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    1. A Tidbit - Capt. John HARRISON - Royalist SC Rangers
    2. Hello List, Made it back from a research trip to the East Coast. Picked up some good information on my Ancestor, David DRENNAN's brother in-law, Capt. later Major John HARRISON of the SC Rangers in His Majesty's Army at Charleston, SC during the American Revolution. In an 1783 Memorial presented to Parliament he states that he was a Native of Virginia, a resident planter, before the Rebellion, of St. Mark's Parish, Camden District, SC, joined His Majesty's Troops in January 1779 at Savannah, Georgia, presently a resident of St. Augustine [British East Florida], but at the time of this Memorial, he and his family were in England, planning on going to the Bahamas once he received his just compensation from the British Crown for property, real and personal, lost to the rebels, before traveling to his plantation being prepared by his brother in-law, David DRENNAN and the slaves sent along for that work. He also states that his father (not named) was living in SC and was about 70 years of age, had given him some rich Indigo land on Lynches Creek in Camden Dist., SC and about 2 miles from another tract he owned. He had statements of his Loyalty to the King from Lord Cornwallis, Lord Rawdon, Major General Leslie and Colonel John Hamilton. However, he had taken up arms with the Americans for a time, but did not take their Oath of Allegiance. I am sending a full transcript of this Memorial to Rebecca Bonner for posting. There will also be a few transcripts of Deeds in Anderson Co., SC Pendleton District. Glad to be back. Houston Tracy, Jr.

    10/16/1999 08:26:10