Ramsey, Robert Wayne. <br/><br/>
Carolina cradle :  settlement of the northwest Carolina frontier, 1747-1762 / 
Robert W. Ramsey. 
 - Chapel Hill :  University of North Carolina Press,  (c)1987. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 251 pages) :  facsimile, maps 
<br/><br/> Reprint. Originally published: (c)1964. 
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<br/><br/>The setting --  General causes of the southward migration --  The first settlements, 1747-1751 --  Growth of the western settlement, 1750-1751 --March 25, 1752 --  In the forks of the Hadkin, 1752-1762 --  The Germans of the present Rowan County --  The western settlements, 1752-1762 --  The trading camp settlement, 1750-1762 --  Growth of the Irish settlement, 1752-1762 --  Quakers and baptists of the northwest frontier --  The Scotch-Irish migration --  The German migration --  Establishment of Salisbury --  The economic order --  Life of the people --  French and Indian war --  Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> Describes the "invasion" of emigrant families into the area and their socio-economic and religious reasons for migrating during the period. A #87-442 Gift-Friends of the Genealogy Collection. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781469616797 9781469616803 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Land settlement--North Carolina--Rowan County.<br/>Migration, Internal--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F262  / .C376 1987