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From: Lainee Denton-Jones <>
Subject: Re: [NCPolk] Looking for research library etc., for Polk County
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:00:18 -0500
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I am not the original poster...that was sent from the message boards and
should have been responded to there or the original poster CC'd on this
response. I have forwarded your message to the original poster.

Lainee
NCPolk List Administrator

At 01:39 PM 3/30/04, you wrote:

>My suggestion is this place since during that time was old tryon county.
>
>http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/gsotc.html
>
>I hope this helps.
>
> > Lainee
> > NCPolk List Administrator
> >
> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
> >
> > Classification: Query
> >
> > Message Board URL:
> >
> > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACE/270
> >
> > Message Board Post:
> >
> > I am looking to try and research families from the 1740s - 1750s in what I
> > believe to be present day Polk County. Is there a Library with extensive
> > info or a Gen Society, etc???
> >
> > Several Thomas' from Maryland
> >
> > The first reference I ever saw to Gilshot Thomas Creek was deed to James
> > Woods on 3-31-1755. It was for 302 acres, west side of Catawba
> > River. There is then reference of him selling to Alexander Osborne, Tryon
> > County, on 1-5-1774. It was described as a "branch" of the South Fork of
> > the Broad River near "Chirakee" Path. As far as I can determine there is
> > No south fork of the Broad River, unless the reference is to Green River
> > which runs into the Broad River in present day Polk County.
> >
> > In 1770 John Woods received 400 acres on South branch of Gilshot Thomas
> > Creek. The deed is dated January 23, 1770 and signed by James Wood as
> > attorney for John Lyon. On March 04, 1780 he sold 150 acres of the Lyons
> > 400 acres to George Wood. He refers to the land as being on a "south
> > branch of Gilshot Thomas branch or creek" but importantly, "now called
> > Greens Creek" and "below James Wood". On the same date he sold the
> > balance
> > of the Lyons purchase to William Wood. The description is the same except
> > for 250 acres. On November 21, 1784 John and George Wood sell land to
> > James Ridings on Greens Creek. Back on December 05, 1783 Thomas French
> > sells George Wood land on Greens Creek "south of White Oak Creek". On
> > June
> > 18, 1783 Thomas French had sold George Wood land on the south side of
> > White
> > Oak Creek. John Woods also owned land on the north Fork of the Pacolet
> > and
> > Allison Creek. Not too far away. Since White Oak Creek flows into the
> > Green River and the Green River into the Broad River, I believe Gilshot
> > Thomas Creek is now the Greens Creek that flows into White Oak Creek
> > (along
> > with Mill Creek).

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