Hugh, Remember, Joseph FRENCH was mentioned in an earlier deed as living on "branch of Pacolet" in what is shown as the Spartanburg, Union "counties" [see 1786-1791 map of SC]. This first property appears to be EAST of the property he purchased in 1790 in the Pendleton District and was not too far from the property Lafford was living on when he died in NC. This deed appears to be the Polk-Rutherford NC property where Laffert was living when he died. French, Lefford / French, John / Deed/ 39-40/309/ 1834 [date filed] Son John is living on a place in Spartanburg County in 1850 which is probably the general location of the 1773 Joseph FRENCH property. I think the area later known as Greenville County and Pendleton County was still considered Indian land prior to the Rev. War. =================================================== 1773 -- from: "Scotch-Irish Migration to South Carolina, 1772" Reproduced on Genealogy.com's Online Data Set #352 (Immigrants to America, 1600s-1800s). Settlement in South Carolina, page 43; 'In the Council Chamber, Wednesday the 6th January 1773'[footnote 4] The following persons who had lately arrived from Ireland. . . presented petitions for warrants of Survey . . . In South Carolina. . . John Hewie -------150 [acres] (b) P.F.844; 6 Jan 1773; in Craven Co. on branch of Pacolet; bd'd [bordered] Joseph French, Zack Bullock; sur [survey]10 May 1773 (c) Spartanburg, Union footnote 4: [South Carolina] Council Journal, No. 57, pp 15-25 inc. [JF note: Lafford is abt 20,] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] CORRECTION !!! Should read <<Property purchased in 1790 in 96th District, SC, by Joseph FRENCH