After much time and effort, we've located the original deed of land sale that establishes the Stroup family in western Lincoln (now Gaston) County, near current day Cherryville, North Carolina.
1814, Daniel Stroup [1779-1824], son of Jacob Stroup, sells his 100 acre homestead near Alexis North Carolina and subsequently purchases 140 acres, approximately 10 miles west of Alexis, near current day Cherryville, North Carolina. Source: Deed of Sale, Joshua Morrison to Daniel Stroup, Gaston County NC Deeds, Book 28, page 369.
Upon his untimely death at age 45, Daniel bequeathed the 140 acres to his wife and children. Several years later, Christopher "Christy" Stroup, Daniel's second son, purchased the rights to the 140 acres from his siblings.
Another son of immigrant Jacob Stroup, John Stroup [1779-1824], left the Stroup Homestead near Alexis around the same time as Daniel and relocated to western Lincoln County - southeast of present-day Cherryville. We're still searching for that Deed.
