Hi Caroline, I have been getting quite a few SC-OPD Emails and have not been relating to any of them. In your Email, I was pleasantly surprised to see that someone out there may be related to my Thompson line. My GGG-GF, William Thompson came to Old 96th Dist. in 1790 from North Carolina with his wife Emily Hammett and two young children. They were married in Rowan Co., NC in 1786. Both sets of parents followed the couple to SC. In particular, Wm.'s father, James Thompson along with his wife, Alis, plus some of his children came to SC shortly after. James died in SC in 1795 and his will is on record in Anderson Co. James had a total of 10 children. Some are mentioned in his will along with spouses names if female. By 1808, William pulled up stakes and a brood of 10 children with he and his wife migrated to what would become Madison Co., ILL. In ILL., they had an additional three children (one may have been born on the way. From Illinois, some of his children went to Texas, Iowa, and Oregon. Some married and settled in Adams Co., ILL. After several generations, my father arrived in Adams Co. in 1900. He joined the US Navy when 18 and eventually settled in the Philadelphia, PA. area about 1926 when he left the navy. There are rather strong beliefs that my Thompson's came to NC from Augusta Co., VA and, before that, were probably in North Ireland. I have not been able to get any direct connections to Ireland. The naming patterns certainly suggest a Scots-Irish connection. If you want any details, please Email directly to me. Cliff Thompson The Hellams wrote: > That does make us related in some way. Most of us from the up-country are > probably related somehow. Other lines in my family are Babb, Allison, > Bolling (these are on my mother's side of the family). On my father's side > of the family Griffin, Thompson, Kelly, etc. > > Caroline > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wilma C. Kirkland" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:59 PM > Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Harvey Kelly > > > Caroline, > > > > I come through Harvey & his wife Irene Caroline. Tom, who has recently > > been in touch with you is my cousin. My father and his grandmother were > > sisters, so almost 1/2 of our pedigree charts look just about alike. I > > don't know too much about the Ellisons except my grandmother and > grandfather > > both had sisters that married Ellisons, to make matters worse. Grandmother > > was Mary Alice Kelly, d/o John Joseph Kelly. J. J. was a s/o Harvey. I > > also have the Reuben & Nancy Greenlee line - twice!! My own Ellison line > > begins with Mary (Polly) Ellison (widow Smith) that married Thomas Cox > > > > Wilma K. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "The Hellams" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:06 PM > > Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Harvey Kelly > > > > > > > Thanks, I will look for the records here in Columbia. Do you descend > from > > > Irene Caroline Cox Kelly Ellison from her marriage to Harvey Kelly or to > > > William Ellison? Irene Caroline is my g-g-grandmother through her > > marriage > > > to Harvey Kelly and their daughter Mary Elizabeth. > > > > > > Also do you know anything about a Laurina Ellison? She was the daughter, > I > > > think of Mary Elizabeth Kelly Ellison and Lawrence Ellison. My Aunt > Rena > > > said that she was named for Laurina. > > > > > > Caroline > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Wilma C. Kirkland" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 8:48 PM > > > Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Harvey Kelly > > > > > > > > > > Caroline, > > > > > > > > The Big Creek Baptist Church minutes have been put into a book. You > > might > > > > find them in Columbia at the Richland Co. Library or the Caroliniana > > > > Library. You can probably pull up their card catalogs on your > computer. > > > I > > > > don't know about Cedar Grove, but do know the church burned down a > > couple > > > of > > > > years ago. > > > > My paternal grandparents are buried at Cedar Grove, plus several more > > > > relatives, including Irene (Rene) Cox Kelly Ellison. > > > > > > > > Wilma Kirkland > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "The Hellams" <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 5:42 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] William KING, Edward WADE - 1790-1830 SC > > > > > > > > > > > > > Did you find records for Big Creek Gaptist Church? My > > > g-g-g-grandparents, > > > > > Elisha Kelly, Sr and elizabeth Johnson Kelly are buried there as > well > > as > > > > my > > > > > g-g-g-g-grandparents, Reubin Johnson and Nancy Caroline Greenlee > > > Johnson. > > > > > > > > > > Also am looking for a web site I found at one time and can't seem to > > > find > > > > it > > > > > again that had some historic records of Cedar Grove Baptist Church. > > My > > > > > g-grandparents Tandy Walker Thompson and Mary Elizabeth Kelly > Thompson > > > are > > > > > buried there as well as Mary Elizabeth's mother Irene Carolinne Cox > > > Kelly. > > > > > She is buried as I. C. Ellison, having later married William Ellison > > > after > > > > > the death or disappearance of her first husband, Harvy Kelly. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > Caroline > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Eldon Wade" <[email protected]> > > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:40 AM > > > > > Subject: [SC-OPD] William KING, Edward WADE - 1790-1830 SC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > > > > > > > I could use your help in identifying a William KING and how he is > > > > > "related" > > > > > > to an Edward WADE and Elijah WADE. > > > > > > > > > > > > The William KING (b. 1760-1770) I am looking for was active in the > > Big > > > > > Creek > > > > > > Baptist Church in the early 1790s. This church was located in an > > area > > > > > that > > > > > > is present day Anderson Co SC but was in Ninety Six District of SC > > in > > > > the > > > > > > 1790s. > > > > > > In 1804, and again in 1828, William was the minister of the Head > of > > > > Enoree > > > > > > Baptist Church (now Reedy River Baptist Church) which is in > present > > > day > > > > > > Greenville Co SC but again was part of Ninety Six District in > 1804. > > > > > > While William served in churches that were in present day Anderson > > and > > > > > > Greenville counties he actually lived in present day Spartanburg > Co. > > > > > > Baptist church records indicate this and he appears on the 1820 > and > > > 1830 > > > > > > census for Spartanburg Co SC. > > > > > > William KING witnessed several deeds for my gggg-grandfather > Edward > > > WADE > > > > > (b. > > > > > > abt. 1757). One could guess that William KING was simply a > neighbor > > > of > > > > > > Edward WADE and the reason he witnessed the deeds. However, one > of > > > > > Edward's > > > > > > sons was Elijah WADE b. abt. 1804 SC. Elijah (my ggg-grandfather) > > is > > > > > found > > > > > > living in the residence of William KING at the taking of the 1830 > > > > > > Spartanburg Co SC census. Elijah was married at the time of the > > > taking > > > > of > > > > > > the 1830 census and his wife and children are on the 1830 Jackson > Co > > > AL > > > > > > census. I know Elijah was living with William KING in 1830 as > there > > > is > > > > a > > > > > > very unique dual head of household entry on the 1830 census that > > shows > > > > > both > > > > > > William KING and Elijah WADE as the head of household. > > > > > > After looking at a will and some church records I think William > > KING's > > > > > wife > > > > > > was Frances MORRIS. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to answer these questions: > > > > > > What was the relationship of Edward WADE and Elijah WADE to > William > > > > KING? > > > > > > Why was Elijah living with William KING and wife at the taking of > > the > > > > 1830 > > > > > > census? > > > > > > Why was William KING and Elijah WADE both shown as head of > household > > > for > > > > > the > > > > > > same household on the 1830 census? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Eldon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > > > > > > Harmony is the objective of this list. 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