I have some LEWIS family that went to Wilkes/Ashe counties, supposedly descendants of Gideon LEWIS and Nancy OSBOURNE (I have not verified that). Whether they are connected to any Rowan County LEWISes I have not determined. They are found in records in the other counties after the Revo. War. There was a Richard LEWIS early in Rowan who was part of on the Fourth Creek Settlement (ca 1750-62) -- his family was from Cecil County, Maryland --Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG

Myra, I don't know the spouses names but the Fricks, Earnharts and Treece families in Rowan County had children who moved to Union County, Illinoois. In fact the earlly settlers of Union County, Illinois came from Rowan County. I have Michael Hartman Dillow, Holshouser, Powless, Rinehart, Hileman, Hoffner, Davis, Knupp lines in Rowan that came to Union County, Illinois. Marianne Dillow Myra Vanderpool Gormley <myravg@wamail.net> wrote: I'm compiling information about my German families who settled mostly along the Dutch Second Creek in Rowan County prior to the American Revolution. Some of the names are: Jacob FRICK, Georg EHRENHARDT [Earnhart], Veronica WILDT, and Michael TREECE [Dreiss]. I am particularly interested in learning the names of the spouses of the children of these ancestors. Most of the marriages probably took place in the early 1800s to about 1835. Among the surnames are: McMACKIN, CASPER, HARTLINE, MOWERY and FREEZE. Is anyone else familiar with any of these German families and care to exchange information? --Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm compiling information about my German families who settled mostly along the Dutch Second Creek in Rowan County prior to the American Revolution. Some of the names are: Jacob FRICK, Georg EHRENHARDT [Earnhart], Veronica WILDT, and Michael TREECE [Dreiss]. I am particularly interested in learning the names of the spouses of the children of these ancestors. Most of the marriages probably took place in the early 1800s to about 1835. Among the surnames are: McMACKIN, CASPER, HARTLINE, MOWERY and FREEZE. Is anyone else familiar with any of these German families and care to exchange information? --Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG

How old was Thomas Harbin? Thomas Jefferson died in 1809 and Lincoln was killed in 1865. "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> wrote: Cousin Thomas Harbin was among those that helped John Wilkes Booth escape. He supposedly reported to Thomas Jefferson personally. Harbin left the area. Possibvly living in England for awhile. He later worked in a hotel in downtown Washington, D. C. Betty Harbin Garbers > E.W. Wallace wrote in part: > Since a good many Marylanders came to Rowan Co. which extended far to the > west--until it came upon native Americans--perhaps colonial Maryland may > be > a good place to research for that surname. >> > "Cousin" David Herold hung out with John Wilkes Booth and actually guided > John to Dr, Mudd to get his let set after the Lincoln assination.. He was > captured in the tobacco barn on the Garrett farm.. and later... hung out > with Mary Surratt and others on the scaffold in the prison yard.... in > Washington DC... for the last time... "Cousin" Davie is buried in the > Congressional Cemetery in D.C... I think he's my most Famous "Cousin"!! > My > family settled in Western NC also... GLH > > G. Lee Hearl > Authentic Appalachian Storyteller > Abingdon, Va. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-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 ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel.

E.W. Wallace wrote in part: Since a good many Marylanders came to Rowan Co. which extended far to the west--until it came upon native Americans--perhaps colonial Maryland may be a good place to research for that surname. > "Cousin" David Herold hung out with John Wilkes Booth and actually guided John to Dr, Mudd to get his let set after the Lincoln assination.. He was captured in the tobacco barn on the Garrett farm.. and later... hung out with Mary Surratt and others on the scaffold in the prison yard.... in Washington DC... for the last time... "Cousin" Davie is buried in the Congressional Cemetery in D.C... I think he's my most Famous "Cousin"!! My family settled in Western NC also... GLH G. Lee Hearl Authentic Appalachian Storyteller Abingdon, Va.

Dear E. W., Thank you for your reply. Yes, our Harbin family originated with a William Harbin born abt 1675 Yeovil England who came to America before 1711 when his first son was born in MD. Yes, a Harbin was involved with the John Wilkes Booth case in the death of Lincoln. He helped in the escape of Booth. I have much information about the Maryland Harbins but I can not identify my great great greatgrandfather James Harbin born 1777 MD & Elizabeth Kinnick born abt 1780 MD. I have found several in the Davie-Rowan County but not sure of their connections to my James Harbin. Thank you for your reply. I also have Henry Cambron who was married to a Margaret Harbin supposedly born abt 1758. I do not know who her father was. This Margaret Harbin was not a close relation of mine but this Margaret & Henry Cambron had a son Charles Cambrown whgosw descendents migrated to Clay Co, IL where I was born in 1922. My cousin, Sherman Rusk tells me that a girl by the name of Cambron was one of my mother's best friends in Clay Co, IL, where they were born and went to school together. I would appreciate any input on these Harbins & Cambrons. My father was a Mason Phillip Harbin who was the son of Phillip Byers Harbin & Elizabeth Mallet who was the son of David Granderson Harbin & Louise Ann Byers who was the son of James Harbin born 1777 MD & Elizabeth Kinnick. Betty Harbin Garbers > One query about a Harbin family springs up now and then. > > I am scanning a book on the online database called HeritageQuest [through > my > local public library--only libraries subscribe, as I understand]. > > The book has a LONG title and was compiled by Anderson Chenault > Quisenberry. > Genealogical memoranda of the Quisenberry family and other families: > including the names of Chenault, Cameron, Mullins, burris, Tandy, Bush, > Broomhall, > Finkle, Rigg, and others. Published unknown date by Library of Congress. > It has been filmed by FH Library, Salt Lake City. Film n. 0156885, item > 5. > > At any rate, a fellow named Harbin, apparently of Maryland is mentioned. > He > was a friend or acquaintance of John Wilkes Booth, who killed Lincoln. > > (Now I lost my place while I was writing this e-mail.) Since a good many > Marylanders came to Rowan Co. which extended far to the west--until it > came > upon native Americans--perhaps colonial Maryland may be a good place to > research > for that surname. > > Some of my folks came from Maryland to some of the counties formed from > Old > Rowan. > > E.W.Wallace > > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

One query about a Harbin family springs up now and then. I am scanning a book on the online database called HeritageQuest [through my local public library--only libraries subscribe, as I understand]. The book has a LONG title and was compiled by Anderson Chenault Quisenberry. Genealogical memoranda of the Quisenberry family and other families: including the names of Chenault, Cameron, Mullins, burris, Tandy, Bush, Broomhall, Finkle, Rigg, and others. Published unknown date by Library of Congress. It has been filmed by FH Library, Salt Lake City. Film n. 0156885, item 5. At any rate, a fellow named Harbin, apparently of Maryland is mentioned. He was a friend or acquaintance of John Wilkes Booth, who killed Lincoln. (Now I lost my place while I was writing this e-mail.) Since a good many Marylanders came to Rowan Co. which extended far to the west--until it came upon native Americans--perhaps colonial Maryland may be a good place to research for that surname. Some of my folks came from Maryland to some of the counties formed from Old Rowan. E.W.Wallace ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

You can also go to www.usgenweb.org, click on the state that you are looking for. Once you get to the state, i.e., North Carolina, click on "Counties" and it will show you all of the counties for that state in alphabetical order, the year they were formed, and the parent county. Linda Monticelli ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

This query appeared on Rowanroots in the last few days: wasis the timeframe for stokes and randoph co in relations to rowan Iam looking for Wood and Lewis as family names Partial answer: For a quick way [most of the time--there are always exceptions], one can find when a county was formed, and what the parent county was, from the online Family History Library Catalog. Learn to use this URL productively. It may be one of your best friends in genealogy. This is especially true if you are near an LDS Family History Center. There is a link to finding the location of about 4,000 of these centers around the world on the same website. _www.familysearch.org_ (http://www.familysearch.org) (Remove any punctuation at the beginning and at the end of the URL--this is a protective device added by rootsweb) Look for the FHL Catalog link on the far right side. Click on that. Then do a PLACE search. For example the query has to do with the formation of Stokes--and was it Randolph?--county in relationshiip to old Rowan Co. [formed from Anson county if I remember correctly] This is what the FHL catalog says about Stokes Co. [where my ancestor first married ca 1787; he later married his deceased wife's sister--confusing, eh wot?] Stokes County was established in 1789 from Surry County. Some early records are missing. County seat: Germantown (1790-1849); Danbury (1851-present). So--I should also be studying Surry Co., NC--which I do, but researching a different group of families!!!! Then I should be determining when Surry Co. was formed. So back I will go to the URL given above. Interestingly, this link does not always behave as one thinks it should. Th at is why I probably will never give away all my genealogy books. A query occurred on a Kentucky rootsweb about why people migrated to Arkansas in the 1830s. I attempted to determine from the Family History Library Catalog when Arkansas, as a state, was formed. The link failed me, and I had to dust off my Ancestry's Red Book, which gave a wonderful answer!!! The internet is great, because of its search engines--but the information you get or hope to get is NOT always reliable. How many of you have learned that? Tell your newbie friends!!! Unfortunately, the query deals with very common Surnames. Dates when these persons lived should be added to the query. Three items needed in a productive query: Surname [given names if possible], DATE, an PLACE. Three items, please. E.W.Wallace with lots of colonial North Carolina roots folks who either died there or who went thataway!!! ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

I too am interested in Lewis Families. I have 2 Benson children (a brother and sister) married into the Lewis Family and disappeared. Some Benson's moved to Jersyville, IL and Texas but I could never trace these two. They were all in the same Capt.'s tax zone along with Able Corzine, Hollans, etc. in the 1790 Census. Kathy please keep me in mind if you find some Bensons in your search. I will see if I can find you some real names and marriage dates. Thanks. On Aug 26, 2007, at 2:03 AM, kathy Wood wrote: > wasis the timeframe for stokes and randoph co in relations to > rowan Iam looking for Wood and Lewis as family names > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROWANROOTS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I have this link in my favorites so I can find when counties formed and from what other county. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/countyfm.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "kathy Wood" <lacasita@pacbell.net> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 2:03 AM Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Rowan families > wasis the timeframe for stokes and randoph co in relations to rowan Iam > looking for Wood and Lewis as family names > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

wasis the timeframe for stokes and randoph co in relations to rowan Iam looking for Wood and Lewis as family names

Thanks. I will try that. Betty H. Garbers ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hdanw@aol.com> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 10:52 PM Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] FW: Early Rowan County families > Regarding Harbin in North Carolina > > HeritageQuest, an online genealogical database available at some public > libraries [you need a library card and a pin to access it] in its census > collection, has indexed one Enoch Harbin in Guilford co., Salisbury > District in 1790. > > I hope this helps. I suspect you might find him on some tax lists in or > around Guilford Co. > > In Virginia men as young as 16 appeared on the tax lists as then they were > eligible for militia service, even they were not taxed. What about North > Carolina tax lists? > > Older copies of the North Carolina Genealogical Journal have published > from > time to time various county tax lists. They help me place a family--or at > least a male, and sometimes a widow--in a time and in a place. > > E.W.Wallace > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Regarding Harbin in North Carolina HeritageQuest, an online genealogical database available at some public libraries [you need a library card and a pin to access it] in its census collection, has indexed one Enoch Harbin in Guilford co., Salisbury District in 1790. I hope this helps. I suspect you might find him on some tax lists in or around Guilford Co. In Virginia men as young as 16 appeared on the tax lists as then they were eligible for militia service, even they were not taxed. What about North Carolina tax lists? Older copies of the North Carolina Genealogical Journal have published from time to time various county tax lists. They help me place a family--or at least a male, and sometimes a widow--in a time and in a place. E.W.Wallace ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Dear Dan, Have you run across any Harbins in the Davie-Rowan Co area? There were several there but I do not know how they are connected. Betty Harbin Garbers > Subject: Early Rowan County families > > > @@@ http://rowanroots.gorowan.com > > > > > Dan Patterson > Rowan County Information On_Line > P.O. Box 241 > Spencer, NC 28159 > GoRowan.com > > "Start Out Each Day Real Easy..Then Taper Off" > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Once more, but I am really tired of hearing about this. Do you think that he/she who writes a physics book or a math book or an English book is doing creative writing. They are compiling and publishing FACTS. Give the compilers of data credit ( you need it for your own records anyway.) Many of you will delete this without reading you are so sick of seeing the title. I now I will delete the remainder that have this title Now please lets drop it and as Mr. Wallace suggests talk about our Rowan roots! Mike -----Original Message----- From: rowanroots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rowanroots-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Myra Vanderpool Gormley Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:16 PM To: rowanroots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Copyright Discussion The problem seems to be in understanding the difference between FACTS and CREATIVE works. I think this is germane to this mailing list. John Jones married Mary Smith in Rowan County in 1836... is a FACT-- you can't copyright that. You only DISCOVERED that fact -- you did not create it... U.S. copyright law covers CREATIVE works only. No matter how many ways you try to "say" it... the fact is it was a marriage by two people on that date in that place. I can use it, you can use, anybody can use it. Doesn't matter who discovered (found) it when or where. Good genealogists cite their source -- where did you FIND that FACT? Example. I say. John Holt was born in 1732 in Rowan County, NC... where did I get the information (source) and how reliable is it? Was it in a baptism record in a church there? Family Bible? a published genealogy? ... which one would you suppose is more likely correct? Which is a primary source, vs. a secondary one? That is what we all hope to ascertain. That's why citing WHERE you obtained that fact is so important. And, of course, those of us who have worked for years on a family appreciate being cited for our hard work that we are sharing with the world. -- Copyight has nothing to do with that. If you find that (or any other) information (fact) in a book, family tree, e-mail, etc. you should CITE where YOU obtained it -- that's just good genealogical practice and your cousins will appreciate it, but the genie/copyright police will not haul you off to jail if you don't -- but that is NOT copyright infringement since the person does not have copyright to the FACT to begin with and many people do not know how to cite sources or what it means. Not knowing where they obtained specific information is the mark of an amateur and/or sloppy genealogist -- not copyright infringement in most instances. However anything (creative works included) published before 1923 in USA in in public domain and you are free to republish it. Careful and polite genealogists will cite the sources -- regardless of whether it is a book under copyright or is in public domain. For a book that is under copyright, you can't republish the *entire* book without infringing on the author's copyright, but you can take any and all FACTS and reuse them. Citing your source is the proper thing to do in all instances, of course. That helps the rest of us know where YOU obtained the information so we can compare your source vs. other sources to ascertain which one is more likely correct. That's what is what source citation is all about. None of us owns our ancestors or the factural information about them . http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Subject: Early Rowan County families @@@ http://rowanroots.gorowan.com Dan Patterson Rowan County Information On_Line P.O. Box 241 Spencer, NC 28159 GoRowan.com "Start Out Each Day Real Easy..Then Taper Off"

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Ok CackyCline Thank you very much for responding... and good luck with your grandchild Debra From: CackyCline@aol.com Reply-To: rowanroots@rootsweb.com To: rowanroots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Rowan families Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:13:10 EDT sorry, my Clines are my ex - husbands family. I have researched up from him, back to Peter Cline in W VA befopre it WAS W VA ( was VA) and his motehr's Perry line but not a lot more. I onlly did that for my grandchild who has a rare Mediterrranean blood disease and platinum blonde hair! CC<BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ A new home for Mom, no cleanup required. All starts here. http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us

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