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Thomas Rich

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Voyage of the Thistle: history of the Rich family of Alamance Creek

Rich, Frederick Ashburn · 2003

Frederick Ashburn Rich's 2003 family history of the Rich family of Alamance Creek, descended from Thomas Rich (1730-1780). The family's lines run through Orange, Alamance and Rockingham counties; Alamance Creek lay within Orange County until Alamance County was formed from it in 1849. Useful to family historians working on Rich lines in the North Carolina Piedmont.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Cardinal record: Rich, Thomas, 1730-1780 -- Family.

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Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 5 collections naming Thomas Rich State Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 64 Orange County pages naming Thomas Rich DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for Thomas Rich NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
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