An old cotton mill near the railroad line proved to be a splendid location. "The McCubbins Collection: The Rowan Public Library, Salisbury, NC,", Linn, Jo White. 1 teaspoon baking powder. "The Clingman Store Ledgers," [1818-1822], Smith, John H. "Unidentified Merchant's Ledger 1837-1846 North Carolina State Archives,", "Clerks of Court in Rowan County, 1753-1795", Craig, James H. "The Arts and Crafts in North Carolina: Rowan County Court Records,", Linn, Jo White. I believe my Jones was a son of the Jones you talk about. Listed below are libraries in Rowan County. "The Petition of His Majesty's dutiful and loyal Subjects, Inhabitants of Rowan County to His Excellency Josiah Martin Esquire Governor and Commander in Chief over the Province of North Carolina 1773," [Presbyterian Petition], "Transcript of a Map of Fourth Creek Congregation by William Sharpe, Esq. 1/2/1760 d. 5/13/1779 Other very early settlers included Morgan Bryan and Squire Boone, the . The Meyer/Miers/ Meyers, etc, resided in the area where Cabarrus, Rowan and Stanly converge, (near St. Johns and Organ Lutheran churches) and I believe the others did as well. Gold was discovered in North Carolina in 1799 at Reed Gold Mine in Cabarrus County, and in 1824 the precious metal was found several miles away at Gold Hill in Rowan County. Families seized this opportunity to own property and claim their rightful place among colonial social status. "The Revolutionary Era in Rowan County, North Carolina: From Colony to Statehood,", "Muster Rolls of Soldiers of the War of 1812," ["Third Company, detached from the third Rowan Regiment"], "North Carolina Society, United States Daughters of 1812 Celebrates 75th Year,", "Some Rowan County War of 1812 Depositions,", Bennett, William Doub. 1, February 1996, Rowan County Register, PO Box 1948, Salisbury, NC 28145)) North Carolina Census 1790 -1840 . (LogOut/ The Saponi and Catawba were the first Native Americans to reside in present-day Rowan County. These families are documented as living in the area due to land ownership records. I show a Peter Parsons living in Somerset County, Maryland and died there in 1686. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]. 9/4/1679, James Sr Jones b. I give and dispose of all the remainder of my estate as follows; My land & stock margin & all my ysaken-chels (unable to translate the previous two words) belonging to my farm to be equally divided to these as follows: Robert Forbis, James Forbis, George Forbis, John Forbis, Elizabeth Jones and Mary Bryan. Held the rank of Captain and Major in the Revolution Rowan citizens eventually composed the Rowan Resolves, an article composed in support of American Independence. Olif or Olive Forbis is buried in the Old Speer Graveyard The early settlers of French Huguenot descent were Poindexter, Laffoon, Lambert, Laurence and Hardin. If you would like more information about any of the names mentioned below, simply comment below or Contact Piedmont Trails. none of us have been able to determine who Georges father was. Rowan County (N.C.) -- Genealogy Publisher Carnahan Press Collection statelibrarypennsylvania; americana Digitizing sponsor This project is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries Contributor Categories: Articles, North Carolina, Rowan County, Wilkes County, Yadkin County, Tagged as: colonial period, family history, Genealogy, history, North Carolina, Yadkin River, Id like to know more (if there is more) about Samuel Parsons. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I am, however, stuck as to who George Sr. father was. These are some names found in the Rowan/Cabarrus/Stanly area that I believe may have Germanna connections: Karcher (Carriker), (pretty sure about this one, as they are one of the original families, also), Zimmerman (Carpenter), also original family), Weber/Weaver, Benegar/Penninger, Isehour (Eisenhaur, Isenhouer, etc.). In 1770, the eastern part was combined with the western part of Orange County to become Guilford County. I saw elsewhere that you had referenced Carolina Cradle by Robert Ramsey, so you know what he had to say about the difficulty of finding Germans early on. I It is available at the Dallas, TX Public Library, the Fort Wayne, IN Public Library and a few other libraries which specialize in genealogical publications. A suit against David was held in the Rowan County court for unpaid taxes for years of 1753, 1754,1755, 1756 and 1757. "Taverns and Tavern Culture on the Southern Colonial Frontier: Rowan County, North Carolina, 1753-1776,", "Rowan County Cemeteries: The Crystal Spring Cemetery,", "Salisbury National Cemetery - Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina,", Sell, Kenneth D. "Preliminary Checklist of Rowan County Churches and Cemeteries,", "Small Cemeteries in Western Rowan, Christ Episcopal,". I also have Michael Miers purchasing land from H McCullock in Rowan County Book 4 pp 888 during 1762. | At dawn the following morning, the party was attacked by Delaware, Shawnee, and Cherokee Indians. Other travel groups from Virginia were the Stone, Lovill, Stow, Denny, Fulk, Key, Faulkner, Dunnegan, Cook, Smith, Jones and Needham families. R They were the first settlers in Rowan County on the West side of the Yadkin River, and lived in the strictes bond of matrimonial friendship for a space of 51 years." This makes the birth year for Thomas at 1720, Naomi at 1727 and married in 1745. 1736 d. 12/28/1754 age 18 years. Settlers began to enter the valley in the late 1740s. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Rowan County: Listed below are archives in Rowan County. Source Joe Hubbard (note I can not verify this Ray Parker 10/25/2003) April 16, 2011 per Pat Forbis Olive Ferrees father was John Ferree and her birth record is in Philadelphia. D From Joe Hubbard: confirms my assumption on William Forbis; wife above from several years back. Surry County. Obviously, my primary interest is with the Sluder line. Carolina Cradle, page 33 and 34, said he moved from Maryland to Pennsylvania 1n 1735 and back to Maryland in 1739, on to Virginia in 1743 and then to North Carolina in 1748. Most migrated down the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road. William Forbis b. abt 1679 D. 1763 in Orange County, NC. Communities in Rowan County other than Salisbury include Bear Poplar, China Grove, Craven, Spencer, and Faith. Some have estimated that 40 to 50% of the 1717 group may have been related in some way, either by blood or by marriage and that some young children were never officially recorded. North Carolina State Archives Stack File No. Strode are buried underneath a Tennis Court in a development west of HWY 801 in We have personally together walked over the old Forbus, Boone and Bryan homesites in present day Yadkin and Davie Counties. "1865 Election/Voter List for Rowan,", Smith, John H. "1815 Election at Thompson's Mill,", Bennett, William D. "Testators & Intestates of Rowan County 1778,", Linn, Jo White. History and Development of the Jersey Settlement, NC | Origins of the Jersey Settlement of Rowan County, North Carolina First Families of Jersey Settlement By Ethel Stroupe 1996 (Reprinted by permission of the author from vol. From the Rowan Tree Inn and Hotel. 1715 in Anne Aundrel, Md. In 1771 the northeastern part of what remained of Rowan County became Surry County. I can find no record of my William and Edward Roberts after 1749 in Frederick Co., Md. I donated my completed project to my childrens elementary school, which is appropriately named Mary Bryan! Certainly Caton-152 is on the census, but not linked. "Genealogical Gleanings From Revolutionary War Pension Applications,", Nolan, John B. In 2002, Livingstones seminary disjoined with the university, but both the college and seminary continue to educate students. Which names are you thinking of, Steven? When Jemima Anne Boone was born on 10 April 1762, in Yadkin, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, her father, Daniel Boone, was 27 and her mother, Rebecca Ann Bryan . As the Revolution neared, county residents became more involved in politics and the fight for independence. Be the first one to, Rowan County (N.C.) records : early settlers / Eugene H. Bean, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). My direct paternal ancestor, Jacob Rtschi, (imagine the variations of THAT name!) Conrad Elrod settled in present day Blowing Rock, Watauga County before 1800. Farmers took advantage of the fertile soil in Rowan and the county grew throughout the 1740s and 1750s. This is a partial listing of early inhabitants settling along the Yadkin River. This Peter Parsons is not known to be buried in any of the Presbyterian cemeteries that were present at that time and I believe Samuel to be this Peters son. Rowan County RENSHAW N. F. and SLOAN E. Mrs. 1-Aug 1865 Mecklenburg County RESSAK Sarah and REA . "Willful Destruction of 475 Rowan County Marriages Licenses,", "Deaths on Original Register of Rebel Prison Hospital at Salisbury, NC. The trail was from Blue Ridge at Rockfish Gap, across Dan River to the Moravians settlement then to Yadkin at Shadow Ford into what is now Rowan County, North Carolina. If a marriage appears to be incorrect, verify using other sources. PLEASE NOTE: If you do not see a GRAPHIC IMAGE of a family tree here but are seeing this text instead then it is most probably because the web s Samuel Rothrock's Diary," (Lutheran, 1834-1883). U This area was settled early by Scotch, Irish, Dutch, German, Swiss, and some English settlers. Y ( I now know Im not a descendant of those lines, but I believe some of my ancestors were affiliates or neighbors.) This page was last modified 01:19, 9 June 2021. The post by Steven Sluder, to which I was replying, was the impetus for my looking at the record again. Rowan County; Confederate Prison (Salisbury). William S. Powell, ed. Because of a lack of vital records at the time, we will likely never know the full extent of the births, deaths and marriages of these individuals and families. North Carolina State Archives Microfilm No. Krimminger, Betty L. "Civil War Letters,", Koontz, Lu J. Michaels wife, Mary Gerhardt, was the widow of George Blankenbaker. http://www.rowancountync.gov/GOVERNMENT/Departments/RowanPublicLibrary/HistoryRoom/TheHistoryofRowan.aspx,(accessed December 26, 2011). 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Augusta County, Virginia; Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia 1745-1800, Volume 1, page 5:6 Th Aug. 1748 George Forbush, Farmer and his wife Olive, Farmer to Jno. An empty textile mill in Salisbury was selected as North Carolinas only prison during the War Between the States. Soon after their arrival, new settlements and roads were quickly developed. Miller, weaver, Beaver Run, Barn and McHenry line. verify and add to the information furnished by the Old Settlers for the various holdings on the area. Paul Heinegg's Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware [free online book] is a very helpful guide to free blacks in Rowan County, North Carolina before 1820. He was baptized in 1750 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Maryland. In May of 1862 nearly 1,400 prisoners were condemned at the prison in Salisbury, but by October 1864 the population of Northern war inmates had increased to about 10,000. 1736 D. 1807 M.1st 1756 Isaac Ferree b. Welsh immigrants living in Pennsylvania come to North Carolina and settle mainly along the Northeast Cape Fear River (in present-day Pender County), in an area that becomes known as the Welsh Tract. Daniel Boones descendants through his wife Rebecca Bryan. It sits on Bryan Mill Creek, now called Hauser Rowan County is located in the central portion of North Carolina and was named for Matthew Rowan, Governor of North Carolina at the time. Thanks for this, research I have conducted so far also point to William (Sr.) being George (Sr.) brother. They came by way of Endland and Virginia. Thanks for the question. 1725 D. 1758/1759 M. 2nd 1761 James Jones b. He shows sons as Peter and John in accordance to the probate records of Somerset. Oh, I know exactly what you mean about the varied spellings! Linn, Jo White. However, not enough to establish that these documents refer to the same George Forbush. to cross the Cumberland River. The name spellings were transcribed exactly from the document or documents I was viewing when writing the article. Will dated Feb., 1792 lists wife Elizabeth, sons James Jones, Jr., Lemuel Jones and daughters Eunice Hadley, Elizabeth Speer, Sarah Burch, Ruth Jones. It was named in honor of the county of Surrey in England, birthplace of then Governor of William Tryon. Morgans Answer: Daniel Boone lived a quiet, happy life on his farm. on the Internet. 3, 1889-1909, Record of Sales, Mortgagees, Trustees and Executors, 1916-1959, Record of Executors and Letters Testamentary, 1926-1942, Qualification of Trustees Under Wills, 1933-1956, United States Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964, North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868, North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994, North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975, North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975, Kannapolis North Carolina FamilySearch Center, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_County,_North_Carolina, https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/4/4d/Iginorthcarolinaa.pdf, http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/sources.htm, https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/f/f5/Iginorthcarolinap.pdf, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Libraries, Fayetteville, Elizabethtown, and Wilmington Trail, Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Rowan_County,_North_Carolina_Genealogy&oldid=5249321, Brumfield, Lewis Shore. German and Scotch-Irish settlers, from the northern colonies of Pennsylvania and Virginia, traveled the Great Wagon Road to Rowan. "Edith M. Clark History Room, Rowan Public Library,". Original data: Rumple, Jethro,. I havent found the marriage record yet to cement this. "1775-1776 Marriages from the Diary of Johann Gottfried Arends,", Linn, Jo White. My best lead as to his origins are as follows: b. around 1685 1746 d. April 1781 m. Elizabeth Wiley b. Daniel is my first cousin, six generations removed. I am fairly sure that they were brothers based on their relationship to the Bryan Family. Rowan County is located in the central portion of North Carolina and was named for Matthew Rowan, Governor of North Carolina at the time. I had a high school friend (I attended Mount Pleasant, near the Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly lines) whose last name was Carpenter. The two made their way to Carolina and visited Henry Phillips and his wife, the only known Quaker settlers at that time in the Albemarle region of what is today known as North Carolina. Peter, Joshua, John and George Parsons were already in North Carolina when Peter, son of Peter, arrived in 1762. Miller Jan.3rd 1755 Q [2], Rowan County Courthouse202 N Main StreetPO Box 2568Salisbury, NC 28144-4346Phone: 704-636-3102Rowan County WebsiteRegister of Deeds has birth, marriage death and land records. G M A history of Rowan County, North Carolina : containing sketches of prominent families and distinguished men, with an appendix. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. For nearly 35 years I lived in Indianapolis, Indiana, a few hundred yards from a historical marker at the site of the grave of one of the first American women (should have said White or European, I suppose!) High 57F. In the late 1740's, settlers began migrating west of the Yadkin River. James was fined five shillings for contempt of court and five shillings for swearing in accordance to Rowan County Court Minutes. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries. Johns area. TY. "Cohabitation Bonds in North Carolina,", Henderson, Lisa Y. web pages The timeline period of this listing pertains to the years of 1748 through 1770. I found John Garrett (Johannes Gerhardt) and his son, Daniel Garrett/Gerhardt (these were the father-in-law and brother-in-law of Michael Moyer/Moyers. on October 23, 2018, There are no reviews yet. During the Civil War, Catawba College went through a strain of resources and the college had to be closed in 1923 due to World War I. (Records of Augusta County, VA Volume I, p. 33) Prior to VA, Forbush is mentioned in St. Marys County, Maryland in accordance to Maryland Calendar of Wills, Volume 8 p.49 and prior to Maryland is found in Lancaster County, PA during the year of 1735 in accordance to Lancaster Common Pleas pamphlet 8 dated in the year of 1735. "Names Appearing on Sharpe's 1773 Map of Fourth Creek,", Rendleman, David Atwell. Over four hundred years ago, English colonists trying to settle on Roanoke Island encountered many Native Americans along the coast. The Forbis and Bryan families intermarried multiple times in PA and here in Rowan Co. 6/9/1731 in Watertown, Mass. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Livingstone College (1879) was founded by a group of African-American pastors to teach students how to assist the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. (accessed December 26, 2011). M. Margaret Bryan b.7/22/1693 D. 1787 ", "The Road to Richmond: Memoirs of Major Abner R. Small,", Smith, John H. "Rowan County Civil War Veterans, Report of Maimed Soldiers, 1867,", Ball, Sandra. Settlement in present-day Catawba County began after 1740, during the period before and after the French & Indian Wars. 1865 Some of the records were destroyed during the Civil War. Of course, the spelling variations changed from one area to another, from one time period to another and from one handwriting style to another. "Rowan County Naturalizations, 1753-1776,", Linn, Jo White. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Several of them (and their neighbors) are found in the records of the Williams Township Congregation which was located near Bethlehem, PA (then Bucks, now Northampton). Download page 151-200 on PubHTML5. George Forbis bef. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. ASHEVILLE - Asheville police released body camera footage Feb. 27 of officers responding to a Dec. 25, 2021, protest in Aston Park, a night when officers made multiple arrests, including that of two reporters. The Black Books: Calendar of State Papers(Annapolis, MD: Hall of Records Commission, 1943) No.1, pages 60-61, George E. Forbush was one of a group of settlers on the Prince George County frontier who drew up a petition to Governor Samuel Ogle some time after May 1739, to the effect that the court of judicature(being) from 120 to 200 miles awaythe petitioners. Jan. of 2004, this marker reads: Olif Forbis 1715-1785 Scottish Scones. Due to the information I have found on your site regarding the Regulator and tax problems i think they did not own land until 1761 as it is then I found records for the Bear Creek and Dutchmans Creek properties. The perpetual calendar places the 15th of December 1796 on Thursday not Tuesday. Yes, the flood did begin in 1752. The patriarch of this family was man named Cyriacus Fleischmann. There was one extended family who made up a large portion of the 1717 Germanna colony. John Mills was received at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in North Carolina on 8/1/1752 on a certificate from Hopewell Monthly Meeting, Opeckan, Virginia dated 6/1/1752. "Jersey Settlement Origins: First Families of Jersey Settlement,", Linn, Jo White. A possible source of clarification is an article in #3, Summer, 2000, Volume 27, of the Guilford Genealogist, William Forbis Family, VA-NC. He and his son George are both indexed as Caiton. John's mother, Eliza Brandon, was born of parents whose families were early settlers in Rowan County, North Carolina. 1709, died 1764. "Rowan County Land Entries 1752/53,", Bennett, William Doub. By the way, Carol, I really appreciate your blog. Zion Wesley Institute became known as Livingstone College in memorandum of David Livingstone, the famed Christian missionary who served and explored Africa. V Change). In this transcription, Michaels name is spelled Michil Myers, Mychal Myers and Michal Mires! It is not at all unusual to not be able to trace someone born, in the 1600s back to their father and mother, it has happened, more often than not in my lines, Particularly if an ancestor, of mine likel Richard Jester who was kidnapped on the, streets of London and brought to Virginia as a bound, boy, the English did this before they started bring slaves. Shook, Pauline Moser and John C. Roberts. Hugh Forbis b. C1736 George and sons Robert, James, John and George Jr., along with Morgan Bryan, blazed the way to the Carolinas. Boone relatives, Moses, Samuel and Daniel were also there with him. A history of Rowan County, North Carolina [database on-line]. Thomas T. Waterman, a renowned historian of architecture, referred to the house as the noblest of the North Carolina stone houses.. Any more information on him? David is buried at Eatons Baptist Church. Hannah's brothers were: James Cathey, Alexander Cathey, b. 1731 D. 12/23/1791, James Forbis b. est 1740 D.. 11/1831 in Kentucky m. Hannah Turner abt 1760 dtr Roger. "Bounty Land Warrants Recorded in Rowan County,", Bennett, William D. "List of Rents of Confiscated Property in Rowan, 1783,", Bennett, William D. and Jo White Linn. James Jones was born in MA. He moved from Winchester, Winchester County, Virginia, to Rowan/Surry/Yadkin County in 1748, with Morgan Bryans family. He was living in this area and moved with the Bryans and Boones to Kentucky. C.085.30001, and (3) MS Tax Lists. Proved in August. These families are documented as living in the area due to land ownership records. He had a brother, Thomas Henderson. relationship with the Bryan Family points to this. When Jemima Anne Boone was born on 10 April 1762, in Yadkin, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, her father, Daniel Boone, was 27 and her mother, Rebecca Ann Bryan, was 23. I believe I have some information on Margaret Bryan, wife of William Forbis (~1690-~1763). My faith in my conclusion is bolstered by the fact that all 4 of the men were issued land grants on 3-25-1752, all bordering the Yadkin River. "Some Rowan County Private Schools, 1790-1900,", Bennett, William D. "Taxation in Colonial North Carolina,", Bennett, William Doub. The Zimmermans were one of these families. Men in Rowan County served in various regiments. "Rowan County Apprentice Bonds 1777-1850,", Thorp, Daniel B. Family Subtree Diagram : GenoMap1. Iredell County (1788) Annexed from Rowan County in 1788, Iredell County was named in honor of James Iredell, North Carolina attorney general and one of the first Supreme Court appointees. M. 1st Mary unk 2nd Elizabeth Wiley Forbis in 1786 Senator who backed President Wilson and his foreign policies that led to World War I. Augustus Leazer (1843-1905) served in the North Carolina General Assembly, and he advocated the founding of the North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College, the precursor of North Carolina State University. Miller Jan. 3rd 1755. I believe he himself missed my Germanna ancestors, because they are clearly there by 1752, and yet he doesnt even mention Germanna, but attributes almost all the immigration as coming from Pennsylvania, with only a couple from Maryland or Virginia. Cyriacus was a community leader. Reel 0043 - 1810 North Carolina - Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilkes Counties) 1820. http://www.rowancountync.gov/GOVERNMENT/Departments/RowanPublicLibrary/HistoryRoom/TheHistoryofRowan.aspx. 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