Hi Sandra, Rutherford Co., NC was carved out of "old Tryon" Co., NC and Mecklenburg Co., NC, all of which included the original boundaries of the NC western frontier of Anson Co., NC, and which also covered part of the present day upper country of South Carolina. If that is not complex enough, the first courts of "old Tryon" Co., NC were held in what is now York Co., SC; and to add a little spice into the mix "old Tryon" Co., NC was abolished - Gov. Tryon, the loyalist, was not popular with the folks, especially the Scotch-Irish. All this research baggage has been neatly tided up for the family researcher by the good work of Brent Holcomb, who has specialized in abstracting and publishing these records. I will list the sources at the end. Briefly, in 1764, William Cleghorn was bequeathed a saddle by Patrick McCandrick of Anson Co., NC. Mecklenburg Co., NC, which form in 1763 from Anson Co., NC, and included present day Rutherford Co., NC. In 1765, William and Lettice Cleghorn conveyed their Anson Co., NC land on the W side of S. fork (of) Cataba (Catawba)to Andrew Robinson - south fork of Catawba River is on the west side of Catawba River (later Tryon and now Lincoln Co., NC.). William Cleghorn was granted this land in 1762, placing him in what was then Anson Co., NC. William Cleghorne & wf. Lettice are found as land owners in what was then Anson Co., NC as early as 1758, when he obtained his first tract of land on the south fork, and which he conveyed in 1762 to William Moore, above Saml. Coburn. William Cleghorn also owned land on both sides of Dutchman's Creek (Anson/Mecklenburg/Tryon/present day Lincoln County). William Cleghorn purchased the land from John Lanham and sold it to John Bowers in 1764. I do not find William Cleghorn in the deed, will or estate abstracts for Tryon Co., Lincoln or Rutherford Counties, NC from 1769-1786; but William and Lettice are found in the court minutes of old Tryon Co., NC as follows. William Cleghorn - registered his purchased of 400 acres from Jno. McDowell; 1774 deed of sale registered from Moses Alexander to William Cleghorn for 100 acres purchased in 1769; 1775, 300 acre land sale registered from William Cleghorn to James Henderson; 1775 deed of sale registered from William Cleghorn to Henry Hayes; also, July term 1775 of court, Tryon Co., NC, the last Will and Testament of Wm. Cleghorn Deceased was proved in court; Letters Testamentary issued to Lettice Cleghorn wife & relict of the s'd deceased - the text of the will is not abstracted and the estate was inventoried and returned the same court session - the original will and land deeds are on file with the NC state archives in Raleigh; also July 1775 term of court a deed of sale from William Cleghorn to John Huddleston; deed of sale from Wm. Cleghorn to David McBride; a deed of sale registered in court and dated 1766 from George Rutledge to William Cleghorn for 400 acres; So, William Cleghorn died in "old Tryon" Co., NC where his will was probated. Rutherford Co., NC was created from Tryon Co. when it was abolished in 1779. There was some loss of records in Rutherford Co. in 1907; but all the original records abstracted by Holcomb should be at the NC state archives in Raleigh. Sources by Brent H. Holcomb: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Abstracts of Early Wills; Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts 1763-1779; Tryon County North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarterly Sessions 1769-1779. **William and Lettice Cleghorn apparently settled first in Augusta Co., VA indicating a possible PA migration pattern; see Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish..." Page 455.--5th September, 1754: Commission to take privy examination of Lettice wife of William Cleghorn, as to her release of dower in a tract conveyed by William to Mary Chittam on 20th March, 1754. Executed 12th November, 1754. This record shows that Lettice released her dower right (1/3) so William could convey the land, possibly indicating their migration to NC. Best wishes, Lee Ramsey -----Original Message----- From: Thomas R. Stanley [mailto:pastanley@alltel.net] Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 1:07 PM To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Sc-Ir] Cleghorn Family Hi. My ancestors left Scotland in the early 1700. His name was William Cleghorn Sr. born around 1720. He married Lettice Poage in 1750-1752 in Rutherford Co. North Carolina. If any has any information please let me know. If you have any suggestions on how to accomplish my mission , please let me know. Thanks, Sandra Cleghorn Stanley