An entire church moved to Pontotoc.. Presbyterian.. Led by Agnew who lived near Hodges.. Many others followed.. They formed Hopewell Presbyterian Church there. There is a small booklet written about it.. Information in Library at Due West SC...Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: <GrandyFos@aol.com> To: <SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Re: Pontotoc, Mississippi-Mauldins > What was in Pontotoc, Mississippi that attracted our ancestors?? Some of my > MAULDINS went there from OPD, Abbeville and Greenville after stop offs in > Georgia and Alabama. The favorite place in Alabama seemed to be Limestone > County...What was there?? > > Does anyone know who Sarah and Margaret Mauldin's parent were?? Surry > DAVIS(Rev. Soldier-Patriot, fought on SC frontier) married Sarah Mauldin > first, and they had 4 children...Sarah died,apparently....Surry married > Sarah's sister,Margaret, and they had 8 children...Surry signed his "Stub > Idents" over to Blake MAULDIN and lived next to Blake and had business > dealings with him over the years...Surry DAVIS moved with his family ,as a > young boy, from Granville Co., NC to OPD, SC, probably Surry was born > 12-23-1764 in Granville Co., NC and died before Oct. 1853 in Murray Co., > Spring Place, GA at his oldest son's (Greenville DAVIS) house. Blake MAULDIN > was in Granville, NC in the 1780s before moving to OPD,SC...I have no proof, > but I believe Blake MAULDIN is the father of Sarah and Margaret > MAULDIN...Does anyone have any info that would help...I would appreciate any > help...Thanks. Walt Foster in LaFayette, Walker Co., GA > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > Harmony is the objective of this list. We are all adults, so please respect us by talking with the list admin before making suggestions on methods of posting or conduct. > Thank you -- donna -- list admin -- dbrand@itexas.net > >