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Author: SETilleman
Surnames: CARELOCK, CARLOCK, CEARLOCK, CERLAUGH, CORLOCK, CURLOCK, GERLACH, GERLOCH,
KERLOCK
Classification: military
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I did some research at the San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Library this past
afternoon and found the following information regarding Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina,
CARLOCKs who served in the Revolutionary War:
Source: "Roster of Soldiers From North Carolina in the American Revolution"
(Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967).
Pg. 306 -- Dec. 1, 1788, George CARLOCK deeded 182 acres for 24 months of service
"Within the limits of the lands allotted the officers and soldiers of the Continental
Line, by Law, 1783, Oct. 14."
Pg. 331 -- Militia, Frederick CORLOCK, No. 4881, Salisbury District, Mecklenburg Co.,
NC.
Pg. 332 -- Militia, David CORLOCK, No. 2576, Salisbury District, Mecklenburg Co., NC.
This David would be David CARLOCK, b. ca. 1739 (s/o Frederick CARLOCK/CARELOCK, David
GERLACH/CARLOCK, Hans Peter GERLOCH/GERLACH), direct ancestor of the Illinois branch of
the CEARLOCK/CURLOCK family.
It is not clear to me which of the two George CARLOCKs and Frederick CARLOCKs of
Mecklenburg Co., NC, are referenced above. DAR records, the "History of the Carlock
Family" book, etc., have given credit to the elder George CARLOCK, brother to the
above-mentioned David CARLOCK. Additional research is needed to determine if credit has
been given to the correct individual.
Incomplete, and in some cases inaccurate records for the elder Frederick CARLOCK/CARELOCK
(b. 1720) and his descendants can be found on the following pages in the book
"History of the Carlock Family," by Marion Pomeroy CARLOCK, 1929: 31 - 33, 50,
436 - 437, 615 - 630. The younger Frederick CARLOCK, b. 1750 (probable s/o Frederick
CARLOCK/CARELOCK, David GERLACH/CARLOCK, Hans Peter GERLOCH/GERLACH), the younger George
CARLOCK (probable grandson of Frederick CARLOCK/CARELOCK, David GERLACH/CARLOCK, Hans
Peter GERLOCH/GERLACH), who married Millison, and the above-mentiond David CARLOCK (b ca.
1739) were not even mentioned in Marion Pomeroy CARLOCK's book.
Two Fredericks (KERLOCK) and two Georges (KERLOCK and CERLAUGH) appear on the 1790 census
for Mecklenburg Co., NC. The alternative spellings of the CARLOCK surname used by the
elder Frederick CARLOCK and his descendants have contributed to confusion in sorting out
the various members of this branch of the family.
Please let me know if you have any evidence regarding which George CARLOCK and Frederick
CARLOCK are referenced above for their militia service during the Revolutionary War.
Susan Cearlock Tilleman (setilleman(a)gmail.com)
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/i/l/Susan-E-Tilleman/
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