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Sep 3, 2024 · 1790 Pre-1790 Rowan County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills stored at the North Carolina State Archives are online. 1796-1861 Widows' Dowers A-Y, 1796-1861 (*); County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images.
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Founded in 1753, Rowan County became an important political and economic center for western North Carolina during the 1800s. Salisbury, the county seat, housed the only Confederate prison in North Carolina during the Civil War, and the Gold Hill community once served as a vital mineral source during North Carolina’s gold rush. Catawba College is located in Rowan, and many famous North ...
The book tells of about 125 young people who migrated from the congregation of Old School Baptist Church in 1756 to Rowan County North Carolina and formed a settlement called Jersey Settlement. They had a grant of 100,000 acres of land, within the Granville grant, for settling. Their preacher was John Gano.
Issued with 3 maps: Bicentennial commemorative map of Rowan County, North Carolina, 1753-1953. -- German pioneer settlers, lower Rowan County / by D. A. Rendleman. -- Early Rowan County / by Wm. D. Kizziah. Bibliography: p. 382-388. Includes index. Also available on microfilm and digital images.
A COLONIAL HISTORY or Rowan COUNTY 45. laudable, and Governor Tryon countenanced their plans and re ferred their requests to the Bishop of London and the Society for thePropagation of the Gospel inForeign Parts. Theundertaking met with the approval of the Society at its meeting in London, July 19, 1771.
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Rowan County (/ r oʊ ˈ æ n / roh-AN) [1] [2] is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina that was formed in 1753, as part of the British Province of North Carolina.It was originally a vast territory with unlimited western boundaries, but its size was reduced to 524 square miles (1,360 km 2) after several counties were formed from Rowan County in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Title. A Colonial History of Rowan County, North Carolina, Volumes 16-19. A Colonial History of Rowan County, North Carolina, Sam James Ervin (Jr.) Volume 16, Issue 1 of James Sprunt historical publications. Volume 16, Issue 1 of The James Sprunt historical publications, pub. under the direction of the North Carolina historical society. Volume ...
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