That's practically "homefolks" for me. I grew up on the other side of Six Mile Mtn. The Tigers play in my hometown. Anyway, I'm sory, I don't know anything about those Johnstons, but maybe can find out something for you. Beverly -------------- Original message -------------- > Beverly and J, > Deronda and I are working together on this one, so I don't suppose she > would mind if I gave the details you asked for. > This Benjamin W. Johnston's sons names are William, Joseph, and Aaron. > That's all the Johnston SC names we know. > This Benjamin was born about 1760, as near as we can figure. He served > in the SC line during the Revolution and was in 1785 granted 140 acres of > land by the State taken away from the Cherokees in north Greenville District. > This land was near the Middle Fork of the Saluda River and Woolf Creek. > Beverly, all our Johnstons that we know about left Greenville County > by about 1818, although the son Aaron was sent back with Benjamin's power of > attorney to sell one parcel of land in about 1827. The three sons were using > the "Johnson" surname by 1818 when they moved to Clay County KY and never went > back to "Johnston." > Bruce Nichols > > > ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Johnston mailing list, send the word > "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the body of the message to > JOHNSTON-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >