This weekend I had some correspondence from Jean Blackmon and Carl Nichols, researchers into the land tenure of SC and Newberry County in particular. Jean has almost completed a new book concerning the land grants and tenure in around the Bush River Road in northern Newberry County. She and Carl wrote to tell me that they have worked out the location of the Rocky Springs Quaker Meeting House and Burial Ground. As they investigated further, they found, to their surprise, that the land is owned today by Jean's cousin. She gave permission for me to share this info with you, even before her book is published. (I hope she will send us more info as the publication date gets nearer.) I was so glad to learn of this...the Meeting house is mentioned in Hinshaw (vol 1, p 1516), and the burial ground interrments are in the Newberry Cemetery Book under the name Neel and Harp Cemetery (p 73). Interments include John Pemberton (1798) and Mary Pemberton (1755-1842) along with Neels, Harps, Williams, Hollis, Atkins, and Brooks. Has anyone done any research on this Meeting and its history? I hope that you will share it with our group. JudyR +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Carl sends the deed info: A 147A survey of 1788 for Thos Pearson for 176A. On the east boundary of this tract was a Quaker Meeting House drawn on the map. I looked in Brent Holcomb's abstract books of the early Newberry deeds and found a deed (Book C, p. 707) where Thomas Pearson gave for natural love and affection 2 1/2 acres on small br of Bujsh River to Samuel Miles and Samuel Teague, members of Rockey Spring Meeting Quakers. Deed is dated 9 March 1796. The church was already in existence in 1788 as it was shown on the plat. Today it would be on Herman Wise Rd. Here is the SC archives info: Series: S213190 Volume: 0022 Page: 00182 Item: 001 Date: 3/25/1788 Description: PEARSON, THOMAS, PLAT FOR 176 ACRES ON WATERS OF BOOSH RIVER, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY ABEL PEARSON FOR JOHN CLARKE. Names indexed: CLARKE, JOHN; CUMPTON, SAMUEL; PEARSON, ABEL; PEARSON, THOMAS; PEMBERTON, RICHARD; SPRAY, JESSE; TEAGUE, ELIJAH Locations: BUSH RIVER; NINETY SIX DISTRICT Document type: PLAT Topics: