I'm searching for a SC relative that, according to years of family legend "killed 2 men at Old Sumter, changed his name to Watson and moved to Texas"..... Do any of you know about old newspapers, old sheriff reports or anywhere I might look for this guy? We thought/think his parents may have been Thomas Richardson and Sarah Seabrook, married in April, 1806, but have not been able to prove it. Still working that connection through another professional researcher. I'm up for any and all suggestions of where you think this guy might fit in. If indeed he was their son, it makes sense that he was possibly banished and disappeared from the face of the earth. His name was Thomas Richardson when he finally appeared in East Texas in 1853. He was born in Charleston, SC in Oct 1816. When he did finally marry in 1861 at a ripe old age for those days, he named his children James R., John B., William Thomas, Sarah Elizabeth (his wife's name), Jacob Francis, Wood R. and George W. so I'm guessing these male names were probably his father and/or brothers, maybe even uncles. This old fella is such a brick wall, I'm thinking seriously of posting a reward for anyone that can assume or plot his whereabouts. Or maybe I'll just go straight to the nut house.... do not pass go. Just go. Sincerely, any help or suggestions will be humbly accepted and appreciated. Amy McCroskie Denver, CO