PRELUDE TO REVOLUTION The First Provincial Congress In South Carolina, the growing dissatisfaction in the colonies with the British crown was largely confined to the low country. The settlers in the Fork had fewer contacts with commerce, little to do with taxes on imports, and little opportunity to exchange views with the northern colonists. The Germans and Swiss who had received gifts of their lands in the form of bounty grants were grateful to the English monarch who had bestowed them. Life in Carolina, even with the hardships endured by the early settlers, was better than that in Europe. They had no desire to risk their new freedom by agitating for revolution. Fourteen months of mass meetings resulted in the election of a general provincial committee to meet in Charleston on January 11, 1775. It was to be composed of 185 members, 40 of whom were to come from St. Mark's Parish, the unwieldy, sprawling unit created by the Assembly in 1757 and including the Fork between the Broad and Saluda rivers and Camden District. Ninety Six District (that portion laying west of the Fork) was allotted ten members, and the Fork between the Broad and Saluda, ten members. Members from the Fork were Major John Caldwell, John Colcock, Rowland Rugely, Jonathan Downs, John Satterthwaite (Satterwhite), James Williams, John Williams, John McNees, Charles King, and George Ross. The committee proudly adopted the name "Provincial Congress" and proceeded to make plans for peacefully carrying out the non importation agreement proposed by the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia. This was an effort to prevent the importation of British goods throughout America in the hope of forcing Britain to grant her colonies more self-government and more freedom of commerce. In its first session, the Provincial Congress re-elected the same five delegate to represent the colony in the Second Continental Congress, approved the decisions of the First Continental Congress, set up committees to carry out the non-importation policy in the several parts of the province, and adjourned on January 17, 1775, to meet at the call of the Charleston general committee. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

continuing on with Chapter three.... At the second term of court held at Ninety Six on April 15, 1773, the grand jury presented as grievances the lack of a law for securing mill dams and regulating grist-mills; the "want of a law to encourage the destroying of wolves and other destructive animals which have been very prejudicial to the Inhabitants of the Frontiers, by killing their sheep, Hogs and calves"; the want of a sufficient number of roads in this district; and the failure to consider the grievances set forth in the presentment of the previous grand jury. John Caldwell was listed as deputy clerk of court. These presentments appeared in the Gazette for May 17, 1773. There were only three offices in the district during the early years, the justices of the peace, the tax collectors, and the deputy surveyors. The former were the most important men in the district and were much more highly regarded in South carolina during the colonial period than afterwards. In 1774 justices of the peace for that portion of Ninety Six District which later became Newberry County included the following: William Anderson, James Lindlay, John Johnston, jr., Joseph Brown of Broad River, John Caldwell, John Ford, Thomas Waters, David Anderson, Robert Cunningham, and Michael Dickert. The inquirers, assessors, and tax collectors were named by the Assembly in the annual appropriation acts in certain years and were charged with the responsibilities which their title implied with reference to real estate. The deputy surveyors were important in mapping the interior of the colony, in surveying land grants, and in selecting lands for the early settlers who in many cases relied upon the knowledge and experience of the surveyors. Among those who surveyed lands in the Fork between the Broad and Saluda were John Pearson, Enoch Pearson, John Fairchild, John Purves, John Caldwell, Samuel Young, and John Hamelton. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Who had the Elijah Coats in their line...there is an Elijah Coats in VA in 1798...I suspect tied somehow to that Charles and Ann Coats there as well... http://www.rootsquest.com/~coatsfar/virginiar.htm This might be the Charles and Ann Coats that was in SC and moved somewhere about 1790...I don't think this is the same Charles that is in Maury County TN...but may or may not be the same Charles Coats in GA about 1790 something.... I've gotten the two rolls of NC land records I ordered but won't be able to get to the library to check them till Tues this week... Char ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Bill, I can give you a little additional info on your Rachel. She is the daughter of a John Coate and possibly a Susan Brock???. I have all her siblings and Steve Pearson at SKPearson@email.msn.com would be a good person to write to as he has the same John in his family. John's parents are still in question. You can find the info I have on this line in about the middle of my Coate surnames listed in the entire database section of my homepage at www.ancestrees.com . Hope this helps. At 03:28 PM 4/26/2000 -0700, you wrote: >FYI...Char > >----Original Message Follows---- >From: "Bill Motiuk" <bandnmotiuk@pacificcoast.net> >To: <coats@hotmail.com> >Subject: Rachel Coates >Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:42:46 -0400 > >Hi Charlotte, I found your submission on the US Gen.Web. re the Coates >family, but for some reason I am >unable to access it to read. I am looking for my g.g.g.grandmother, >Rachel Coates. She was born in >1783 in South Carolina and married Amos Duncan, my g.g.g.grandfather (date >unknown). They moved to >Miami Co. Ohio. I have quite a bit of info on the Coates family, and have >found lots of Rachels, but so far >have not been able to connect them to this one. Can you help me out? >Thanks for your time. My email address is: bandnmotiuk@pacificcoast.net. >Sincerely, Nancy Motiuk > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >==== COATES Mailing List ==== >Coates, Coate, Coats Digital Archive: >http://www.rootsquest.com/~coatsfar >

FYI...Char +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >Forwarded message: > > > >The NARA proposal to revamp the system and fees for providing copies of > >Military Service Records, Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Files, and > >Pension Application Files has been published in the 25 April 2000 issue > >of the Federal Register. Public comment is invited and should be > >directed to > > > >NARA Regulation Comment Desk > >8601 Adelphi Road > >College Park, MD 20740-6001 > >Fax: 301 713-7270 > > > >The comment period closes on 26 June 2000. NARA prefers that you use > >either the postal address or fax number to submit our comments rather > >than e-mail. > >A complete copy of the Federal Register notice is available from the > >NARA Web site at http://www.nara.gov/nara/fees-pro.html. > > > >The proposed Reproduction Fee Schedule covers a number of items, but >the > >Military Service Records, and the Pension and Bounty-Land Warrants are > >of the greatest concern to genealogists. NARA proposes three major > >changes: > > > >1. The NATF Form 80 would be discontinued, to be replaced by two new > >forms: NATF Form 85 to request both Bounty-Land Warrant application > >files and Pension files (more than 75 years old), and NATF From 86 to > >request Military Service Records (more than 75 years old). > > > >2. For all three types of files, NARA would no longer send a selection > >of pages, but would send the complete file. This would eliminate the > >two-step process currently used and should be beneficial to most > >genealogists. > > > >3. The fees for all three types of files would be raised. For Military > >Service Records the new fee would be $17.00, regardless of the number >of > >pages included in the file. For Bounty-land Warrants the fee would be > >$17.25, again without regard to the number of pages. For Pension Files > >the fee would be $40.00, regardless of the number of pages. > > > >Finally, the proposal would go into effect on 1 September 2000, if > >approved. > > > >Many genealogists may consider the proposed fees to be excessive. NARA > >specifically invites comment on the proposed fee schedule. The FGS/NGS > >Records Preservation and Access Committee urges everyone who wants to > >comment to carefully read the full proposal before submitting comments. > >The proposed fees are intended to cover the actual cost of locating, > >copying and mailing the records, plus 10% as authorized by law, and are > >based on the average size of the files. NARA states that the average >for > >Military Service Records and Bounty-land Applications is somewhere >under > >20 pages, while the average for full Pension Files is 105 pages. > > > >The FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee will be looking >at > >the NARA proposal carefully, and will submit comments as appropriate. > >Individuals who would like to provide input to the Committee's > >evaluation are welcome to do so but are also encouraged to comment > >direct to NARA at the address given above. Comments for Committee > >consideration should be e-mailed to fgs-access@fgs.org, or mailed to > >Federation of Genealogical Societies, Attention: RPAC, PO Box 200940, > >Austin, TX 78720-0940. In order for the Records Preservation and Access > >Committee to adequately evaluate such input it must be received by 26 > >May 2000. The deadline for comment to NARA, however, is still 26 June > >2000. > > > >Posting of this message to other mail lists is encouraged. A copy of > >this message will also be available on the Records Preservation and > >Access page of the FGS Web site ><http://www.fgs.org/fgs-recordsnews.htm> > >and on the NGS Web site <http://www.ngsgenealogy.org> ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

FYI...I don't think Jim is on our list yet...but hope he will join soon...Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Jim Hendricksen" <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> Reply-To: "Jim Hendricksen" <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> To: "Charlotte *" <coats@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Re: [COATES-L] Fwd: Pollard Hickman Coates Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:04:50 -0500 It was listed as the Western Terrirory of NC, which I believe is now the state of Tennesse. Also, he might have been born as early as 1790. ----- Original Message ----- From: Charlotte * <coats@hotmail.com> To: <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:00 PM Subject: Fwd: Re: [COATES-L] Fwd: Pollard Hickman Coates > Jim...not sure you're on our Coates list yet....but got this > response....Char > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Tamara <sistermoon@mindspring.com> > Reply-To: sistermoon@mindspring.com > To: Charlotte * <coats@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [COATES-L] Fwd: Pollard Hickman Coates > Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 12:55:45 -0700 > > What part of NC are you looking for? > > -Tamara > > Charlotte * wrote: > > > FYI...Char > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > From: "Jim Hendricksen" <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> > > Reply-To: "Jim Hendricksen" <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> > > To: "Charlotte *" <coats@hotmail.com> > > Subject: Pollard Hickman Coates > > Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:03:48 -0500 > > > > Well, information given to me as fact now appears to be fantasy. No > longer > > am I fairly certain of the parents, etc... of Pollard Hickman Coates, b > 1794 > > in NC. > > > > I am searching for the parents of Pollard Hickman Coates. Possibly > Elijah. > > Any help is appreciated > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > ==== COATES Mailing List ==== > > Coates, Coate, Coats Digital Archive: > > http://www.rootsquest.com/~coatsfar > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

FYI...Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Jim Hendricksen" <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> Reply-To: "Jim Hendricksen" <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> To: "Charlotte *" <coats@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Pollard Hickman Coates Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 13:55:57 -0500 The family tree that I had been given showed Thomas Coates(Philadelphia, 1746) as his father. I finally got the notes that my grandmother had made in the late 50's/early 60's and it appears that there are some assumptions made(appears that she wanted this to be the link) Reading through the notes on Pollard Hickman(from his eldest granddaughter from memory-family notes were lost in fire), it states that Pollard Hickman might have been the grandson of Samual Coates(Thomas' father) but I am not sure who put this part in. Also in the notes, there is a page of an undated letter to a Gerald Concklin in Ca that says Pollard is probably not the son of Thomas(1746) or his son Samuel. Also, in the last week, I ran across another Coates relative from Pollard Coates and that they thought that Pollard's father might have been Elijah. So, that puts me at a total loss. I found a few references to Elijah Coates that is in the right time frame and area, but nothing else to help. Thanks, Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Charlotte * <coats@hotmail.com> To: <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 11:42 AM Subject: Re: Pollard Hickman Coates > Hi....who were you told was his parents...? Char > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Jim Hendricksen" <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> > Reply-To: "Jim Hendricksen" <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> > To: "Charlotte *" <coats@hotmail.com> > Subject: Pollard Hickman Coates > Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:03:48 -0500 > > Well, information given to me as fact now appears to be fantasy. No longer > am I fairly certain of the parents, etc... of Pollard Hickman Coates, b 1794 > in NC. > > I am searching for the parents of Pollard Hickman Coates. Possibly Elijah. > Any help is appreciated > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hello! I just joined the list and wanted to see if there are any COATES researchers working on Massachusetts. I have included below what I have so far on my Coates line. My question is, is Calvin Coates, husband of Emily Barber the son or grandson of Hezekiah Coates and Sophia Thompson? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help... -Tamara My g-g-grandmother was Emily "Emma" Sophia* Coates, born 4 Oct 1851 in Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA. She married Enos C. Stanton 10 May 1872. She only had one child with Enos, his name was Frank Adelbert Stanton. Enos died 25 Feb 1897 and is buried in Brick Cemetery. Emma later remarried "Mr. Dickinson", but we don't know his first name because *she* called him that. : ) There was also another record of an Emma Coates marrying a Joseph Bridgeman Martin 4 May 1898, but I don't know if that is my Emma Coates or not. (There was at least one other living in the area at the time). Emily Sophia Coates' parents were Calvin Coates and Emily Barber, married 10 March 1836 in Halifax, Windham, VT. Children: Chester Sheldon, b. 25 May 1847 David Foster, b. 25 April 1845 Hezekiah, b. 27 Feb 1849 *Emily Sophia, 4 Oct 1851

Chapter three in this book covers the period of time just prior to the revolution, this is the approximate period of time that we have scant records on...so I'm going to see if I can find some of these district court records as well... Char ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

In 1769 the Assembly passed an improved version of the previous year's circuit court act. It was the culmination of the long and bitter campaign to provide the interior of South Carolina with an adequate system of judicial administration. One of the legislative landmarks of South Carolina's colonial period, the Circuit Court Act of 1769 divided the province into seven judicial districts, Charleston, Beaufort, and Georgetown on the coast; and Orangeburg, Camden, the Cheraws, and Ninety Six in the interior. Silver Bluff on the Savannah to the mouth of Rocky Creek on the Saluda River and thence in the same course to the Broad River. It embraced the present counties of Edgefield, Saluda, McCormick, Abbeville, Greenwood, Newberry, Laurens, Union, Spartanburg, and parts of Aiken and Cherokee. The act provided that court houses and jails be built in each district and commissioners were named to erect them. Provision was made for preparing a new jury list for each district, and sheriffs were to be named by the governorr from three names submitted to him by the court. All pleadings were to be filed in Charleston, all documents were to be registered there, and all writs were to be issued from the court there. However, the trials were to be held in the district courts with jurors from the judicial district. Court was to be held in Ninety Six twice each year, in November and April. On April 7, 1770, the circuit court act was amended to require the courthouse and jail for Ninety Six District to be built within a mile of Fort Ninety Six. The governor was also authorized to name a clerk of court for the district when the public buildings were erected. In JUne 1772 the governor appointed Robert Stark as sheriff for Ninety Six District. Stark, John Lewis Gervais, and Patrick Calhoun (the father of John C. Calhoun) had been recommended to him. James Pritchard was listed as clerk of court in the South-Carolina Gazette for September 3, 1772. The first term of court was held at Ninety Six on November 16, 1772. The grand jury presented as grievances the same complaints which the Regulators had earlier made about the lack of schools and churches, the failure to codify the laws of the province, and the fact that all writs were issuable from and returnable to Charleston. In addition, the jury recommended that provision be made for building proper chambers with fireplaces for the convenience of the judges and lawyers. The presentments were ordered printed and were published in the Gazette for December 17, 1772. The presentment recited that the district contained upwards of fifteen thousand souls. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

THE BEGINNING OF GOVERNMENT IN THE UPCOUNTRY In answer to the demand of the inhabitants of the upcountry, the Commons House of Assembly passed the Circuit Court Act of 1768. Lieutenant Governor William Bull, during the interim between Governor Boone and Governor Montagu, had recommended courts for the backcountry in 1765. The next year the Assembly adopted a committee report recommending such courts, and South Carolina's agent in London, Charles Garth, commenced negotiations to purchase the provost marshal's patent from Richard Cumberland. Garth informed Lord Shelburne, in charge of American affairs for the crown, that the distance to Charleston from the backcountry worked a great hardship and that courts and sheriffs were needed in the interior. Shelburne and the Board of Trade approved Garth's proposals and finally Garth was able to get Cumberland to agree to sell his patent for 5,000 pounds in November 1767. This was necessary because sheriffs could not be appointed so long as the provost marshal's patent gave him the fees for service of process and other writs. Governor Montagu approved the Circuit Court Act of 1768 which provided for the division of the colony into six districts with Ninety Six, Orangeburg, Camden, and the Cheraws to serve the upcountry. Agent Garth in London was instructed to work hard for its confirmation. Because the act made the salaries of the judges dependent on the king's appointing them to hold office during good behavior, the act was disallowed by the king. He and his ministers thought this an impertinent interference with the crown's prerogatives. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

FYI...Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Jim Hendricksen" <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> Reply-To: "Jim Hendricksen" <Jimmyh@hendricksencompany.com> To: "Charlotte *" <coats@hotmail.com> Subject: Pollard Hickman Coates Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:03:48 -0500 Well, information given to me as fact now appears to be fantasy. No longer am I fairly certain of the parents, etc... of Pollard Hickman Coates, b 1794 in NC. I am searching for the parents of Pollard Hickman Coates. Possibly Elijah. Any help is appreciated ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

FYI...Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Lyle Jenkins" <jlj001@goin.missouri.org> To: <coats@hotmail.com> Subject: Coats family Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 20:09:50 -0500 HI, I have been studying your Coats file on the ancestry.com pages. Thanks for posting an awfully lot of information. I am particularly interested in documenting the father- Son relationship between Benjamin Watts Coats About 1752-1850 and Jeremiah Coats. I am descended from a Jeremiah Coats born 1805 TN died 1879 MO. Thank You Lyle Jenkins ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

I found these in Vital records Index-British Isles and I think they may be our William COATES and his father James COATES. William COATES, Christening, 22 Sep 1839,father James COATES,mother Nancy recorded in: St. Chad,Rochdale,Lancashire, England. Mary Ann COATES,Christening,21 Sep 1845,father James COATES,mother Sarah Joseph COATES, Christening, 29 Aug 1847, father James COATES,mother Sarah recorded in: St. Chad, Rochdale, Lancashire County, England. Edith COATES, Christening,23 Sep 1855, no father listed, mother Sarah. Recorded in:Accrington,Lancashire County,England. ----------------------- Helen & William Turner hbturnso@ucnsb.net New Smyrna USA

FYI...Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Bill Motiuk" <bandnmotiuk@pacificcoast.net> To: <coats@hotmail.com> Subject: Rachel Coates Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:42:46 -0400 Hi Charlotte, I found your submission on the US Gen.Web. re the Coates family, but for some reason I am unable to access it to read. I am looking for my g.g.g.grandmother, Rachel Coates. She was born in 1783 in South Carolina and married Amos Duncan, my g.g.g.grandfather (date unknown). They moved to Miami Co. Ohio. I have quite a bit of info on the Coates family, and have found lots of Rachels, but so far have not been able to connect them to this one. Can you help me out? Thanks for your time. My email address is: bandnmotiuk@pacificcoast.net. Sincerely, Nancy Motiuk ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

take a look at www.lawsonsfork.org and checkout my part of the country. Our effort the Glendale Community Reunion last held in 1994 recieved a mention but by the wrong name. if in the neighborhood drop by from 10am to 2pm saturday and say hey. Paul Donnie Ward ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Along the Enoree River there were a number of ferries and bridges. Soon after his arrival from Virginia, the enterprising John Henderson secured a franchise in 1805 to erect a toll bridge and establish a ferry near his home. Henderson and his family maintained the franchise throughout the antebellum period, and his descendants still own the plantation on he Enoree. Up the river from Henderson's, Aaron Cate secured the right to operate a ferry in 1809. Later Jesse Wadlington took over this ferry. It was located near the present bridge known as Brazzleman's. In 1837 Jesse Maybin was authorized to erect a toll bridge on the river near Littleton's old ferry landing and presumably near the present Keitt's bridge. Marcus Littleton had been allowed to establish a ferry or bridge near his plantation in 1805. Near present day Whitmire at Hendrick's ford, General Starling Tucker built a bridge over the Enoree in 1824. On the Tyger River which separated Union and Newberry districts, there were two bridges, one established by David Sims and the other by Eli Gordon. These ferries and toll bridges were integral parts of the early road system. Those in existence in 1820 may be seen on Marmaduke Coate's Map of Newberry District of that year which was revised for Robert Mills' Atlas. On the smaller rivers such as the Enoree, Tyger, Bush and Little, and on the larger creeks such as Indian, Beaverdam, Duncan's, Cannon's and Heller's there were numberous mills located near the fords. Speaking of the Bush and Little rivers in 1826, Robert Mills called them "two beautiful streams, both extending up into Laurens (the latter even to the courthouse) and both navigable for some distance; 90 feet wide, and capable of improvements considerably higher up. They furnish at present admirable mill-seats; Bush River particularly which now has 9 or 10 mills on its banks, all in this District." He termed the roads "tolerably good; bridges and ferries but indifferent." ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

The earliest ferry established on the Saluda in present Newberry County was that of Samuel Kelly and John Milhous in 1768. Successively it was operated by Russell Wilson and Andrew Lee, by Nancy Lee, by John W. and William Lee, and then by John W. Lee until 1813. In that year, the heirs of David Bates were given the franchise, and in 1827 it was awarded to Carey C. Mitchell. In 1837 John McNary took it over and continued to operate it during the rest of the antebellum period. At the mouth of Rocky Creek, Philemon Waters, son of Thomas, was allowed to establish a ferry in 1788. This was at the point where the line separating Ninety Six and Orangeburg districts crossed the river. This ferry was vested in John Holly in 1829 and continued to be his until the Civil War. On the Broad River, Ruff's ferry was the first above the district line. Established in 1770 by Martin Shirer, it was operated successively by Minor Winn, Richard Strother, Joseph McMorries, and George Ruff. Daniel Hughey later operated it until the War. About four miles upstream from Ruff's ferry, a ferry was established by William Netterville in 1800. It was subsequently owned by Philip Pearson and John Morris. The most important ferry on the Broad was established by William Lyles in 1796; it connected the road from Newberry to Winnsboro and became known as Ashford's ferry in 1807. The Ashford family thereafter operated it for many years, and the road leading to it from Newberry Courthouse is still referred to as the Ashford Ferry Road. Another ferry was established within the county on Broad River at Lyles' ford. Ephraim Lyles was granted this franchise in 1813. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

The bridge having been destroyed, Thomas Chappell was granted in 1800 a ferry franchise "at or near where" he had a bridge. The rates of ferriage allowed to be charged were considerably higher than those permitted for use of the bridge: two cents for every sheep, goat, or hog; four cents for every head of neat cattle; four cents for every horse and the same for every foot passenger; twenty-five cents for a two-wheeled carriage; fifty cents for a four-wheeled carriage; and twelve cents for a hogshead of tobacco. Thereafter the ferry franchise was granted to members of the Chappell family until 1838 when John Chappell was granted a franchise to build a bridge at The ferry site for the unexpired term of the ferry franchise and for an additional fourteen years. A ferry franchise at Saluda Old Town was granted to Charles Carson in 1770. Later Robert Tate operated this ferry, and then William Dunlap and William Moore. apparently the ferry was discontinued for some years since no legislative acts pertaining to it appear in the Statutes at Large from 1808 until 1850. In the latter year David Payne and David C. Boazman were granted a franchise to operate a ferry about four miles below Chappell's bridge and about six miles above Higgins' ferry. One of the most important ferries on the Saluda River was that located near the present highway bridge on the Newberry-Saluda road. It was first established in 1795 when a ferry was authorized to be established at Abney's ford by Nathaniel Abney on the south side and Francis Higgins on the north side of the river. It continued to be operated by one or both of these families until the Civil War, but no legislation can be found regarding the franchise after 1831 except the Act of 1850. About five miles down the Saluda there was a ferry known at various times as Boatner's, Waldo's, Lorick's, Huiet's, and Bouknight's. In 1806 Elias Boatner was authorized to establish a ferry at a place called Boatner's Landing. When Thomas Anderson surveyed Edgefield District in 1817, he showed "Lorick's, late Waldo's." The next legislative franchise appearing int he Statutes at Large is that granted din 1835 to Christiana Haiet (Huiet) which refers to "the ferry over Saluda river, commonly known as Lorick's ferry." In 1844 the franchise was vested in Christiana Huiet an Joseph S. Huiet, the act reciting that it was for the ferry across the Big Saluda River "on the road leading form Newberry Court House to Hamburg and Aiken, formerly know as Boatner's, Waldon's (sic), and Lorick's Ferry;" In 1852 William Bouknight was given the franchise for ten years. Just a short distance downstream near Parkin's Ford at the mouth of Bush River, Philemon Waters was allowed to establish a public ferry in 1786. It was rechartered in 1800, 1807, and 1813. The ferry was apparently abandoned before Anderson made his survey of Edgefield District in 1817. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Commencing at the district line on the Saluda River and going down river to its confluence with the Broad at Columbia, there were a number of ferries and one bridge. One of the earliest ferries established was that at Indian Island ford, at the junction of Newberry, Laurens, Abbeville, and Edgefield districts. Robert Cunningham, later to be a brigadier in the British army by virtue of his loyalty to the crown, was given this ferry franchise in 1770. After war commenced, the franchise was given to Colonel James Mayson and James Creswell. Later Archey Mayson and William Caldwell obtained the ferry rights, being succeeded in 1837 by William E. Caldwell, James C. Caldwell, and James S. Pope. The following year the Caldwells were given the franchise, but in 1845 it was awarded to James S. Pope and John W. Payne. Payne obtained the franchise by himself in 1853, and retained it until the end of the antebellum period. The next ferry below Indian Island ford was that operated by Benjamin Cook under a franchise given him in 1777. The act awarding this recited that "making public a ferry over Saluda River, at the lands of Benjamin Cook, will be very convenient to the inhabitants living on the north-west side of the said river, as well as other persons ravelling from the back parts to this state to Charlestown, and other parts of the said state...." It went on to provide that certain persons were exempted from paying any ferriage, including in this category "the President and Commander-in-chief of this State for the time being the Vice President for the time being, all ministers of the gospel, all persons on Sundays going to or returning from any place of divine worship," and various others on military service or going to and from the elections of members of the assembly. Free Indians were also exempted. In 1785 Cook's ferry was vested in William Anderson, who continued to operate it until 1807, when Westly Brooks of Edgefield secured the ferry rights. Apparently this ferry was abandoned before 1814 since no further franchise was granted by the legislature for the ferry at this location. Near the present location of Chappells, Thomas Chappell was granted a franchise to build a bridge in 1792 across the Saluda at his plantation. The act authorized him to charge a penny for every foot passenger; a penny for every led horse; one shilling and two pence for every chair or chariot with one horse; three pence for a man and horse; two pence for every wagon and team; eight pence for every rolling hogshead of tobacco, including the horses and rivers; and one half penny for every head of black cattle, hogs, sheep or goats. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com