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From: [email protected]
Date: 20M/03122Mon AM I l:21:49EST
To: [email protected]
Subjcct JohnGandn Queryfor OpD newsleter
I would like to submitthe following queryto be publishedin the Old PendletonDistria Newslel
whenyou havespaceavailable:
Searchingfor information on John Garvin, the RevolutionaryWar Soldier buried in the O
StoneChurch Cemetely, near Clcmson.Lucy Ayers Gunthorpe' lE06 Pine SL' Melbourne
Beach,FL 32951' 321-72*3239' [email protected].
You do sucha nicejob with the newsletter.Thankyou. I look forwardto everyissue!
Sincerely,
Lucy Ayers Grnthorpe
March 14.2004
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Dear Ms Swank,
I live in MS and subscribedto the Old PendletonDistrict Newsletterseveralyearsago in hope of
finding any information aboutmy gggrandparents
Jesseand RebeccaMayfield. They both were born in
1807in the Pendleton Dishict. Rebeccawas the daughterof Nancy and Isham Green.Nancy was the
daughterof JosephThompson,born 1747and died 9 Oct. 1810,and mother Mary Thompson. Joseph
Died in AndersonCo. S. C.
Their children: Joseph,bom 1774 S. C. manied Polly Harris.
RobertThompsonborn 1776 S. C. marriedElinor Dalrymplein Lauren Co. S. C. died
after 1850in Canoll Co. QA.
RansomT. Thompsonborn 1778S. C., marriedAnn Dalrynple23May,lS0l S. C, died
i n C a n o l l C o .G A
ElizabethThompson,born 1780S. C.
NancyThompson,born abt. lT8lmarriedIshamGreen. He died May, 1808S. C.
Nancy then marriedReverend LaudewickOrr.. He died l9 May 1822-1824.\n
PendletonDishict.
William Thompsonborn 1787
ZachariahThompsonborn 1788Pendleton District, Married Charity Duckworth , died
in JasperCo. MS.
RebeccaJaneThompsonborn 1783or 1793in AndersonCo. S. C. ShemarriedJohnL.
H u n n i c u t3 l O c t 1 8 8 4a n dd i e di n C l e b u r n eC o . M S
JohnDavid Thompsonborn 5 Feb. 1803S. C., marriedPeggyGaddis.
Mary JaneThompson,born 5 Feb. 1803 S. C. , Married Zabud Duckworth She died 28
Feb 1883in CovingtonCo. MS.
Followingthe deathof JosephThompson,many of the Thompsonsmovedto Gwinettand CarrollCo. GA.
Nancy Thompsonmarried IshamGreenand they had the following children.
Polly or Mary Greenborn Jan. 1802Pendleton,marriedJoseph Duckworth 1820,died
F e b .1 8 8 7i n M S .
ElizabethGreen
RebeccaGreenborn 1807 in Pendleton,married JesseMayfield, died after 1880 in
SmithCo. MS
Nancy Green, marriedHenry Gurthie, died in CalhounCo. Ala.
Isham Green.Jr.. died in Gwinett Co. Ga.
I know nothing aboutJessieMayfield's fatherbut think his name was John Mayfield. ReverandOrr,
Rebecca'sstep-fatherwas an MethodistEpiscopalminister.I would appreciatean informationthat could
help me learnwho Jesse'sparent's were .
Your article on the Bolling Family was very interesting. I was particularlyinterestedin the
Pocahontasand John Rolfe connectionas ThomasWarrenwas an ancestorof mine. Severalyearsago, I
had the pleasureof touring the Rolfe- Warren but did not know it is the oldestbrick housein Virginia.
Only the basementis part of the original house.andat the time I visited, it was known only as the Warren
Home.
Lookingforwardto thenextOLD PENDLETONDISTRICTNEWSLETTER.
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9. hpoe-.
Mary ElizabethStevens
5409Ridgewood
Road
Jackson,
MS 3921I
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Query:
Lookingfor parentsof Witliam D. Arnold, b. 1784in NC, d.23 Jun 1854in
(CentrJ) Pi&ens District,SC. About 1810in Abbevilleor Laurenshe
marriedSusannahGaines,b 13Jan 1786in CulpeperCo',VA, d' 1857in
PickensCo.,SC. TheiroldestsonwasJamesNewtonArnold, b. 09 Oct
1815in Laurens,sc, d 14 sep 1875in central,Pickensco., SC
Contact:Dick Arnold, 8326lndianSpringsRoad,Richmond,VA 23237
Phone:804-743-9325 Email:[email protected]
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From: "JerryAlexander"<j [email protected]>
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Date:2OO4/OI/31
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To: <Swank203
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Matrodist Churchwith Bollings& Dunklins
at
Lebanon
Penitt
family
Subject
Please check for me to see what you can unq)ver about a lMlliam Perrittand family in the r
;Margarefteof
Community GreenvilleCounty and LebannonChurch as per the latest newsletter.His name is on the t
markerin fiont of the church put up by DAR but I have nothingelse except know he was tied in with Bollir
and Dunklins,etc. He is listed as a rev. war "patriot"on the marker so the DAR had to have rnaterialinth
files about him in order to include him on the marker,huh? Keep up the good work. My address is
[email protected]
Jeny Alexander
Thanks,
7l
- forgot to mention that Wlliam Penitt was my ggg grandf;ather,and he had sons Alfted Penit and Bun
Penitt.Alfred will be seen in the Bollinggenealogyline but Wlliam and his origins is the one I am interes
if you would like to insertquery in next newsletterwould be fine with me. My address is Jerry Alexander,
box 1233,Seneca,S.C.29679 and E-mailis [email protected]_t
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A Prayer for Genealogist s
Lord, help me diJ into the past
And sift
the sands of ti-me
That I may find the roots that made
That made t,his family
of rnlne.
Lord, help me trace the ancient
roads
On whrch my fathers
trod
and led them through
so many lands
to find our present sod.
Lord, help me find an ancient book
Or dusty manuscript
ThaL's safely hidden now away
In some forgotton
cryop.
Lord, let it bridge the gap that, haunts
My soul when f can't find
Phe missj-ng 1i-nk between some names
Newsletrers.
OUR ANCESTORS
tt t"L;":t:":i:ntll'..lli"'""
them or not
Would You k-ie Proud of
or don't You reallY know?
are made
some strange di-scoverles
trees/
f
a
m
i
l
y
the
In climbing
do not
know'
And some of them You
'
Please
ParticularlY
ancestors
If You could see Your
A]-I sLanding in a row'
of them pernaps
There rnight be some
know'
You wouldnrt care to
which
q
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s
t
i
on,
another
But there,s
view.
Requires a different
Tf
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J v s
nnrr'l d
mae1-
voltr
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Would they be proud of
Author
unk.
you.
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RANDOLPH_ BOLLING CONNECTION- CONTINUED
MargaretteBoyterSwank, 6ththgreat-grandaughter
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BOLIJNG
RAI'IDOi.FH
'fIULIAM RANDOIPH nr Mary Ishan
of Srlft Creek, Va. 1651-1711
John Bol1lng
E]-1z, B1a1r
RICHARDRAI'IDOLFH Dr
Jr.
Jane Boll{n8;
b. 1580
(slster
of John B. Jr.)
t?03-]t766
G9o-V48
RICHAif,
of 1\irkey Isl-ard, Ve.
Arur l,lead
JR.
b. vzl
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'tfiLIJlM BOLLING
v35-t?76
SA}NJEL
mr ].-l-]755
at Curles
Archlbald
].leck
Anel-l-a RardolPh
(1 of 8 chl'ldren)
v)9-v80
Ane11a Matoaka
Anne
8112.
cousln, onee removedt
rlfe Anella Rardolph was h1s flrst
(wl1liants
'"irr""
t/l't']rs1i father
cousln.
her father Rlchard was hts flrst
ard slster.
John BoILlrg, ii. and Jane Bo11lng Rardolph were brother
)
WILLIAM BOLIING
n3T -
r776
and AME'LIA RAI'IDOI,PH
L739 - 1760
m . 1 75 5
was born
our 4th great grandfather,
Wil-liam Bolling,
on Apr il 5, 173I, whele his
i n G oo ch l a n d C o u n ty, V ir ginia
Ji. a4d Elizabeth Blain Bolling
p a r e n ts, Jo h n B o l l |n g ,
on BoLling family ]ands, before tal<ing over
frere living
, , C o b bs" . Wi l -l -i a m ma rried Amelia Randolph on Januar y 1p
Henrico County' the
V55 at "Curles Neck Plantation",
Ameli.a
James Rj-ver.
on
the
Randol-phs
of
the
home
fafrify
father
her
r
emoved,
once
co
usin
fi
rst
w a s W i l -l -i a m's
W illiam
cousin.
R i c h a rd R a n d .o l p h , Jr. being his fir st
i-n
generation
sixth
the
geneiation
and
Amel-ia
was fifth
Rolfe.
John
and
d . e s c e n t fro m P o ca h o n ta s
Wi l l i a m a l d A me l i a lived in Henr y County,in - souther n
(fo rme rl y P i tts ylvania
and Lunenbur g Counties)
Vi r g i ni a
o n I a ld g i ve n i h e m b y her father , Richar d, Jr . They a' l so
o w n e d l a n d i n th e se me ar ea fr om W il- liam ' s father .
the colonists wer e m oving
B y th i s ti me i n h istor y
clear ing land
s o u t h L n d . w e st th ro u g h the ver dalt for ests,
Roads wer e
T ra veling was difficult.
f o r c u l ti va ti o n .
and paths wer e
Indian tr ails
n o n -e xi sta n t
p r a c t i ca l l y
I have incl- uded an ar ticle
i i a e n e a fo r ca rts a l .d . hor ses.
abou;t "wiLliam Bollings Path"
b y L a n d o n c. B e l l te l l i n g
tfie description gives a good idea of the wilderness at
this time.
and pupulated areas along the
The more civilj-zed
James that Willj-am had lceown in his youth must have been
of M ar tinsville
a c o n tra st to th e a re a near the village
w h e r e h e ra i se d . h i s th r ee sonsr John, Ar chibal- d. and
and daughter s, Amelia '
Sa r n u e l (o u r 3 rd g 3 e a t gr andfather ) ,
M a t o aka ' E l i za b e th a n d Anne.
says that willia:n "joined
o n e so u rce o f i n fo r m ation
with G9org9 Washingto.!
was
and
sargeant
a
as
troopers
the
fndiart Wars Ln I75?".
ald
French
tne
during
fiontier
the
on
g U o u t e i g h te e n ye a rs l ater ,
though about 4J year s 9fd,
W i l 1 i am w i tn n i l th re e sons took the oath of allegiance
to the Arnerical cause against George III , a.nd enlisted
It is recorded in
with the Henry County rn5-litia.
W
illian Bolling died in
Co1.
that
i e co rd sM a r t i r rsvi l l e
be
i.nter
esting to lcr ow the
w
oul_d
It
s e r v i ce tn I? ? 6 .
was so ear ly in the war .
it
d
eath
since
c j - r c u msta n ce s o f h i s
states wer e called
var
ious
the
of
Ap p a r e n tl y th e mi l i ti a s
up !!9 Contj-nental
back
to
,i-o., to detend their areas, and
William and
mention
I have included copies that
"iry.
Henr
y County.
of
h i s - s o n s fro m th e d e e d s and r ecor ds
W i l l i a rn a 1 d A me l i a died intestate I &s far as I ca1
N o te s sa y sh e d ied at her home in Henr y coun_ty
tell-.
This was about
Se p t e mb e r 5 , 1 ? B O a n d was bur ied. ther e.
t h a t ime th a t so me o f the Bollings decided to go south
to South Carolina.
SAMUELBOLLING
1 7 58- 1 8 0 8
MARRIED
1777
ABIGAIL CHOICE
1759- 1832
CHILDREN
NANCY
MARRIED
JAMESSULLIVAN.JR 9 ruLY 179I
ROBERT
MARRIED
RACHELTARRANT 15Dec 1795
ELIZABETH
MARRIED
JAMESDTINKLIN 9 MAY 18OO
LUCINDA
MARRIED
JOHN
MARRIED
JAMESG. JOHNSON I I OCT I8IO
12Children
ANNE RAEBURN 3 JTINE1815
MARY
MARRIED
ALFREDPERRITT 4 JULY 1803
TULLY
MARRIED -I-2-
SAMUEL
THORNBERRY
MEHITABEL
MARRIED
MARY ANNE SMYTHEMIMS
CAROLINEGAINES.
BOTHBURIEDF'ORKSHOALS
BAPTISTCHURCHIN CRYPTS
ELIZABETH TOWNSEND
8 March1807 13Children
UNMARRIED
MARRIED
REV. JOHN TARRANT
l NOV1810
1790census SHows ELLIorr BOWLINGWITH WLLIAM BOWLING....
SOMERECORDSI HAVE COMEACROSSSHOWSAMUEL AS SAMUEL
E. BOLLING......COULD
HE HAVE BEENKNOWNAS ELLIOTBY FAMILY?
18OO
CENSUSSHOWSMLLIAM AND SAMUELIN NORTHERNLAURENS
COTINTY.I ALSO FIND A WILLIAM BOLLING IN PzuNCEW]LLIAM COLINTY.
MARCH 1756AS A FOOTSOLDIERAND A JOHNBOLLINGAS A FOOT
SOLDIER.IN TFIEOLD FREESTATE,HISTORYOF LUNENBURGCOI.INTY.
THESEWOULD HAVE BEENTHE FATHERAND LINCLEOF SAMUEL
BOLLING.
SAMIIEL BOLLf NG
and
ABIGAIL CHOICE
m, l???
Samuel- BoJ-ling, our great great great grandfather
His nalne appears
spent his youth in southern Virginia..
County
a witness in a probate proceeding in Pittsylvarria
'
H
e
wasnrt
"("b e c a m e H e n r y C o . t n I ? ? 6 ) o n J u l y 2 3 , \ 7 7 2 ,
He next appears in
years 91d at that time!
quite fourteen
on Wed.nesday z?th of September L77 5 where
tf," records
Co.
n
o
m
i
n
a
ted as an Ensign in the Pittsylvania
w
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he
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a
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mil-itia
His father Williant
Tul1y Choice was made a lieutenant.
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n
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b
a
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,
and fiis two
p
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a-l-l-egiance to
r
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f
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listed.
to the Commonwealth
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l
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g
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c
e
and swearing
Great Britain
Bolling
A
rchibafd
J
o
h
n
a
n
d
in I?7? included
of virginia
and
J
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t
w
o
sons,
Ciroice, Sr.and
and fufty
William Choice.
choice on
at age 19 married Abigail
samuel Bolling
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Abi".
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make
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and he
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r
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f
o
r
a
n
d
his wil-l
children.
On September 6, 17BO Samuel and Abi soLd 2O7 acres
of land on Snow Creek in Henry County for 150 pounds
by Tul1y
This was land deeded to them earl-ier
sterling.
d
ied the
A
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e
]
i
a
Note that Samuel's mother
Choice, Sr.
S
e
p
t
e
m
b
e
r
5, 1780.
Oay-Ueiore this deed. was recorded',
joined
the Bollings
With several- smal-J-children
in particular,
Choices and Tagarts
1el-atives and friends,
The upper
and a new ]ife.
and headed for South Carolina
mostly by Virginians.
countj-es of South Carolina were settled
War saw a great soutlrern
the Revolutionary
The period after
In the years L784,
and westerrr move by th; colonists.
g
r
a
n
ts from the state
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6
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Laurens
later
oi South Caro1ina in the 96th District
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Boundry
bel-ow the Indial
spel-lings)
(sever'al- different
line one of these bordered on the west with land of Tully
He had two other tracts'
Choice, Jr, his brother-in-law.
410 acres on the waters of Horse Creek of the Reedy River
making a tota-l ofand 282 acres on the Reedy River,
g
e
n
e
r
a
l
area, paid for in
l-r)24 acres all in the salne
p
r
osperous farmer.
Samuel became a
pounds sterling.
JOHNSON-BOLLING CONNECTION- CONTINUED
Margarette Boler Swank
The Randolphfamily of Virginia married into the Bolling family, also
of Tidewaterarea of virginia, as hasbeenreportedin the last two months
and the lineagegoing back to John Rolfe and his wif'e, pocahontas. These
peopletracedback are my gr. ....grandparents.If there is informationthat
you would like, pleasecontactme at my home address.Pastreportinghas
madeseveralmistakesand DAR hasdiscreditedsomeof it due to the errors.
I havegone back to severalsourcesand severalconnectingfamily lines.
Henry cook madea severeerror in reportingon the ElizabethGainesBenjaminJohnsonline. He showedrhomas Gainesand MargaretBush
'fhis
as the gr-grandparents
of Lucindallolling.
was incorrect.Tully
Bolling, a brotherof Lucinda. rnarriedCaroline,daughterol- rhomas Gaines
and MargaretBush. They are buried in lower Greenvillectountyat the
Fork ShoalsBaptist Church. They are entombedin a crypt and her sisteris
also burieda few feet from her with her hu:;bandin anothercrypt. I visited
the graveyardwith Janetand Fred Crump.
ElizabethGaines,daughterof Rev. tlenr,v(.raine:.;.
and Ann GeorgeGaines,
marriedin1784,BenjaminJohnson.in lt,lt.I)onr.at thc I:. f. Ilaptistchurch,
by the pastor,Rev Witliam Mason,on the l gtr'ol'.lune1784.
Their childrenwere listedas:l- CatherineJohnson.born 1786. Manied Ist,
Lewis P. Featherstone,
1803,in Abbeville.S. c. t.ewisdicd anclclatherine
remarriedWilliam A. Gaines,a cousin..sonof Francisand ElizabethLewis
Gaines. Franciswas brotherto catherine's mother.ElizabethGaines.
2ndchild of Elizabethand Ben was. I lenry (iaines.rohnson.
namedfor Rev.
Henry Gaines,Elizabeth'slather".llenr\ C. Joiursurr
rnalrieciiriscousin,
Mary PendletonGaines,daughterof rhomas Gainesand MargzrelBush
Gaines. Thomaswas brotherto Rev Henry Gainesand they had all moved
from North Carolinatosether.
3'dchild of Elizabetharidtlen was JamesGainesJohnson.born ll May 17gg,
in North Carolina. He marriedLucindaBolling, daughterof samuelBolling
and Abigail choice. This is verified by the LebannonMethodistchurch
recordsand they are my 4'ngreat-grandparents.
They had 12 children, list
on next page. They are buriedat old (iaineschapel at ware shoals,S. c.
4mchild of Etizabethand tsenwas Mary .Iohnson,born I 797. who married
charles Kay, who was a grgrandmotherof col. Franklin spearman,who gave
me the first proof of this information.
5thchild of Elizabethand Ben was Lemuel Johnson,accordingto the tombston
at Reidville, S. C. , SharonMethodistChurch.Cemetery. He marriedMary
Polly Leonard , daughterof Jonasl-eonard, who gave the property to build the
Church. Both are buried there.
6thchild was Walter GabrielJohnson.born 1806.
7thchild was Mark M Johnson,born 1808.
There is a greatpossibilitythat Elizabethwas Benjamin's 2ndwife.. . He died
in 1814and is buried at GainesChapelat Ware Shoals. According to the present
property owners, his property connectedto Rev. Henry Gainesproperty in the
Mt Gallaghercommunity, as it is known today. Thereis now a road out to the
cemetery but the church burned from a lightening strike in the 1920's.
There was a road there when the church was built, but later property owners
Closedit after the churchburned,until recently. Elizabethis buriedthere,also.
Listing of JamesGaines Johnsonand Lucinda Bolling
's Children-all
12
# 1 Matilda Ann Johnson-born 13 Feb 1811- marrieda cousin, John Boswell, Jr,
and they are my 3rd gr-grandparents.His father was John Boswell, Sr, who married
Elizabeth Williams Mallin, a widow. John Boswell, Sr,' s father was JamesLemuel
Boswell and his mother was SusanBolling, daughterof John Bolling, Jr and Elizabeth
Blair. Linda Cheek and Melanie Edwards are also grandchildrenof thesepeople.
# 2 Mary Elizabeth Johnson
#3 Abigail Anne Johnson
# 4 Hewy A. Johnson
#5 NancyMJohnsom
# 6 SamuelValentine Johnson
..JamesC. Johnson's3'ogreatgrandfather
#7 Benjamin C. Johnson
# 8 JamesJohnson,Jr
#9 Thornbury B. Johnson -Named for Lucinda's brother who died unmarried
#10 Lucinda Johnson
#l I Tully Johnson
# 12 SarahJohnson
JamesGainesJohnsonsigned a loan agreementwhen he let John Boswell have money
for a crop in Spartanburgcounty. This is where we find his middle name and initial.
JamesJohnsonmarried the 2"otime to Julia Ann Mattisoq and they had threechildren.
# I Mary AmandaJohnson
# 2 Harriett Louisa Johnson
# 3 Gabriel Walter Johnson
JamesJohnson, Lucinda Bolling Johnsonand Julia Ann Mattison Johnsonare all buried
at GainesChapel. Someof thesepeopledo not havetombstonesthat can be readdue to
time and the rocks used and turned over by the cattle that was let into this pasture. The
records come from burial notices and newspaperaccountsofthe deaths. JamesJohnson
sold his property at Abner Creek in Spartanburgcounty and moved back to Ware Shoals,
after he sold the farm to David Quarles. Record of sale in SpartanburgRecords.
Matilda Johnsonand John Boswell, Jr. had Thomas A. Boswell, (Melanie's grandfather)
Mary Ann Boswell, (My grgrgrandmother,) . as a secondwife married Riley
Alonzo Rankin Christopher....Theyhad 11 children (l set of twins). Shedied and he
married Julia Lark, .They had 5 children. The Riggins family at Central are
grandchildrenfrom this marriage. Mary Ann Boswell was the 2nowife of Riley
Christopher. Shewas the mother ofNewton Anderson Christopher, longtime auditor of
Pickens County, JamesAlbert, John Vandiver, (My greatgrandfather),Anna (\Mho
married John Sheppard,Jr.), Mary Elizabeth, who died as a baby, Robert, who died
before21 yearsold, Elbert and Madison,the Twins, Elias, Riley, Jr and William.....
Simon and Thomas married the Moore sistersfrom Duncan, and both were in the Civil
War. John died, after going to Alabama with Simon, and there was Amanda, RoseEllen,
Louisa, Margaret Elizatr;t\ (Linda Cheek's grandmother)and James,who was a builder.
He built the old City Hall at Easley. John Boswell, Jr had a buggy wreck at Williams
Creek at Duncan (Vernonsville, then) and died from a broken neck. He had beento pay
his property taxes at Reidville and in the dark the buggy got offthe road at the Creek
and turned over. We think he is buried in the old cemeteryat Abner Creek. Matilda
was a member there. She is buried at George's Creek with Margaret and Bennett Smith,
the daughterand son-in-law, Shejoined the lst Baptist at Easley,according to the
records. The son Thomas and his wife, FrancesMoore, are buried at Zoar Methodist
Church at Greer, S. C. Simone and Janehis wife. moved to Alabama and John went with
them. All died there. James'swife remarriedand they moved to Georgia. RosaEllen
married a Penlandand is buried in North Carolina. Louisa married a Pickensand they
were in Swannanoa,N. C. RoseEllen's daughteris the sourceof severalof the written
recordsout of North Carolina,including the deathnotice with Matilda's nameand place
of Birth., as well as John Boswell, Jr. North CarolinaDeath Certificatefor RoseEllen.
There was Corner's inquest on the deathof John Boswell, Jr. in SpartanburgCounty.
JohnBoswell, Sr had with Elizabettr,a son William, a daughter,Elizabeth, a son
Alexander,and John Boswell, Jr. JohnJr was the 2n"son,Alexanderthe last.
Elizabeth Boswell's marriagewas a public ceremonyat the Cross Road near Green
Pondand is duly recordedin the recordsof SpartanburgCounty. William Boswell
had property bought for him by his father before he was old enoughto buy it himself,
at Hobbysville,near Woodruff, S,C.,and is duly recordedin the SpartanburgRecords.
Somewherealong the way the name was changedin spelling to BASWELL, although
in the 1845recordsin Spartanburg,it was Boswell, by the court of Equity, and Earle
Bomar, Justice. Originally it was Boswell, in Scotland. In Georgiait was changed
againto BRASWELL, so if you chooseto do research,rememberall the different
ways it has been spelled. John and Matilda both wrote their names. When she signed
her dowry when they sold and bought more propertyin 1845,shesignedMatilda A
Boswell. This is where we get the additionalinitial in her name.
The Boswell family was out of PersonCounty in North Carolina and should you do
Researchon the Johnsons,the Boswells, the Bollings, the Griggs, the Featherstones,
the wingoes, the Seays,the Gaines,the Fosters,the Greens,the Dills, the Rogers,
the Pearsons,all thesepeoplecameout of Virginia togetherand settledalong with
others,the upstate. The Sheppardscame out of Virginia, with the Smiths,the Vaughans,
and you guessedit, the Yeargins. Recordsof early settlersgive out all thesenames.
They married and intermarried, and had large families.
We find a lot ofthese early relatives in Amelia County, and as part of the Lewis family,
the Carters,the Lees,the Jeffersons,the Blands,(ElizabethBlair Bolling was the
Third wife of Richard Bland. His first wife was Anne Poythress). as well as the
Stewarts.
I get teasedabout being 6'KIN" to everyone. I keep saying, "I can prove it, can you?"
After 6l years of researching,thanks to a teacherin high school that was .'KIN" to
me too, but I did not know it then. SarahEllison Pitts, older sister to Dr. Elizabeth
Ellison. She had a way of making sure you did it conectly and documented each
piece of research. I was taught well and the family becameimportant, I wanted to
know who I came frdnr, where they came from, what they did for a living. AND
who they were kin to, also, as they were part of my genes,also. Each generation
addsa coupleor threemmes to the mix, and it keepsgoing.... Your Editor.......
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CONFEDERAirE
Soldiers
of PickensDistrict, SC
Larkin Gambrell Clardy was born
He was a son of
September 161 1841'
(aA Sept 1814 J o - a bM a u l d i n ' C l a r d y
(GamI Sept 1882) anrt I'lerryPollie
Clardy (6 May t82t - Z7 July
brell)
1 8 9 2) "
Thls Confederate soldi.er was
a private in Coo D, 18th South CaroC,S"A", and he dled
lina Infantry,
of disease July 1, 1864, during
the Amerlcan Civil l,lar. lle was
b u r i e d i n H o l l v n o o d C e r n e l , e r vi n
D
.i ^L-^-.l
lll9lllrlvllut
l vrria F- 1 i n i a
.
James Daniel ClardYt
who was Lerrkints brother,
also served in CorlPan1rD r
18th South CaroJina Infantryt C.S,A. The brother
was'born Febru;try 20, LB,L+3,
a n d h e d i e d A p r i l 5 , 1 6 6 3t
He was
during the war.
buried in the CIardY farnilY
cemetery at Pelzer on the
Saluda River and near the
line between Greenville and
Anderson counfies in liouth
Carolina o
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CONFEDERATE
SOLDIERS OF PICKENS DIIITRICT
lh J o r M c & u n 4 e1 sw a s a p rl va te . i n Coo
R i fl e s.
He
@ aro l i n i
was wounded at Richmond, Virginia,
but survived the waro
L u c iu s So q l e McS w a i n (1 8 4 6 -1 8 9 6 ) was a
ntyr S. C"; ancl
s e r v e d i n C o. C , 6 th S o u th C a rolina
Cavalryo He rnarrled Fellcia Sanford
(L855-19rU,
" This solclier died on
5 Act, L896. i{e was buried in Mt"
V i e w C e m e t e r yi n S e n e c a ( O c o n e eC o " ) ,
South CaroU-na.
John ,llip9wearlnetog served ln the CSA,
and hls name was lncluded on the
1,899 l1st of Clvll War pensloners in
Pickens County, $. Co
%
Allen
_
(or A1den) D" IvlcVUrorterwas a
1819)
and Harriet McV/horter (b. ca 1826).
This family resided on a l16-acre
farm situated about one mile north
(now Easley), S" Co
of Pickensville
Thls soldier served in Co. C, Lth
South Carolina Cavalry; he survived
(Note:
the Civil !far.
On IO Aug
187t, AlIen lvlcVtrhortermaruied l,lancy
Harrison ln the western division
of
Fickens District
( n o w O c o n e e C o u n t-y ) e
S. Co Was he the same man listed
a b o v e ?)
r
d-t
9eg.ree YeVfho{ter was born about 1836"
He enllsted at Pendleton, [i. Co, ]-A.
Apr 1861 and served as a'prlvat6
fn
Coo I, Palrnetto Sharpshooters and
was present at Appomattox Court
House, Virginia,
when the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
surrendered to the Union Army of the
(Vfas he a brothbr of
Fotomac
"
James tsay1us MclJhorter and lfitllam
Wesley McUhorter, both of whon also
served in the CSA? Irloreover, vras he
a son of Robert and Jane McVJhorter?)
j4o Lo lt1cVr'horterwas enrolled
ffi
in the
nr=tri,cil-i" c., in
'f aS u g y l 8 q 2 a n d se rve d 'i n C o o 'C,
4 t h So u t h C a ro l i n a C a va l ry. A 1!_loWtr-he was wounded at Col_dHarbor,
Virginia, Mc'ltrhorterserved in the
Army until April 1865 when his unit
surrendered to Union troops near
G ree n s b o r o , N o C o A fte r t,h e C i vi1
trqrp thls veteran movedUo Georglao
SOUTHCAROLTI,IA ( c o n t i n u e d )
Martin ltlonroe Mc!/horter was born about
L835" He enlisted in the CSAat
trfalhalla, S. C. , 17 Dec 186L and
was a member of Co. A, z}th South
Carolina Infantry"
He dled of
typhoid fever 16 l,lar 1863 on Sullivanrs Island, S.C' and was buried.
1n lulagnolia Ceme€ery at Charleston,
S. C. His wife was l,{alissa Caroline
( t ' l c C a l - )t I ' t c v / h o r U e r ( b . c a 1 8 5 4 ) l n
Rabun Cou.nty, Georg,ia. Their off.
spring were lviartha Jane (b. 1855) ,
Evelyn S" (b" fB60) and WiIl Jo
(b. 1862) .
V/" M" (o{ !{. F" ) Mc\,/horter served in
Co" D (Gist Rifles),
Hanpton Legion,
(llo additional
informati-on available)
Robert Epps Mc!ilhorter. (1833-1903) was
a son of John Henry Mcltrhorter (1801L857) and Dorothy Gant trDollytt
(Major) Mclftrortei (1803-16631 . on
23 Dec 1856, this soldier married
Susannah Marie Douthit and l-ater
served in the CSA. The L{cVfhorters
had the ffollowing children:
John
Benjalnin Douthit, Charles L. Mc.r
Whorters Rosa Anhe'McWhorter, James
Gambrell Me\,horter, Edward Ellis
I.[cr,ihorter, I'linnie Lee Itcl;trhorter,
and Sarnuel Seaborn l'Ic'rihortero This
Confederate veteran was buried in
Franklin County, Georgia"
lfilliam
McW}isrrer (I8h3-f892)
{Ifred
served l_n tne UUA as a first
corporal i-n Co. E, 2nd South Carolina
( l ' l o o r e fs R e g t o ) o H e m a r r i e d
Rifles
Louj-sa (Louise ) Doyle (30 Uov I84I,23 Feb 1879) I who died in Georgia
and was survlved by her husband and
nine children"
This Confederate
soldier vras a son of John Henrv
Mclfhorter (f8Of-fgl?)
and Dorothv
Granb ttDgllytt (l,lajor) I,[cWhorter
(1803-1863): He was also a brother of James Alva McWhorter and
Robert Epps Mclfhorter, both of whom
also fought 1n the Civil !,naro One
of Willian
Alfred I'Iclftrorterts sons
was Jo Lee Mclfhorter, a successful
Atlanta merchant and an agent for
Knoxville City Mil1s"
V/illiam
D" It{ctfhorter served as a pri-
co Rifres"
@s,
Ho was a hospital stewarb;
SOLDIERS OF PICKENS DISTRICTT SOUTHCAROIINA (continued)
9ONFEDERATE
War widowrs pension in the I92Os"
Will.i€im F. Mclrihorter (I8l+l-f862)
Join*
At that time, ehe was a resident of
ed Enon Baptist Chirrch in Pickens
Pickens townshlp in Plckens County,
Dlstrict
2 Aug l-860. Later, he was
So Co She died J Jan 1931"
a m e m b e ro f C o " D ( G i s t R i f i e s ) ,
Hampton Legion.
He was a son of
Daniel I'{aeiU enllsted
in Co. K (Fort
James and Judy Mc!{horter.
This rnan
-Tffiffi)
rnf o
was severely wounded during the
r 4th $outh carollna
(Sloants Regt") at Pendl-eton S, Co,
Battle of Seven Pines in Virginia on
on 2 Jun 1861. He was a 5th serHe then returned. to
31 l4ay 1862.
geant
and was promoted to l+th serSouth Carolina where he died at his
(One sollrce listhome U Jun 1862"
feant 22 JuI 1861o On t5 Aug 186L,
he lvas promoted to 3rd serge&nt.
ed the place of his death as Seven
name was llsted on
Thls soldierts
Pines, VA")
"
his conpanyrs rnuster roII of 3I Aug
of
1861 but not on the unit?s roll
Willlam Wes1ey McWhorter (18b7-I925)
3I Dec 1861 because he left the
H" *"".r"d.'in
company when he was promoted to
Coo D, Ist South Carolina State
sergeant rnajor o
Troops while he lras still
in his
teenso He was enrolled in that unit
1n
in September 1864" He uras paroled
W, P. l{ah.e{le]. served as a prlvate
Carolini
Infantryo
at Spartanburg, S" Co, in the spring
ffiouth
No addltional
lnformabi.on avai-Iab1e.
of 1865" This Confederate soldier
married Savilla
J. l/elborn (ZZ Jan
was born about I82?.
Harrison Mar-r1ev_
1857 - L5 Jun 1938)"
He attended
member of Co" K, Ist
the lnnual Confederate Veterans Day
ffi
North Cerolina Cavalry"
In I9OI,
event at Pickens, S. C., on 3 June
1915o In 1922, he wa.s reGeiving a
he resided ln Central townshl"p of
piv1l !{ar pension in Plckens County.
Pj.ckens County, S. Cc, and rellts
He died 2 Nov l9?5 and vras buried at
cetved a Clvll War pensiona
Enon Baptist Church near Easley, SoCo
age was recorded as 74 years in
pension records at that timeo
George W. Mackey was born about 1836,
a son of Martfn S. Iliackey (b. ca
Hennr Manlev was born about 18.tn5. a
18fO) and Martha Mackey 1b, ca l8l5).
Eon-of-Wilf1iam Manley (b, ca tSoI)
In the spring of 1861, he enlisted
and Cynthla Manley (b. ca 18O6) of
in Co" D (Fort Hill Guarcts), 4th
what today is the Central township
South Carolina Infantry
(Voiunteers)
of Pickens Countyr So Co He serv.
at Pendleton, S. C.
ed as a privat,e in Co" E, 2nd South
Carolina Rifles (Moorers Regto)o
He sr:rvived the CiviMar
and was
$harles D.,Madden dled of battle
present at Appomattor Court ltouse,
wounds 28 Oct 1862 at Frederick, MD,
and was buried there ln Mt, O1lvet
when the Confederate Army
Virginia,
Cernetery (grave noo ]-1>6)
surrendered to
of Northern Virginla
"
the Unlon Army of the Potonaco
0 o A " , M a d d e n ( 1 8 & 1 - 1 8 7 1 - )i s b e l i e v e d
This soldier was a brother of lfil}to have been buried in an unmarked
iam 0" Manley and Thomas l'[anIey,
grave in Mt. Zion Cemeterv. Iocated
both of whom also fought in the
i! Central (Pickens County), S. Co
American Civil Waro
(Cou1d this man be Obed Mbdaen, who
served in Co. F, Hanpton Legion?)
J. Po (or P" F. ) Manlev dled of battle
woru:ds 7 Aug 1864 at-the crater at
J. M. Madden died 1 JuI 186l+ at RichPetersburg, Virginia"
His body was
placed 1n the cemetery of Blandford
mond, VirgLnla,
lvhere he was buried.
in Hollywood Cenetery (grave no..U32)
Church in Virginiao
He served es a
private in Co. F, 22nd South Carol-lna Infantryo
em##*hli: ft"3:rl::
33,13;"'iJ:u
L862 and Jan 1863. His wj.fe was
Hanneh Magi1l vrho recetved e Ctvi1
oONFEDERATE
SOLDInItS0F pICKEl,tSDISTRICT, SOUTHCAROLINA ( cont j nuetl )
_JamesM. Manley.yas killed
in action
at Rlddlees Shop in Virginia,
on
28 JuL IS6l+ whkle servi;g
es a
private in Hampton Legion, CSA"
Martin Manley was.a private in Co. E,
( M o o r eI s '
ffirolina'Rifles
Regto ).
No additi-ona1 informatj-on
available o
Thgmas J. ManlgJ was born about I8b1.
e s e r v e i a s a p ri va te i n C o , E,
(l4oore
(ltoore t s
Znd
nd S
South
outh C
Carol-ina
arolRifles
Rifles
Regt" )
He was a son of Vililliam
Manley " (b" ca 18OI) and Cynthia
Manley (b" ca 1806)
T w o -o f h l s
brothers also fought " in the Civi1
War, and they were Henry and !/m" Oo
Manleyo
RgEert, Mqrnlev served in Coo I, lst
South Carolina Rifles (Orrts Regt"),
He was listed
in military
records
as a deserter of the Confederate
States Armyo
ers and died of typhoid fever 1 Jul
(In one
1861+at Richrnond, Virginla"
source, this soldj-errs death date ls
recorded as 19 JuI 1864 and at Jack+
son Hospital in Richrnond" ) This
soldierts
s&fe was Frances C. I'lann
(te Mar 1826 - I I'iar 1889).
In 1888
she resirled in the Gates community
o f P l c k e n s C o u n t y , S . C" S h e d , i e d ,
year and w:rs buried at
the following
Sir Mile Baptist Chr-rrch j-n Pj-ckens
County, S. Co Aaron llaniel l'Iann,
a son of this solclier, IJ'Iasborn j-n
He married
ft65 and died in I95$.
Laura Tompkins (1868-1948). This
soldierts
daughter Athlendia ilann
Jro
married Tully Huelet Holliday,
Alfred K" Mann was a son of Thomas
and a brother of
ffi
Samuel H" Mann, CSA" This soldier
served in Co. E, 20th South CaroIi'lar"
cluring the Civil
lina fnfantry
No additional
information
avail-ableo
lt4anlev died a t P e t e r s b r r g , V A ,
-Tvre
-ffi-Tf6-Lo
He had served as a
c o r p o r a l i n C o . D, 22nd South Carolina Infantry,
CSA.
llulliam 0. Manlev was a son of Williarn
and Cynthla lvlanley. He served as a
prlvate
in Co" E, 2hd glouth Caro*
llna Rlflesr (Moorets RegtJ) and was
wounded on Darby Tovrn Road ln VAo
on 7 Oct 1862 (?) " Thls soldj-er survived the war and returned to his
home in South Caro1ina.
He died
sometinne in the I87Os, and his
estate was administered by S. W.
Clayton it December 1878.- This Con+
federate lteteran was a brother of
H9nry Manley and Thomas Manley, both
of whom were also soldiers
duiing
the U, S, Civil Waro
Aaron Mann. served as a private in Coo
B, lst South Carolina State Troops
between June 1862 and January t863"
He wqs also a member of Co" i(, 3rd
South Carolina Reserves duriglg the
Civil Waro
Sargn A. trDaniel-rr Mann was born about
L82b, a son of Lewis Mann of Pickens
District,
S, C. He served as a private in Co. f, Palmetto Sharpshoot-
4
IIELP !!
Readers who have
any additional
information about
any of these Confederate soldiers
are encouraged to
send it to:
Dro Charles Busha
4I5 N" lulain Street
Apartnent DD
0reenvllle,
SC 2960].
?hanks very rnuchI
Miller's Weekly Messenger
Pendleton. SouthCarolina
Editor, John Miller and Son
Abstracted by G. Anne Sheriff
Continued from last month
October 31. 1827
The Pendleton Fenrale Scholarship Society will meet at the Farmers' Hall on Tuesday at l0
o'clock a. nr. The Rev.Mr. Dickinson will preachon the occasion.
At the Court of Sessionsheld here last week, Uriah Sligh was convictedof themurder of Jehu
Orr. and sentencedto be hanged on Friday, December 14. Judge Gantt gave the sentence. James
Meroney was tried for the murder of Thomas A. Crawford, and acquitted. The evidencewas entirely
circumstantial. John Ferguson and Pickens Turner were severallyconvicted of petit larceny, and
sentencedto receivefifteen lasheseach,which punishmentwas inflicted. Other cases,but they did not
mentionnames.
The Grand Jury of Pendletonat Fall Term 1827 Presentmentsby Hezekiah Rice, Foreman.
I D i { 'fhe
i i c u l tt o r e a dI.
Commissionersof the Poor will meet at the Poor Houseon Saturdaythe lTth of November.
Elam Sharpe announceson the night October25'nout ofhis shopin Pendleton,
threenew planes:
ajack. smoothingand fbre plane were stolen. It is believedthat someof the Negro carpentersin the
rreighborhoodhave taken them. The owners of such servants are respectfully requestedto make
inquiries. Of if suchtoolsare seenin the handsof any suspicious
person,the subscriber
will take it as
a fbvor to be promptly informed. Any reasonablereward or expenseshall be paid on the recoveryof
my planes.
Christopher Burns announcesthat a horse was stolen. He was stolen by a mulatto man on the
night of the l8'h inst. Any personthat will fetch him to LaurensCourt Houseor sendme word by letter
ma) e\pect a handsomerewartl
Advertisement. Ran away'tiom the subscriberon the night September23'd,two apprenticeboys
by the name of Absalom and Nelson Chandler. Any personthat will deliver said boysto me, living
on Cane Creek, shall receiveone dollar reward, by me. Signedby Morgan Morgan.
November7. 1827
The newspaperhad diflicult getting his newsprint from Philadelphiavia Hamburg.
Dual of Samuel P. C__ Esq.,memberof Congressfrom the Morganton District, and Dr. Robert
B. Vance of Asheville. Vance was shot through the body on the first fire, and supposedto be mortally
wounded. They tbughtin GreenvilleDistrict,in this State,nearthe North Carolinaline.
(h'ert()n writing a letter to the editor of the Pendleton Messengerconcerning the division of
PendletonDistrict.
Married at Edgefield Court House.on the evening of the l8th ult. [October l8] bythe Rev. Mr.
Warne. Mr. Francis W. Pickens of Alabamato Miss Margaret Eliza, eldestdaughterof Cot. Eldred
Simkins.
Died on the 3 l" ult. [October3 I ] Warren Davis, youngestson of Hugh Gaston, agedthree years.
E. W. & A. S. Johnston have bought the stock of Mr. Joseph R. Arthur's booksand stationary.
Publicsaleon Saturdaynert 1lOthinst.l will be sold at the farm of Col. Richard Lewis-the Red
house,on the road to Squire Harris' Ferry 2 % miles fiom the village. Between2-300 bushelsof good
corn; I lot of oats, l lot of blades; l lot of peas; wagon harnessfor two horses;plows; furniture,
crockeryand glassware, kitchen utensils. One handsomemahoganychestof drawers;one mahogany
bedstead;one walnut sideboardwith drawers;one large poplar press;one safe,coveredwith canvass;
fbur tables; some chairs; one green-edgeddinner set complete;one breakfastset of blue and white
India China; one dozen QueenswareMilk Pans; several lard and sweetmeatjars; four Dernijohns;
Ewers.Basons,and a variety of other crockery. Glassdecantersand tumblers;one dozenblack tin dish
covers.but little used;buck handle knives and forks-table and desert;a pair plated candlesticks;a lot
of kitchen furniture; severalpair of cloth irons; two dozenpewtercandlemolds; two pair fire dogs; fire
irons, and a brass mounted fender; one pair small glass shadesfor a work table; some lot northern
made tubs; one lot Japanedwaiters,and somegroceries.
Caution. Samuel Thomas will not pay three notesgiven to James Hogan.
itlrller's ),lessenget
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lbsttutttil by C. .4nne,\htriff
Sheriffs sale at Pendletonon first Monday and Tuesdayin Decemberby George E. W. Foster,
Sheriff.
.
One Negro girl, properfy of John Miller; executionof J. W. Parker.
o
725 acres on Rocky river, adjoining Lent Hall and others, as property of Mary Moore, Leah
Moore, Thomas Williams and Jane his wife; sundry executionsto wit: JesseDavis vs. Mary
Moore; Jesse Davis vs. L. Moore, JesseDavis vs. Thomas Williams and Jane Williams his
wife, Luke Haynie ads.Mary Moore, Anson Colt ads. Mary Moore.
r
One riding chair and one horse,propertyof Matthew McDonald; executionof E. B. Benson.
November 14,1827
The adjournedmeeting of a respectablenumber of citizens of Pendletonwas held on the I't at
Anderson Court House. In the absenceof the former Chairman, Major M. Burt was called to the
chair, and the comrnitteeappointedat the precedingmeeting submittedthe following memorial as the
tariff. S. Pope, Secretary.
A meeting of the PendletonFarmers' Society is requestedat their Hall on Saturdaynext, on
businessof importance.
The Rev. Mr. Rhodes of the Methodist church will preachat the Court Houseon Sundaynext at
l2 o'clock.
Dr. Vance who was shot in a dual on Monday the 5th,died on the Tuesdaynight following at
Whitehead's near the line betweenNorth and South Carolina.
Fourth letter to the editor from A Citizen concerningthe division of PendletonDistrict.
Secondletter to the editor from Overton concerningthe division of PendletonDistrict.
Resolutionsadoptedby the Board of Commissionersof Free Schoolsfor PendletonDistrict. That
on the 4'h Monday in January,and annually thereafter,there shall be an examinationof every Teacher
by the Board. Thosedeemedcapableof instructingin Spelling and correctPronunciationaccordingto
Wafker's standard, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, shall be ranked in the Third Class. Those
exhibiting evidencesof higher proficiency in the abovebranchesshall be ranked in the SecondClass.
Thosequalified to teachthe foregoing,with the addition of English Grammar and Geography,shall be
ranked in the Firsl C/a.ss.Ratesof Tuition to be regulatedby the classinto which teachershave been
admitted. And no Teachershall in future receiveany aid fiom this Board without producing the most
satisfactoryevidenceof good moral character,steadyhabits, and generalattention to business. That
every Teacherof Free Scholarsshall keep a day book, subjectto the inspectionofthe Trustees,who
shall certifo at the end of each quarter that the Scholarsadmitted as free, have attendedat leasttwo
thirds ofthat quarter;that they have beenexaminedby the Trustees;their generalproficiency,and the
deportmentand attentionofthe teacherduring eachquarter. That no report ofa teacherwill be passed
after a lapse of more than three months fi'om the quarterly meeting at which his quarter ought to close'
J. N. Whitner, Secretary.
B. D. Garrison, Executorwill sell at PendletonCourt Houseon the first Monday in December,
nine Negroes,two women and seven children, belonging to the Estate of Mr. Samuel Rosamond,
deceased.
November21. 1827
-fnJVice
Presidentof the UnitedStates[John C. Calhoun] left his homefor WashingtonCity.
Third letter from Overtor to the editor of the PendletonMessengerconcerningthe division of
District.
Pendleton
Fifth letter from I Citizen to the editor of the PendletonMessengerconcerningthe division of
District.
Pendleton
headof hogs,which
Villageon the first or secondof Decernber,350
Therewill be at Pendleton
will remainseveraldays,providedsalescanbe effected,at four centsper hundredweight,or the usual
for the grossweight. Signedby JohnPorter.
allowance
M. C. H. Davis is opining a Singing Schoolin Mr. Archer's Long room on Decanber l$,
is givensufficientto warrantthe undertaking.
providedencouragement
SlabTown for sale. Any personwho wishesto purchasea goodfarm and the beststandin this
termsby applyingto the subscriber,or in his
district for a Store,can havesucha placeon reasonable
quantityof corn and fodder,stockof cattle,
a
some
Negroes,
absenceto ThomasOrr. I will alsosell
horseshogs,etc. JamesMcKinney.
Page ll0
Miller's Messenger
Abstracted by G. Anne Shertf
The subscriber'sstorehouseand lot at Carnesville,GA will be sold or rentedand possessiongiven
the first day of January. It is an excellent stand for businessand a convenientstore or ware house
attachedthereto. Also, a small dwelling houseand half acre lot with an excellentblacksmith's shop
thereon. Signedby John R. Stanford at Carnesville.
For Sale or Rent. My plantation two miles south eastof PendletonVillage, adjoining lands of Z.
Taliaferro and H. D. Reese, and within one mile of the site contemplatedfor the Theological
Seminary. Terms will be made accommodating,and if rentedthere can be corn and blades,furnished
on the place and part of the rent will be taken for the repairs of the building. Signed by James O.
Lewis. N. B. [P. S.] I will exchangethe aboveproperty for Negroes.
November 28. 1827
[Difficult to read.]
Sixth letter from A Citizen to the editor of the PendletonMessengerconcerningthe division of
PendletonDistrict.
Married in Greenville on Tuesday,the 20'hinst., by Rev. W. R. Johnson, Dr. William Robinson,
to Miss Maria, seconddaughterof the lateGeorgeW. Earle, Esq.,all of GreenvilleDistrict.
Election at usual placesin PendletonDistrict on December10, for StateSenator. The polls are to
be open for two days and the poll managersto meet at the Court Houseon the third day to count the
votesand declarethe election.
Captain David Sloan is a candidatefbr StateSenate.
John Wilson, Esq., late memberof Congress,is a candidatefor StateSenate.
Administrators sale fiom Ann R. McGregor, administratix at the late residenceof Laurens
McGregor, deceased.Sale to be held on December20'n about three miles from Pendleton. Twenty
Negroes,stock ofhorses, cattle, sheep,hogs, householdand kitchen furniture, plantation tools, crop of
corn, and cotton.
James Garvin will not pay for the note given to John Gunter for $16, "having never received
any value."
Andersonville. John O. Hill postedbond to sell horse. Solomon Skelton, J. Q.
December 5. 1827
Senateof South Carolina Report. Mr. J. N. Whitner presentedthe following petitions:Charles
Burton for a pension; John Gray with z _,
referred/committeeon pensions;John Maxwell,
renewal of a charter for ferry, ref-erred,/committeeon roads; _
Female Academy, praying for
compensation;Charles Smith for a pension, referred to pension committee; John T. Archer,
compensationfor election;G. E. W. Foster, sheriff, compensationfor office.
House of Representatives
Report. Mr. Barton presentedWilson Jolly, Moses Hendricks and
William Vaughan, praying to be placed on pension roll, referred to committee on pension. J. N.
Whitner, from John Adams, compensationfor repair to the court house. Mr. Pope, of Pendleton,
from Thomas Orr, praying to have his title to land confirmed;referredto judiciary committee. From
Matthew Dickson, praying to be placedon the pensionroll, referredto committeeon pensions. From
Friendly Literary Society of Pendleton District, or incorporation; referred to committee on
incorporation. By Mr. Norton, from Pendleton Isbell, praying to be put on the pensionroll; referred
to pension committee. By Mr. Norris, from sundry inhabitantsof Pendletondistrict, praying for a
further division of district, referred to special committee. Mr. J. N. Whitener gave notice that
tomorrow he will ask leave to introducea bill to carry into effect the act of the last sessionto divide
Pendletondistrict into two counties.
Uriah Sligh who was sentencedto be hanged at this place for murder on the l4'h, has been
respited for two months by Governor Taylor.
James O. Lewis advertising for an overseer;a man of industry and integrity with a small family
may get an advantageoussituation. Neighborhood of Pendleton.
Small collectionof schooland othersbooksfor salefrom Philadelphia. Inquire at Printing Office.
John O. Hill will not pay note given to Ephraim McBride of Murry Co., Ky for $425, dated
sometimein November 1823?. He has not receivedthe value of the note.
Settlementof estateof Capt. William Perkins, deceasedby John C. Kilpatrick, Executor.
Sheriff sale by order of John Harris, Esq., Ordinary for Pendleton District. Sold first Monday and
Tuesdayin January,land on Barton's Creek of Tugalo River, 123 acres;joining lands of Col. Blair,
Miller's Messenger
Page lll
Abstracted by G. Anne Sheriff
others for
Larkin Holt and others; sold on the application of Jesse Loden vs' Nancy Loden and
River.
of
Saluda
Shoal
Creek
on
land
partition among the heirs of John Loden, deceased. Also,
Moses
to
joining
belonging
lands
acres,
whereon Robert Trotter. deceased,lately lived, 300
Trotter
Hendrix, David Hendrix, Robert Boyd, and Robert Troffer, sold on applicationof Rotlert 'actes,
177
Creek,
on
Conneross
land
Also,
deceased.
Trotter,
vs. James Trotter; heirs of Robert
of the
sold on order of application of Lucretia Lumpkin vs. James Hogan, under assessment
her right of
lieu
of
in
the
sale,
$100
proceed
of
the
of
out
Lumpkin
pay
Lucretia
to
Commissione6
dower.
James
Six and one fourth cents reward. Ran away Fiom William Hubbard on Novemberl8'n,
Crain, an indentedapprentice. Returnto subscriberon EishteenMile Creek.
December12. 1827
t{"use of Representatives.Mr. Norton presentedthe memorial of sundry citizensof
R"p"rt
"flh" that the public recordsmay be kept at the old court house;ref'erredto the delegation
pendleionpraying
jury of PendletonDistrict. in
of that district. Atso, a report on the second'presentmentof the grand
with
slaves'
trading
for
the
relationto the punishment
pendletonNews. "The bill to carry into effect the division of Pendletoninto two counties,has
opinion as to
beenread the first time and referredto a specialcommittee. There is somedifferenceof
and the
the dispositionto be made of the district officers. The bill proposesan electionin August next,
distribution of recordsand documentson the Monday after return day in October'"
The votes for senatorfbr this district are to be countedtoday. As we have heard of no regular
four
oppositionto Capt. Sloan,we supposehe is of coursereelected.tle will probablyreachClolumbia
or t'ivedaysbeforethe adjournmentof the Legislature.
to Miss
Marrled on the 2"d inst. [Decemberl2] by James C. Griffin fisq. Mr. Thomas Dodd
Hunnicutt'
eldestdaughterof Mr. William
C-atherine,
publisherof
Marrie<ton the 274 ult. [November 27]by the Rev.W. B. Johnson,Mr. O. H. Wells'
District'
of
Greenville
all
Headden,
Miss
Amelia
to
the Greenville Republican
'l'he
krllorvingreceivedhighestgradesin
Merit Roll fbr the 4'hquarterfiom PendletonAcaclerny.
and 'Iames
their classes:Robert Anderson,Alexander H. Reese.William H. Harrison, .Iohn Sloan.
to first
entitled
equally
are
McDowell
class.Peter Gaillard anclJoseph
A. Cherry. In the sophornore
William
P'
Huger,
Thomas
Sloan'
John
honors. In the English department.James Simon?'
Gaillard and Thomas S. Pinckney. The next quartcrbeginsJa'uary l4'r'.
(Jeorge E' W' Foster'
Sheriffs sale at Pendletonon flrst Monday and T'uesdayin January by
SheriI f.
g0 acres,waters of Twenty-Six Mile Creek, adjoining Matthew Clark and others, property ot
.
David J. Morris; executionof David Sloan Sr. vs. William Morris and David.f. Morris.
of John G'
.
One set of blacksmith'stools, black horseand saddle:also on Tuesdayat residence
of
John G'
property
cali
and
cow
one
fodder,
quantity
of
corn,
of
bushels
Mauldin, 2 or 300
Co.
&
S.
CherrY
of
suit
Mauldin at
.
190 acres,property of Nathaniel Tatum, adjoining'Nlartin Cobb, Daniel Duncan and Brinkley
Rains; suit of Archibald McElroY'
suit of
r
Also, on Tuesdayat Samuel G. Earl's store, one gray mare, property of James Long;
Harrison & Earl.
bridles,
r
Also, on Tuesday at Varrennes four pair of wagon gears, pair of stretchersand two
propertyof charles Miller, executionin favor of Herbert Hammond and others'
vs. Nipper
.
160 acres of land whereon defendant lives and owns, suit of Lankford Hughes
Adams; also, suit of Leonard Winters vs. Nipper Adams'
o
144 acres on waters of Little Generostee.property of A. H. Aston; suit of James A' Walker'
I
o
administratorvs. A. H. Aston.
about
One bay mare, property of Nipper Adams. Also on Tuesdayat the houseNipper Adams,
400 bushelsof corn, executionin favor of Leonard Winters'
also 134
One wagon and gear. one mare and two mules,tract of 156 acres,where defendantlives;
Hughes'
Lankford
urr., uJ.ioininglands of Mrs. Greer and William Saddler, property of
executionin favor of L. Winters.
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.lbstractedbr G. .lnne Sherf{
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