Gang, The North Carolina Genealogical Society published a list of Rowan County tax polls in the Nov. 1983 journal. this is from original tax rolls found in the papers of the tax collector of old Rowan County and since given to the NC Archives. LIST OF GIDEON WRIGHT ( about 1768) CRX 244 Rowan Co. NC (probably in the Yadkin- Wilkes county areas; taxables 221) list is order of first name. page 210 Nov. 1983 NCGS journal Thomas Spence ...... one poll END Caution: We need to check the other Rootsweb Spence list to see if this Thomas is of the Maryland /Somerset line....... I know they were in Randolph and Davidson County, NC, but am not aware of them in Yadkin. Carolyn