Do John G. Cagle's publications mention any Cagles west of the Catawba River
in North Carolina from 1750 to 1800? If they do, which Cagles were there
then?
Since Henry Cagle, Sr. lived in what is now Moore Co., NC, and married
Catherine Seitz the daughter of John Henry Seitz, I am wondering how Henry
and Catherine met. I thought John Henry Seitz lived west of the Catawba
River. Do you know if the John Henry Seitz who lived west of the Catawba
River in what was then Anson Co., NC is the same Henry Sides who was in
Rowan Co., NC before 25 October 1761 and the Henry Sights who was in
Mecklenburg Co., NC before 6 April 1765?
See my notes below which I have copied and pasted from an article I
previously wrote on Michael Christman, Sr.
1761 October 25: Henry Sides had made an improvement before this date on
land "on the South Branch of Second Creek"15 [Dutch Second Creek] in Rowan
County, North Carolina. Lawrence Lingle received a warrant for this land on
25 October 1761. Lingle's grant date: 21 December 1761.16
1765 April 6: Michael granted 340 acres "On the North Branches of Dutch
Buffelow including his own & Henry Sights Improvements." From a land entry
for Jeremiah Clonch [Clontz], we learn that Michael's 340 acres were on
Shenewolfs (sic) Creek also known as Jenny Wolf Creek.19
There was a Henry Sights, who lived west of the Catawba River, in Anson
County, on Killlions Mill Creek, who had made improvements by the time of
his 13 October 1756 patent for 140 acres.20 I think it is quite likely he
fled to an area east of the Catawba River, due to a Cherokee uprising west
of the Catawba River in April 1759.21 He could be the same Henry Sides,
who was on Dutch Second Creek in southern Rowan County before 25 October
1761.
The fact that he did not get a grant in Rowan County may mean he did not
intend to remain there, because he already had property elsewhere and
intended to return to it. If this were the case, it seems he didn't think
it was safe to move back to west of the Catawba River, when, in 1761,
Lawrence Lingle began the process of getting a grant for the land on which
Henry had made an improvement and on which Henry may have still been living.
Henry apparently moved south over the county line into Mecklenburg County,
where he again made improvements. He did not get a grant there either.
Carole Cook