This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Peay, Roper Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1768.12/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Peay's Ferry is shown as a feature on the map of Fairfield District, SC, found within the Library of Congress Map Collection and shown as: "Fairfield District, South Carolina / surveyed by John Allen Tharp, 1820 ; engd. by H.S. Tanner & Assistants." This Ferry is shown to be just above the mouth of Taylor's Creek as it flows into the Wateree River and just below the Kershaw - Lancaster County line. Big Wateree Creek flows into the River from the West a little further upstream. The Waateree River forms the Eastern boundary of Fairfield County and the Ferry is in the Northeastern portion of the County. Col. Peay's is shown to be near the road junction to the West of the ferry. Belton's Store and Post Office is shown to be at this road junction. A. Peay's, presumably the home of Austin Peay, is shown to be to the West of Col. Peay, beyond the Meeting House. The road leading to the Ford from the West is expressly labelled on the map as "Peay's Ferry Road". Another ferry crossing the Wateree River identified as Mickle's Ferry is shown to cross somewhat to the South between Fox's Creek and Colonel's Creek, near the Fairfield County line. The Library of Congress Map Collection is generally available from this link: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html This area can be found on Google Maps at: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.4575639,-80.873935,7413m/data=!3m1!1e3 Note that the Wateree River has been dammed up to form a lake and the roads no longer reflect the ancient ferry crossing. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>