North Carolina: Moravian Ancestors

Proprietors of the Wachovia Tract: Moravians
Wachovia was the name used to designate a large tract of land in the northern Piedmont of North Carolina purchased by the Moravians, or the Unity of Brethren, from John Lord Carteret, Earl Granville, in 1752. It was settled by the Moravians. There were six villages established by the Moravians during the 18th century. Today, only two towns survive within the Wachovia tract, viz: Wachovia and Winston-Salem.
The Moravians were Germans from Europe who purchased over 98,000 acres of land in the backcountry of North Carolina from John Carteret, the 2nd Earl Granville. The 1752 expedition into North Carolina was led by Bishop August Gottlief Spangenberg.
The name Wachovia is the Latin form of the German name Wachau. It was chosen to honor Count Zinzendorf, the Moravian patron, and bishop whose family estate was located in the Wachau region northwest of Vienna on the Danube River.
During the French and Indian War (1754-1763, a wooden stockade was constructed around the settlement. It became a place of refuge for settlers as about 120 refugees were located near the Bethabara Mill in 1759.

1. James Hutton, of London, Aug. 7th, 1753 to Oct.25th.1778; Title transferred by deed to
2. Frederick William Marshall, of Salem, KC, 1778 to Feb. 11th, 1802; Transferred by Will to
3. Christian Lewis Benzien, of Salem, 1802 to November 13th, 1811; Transferred by Will to
4. John Gebhard Cimow, of Bethlehem, Pa.,1811 to March 28, 1822; Transferred by deed to
5. Lewis David vonSchweinitz, of Bethlehem,Pa.,1822 to February 8th, 1834; Transferred by will to
6. William Henry Van Yleck, of New York City,1834 to August 7th,1844; Transferred by deed to
7. Charles F.Kliigc, of Salem, N. C, 1844 to April 19th,1853; Transferred by deed to
8. Emil A. de Schweinitz, of Salem, 1853 to December 1st, 1877: Transferred by deed to
9. The Board of Provincial Elders of the Southern Province of the Moravian Church. The Administrators of the Southern Province during the same years were:
10. Frederick William Marshall, 1763 to 1802; Christian Lewis Benzien, 1802 to 1811; Lewis David vonSchweinitz, 1812 to 1821; Theodore Shultz, 1821 to 1844; Charles F. Kluge, 1844 to 1853; Emil A. deSchweinitz, 1853 to 1877.
    Source: Forsyth County BY ADELAIDE L. FRIES. Salem, North Carolina. 1898.