~ GERMAN ANCESTRY ~
Old Stone House, Granite Quarry, Rowan County, NC,
built in 1766 by Johann Michael Braun,
a German immigrant who settled in Old Rowan County
This page is designed to assist those of German ancestry in tracing their roots through Guilford County.
Any suggestions and contributions of information are welcome.
Guilford Area German History
from the History of Guilford County, North Carolina,
by the Guilford County Bicentennial Commission
excerpt from "North Carolina Through Four Centuries," by William S. Powell
2/3 of Guilford came from Old Rowan, and many of Guilford's early settlers can be found in Rowan records. Old Stone House is an excellent example of a German settler's home.
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