Rowan County, North Carolina Compiled Genealogies

Published Genealogy Books and Articles


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A

 * [Adams] See March.
 * [Admire] Phillips, William Ralph. "George Erdmayer/Artmire/Admire," Rowan County Register, Vol. 6, No. 2 (May 1991):1277-1279. Available at FHL.
 * [Agner] Agnes, Martha Withers. "Forty Ways to Spell Agner," Rowan County Register, Vol. 1, No. 2 (May 1986):89. Available at FHL.
 * [Andrews] Craig, Marion Stark. James Andrews (RW Soldier) of Back Creek, Rowan County, NC: Died 20 November 1821: A Genealogical Compilation. Little Rock, Arkansas: M.S. Craig, 1991. Available at FHL.
 * [Arey] See also Eary.
 * [Arey] Davidson, Harriet Arey. The Early Areys of Rowan County, North Carolina. MSS., 1974, available at FHL.
 * [Arey] Davidson, Harriet Arey. Palatine Progeny - the Arey Family of Rowan County, North Carolina and Related Families, 1749-1983. Davidson, North Carolina: H.A. Davidson, 1983. Available at FHL.
 * [Arey] Eary, Freeman and Pat Eary. "John Alexander Arey: Early Emigrant to the West," Rowan County Register, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Aug. 1995):2284-2290. Available at FHL.

B

 * [Baird] See Green.
 * [Bame] See Bohm.
 * [Barnes] McElwee, Pinckney G. Genealogy of Shadrack Barnes of Rowan County, North Carolina, a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. Washingon, D. C.: McElwee, 1952. Available at FHL. 1958 revised edition is also available at FHL.
 * [Beanblossom] Hays, Samuel P. The Descendants of J. Christian and Catherine Beanblossom of Rowan County, North Carolina and Harrison County, Indiana and Darke County, Ohio. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: S.P. Hays, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Beanblossom] Schlenker, Johannes L. "Beanblossom," Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 2 (May 1997):2725-2726. Available at FHL. Dr. Schlenker discusses the Anglicization (translation) of the German surname Bohnebluscht to Beanblossom.
 * [Bedwell] Ericson, Carolyn Reeves. "Rowan County Miniature: The Bedwell Family from Kent County, Delaware to Rowan County, North Carolina," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Nov. 1989):909-910. Available at FHL.
 * [Bentley] Miller, James W. "Thomas Bentley of Old Rowan and Lincoln Counties, NC," Rowan County Register, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Feb. 1991):1210-1222. Available at FHL.
 * [Bernhardt] Wiley, Beulah Bernhardt. "If All My Days Were Sunny," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 2 (May 1989):818-819. Available at FHL.
 * [Black] See Saucemon.
 * [Bodenhamer] Heuss, Lois Ione Hotchkiss, Hubert E. Bodenheimer, and David R. Bodenheimer. Christian Bodenhamer (Bodenheimer-Bodenhammer) of Rowan County, North Carolina, and His Descendents. Charlotte, North Carolina?: L.I.H. Heuss, H.E. & D.R. Boednheimer, 1989. Available at FHL.
 * [Bohm] West, Margaret Bame. "Furfeld Castle Visited," Rowan County Register, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Aug. 1993):1809-1813. Available at FHL.
 * [Boone] Bryan, J.C. The Boone-Bryan History. Frankfort, Ky.: The Kentucky State Historical Society, 1913. Digital version at Internet Archive
 * [Bostian] Jorgensen, Ada Petrea. One Line of the Bostian Family of Rowan County, North Carolina. Hendersonville, North Carolina: A.P. Jorgensen, 1982. Available at FHL.
 * [Bowers] See Jo White Linn's article on Peter Brown's petition.
 * Bowlby] Barekman, June B. Some New Jersey Families Found in Early Rowan County, North Carolina; Bowlby, Palmer, Dailey, Todd, Stevens. Chicago, Illinois: n.p., 1970. Available at FHL.
 * [Brandon] Stutesman, John Hale. "Memoranda by Harriet (Brandon) Judah, 1882," Rowan County Register, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Nov. 1991):1404-1406. Available at FHL.
 * [Braun] See Brown.
 * [Briggs] Barker, Harold G., Maurine Clifford, and William M. Hunt. The Briggs Families of Old Anson, Old Rowan, and Davidson Counties, North Carolina and Brown County, Illinois. 2 vols. Rye, New York: H. G. Barker & M. Clifford & W.M. Hunt Jr., 1985. Available at FHL.
 * [Brown] Brown, Richard L. A History of the Michael Brown Family of Rowan County, North Carolina. Michael Brown Family Association, 1921. Original edition as well as a 1973 reprint are available at FHL.
 * [Brown] George, Harriet Duke and Calvin M. George. "Michael Braun of the Old Stone House Leafing Out the Brown Family Tree," Journal of the Genealogical Society of Rowan County, North Carolina, Vol. 1, Nos. 3-4 (Fall and Winter 1987):17-19. Available at FHL.
 * [Brown] Spencer, Betty Dan Gilliam. "Rowan County Loose Estate Papers: Brown," Rowan County Register, Vol. 9, No. 2 (May 1994):1989-2018. Available at FHL.
 * [Brown] Linn, Jo White. "Petition of Peter Brown," [1799] Rowan County Register, Vol. 13, No. 2 (May 1998):2971-2972. Available at FHL.
 * [Bryan] Bryan, J.C. The Boone-Bryan History. Frankfort, Ky.: The Kentucky State Historical Society, 1913. Digital version at Internet Archive
 * [Bryan] Bryan, John K. "Samuel Bryan: Some Footnotes," Rowan County Register, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Nov. 1993):1879-1880. Available at FHL.
 * [Burgess] Reginald, R. The House of the Burgesses: Being a Genealogical History of Edward Burgess of King George and Stafford Counties, Virginia, with His Sons - Garner Burgess of Fauquier Co., Virginia; William Burgess of Stafford Co., Virginia; Moses Burgess of Orange County, Virginia; Reuben Burgess of Rowan Co., North Carolina - and His Grandsons - Edward Burgess of Culpeper Co., Virginia; John Burgess of Harrison Co., Kentucky; Henry Burgess of Fleming Co., Kentucky; Edward Burgess of Scott Co., Kentucky; John P.B. Burgess of Halifax Co., Virginia; Edward Burgess of Kanawha Co., West Virginia; William Burgess of Davie Co., North Carolina; Reuben Burgess of Davie Co., North Carolina; and Thomas Burgess of White Co., Tennessee - Together with Their Known Descendants Named Burgess. San Bernardino, California: Borgo Press, 1983. Available at FHL.
 * [Burgess] Burgess, Michael and Mary A. Wickizer Burgess. The House of the Burgesses: Being a Genealogical History of William Burgess of Richmond (later King George) County, Virginia, His Son Edward Burgess of Stafford (later King Geoge) County, Virginia, with the Descendants in the Male Line of Edward's Sons: Garner Burgess of Fauquier County, Virginia, William Burgess of Stafford County, Virginia; Edward Burges, Jr. of Fauquier County, Virginia, Moses Burgess of Orange County, Virginia; Reuben of Rowan (later Davie) County, North Carolina. San Bernardino, California: Burgess and Wickizer, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Buttram] Waid, Charles V. and Barbara L. Brown Waid. Buttram: Bertram - Boutteram - Burtram - Butrum - Burtrum - Buttrum - Butram - Burtrum - Burttram - Burttrum: The Descendants of William Buttram I & Margaret of Rowan County, North Carolina. Birmingham, Alabama: Buttram Family Association, 1998. Available at FHL.

C

 * [Cain] See Karn.
 * [Castle] Stapleton, Paul L.A. "Jacob Castle - The White Hunter," The Appalachian Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Sep. 2007):75-77. FHL Book 975.5743 D25a v. 12.
 * [Cavender} See Deadman.
 * [Chambers] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan Records Sleuth," Rowan County Register, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Nov. 1988):674. Available at Young and Ellis Revolutionary War Pensions, FHL.
 * [Coles] Coles, William H. "William Temple Coles Dublin, Ireland and The Carolinas,Rowan County Register, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Aug. 1994):2069-2079. Available at FHL.
 * [Coltrane] Linn, Jo White. "Migration from Halifax County, NC, to Rowan County," Rowan County Register, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Aug. 1990):1115; Vol. 8, No. 3 (Aug. 1993):1814. Available at FHL.
 * [Correll] Linn, Jo White. "Philip Correll: Revolutionary War Soldier," Rowan County Register, Vol. 15, No. 3 (Aug. 2000):3478-3479. Available at FHL.
 * [Cowan] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan Records Sleuth," Rowan County Register, Vol. 2, No. 2 (May 1987):313-314. Available at FHL.
 * [Crawford] Crawford, Sybil F. "John Crawford," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Aug. 1989):884-888. Available at FHL.

D

 * [Dailey] See Bowlby.
 * [Deacon] See Reed.
 * [Deadman] Rosenthal, Patricia N. "Rowan Records Sleuth: Rebecca (Deadman) Cavender," Rowan County Register, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Feb. 1991):1243. Available at FHL.
 * [Delow] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan Record Sleuth - Hartman, Delow," Rowan County Register, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Feb. 1986):4. Available at FHL.
 * [Denny] Rankin, S.M. and Elizabeth Chapman Denny Vann. Denny Families of Buffalo Church, Rowan and Guilford Counties, North Carolina: A Study of a Group of North Carolina Dennys, Information Extracted Mainly from History of Buffalo Church and Her People and Rankin and Wharton Families. MSS., 1946, available at FHL.
 * [Dickey] Howard, Joseph H. "Captain John Dickey, Patriot," Rowan County Register, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Feb. 1996):2443-2450. Available at FHL.
 * [Dickey] Howard, Joseph H. "John Dickey (d. 1817): An Early Rowan County, NC, Merchant and Doodler," Rowan County Register, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Feb. 1998):2901-2906. Available at FHL.

E

 * [Earnhardt] Goodman, Ruth Earnhardt. "Johannes Earnhardt Family," Journal of the Genealogical Society of Rowan County, North Carolina, Vol. 2, No. 2 (June 1988):27-31. Available at FHL.
 * [Eary] See also Arey.
 * [Eary] Cruse, Bernard W. Some of the Descendants of Peter Eary: (Petter Ihrig) Born Before April 1765 in Germany, Died in Rowan County, North Carolina. Concord, North Carolina: B.W. Cruse, 2007. Available at FHL.
 * [Enochs] Enochs, Richard A. "Rowan Records Sleuth: Enochs, Higdon," Rowan County Register, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Nov. 1987):433-437. Available at FHL.
 * [Evans] Rexroad, Edythe Evans. "Rowan County Families: Evans in Early Rowan," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Nov. 1989):916. Available at FHL.

F

 * [Falls] "Gilbreath Falls, Part II," Rowan County Register, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Aug. 1998):3051-3054. Available at FHL.
 * [Fesperman] George, Calvin M. "I 'Did' the Census - and It Helped," Rowan County Register, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Feb. 1993):1694-1696. Available at FHL.
 * [Fink] Schlenker, Johannes L. "Some Early Nord-Karolina Deitsch (German) Finks of Mill Creek and Meisenheimer Precincts in Union County, IL," Rowan County Register, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb. 1995):2165-2181. Available at FHL.
 * [Fulton] Burkholder, Mrs. A.C. "Rowan Records Sleuth," Rowan County Register, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Nov. 1986):188. Available at FHL.

G

 * [Garster] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan Records Sleuth: Garster, Litzler," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 2 (May 1989):790-791. Available at FHL.
 * [Geekie] "The Family of David Geekie of Scotland," Journal of the Genealogical Society of Rowan County, North Carolina, Vol. 1, Nos. 3-4 (Fall and Winter 1987):3-4. Available at FHL.
 * [Gillespie] "From the North Carolina Journal 9 January 1797," Journal of the Genealogical Society of Rowan County, North Carolina, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Dec. 1988):101. Available at FHL.
 * [Gillespie] "Rowan Records from Afar," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 2 (May 1989):792. Available at FHL.
 * [Gillespie] Lentz, Gilbert G. Lentz and Gillespie Families in Rowan County, North Carolina, 1749-1818. Sacramento, California: G.G. Lentz, 1993. Available at FHL.
 * [Glasscock] Meinke, Terry and Arthur L. Glasgow. My Glasscock Ancestors: The Genealogy of the Glas(s)cock (alias Glassco and Glasgow) Families of Richmond, Prince, Fauquier and Frederick Counties in Virginia; Rowan County, North Carolina; Jefferson County in West Virginia; Adams, Brown, Green and Knox Counties in Ohio; Sangamon County in Illinois and Wright, Morrison, Cass and Hubbard Counties in Minnesota from 1643 to 1933. Palatine, Illinois: T. Meinke, 2004. Available at FHL.
 * [Glover] Kluttz, James W. Our Glover Family of Rowan County, North Carolina. Cary, North Carolina: J.W. Kluttz, 2006. Available at FHL; digital book at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Godbey] Linn, Jo White. "George Godbey of Rowan: Revolutionary War Soldier Under George Washington," Rowan County Register, Vol. 14, No. 2 (May 1999):3222. Available at FHL.
 * [Goss] Heuss, Lois Ione Hotchkiss. Frederick Goss of Rowan County, North Carolina: and His Descendants. Akron, Ohio: L.I.H. Heuss, 1968. Available at FHL.
 * [Gracey] Daughters of the American Revolution. Custis Chapter (Washington). Gracey Family, Gravestone Inscriptions, and Bible Records of the Gracey Family of North Carolina with Will of Patrick Gracey of Rowan Co., N.C. MSS., 1945, available at FHL.
 * [Graham} Irwin, Lyndon N. "Revolutionary War Lieutenant John Graham: Patriot or Horse Thief," Rowan County Register, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb. 1995):2182-2186. Available at FHL.
 * [Green] Hawkins, John O. "Rowan County Miniature: Hannah (Green) Green Baird Tompkins," Rowan County Register, Vol. 5, No. 2 (May 1990):1058-1059. Available at FHL.

H

 * [Hamby] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan County Miniature: William Hamby," Rowan County Register, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Nov. 1988):673. Available at FHL.
 * [Hampton] Olsen, Nola Rosenbaum. Hampton Family Abstracts, Rowan County, North Carolina. Camarillo, California: Olsen, (197?). Available at FHL.
 * [Harkey] Reener, Lynn Boyd. "John Harkey & Sarah (Walcher) Harkey," Journal of the Genealogical Society of Rowan County, North Carolina, Vol. 1, Nos. 3-4 (Fall and Winter 1987):21-25. Available at FHL.
 * [Harman] Harman, John Newton. Harman Genealogy (Southern Branch): With Biographical Sketches, 1700-1924. Richmond, Va.: W.C. Hill Print. Co., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry $
 * [Henry] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan County Miniature: David Henry," Rowan County Register, Vol. 3, No. 2 (May 1987):575-577. Available at FHL.
 * [Hickman] Crane, Madilyn L. "Revolutionary War Record of William Hickman," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Feb. 1989):766. Available at FHL.
 * [Higdon] See Enochs.
 * [Holmes] Linn, Jo White. A Holmes Family of Rowan and Davidson Counties, North Carolina: with Haden, Helig, Reid, Rex, Linn, Smith, Bernhardt, Snider, Pearson, Graham, White, Sawyer, Foushee, Ballou, Hurley, Morrison, King, Erwin, Pannill, Dillard, Knowles. Salisbury, North Carolina: n.p., 1988. Available at FHL.
 * [Huey] "Some Notes on the Huey Family," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Winter 1992):22-26. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 20
 * [Hunt] Hunt, Mitchell J. A Corrected Genealogy of Col. Jonathan Hunt (1716-1782) and His Rowan Co., North Carolina Siblings and Their Descendants. Willow Grove, Pennsylvania: M.J. Hunt, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Huskey] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273R22b 1978. The Huskey family is discussed in Vol. 1.

I

 * [Inness] "Inness Bible Record," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Aug. 1989):873-875. Available at FHL.
 * [Irvin] Irvin, Kent Lee. "Robert Irvin of Rowan County, North Carolina," Rowan County Register, Vol. 8, No. 2 (May 1993):1749-1757. Available at FHL.

J

 * [Jones] Lemons, Nova A. "Rowan County Miniature: Solomon Jones of Rowan County," Rowan County Register, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Nov. 1987):438-441. Available at FHL.
 * [Jordan] "River Jordan," Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 2 (May 1997):2753. Available at FHL.

K

 * [Kane] See Karn.
 * [Karriker] Karriker, John C. The Karrikers of Rowan County, North Carolina. Mooresville, North Carolina: J. C. Karriver, 1980. Available at FHL.
 * [Karn] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan Records Sleuth," Rowan County Register, Vol. 3, No. 2 (May 1988):553-554. Available at FHL.
 * [Kern] Kern, Mary Margaret. The Kern Family of Rowan County, North Carolina, Nicholas County, Kentucky; Boone, Clinton, Lawrence, Monroe Counties, Indiana; Hancock County, Illinois; Lee County, Iowa. Noblesville, Indiana: M.M.K. Garrard, 1968. Available at FHL; digital book at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Kern] Kern, Charles Ronald. History of the John Kern Family of Rowan County and Montgomery County, North Carolina. Birmingham, Alabama: C.R. Kern, 2001. Available at FHL.
 * [Kimbrough] Gunn, Kay Lee Wrage. "The Kimbrough Family," Rowan County Register, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Nov. 1995):2365-2369. Available at FHL.
 * [Kluttz] "The McCubbins File, Rowan Public Library, Salisbury, N.C.," [Kluttz Family Folder] Journal of the Genealogical Society of Rowan County, North Carolina, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Spring 1988):8-9. Available at FHL.
 * [Knox] Goodman, Hattie S. The Knox Family: A Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Descendants of John Knox of Rowan County, North Carolina, and Other Knoxes. Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1905. Available at FHL.
 * [Kreit(z)] Schlenker, Johannes L. "Union County, Illinois, Descendants of Michael Kreit(z) of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and Rowan County, North Carolina," Rowan County Register, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Nov. 1993):1869-1877. Available at FHL.

L

 * [Lawrence] Mireles, Dana Ann. "The Lawrence-Lowrance-Nave Families of Early North Carolina," Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 2 (May 1997):2717-2724. Available at FHL.
 * [Lentz] Lentz, John Paul. Lentz Heritage: Records and Descendants of the Four Lentz Brothers Who Settled in Rowan County, North Carolina Between 1778 and 1782. Burlington, North Carolina: J. P. Lentz, 1986. Available at FHL.
 * [Lentz] Lentz, John Paul. Lentz Heritage: Newsletter, Records and Descendants of the Four Lentz Brothers Who Settled in Rowan County, North Carolina Between 1778-1782. Burlington, North Carolina: J.P. Lentz, 1988. Available at FHL.
 * [Lentz] Lentz, Gilbert G. Lentz and Gillespie Families in Rowan County, North Carolina, 1749-1818. Sacramento, California: G.G. Lentz, 1993. Available at FHL.
 * [Linker] Scott, Carol S. "The Linker / Links of Rowan - Davidson Counties," Rowan County Register, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Aug. 1990):1112-1114. Available at FHL.
 * [Links] See Linker.
 * [Little] Little, Lawrence L. Captain Daniel Little, Esquire of Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. Portales, New Mexico: L.L. Little, 19--?. Available at FHL.
 * [Little] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan Records Sleuth: Sally Little," Rowan County Register, Vol. 5, No. 2 (May 1990):1030. Available at FHL.
 * [Little] Shook, Pauline Moser and John C. Roberts. Capt. Daniel Little, Esq., and His Contemporaries: John Dunn, John Lewis Beard, Conrod Michael, Michael Brown, William Temple Coles, and Most of the Population of Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, 1753-1792: Documented. Sandpoint, Idaho: P.M. Shook, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Litzler] See Garster.
 * [Lowrance] See also Lawrence.
 * [Lowrance] "William Lorance, Revolutionary War Soldier: Migration from Rowan County, NC to Owen County, KY," Rowan County Register, Vol. 16, No. 2 (May 2001):3657. Available at FHL.
 * [Lyon] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan Records Sleuth," Rowan County Register, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Aug. 1986):123. Available at FHL.

M

 * [McCollum] Smith, Renee Jackson. "Revolutionary War Record of James McCollum," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Feb. 1989):767-768. Available at FHL.
 * [McCorkle] See Brandon.
 * [McGibboney] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan Records Sleuth: McGibboney, Work," Rowan County Register, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Nov. 1990):1149-1150. Available at FHL.
 * [McNeely] Henderson, Lisa Y. "Documents Tracing the Relationship Between John Wilson McNeely and His Slave, Lucinda," Journal of the Genealogical Society of Rowan County, North Carolina, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Mar. 1989):50-52. Available at FHL.
 * [McNeely] "McNeely Family Records," Rowan County Register, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Feb. 1996):2434. Available at FHL. Also discusses Osborn family.
 * [McPheeters} McPheeters, Jno. Hand written account of Charles McPheeters Family, dated 28 July 1900. Cited in Harold L. McPheeter's 1997 article.
 * [McPheeters] McPheeters, Harold L. "What's That Name Again? Variations on a Rowan County Surname: McPheeters," Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug. 1997):2777-2788. Available at FHL.
 * [Mabry] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan Records Sleuth," Rowan County Register, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Feb. 1988):494-495. Available at FHL.
 * [March] Williams, Foide J. and Hazel Williams. "March, Stephens & Adams Families of Rowan (Davie) County, NC," Rowan County Register, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Feb. 1996):2451-2457. Available at FHL.
 * [Marlin] McAlear, Robert. "Rowan Records Sleuth: Martin or Marlin?", Rowan County Register, Vol. 6, No. 2 (May 1991):1269-1270. Available at FHL.
 * [Mathieu] Linn, Jo White. "Rowan County Miniature: Andre Mathieu," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 2 (May 1989):823-826. Available at FHL.
 * [Miller] See also Chambers.
 * [Miller] Linn, Jo White. A Miller Family of Rowan County. Rowan County Register. Available at FHL.
 * [Miller] - Schlenker, Johannes L. "Henn Mer Der Wendel Muller G'Funne: The Saga of Wendel Muller: from German-Peasant to American-Junker," Rowan County Register, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Aug. 1992):1569-1590. Available at FHL.
 * [Miller] "Francis Miller," Rowan County Register, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Aug. 1992):1608-1615. Available at FHL 975.671 H25r
 * [Miller] Schlenker, Johannes L. "Errata from 'Henn Mer Der Wendel Muller G'Funne?'" Rowan County Register, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Nov. 1993):1878. Available at FHL.
 * [Mock] "Rowan Records Sleuth - Philip Mock," Rowan County Register, Vol. 7, No. 2 (May 1992):1529-1533. Available at FHL.
 * [Montgomery] Linn, Jo White. "Hugh Montgomery of Rowan County: One Man with a Fast Horse," Rowan County Register, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Aug. 1992):1591-1606. Available at FHL.
 * [Muller] See Miller.
 * [Mullikin] Mullican, N. Spencer. Mullikins and Mullicans of North Carolina: A History of Lewis Mullikin and His Descendants Covering the Period Since His Arrival in Rowan County, North Carolina, in 1781 from the Western Shore of Maryland. Winston-Salem, N.C.: N.S. Mullican, (1953?). Available at FHL.

N

 * [Nave] See Lawrence.

O

 * [Ogle] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273R22b 1978. [The Ogle family is discussed in Vol. 1.]
 * [Osborn] - See McNeely.

P

 * [Palmer] See Bowlby.
 * [Park] Park, Evelyn Potter and Warren R. Park. Allen Park, 1745-1805, of Rowan County, North Carolina and Madison County, Kentucky: Including Some of His Descendants and Allied Families. Chandler, Oklahoma: n.p., 1970. Original edition and 1977 supplement available at FHL.
 * [Park] Park, Percival David. Moses Park (1738-1828) of Rowan and Mecklenburg Counties, North Carolina, Son of the Immigrant John Park of Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia: P.D. Park, 1991. Available at FHL.
 * [Park] Park, Percival David. Possible Origins of Some Park Families in the Eastern Part of Old Rowan County, North Carolina: (Short Title: Park Origins). Charlottesville, Virginia: P.D. Park, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Parker] Hinson, William Ashley. Richard Parker I and His Descendants: A History of the Parkers of Rowan County and Stanly County, North Carolina. Kernersville, North Carolina: W.A. Hinson, 1995. Available at FHL.
 * [Pennington] Jones, Marvin T. Some Descendants of Ephraim Pennington of Rowan County, North Carolina: Including Those of Pennington's Point, McDonough County, Illinois. Wyndmere, North Dakota: M.T. Jones, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Phillips] Phillips, Randy H. Ezra Phillips, Son of John Phillips of Rowan County, North Carolina, and Family Records, 1757-1982. MSS., available at FHL.
 * [Pinkston] Belk, D. Stephen. The Family of Thomas Pinkston (1808-1885), Rowan County, North Carolina. Salisbury, North Carolina: n.p., 1976. Available at FHL.
 * [Pool] Poole, William Lee. Early North Carolina Pool Clan of Bladen, Anson, Rowan, and Davidson Counties: Eleven Generations of Edward Pool and His Descendants from the Early 1700's to the Present 1983. Macon, Georgia: W.L. Poole, 1983. Available at FHL.
 * [Pope] Sparks, Mildred Jenkins. Descendants of George Whitefield Pope, 1750-1989: Pastor of Abbotts Creek Baptist Church, Rowan (now Davidson Co.), North Carolina. MSS., available at FHL.

R

 * [Reed] Craig, Marion Stark. Joseph Reed (Died 1751) of Anson County, NC & Wife, Elizabeth, Who Married James Deacon and Lived in Rowan County, NC: A Genealogical Dompilation. Little Rock, Arkansas: M.S. Craig, 1991. Available at FHL.
 * [Reed] Park, Percival D. "Reed Research Notes: John Reed, Jr., and Molly Drake Reed; Moses Reed, Revolutionary War Veteran; John Reed, III, and Mary McPheeters Reed," Rowan County Register, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Feb. 1992):1459-1463. Available at FHL.
 * [Reid] Barlow, Lundie W. The Descent of Emmaline Jernigan Moore Barlow from Alexander Reid (ca. 1700-1777) of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Rowan County North Carolina. MSS., available at FHL.
 * [Rendleman] Linn, Jo White. "David Atwell Rendleman," Rowan County Register, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Feb. 1990):994-998. Available at FHL.
 * [Richardson] Roberts, Lesbia Ward. "Matthias Richardson (1749-1828): Revolutionary War Soldier," Rowan County Register, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Feb. 2000):3383-3384. Available at FHL.
 * [Riddle] Sheek, Ann Carol Ellis. Descendants of Stephen and Elizabeth Douthit Riddle of Rowan County, North Carolina. Clemmons, North Carolina: A.E. Sheek, 1982. Available at FHL.

S

 * [Sain] "Rowan Records Sleuth: Sain, Trout," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Aug. 1989):849. Available at FHL.
 * [Sappenfield] Faller, Elizabeth. "Rowan County Miniature: Mathias Sappenfield," Rowan County Register, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Aug. 1988):613-617. Available at FHL.
 * [Saucemon] "Rowan Records Sleuth: Saucemon, Sights, Black," Rowan County Register, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb. 1995):2200. Available at FHL.
 * [Scott] Craig, Marion Stark. John Scott (Died 1760) of Rowan County, NC and Son, John Scott, of Rowan, Tryon & Rutherford (Cain/Cane Creek) Counties, NC & Livingston County, Ky. (Died 1811): A Genealogical Compilation. Little Rock, Arkansas: M.S. Craig, 1991. Available at FHL.
 * [Sechler] Sechler, Earl T. Sechler Family of Rowan County, North Carolina: With Pennsylvania Ancestors of Philadelphia Co., Pa. (now Montgomery Co.) and Northampton Co., Pa. (now Lehigh Co.), and Southern Missouri Descendants (Dallas Co., Polk Co., Taney Co., Christian Co., Stone Co., Green Co., Mo.) and Atlanta, Ga. San Francisco, California: E.T. Sechler, 1980. Available at FHL.
 * [Sechler] "Abraham Sechler," Rowan County Register, Vol. 10, No. 2 (May 1995):2254. Available at FHL.
 * [Sights] See Saucemon.
 * [Sloop] Cook, John L. and Harald S. Reksten. "Conrad Sloop: An Exploration of Facts & Tradition," Rowan County Register, Vol. 10, No. 2 (May 1995):2225-2240. Available at FHL.
 * [Snoddy] See Snoddy.
 * [Steelman] Linn, Jo White. "William Steelman of Rowan, Revolutionary War Soldier," Rowan County Register, Vol. 16, No. 2 (May 2001):3644. Available at FHL.
 * [Stephens] See March.
 * '[Stevens} See Bowlby.
 * [Strub] Priest, Lyman W. The Strub Family: Three Generations of the Descendants of Johannes and Elisabeth (Löliger) Strub: Rowan, Surry, Stokes, Forsyth Counties, North Carolina, Bartholomew County, Indiana, Edwards County, Illinois, 1719-1884: Related Families Include: Alberty, Aldridge, Billeter ... Charlottesville, Virginia: L.W. Priest, 1991. Available at FHL.

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 * [Tatum] Tatum, James Orval. The Ancestry [of] Haley Tatum (1752 or 1760-1819) of Rowan County, North Carolina and His Descendants 1599-1995. n.p.: J.O. Tatum, 1995. Available at FHL.
 * [Tompkins] See Green.
 * [Todd] See also Bowlby.
 * [Todd] "Todd from North Carolina to Kentucky," Rowan County Register, Vol. 3, No. 2 (May 1988):564. Available at FHL. [Identifies three Todds in Madison County, Kentucky who drew Revolutionary War Pensions for service in North Carolina.]
 * [Trosper] Linn, Jo White. "Nicholas Trosper," Rowan County Register, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Aug. 1995):2300. Available at FHL. Variant surname spellings: Troorbough, Drorebach, Tresback, Doreback, Trevebaugh, Trorebaugh, Troseback.
 * [Trout] "Rowan Records Sleuth: Sain, Trout," Rowan County Register, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Aug. 1989):849. Available at FHL.

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 * [Wainscott] Streett, Sue. Williams, Van Meter, Dubois & Wainscott: Pioneer Families of Western Virginia and Kentucky; Associated Families: Darke, Deyo, French, Harness, Hendricks, Huffman, Osborn, Stringfellow. Falls Church, Va.: S. Streett, (1999?). FHL Book 929.273 W133s
 * [Wainscott] Street, Anitra R. The Wainscott (Winscott) Family of Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky. Falls Church, Va.: Stepping in the Light, 2001. FHL Book 929.273 W133sa
 * [Was(s)on] "1791 Revolutionary War Memorial of Joseph Was(s)on: Formerly of Rowan County, Now in Iredell County," Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 2 (May 1997):2757-2760. Available at FHL.
 * [White] Coleman, C.W. "Genealogy of the Smith Family of Essex County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jul. 1897):41-52. Digital versions at JSTOR
 * [White] Brayton, John Anderson. The Descendants of Moses White of Rowan Co., NC: Including the Families of Peden, Templeton, Wilson, Fowler, Pearson, Trim and Morrow. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: J.A. Brayton, 1992. Available at FHL.
 * [White] White, William B., Nancy L. Crockett, and Florence Adams Sims. Representative Descendants of the Scotch-Irish Brothers Moses and Hugh White c1700-2000. 2000. Reviewed in Rowan County Register, Vol. 15, No. 3 (Aug. 2000):3528. Review available at FHL.
 * [Wilson] White-Cole, Darlene and Jo White Linn. "Rowan County Miniature: John Wilson of Rowan County," Rowan County Register, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Nov. 1986):189-192. Available at FHL.
 * [Wilson] - Coal, Darlene White. Wilsons of Abbott's Creek, Lexington, NC and Wilsons of Pott's Creek, Rowan County, NC: Wilson Family Notes, Giles County, Tennessee. Orangeville, California: D.W. Cole, 1988. Available at FHL.
 * [Work] See McGibboney.
 * [Wotever] "Bride's Maiden Name Not Known?" Rowan County Register, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Nov. 1997):2846. Available at FHL. Perhaps Woolever.
 * [Wright] White, Lillie Elizabeth Wright Lane. Genealogy of the Wright Family: Descendants of Richard Wright, Sr., Whose Will was Probated in Rowan County, North Carolina, on February 8, 1785: In Brief, Some Genealogy of the Morgan, Sears, Kutch, Hazel and Sanders Families. Bloomington, Indiana: L.E.W.L. White, 1943. Available at FHL.

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 * [Zien] See Sain.