Charles (Carl) immigrated "9/14/1754 from Rotterdam, last from Cowes--Inhabitants from Lorraine". Lorraine is an old province in the NE of France and became reattached to Germany after the Treaty of Peace (1871). In ancient times this name was applied to the countries of Germany and the Netherlands, northward to the mouth of the Rhine. Listed in 1782 Census of Rutherford Co., NC. (Recomposed from cited notes-credit to Source 14 for notes). Source 14. AWTP database mkitchen, ("Stice Web - Descendants of Charles Stice"), Merlin R. Kitchen, mkitchen@@juno.com as of 1/25/2002. Source 24: LDS familysearch.org, AFN: CD56-8V.