I want to thank the list members who responded to me. The entire immediate Dyson family that I am trying to track is mother Esther (Dent) Dyson and children John, Amelia (or Margaret), Anne, and William. The children were all born in the 1760s; John (my 3ggf) was in Wilkes Co. GA before 1800. I know of a group that may be interested in othet Dyson records, and I will forward info I receive to them. Jim ROWANROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: DYSON > Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:45:34 -0500 > From: Jo Basden <jtbgbb@concentric.net> > To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > (snip) > >From "Abstracts of Deed books 15-19 of Rowna County North Carolina > 1797-1807" by James W. Kluttz, p. 49: > #826, p. 645, Bk. 16; 6 Dec 1798. Hatch Dent Sr. of Charles Co., MD, to > thomas Carson of Rowan, for £450, two tracts on the N side of the Yadkin > R......(description of land)... Wit: Alexr McPherson, Walter Dyson, > Elias Barber, Jonathan Barber. [Following certificate is added] > "Maryland charles County CSS 6 Decemr 1798. Be it remembered that on > this day came Hatch Dent Senr party to the within instrument of writing > before us two Justices of the peace and Acknowledged the same to be his > act and Deed and the land & its appurtenances to be the right title > property & estate of Thomas Carson therein named and his heirs forever > according to the true intent and meaning of said instrument of Writing > and the Act of Assembly in Such cases made & provided-at the same time > JUDITH DENT wife to the said Hatch Dent Senr after being privately > examined by us relinquished her right of Dower in & to the aforesaid > land and its appurtenances and Acknowledged that She did the same freely > & willingly without being induced thereto through fear or from the > threats or ill wage of her said husband. Alexr McPherson. Walter Dyson." > On 11 Dec 1798, John Barnes, Clerk of charles County Ct certified that > McPherson and Dyson were Justices of the Peace of charles Co. MD. The > foregoing certificates were deemed sufficient probate and the deed was > registered at May Ct 1799. > > #3004. p. 367. 8 Sep 1804 (Deed Book 19): samuel Tenneson to Basil Dyson > for $380, 200 A on Little Crk of South Yadkin R adj Christopher Brandon > and Joshua Bennett. Wit: Daniel Webb, Zapanah Harbert. Prvd by Webb at > Aug Ct 1805. > > There are also other Dysons mentioned and married in Rowan. A Walter, a > Barton etc...Jo