Person:Robert Dial (1)

Robert Dial, the immigrant, came to Penn. where he lived until late inlife when he moved to N.C. His will, written in Rowan County, N.C.,on December 27, 1793, was recorded in Will Bk. E, p. 245, RowanCounty, North CArolina, is as follows:

"In the name of God, Amen. I, Robert Dial, Sr., of Rowan Co., andState of North Carolina, being weak of body, of perfect mind andmemory and that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do will andbequeath to my son, John Campbell Dial, all of my land whereon I nowlive and two-fourths of all my movables. The rest of my movables tobe equally divided between my daughter, Araminta Lane, and my son,Shadrach Dial, and my son, Joseph Dial, and to my daughter, JamimaStuft, I will and bequeath one shilling sterling and also to my son,Robert Dial, I will and bequeath one shilling ster,ling and my desireis that my son, Shadrach, Dial, take charge of my son, John Dial, toraise and to do by him in the following manner: that he is to be wellschooled with rent and profit from the land, and the rest of theestate, and in testament whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal,this 27th day of December, 1793.

Witnesses: Robert (his mark)Dial

                                                       Probated Feb.8, 1793
                                                       Rowan County,North Carolina

James Bourlin Fanny Bourlin Francis Borland

Robert Dial is said to have died Dec. 28, 1793, one day after he wrotehis will. He was buried in Whitaker Methodist Episcopal ChurchCemetery. He was survived by his widow, Rachel Dial, probably asecond or third wife. Araminta Dial m. Gallant Lane. He died Nov.30, 1800, at 34. He was buried in Whitaker Methodist EpiscopalChurch Cemetery, Rowan County, North CArolina.

Information from Martin Dial and Related Families with theirAncestors, Descendants and Connections, compiled from Originalrecords, letters and other materials collected over a period of tenyears by Hastings Harrison, Litt. D., Senior Consultant to thePresident, Southern Methodist University, 1959, Family HistoryLibrary, Salt Lake City, UT, reference #929.273 D54/h.

1. ↑ Robert Dial, in Find A Grave
   [Headstone image available].
2. ↑ In 1836, Davie county was formed completely from Rowan County, therefore, this strongly suggests that, while they were living in "Rowan County" during their lifetime, today, that same area would have Robert and Rachel (based on headstone placement) buried in Davie County. Whitaker's Meeting House Church Cemetery is located within 2 miles of Smith Grove, which is also in Davie county currently. It is possible that the name of the cemetery was, at one time, Whitaker Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, but I cannot find a reference for that particular name at present. The cemetery name has been retained, but the cemetery link has changed to the cemetery where their headstones have been found.--Khaentlahn