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Legend of the Winged Horse in the Dark Wood of Davidson
The Browntown legend centers on the Dark Wood near Criddlebaugh Creek where Tory bands hid during the Revolution. Stories describe a winged horse, haunted woods, ghostly guardians, buried Tory treasure, and later settler families like the Browns and Evans. The piece blends local lore with notes on early immigration and church burials in Randolph and neighboring counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Dark Wood
Guilford Court House
England
Browntown
Ase] Creek
William Brown
Rong Land
Paddington
James
William
Penn
Pennsylvania
America
Williams, Jr
Brune
James Brown
Chester County
Marcus Hook
William, Jr
Nottingham
Maryland
William Brown, Jr
Dorothy
Ann Mercer
Catherine Williams
Philadelphia
Mary Mathews
Honor Clayton
Margary
John Piggott
North Carolina
Pickett
John
Margary (Brown) Piggott
Jeremiah Cox
Wayne County
Indiana
Absolom Brown
Davidson
Polecat Creek
Guilford
Providence
Randolph
Providence Church
Friends Church
Friends
Lamb
Mary Elizabeth Lamb
Isaac Brown
James Evans
Scotland
Culloden
Ireland
South Carolina
James Younger
Wales
Younger
Sandy Creek
Anson
Anna
Mr. Younger
Abbott’s Creek
James Evans, Sr
Anna Younger
Orange
Anson County
Rowan
Abbott's Creek