-=> Quoting Gerald Carpenter to Clint Edwards <=-
 GC> I noticed on your address that you live in the immediate area
 GC> of where one of my dead ends lived. Maybe you could help me out of some
 GC> of the history of the area around the 1770's to the 1790's.
 GC> I'll give you my file on him and then ask you some questions
 GC> about the area.
 GC> The Baker KING File
 GC> Sep 1778  Wilkes Co. N.C., Baker King sold 400 acres on waters of
 GC> South Fork of New River including his improvements to Thomas
Gerald,
    Probably not much help to you on this surname.  There were several KING 
families in Yancey COunty in 1850.  Really don't have any good local sources 
for dates prior to that.
   I would recommend the following for help on your KINGS and Wilkes Co NC in 
particular:
    1.Wilkes Genealogical Society, Inc.
        P. O. Box 1629
        North Wilkesboro, NC  28659
(Understand they have published a history about Wilkes County)
    2.Surry County Genealogical Society
     Box 997
   Dobson, NC  27017
(Wilkes Co was formed from Surry County in 1777)
    3.  N. C. Genealogical Society
   P. O. Box 1492
   Raleigh, NC   27602
Wish I could be of more help.   Good luck in your continuing research....
7/6/96
CLINT    (Northeast Tennessee)
  e-mail:  clint@washington.xtn.net
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