cont Sec 2 page 2. Ref to article of Thomas D. Spratt to Draper. NC Lib. Page 26/27 YCGHS Spt. 1994. Thomas D. Spratt letter with History and Genealogy imfo. Written 7 May 1873 and appears in Draper MS 15 VV 106-8.) excerpts portions. In some of Spratt's words;;; I felt interest to get imfo abt David Garrison and my inquiries where un rewarded. Additional inquiries and research found following. I had an Uncle, Isaac Garrison who died and bur. in our family Cem, his widow, sons & Dau's moved in 1821, some to Madison Co AL., some to Madison and Fayette Co's Tnn. Thomas died in Fayette Co. Tn in 1851 and left descend'ts, but can't recollect them just now. Reese Garrison settled in Madison Co AL near Huntsville and had a large family of which I don't know their wherabouts. A Benjamin and Mark O. Garrison were living near me in the Western area of the Catawba and their father was David G. Garrison. He commanded the Catawbas in the Rev Peter Garrison of Ebenezer in this Co. and his P O is Rock Hill, SC or Milton Garison, a baptist Preacher of this township are the only two descend'ts I could most reliably refer you to for imfo on generally. Peter Garrison is a lay Delegate to Gen. Assembly the Presbyterian Church South now at Little Rock Ar. would take interest in a inquiry. I don't know about Cpt. Smith. Alexander Haynes was born & raised abt 5 mi. So. of Charlotte, Mecklenburgh .NC but moved since just after close of Revolution to York Co. SC. He settled near mouth of Steel Creek abt 4 mi. from Ft Mill and liv! ed untill his death in 1831 /2 and bur in Old Unity Church cem abt 1 mi from Ft Mill at abt 75 yrs old. he was wounded in neck by sword cut at Hanging Rock which disfigured his face also injuring 1 eye. He bought land of my granfa, an old plat and lease which from Indian as I remember haveing had seen amoung my fa's papers. The place since owned by Eli Kibrell and now beleive in possesion of Cpt. S F White. Alex Haynes ' bro. David H. Haynes was killed in Rev war and left a son name David, who lived and died on fa's acres. Wm Ayers, ( Catawba Indian), died in Providence Settlement, NC abt 2 mi. from Church of same name and bur at Sandy Ridge Church nearby, Bill Geo. abt oldest of Catawba's now seems to have a meagre rememebrance of his anscestors of Rev. times. he lives close and farming and I may catch him and get more imfo abt Catawba's. I don't know abt a Mary Ayers ( Catawaba Indian) or forgot whatever now. Jacob Scott had no other name was chief of tribe in 1819. He was very dark Indian and was one of ___ ___ ___ the party under Sumter.... The Whigs of rev War. Their actions done chiefly I beleive in lower NC near Charleston. The only other thing i remember abt them in war is something I heard when a boy from the mouth of old Peter Harris ( Catawba Indian adopted by Thomas Dryden Spartt's gran fa. Thomas "Kanawah" Spratt), one of the band who got a gun from enemy at the actions of Stono and kept it while he lived and left it to my fa. Most of old people gone now, Oldest man in our region is James Thorn abt 80 yrs and he couldn't remember anything abt them He did have a dram or two much at times. In reply to your former inquirey abt distance of Hagler's mill to Old Nation Ford, I beleive it is correctly abt 2 mi. from Ft mill and 5 mi from Old N. Ford on [point of Catawba where CC7 A Railroad Bridge crosses it. You ask of Sumpter going from Hagler's Hill to Clems Branch prob. took a direct course. From the positions of present Fords of Steel and Sugar creeks, I should infer that he must have made conciderable circuit to the North of a straight line between those two points but as these streams are fordable at different places and as these places may have changed since then it is possible and probable that he took a direct course or nearly so. Clems Branch empties into Sugar Creek on the east side of Lancaster Co. on the plantation formerly belonging to Richard Springs, a gran fa of Col. A B Springs who tells me he has corresponded with you who has interest into your inquirey but at ast from him , he hadn't had much imfo. His grt gran fa was at Gates' ! defeat but I supose was never under Sumters command., ( my gran fa ) was wounded by 2 buckshot to his thigh while serving under Gen Davie in the action of his cavalry at Wahab's Lane. He was held on his horse away anf brought home by his NEPHEW THOMAS BARNETT and another man nameed FARIS, I believe. He was lying there when CornWallis ( Cornwallis) , Rawdon, and Tarleton , on their route from Charlotte to Winnsboro were stopped by a _____ in the Catawba and camped for abt a week. While that army here encamped a major Frazer died and bur in one corner of the yard under a honey locust tree In my youth traces of the grave were still visible and the precise spot I couldf now point out. Instead of a party of British as you observe, it was the entire army. They changed direction of march and went down the river and crossed near Land's Ford.... I can;t say for certain, that my gran fa THOMAS SPRATT was previously in company up to the time of his wound. He died July 1807 age 76. The British treated the family respectfully, while camped here, the headquarters , being in the houses. Some of the incidents I beleive I have related before abt the shooting of the sentinel party of Whigs. The hanging of the deserter on the wild cherry street. the stump of which still stands, the leaving of the man hanging , etc. The first bait for the Army was a pen of 19 fine calves ( at ) this house, the cows, their mothers fortunately saved by a faithful negro named Harry who kept them in an enclosure several miles from home at a place where he had a cabin called hence , the Cabin Branch to this day. signed THOMAS D. SPRATT. end of imfo I have on this. The Thomas and Thomas Spratt are the ones connected to the Barnett's/ Spratts who came from ireland to Pa then to NC in 1700's and lived in NC and SC at this time period. Their families inter mar with and also w/ others. Maxine mmwaw@sprynet.com