Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Abstracts of Early Wills, 1763-1790 (1749-1790)


Book Description

The will abstracts in this volume, 1749-1790, are based on the oldest Mecklenburg County wills of record, as well as upon the extant returns of wills and estates of the North Carolina Secretary of State. While the length and contents of these abstracts vary, most of them provide the name of the testator, date of the will, names and relationships of all heirs to the estate (sometimes with ages given or inferred), contents of the estate, names of executors, and, usually, the date of probate.







Mecklenburg County, North Carolina


Book Description

"These abstracts cover the entire period when Mecklenburg included such a large area, and going on to 1779, the first nine deed books."--Intr.







Residents of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1762-1790


Book Description

Following up on her 2004 work, "Families of Cabarrus County, North Carolina," Kathleen Marler has now assembled an alphabetically arranged collection of abstracts of early inhabitants of Mecklenburg County, the parent county of Cabarrus. The principal sources for her new book are Mecklenburg County Deed Volumes 1-3 (July 1778 through September 1786), Mecklenburg wills, the 1790 U.S. Census for Mecklenburg County, and several other primary and secondary sources.







The MacDowalls


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The MacDowalls traces the glories, tragedies, and amazing accomplishments of MacDowall kindred from their beginnings in Scotland and Ireland hundreds of years ago to their illus-trious present in such countries as the United States, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, and Russia. The cast of characters ranges from kings and barons to artists and generals, farmers, homemakers, and teachers. Their stories unfold as a history in progress, as each has made a unique and significant impact on the world.




Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1794-1830


Book Description

Book contains 6,616 abstracts of the records found in nine deed books. In addition to abstracts of deeds, also contains land grants, powers of attorney, mortgages, trust deeds and bills of sale.




Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1763-1779


Book Description

A revision and expansion of v. 1 (c1976) of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina deed abstracts, which was planned in 2 v.; v. 2 never published.