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Betty:
I believe that I am also descended from your George CARLOCK, b. 1740,
Shenandoah Valley, VA (s/o Frederick, David), listed on page 615 of the book T
he History of the Carlock Family, but I cannot yet prove same. (As you know,
David and Frederick are listed on pages 436 and 437 of the same book.) My
maiden name was CEARLOCK and many of the descendants of my earliest
identified CARLOCK ancestor changed the spelling and pronunciation of their
surname to "CEARLOCK". Through correspondence I have also found that some of
David's son Hanchrist's descendants have used the spelling and pronunciation
"CEARLOCK", but I have no evidence that any of Hanchrist's descendants
migrated to Mecklenburg Co., NC. (Hanchrist is listed on page 436 of the
book.)
My earliest positively identified CARLOCK ancestor was George W.
CARLOCK/CEARLOCK, b. ca. 1779, NC; m. Rachel LANDERS, 11 Oct 1805, Warren
Co., KY; d. ca. 1862, possibly Fayette Co., IL. I believe that his mother or
stepmother may have been the Elizabeth who sold 124 acres in Warren Co., KY,
in 1818. I believe that your George CARLOCK (s/o Frederick, David) is a very
likely candidate for the father of my George. Here is the evidence I have to
support this:
1. The book says that George (s/o Frederick, David) was born in 1740 and
died in Mecklenburg Co., NC, in 1815. It seems unlikely that his eldest
child would have been born in 1785 as the book states.
2. The book says that George (s/o Frederick, David) "appears in various
records as Caerlock, Cerlock, Cerlough, and Kerlock." These variations of
the surname are consistant with the pronunciation of my maiden name
"CEARLOCK". My branch of CEARLOCKs pronounces the "Cear" like you
would
pronounce "car" in "carrot". However, I have also heard other family
members
use a pronunciation more similar to "Kerlock".
3. My George is known to have had LANDIS/LANDERS and GUTKNECHT/GOODNIGHT
in-laws in Mecklenburg Co., NC. In fact, I would very much like to know who
the "Kerlock" is who is referenced in the Mecklenburg Co., NC, court minutes,
Oct. 1787 session, Ct. R.s 65, Vol. 2, pp. 166/67. According to the
newsletter "Landers' Landings", Vol. 3, #1, July - August 1983, the record
was titled "Kerlock & the Landess vs. Joseph Rogers." It ordered Joseph
ROGERS to pay a nominal sum of money to "said Kerlock" for the orphans of
Christopher LANDESS, deceased. Christopher LANDESS was the grandfather of my
George CARLOCK/CEARLOCK's wife Rachel LANDERS. I also have not yet
identified Joseph ROGERS.
I would very much like to correspond with anyone who has information
regarding either your George CARLOCK (s/o Frederick, David) or my George
CARLOCK/CEARLOCK (b. ca. 1779, NC). I would also be interested in
corresponding with anyone who has any information on individuals with the
surname CEARLOCK.
Sue Tilleman
Live Oak, TX (suburban San Antonio)
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