OTHER CABARRUS-RELATED BOOKS

Order the following publications as noted. These are not published by the society. If you have a book you think should be listed here contact Larry Hayer 2lhayr@gmail.com

Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Plats and Maps 1747-1916 by Dr. H. Mitchel Simpson and Dr. A. B. Pruitt 

This book contains a brief land history beginining in 1737, when the Crown (King George II) delivered to Murray Crymble and James Huey, trustees for Henry McCulloh, twelve 100,000 acre Great Tracts lying on the waters of the Upper Pee Dee, Cape Fear, and Neuse rivers. Four of these Great Tracts encompassed most of the land that became Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It contains an accurate map of the Great Tracts and nineteen 11" x 17" color maps (~ 8,000 - 12,000 acres each) consisting of approximately 1500 individual plats for grants from the King and State and the wealthy Irishmen and Englishmen who owned the Great Tracts. The maps show the streams and major modern day roads and county boundaries which enables one to fairly accurately locate the original settlers.  807 warrants & 1,500 surveys in 22 color maps; 184 p; price $37.00 or NC res. $37.50  Bruce Pruitt; Box 815; Whitakers, NC 27891

Descendants of John & Mary Morrison of Rocky River,  by Marie and Janet Morrison 1996, John Morrison (1725?- 1777) and his wife, Mary Morrison (1732-1781) and their descendants 492 pages, $45.00 plus $6.50 S&H

Descendants of James and Jennet Morrison of Rocky River, by Marie and Janet Morrison 1996, James Morrison (1726-1804) and his wife, Jennet Morrison (1735-1810) and their descendants 786 pages $60.00 plus $7.00 S&H.

Descendants of Robert and Sarah Morrison of Rocky River, by Marie and Janet Morrison 1996, Robert Morrison (1728-1810) and his wife, Sarah ? (1739-1816) and their descendants  368 pages, $30.00 plus $6.00 S&H

     Order these books from Janet and Marie Morrison make checks payable to Marie Morrison, 11631 Hickory Ridge Road, Harrisburg, N.C.  28075.  If ordering multiple books, include S&H for the largest book plus $1.50 for each additional book.  N.C. residents add $7% sales tax.  All books are Hardbound 8.5 x 11 inches in size.

Outlaw Ballplayers: Interviews and Profiles from the Independent Carolina Baseball League by R.G. (Hank) Utley, and Tim Peeler with Aaron Peeler. This follow-up to the immensely popular and award-winning The Independent Carolina Baseball League, 1936–1938 (McFarland, 1999) takes the story of outlaw baseball into extra innings, offering a wealth of previously unpublished interviews with the key players and personnel associated with the league. North Carolina Society of Historians Award Winner ISBN 0-7864-2614-4  58 photographs, appendices, bibliography, index 208pp. softcover. Published by McFarland Publishers, Jefferson, NC

Pioneers in Faith by Ned Cline, 164 pages hardback. A history of the more than 250 year old St. John's congregation and the launching of the Lutheran denomination across North Carolina. To purchase send a check to St. John's Lutheran Church, 100 St. John's Church Road, Concord, NC, 28025. Phone 704-436-6081. The cost is $24.95 plus $4.00 shipping and handling, total: $28.95.
 

  Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery catalog. 84 pages, soft cover. Alphabetical and Row/Plot listings. Check or money order to Bethel United Methodist Church, Attention Cemetery Committee, 12700 Idlebrook Rd, Midland, NC 28107. $10.00 includes S&H

The Historic Architecture of Cabarrus County    An architectural history of Cabarrus County originally published in 1981, redesigned and republished in December 2004    Peter Kaplan    $25.00

A Bicentenial History of Concord From the Pages of Progress Magazine (Reprint of 1006 publication) Edited by Clarence E. Horton Jr. Historic Cabarrus. $25.00

Order the above from:
Historic Cabarrus Association, Inc, Add $4.00 S&H for one book, $3.00 each subsequent book in same order. See the website at  http://www.historiccabarrus.org/

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