Looking for information on William Adams who married Elizabeth Hall on Sept 2, 1819 in Rowan County, NC. Jim Suit jcsuit@atlantic.net

Thanks for letting us know about this resource! Lois Willand ---------- >From: Volchek <dragonlair@spacey.net> >To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Searching the Archives >Date: Tue, Nov 9, 1999, 4:44 PM > > To search the mailing lists archives, go here: > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > Type in the name of the list you want to search. > > On the next screen, type in a keyword, such as a surname or place. > Notice that there are various years to search. > > Hope this helps. > > Jean K. > > > ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from RowanRoots-L, send an e-mail message to: > ÝÝ RowanRoots-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > ÝÝ RowanRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) > Subject:Ý unsubscribe > In the body include only one word:Ý unsubscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) >

I believe you can download a lite version of Personal Ancestral File at the LDS website for no fee. Rock

I am at Statesville now, on my way back west after spending a few delightful days in the area of Old Rowan. Found some real nice people at the libraries at Lexington, Mocksville, and Thomasville as well as Salisbury. I found some new information, copied some wills and met a distant cousin and a Clemmons man who had been very helpful to me and he met me at what has been referred to as the Eccles Family Cemetery. It was hidden under briars and little trees for years and is the presumed burial place for Peter Clemmons and his wife Comfort, as their house stands just a few yards from this burial site, and they were buried on his farm. After the site was cleaned up, some probing revealed tombstones under several inches of soil. If you are ever in Clemmons, go to this little cemetery and see what a great work has been done. It is behind a house (3728 Clemmons Rd) near the United Methodist Church. A Little book, a history of the cemetery, as well as those individual's genealogy has been put together by this nice man, and I was fortunate enough to get a copy. I believe he plans to republish it and place new information on the families he has found since 1997. Here are some names of those buried there: ECCLES, DOUTHIT, MOSS, CHAFFIN, SCHAUB, McIVER, AND STOCKBURGER. Known connected families are CLEMMONS, JOHNSON, MARKLAND Also, if you are in the area, be sure and go to see the lights at Tanglewood Park, I know they have them on by 6pm, and nearly one million lights, and it is truly beautiful. They charge by the carload, cheaper during the week, so take as many as you can get in your car. The lovely Mt Pleasant Church building, which was built in 1809, is outlined in lights and has an angel on the side of it. This is the church my family attended and many of them are buried in the small cemetery next to the building. I couldn't help but wonder what my pious ancestors would think about all those lights though! Virginia wtsongwriter@geocities.com MT PLEASANT CEMETERY AT TANGLEWOOD, Forsyth Co NC http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/Opry/1166/mtplea/mtplea.htm GRANNY'S GENEALOGY PAGE http://www.geocities.com/nashville/opry/1166/ FLESHER HOMEPAGE http://www.public.usit.net/gflesher

To search the mailing lists archives, go here: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Type in the name of the list you want to search. On the next screen, type in a keyword, such as a surname or place. Notice that there are various years to search. Hope this helps. Jean K.

As to "plug ins", I do not know. But I do know that if you have one of the commercial family genealogy softwares, it is a simple matter to read what you download as GED files. All you have to do is to download them to the file of your choice (make up one), then go into the software [i.e., genealogy] program, click on" import" [probably under "file"], name the file and path you downloaded it into, maybe give it a name and hit "go" or "enter" or "ok", whatever the program says. This puts the downloaded info into your software's configuration of families, etc.. I've done this successfully many times. Lots of luck

I am interested in the Swinks in Rowan County in the early 1800's. James Rufus Swink b:11/25/1820 was married to Nancy Ritter Wade on 1/1/1846 in Rowan County. Nancy was born abt. 1825. This is all the info I can find. Does anyone know when they died or if they moved from Rowan? Thanks.

Hi, everyone, What plug-in do I need to view GEDCOM files I download? We have WINDOWS NT and use Netscape as our browser. I want to download files from the LDS site. Thanks! Toni Gilless McCulley - ---------------------------------------------------------- Increase your skills and advance your career. Jones International University. Fully accredited online college degrees and certificates. www.bestdegree.com.

searching for info regarding JACOB RICKARD b about 1719 who married REBECCA TATOR b. about 1719. They were married in Rowan county NC about 1740.Jacob died about 1796 in Rowan county NC

Searching for info pertaining to PHILLIP SECHRIST born 1790 who married MARY SULLIVAN 6-10-1815 in Rowan county NC Mary was born in about1797

searching for info pertaining to the marriage of JOHN VARNER and REBECCA DAVIS married 5-4-1784 in Rowan county NC they had at least one known daughter NANCY KATHRYN VARNER who married CALVIN SECREST/SECHRIST

Does anyone have access to the 1910/census that might show, North Carolina, or Ohio? Our points of interest are probably centered on Rowan, and Yancey County, N.C. and Hamilton County, OH. Thanks, Bobbie

HI Does this list have a searchable archives? thanks mary

FYI <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm">USGenWeb Archives: North Carolina Table of Contents</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm The USGenWeb North Carolina Archives were developed to provide transcriptions of public domain documents on the World Wide Web. Archive files are arranged by county, and those counties with working links currently have files. If you know the town but not the county, you can find it using the RootsWeb United States Town/County Database. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <A HREF="http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/home/default.htm">North Carolina Division of Archives & History Home Page</A> http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/home/default.htm The USGenWeb Archives are an excellent way to share documents and information about your ancestors.

Given that your 7213 Sq. Mile drainage for the Yadkin is correct by including that little trickle up at Boone; what is the drainage area of the Catawba River if you include those little trickles up the Johns River through the Mountains, up Silver Creek and the other tributaries past Old Fort, etc. and then add in the South Fork of the Catawba including all its tributaries? I know more water flows in the Catawba so I'd be surprised if the drainage area was any smaller. Maybe it all goes back to what Dan is saying about definitions. The information is interesting, pardon my scepticism. G. Norman Crump at acrump@shentel.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Michael Patterson <dmp@dantana.com> To: <ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 1:53 PM Subject: Yadkin River Valley & River basin > Hi Catherine Leinbach & history buffs > > > The mighty Yadkin River begins in the mountains of NC close to Boone, NC. > For the most part it travels due east from there down a fairly wide valley, > through Watauga & Wilkes & Yadkin Counties. It then turns south between > Davidson & Davie Counties. The first few counties are mountainous thus > traveling through valleys. As it turns south, the lay of the land evens > out. At the southern end of Davie county, the N.Yadkin & the S. Yadkin run > together. Davie county is in the crux of this "Y". I have a photo online > that you can see this "Y" www.dantana.com/RootsofRowan.html From this > junction to High Rock Lake is about 3 miles downstream & dam about 12 miles. > Rowan County on your right and Davidson County on your left. Both of these > areas were part of the "old Rowan". The area that this river and High Rock > Lake begins is the famous Trading Ford area. By the time the river enters > the lake it is not much called Yadkin River but High Rock Lake. At the > Trading Ford river crossing which is now about 300 yards wide, the river is > at its most 2 to 4 feet deep. I have for 35 years duck hunted this area of > the river and during the winter have had to get out of my hunting boat and > in 3 to 6 inches of water had to push my boat for 100 yards. This shallow > crossing is why the indians camped on both sides of the river and done their > trading. I am sure that 90% of all traffic that entered Rowan County from > the north and northwest crossed this river at Trading Ford. It is said that > at the height of the indian occupation of this area, you could see 10,000 > campfires. Grasp this statement: within 3 to 5 miles of this point is old > german settlements in eastern Rowan, upper and lower Davidson counties. If > you had kinfolk in this area in 1700 & 1800s they knew where Trading Ford > was. From the influence of the river to High Rock Lake starting at the I-85 > highway river bridge to the dam at Lake Tillery, the Yadkin River is not > really a river but a series of man made lakes and dams. As stated in an > earlier email but with some errors, the series of lakes is: > 1) High Rock Lake > 2) Tuckertown Lake > 3) Badin Lake Narrows Dam > 4) Falls Lake > 5) Lake Tillery > and then the dam that holds back Lake Tillery. > > The flow of water we knew as Yadkin River then is called the PeeDee River. > Just down river from here is the last lake on the Yadkin River/PeeDee River > Basin is the Blewett Falls Lake. A few miles below this dam is the SC state > line. By the way, there is a mountain lake upstream of High Rock called the > Wilksboro Resevoir /W. Kerr Scott Dam. > > The correct term and location of the Yadkin River Valley should really stop > at the influence to the High Rock Lake. At that point the correct term is > Yadkin River Basin. The basin covers 7,213 square miles.(total drainage > area) It drains part or all of the following counties: > Watauga, Caldwell, Alexander, Surry, Iredell, Yadkin, Stokes, Forsyth, > Davie, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph, Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly, > Montgomery, Union, Anson and Richmond counties, North Carolina. The river > basin directly west is the Catawba River basin. The Yadkin River Basin is > bordered on the east by the Roanoke River, Neuse River, Cape Fear River, and > the Lumber River basins. > > > Dan Michael Patterson > Rowan County Information Website > www.DanTana.com > www.RowanCounty.com > Spencer, NC > > > ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== > The purpose of this list is the discussion of "Old Rowan" genealogy and history. Please ensure that your message is on topic. >

I am looking for info on James C. McCombs of Rowan County (born: abt 1812). Spouse: Mary Polly Harkey. Children: Catharine A. (1836), Elisabeth N. (1837), William M. (1840), Martha C (1842), James M. (1847), and Amanda Rebecca (1855). Thanks, Sheila Nance -- ___________________________________________________________ Rob and Sheila Nance (rob-n-sheila@erols.com) ___________________________________________________________

To Beth Sloan: I really don't know if my Wilsons connect with yours or not. I'll list here what I have and hope it's helpful. My grandfather, Samuel Elijah Simerson, married Louisa Catherine Wilson on 20 Apr 1867. She was born 24 Jan 1848 and died 19 Jan 1888, all in Davidson County, NC. They had a daughter, Sarah "Sallie" Lee Simerson, who married William Patrick "Bill" Lanning on 29 Mar 1891. They had a daughter, Carrie Ellen Lanning, born 4 Feb 1906 and died 9 Jul 1956. She married Jessie Wilson [no information known]. My wife has one Wilson in her lineage......his name is Keith Wilson, born in 1794 who married Lois Elaine Mobley, who was born in Morehead City, Carteret County, NC, and they had 3 sons [no information known]. If there is a connection, will you let me know, please? Thank you. Good hunting, Bert Simerson bertsimerson@compuserve.com

I am looking for information concerning a William Davis who I believe appears on the 1759 census or list of Rowan County..I wonder if that Wm. Davis could be the same Wm. Davis who is listed on the 1790 or 1800 census of Burke co. and his age was 90 or 100 years old? I found a record of a sale by Wm. Davis in Surry co. abt. 1774.. he sold everything, including the crops in the field.. could that Wm. Davis have been a regulator, and could all these Williams be the same man? Any Clues, Information or Suggestions Appreciated, G. Lee Hearl Abingdon, Va...

Catawba River Basin drains 3,297 square miles. Catawba does flow much more water. Dan Patterson -----Original Message----- From: Amy Crump [mailto:acrump@shentel.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 1:30 AM To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Yadkin River Valley & River basin Given that your 7213 Sq. Mile drainage for the Yadkin is correct by including that little trickle up at Boone; what is the drainage area of the Catawba River if you include those little trickles up the Johns River through the Mountains, up Silver Creek and the other tributaries past Old Fort, etc. and then add in the South Fork of the Catawba including all its tributaries? I know more water flows in the Catawba so I'd be surprised if the drainage area was any smaller. Maybe it all goes back to what Dan is saying about definitions. The information is interesting, pardon my scepticism. G. Norman Crump at acrump@shentel.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Michael Patterson <dmp@dantana.com> To: <ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 1:53 PM Subject: Yadkin River Valley & River basin > Hi Catherine Leinbach & history buffs > > > The mighty Yadkin River begins in the mountains of NC close to Boone, NC. > For the most part it travels due east from there down a fairly wide valley, > through Watauga & Wilkes & Yadkin Counties. It then turns south between > Davidson & Davie Counties. The first few counties are mountainous thus > traveling through valleys. As it turns south, the lay of the land evens > out. At the southern end of Davie county, the N.Yadkin & the S. Yadkin run > together. Davie county is in the crux of this "Y". I have a photo online > that you can see this "Y" www.dantana.com/RootsofRowan.html From this > junction to High Rock Lake is about 3 miles downstream & dam about 12 miles. > Rowan County on your right and Davidson County on your left. Both of these > areas were part of the "old Rowan". The area that this river and High Rock > Lake begins is the famous Trading Ford area. By the time the river enters > the lake it is not much called Yadkin River but High Rock Lake. At the > Trading Ford river crossing which is now about 300 yards wide, the river is > at its most 2 to 4 feet deep. I have for 35 years duck hunted this area of > the river and during the winter have had to get out of my hunting boat and > in 3 to 6 inches of water had to push my boat for 100 yards. This shallow > crossing is why the indians camped on both sides of the river and done their > trading. I am sure that 90% of all traffic that entered Rowan County from > the north and northwest crossed this river at Trading Ford. It is said that > at the height of the indian occupation of this area, you could see 10,000 > campfires. Grasp this statement: within 3 to 5 miles of this point is old > german settlements in eastern Rowan, upper and lower Davidson counties. If > you had kinfolk in this area in 1700 & 1800s they knew where Trading Ford > was. From the influence of the river to High Rock Lake starting at the I-85 > highway river bridge to the dam at Lake Tillery, the Yadkin River is not > really a river but a series of man made lakes and dams. As stated in an > earlier email but with some errors, the series of lakes is: > 1) High Rock Lake > 2) Tuckertown Lake > 3) Badin Lake Narrows Dam > 4) Falls Lake > 5) Lake Tillery > and then the dam that holds back Lake Tillery. > > The flow of water we knew as Yadkin River then is called the PeeDee River. > Just down river from here is the last lake on the Yadkin River/PeeDee River > Basin is the Blewett Falls Lake. A few miles below this dam is the SC state > line. By the way, there is a mountain lake upstream of High Rock called the > Wilksboro Resevoir /W. Kerr Scott Dam. > > The correct term and location of the Yadkin River Valley should really stop > at the influence to the High Rock Lake. At that point the correct term is > Yadkin River Basin. The basin covers 7,213 square miles.(total drainage > area) It drains part or all of the following counties: > Watauga, Caldwell, Alexander, Surry, Iredell, Yadkin, Stokes, Forsyth, > Davie, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph, Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly, > Montgomery, Union, Anson and Richmond counties, North Carolina. The river > basin directly west is the Catawba River basin. The Yadkin River Basin is > bordered on the east by the Roanoke River, Neuse River, Cape Fear River, and > the Lumber River basins. > > > Dan Michael Patterson > Rowan County Information Website > www.DanTana.com > www.RowanCounty.com > Spencer, NC > > > ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== > The purpose of this list is the discussion of "Old Rowan" genealogy and history. Please ensure that your message is on topic. > ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== Please consider joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative?        http://www.rootsweb.com/

I'm throwing out for view some of my Wilson lineage. I have additional information on some, not on others. Hope this helps. If you have addn'l info on any of these names, would appreciate a response. Judy (Wilson) Johnson 1 *James Wilson, b: February 1716/17 York Co., PA, d: Bet. 1781 - 1782 Guilford Co., NC +*Abigail Blackburn, b: 05 November 1727 d: Aft. 1796 Guilford Co, NC 2 Abigail Wilson, b: 05 November 1749 2 James Wilson, b: 03 January 1752 2 Rachael Wilson, b: 01 July 1754 2 Elianar Wilson, b: 28 August 1758 2 Elizabeth Wilson, b: 26 February 1761 +Amos Kersey, b: 15 February 1749/50 Maryland d: 07 July 1831 2 *John Wilson, b: 17 March 1763 York Co., PA; d: 11 November 1831 Guilford Co., NC +*Elizabeth A. Linthicum, b: 29 May 1774 Maryland, d: 20 April 1834 Guilford Co., NC (one son says her name was Linthicum, another says Hylton. Documentation seems to flow toward Linthicum but would welcome any information to the contrary.) 3 Michael D. Wilson, b: 18 October 1794 Guilford Co, NC +Delilah Chappel b: Bet. 1795 - 1820 3 John B. Wilson, b: 10 July 1796 Guilford Co, NC, d: 06 June 1880, Henry Co, IN +Mary Osburn, b: Abt. 1806 Guilford Co, NC, d: Spiceland, Henry Co, IN 3 Abigail Wilson, b: 23 January 1798 Guilford Co., NC; d: 11 March 1888, Hiattsville, KS +David Milton Poe, b: Bet. 1780 - 1800 3 Margaret Wilson, b: 24 March 1800 NC, d: September 1838 +Henry Ellington b: Bet. 1790 - 1800 3 Mary Wilson, b: 24 March 1802 NC 3 *Richard D. Wilson, b: 26 May 1805 Guilford Co., NC, d: 05 October 1886 Osceola, IA +*Ruhama Spoon, b: 11 April 1812 Guilford Co., NC, d: 12 June 1896 Osceola, IA 3 Elizabeth R. Wilson, b: 13 April 1807 NC +Robert Wilson 3 Rebecca E. Wilson, b: 07 May 1809 NC +Paul Swain 3 James Blackburn Wilson, b: 05 November 1811 Guilford Co., NC, d: 07 January 1893 Union Co., IA +Martha Russom, b: 1814 Guilford Co., NC, d: 17 February 1890 Union Co., IA 3 Daniel Bird Wilson, b: 28 October 1813 NC, d: Aft. 1880 Hiattsville, Bourbon, KS +Nancy Leonard, b: 1812 NC, d: Hiattsville, Bourbon, KS 3 Thomas Milton Wilson, b: 19 September 1816 Guilford Co, NC +Mary E. Nugent, b: 01 November 1827 Guilford Co, NC 3 Jemina E. Wilson, b: 18 February 1818, d: 1846 +Joseph A Couch 2 Michael Wilson, b: 05 March 1765 York Co, PA 2 Jasper Wilson, b: 13 July 1767 +Jane Shannon 2 Rebecca Wilson b: 13 July 1767 2 Samuel Wilson b: 05 September 1769