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ACTS of first Court of Rowan, 69.
ADDRESS of President Wash- ington to people of Salisbury, 251.
ADULATION rebuked by Presi- dent Washington, 248.
AFRICAN Slavery, 347; first cargo of slaves brought from Africa, 348; slaveship “De- sire," 348; character of, mild and paternal, 349; runaway slaves (I11.), 351.
-Slave trade, resolved against, 177.
AGILITY, feats of, William Young excels in, 160, 232.
AHREND, Rev. Gottfried, 382. AKENATZY, Island of, 264. ALABAMA, Sixth Regiment (see Honor, Roll of).
ALAMANCE, 43; battle of, 122. ALBEMARLE, ironclad ram (see Honor, Roll of).
ALDRICH, Rev. N., 395.
ALEXANDER, Dr. Joseph Mc- Knitt, 166.
-Hon. Nathaniel, elected Gov- ernor of North Carolina, 301. -Rev. S. C., 370.
-Richard H., member of Gen- eral Assembly, 462.
ALLEGIANCE, Oaths of, Con- sciences of Regulators en- tangled by, 125.
ALLEMAND, Henry, J. J. Bruner attends school of, 21.
AMBASSADOR to France, Gen. William Richardson Davie appointed, 276.
AMERICAN Ambassador sneered at by Napoleon, 276. -grievances, 128.
-Revolution, causes of, 127.
-Revolution, Daughters of the, Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter, officers and members, 3.
ANDREWS, Rev. Silas, 378. ANSON County set off, 50. ANTHONY, Rev. J. B., 394. APPEARANCE of the country, 32. APPENDIX, 481.
APPROACH of Methodism into the Rowan section, 397. ARAMANCHY (see Alamance). ARKANSAS, Gov. Montford Stokes removes to, 334. ARTILLERY, Rowan ( see Honor, Roll of).
ASBURY, Bishop, preaches in Salisbury, 399.
ASHE, John, 125, 188.
ASSEMBLY, General, 63; mem- bers of, 159, 266, 271, 287, 289, 301, 303, 306, 308, 310, 312, 322, 323, 330, 462. ATKINSON, Bishop, 455. ATTA Calla Culla, Chief of Cherokees, sues for peace, I10. ATTIRE feminine, old-time, 243. ATTORNEY - General Romulus
M. Saunders, 462. -Waighstill Avery, 271. AUTHOR, sketch of ( see Rumple).
-of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, 113.
AVERITT, Rev. J. C., 477. AVERY, Col. Isaac T., 271. -Col. Moulton, 272. -Col. Waightstill W., 272.
-Judge Alphonso C., 272.
-Waightstill, Esq., 269; obtains license to practice law, 270; chosen King's Attorney, 271; member of Provincial Con- gress, 271; Attorney-General of North Carolina, 271; rep- resents Burke County in Leg-
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islature, 271 ; owns extensive
library, 271.
BACK Creek Presbyterian
Church, 369, 370; ministers, 378.
BAKER, John, 70.
-Rev. Archibald, 376.
-Samuel, 70.
BALFOUR, Col. Andrew, 230; murder of, by Colonel Fan- ning, 229.
BALL at Hughes' Hotel, in hon- or of President Washington, 251.
-Rev. Hope Hull at a, 399.
BANNS between Mary Stuart and James Both well, pro- claimed by John Craig, 326. BAPTIST Churches of Rowan, the, 473; Paul Palmer estab- lishes church at Perquimans, 474; William Sojourner estab-
lishes church on Kehukee Creek, 474; Flat Creek Church, 475; Corinth Church, .475'; Gold Hill Church, 476; Mount
Zion Church, 476; Trading Ford Church, 476; Salisbury Church, 477; colored church- es, 479.
BAPTISTS, Separate, 474.
BARIUM Springs Orphan Home, Rev. Jethro Rumple first pres- ident of, 18.
BARR, Rev. John A., 378.
-Rev. J. Scott, 378.
BARRACKS of 1814, 341.
BARRINGER, Gen. Paul's children, 285.
-Paul, Esq., 72.
BARRON, Commodore, 337.
BATTLE, Hon. William H., 454. -of Alamance, 122.
-of Brandywine, 188, 420. -of Brier Creek, North Caro- lina militia at, 188.
-of Bull Run, Colonel Fisher killed at, 21, 263, 324.
-of Cedar Run, Clitus Craige killed at, 329.
-of Cold Harbor, Lieut. Leon- ard Henderson killed at, 302.
-of Cowpens, 197; boys "play" in presence of Colonel Tarle- ton, 220; Major Francis Mc- Corkle at, 294.
- of Eutaw, Major James Ruth- erford killed at, 138.
- of First Manassas, Colonel Fisher killed at, 21, 263, 324.
BATTLE of Guilford Court-
house, Gen. William Richard- son Davie at, 276; Captain
Weitzell at, 468. -of Hanging Rock, Major Davie at, 275.
of Hobkirk's Hill, 218, 233, 276. -of King's Mountain, 191; Major Francis McCorkle at, 294.
-of Manassas, First, Colonel Fisher killed at, 21, 263, 234. -of Monmouth, North Carolina Continentals at, 188. of Moore's Creek Bridge, 127. -of Princeton, North Carolina
Continentals at, 188.
-of Ramsour's Mill, Tories defeated at by Col. Francis Locke, 153; Major
Francis McCorkle at, 294.
-of Stono, Major Davie wound- ed at, 187, 275; North Caro- lina militia at, 189.
-of Tohopeka, 344.
of Torrence's Tavern, Major Francis McCorkle at, 294.
BEALE'S Meeting-House, 400. BEARD, Capt. John, 248; his Company of Light Horse escort President Washington, 248, 251.
-John, Jr., member of General Assembly, 462.
-John Louis, 81.
-Lewis, 263 ; owned Island Ford Place, 264.
-Valentine, 184, 264; fought under Washington, 264.
BEARD'S (Locke's) Bridge, 263. BEATTIE'S Ford, 198.
BECKWITH, Bishop John W., 455.
BELIEF in witches, 356.
BEQUEST, Col. John Brandon's to Davidson College, 284.
-Maxwell Chambers', to David- son College, 319.
-of Library, by Samuel Young, 161.
BERGER, Col. George Henry, member of Committee of Safe- ty, 467.
BERNHARDT, Rev. Christian Eberhard, 383.
BERNHEIM, Rev. G. D., D.D., 381.
BESSENT, Rev. C. W., 477.
BETHEL, Old, Regiment (see Honor, Roll of).
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BETHPHAGE Presbyterian
Church, 370.
BEUTHAHN, Rev. Mr., 382.
BIBLICAL names bestowed on sons, 167.
BIRTHDAY of George Wash- ington celebrated, 345.
BISHOP Asbury preaches in
Salisbury, 399.
-Atkinson, 455.
-John W. Beckwith, 455.
-L. S. Ives, 435, 443, 450, 452; ordains Rev. Thomas F. Davis, Jr., 454; ordains Rev. John John Haywood Parker, 457; ordains Rev. Oliver S. Pres- cott, 458.
-Madison, 421.
-of Diocese of North Carolina, Rev. Charles Pettigrew elected, 421; Rev. John Stark Ravens- croft elected, 430.
-of South Carolina, Rev. Thomas F. Davis, Jr., elected, 455.
-Richard Channing Moore or- dains Rev. Robert Johnstone Miller, 427.
-Ravenscroft, elected, 430; con- secrates Christ Church, 439.
BLACKBOYS of Cabarrus, 123. BLADEN County set off, 510.
BLIND Daniel menaces British forces, 210.
BLOUNT, Rev. Mr., 420.
BLOWING Rock, Rev. Jethro Rumple organizes church at, 16. BLUNT, King, Indian Chief, III. BOAT of Diligence, sloop of war, captured, 130.
BOGER, Rev. George, 469. BOLLES, Rev. Edwin A., 394. BONAPARTE, Napoleon, sneers at American Ambassador, 276; and the Milan Decree, 337. BOOKS, list of, in Samuel Young's library, 161.
-rare, accumulated by Rev. John Morgan, 445.
BOONE, Daniel (Il1.), facing 69; Memorial Cabin (I11.), facing 71; Trail Marker (Ill.), facing 77.
BOOTE and Dunn, abduction of, I68.
BOROUGH system, abolition of, 330.
BOTHWELL, James (see Banns). BOUNDARY and organization of Rowan County, 31, 32, 59.
BOYDEN, Archibald Henderson (I11.), facing 299.
-Hon. Nathaniel, 302; Represen- tative in Congress, 303, 462; elected Judge of Supreme Court of North Carolina, 303, 462; represents Stokes County in Legislature, 303; _represents Rowan County in Legislature, 303; confirmed in St. Luke's Church, 460.
BOYS "play" battle of Cowpens, in presence of Colonel Tarle- ton, 220.
-Bucktail, 250.
BRADDOCK'S defeat, 110.
BRAINARD, Rev. John, 366.
BRANDON, Betsy (see Eliza- beth).
-Col. Alexander W., member of House of Commons of North Carolina, 287.
-Col. James, made entry-taker, 286; loses his property by
depreciation of Continental money, 286.
-Col. John, 283; makes bequest to Davidson College, 284.
-Elizabeth, furnishes breakfast for President Washington, 249, 283; married to Major Francis McCorkle, 297.
-family, the, 281.
-Matthew, 283; daughters of, 11, 285; represents Rowan County in House of Commons of North Carolina, 287 ; represents Rowan in State Senate, 287.
Richard, 283.
-William, 282.
-William, Jr., 283.
BRANDYWINE, battle of, 188, 420.
BRAUN family, the, 224.
-Michael, 224; graveyard (I11.), facing 221.
BREAKFAST for President Washington furnished by Betsy Brandon, 249, 283.
BRETHREN, United, purchase Wachovia tract, 57.
BREVARD, Dr. Ephraim, at- tends Crowfield Academy, 113; reputed author of Mecklen- burg Declaration of Indepen- dence, 113.
-John, 146, 200; settles in Rowan County, 147; represents Rowan County in Provincial
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Congress, 147; his house burned, 148.
BRIDGE, Beard's (Locke's), 263. BRIER Creek defeat, North Caro- lina militia at, 188.
BRITISH forces, Lieut. George Locke killed by, 152, 190; at Grimes, 201; menaced by Richard Gillespie and Blind Daniel, 210.
-ministry, Lord North retires from, 235.
-Parliament resolves in favor of peace, 233.
BROCK, Rev. Moses, 403; first Methodist Conference in Salis- bury presided over by, 407.
BROWN, Jeremiah, 227.
-Frank, 228. -- John L., 226.
-Lewis V., 227.
-Peter, 225.
-Peter (M.), 226.
-Rev. B. S., 395. -Rev. H. M., 396. -Rev. R. L., 396. -Thomas E., 227.
BRUNER, John Joseph, 306; (Il1.), facing 21; sketch of life, 21; attends Henry Allemand's school, 21; works in printing office, 21; purchases Carolina Watchman, 22; married to Miss Mary Ann Kincaid, 22; joins Presbyterian church, 24; or- dained elder, 24; superintendent of Sunday School, 376.
BRYAN, Captain, 185; Richmond Pearson lieutenant in his Com- pany, 307.
BUCKTAIL boys, 250.
BUFORD'S defeat in the Wax- haws, Hon. John Stokes wounded at, 333.
BULL Run, battle of, Colonel Fisher killed at, 21, 263, 324. BULLET playing forbidden, 253. -throwing, long, 279.
BUMPASS, Rev. S. D., 406.
BUNCOMBE, Col. Edward, at Germantown, 188.
BURKE County represented in Legislature by Waightstill Avery, 271.
-Governor, captured by Colonel Fanning, 256.
BURNS, Dr., 264.
BURTON, Rev. R. O., 402, 408. BUTLER, Rev. Thornton, 470. BYNUM, Rev. W. S., 450.
CABARRUS, Blackboys of, 123. -County, represented by Gen. John N. Phifer in State Senate, 289.
CABIN, Boone Memorial (I11.), facing 71.
CALDWELL, A. H., member of General Assembly, 462.
-Andrew, represents Iredell in Legislature, 312.
-David Franklin, member of House of Commons from Ire- dell, 312; represents Rowan in Senate, 312; Speaker of Sen- ate, 312; Judge of Superior Court, 312, 462.
-Elizabeth, married to Col. Charles Frederick Fisher, 453. -Family, the, 312.
-Rev. Dr. David, 114.
-Rev. Dr. Joseph, 368. CALF, Mrs. Faust's, impressed for Cornwallis' table, 219. CALHOUN, John C., 340. CALL, Rev. William C., 405. CAMDEN, S. C., Major James Smith imprisoned at, 142; North Carolina militia at, 189; Marquis de La Fayette visits, 249; Rev. Thomas F. Davis, Jr., removes to, 455.
CAMPBELL, Rev. Thomas S. J., 408.
CANTHARD'S plantation, 201. CAPE Fear, Diligence, sloop of arrives in, 129. CAPTAIN Jack, brings Meck- lenburg Declaration to Salis- bury, 158, 420; Capture of boat from Sloop of War Dili- gence, 130.
CAPTURE of boat from sloop of war Diligence, 130. -of Governor Burke, 256. CARDS and wheel, 241. CARGO of slaves brought from Africa, the first, 348.
CAROLINA Watchman, The, founded by Hamilton C. Jones, Esq., 306; purchased by
Joseph J. Bruner, 22.
CAROLINIAN, The Western, Hon. Burton Craige editor of, 330.
CARTER, Rev. Mr., 476. CASWELL, Gen. Richard, 189.
134,
CATAWBA
Indians, 30,
37;
towns and number, 37, 43.
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CATHEY'S Church ( Thy-
atira), 364, 369, 370.
CATHOLICS, Roman, in Rowan, 479.
CAUSES of the American Revo- lution, 127.
CAVALRY Regiments, Rowan,
in War between the States (see Honor, Roll of).
CEDAR Run, Clitus
Craige killed at battle of, 329.
CELEBRATIONS, Fourth of July, 242, 346; Washington's birthday, 345.
CHAMBERS family, the 315.
-Major P. B., 196.
-Maxwell (1), Cornwallis' head- quarters at his house, 215, 315; , treasurer of Committee of Safety, 315.
-Maxwell (2), graduate of University of North Carolina, 316.
-Maxwell (3), 316; liberates
slaves at his
death, .318; makes bequest to Davidson College, 319.
-William, member of General Assembly, 462.
CHARACTER of German set- tlers in Rowan, 56.
-of Indians, 37, 44.
-of slavery in Rowan County, 349.
CHARLES II., grant of, 61.
CHARLESTON, Lawson's His- tory of a Journey from, to Pamlico Sound, 30.
-North Carolina Continentals at surrender of, 188.
-Surrender of, 189.
CHANGE of names, 79.
CHAPLAIN of Congress, Rev. Jesse Lee serves as, 399. CHARLOTTE, called Hornets' Nest, 190; General Greene takes command of Southern army at, 196.
CHARMS and spells, 358.
CHARTER of Town of Salis- bury, 94.
-Regulations, 91.
CHEROKEES, their country, 78; sue for peace, 110; John Long killed by, 260.
CHESHIRE, Rev. J. B., 457.
CHILDS, Rev. J. W., 406.
CHRIST Church, 426; conse- crated by Bishop Ravenscroft, 439.
CHRISTIANA, 44.
CHRISTMAS, John Dunn's house decked with evergreens at, 416.
CHURCH, Presbyterian, at Blowing Rock, 16. CHURCHES of Rowan, . the,
363; Presbyterianism in Rowan, 363 (see also under Presbyterianism) ; President
Polk's forefathers and Thy- atira Church, 379 (see also under Polk); Lutheranism in Rowan, 381 (see also under Lutheranism) ; The Introduc- tion and Growth of Methodism in Rowan County, 397 (see also under Methodism) ; Episcopacy in Rowan County, 409 (see al- so under Episcopacy); German Reformed Church, 465 (see al- so under German Reformed) ; The Baptist Churches of Rowan, 473 (see also under Baptist) ; Protestant Methodist churches, 479; Northern Meth- odist churches, 479; Roman Catholics, 479; Colored church- es, 479.
CIDER press, old tree used as fulcrum of, 231.
CIRCUIT, Salisbury Methodist Episcopal, 397; Yadkin, 397. CLAPP, Professor, 470.
CLARKE family records, 52. CLEGG, Rev. Baxter, 406. CLERK, Town, of Salisbury, James McEwen elected, 252. CLERKS of Superior Court (see Superior Court).
-of Supreme Court (see Su- preme Court).
CLIFFORD, Rev. Branch G., 378.
CLIO'S Nursery, 113. CLOUD, Capt. Jerry, 341. -Hon. John M., 341. COERCION of Crown officers, 124.
COFFMAN, Rev. J. H., 394. COINCIDENCE, singular, at death of Gen. John Steele, 267. COKESBURY, first Methodist school in section, 401.
COLD Harbor, Lieut. Leonard Henderson killed at battle of, 302.
COLES, William Temple, 72, 84. COLLEGE. Davidson (see Dav- idson College).
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COLONIES, English Church in, 409.
COLORED churches in Salis- bury, 479.
COLORS, painters', tax im- posed on, 130.
COMET of 1811, the, 339.
COMMITTEE of Safety, Rowan,
173; approve resolutions of Provincial Congress, 180; en- dorse young ladies' resolutions, 192; fix price of powder, 180; members of, 141, 144, 157, 168, 175, 294, 467; first meeting of, 175; resolutions of, 156, 175; Maxwell Chambers treasurer of, 315.
-to locate University of North Carolina, Gen. William Rich- ardson Davie serves on, 276. COMMON, The, 95.
-law marriages, 88. COMMONS, British House of, resolves in favor of peace, 233.
-North Carolina House of, Gen. John Steele elected to, on day of his death, 267; members of, 287, 308, 310, 312, 462. COMPANY, Captain Bryan's, 185, 307.
-Captain Krider's, 345.
-Forks of Yadkin, 186. COMPTROLLER of the Treas- ury, Gen. John Steele ap- pointed, 266.
CONE, Rev. W. H., 392, 395. CONFEDERATE Army, David McCorkle dies in, 298; Frank Craige in, 333; Hon. Kerr Craige in, 333; James Craige a Major in, 333 (see also States, War between the).
-Congress, Hon. Burton Craige a member of, 332.
CONFERENCE, first Methodist in Salisbury, Rev. Moses Brock presides over, 407.
CONFIRMATIONS in St. Luke's Church, 453, 460.
CONGREGATION, United, James Macay trustee of, 272. CONGRESS, Provincial, 131,
137, 271; members of, 133, 134, 135, 137, 147, 150, 156,
I68; adopts resolutions, I33, 175; resolutions of, approved by Rowan Committee of Safety, 180.
-Confederate, Hon. Burton Craige a member of, 332.
CONGRESS, Continental, Hon. William Sharpe represents Salisbury District in, 144. -first Provincial, North Caro- lina not represented in, 131. -United States, Rowan members of, 152, 266, 301, 303, 308, 321, 322, 331, 462; Gen. John Steele a member of the first, 266; de- clares war against England, 341; Jesse Lee Chaplain of, 399.
CONNOR, Rev. William, 401. CONRAD, Rev. S. F., 477. CONSCIENCES of Regulators entangled by oaths, 125. CONSECRATION of Christ Church, 439.
CONSTABLES, the first, 69. CONSTITUTIONAL Conven- tion, Hon. Charles Fisher a member of, 322.
CONTINENTAL Army, Alex- ander Martin a colonel in, 420. -Congress, Hon. William
Sharpe
represents
Salisbury
District in, 144.
-Money, depreciation of, Col. James Brandon loses his prop- erty by, 286.
CONTINENTALS, North Caro- lina, with Washington at bat- tle of Brandywine, 188; at bat- tle of Princeton, 188 at Germantown, 188; at battle of Monmouth, 188; made pris- oners at surrender of Charles- ton, 189.
CONTINENT of Europe, and England, visited by Rev. Thomas F. Davis, Jr., 455.
CONVENTION, Diocesan (see Diocese).
-North Carolina, Hon. Burton Craige offers ordinance of se- cession in, 332.
COOPER, Rev. John, 401.
CORINTH Baptist Church, 475. CORN shuckings, 240.
CORNERSTONE of University of North Carolina laid, 276. CORNWALLIS, Lord, 160, 189 ; in Rowan County, 195; his headquarters in Salisbury, 195; at Maxwell Chambers', 215, 315; accompanied to Salisbury by Josiah Martin, 218; commis- sary impresses Mrs. Faust's calf for his table, 219; departs
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from Salisbury, 232; surrenders at Yorktown, 233, 235.
COUNCIL, Governor's, Archi- bald Henderson a member of, 302.
-Town, records of, 252.
COUNTIES named after Gen. Griffith Rutherford, 139.
COUNTRY, appearance of the, 32.
-of the Cherokees, 78.
COURAGE and patriotism of General Washington avert mili- tary despotism, 236.
COURT, the first Rowan, 67; acts of, 69.
-Rowan, Mecklenburg Declara- tion read in, 158.
-- Superior, Judges of (see Supe- rior Court).
-Supreme (see Supreme Court). COURTHOUSE, the, 73, 75'; old records in, 10; built, 75. COURTS OF ROWAN, where held, 67; acts of first, 69; offi- cers of, 70.
COWAN'S Ford, 198; General Davidson mortally wounded at, 199.
COWPENS, battle of, General Morgan defeats Tarleton at, 197; boys "play," in presence of Colonel Tarleton, 220; Major Francis McCorkle at, 294. CRAIG family, the, 326.
-John, coadjutor of John Knox, 326; proclaims banns between Mary Stuart and James Both- well, 326.
CRAIGE, Archibald, 71, 327.
-Clitus, killed at battle of Cedar Run, 329.
-David, Jr., 329.
-David, Sr., 328.
-Frank, in Confederate Army, 333.
-Hon. Burton, 329; his family, 333, 453; graduate of Univer- sity of North Carolina, 330; editor of The Western Caro- linian, 330; elected to Legisla- ture, 330; (Ill.), facing 331; visits Europe, 331; elected to Congress, 331; offers ordinance of secession in North Carolina Convention, 332; member of Confederate Congress, 332; buried in Oak Grove cemetery, 332.
CRAIGE, Hon. Kerr (Ill.), fac- ing 333; in Confederate Army, 333.
-James, sheriff of Rowan County, 328.
-James (2), Major in Confed- erate Army, 333.
CRANE Creek, 46.
CRAWFORD, Rev. Leonidas W., 405.
CREEK Indians, Andrew Jack- son operates against, 343; de- feated at Tohopeka, 344.
CROOKS, Rev. R. F., 470. CROWFIELD Academy, 113. CROWN officers coerced, 124.
CRYSTAL Springs, 52.
CUPPELS, Rev. Mr., 420. DANCES, Indian, 40.
DAUGHTERS of Matthew Bran- don, 11, 285.
-of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter, officers and members, 3. -poetical names given to, 167.
DAVIDSON College, Rev. Jethro Rumple attends, 16; Rev. Jethro Rumple a trustee of, 18; named after General Davidson, 200; Col. John Brandon's be- quest to, 284; Maxwell Cham- bers' bequest to, 319; Rev. P. J. Sparrow Professor of Languages in, 375. -Gen. William, 191; mortally wounded at Cowan's Ford, 199; buried in Hopewell church- yard, 199; Davidson College named after, 200.
-William Lee, 200.
DAVIE County, introduction of Methodism into, 400 (see also under Methodism).
-Gen. William Richardson, 187, 190, 275; Governor of North Carolina, 275, 276; graduate of Princeton, 275'; wounded at battle of Stono, 187, 275; at battle of Hanging Rock, 275; at Guilford Courthouse, 276; at Hobkirk's Hill, 276; at Ninety- Six, 276; on committee to locate University of North Carolina, 276; Grand Master of Masonic fraternity, 276; laid cornerstone of University of North Carolina, 276; ambas- sador to France, 276; sneered at by Napoleon, 276; polished and graceful orator, 277.
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DAVIS, Capt. Scotton, 70.
-D. A., 376.
-Rev. John W., 378.
-Rev. Robert, 436.
-Rev. Thomas F., Jr., 450 (see
also under
Episcopacy
in
Rowan County).
-Rev. W. H., 378.
DEACONS and elders of St. John's Church, 393.
-o.f Salisbury Presbyterian
Church, 266, 377.
DEADLY miasma from Fro- hock's (Macay's) millpond, 94. DEARING, Lieutenant, 341.
DECATUR, Commodore Stephen, 337.
DECLARATION of Independ- ence, Mecklenburg (see Meck- lenburg).
of war against England, 341.
DECREE, the Milan, 337.
DEFEAT, Brier Creek, North Carolina militia at, 188.
-of Braddock, 110.
of Creek Indians at Tohopeka, 344.
of Tarleton at Cowpens, 197. of Tories at Ramsour's Mill, 153.
DEFENSE of Fort Meigs, 342.
DENNY, Rev. J. C., 447, 469, 470, 476.
DENT, Rev. Hatch, 437. DEPARTURE of Cornwallis from Salisbury, 232.
DEPRECIATION of Continental money, Col. James Brandon loses his property by, 286. DESCRIPTION, general, of Rowan County, 29.
"DESIRE," slave ship, 348.
DESPOTIC taxation, 128.
DESPOTISM, military, averted by Washington, 236.
DILIGENCE, sloop of war, ar- rives in Cape Fear, 129; boat captured, 130.
DIOCESE of North Carolina, Rev. Charles Pettigrew elected Bishop of, 421; fifth annual convention, 427; Dr. Lueco Mitchell delegate to Conven- tion, 431; Rev. John Stark Ravenscroft elected first Bishop of, 430; twenty-fourth convention, 451 ; Col. Charles Frederick Fisher delegate to Convention, 456.
DIOCESE . of South Carolina, Rev. Thomas F. Davis, Jr., elected Bishop of, 455. DISTINGUISHED men in Rowan, 269.
DISTRESS of General Greene relieved by Elizabeth Maxwell Steele, 208, 368.
DOBBS, Fort, erected, 109.
DOSH, Rev. Dr. T. W., 395.
DOUB, Rev. Dr. Peter, 406.
DRAIGE, Rev. Theo. Drane, 104, 415, 419, 475.
DREHER, Rev. Godfrey, 388. -Rev. Daniel I., 394.
DUNN and Boote, abduction of, I68.
-John, Esq., 70, 72, 83, 170, 415; buried near Dunn's Mountain, 171; grave of, 11, 171, 228; his house decked with evergreens at Christmas, 416.
DUNN'S Mountain, 72, 171. -graves, 228.
DUTCH, Pennsylvania, 53.
DYEING, Provincial, 242.
EARLY life of Andrew Jackson, 277.
-Rowan, prairies in, 33.
-settlers in Salisbury, 111.
-Society in Rowan, III. EARTHQUAKE of 1811, 340. EDITOR, life of (see Bruner). EIGHTH Battalion Junior Re- serves (see Honor, Roll of).
-Regiment (see Honor, Roll of). ELDERS and deacons of Salis- bury Presbyterian Church, 266, 377.
-of St. John's Church, Salisbury, 393.
ELECTION of vestrymen of St. Luke's Parish, by Presby- terians, 105, 415.
ELEVENTH Regiment ( Old Bethel) (see Honor, Roll of). ELIZABETH Maxwell Steele Chapter, Daughters o f the American Revolution, officers and members, 3.
ELLIS, Gov. John W., 310, 453; graduate of University of North Carolina, 310 ; represents Rowan in House of Commons, 310, 462; elected Judge of Su- perior Court, 310, 462; elected Governor of North Carolina, 310, 453, 462; buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, 311. -Rev. Reuben, 401.
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ELLYSON'S Mill, Col. Montford S. Stokes killed at, 335.
EMBARGO Act of 1808, 338.
EMPIE, Rev. Adam, 422, 426, 427.
ENGINEERS, First Regiment (see Honor, Roll of).
ENGLAND, Congress declares war against, 341; Rev. John Morgan visits, .445; Rev. Thomas F. Davis, Jr., visits, 455.
ENGLISH Church in Colonies, 409.
-Graveyard, 87; Capt. Daniel Little buried in, 216; Albert Torrence buried in, 266.
ENSIGN, Major James Smith serves as, under George III., 140.
EPISCOPACY in Rowan County, 409. Christ Church, 426 ; conse- crated by Bishop Ravenscroft, 439.
-John Dunn's house decked with evergreens at Christmas, 416.
-Rev. Charles Pettigrew elected Bishop of Diocese of North Carolina, 421.
-Rev. Francis J. Murdock, 459, 460, 461.
-Rev. George Badger Wetmore, 458.
-Rev. John Haywood Parker, 267, 456, 460; ordained by Bishop Ives, 457.
-Rev. John Huske Tillinghast, 459.
-Rev. John Morgan, 444; accu- mulates rare books, 445; visits England, 445.
-Rev. John Stark Ravenscroft elected first Bishop of North Carolina, 430.
-Rev. Robert Johnstone Miller, 422; connected with Method- ism, 423; ordained by Luther- ans, 386, 424; attends fifth annual Diocesan Convention, 427; ordained deacon and priest by Bishop Moore, 427; died, 434.
-Rev. Thomas F. Davis, Jr., 450; educated at University of North Carolina, 454; ordained by Bishop Ives, 454; removes to Camden, S. C., 455; elected Bishop of South Carolina, 455;
becomes blind, 455; visi's Eng- land and the Continent, 455.
-Rev. William W. Spear, 446, 449.
-St. Luke's Parish, 412.
-Twenty-fourth Diocesan Con- vention meets in St. Luke's Church, 451.
EPISCOPAL members of the General Assembly, some, 462. -Methodist, Salisbury Circuit, 397.
-Settlers in Rowan, 436. ERECTION of Fort Dobbs, 109. ESPY, Rev. Thomas, 375. ESTABLISHMENT of religion in Rowan, 100.
EUROPE, Hon. Burton Craige visits, 331; Rev. Thomas F. Davis, Jr., visits, 455.
EUROPEAN settlers, the first, 49.
EUTAW, Major James Ruther- ford killed at battle of, 138. EVERGREENS, John Dunn's house decorated with, at Christ- mas, 416.
EXORBITANT fees for marriage licenses, 88.
EXTRACT from Organ Church records, 389.
FADED Quilt, the, 248.
FAMILIES living on the Yad- kin River one hundred years ago, 259.
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