Does anyone know where this Jacob Link came from or know his first wife’s name? He married second, Nancy Pinkston, in Jan. 1793 in Rowan Co. and married third, Nancy Burge, in Jan. 1803 in Rowan Co. His will dated 1807 names his children. Peggy

Could your Brauns have gone to Rutherford Co. TN.. perhaps the name of Robert Braun? Ellie S. X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 20:59:13 -0400 From: "Dan Patterson" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-Id: <[email protected]> Subject: Abraham Braun, Sr. Rowan County, NC 1742-1798 Abraham Braun, Sr. the Miller Rowan County, NC was son of Johann Stephan Christian Braun. Many german born Braun/Browns migrated to Rowan County via Lancaster Co., Pa. Later many family members moved onto eastern TN. And Union Co., IL and Texas.

Hi, all! I am hoping someone can fill in this blank for me. Michael Beaver, b. c. 1776, d. c. 1834 married "Unknown Klotz." They had 9 children born from 1803 to c. 1816, one of whom was my great grandfather, Elias Beaver, who married Eleanor (Clarissa?) Simmone on January 10, 1831 in Rowan County. Here is their family. Hopefully!!!! Jan Robison Kendallville, Indiana 1 Michael Beaver b: Abt. 1776 in Pennsylvania d: Abt. 1834 . +Unknown Klotz 2 Susanna Beaver b: January 26, 1803 . +John Paul Beaver b: Abt. 1799 in Rowan Co, North Carolina 2 Betsy Beaver b: March 30, 1804 2 Jacob Beaver b: April 28, 1806 in Rowan Co., North Carolina d: 1850 . +Catharine M. Hartman b: 1808 in North Carolina 2 John Beaver b: January 25, 1808 d: May 02, 1874 . +Elizabeth "Betsey" Hartman b: 1812 in North Carolina 2 Samuel Beaver b: 1809 in Rowan Co., North Carolina d: 1858 . +Margaret Lentz aka: Lydia b: March 03, 1810 in Rowan Co., North Carolina 2 Elias Beaver aka: Alilas Beaver b: December 20, 1811 in Organ Community, Rowan Co, North Carolina d: December 27, 1872 in Rowan Co., North Carolina . +Eleanor Clarissa Simmone aka: Nelly or Nellie b: Abt. 1812 in NC d: March 28, 1881 in Rowan Co., North Carolina 2 Sophia Beaver b: November 18, 1813 in North Carolina d: Bef. 1850 in North Carolina . +David L. Ketchie b: Abt. 1817 in Iredell County, North Carolina d: Abt. 1886 in North Carolina 2 David Beaver b: August 17, 1816 in Rowan Co., North Carolina . +Caroline Abaline Hartman b: 1811 in Rowan Co., North Carolina 2 Lena Beaver b: Aft. 1816

Abraham Braun, Sr. the Miller Rowan County, NC was son of Johann Stephan Christian Braun. Many german born Braun/Browns migrated to Rowan County via Lancaster Co., Pa. Later many family members moved onto eastern TN. And Union Co., IL and Texas. We have good picture of his tombstone at Union Lutheran Cem. At http://www.gorowan.com/rowanroots/index.php?PageID=braun We have much family info at www.GoRowan.com/rowanroots . Abenschon . Berrier . Boger . Braun . Bringle . Cobb . Deal (Diehl) . Furr . Hedrick . Kluttz . Lemly . Lyerly . Michael . Patterson . Propst . Rufty . Sink . Smith . Suther . Treece . Waggoner Dan Patterson Rowan County Information On-Line P.O. Box 241 Spencer, NC 28159 www.RowanCounty.Info <http://www.rowancounty.info/> www.GoRowan.com <http://www.gorowan.com/> Tour our historic county www.GoRowan.com/rowanroots My family history www.High-Rock.com <http://www.high-rock.com/> High Rock Lake Recreation www.DanTana.com <http://www.dantana.com/> Travel Services www.SalisburyPrison.com <http://www.salisburyprison.com/> Civil War Prison www.RowanMuseum.com <http://www.rowanmuseum.com/> Local history www.Spencer-Inn.com <http://www.spencer-inn.com/> Turn of the century B&B www.Centralina_Orthopaedic.com <http://www.centralina_orthopaedic.com/> www.1490WSTP.com <http://www.1490wstp.com/> Local sports radio It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, Who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag."

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Does anyone know the e-mail address of George Kincaid (now Florida), but previously a resident of Rowan Co. NC. This lady is looking for him. Betty Pace ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Betty Ralph" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:35:39 -0500 Subject: Kincaid Family of Rowan Co NC Hi Betty: While surfing the web I found your name re Kincaid, in particular, where you were attempting to contact George Kincaid of Florida. I am researching Isabell Robison/Robinson/etc. that married John Kincaid/Kinkade. Believe the John Kincaid listed in the Rowan County Census of 1790, 1800, and 1810 was the spouse of Isabell. Isabell's father, left a will naming his son in law and daughter Isabell Kinkade. Apparently George Kincaid has information on this family and I would really like to get in touch with him. Would you please share his e-mail with me. If you are hesitant to do so, would you contact George and have him drop me a note. If you are a Kincaid researcher I would love to hear from you also. Betty Ky [email protected]

In a message dated 7/31/2004 5:36:11 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I am very please to announce that I have uploaded information that will be very helpful and interesting to anyone who is reasearching their Cherokee heritage. These AMERICAN STATE PAPERS are documents by, for & about the Cherokee beginning in 1792. For now we have volume one completed and working on volume two. I have extracted most documents pertinent to the Cherokee although the complete volume covers many other tribes. They are located at www.rootsweb.com/~tnpolk2 behind RECORDS---under "C" for Cherokee Joyce Gaston Reece For anyone who wants more information, the web link to the US Serial Set, American State Papers, and other Congressional documents is the Century of Lawmaking site at: _http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html_ (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html) Of particular interest for those interested in the "emigration" of the Cherokee are the US Serial Set, specificially in the papers of the 23rd Congress. For general genealogical interests, the 23rd Congress also published a list of Pensioners of the US Government broken down by state. This site is well put together and informative from both a historical and genealogical perspective. Please note that the Serial Set is so extensive that the LOC has informed me that they do not plan on putting all of it on-line. Enjoy it and please note that the government can spend our tax dollars wisely!!! Best of wishes, Billy

I am merely forwarding this for use of NC residents. Betty Pace --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Ruth Ann Copley" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:30:34 -0400 Subject: Sanborn Maps at NCLIVE revisited I've had a couple of questions from folks about the Sanborn Maps on NCLIVE so I thought I'd revisit the maps issue again. As I wrote in my earlier email: If you are a NC resident and have a borrower's card from your local public library or institution of higher learning, you can get access to the Sanborn Maps for Lexington 1887-1948, and for Thomasville 1908-1938, through NCLIVE online. You can print them out as well as look at them online, zooming in on your desired "territory." Many other NC towns are also included, so if you have other towns you'd like to research then you might find the detailed maps here. Once you get the secret word (BTW it will change in August 2004) from your local NC library the easiest way is to click on the Browse Resources tab across the top and then choose Alphabetic and click on the S to be taken to the Sanborn Maps link. Under Browse Resources it is also possible to find under Subject and Type pick Primary Sources. NCLIVE takes you to an E-Z Search page automatically as a Home page, just click on the Browse tab instead. Here's a repeat of the other info about Sanborn Maps from my previous message: "Sanborn fire insurance maps are the most frequently consulted maps in both public and academic libraries. Sanborn maps are valuable historical tools for urban specialists, social historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, local historians, planners, environmentalists and anyone who wants to learn about the history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, and neighborhoods. They are large-scale plans containing data that can be used to estimate the potential risk for urban structures. This includes information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers. Seven or eight different editions represent some areas." Happy Hunting! Ruth Ann Copley [email protected] P.S. Those of you who live in NC: If you find NCLIVE useful, let your state representatives and senators know how much you appreciate their continued funding of this wonderful statewide resource. As you know, the legislature just passed the budget and there was NCLIVE funding included! ______________________________ From the NCLIVE web site: Sanborn Maps for the state of North Carolina provides digital access to 11,173 large-scale maps of 158 North Carolina towns and cities. Users have the ability to easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections, and compare maps from different years. Ruth Ann Copley [email protected]

In 1906 William Deen 20 yrs old married Tobitha Sutton 30 yrs old in Davie Co NC. His mother was Sallie Martin who was from Rowan County according to the marriage license. Father listed "None (Legal)" is how it's stated. William was born 1886 I think Rowan Co. Does anyone have the 1900 census book for Rowan County? If so could you please look up Sallie Martin and/or William Deen for me to see if they were both living in Rowan ? There were no Deens in Davie Co in 1880 and I don'y have the 1900 book. Thank you, Gerri Ann

From another mailing list. --------- Forwarded message ---------- I write a genealogy column for our local papers, and my last one was on Naming Patterns ... here's a bit from it that might explain some of what you are asking - note in particular, the "patronymic" system, which was followed more or less by the Irish, and others. (Also check out the Welsh!) I'm sure there is more to naming patterns, I just thought this was interesting. :) I apologize if someone here is on another mailing list, where I recently posted the same bit from my column. Phyllis Generally, there are four main types of naming patterns. The most common is the patronymic system, which involves taking the father’s name (both given and surname). Names were also derived from occupation (Barber), by locality (Forest), or acquired by the use of nicknames. Nicknames could refer to personal characteristics such as skin color (White), size (Little), morals (Goodson), habits (Walker), or could be given without any particular reason (Polly for Mary). The Italians, English, Scottish, and the Irish generally used the patronymic system (with variations): The first son was named after the father’s father; second son after the mother’s father. Third son was named after the father, fourth son after the father’s eldest (or only) brother, and fifth son after the mother’s eldest (or only) brother. The first daughter was named after the mother’s mother; second daughter after the father’s mother. Third daughter was named after the mother, fourth daughter after the mother’s eldest (or only) sister, and fifth daughter after the father’s eldest (or only) sister. In addition to patronymics, the Scottish also had surnames patterned after localities (Galloway), occupations (Cooper – barrel maker), and nicknames (Campbell – crooked mouth). The Scots frequently used the prefix ‘Mac’ to denote ‘son of’ (MacDonald), while the Irish used the prefix ‘O’ (O’Donald). Note: the prefix ‘Mc’ (McDonald) or “ M’ ” (M’Donald) is merely a contraction for ‘Mac’. The Welsh naming system was patronymic like the English, but with a twist: the children took their father’s given name as their surname. This caused surnames to change from generation to generation, a genealogist’s worst nightmare. Under this system, Evan, the son of Thomas William, would be known as Evan Thomas; his son John would be John Evan; John’s son Rees would be Rees John; Rees’s son David would be David Rees; and so on. Sometimes, the Welsh would string their names together with the word ‘ap’, which means ‘son of’ – so David Rees might be David ap Rees ap John ap Evan ap Thomas ap William. The Welsh also sometimes incorporated ‘ap’ into a surname. In this way Owen could become Bowen (son of Owen); Richard could become Prichard (son of Richard); Evan could be Bevan; and Huw or Hugh could become Pugh. The Germans and the French (and other cultures) gave their children two given names at baptism: the first given name was a spiritual, or favorite saint’s name. The second given name was a secular name, which is the name the person was known by. The same saint’s name would be given to all the children of the same gender, with the secular name differing. For example, at baptism the girls might be given the names Marie Louise Chenet, Marie Aimee Chenet, and Marie Lillian Chenet. But after Baptism, they would be known as Louise, Aimee, and Lillian Chenet. This is important to know when you are searching. If you find a baptism record for Marie Louise Chenet, you might spend a lot of time searching for other records for Marie Chenet, when they would probably be found under the name Louise Chenet, as she was known to the world. The Germans also added prefixes and suffixes to their surnames, to denote gender, localities, and occupations. For example, the word ‘Forst’ means a forest; adding ‘er’ or ‘ner’ (Forster, Forstner) would mean one who works in a forest, works with timber, or is from a forest. The prefix ‘in’ denotes that the person is a female; so the surname Forsterin would indicate that the person from the forest is a female. Can someone tell me the origin of the custom of naming order, ie: >The first male child was named after the paternal grandfather.The second male >child was named after the maternal grandfather. The first female child was >named after the paternal grandmother, the second female child named after the >maternal grandmother, etc. >Is this strictly an Irish custom? >Sara > > ______________________________

Does anyone have Jo White Linn's book Will Abstracts for Rowan Co 1805-1850? If someone does could you please look for George Moor(Moore). Thanks for any help. Gerri Ann

I am searching for the parents of Joseph CANNON, who was probably born in either Rowan or Mecklenburg County in 1760 and married Nancy SITTON, also born in either Rowan or Mecklenburg. Any help would be appreciated. Gary

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This from another mail list; might be a helpful source ~ Caroline www.copies1918.com

I am looking for any information on John FLEMING, who lived in Rowan Co. ca 1770. He reportedly married Elizabeth BARKLEY ca 1765, maybe in Rowan Co. I am particularly interested in whether he died before 1776. [My ancestor William PENNY also m. a Elizabeth BARKLEY ca 1775, but I can find no parents for EB except for the EB that m. John FLEMING. So maybe this Elizabeth had a 2nd marriage to WP?] Thank you, Bill Penny MN--where it is still hasn't gone above 80F this July 2. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi Folks, thanks to all who wrote. I believe I have found "the Widow Dobbins" husband. There was one Dobbins named at Bryan's Station Kentucky in winter of 1779-1780, and that was JOHN DOBBINS. Does anyone recognize that name? Thanks again, Kathryn

Many Rowan Co. families accompanied the Boones and Bryans in their great migration from NC to Kentucky during the fall of 1779. Many of those same people suffered extreme hardship and loss in Kentucky -- particularly those at Bryan's Station -- during the next year, and ended up returning to North Carolina. [after the RW, some of those same folks returned to KY, others remained in NC/etc. Bryan's Station KY was basically abandoned by its founder-builders by the fall of 1780, but other, mostly VA settlers soon moved in and it was they who endured the siege of 1782.] Anyway: Many or most of the Yadkin Bryans went to Kentucky in 1779, but they returned to NC in the fall of 1780, after the death of William Bryan [m. to Mary Boone]. William's older brother Col. Morgan[-2] Bryan kept a small account or note book during that hard Ky winter of 1779-1780. Over the years, I've been trying to identify as many as possible of the Bryan's Station KY founder-builders, _many_ of whom were their friends & neighbors from NC, and particularly those who may be buried in the original, now "lost" Bryan's Station KY cemetery. 1779-80 really was a terrible year, with many people, young and old, lost to disease and Indians, etc. Although many were buried "where they fell", others certainly were buried in the cemetery. Within Morgan Bryan's notebook is a list of four names and small sums of money; I am particularly wondering who was "The Widow DOBBINS." [the only f. name listed] This would have been about February or March 1780. The Widow Dobbins almost certainly would have been living at Bryan's Station at that time. I wonder if she left for KY as a widow or was widowed during the next several months, as so many women were. Does anyone know if any or which NC or SW VA Dobbins family may have gone to KY 1779/80? or, better yet: who was the Widow Dobbins? Is her husband buried at Bryan's Station? Thanks, Kathryn

Thank you to everyone who sent the Hall names for all those census years. I really appreciate it. There are two things I can try at this point. 1st I'll try to find out if their mother Polly Moore Hall remarried. Abah Hall m. Polly Moore 1827. That gives me some idea of how long the boys would have been under guardianship. The guardian had to give a report to the court each year so maybe I can find those. I can also look at all the family members who moved away from Rowan/Davie to other states and took the boys with them. Thanks again to all, Gerri Ann

Anyone who has this book willing to do a look-up? Looking for: Benjamin PURDOM, will dated 20 October 1811, proved November Session 1811, Rowan NC. (Widow Tabitha, children William, Sandy and Neely Purdom) Thanks very much for any help!! Bonnie

if I am looking at Montgomery District #4 --Am I looking at a city or a county? Whichever --how would I find a clergy list or J P or Magistrate or whatever gov. official performed marriages or issued licenses searching Simpson Oldham Mabry and (R)?+a or o +ndel M J