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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.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Cardinal record: Rich, Thomas, 1730-1780 -- Family.

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