North Carolina was founded in 1663. It was not until 1789 that the family made an appearance in the newly christened state of North Carolina. Johannes Gaba settled in Lincoln Co., part of the Catawba River Valley. His name would appear in dozens of variations in the records, Cabi, Caba, Gabi, for example. Finally, Johannes Cabi was anglicized to John Cawby. Seven children accompanied John from Maryland. The Cawbys remained in Lincoln Co. until 1808, when John and two of his sons packed up and headed for Kentucky.
My mother's cousin, James Tierney moved to Winston-Salem, NC during the late 1940s or early 1950s. James retired and had moved to Pinellas Co., FL by 1970. After James died in 1976, his widow, mother and daughter returned to Winston-Salem.
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