Freda, et al. My dates on my William Evans b. ca. 1716 d. 1795 , wife Ann died 1800 Marlboro Co.,SC. . Sources: D.D. McColl's "SKETCHES OF OLD MARLBORO", page 94, states that William Evans was another prominent citizen of this period and that he came to this county with the Welsh Colony people in 1740 with his wife, Ann Evans. . In Marlboro Deed book AA, pgs. 526-529, dated 3-8-1769 and 5-9-1769, Thomas Vining bought land in Welsh Tract from William Evans and wife Ann. "HISTORY OF THE OLD CHERAWS", by Gregg, page 52 , mentions Thomas Evans & wife and Samuel Evans & wife among the first settlers. Eveyone had my William as the son of a Thomas Evans, wife Hannah, but I just found this Thomas's will, and he names onlly his wife Hannah, daughters Sarah, & Judith, and son Samuel. "Cheraw/Chestefield District Wills, 1750-1865 & Abstracts from the Court of Common Pleas 1823-1869" by James C. Pigg, page 9: EVANS, THOMAS... W.P.A. Charleston County Will Transcripts, Vol. 6, pages 598-599. In the name of God, Amen, the tenth day of February in the year of our Lord 1748, I Thomas Evans of the Welch Tract in Craven County on Peedee River in Province of South Carolina being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to say principally & first of all I recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like decent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting by at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Imprimis, I give to my daughter Judith FERGUSON one Shilling Sterling. Imprimis, I give to my daughter Sarah MCDANIEL one Shilling Sterling; I give to my daughter Judith FERGUSON her children to each of them one cow and calf if they come into the Province of South Carolina. Item, I give to each of my granddaughters, Eliza McDaniel and Hannah McDaniel the day of their marriage the value of twenty pounds to be paid to each of them. Imprimis, I give the Negro wench named Nancy to my well beloved wife HANNAH EVANS during her life with the place or Plantation I now dwell on with all the rest of my estate moveable and immoverable goods chattels and cattles together with al my dues and demands whatsoever and to pay all my debts whom I do constitute and ordain with my son Samuel EVANS to be my sole executors of this my Last Will and Testament and after my wife's decease to be my sons and in case my son SAMUEL EVANS can't agree to dwell together with my beloved wife HANNAH EVANS is to show him where to build on the place. I do order my beloved wife HANNAH and my son SAMUEL that see and cause the above legacies and all things before mentioned to be rightly regularly performed and I do hereby utterly disallow and revoke every other Testament or Wills whatsoever ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Wtiness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. (Signed : Thomas EVANS Signed sealed published pronounced and delivered in the presence of Daniel Devonald, David Harry, Thomas Brown , This Will was proved before Paul Trapier Esqr the 11 August 1751 by virtue of a Dedimus and at the same time the Executrix qualified. (Recorded in Will Book 1747-1752, page 495.) NOTE: All early wills were recorded in Charleston which was the first capitol. In 1769, the Cheraw Judicial Dist. was organized with the enactment of the Circuit Court Act. By 1785, the three distinct counties were governing themselves. (Marlboro,, Darlington, Chesterfield.) Joanne Harley [email protected]