 Piedmont Trails Projects Articles Early NC Families Living Along The Banks of The Yadkin River By Carol on August 00, 0000 • ( 00 Comments ) This is a partial listing of early inhabitants settling along the Yadkin River. These families are documented as living in the area due to land ownership records. The timeline period of this listing pertains to the years of 0000 through 0000. This was a very active time period as families began migrating to the area in vast numbers. Land along the Yadkin River was fertile, filled with rich soil. Families seized this opportunity to own property and claim their rightful place among colonial social status. Soon after their arrival, new settlements and roads were quickly developed. The population grew at an alarming rate with nothing slowing the increase except for the Cherokee raids of 0000 to 0000. This thirty year span of migration forever changed the landscape along the Yadkin River and many other areas throughout the Carolinas. More details about these early families are stored in numerous files and databases of Piedmont Trails. If you would like more information about any of the names mentioned below, simply comment below or Contact Piedmont Trails. A Allison, Andrew 0000 B Bagby, George 0000 Bagby, George Jr 0000 Bailie, David 0000 Barnet, John 0000 Beaty, Francis 0000 Best, John 0000 Boone, Jonathon 0000 Brandon, John 0000 Brunner, George 0000 Bryan, Samuel 0000 Bryant, Morgan 0000 C Carter, George 0000 Carter, James 0000 Carson, James 0000 Chambers, Henry 0000 Churton, William 0000 Colpart, Henry 0000 Cowan, John 0000 Creson, Abraham 0000 D Davis, James 0000 Davis, Samuel 0000 Dills, John 0000 Dobbins, James 0000 Dobbins, John 0000 Dowthen, John 0000 Dunn, John 0000 E Ellis, Evan 0000 Ellis, John 0000 Elrod, Robert 0000 F Forbes, Robert 0000 Forbush, George 0000 Forbush, George Jr 0000 Fry, Joseph 0000 G Gamble, Robert 0000 Garrett, Daniel 0000 Garrett, John 0000 Giles, William 0000 Gillaspie, Thomas 0000 H Hamilton, Malcom 0000 Hendley, William 0000 Hinds, Jacob 0000 Holdman, Isaac 0000 Holmes, John 0000 Hopkins, Lambeth 0000 Houser, George 0000 Houser, Michael 0000 Hughes, Edward 0000 Hutton, James 0000 J Johnston, Robert 0000 Jones, David 0000 Jones, James 0000 L Lasewell, William 0000 Lash, Jacob 0000 Linville, William 0000 Lock, John 0000 Long, John 0000 Lovewater, Joseph 0000 M Martin, Samuel 0000 McCullock, James 0000 McKnight, George 0000 McManus, James 0000 Mears, Thomas 0000 Miers, Michael 0000 Morrison, William 0000 P Parker, John 0000 Parsons, Samuel 0000 Pennington, Benjamin 0000 Pincher, Mary 0000 Potter, John 0000 Potts, James 0000 Presley, Andrew 0000 R Rutherford, Griffith 0000 Ryle, James 0000 S Shore, Frederick 0000 Smith, George 0000 Smith, Peter 0000 Sparks, Martha 0000 Sparks, Solomon 0000 Stuart, Samuel 0000 T Tate, Robert 0000 Thomas, John 0000 Turner, Edward 0000 Turner, Roger 0000 Turner, Thomas 0000 V Vigers, Richard 0000 W Wallock, Martin 0000 Williams, James 0000 Wilson, James 0000 Woods, David 0000 Sources Colonial Land Grant Records of North Carolina State Library Raleigh, NC Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Related Categories: Articles, North Carolina, Rowan County, Wilkes County, Yadkin County  Tagged as: colonial period, family history, Genealogy, history, North Carolina, Yadkin River Post navigation The Words of Our Ancestors The Keowee Trail-The Splendor Of An Old Road 00 replies " Cathy Laltrelli says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm I'd like to know more (if there is more) about Samuel Parsons. Chasing Pearson's but the spelling is all over the place and this could well be one of ours. TY LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Carol-Piedmont Trails says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm I show a Peter Parsons living in Somerset County, Maryland and died there in 0000. He shows sons as Peter and John in accordance to the probate records of Somerset. Peter, Joshua, John and George Parsons were already in North Carolina when Peter, son of Peter, arrived in 0000. 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 Peter's son. Thank You for the question !! LikeLike Reply Bonnie Karlyle says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 pm Hello, 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. 0000 in Anne Aundrel, Md. I believe these are the 0 Roberts brother that are shown on the Dutchman's Creek Plat Map along with the Bryan, Wilcox, etc. William was my 0th Great Grandfather through his son Shadrach who married Sarah Katherine Turner, niece of Roger, Edward & Thomas Turner. I can find no record of my William and Edward Roberts after 0000 in Frederick Co., Md. and know the Boones were there for about a year before they headed to VA where they also stayed with relatives. Due to the information I have found on your site regarding the Regulator and tax problems i think they did not own land until 0000 as it is then I found records for the Bear Creek and Dutchman's Creek properties. Since you have information on the Turners do you have any information that might help my search for the 00 Roberts brother from Maryland to Anson/Rowan? Thanks you, Bonnie Karlyle bkarlyle@yahoo.com LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Henry Land says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm Found three of my ancestors among those in your list. Thanks for sharing. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Quiltstar says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm Could I please have more info on David & James Jones and also Peter Smith? Thank you LikeLike Reply Carol-Piedmont Trails says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm David Jones was the first sheriff of Rowan County, NC. David sold 000 acres of his property along the Yadkin River to Robert Gamble in 0000. David is buried at Eaton's Baptist Church. A suit against David was held in the Rowan County court for unpaid taxes for years of 0000, 0000,0000, 0000 and 0000. The amount due was £0000.0.0. David paid £000 of this and a judgement in the amount of £0000.0.0 was ending result. David was relieved of his duties in 0000 as sheriff and replaced by Edward Hughes. James Jones sold 000 acres in the forks of the Yadkin River to John McGuire in 0000. James is buried at the Boone Burying Ground located at Eaton's Baptist Church. James was fined five shillings for contempt of court and five shillings for swearing in accordance to Rowan County Court Minutes. Peter sold his property to John Mitchell in 0000. Book 0 pp 000 and then sold the remaining of his property to Oliver Wallace in 0000 Book pp 000. Thanks for the questions. LikeLike Reply susierj says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm I assume that Michael Miers listed here is the Michael Miers (Moyers/Meyers) who came with his family to Virginia with the 0nd Germanna Colony? Any more information on him? LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Carol-Piedmont Trails says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm The actual surname was spelled in accordance to the record; land grants of NC. I also have Michael Miers purchasing land from H McCullock in Rowan County Book 0 pp 000 during 0000. I believe this particular family arrived from Maryland. Thanks for the question. LikeLike Reply Steven Sluder says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm I too am interested in the 0nd Germanna Colony members who came to the Yadkin River Valley around 0000. Significant numbers of German immigrants came to the area, but as I review the names listed, they all appear to be English surnames and not German. My ancestor, Henry Sluder Sr. is found in Rowan Co court records within a few months of its formation in 0000. These German immigrants came from VA and is not to be confused with the much larger German migrations from PA after 0000. What was the criteria for the selection of the names on the list? LikeLiked by 0 people Reply susierj says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm Your comment prompted me to look at the list again and I found 0 more ancestors or affiliates from Second Germanna. (And yes, all German. Keep in mind that it was the English who were recording these names and they spelled them as they heard them. And in the case of some of these, they were already Anglicizing the names themselves.) 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. Meyers, Miers, etc.) and Martin Wallock (Walk, Walck, Valck?). Martin was the son-in-law of John Garrett, (mentioned in his will, along with Michael). The Moyers are listed as officially arriving with the original "hijacked" group on the ship Scott in 0000, and the Gerhardts and Walks were in the records by 0000. Note that all four of these men are documented as having been in Rowan by 0000. Also in the original group were the Blankenbuhlers (Blankenbaker/Blanketpickler/Pickler). Michael's wife, Mary Gerhardt, was the widow of George Blankenbaker. 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 0nd Germanna colony. He also bought a good deal of land in then Mecklenburg. (later Cabarrus) in 0000, which he mentions in his Rowan County will, along with his Rowan "plantations". The Meyer/Miers/ Meyers, etc, resided in the area where Cabarrus, Rowan and Stanly converge, (near St. John's and Organ Lutheran churches) and I believe the others did as well. It's possible that there was another Miers family that came from Maryland (how sure of that are you, Carol?) but there is lots of proof that "my" Michael and Mary were from Germanna (and emigrated from present-day Madison County, VA, unless they had a brief sojourn in MD.) Which names are you thinking of, Steven? 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.). I would be interested to know if this corresponds to your ideas, or if you have others in mind? LikeLiked by 0 person Carol-Piedmont Trails says:  September 0, 0000 at 00:00 pm The name spellings were transcribed exactly from the document or documents I was viewing when writing the article. Of course, the spelling variations changed from one area to another, from one time period to another and from one handwriting style to another. Many scenarios come into play with surname spellings. You inquired about the Miers family and my statement regarding Maryland. There were many "Myers" who settled in the Piedmont area of NC and I was referring to the present day Davie County family whose origins stem from the Maryland area before 0000 and up to the American Revolutionary War. Many of these served with the Maryland Continental Line prior to joining family members already in North Carolina. The earliest German settler in the piedmont area of NC would be Schnepp and Ardnt in accordance to my research. The years, 0000-0000. Following the year of 0000, other German surnames seem to appear such as Salz, Bonacher, Butner, Pfeiffer, Lorentz, Behringer, Birrer or Berger. For the most part, the land deeds for these settlers date during the years of 0000, 0000 and 0000. An estimated 00 families were living in the area with German origins, but proof is very slim for a great many of these. My numbers reflect a more modest 00 prior to 0000 LikeLike susierj says:  September 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm Oh, I know exactly what you mean about the varied spellings! The bane of my existence - trying to trace German ancestors! I've seen more than one spelling in the same document for a single individual! I think that's one reason it's been so hard to "find" German settlers early on in the Piedmont. Either the clerks, etc. 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. 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 believe he himself missed my "Germanna" ancestors, because they are clearly there by 0000, and yet he doesn't even mention Germanna, but attributes almost all the immigration as coming from Pennsylvania, with only a couple from Maryland or Virginia. No doubt the majority DID come from Pennsylvania, but these are not the only ones of my ancestors to come via Virginia. HOWEVER, he does reference John Garret in a footnote on p. 000: "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. He was one of the earliest German settlers; he was granted land on the river in 0000 and made his will 0 years later. Rowan will, A00" And he has 0 references to Martin Wallock (Walck, Walk), but doesn't recognize him as German. But no mention of poor Michael, that I can find, although he was granted land that was recorded the same day as the Garretts and Martin Wallock. The post by Steven Sluder, to which I was replying, was the impetus for my looking at the record again. Finding the Garrets and Martin Wallock confirmed my belief that it was indeed my ancestor Michael Meyers, Moyers, Miers, etc, (and all versions without the "s"!) of the 0nd Germanna colony who is listed here. (And thanks for the information on the Davie County Meyers, who definitely were not my line.) My faith in my conclusion is bolstered by the fact that all 0 of the men were issued land grants on 0-00-0000, all bordering the Yadkin River. 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 Michael's , which was:..."North side of the Yadkin River, about a half mile above the mouth of Reedy Creek," while Daniel's was: "North bank of the Yadkin River...including 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. And Johannes Garrett's will of 0000, (which is recorded as "John Garrett", but signed "Johannes Gerhardt" and is found in North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 0000-0000, Rowan Original Wills, Cowna, Isaac - Hill, John L), provides as much "proof" as one is likely to find. He refers to his "sons-in-law", "Michil Myers" and "Martan Wallox" twice and "Michal" a 0rd time, as executor. In this transcription, "Michael's" name is spelled "Michil Myers", "Mychal Myers" and "Michal Mires"! Yes, the "flood" did begin in 0000. But, there WERE Germans in the Piedmont before then. St. John's Lutheran Church in Cabarrus County is celebrating its 000th Anniversary this year (what luck, huh?). They record the beginning of the church as 0000, and "records indicate" there was probably a German presence in the area by the late 0000's. 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. And almost all my ancestors are from that tri-county area! 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). Almost all of them disappeared from the records by the mid-0000's, and most re-appeared in the Adams Creek/St. John's area. My direct paternal ancestor, Jacob Rütschi, (imagine the variations of THAT name!) purchased land from Lord Granville in 0000, but a subsequent petition to Governor Tryon, who was trying to assess back taxes, suggests he and others in the area were renting their land from Granville prior to purchasing, and had an agreement at the time of purchase that taxes prior to that were declared by Granville to have been paid as part of the rent. With so many now researching their ancestors, maybe we can someday get a better "head count"! By the way, Carol, I really appreciate your blog. I watched your YouTube video on the census and it cleared up some questions I've had. LikeLiked by 0 person susierj says:  September 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm Correction: Jacob Rutschi's purchase was from Governor Dobbs, not Lord Granville. LikeLiked by 0 person Ernest Parker says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 am My ancestor George Forbush or Forbes arrived in 0000 with Morgan Bryan (not Bryant} first settler and my ancestors who came later James Jones and John Parker. Both the Forbes and Bryant names are often misspelled in the old records. John Parker owned land in present day Yadkin Co, Surry Co. and Grayson Co. Va. George Forbis owned 000 acres on the Yadkin River just above the New HWY 000. Morgan Bryan owned land in present day Yadkin, Davie, Surry and Wilkes Co NC. All the Bryans and Forbis went west with Daniel Boone, except for Elizabeth Forbis who married James Jones. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Steven Sluder says:  September 00, 0000 at 00:00 pm There was one extended family who made up a large portion of the 0000 Germanna colony. The patriarch of this family was man named Cyriacus Fleischmann. Cyriacus was a community leader. His wife was the former Anna Barbara Schone. They came from the Baden-Württemberg area of Germany. Anna Barbara had eight children from three marriages total, including sons from each. She was first married to Hans Thomas Blanckenbuhler who died, then to Johann Jacob Schluchter who also died and finally to Cyriacus Fleischmann. A few of the older Blanckenbuhler children were already married when they came to America. Some have estimated that 00 to 00% of the 0000 group may have been related in some way, either by blood or by marriage and that some young children were never officially recorded. The male children of these three marriages carried on their respective surnames in subsequent generations in various forms. Blanckenbuhler generally became Blankenbaker, Schluchter became Sluder and Fleischmann became Fleshman. It is well established by Germanna researchers that a large portion of the 0000 group migrated south into NC and into the Yadkin River valley(s). As you have noted, Blankenbakers are among these settlers. Obviously, my primary interest is with the Sluder line. Heinrich Schluchter was the only child of Anna Barbara and Johann Jacob Schluchter. He was just 00 years old and unmarried when he arrived in Virginia. He is recorded in a 0000 Orange Co, VA tithe (tax) list as Henry Sluter. As previously mentioned, a Henry Sluder Sr. is later found in a very early 0000 Rowan Co Court record. By the mid 0000's, all three of these families would have been in their second generation as Americans and had intermarried with other early German settlers to Virginia. The Zimmerman's were one of these families. 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. However, DNA testing has provided some evidence that ties all of these families together with their distant common ancestor, Anna Barbara Schone. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply susierj says:  September 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm I had a high school friend (I attended Mount Pleasant, near the Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly lines) whose last name was Carpenter. I remember her telling me that the name had originally been Zimmerman (which is "carpenter" in German). I'm pretty sure now she was a descendant of those Germanna Zimmermans. Very cool to know we share that heritage. LikeLiked by 0 person Ernest Parker says:  August 00, 0000 at 00:00 am 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 Elizabeth are buried in the Old Speer Graveyard off of Speer Road along with Elizabeth's mother Olif Ferree Forbis 0000-0000, George Forbis D. 00/0/0000 is buried overlooking Forbush Creek and the Yadkin River at Dinkins Bottoms Road More on James Jones who married Elizabeth Forbis after her first husband Isaac Ferree was killed by the Indians in 0000. James Jones Family: Lewis Jones b abt 0000 in Wales d.0/00/0000 Watertown, Mass, Josiah Jones 00/0/0000, Capt James Jones b. 0/0/0000, James Sr Jones b. 0000, James Jr Jones b. 0/0/0000 in Watertown, Mass. d. 0000 Surry Co. NC, James Jones Sr and James Jr moved from MA to NC in the 0000's. James Jones was born in MA. In 0000 moved to Guilford county, and then to Rowan/Surry/Yadkin county in 0000. Purchased 000 acres on Forbush Creek in present day Yadkin Co. NC. Will dated Feb., 0000 lists wife Elizabeth, sons James Jones, Jr., Lemuel Jones and daughters Eunice Hadley, Elizabeth Speer, Sarah Burch, Ruth Jones. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Ernest Parker says:  August 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm George Forbis and Olif Ferree, Yadkin County's earliest settlers. George Forbis bef. 0000 D. C00/0/0000 Rowan Co. NC M. Olive Ferree b C0000 in Pa. D. C0000 Surry Co. NC Children of George Forbis and Olif Ferree: Elizabeth Forbis b. 0000 D. 0000 M.0st 0000 Isaac Ferree b. 0000 D. 0000/0000 M. 0nd 0000 James Jones b. 0000 D. 00/00/0000 James Forbis b. est 0000 D.. 00/0000 in Kentucky m. Hannah Turner abt 0000 dtr Roger and Elizabeth Evans Turner. George Forbis Jr. b. est 0000 D. unk. Married a Bryan is all we know. John William Forbis b. est 0000 married Martha Bryan b. 0000 D. 0/00/0000 Mary Forbis b. 0000 D. aft 0000 (Layette Co. Ky.) M. 0000 Morgan Bryan II b. 0/00/0000 D. 0000 Robert Forbis b. est 0000 D. 0000 Henry co. Kentucky M. Mary Curtis in 0000 (Morgan Bryans Grand Daughter) parents Mary Bryan b. 0000 who married Thomas Curtis In 0000 in Augusta Co. Va. Mary Curtis Forbus died in 0000, Henry co. Kentucky Moved to Rowan/Surry/Yadkin County in 0000 from Augusta Co. Va with the Morgan Bryan Family. Purchased 000 acres on the north bank of the Yadkin River just to the north of the present day new Hwy 000 bridge bordering Abraham Creson running north LikeLiked by 0 person Reply cantasogni says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 am My ancestor is George Forbush. My best lead as to his origins are as follows: b. around 0000 d. 00 November 0000 in Rowan, Yadkin, NC His father: James Forbush b. ? d. around 0000 in Surry County, VA Can anyone provide more reliable information? References: https://virginiapioneers.net/counties/countysurry.html [accessed on 0 May 0000] http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/wars/bacons_rebellion.html [accessed on 0 May 0000] LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Carol-Piedmont Trails says:  September 0, 0000 at 00:00 pm Evidence seems to point that the George Forbush family along with the Carter, Bryan, Linville, Davis and Hughes families traveled together to the piedmont area of NC during 0000.. Before the summer of 0000, George Forbush is found in the Shenandoah Valley of VA with the marriage of his daughter, Mary to one of the sons of Morgan Bryan. (Records of Augusta County, VA Volume I, p. 00) Prior to VA, Forbush is mentioned in St. Mary's County, Maryland in accordance to Maryland Calendar of Wills, Volume 0 p.00 and prior to Maryland is found in Lancaster County, PA during the year of 0000 in accordance to Lancaster Common Pleas pamphlet 0 dated in the year of 0000. LikeLike Reply cantasogni says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 am George poses a stumbling block in my genealogy research. Many websites report a William Forbis as being his father, however, I cannot find this substantiated with any proof... Any help you could provide would be appreciated. LikeLiked by 0 person Ernest Parker says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 am Will of George Forbis below 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. 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. All these I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Olif Forbis besides the third of all my personal estate. 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. 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. I do hereby nominate & appoint my beloved sons Robert Forbis and James Forbis Executors of this my last will and testament. In witness where of I have unto set my hand & seal this second day of November, 0000. Signed dated, published George E. Forbis In the presence of us. His mark Test: Thomas Evans X Transcribed from a copy of the original will by Ray Parker. The will copy was made from the Forbis Family File at the Rowan County Library during Ray Parker and Pat Forbis June 0000 research visit. Proved in August. 0000 Rowan County Court. Olive Ferree b. C0000 wife if George Forbis was a descendant of the Ferree family of French Huguenots, headed by Marie Ferree (born ~0000, France, died 0000, Lancaster County, PA), who came to America in 0000 and settled in the Lancaster, PA area. Source Joe Hubbard (note I can not verify this Ray Parker 00/00/0000) April 00, 0000 per Pat Forbis Olive Ferree's father was John Ferree and her birth record is in Philadelphia. 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 Jones. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply cantasogni says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 am Thank you Carol. I'm struggling with finding out who George Forbis aka Forbush's father was. Some say William Forbis, but there seems to be nothing to substantiate this. I wonder if Ernest has more information on this? LikeLiked by 0 person Ernest Parker says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 am Cantasogni, None of us can determine who the father of George Forbis who died in Rowan Co. NC C.0000 or William Forbis who died in Orange Co. later Guilford Co. NC in C0000. I am fairly sure that they were brothers based on their relationship to the Bryan Family. My Forbis Cousins have been here on the Yadkin from KY, Mo, PA, CN, SC and none of us have been able to determine who George's father was. LikeLiked by 0 person cantasogni says:  September 00, 0000 at 0:00 am I have found references to a George Forbush in Surry County: https://virginiapioneers.net/counties/countysurry.html https://books.google.it/books?id=0hVElQgDPokC&pg=PA00&lpg=PA00&dq=georg+e+forbush+virginia&source=bl&ots=CFSeg00E0K&sig=ACfU0U0vKH0C0KYsG0pXbCbuUfbk0R0rlw&hl=it&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=georg%00e%00forbush%00virginia&f=false However, not enough to establish that these documents refer to the same George Forbush. It is a pity because lack of documentation has basically put an end to my family research. By the way, my name is Jason Forbus (just realized WP signs me as ‘cantasogni'). LikeLiked by 0 person Ernest Parker says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 am More on your grandmother Olif Ferree Forbis: George Forbis bef. 0000 in Pennsylvania D. C00/0/0000 M. Olive Ferree b C0000 D. C0000 Olif or Olive Forbis is buried in the Old Speer Graveyard off of Speer Road, Boonville, NC. Stone has "O F" on it behind and to the left of granddaughter Elizabeth Forbis Jones Speer A new marker was purchased and installed for Olif Forbis in Jan. of 0000, this marker reads: Olif Forbis 0000-0000 wife of George Forbis by E. Ray Parker the 0th Generation. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Ernest Parker says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 pm More on George Forbis: "Carolina Cradle," page 00 and 00, said he moved from Maryland to Pennsylvania 0n 0000 and back to Maryland in 0000, on to Virginia in 0000 and then to North Carolina in 0000. Original Bryan Station Settlement included George Forbush, Samuel Davis(or Davies), and Edward Huges. Forbush seems to have moved northward from Somerset or St. Mary's County, Maryland, Maryland Calendar of wills, VIII. He was in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in 0000. (Lancaster Common Pleas, VIII) (0000). He was in the "back parts" of Prince George County, Maryland four years later. The Black Books: Calendar of State Papers(Annapolis, MD: Hall of Records Commission, 0000) No.0, pages 00-00, 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 0000, to the effect that "the court of judicature...(being)... from 000 to 000 miles away...the petitioners.... pray that the county may be divided and that the courthouse may be erected at Salsbury Plain." Others joining in the petition included John Heller, Adam Sherrill, George Parker, William and Elesiah Alexander, and John, Thomas and David Jones. Montgomery (0000) and Frederick LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Carol-Piedmont Trails says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 pm Excellent sources given !! Good Job Ernest Parker !! LikeLiked by 0 person Ernest Parker says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 pm cantasogni I believe that this William Forbis was George Forbis our ancestors brother, their relationship with the Bryan Family points to this. Ray George Forbis (Forbush) Family William Forbis b. abt 0000 D. 0000 in Orange County, NC. M. Margaret Bryan b.0/00/0000 D. 0000 George Forbis b. C0000 William Forbis Jr. b. C0000 Hugh Forbis b. C0000 John Forbis b. 0/0/0000 Christened First Presbyterian Church, Phildelphia, PA d. 0000 in Guilford Co. NC. M. 0st Mary unk 0nd Elizabeth Wiley Forbis in 0000 His Brother's Widow. Held the rank of Captain and Major in the Revolution Anne Forbis b. C0000 Rachel Forbis b. C0000 Arthur Forbis b. 0000 d. April 0000 m. Elizabeth Wiley b. 0000 (Colonel Forbis was wounded 0/00/0000 At the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and died in April of 0000) Note: William Forbis' will dated 00/00/0000 in Orange County, NC. lists Wife, Margaret oldest sons George, William and Hugh. Will was approved by Margaret, John, Rachel and Arthur Forbis and John Morgan. We suspect that George Forbis below was the brother of William Forbis b. abt 0000 above. William Forbis married Margaret Bryan and George Forbis below traveled with Morgan Bryan. Research at the Rowan County Library in the early Rowan County Records in 0000 supports this assumption. From Joe Hubbard: confirms my assumption on William Forbis; wife above from several years back. I believe I have some information on Margaret Bryan, wife of William Forbis (~0000-~0000). She was born on July 00, 0000 in Richmond, VA and died in 0000. She was the daughter of Thomas Bryan, Morgan's uncle, and Eleanor Winnifred. This was part of the Bryan family that stayed in Virginia rather than returning to Ireland. Her birth date and parents are known from Anglican Church baptismal records. I haven't found the marriage record yet to cement this. A possible source of clarification is an article in #0, Summer, 0000, Volume 00, of the Guilford Genealogist, William Forbis Family, VA-NC. 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. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply cantasogni says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 am Thanks for this, research I have conducted so far also point to William (Sr.) being George (Sr.) brother. I am, however, stuck as to who George Sr. father was. Before him, the trail grows dark. LikeLiked by 0 person Ernest Parker says:  September 00, 0000 at 0:00 am Cantasogni, It is not at all unusual to not be able to trace someone born in the 0000's 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 from Africa to the New World. LikeLiked by 0 person Ernest Parker says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 pm Carol, I am also related to the Morgan Bryan Family through his wife Martha Strode, and to Daniel Boone's descendants through his wife Rebecca Bryan. I have done lots of research with my Bryan/Forbus/Boone Cousins here on the Yadkin, Morgan Bryan and Martha Strode are buried underneath a Tennis Court in a development west of HWY 000 in Yadkin Co. A Poindexter man moved their monuments and desecrated their grave causing the problem. We have personally together walked over the old Forbus, Boone and Bryan homesites in present day Yadkin and Davie Counties. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply susierj says:  September 00, 0000 at 0:00 pm Ernest, as a relative of the Boones and Bryans, you may be interested in something I did in the early 0000's as part of a post-grad course requirement. For nearly 00 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!) to cross the Cumberland River. 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. Samuel and Mary came with Bryans and Boones to establish Bryan's Station in Kentucky and in their later years came with son Luke to Marion County, Indiana. I decided to write and illustrate a children's book (fictionalized, but based on fact) about Mary for my requirement and in researching it was interested to learn that her "roots" were in then-Rowan County. ( I now know I'm not a descendant of those lines, but I believe some of my ancestors were affiliates or neighbors.) I donated my completed project to my children's' elementary school, which is appropriately named "Mary Bryan"! I used to love imagining that Mary had walked in my back yard! LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Ernest Parker says:  September 0, 0000 at 0:00 pm More on Forbis and Bryans move to the Yadkin River: Augusta County, Virginia; "Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virgin 0000-0000," Volume 0, page 00, "Nov. 00, 0000 (000) McCuty vs. George Forbush and Olive his wife April 00, 0000. Wm. Walden, John State, George Forbush and Doby Chas. Approved" Augusta County, Virginia; "Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia 0000-0000," Volume 0, page 0:0 "Th Aug. 0000 George Forbush, Farmer and his wife Olive, Farmer to Jno. Miller, weaver, Beaver Run, Barn and McHenry line. Delivered to Jno. Miller Jan. 0rd 0000." He moved from Winchester, Winchester County, Virginia, to Rowan/Surry/Yadkin County in 0000, with Morgan Bryan's family. George and sons Robert, James, John and George Jr., along with Morgan Bryan, blazed the way to the Carolinas. They came from Backwater Creek Run South into the Potomac. 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 trail was named "Morgan Bryan Road." Ref: Lexington Harold, J. R. Copper, 0000. George owned land in the Bethel Church section near other members of the Forbis family. In Rowan Co. NC. Augusta County,Va. Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virgina 0000-0000 Vol 0:page 0:0 Th Aug.0000 George Forbush, Farmer and his wife Olive ,Farmer to Jno. Miller, weaver, Beaver Run, Barn and McHenry line. Delivered to Jno. Miller Jan.0rd 0000 Vol.0 page 00 Nov. 00,0000 (000) McCuty vs. George Forbush and Olive his wife April 00,0000. Wm. Walden, John State, George Forbush and Doby Chas. Approved. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Ernest Parker says:  September 0, 0000 at 00:00 am More on the Bryan Family in NC. William Forbis b. abt 0000 D. 0000 in Orange County, NC. M. Margaret Bryan b.0/00/0000 D. 0000 George Forbis b. C0000 William Forbis Jr. b. C0000 Hugh Forbis b. C0000 John Forbis b. 0/0/0000 Christened First Presbyterian Church, Phildelphia, PA d. 0000 in Guilford Co. NC. M. 0st Mary unk 0nd Elizabeth Wiley Forbis in 0000 His Brother's Widow. Held the rank of Captain and Major in the Revolution Anne Forbis b. C0000 Rachel Forbis b. C0000 Arthur Forbis b. 0000 d. April 0000 m. Elizabeth Wiley b. 0000 (Colonel Forbis was wounded 0/00/0000 At the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and died in April of 0000) Note: William Forbis' will dated 00/00/0000 in Orange County, NC. lists Wife, Margaret oldest sons George, William and Hugh. Will was approved by Margaret, John, Rachel and Arthur Forbis and John Morgan. We suspect that George Forbis below was the brother of William Forbis b. abt 0000 above. William Forbis married Margaret Bryan and George Forbis below traveled with Morgan Bryan. Research at the Rowan County Library in the early Rowan County Records in 0000 supports this assumption. George Forbis bef. 0000 in Pennsylvania D. C00/0/0000 in Rowan County, now present day Yadkin Co.. NC. The Forbis and Bryan families intermarried multiple times in PA and here in Rowan Co. NC. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Ernest Parker says:  September 0, 0000 at 00:00 am My Forbis, Bryan and Boone cousins visited this cemetery, the earliest recorded burials in present day Yadkin Co. It sits on Bryan Mill Creek, now called Hauser Mill creek on the north side of the creek in Yadkin Co. Our research indicates that Morgan Bryan's homeplace was on the south side of this creek in Davie Co., 000 yards before the creek flows into the Yadkin River in Davie Co. NC.. Ellis-Forbis Cemetery earliest recorded burial in Yadkin County near Shallowford and Huntsville. Reference Carl Hoots Cemetery Index Book for Yadkin Co. NC. Thomas Forbes b. 0/0/0000 d. 0/00/0000 John Ellis b. 0/0/0000 d. 0/00/0000 Eliza H. Johnson b. 0000 d. 00/00/0000 age 00 years. There are 00 unmarked graves in this cemetery. Note: Morgan Bryan and Martha Strode are buried on their son Samuel Bryans property south of Hwy 00 just off of HWY 000, under a tennis court in a housing development. Martha Strode tombstone was saved and moved to: Martha's Tombstone Preserved In Rowan Museum At Salisbury, NC. Morgan's has been lost. My Bryan Cousins have installed a new marker for Morgan and Martha at the tennis court. LikeLiked by 0 person Reply Leave a Reply to 