I want to again mention the existence of a very helpful tool for Rowan researchers. It is titled "Rowan County North Carolina Vacant Land Entries 1778-1789 by Richard E Enochs. Anyone with ancestors in Rowan during the 1760s and 70s will be interested in this. During this period people settling in Rowan could not get title to their land because of the death in 1763 of the owner of all of the land, Lord Granville, and the closing of his land office in Rowan. So the new arrivals "squatted" during this period and because they were not property owners did not appear on tax lists, deed books, or will books. They were literally "invisible" Then in 1778 the new government opened up shop to get things straightened out by allowing all of these folks to come in and apply for a state grant for their land. They poured in of course and Mr Enochs publication details it all. Each entry shows the acreage, location, neighbors, etc. Some of the claimants had been living on their property for as long as fifteen years. It can answer lots of questions. Look it up. Charles Johnson