http://www.rowancountync.gov/GOVERNMENT/Departments/RowanPublicLibrary/HistoryRoom/TheHistoryofRowan.aspx,(accessed December 26, 2011). They are believed to be the . on the Internet. But, there WERE Germans in the Piedmont before then. 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. Almost all were Scots-Irish by heritage, people who settled in Rowan very early and lived in the part of Rowan from which Iredell was formed and from Mecklenburg County, which adjoined Rowan. For state-wide library facilities, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries. Download page 151-200 on PubHTML5. "Rowan County Land Ownership Map Section #1,", Rendleman, David Atwell. "1775-1776 Marriages from the Diary of Johann Gottfried Arends,", Linn, Jo White. These German immigrants came from VA and is not to be confused with the much larger German migrations from PA after 1755. North Carolina Early Marriages Early Marriages Submitted by C. W. Barnum January 1, 2014 Back to North Carolina Marriages Index Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina are coming online in 2014. The A. M. E. Zion Church still funds both. However, DNA testing has provided some evidence that ties all of these families together with their distant common ancestor, Anna Barbara Schone. For state-wide archival repositories, see North Carolina Archives and Libraries. Martha Strode tombstone was saved and moved to: Marthas Tombstone Preserved In Rowan Museum At Salisbury, NC. Its possible that there was another Miers family that came from Maryland (how sure of that are you, Carol?) I havent found the marriage record yet to cement this. Forbush seems to have moved northward from Somerset or St. Marys County, Maryland, Maryland Calendar of wills, VIII. John's daughter, Jean, married John McCormick as I related in the Sharon History. Almost all of them disappeared from the records by the mid-1750s, and most re-appeared in the Adams Creek/St. "Rowan County North Carolina 1780,", Linn, Jo White. His wife was the former Anna Barbara Schone. 9/8/1738 Christened First Presbyterian Church, Phildelphia, PA d. 1806 in Guilford Co. Peter sold his property to John Mitchell in 1758. Rowan County RENSHAW N. F. and SLOAN E. Mrs. 1-Aug 1865 Mecklenburg County RESSAK Sarah and REA . TY. Two of the Boones lived and died near my ancestor in Putnam County, Indiana. A history of Rowan County, North Carolina : containing sketches of prominent families and distinguished men, with an appendix. Salisbury, N.C.: J.J. Brunner, 1979. Obviously, my primary interest is with the Sluder line. Original data: Rumple, Jethro,. I used to love imagining that Mary had walked in my back yard! NC AHGP, NC History and Genealogy Project Early Marriages Submitted by C. W. Barnum January 1, 2014. 1 teaspoon baking powder. Note: William Forbis will dated 11/28/1763 in Orange County, NC. 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. T He refers to his sons-in-law, Michil Myers and Martan Wallox twice and Michal a 3rd time, as executor. I too am interested in the 2nd Germanna Colony members who came to the Yadkin River Valley around 1750. This is a partial listing of early inhabitants settling along the Yadkin River. Rowan County contained excellent rolling and fertile farmlands. "Immigration Records, Rowan County, North Carolina,", Linn, Jo White. A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Lewis Jones b abt 1602 in Wales d.4/11/1684 Watertown, Mass, Josiah Jones 10/2/1643, Capt James Jones b. Morgans Daniel is my first cousin, six generations removed. In witness where of I have unto set my hand & seal this second day of November, 1768. Encyclopedia of North Carolina (University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC 2006). Research at the Rowan County Library in the early Rowan County Records in 2002 supports this assumption. The early settlers of French Huguenot descent were Poindexter, Laffoon, Lambert, Laurence and Hardin. My ancestor is George Forbush. I show a Peter Parsons living in Somerset County, Maryland and died there in 1686. German and Scotch-Irish settlers, from the northern colonies of Pennsylvania and Virginia, traveled the Great Wagon Road to Rowan. This thirty year span of migration forever changed the landscape along the Yadkin River and many other areas throughout the Carolinas. An empty textile mill in Salisbury was selected as North Carolinas only prison during the War Between the States. Lee S. Overman (1854-1930) was a U.S. You inquired about the Miers family and my statement regarding Maryland. The years, 1747-1748. 1736 d. 12/28/1754 age 18 years. The patriarch of this family was man named Cyriacus Fleischmann. Daniel Boones descendants through his wife Rebecca Bryan. He is recorded in a 1739 Orange Co, VA tithe (tax) list as Henry Sluter. Either the clerks, etc. 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. F "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,". Which names are you thinking of, Steven? More details about these early families are stored in numerous files and databases of Piedmont Trails. I think thats one reason its been so hard to find German settlers early on in the Piedmont. Search the history of over 797 billion (accessed December 26, 2011). W And in the case of some of these, they were already Anglicizing the names themselves.) William Forbis b. abt 1679 D. 1763 in Orange County, NC. I just wanted to let you know that all of these people are related to the Cowan's in Rowan County, North Carolina, whether they be great, great great whatever grand uncles or cousins or grandparents. 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 An estimated 45 families were living in the area with German origins, but proof is very slim for a great many of these. Cane Creek Meeting at that time embraced a large area but John probably settled in Rowan County as he was a charter member of New Garden Monthly Meeting, Rowan County when it was . 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. 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. "Names Appearing on Sharpe's 1773 Map of Fourth Creek,", Rendleman, David Atwell. 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. 11, no. Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virgina 1745-1800 "The North-Carolina Mercury and Salisbury Advertizer," [1799-1801], Reynolds, Juanita. There was one extended family who made up a large portion of the 1717 Germanna colony. Genealogical Society of Rowan CountyPO Box 4305Salisbury, NC 28145-430 Email: GSRCNC.Contact@Gmail.comWebsite, Rowan County, North Carolina Record Dates, Wikipedia contributors, "Rowan County, North Carolina," in, Donna Sherron, "North Carolina Parishes," accessed 12 October 2012. Approved Boone's Creek in Washington County, Tennessee. "Downtown Salisbury, North Carolina Map,", Ferguson, H.W. In the middle of the nineteenth century, a community appropriately known as Gold Hill prospered for several years during North Carolinas gold rush. "First Presbyterian Church Baptismal Records,", Linn, Jo White. Her name was Mary Hunt Bryan and she was the wife of Samuel Bryan, son of William Bryan and Mary Boone, hence a grandson of Squire Boone. Meyers, Miers, etc.) E Kept by Rebel Authorities 1864,", Linn, Jo White. Both the Forbes and Bryant names are often misspelled in the old records. My best lead as to his origins are as follows: b. around 1685 He was in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in 1735. "Rowan County Vacant Land Entries 1790-1795,", Linn, Jo White. "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. Daniel Boone was an early American frontiersman who gained fame for his hunting and trailblazing expeditions through the Cumberland Gap, a natural pass through the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. [2] County Courthouse [ edit | edit source] Rowan County Courthouse 202 N Main Street PO Box 2568 Salisbury, NC 28144-4346 Phone: 704-636-3102 Rowan County Website See also A History of Rowan County [ hide subcategories] Subcategories (1) Jersey Settlement (0, 22, 0) https://virginiapioneers.net/counties/countysurry.html [accessed on 8 May 2020], http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/wars/bacons_rebellion.html [accessed on 8 May 2020]. His parents were Samuel Henderson and Elizabeth Williams Henderson. Settlement in present-day Catawba County began after 1740, during the period before and after the French & Indian Wars. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. D Digital version at. Huntington, WV (25701) Today. Many of these served with the Maryland Continental Line prior to joining family members already in North Carolina. They came from the Baden-Wrttemberg area of Germany. 1715 in Anne Aundrel, Md. George Forbis bef. John Ellis (1820-1861) was governor of North Carolina, and he succeeded in securing North Carolinas secession from the Union in 1861. Eliza H. Johnson b. wife of George Forbis by E. Ray Parker the 9th Generation. and know the Boones were there for about a year before they headed to VA where they also stayed with relatives. 1746 d. April 1781 m. Elizabeth Wiley b. A few of the older Blanckenbuhler children were already married when they came to America. What was the criteria for the selection of the names on the list? He also had a brother or son, who was Allen. 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. "The Confederate Prison at Salisbury,", Linn, Jo White. "Items from Salisbury Newspapers 1832, 1833," Special Collections, Cooper Library, Clemson University. 1707 died 7 Apr 1766 in Rowan County, NC., and John Cathey, b. Held the rank of Captain and Major in the Revolution "St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Union County, Illinois,", Duke, Howard. 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The Forbis and Bryan families intermarried multiple times in PA and here in Rowan Co. sidewalk tractor for sale; who are the parents of chaunte wayans 1865 Some of the records were destroyed during the Civil War. In 1771 the northeastern part of what remained of Rowan County became Surry County. Many Union POWs attempted to escape, and in January 1865 almost 100 prisoners successfully tunneled out of the prison. Krimminger, Betty L. "Civil War Letters,", Koontz, Lu J. 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. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. [Identifies following free African American surnames in Rowan County: Allen, Baltrip, Brandon, Carter, Chavis, Deormond (see introduction), Faggot, Ferguson, Foquett, Freeman, Grimes, Hains, Harris, Locklear, Mitchell, Stewart, Taborn, Valentine. Earliest Settlers of Friedens From "Two Hundred Twenty-Five Years History of Friedens Lutheran Church, 1745-1970" written in 1970 by Lalah G. Apple (1904-1974) for the 225th Anniversary. In addition, the sprawling city of Kannapolis, a town mostly located in Cabarrus County, extends into Rowan County. Rowan County, North Carolina, occupying territory comprised ultimately of forty-five counties, which when erected encompassed most of the western part of the state and all of Tennessee, was a conduit through which poured thousands of early pioneers and settlers. John Parker owned land in present day Yadkin Co, Surry Co. and Grayson Co. Va. 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. His mark "Rowan County Apprentice Bonds 1777-1850,", Thorp, Daniel B. Enter your location: This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 16:52. "Rowan County Loose Estate Papers: Brown,", Linn, Jo White. He moved from Winchester, Winchester County, Virginia, to Rowan/Surry/Yadkin County in 1748, with Morgan Bryans family. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: From the 1750s, up to the time of the American Revolution, Rowan County included most of the frontier area of Western North Carolina. NC C.1768 or William Forbis who died in Orange Co. later Guilford Co. NC in C1763. 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 ?>, Sign up for updates from the North Carolina History Project. In 1745, his family moved to Granville County, North Carolina. All the Bryans and Forbis went west with Daniel Boone, except for Elizabeth Forbis Holabird Americana published February 2022 Auction Catalog on 2022-02-01. Shook, Pauline Moser and John C. Roberts. I havent been able to fit any other of the Jones to the two that I know. North Carolina Census 1790 -1840 . 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. Q "Rowan County Land Ownership Map Section #3,", "Salisbury Historic District: Showing 30 Nineteenth Century Structures,", Dexter, Darrel. M. Margaret Bryan b.7/22/1693 D. 1787 1, 2. 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). "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. The per family population was only slightly increased to 6.4 persons. 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. Thomas T. Waterman, a renowned historian of architecture, referred to the house as the noblest of the North Carolina stone houses.. Statesville, founded in 1789, is the seat of government, and other communities in . 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. James Jones sold 440 acres in the forks of the Yadkin River to John McGuire in 1762. They came from Backwater Creek Run South into the Potomac. HOWEVER, he does reference John Garret in a footnote on p. 104: It is possible that Johannes Gerhardt (the records invariably have this as John Garrett), a German, may have lived west of the Yadkin, though his home was apparently on the east bank. NC. Proved in August. "Rowan County in the Mexican War or the Aborted Company A,", "Applications for Pensions for Rowan County Civil War Veterans Who Were Wounded or Pensions for the Wives of Veterans Killed in Service,", Cook, G.W. My Forbis Cousins have been here on the Yadkin from KY, Mo, PA, CN, SC and Can anyone provide more reliable information? History Early history. (And yes, all German. "Rowan County Naturalizations, 1753-1776,", Linn, Jo White. S Many scenarios come into play with surname spellings. The bane of my existence trying to trace German ancestors! None of us can determine who the father of George Forbis who died in Rowan Co. He could have been part of the group. Rowan will, A59 And he has 2 references to Martin Wallock (Walck, Walk), but doesnt recognize him as German. "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. As you have noted, Blankenbakers are among these settlers. "Annotated Unrecorded Wills of Rowan County 1805-1868,", Linn, Jo White. Delivered to Jno. burials in present day Yadkin Co. "An Overview of Union Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rowan County, North Carolina,", Linn, Jo White. Morgan Bryan owned land in present day Yadkin, Davie, Surry and Wilkes Co NC. 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. 1690 in Pennsylvania D. C11/2/1768 in Rowan County, now present d. 1791 Surry Co. NC, James Jones Sr and James Jr moved from MA to NC in the 1740s. 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. They came by way of Endland and Virginia. 1690 in Pennsylvania D. C11/2/1768 M. Olive Ferree b C1715 D. C1785 The earliest German settler in the piedmont area of NC would be Schnepp and Ardnt in accordance to my research. Following the year of 1752, other German surnames seem to appear such as Salz, Bonacher, Butner, Pfeiffer, Lorentz, Behringer, Birrer or Berger. David Jones was the first sheriff of Rowan County, NC. Cyriacus was a community leader. William Forbis married Margaret Bryan and George Forbis below traveled with Morgan Bryan. This community (near Mount Pleasant) is very close to both the Stanly and Rowan lines, and many families were found in all three areas over the years. 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. "The McCubbins Collection: The Rowan Public Library, Salisbury, NC,", Linn, Jo White. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A new marker was purchased and installed for Olif Forbis in 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. Peter, Joshua, John and George Parsons were already in North Carolina when Peter, son of Peter, arrived in 1762. North Carolina State Archives Stack File No. 9/4/1679, James Sr Jones 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. What I need to know..family info has it that 4 Jones brothers from Wales came here. 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. His Brothers Widow. There are 25 unmarked graves in this cemetery. The following are families who came independently to North Carolina, settled in Rowan County, and later affiliated with the Moravians. 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. 1, February 1996, Rowan County Register, PO Box 1948, Salisbury, NC 28145)) Rowan County Demographics: John Larson, who traveled through the area in 1701, wrote in his journal: "The 'Chestnut-Oaks' along the rivers are as tall as I have ever seen." He further Arthur Forbis b. Included are all Heads of Household in the US Federal Census of 1790 and their spouses while living in Rowan County. "Rowan County Land Entries 1752/53,", Bennett, William Doub. who married James Jones. "Jersey Settlement Origins: First Families of Jersey Settlement,", Linn, Jo White. Michaels wife, Mary Gerhardt, was the widow of George Blankenbaker. "Rowan County Deeds," [Deed Book 11], Linn, Jo White. off of Speer Road, Boonville, NC. Augusta County,Va. X Rowan Countys most popular and historic landmark has remained the Old Stone House. However, the Reformed Church moved to Salisbury in 1923, and offered $50,000 to move the school to Rowan County. 3 min read. "1759 Rowan County Militia List,", Linn, Jo White. From the Rowan Tree Inn and Hotel. Her birth date and parents are known from Anglican Church baptismal records. There were two James Jones early settlers, the other James Jones married Elizabeth Forbis Ferree and moved to just south west of Boonville NC, James Jones and See By 1800 Ashe County had 435 families and a total population of 2785 persons including slaves. John Ellis b. Im struggling with finding out who George Forbis aka Forbushs father was. 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