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References
- ↑ "Resolutions by inhabitants of Rowan County concerning resistance to Parliamentary taxation and the Provincial Congress of North Carolina". Documenting the American South. Colonial and State Records of North Carolina. August 8, 1774. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ↑ Petrucelli, Katherine Sanford, ed. (1991). The Heritage of Rowan County North Carolina. Vol. I. Salisbury, N.C.: The Genealogical Society of Rowan County. pp. xvi.
- ↑ "Library to celebrate historic 'Rowan Resolves'". Salisbury Post. December 1, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
One of the authors is my fourth great grandfather. You have him as Abraham Dinton. It is actually Abraham Denton. I have never seen his name spelled other than Denton. Thanks for letting me edit. Norma Drake
