What I need to know..family info has it that 4 Jones brothers from Wales came here. Both the Forbes and Bryant names are often misspelled in the old records. Listed below are societies in Rowan County. Fincastle County - minutes of the County Court; first surveys of land . 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. 21, 1747 (335) McCuty vs. George Forbush and Olive his wife April 20, 1746. In the early part of the war, prisoners were well cared for and even indulged in baseball as is recorded by Otto Boetticher. Of course, the spelling variations changed from one area to another, from one time period to another and from one handwriting style to another. T He could have been part of the group. settlers into North Carolina began to pick up, and by 1753 when Rowan County was established new residents were flocking in daily. http://www.rowancountync.gov/GOVERNMENT/Departments/RowanPublicLibrary/HistoryRoom/TheHistoryofRowan.aspx. Michaels wife, Mary Gerhardt, was the widow of George Blankenbaker. 9/4/1679, James Sr Jones b. Answer: Daniel Boone lived a quiet, happy life on his farm. "An Overview of Union Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rowan County, North Carolina,", Linn, Jo White. 1731 D. aft 1794 (Layette Co. Ky.) M. 1747 Morgan Bryan II b. Robert Forbis b. est 1734 D. 1813 Henry co. Kentucky M. Mary Curtis in 1761 (Morgan, Bryans Grand Daughter) parents Mary Bryan b. Early Settlers of Rowan Co (NC) This purports to be the listing of all folks in the 1790 census, but everyone on the page of my ancestor & his friends, associates, and neighbors in the Forks of the Yadkin appears to be missing. R 1715 in Anne Aundrel, Md. John W. Ellis; Christian Reid; Lee S. Overman; Augustus Leazer; Livingston College; Gold Hill Mining District; Old Stone House; Catawba College. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website. Farmers took advantage of the fertile soil in Rowan and the county grew throughout the 1740s and 1750s. During the I believe these are the 2 Roberts brother that are shown on the Dutchmans Creek Plat Map along with the Bryan, Wilcox, etc. Rowan County (N.C.) records : early settlers Find a copy online Links to this item archive.org Internet Archive, State Library of Pennsylvania Find a copy in the library Sorry, we don't know your location. off of Speer Road, Boonville, NC. Original Bryan Station Settlement included George Forbush, Samuel Davis(or Davies), and Edward Huges. The timeline period of this listing pertains to the years of 1748 through 1770. D Jones. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The Knoxes and Brandons immigrated to this country in the early 1700's. John Knox, immigrant, was born in Scotland about 1708, possibly in Renfrewshire. L Blanckenbuhler generally became Blankenbaker, Schluchter became Sluder and Fleischmann became Fleshman. Yadkin Co. A Poindexter man moved their monuments and desecrated their grave causing the problem. Senator, and Theo Buerbaum, renown photographer, are two other important Rowan natives. Walden, John State, George Forbush and Doby Chas. Delivered to Jno. North Carolina State Archives Stack File No. Thanks for sharing. M. Margaret Bryan b.7/22/1693 D. 1787 The Forbis and Bryan families intermarried multiple times in PA and here in Rowan Co. Almost all of them disappeared from the records by the mid-1750s, and most re-appeared in the Adams Creek/St. G Back to North Carolina Marriages Index. I am fairly sure that they were brothers based on their relationship to the Bryan Family. In the late 1740's, settlers began migrating west of the Yadkin River. It was named in honor of the county of Surrey in England, birthplace of then Governor of William Tryon. They are believed to be the . His daughter, Mary, married my ancestor William Jones. (accessed December 26, 2011). 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. John Forbis b. Samuel and Mary came with Bryans and Boones to establish Bryans Station in Kentucky and in their later years came with son Luke to Marion County, Indiana. on the Internet. Stone has O F on it behind and to the left of granddaughter Elizabeth Forbis Jones Speer "Rowan County Land Ownership Map Section #1,", Rendleman, David Atwell. George Laumann,", "Address from Rowan Militia Officers for Consideration," [1778]. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency. White settlers first began to make their presence felt along the creeks that make up the southern half of Iredell County in 1749, just five years after it was decided that Lord Granville should have that section as his part of North Carolina and just five years before George Washington's forced surrender at Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania alerted "Rowan County Apprentice Bonds 1777-1850,", Thorp, Daniel B. Other travel groups from Virginia were the Stone, Lovill, Stow, Denny, Fulk, Key, Faulkner, Dunnegan, Cook, Smith, Jones and Needham families. The first building, constructed by the frontiersmen back in 1745, was of hickory logs, the best material then at hand, and named Zion, but was commonly called Hickory Church. Thanks for this, research I have conducted so far also point to William (Sr.) being George (Sr.) brother. associate-nicole-mccune Scottish Scones. Montgomery (1776) and Frederick. liverpool v nottingham forest 1989 team line ups; best crews to join in gta 5. jay chaudhry house; bimbo bakeries buying back routes; pauline taylor seeley cause of death Transcribed from a copy of the original will by Ray Parker. Purchased 587 acres on the north bank of the Yadkin River just to the, north of the present day new Hwy 421 bridge bordering Abraham Creson running north. Either the clerks, etc. As early as 1680, monthly meetings were established around the Albemarle Sound. Her son John Blanketpickler is found as a taxable for Michael as well as in his will, as step-son, so there is no doubt that a Michael Miers or Myers in Rowan County of that period is of the 2nd Germanna colony. "Items from Salisbury Newspapers 1832, 1833," Special Collections, Cooper Library, Clemson University. Included are all Heads of Household in the US Federal Census of 1790 and their spouses while living in Rowan County. 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 population grew at an alarming rate with nothing slowing the increase except for the Cherokee raids of 1759 to 1761. I wonder if Ernest has more information on this? His daughter, Frances Fisher (1846-1920) or more famously known as Christian Reid, was also born in Rowan, and she is best known for penning The Land of Sky, a name now attributed to western North Carolina. (And yes, all German. (Lancaster Common Pleas, VIII) (1735). More details about these early families are stored in numerous files and databases of Piedmont Trails. I believe this particular family arrived from Maryland. My ancestor, Charles Vanderford or veere, also lived in this area and was part of the group who moved to Kentucky with William Bryan and the Boone ancestors. I have done lots of research with my Bryan/Forbus/Boone Cousins here on the Yadkin, Morgan Bryan and Martha H George Forbis Jr. b. est 1738 D. unk. This is a partial listing of early inhabitants settling along the Yadkin River. Ive seen more than one spelling in the same document for a single individual! lists Wife, Margaret oldest sons George, William and Hugh. By the way Ray Parker lives on Forbush Creek, Yadkin Co.NC named after his grandfather George Forbis Descended from Elizabeth Forbis Ferree Jones and James I had a high school friend (I attended Mount Pleasant, near the Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly lines) whose last name was Carpenter. Guide to Rowan County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Thank You for the question !! 1732 A possible source of clarification is an article in #3, Summer, 2000, Volume 27, of the Guilford Genealogist, William Forbis Family, VA-NC. He was one of the earliest German settlers; he was granted land on the river in 1752 and made his will 5 years later. Anna Barbara had eight children from three marriages total, including sons from each. The younger Garret (Daniel) had a second grant, (as did his father) but his first sounds as if it is either adjacent or very near Michaels , which was:North side of the Yadkin River, about a half mile above the mouth of Reedy Creek, while Daniels was: North bank of the Yadkin Riverincluding the mouth of Reedy Branch. Reedy Creek is in the southern part of present-day Rowan, and not far from the Cabarrus and Stanly lines. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Rowan County: Listed below are archives in Rowan County. John Parker owned land in present day Yadkin Co, Surry Co. and Grayson Co. 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Surry County was formed in 1771. 1690 in Pennsylvania D. C11/2/1768 in Rowan County, now present Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virgina 1745-1800 In May of 1861, North Carolina seceded from the Union and the Confederacy sought a site in Rowan for a military prison. verify and add to the information furnished by the Old Settlers for the various holdings on the area. For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. The earliest German settler in the piedmont area of NC would be Schnepp and Ardnt in accordance to my research. "1760 Rowan County Militia Lists,", "Surry County Militia Officers 28 June 1774,", "1779 Pay Roll to Goal Guards in Salisbury 20 Sept. - 5 Nov; Capt. 2016 John Locke Foundation | 200 West Morgan St., Raleigh, NC 27601, Voice: (919) 828-3876, //$i = get_field('photogallery2',get_the_ID()); "1775-1776 Marriages from the Diary of Johann Gottfried Arends,", Linn, Jo White. During operation, the mines at Gold Hill produced more than six million dollars in gold, eventually causing the government to construct a federal mint in Charlotte. relationship with the Bryan Family points to this. 1690 D. C11/2/1768 Rowan Co. NC M. Olive Ferree b C1715 in Pa. Children of George Forbis and Olif Ferree: Elizabeth Forbis b. ", "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. Colonel Charles F. Fisher, the namesake of Fort Fisher, was born in Rowan County. Which names are you thinking of, Steven? George Forbis b. C1731 ( I now know Im not a descendant of those lines, but I believe some of my ancestors were affiliates or neighbors.) A history of Rowan County, North Carolina : : Rumple, Jethro : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive A history of Rowan County, North Carolina : by Rumple, Jethro; Daughters of the American Revolution. As previously mentioned, a Henry Sluder Sr. is later found in a very early 1753 Rowan Co Court record. 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These families are documented as living in the area due to land ownership records. 1707 died 7 Apr 1766 in Rowan County, NC., and John Cathey, b. "The Confederate Prison at Salisbury,", Linn, Jo White. Hannah's brothers were: James Cathey, Alexander Cathey, b. The following links provide access to select sets of historical county maintenance maps that NCDOT's Mapping Section stores in its archives 1930 NC County Road Maps (8.9 MB) 1936 NC County Road Maps (9.5 MB) 1944 NC County Road Maps (21.4 MB) 1949 NC County Road Maps (24.0 MB) 1953 NC County Road Maps (23.1 MB) 1957 NC County Road Maps (22.1 MB) FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries. The Zimmermans were one of these families. From the Rowan Tree Inn and Hotel. Catawba College (1851), one of the oldest colleges in North Carolina, was originally created to teach ministers of the German Reformed Church. Daniel is my first cousin, six generations removed. Just found this wonderful site as I am researching the families of my Boone ancestors and a William and Edward Roberts who are also my descendants through William who was born abt. "Genealogical Gleanings From Revolutionary War Pension Applications,", Nolan, John B. Rowan County RENSHAW N. F. and SLOAN E. Mrs. 1-Aug 1865 Mecklenburg County RESSAK Sarah and REA . For state-wide genealogical societies, see North Carolina Societies. sidewalk tractor for sale; who are the parents of chaunte wayans In the name of God amen, I George Forbis of Rowan County in the Province of North Carolina, Planter being in perfect mind and memory, thanks be to god. (later Cabarrus) in 1756, which he mentions in his Rowan County will, along with his Rowan plantations. They came by way of Endland and Virginia. He also bought a good deal of land in then Mecklenburg. 6/9/1731 in Watertown, Mass. 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.). Thomas Forbes b. My ancestor ended up in Putnam County, Indiana, after leaving Casey County, Kentucky. Boone's Creek in Washington County, Tennessee. "Rowan County Naturalizations, 1753-1776,", Linn, Jo White. Enter your location: His parents were Samuel Henderson and Elizabeth Williams Henderson. My Forbis Cousins have been here on the Yadkin from KY, Mo, PA, CN, SC and 1725 D. 1758/1759 M. 2nd 1761 James Jones b. Rowan County contained excellent rolling and fertile farmlands. 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. Huntington, WV (25701) Today. Regiments. Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. Doth will & bequeath and dispose of all my worldly estate as followeth; I give & bequeath unto my well beloved wife Olif Forbis all my household goods, all her wearing apparel, & her choice of the horses & two cows & three yews & three lambs. Olive Ferree b. C1715 wife if George Forbis was a descendant of the Ferree family of French Huguenots, headed by Marie Ferree (born ~1660, France, died 1716, Lancaster County, PA), who came to America in 1708 and settled in the Lancaster, PA area. None of us can determine who the father of George Forbis who died in Rowan Co. The years, 1747-1748. The trail was named Morgan Bryan Road. Ref: Lexington Harold, J. R. Copper, 1927. And in the case of some of these, they were already Anglicizing the names themselves.) on October 23, 2018, There are no reviews yet. High 57F. Land along the Yadkin River was fertile, filled with rich soil. TY. I can account that William Ellis is the head of the family and that John, James Jr. and Benjamin are his sons. One of the early settlers with him was a William Roberts, this could have been your ancestor. My numbers reflect a more modest 25 prior to 1759. David is buried at Eatons Baptist Church. George Forbis owned 748 acres on the Yadkin River just above the New HWY 421. Holabird Americana published February 2022 Auction Catalog on 2022-02-01. Thomas T. Waterman, a renowned historian of architecture, referred to the house as the noblest of the North Carolina stone houses.. 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. Krimminger, Betty L. "Civil War Letters,", Koontz, Lu J. I too am interested in the 2nd Germanna Colony members who came to the Yadkin River Valley around 1750. I used to love imagining that Mary had walked in my back yard! 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