Many of these have descendants in Iredell at the present time, and they can refer with veneration to the names of their patriotic ancestors. Captain James Houston died on the 2d of August, 1819, in the 73d year of his age, and...

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Biographical Sketches of Western North Carolina Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties of Burke, Cabarrus, Cleaveland, Gaston, Iredell, and Wilkes. The biographies...

Many interesting events which transpired within the territory of “old Rowan” during the war of the Revolution, have unfortunately been buried from our view by those who have passed away. A few traditions still linger...