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We live in Marietta, Georgia, USA. I am employed at Kennesaw State University. George retired from a career in Public Television and works part time. We have visited Cornwall and we loved it. George's ancestor, Richard Wearn (1798-1851) settled in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 1831. He was a native of Cornwall. Richard Wearn initially settled in Gatehouse of the Fleet, Scotland, a center of tin mining. There he met and married his wife, Henrietta Thomson Wearn (1803-1847) on November 25, 1822. Soon thereafter, Richard, his wife, and their first child came to the United States. It is reasonable to infer that the decision to move to Mecklenburg County in 1831, nine years after his arrival in this country, was occasioned by the fact that Charlotte was becoming a major center of gold mining. Richard Wearn prospered as a gold miner in Mecklenburg County. On August 8, 1837, he purchased a tract of land from William Polk on what is now Tuckaseegee Rd. Here he erected a log house to accommodate his wife and their children. About ten years later, c. 1846, he built a larger home on the same tract. This edifice comprises a portion of the property known as the Richard Wearn House today. To view his house visit http://www.cmhpf.org/S&RR/wearn.html Henrietta Thomson Wearn died on January 23, 1847. Richard Wearn expired on November 20, 1851. Both are buried in the Old Settlers Cemetery in Charlotte.

E-mail:	jwearn@kennesaw.edu
Address:	George Wearn 2830 Fernvalley Road Marietta, GA 30066
Families researched:	WEARN in Cornwall & North Carolina, USA. THOMSON in Scotland TRELOAR in Cornwall GLUYAS in Cornwall

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