Record #:

44385

Author(s):

Bennett, William Doub

Abstract:

The earliest written record for the area is connected to a bishop of the Moravian Church, who around 1752-53 was looking for potential sites for settlement. In the 1760s, the first land grants were initiated by a group of men from Rowan but were not finalized due to the Earl Granville in 1763, which voided the power of Granville's land agents.

Source:

North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal (F253 .N882A), Vol. 8 Issue 3, August 1982, p130-134, il, map, f

Subject(s):

Catawba River (Upper Region)--Early Settlement; Burke County--History