Peter Cagle (perhaps Kagelmacher) immigrated about 1700 from Germany to Pennsylvania, and settled in the old Anson (now Lincoln) County, North Carolina. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and elsewhere. Includes other Cagle immigrants and some of their descendants. Includes genealogical data on Cagle individuals and families (chiefly from federal census).

Collection of the Cagle land grants collected from the state archives of North Carolina for the period between 1767-1918. Records of members of the Cagle family and their land holdings in the state of North Carolina are included and often copied in this material.