George Forbis owned 748 acres on the Yadkin River just above the New HWY 421. David Jones was the first sheriff of Rowan County, NC. There are 25 unmarked graves in this cemetery. They came from the Baden-Wrttemberg area of Germany. I can account that William Ellis is the head of the family and that John, James Jr. and Benjamin are his sons. Included are all Heads of Household in the US Federal Census of 1790 and their spouses while living in Rowan County. (And yes, all German. day Yadkin Co.. NC. This new Davidson County is a long way from the original, which was west of present-day North Carolina.) He was in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in 1735. 1736 d. 12/28/1754 age 18 years. "Salisbury, North Carolina, Death Register September 1909-10 October 1911,", Linn, Jo White. Signed dated, published George E. Forbis I can find no record of my William and Edward Roberts after 1749 in Frederick Co., Md. Strode are buried underneath a Tennis Court in a development west of HWY 801 in All these I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Olif Forbis besides the third of all my personal estate. Lee S. Overman (1854-1930) was a U.S. The timeline period of this listing pertains to the years of 1748 through 1770. Zion Wesley Institute became known as Livingstone College in memorandum of David Livingstone, the famed Christian missionary who served and explored Africa. Back to North Carolina Marriages Index. Stone has O F on it behind and to the left of granddaughter Elizabeth Forbis Jones Speer Yadkin Co. A Poindexter man moved their monuments and desecrated their grave causing the problem. See also A History of Rowan County [ hide subcategories] Subcategories (1) Jersey Settlement (0, 22, 0) He was just 20 years old and unmarried when he arrived in Virginia. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency. (LogOut/ The trail would become the means by which settlers would access the . "Excerpts from The North Carolina Mercury, published in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina by Coupee," (1799-1800), "Bed and Breakfast," [Stewart-Marsh House], "Bed and Breakfast," [Louis H. Clement House], "Burning of John Houser's House in 1819,", "Delegates to the North Carolina Constitutional Conventions--1788, 1789,", Linn, Jo White. George and sons Robert, James, John and George Jr., along with Morgan Bryan, blazed the way to the Carolinas. 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. Livingstone College (1879) was founded by a group of African-American pastors to teach students how to assist the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Sources Heinegg used to identify free African Americans in Rowan County include: (1) U.S. Federal Census Records, (2) Minutes, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Abstracts), 1753-1795, Vols. In the early part of the war, prisoners were well cared for and even indulged in baseball as is recorded by Otto Boetticher. I also have Michael Miers purchasing land from H McCullock in Rowan County Book 4 pp 888 during 1762. I also give and bequeath unto my beloved Granddaughter Olif Free ten pounds of proclamation money to be paid when she comes of age out of my estate. "Rowan County Guardian Bonds 1764-1789,", Rosenthal, Patricia N. and Jo White Linn. "Rowan County Divisions of Estates, Book A: 1807-1842," [and Book B: 1845-1848], Linn, Jo White. But, there WERE Germans in the Piedmont before then. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. were transcribing the names as they sounded, or the Germans themselves, some of whom had been in the colonies a little longer, were Anglicizing the names themselves. 3 oz (80g) caster sugar (superfine sugar or regular white sugar; do not . Miller, weaver, Beaver Run, Barn and McHenry line. (And thanks for the information on the Davie County Meyers, who definitely were not my line.) 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. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. This was a very active time period as families began migrating to the area in vast numbers. //dump($i); Daniel Boones descendants through his wife Rebecca Bryan. Yes, the flood did begin in 1752. The timeline period of this listing pertains to the years of 1748 through 1770. His daughter, Mary, married my ancestor William Jones. Peter, Joshua, John and George Parsons were already in North Carolina when Peter, son of Peter, arrived in 1762. 1725 D. 1758/1759 M. 2nd 1761 James Jones b. Isothermal Community College LibraryPO Box 804Springdale, NC 28160-0804Phone: 828-395-1307Website, Rowan Public Library201 W Fisher StSalisbury NC, 28144Phone: 980-432-8670FacebookWebsite. "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. Its possible that there was another Miers family that came from Maryland (how sure of that are you, Carol?) 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. off of Speer Road, Boonville, NC. Rankin, S.M., George Swelle, and Adelaide Price. Scottish Scones. The largest influx of German people to North Carolina, however, occurred in the eighteenth century, beginning with a joint effort between a Swiss land company and the British Crown to settle 100 families of German Palatines in the town of New . "Loose Records of Wardens of the Poor in Rowan County 1771-1871,". Deed Bk.#5, page 251. 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. Note: Morgan Bryan and Martha Strode are buried on their son Samuel Bryans property south of Hwy 40 just off of HWY 801, under a tennis court in a housing development. The North Carolina legislature allowed the college to change its name in 1887. "Rowan County Naturalizations, August Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions," (1845), Beck, Pat. James Jones was born in MA. My numbers reflect a more modest 25 prior to 1759. The Moyers are listed as officially arriving with the original hijacked group on the ship Scott in 1717, and the Gerhardts and Walks were in the records by 1725. 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