WILKES COUNTY
Colonel Benjamin Cleaveland—Colonel John Sevier—General William
Lenoir.
CHAPTER X.
MISCELLANEOUS
Lord Cornwallis—Colonel Tarleton—Cherokee Indians—Conclusion.
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.
DATE EVENTS.
1492 October 12, Columbus discovered America.
1584 July 4, Amadas and Barlow approach the coast of North
Carolina.
1663 Charter of Charles II, William Drummond, first
Governor of North Carolina.