To John Scott Davenport, Thank you so much for the concise and thorough description of the South Carolina backcountry Loyalist issues. It is excellent. I really like the way you present your thoughts. I have been learning about this thing on the Loyalists (called Tories in derision since in Irish lore it was a negative word) since 1984 when I struggled to understand my ancestors, Thomas Edghill and his son-in-law James Burnside who were Loyalists and suffered terribly for it. Edghill Plantation was taken by force and the family sent packing in the middle of a cold November night in their nightclothes. It was at this place later that the Hayes Massacre took place--by notorious Bill Cunningham, who was said to also have burned the home of patriot ROBERT GILLIAM, which was what Carolyn was trying to say. James Burnside was shunned and his family also. He died in his forties, and his family finally left the region altogether. Pauline M. Derhak RHilands@aol.com wrote: > > Doc, > Just a note to tell you that I always enjoy your contributions. > Bob McKeon > Connecticut > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Having problems with this mailing list? > Write to: DAVENPORT-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > RootsWeb.com now offers UNLIMITED Web space for FREE! > Sign up today for RootsWeb's Freepages program: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi