Abstracts of Deed Books 15- 19 of Rowan County North Carolina 1797 – 1807 by James W. Kluttz, 1996: Page 49. Deed Book 16, p. 643. 28 Nov 1797. Joseph Bowman, David Cowan, Alexander McNeely and Elizabeth Bowman to James McLaughlin for ₤400, 308 A on the N side of Catheys Mill Crk adj Samuel Miller Jr. and Joseph McConaughey (formerly George Cathey Sr.) … Wit: Thomas Gillespie, Samuel McLaughlin. Prvd by McLaughlin at May Ct 1799. Sonja Bedwell smbedwell@aol.com