Robert Cheek's Land

This 1776 map shows the location of the major creeks and rivers surrounding Hillsborough, North Carolina. The Cheek family lived in the upper branches of New Hope Creek, which flows south from Hillsborough to the Haw River. Notable entries on this map include T. (Thomas) Lloyd, a prominent local resident and British loyalist; the Cane Creek Quaker Meeting House; and Lindley's Mill on Cane Creek, site of a battle during the Revolutionary War.

Other families in the area who intermarried with the Cheeks include William Andrews, Sr. (Morgan Creek and Hog Branch) and John Edwards, Sr. (Collins Creek, Ellerbe or Allabays Creek, and Marks Creek).