioned hundreds of > times in all these Rowan > CO, NC, records: Basil Gaither, son of Edward and > Eleanor Gaither, was born > circa 1751 Frederick Co, MD, and served asa Capt. in > the Rev. War. He > married Margaret WATKINS, daughter of Nicholas > WATKINS and Arianna > Worthington, and had 7 children....Basil was perhaps > the first of his > brothers to settle in Rowan Co, NC, circa 1780. he > died testate in NC in > 1803.) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ