The cited estate partition references are those for Timothy P. Fincher, b. 17 Feb 1776, d. 1816 in Union Co SC. He was the son of Aaron and Mary Parker Fincher. He was named as a son in the Union Co will of his father Aaron (signed 6 Feb 1795, proven 6 Apr 1795) and as an heir in the Union Co wills of his brother Aaron Fincher (signed 23 May 1802, recorded 9 Oct 1802) and his sister Hannah Fincher (signed 3 Nov 1807, recorded 17 Nov 1807). The elder Aaron Fincher's father Francis lived adjacent to John Clark on the Tyger River; it was probably a younger Francis Fincher who witnessed the 1797 will of Henry Clark. Timothy P. Fincher did not leave a will, although wills apparently ran in the family. He was survived by wife Hannah Cooper Fincher (b. 1780) and the 3 children named in the writ of partition: Mary Fincher, wife of John H. Smith, Aaron Fincher (b. 1800-10), and Timothy W.T. (or T.W.) Fincher. Daughter Mary was listed in the 1800 Union Co household of Timothy Fincher, and the two boys (both under age 10) were added to the Timothy Fincher household at the 1810 census. The family was not enumerated in 1820; Hannah Fincher was a widow living alone in 1830, near the Union Co household of her son Aaron Fincher. In 1850, Hannah (Cooper) Fincher lived in the household of her son Aaron in Pendleton/Pickens Co SC. The household was enumerated twice, with somewhat different ages on the two entries, but all the same names. This was the only Timothy born to the large Fincher family between their arrival in SC in 1765 and the end of the 18th century. If this was the Fincher that Rachel Clark married in 1799, she could not have survived for very long. Timothy Fincher's widow Hannah Cooper was certainly the mother of his second child Aaron (birth-year reported twice as 1800, once as 1810), because she lived in his household. A Fincher wife named Rachel does not appear in the early Union Co SC deed books. Harriet Imrey On 3/25/2012 4:02 PM, Patty wrote: ....Judith, in reference to John Clark and his children mentioned in the will. Rachel Clark born 16 Sep 1771, mar. Timothy Fincher in Union SC abt 1798 and did not move with her mother Mary and siblings to Warren co., Ohio. I have never been able to find out Timothy's parents and what happened to them. I did find son notes and have asked Ron Fleming if he could possibly help, as I feel sure there is a connection to Padgett's Creek. I found this information some years ago, if anyone has any suggestions or info on Timothy and Rachel would love to hear from you. ********************************************** Database: South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 1-20 June 27, 2004 10:52 AM SCMAR, Volume XIII Number 1, Winter, 1985 Union District Writs of Partition (Continued from Vol. XII, p.204) SCMAR, Vol. XIII, No. 1, p.30 Summons issued through the Sheriff's office to Hannah Fincher to appear at the Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Union Court House in 1st Mon. in March next to shew cause why a Writ of partition should not issue to divide 100 acs. of land of which Timothy T. Fincher died seized (p. 137) in fee among John H. Smith and Mary his wife, Aaron Fincher and Timothy W. T. Fincher, children of the said Timothy, dec'd., according to the statute for the distribution of intestate estates. Witness Hon. Elihu Hall Bay, Esq., Senior Assoc. Judge of the said State at Union Court House 1st Mon. in Oct. 1823. Signed by Williams and Hoey Demds atty. ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research SCMAR, Volume XIII Number 1, Winter, 1985 Union District Writs of Partition (Continued from Vol. XII, p.204) SCMAR, Vol. XIII, No. 1, p.30 Writ of Partition issued to Col. Nat Gist, Robt. Stokes, John Greer, Thos. Lee and Isaac Prince to divide the 100 acs. owned by Timothy Fincher at the time of his death, land bound by Fincher Gist, Matthew Hopkins, and Tyger River, allowing the Widow Hannah Fincher 1/3, and the remaining 2/3 to be equally divided between John H. Smith in right of his wife, Mary, Aaron Fincher and Timothy T. W. Fincer (blank) of Timothy Fincher, dec'd.. To be returned to (p. 138) to Court of Common Pleas at Union Court House on 1st Mon. in Oct. next. Dated 1st Mon. in March 1824. Witness Hon. Elihu Hall Bay, Assoc. Judge. Signed by Williams& Hoey, Demot Atty. ________________________________

Harriet, Who were the parents of this Hannah Cooper? Joy -----Original Message----- From: Harriet Imrey Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:22 PM To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Timothy Fincher He was survived by wife Hannah Cooper Fincher (b. 1780)

I haven't run across any documentation for the surname Cooper for the Hannah who married Timothy Fincher. There is no reason to believe that her family had Quaker affiliations. William and Lydia Clark Cooper had a daughter Hannah (1775-1830) after he was disowned, but her year of birth, year of death and spouse (John Lee) differ from those of the Hannah (1780 - aft. 1850) who married Timothy P. Fincher. If the maiden name Cooper for Timothy Fincher's widow Hannah is accurate, she was perhaps a member of one of the NC-origin non-Quaker Coopers who also settled in the Union Co region. Harriet On 3/27/2012 8:10 AM, Joy King wrote: > Harriet, > > Who were the parents of this Hannah Cooper? > > Joy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harriet Imrey > Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:22 PM > To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Timothy Fincher > > He was survived by wife Hannah Cooper Fincher (b. 1780) >