THOMAS - Looking for early residents of Greene County and Edgefield Distr., SC. There follows information for Jeremiah Thomas from Edgefield, SC. I visited Greene County at the county seat in Eutaw across from Scooba while at a family reunion several years ago. These Thomas' are on the census and I've traced them to Scooba. I'm trying verify the name of William A. Thomas wife. It's shown on his sons death certificate as Polly Roaden. Most of my Thomas bunch were from around Edgefield and I think over into Savannah, GA. Seeking information on Jeremiah Thomas, place of Birth and parents. Through a lease Jeremiah Thomas of the state of GA, planter, was present in Edgefield County, 96 Dist, SC in Oct 1795. Sold land granted to him in Oct 1794 on Little Steven's Creek and waters of the Savannah River. His name appears on the SC 1800 census. Jeremiah Thomas served in the Revolution during 1778 under a Capt. Anderson Thomas and 1782 under Capt. Robert Frost in SC. Note in the Audited Accounts 7725. I believe he had at least two sons, Joshua, b 1799 and Jeremiah 1800 something. Joshua was my GGGrandfather he is shown in Greene County, in Jones and Gandrud Records on pages 82 & 83, Vol. 94 or 108. My GGrandfather was William A. Thomas born in Green Cty, AL in 1829 and Grandfather was Charles William Thomas b Scooba, Kemper Cty, MS, in 3-10-1863 where he married Sallie Frances Blair in 1890 and moved to Houston, TX where he worked for the Southern Pacific RR. Joshua and Jeremiah were present in Scooba, Kemper Cty, MS, in the mid/late 1800s. Joshua at age 71 married to a Narcissa with a son David on the 1870 census. I have these Thomas's in Texas to date. There was a Josiah (John) Thomas at the Red Bank Baptist church on the little Saluda River in Edgefield Dist before 1792. He was on the 1790 census for Edgefield Dist, SC. Thought these names might be of the same family somehow. There was a Reverend John Thomas in that area of SC that is credited with some 12 children that lived to become adults. During the course of year, he had at least two wives and lived to a very old age. This dates back to prior to the Revolutionary War. This Reverend Thomas is most aptly the father or grandfather to the Thomas families in that area of SC. And, check your history references. Prior to the War of 1812, very few settlers were stupid enough to cross the Ocmulgee River at Dames Ferry in Jones Co...... The settlers, that did, met with dire consequences; if the Creek didn't slaughter them between the Ocmulgee and the Chattahoochee, the Choctaw did over in what is now Alabama. BEFORE Alabama WAS Alabama, it was just a part of Georgia. Check the date of division for a clear date of Alabama coming into existence. Seeking information on Jeremiah Thomas, place of Birth and parents. Through a lease Jeremiah Thomas of the state of GA, planter, was present in Edgefield County, 96 Dist, SC in Oct 1795. Sold land granted to him in Oct 1794 on Little Steven's Creek and waters of the Savannah River. His name appears on the SC 1800 census. Jeremiah Thomas served in the Revolution during 1778 under a Capt. Anderson Thomas and 1782 under Capt. Robert Frost in SC. Note in the Audited Accounts 7725. I believe he had at least two sons, Joshua, b 1799 and Jeremiah 1800 something. Joshua was my GGGrandfather he is shown in Greene County, in Jones and Gandrud Records on pages 82 & 83, Vol. 94 or 108. My GGrandfather was William A. Thomas born in Green Cty, AL in 1829 and Grandfather was Charles William Thomas b Scooba, Kemper Cty, MS, in 3-10-1863 where he married Sallie Frances Blair in 1890 and moved to Houston, TX where he worked for the Southern Pacific RR. Joshua and Jeremiah were present in Scooba, Kemper Cty, MS, in the mid/late 1800s. Joshua at age 71 married to a Narcissa with a son David on the 1870 census. I have these Thomas's in Texas to date. There was a Josiah (John) Thomas at the Red Bank Baptist church on the little Saluda River in Edgefield Dist before 1792. He was on the 1790 census for Edgefield Dist, SC. Thought these names might be of the same family somehow. -- Guy H Thomas <A HREF="mailto:GHTandA@aol.com">GHTandA@aol.com</A> Houston, TX 281-444-1366

I am searching for the parents of Robert Thompson. His wife is Rhoda Ann Grubbs both from SC. I have reason to believe Roberts father is Herod Thompson, wife Sary (possibly a nickname). I can place Herod in Edgefield in 1790, 1800 and 1810 via census. Rhoda's father is William Grubbs. Robert and Rhoda eventually moved to Alabama along with William Grubbs. I have not been able to place Herod in Alabama.

For years I have looked for the final resting place of my grandfather Lee WADE. My grandfather died in Jefferson Co AL and I live in FL so my physical visits to the various cemeteries has been limited to my trips to AL. BUT, the other day, another genealogist who lives in Jefferson Co who has been helping me look for my grandfather found his grave. In addition to that I discovered another child my grandparents had that I did not know about. I am one very happy grandson. Don't ever give up on your quest to find those ancestors. They are out there waiting to be found by you. Happy, happy, happy. Eldon mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com List admin for SC-Old96 Researching: WADE, HAMES

Congrats Eldon!! I know how happy you must be. Although cemetery survey books are good starting points, I would like to warn all not to depend on them 100% especially if you know your ancestors MUST be buried in the area. My ggg grandparents were not listed in a cemetery survey. Quite by accident I found them when I went to visit my ggggg grandfather's grave. He had a granite Rev War marker which was easy to read and survey. On the other hand, my ggg grandparents tomb rock was hand made and could only be read if the sun shined at a particular angle. I was VERY happy to find them. Melissa --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more

Lowell, While at the library today, I was looking through Vol I & II of 'A Collection of Upper South Carolina Genealogy and Family Records' by James E. Wooley. There was a short paragraph on Richard Cannon of Pendleton District. I believe it was in Abbeville, SC. Also, there were some short notes on some Harris families. I won't be back there for a couple weeks, but will take another look and let you know what I find. Please ask me about this in a couple weeks, so I will be reminded. Thanks. Joyce joymac@emeraldis.com http://www.geocities.com/joymac117/ My Web Page. Includes history on Greenwood, SC and surrounding counties, links to other great sites. Enjoy! ----- Original Message ----- From: "ltbskater" <ltbskater@charter.net> To: <SC-OLD96-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 11:42 PM Subject: [Old96] Turner-Collins, Harris-Cannon, m. abt. 1803-07; SC>GA > Hello, everyone. -------------clipped------ > Charles Harris married Jane Cannon 24 Dec 1807 in Pendleton District. They also ended up in Paulding County, GA. I have seen mention of a Richard Cannon as Jane's father, but so far I have not been able to find out anything about him. At least one researcher says that Charles Harris's parents were William Harris, Jr., and Frances Rogers/Rodgers, but they remain a mystery to me as well. > > Any information at all about these four elusive ancestors would be most appreciated. > > Lowell

The Henderson County GenWeb page has undergone a facelift! The new coordinators for this page will be Ann Propst and myself. The page is still under construction and we need your help. Please consider contributing transcribed documents, genealogy links, bible records, pension records etc. and/or participate as a contact person on the queries page. Please visit the new page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchender/ There are lots of links to other sites and information on Henderson County. You will find a transcription of the Hiram Dunkin/Duncan bible on the "Bible Records" page. Thanks you for visiting. Please let us know what you think. Our email addresses are at the bottom of the home page. Kathy Summers

Someone on the OPD list asked the question as to how the Old 96 District became so named and I thought some of you may be interesting in this: According to legends this is how the 96 District was so named. At the hub of the district was the South Carolina outpost of Ninety-Six. How Ninety-Six got its name is the stuff of fantasy and legend. Ninety-Six claim two legends. An Indian maiden and a Surveyor General are the major participants in these legends. One story is certainly more romantic than the other one! The naming of Ninety Six is credited in one legend to the Cherokee Indian maiden, Cateechee, in a story and to a Choctaw maiden named Isaqueena in a poem. Her name was supposed to mean "Deer's Head". Cateechee (the preferred name) fell in love with a young man named Allen Francis. He visited her village of Keowee in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains to exchange guns and calico cloth for deerskins. Francis lived in a small trading post on the Cherokee Path. One night in 1760, Cateechee overheard the Cherokee warriors plotting to wipe out that trading post. Swiftly, she mounted her pony and galloped away through the forests. She arrived at the post with its log stockade in time for the settlers to be prepared and repel the Indian attack. She traveled ninety six miles and because she saved the settlement, her mileage was made its name. Thirty years earlier, in 1730, Surveyor General of the Province George Hunter plotted the Cherokee Path which connected Echota (an Overhill Town in the Cherokee Nation) to Charles Town. He scrawled "96" on his map at the point where a fork in the path led southward to Savannah. By counting the paces of his jogging horse, he estimated the point to be 96 miles from the Lower Town of Keowee. The site - high, level and dry - was popular as a campground and soon became known as Ninety Six. The Cherokee Path began as a trail for Indian warriors and hunters and turned into a route for traders and later, settlers. Eldon mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com List admin for SC-Old96 Researching: WADE, HAMES

I have added the following to my web site at www.ksummers.com 1. Transcription of the S. M. King murder inquisition - you will find this on the "coroner's inquest" page 2. Transcription of Hiram Dunkin/Duncan Pension records War of 1812 - you will find this under "pensions" there is also a link to the Hiram Dunkin/Duncan Bible records which I have added to the Henderson County GenWeb page. Kathy

This is a forward. Please reply directly to Joyce at the below email address. Eldon mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com List admin for SC-Old96 Researching: WADE, HAMES -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Campbell [mailto:jobancam@prtcnet.com] Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 10:22 PM To: ewade@cfl.rr.com Subject: HAMILTON/ETHRIDGE I have a copy of a letter from Eunice Hamilton, dated September 5, 1886, to her daughter Mary Jane Hamilton Ethridge. Eunice was living at Edgefield at the time. It is said that Eunice was born about 1810 in Tennessee. Mary Jane married Peter Ethridge and they are buried in Old Good Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Iva, SC. What was Eunice's maiden name? Who were her parents? What was her husband's given name? As to Peter Ethridge, I have a fair amount of info on his background, plus the descendents of him and Mary Jane. I'll be glad to share info. Please feel free to edit this. Thank you, Joyce Campbell

Hello, it is listed under Miscellaneous, I asked Rootsweb.com for the list for reseach on all PENDARVIS families. There are also new PENDARVIS state lists for MS, AL, GA, FL, & AL. regards, pat creel list owner stroll down the page for the Pendarvis lists http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/ The surname PENDARVIS and [The State of South Carolina] PENDARVIS-SC-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word subscribe and nothing else. If they prefer digest mode, they should send the command instead to PENDARVIS-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/PENDARVIS-SC.html

In a message dated 4/9/2003 1:04:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, SC-OLD96-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Rootsweb.com has added: > > The family surname mailing list: PENDARVIS > [The State of South Carolina] > > Hi ?Kendrick?, I'm confused - a not uncommon phenomena. <g> 1. Does this mean that South Carolina has a list of surname mailing lists for SC? 2. If so, is the name of that SC mailing list "PENDARVIS"? If not, what is the name of the SC list? or 3. Is this a new mailing list for the PENDARVIS suname with a focus on SC? Are there other surname lists with a focus on SC? 4. If SC has a list of surname mailing lists, how does one access it? What is the e-mail address? 5. Is there a way to access the archives for any or all of the above? Thanks Jim

http://lists.rootsweb.com/ This link will take you to a list of mail lists maintained at Rootsweb.com. There's everything from surnames to locations and even generalized subjects. Terry Jackson JasOHodges@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 4/9/2003 1:04:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, > SC-OLD96-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > Rootsweb.com has added: > > > > The family surname mailing list: PENDARVIS > > [The State of South Carolina] > > > > > > Hi ?Kendrick?, > > I'm confused - a not uncommon phenomena. <g> > > 1. Does this mean that South Carolina has a list of surname mailing lists > for SC? > > 2. If so, is the name of that SC mailing list "PENDARVIS"? If not, what is > the name of the SC list? > > or > 3. Is this a new mailing list for the PENDARVIS suname with a focus on SC? > Are there other surname lists with a focus on SC? > > 4. If SC has a list of surname mailing lists, how does one access it? What > is the e-mail address? > > 5. Is there a way to access the archives for any or all of the above? > > Thanks > > Jim > > ==== SC-OLD96 Mailing List ==== > Anyone "flaming" another member or being otherwise discourteous will receive one private warning and the second offense will result in your being barred from this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Pension record called, �SOUTH CAROLINA SERVICE OF HAMILTON BROWN AND NANCY W1707�. For convenience, names of people mentioned in the document are listed at the top, like an index. The quoted document follows the index. (Transcribed 8 Apr 2003 by Sheila Gibson (s2gibso@yahoo.com) from DAR SC Pension Records, FHL 855233 P1. The transcribed record follows the index.) # # # # # John Adair (became Gov of KY) Alexander Brown Betsy Brown Hamilton Brown James Brown Col Joseph Brown Nancy Brown Catherine Keaton Captain Edward Lacey Ensign Patric McGriff Lt Charles Miles Col Thomas Neill Major Polk General Richardson # # # # # (Quote follows) SOUTH CAROLINA SERVICE OF HAMILTON BROWN AND NANCY W1707 DECLARATION was made in Greene County Alabama by Hamilton Brown of Greene Co Alabama September 22 1832. Who applied under the Act of June 7 1832. States he served under General Richardson in the company of Captain Edward Lacey, Lt Charles Miles, Ensign Patric McGri [sic] McGriff, - he entered service in his immediate neighborhood on Turkey Creek on a branch of Broad river in the District called Chester South Carolina, now, under above officers and marched to Rice Creek �in a district now called Richland district, about 60 miles from place of departure. And marched to NINETY-SIX but before we reached there, we learned that the Tories had abandoned that place , and had gone into the Cane Brakes and had gone on the waters of I_____ where we pursued them and took about 32 prisoners. And about 1776 he was out under Col Thomas Neill against the Cherokee Indians, ; that Major Polk was in command- he went to Keowee and burnt a town called Sugar town and another called Eastatoa and cut down some corn? �burnt sever [sic] several other towns. Much other service is outlined, (very dim and illegible). One of his Generals was ! John Adair whom afterwards became Governor of Kentucky. Nancy Brown also filed declaration in Green Co Alabama 1850 April 10, states she was born in Chester District South Carolina 1781, that she was married to Hamilton Brown who recd. A pension as a revolutionary soldier on Xmas day 1798 that they were married by Col Joseph Brown, of Chester Dist S C; that she lived with him for 14 or 15 years, that they removed to Pendleton District S C and lived a number of years, then moved to Green Co Alabama, ; that Hamilton Brown died near Eutaw Green Co 1843. She was married 4 years before her first child Betsy was born and Alexander was born about 4 years after Betsy, and 3 years between Alexander and James her next son. Betsy was born at end of year 1802, Alexander 1806, AFFIDAVIT OF CATHERINE KEATON step dau of this widow and lived with her father & sep mother Nancy until she was married herself. (Quote ends) # # # # # ~ Sheila Gibson ~ SpiritHawk ~ Housework Makes You Ugly ~ Help Jamie Help E.B. Victims: www.anetherealsuite.com Thank you! Wado! ~

Rootsweb.com has added: The family surname mailing list: PENDARVIS [The State of South Carolina] If you wish to subscribe: PENDARVIS-SC-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word subscribe and nothing else. If you prefer digest mode, you should send the command instead to PENDARVIS-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com

I am searching for the parents of Jessie Davis Petty b 1883 and was married to Lenorah Gossett b 1855 and they are both buried in Pacolet, SC Mike Lawson JAX,FL

In a Book title , Newberry Co. S.C. Deed Index by Glenda Bundrick, is listed Mary Garner, Grantor, Et,al, to Robert Garner, Grantee, Book I page 233, May 01,1805, date of deed, and Mary Garner, Grantor to James Garner ,Grantee, Book H, page 36, May 07, 1805, date of deed, recorded Nov, 06. 1805, does anyone, have a book, with a abstract version of these 2 deeds, Thank you very much in advance. dorothy norris Researching Garner, in S.C.

I have bought books from Appleton's Books and been happy with their service. They ship right away and the books arrive intact. www.appletons.com Plus you will notice they have books for every state & a lot of counties. They have 211 books just on SC. Also I belong to the mailing lists on Rootsweb where genealogy items are sold..and been very happy to find new & second hand books at a very reasonable price in excellent or good condition. In fact this is where I get most of my books.. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-MAT.html archives: search: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=GEN-MAT Derrell Oakley Teat -----Original Message----- From: A. Deason Smith [mailto:adeasons@bellsouth.net] Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:52 AM To: SC-OLD96-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Old96] Online Book Stores I have noticed the information concerning Online Book Stores. I have recently ordered and received a CD containing a book first printed in 1894, "Estes Genealogies" by Charled Estes. I could have received a reprinted book of the same, but I chose the images on a CD (cheaper). They have family genealogies in their catalog. The following is information on that store: Quintin Publications 22 Delta Drive, Pawtucket, RI 02860-4555 Info : 401-723-6797 | Orders : 1-800-74-ROOTS (76687) Their web page is: http://www.quintinpublications.com/famcat.htm I was very pleased with their service. A. D. Smith -----Original Message----- From: Betty Faye Lawton [mailto:fuzdawg@metrocast.net] Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:44 AM To: SC-OLD96-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Old96] Online Book Stores At 9:24 -0600 03/22/03, Cynthia E Chandler wrote: >If anyone has other online stores they are using for southern states, I >would appreciate an email from you. Please , if you have online bookstore sites to share, please post them to the List so all of us can benefit..I too am up in Yankee country and all my reseach is down South. Thank you, -- Betty Faye (double first name, ole Suth'n custom) in NH...don't ask. "You can take the gal out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the gal!" Researching: Paternal: HOLT, LINDSEY, CARSWELL, MATHIS, TURNER, TUCKER, RUTHERFORD; Maternal: CLOUD, CHILDRESS, HARMON, WHEELER; Also: PLUMMER ==== SC-OLD96 Mailing List ==== Anyone "flaming" another member or being otherwise discourteous will receive one private warning and the second offense will result in your being barred from this list. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== SC-OLD96 Mailing List ==== This list serves the following present day counties: Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Union, Saluda, and Spartanburg. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Mary, Yes, that is my 4th gr-gf. I don't know how he is related to the Hodges either. I thank you for the offer regarding the wills, but I already have his estate papers. He died intestate, so there was an estate sale which lists many Hodges names. I thought for a while that his wife may have been a Hodges, but recently found information that she may have been Gilley Anderson. Gilley Watson is listed on an inventory sheet as having purchased items from the estate sale. I always thought the Gillie Watson listed was his wife as my gr-gm was named Gillie. Possibly one of their daughters married a Hodges or either Hezekiah or Gillie's families were Hodges. I thought it odd that he was buried in a family cemetery and like you just assumed he was related to the Hodges in some way. If so would sure like to know how. Thank you for your reply and sending the link to the cemetery site. I got his birth and death information with your help. Much appreciated! Cynthia East Peoria, IL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary R Mungo" <mrmungo@InfoAve.Net> To: <SC-OLD96-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [Old96] Re: Hezekiah Watson > Cynthia, > I'm probably not the person that you're looking for... but I do know of a > Hezekiah Watson who is buried in the Hodges Family Cemetery in Greenwood > County, SC. I have no idea how he is related to my Hodges ancestors, but > surely he must be or he wouldn't be there!!! I hope this helps... I also > have the book ABSTRACTS OF OLD NINETY-SIX AND ABBEVILLE DISTRICT WILLS AND > BONDS, by Pauline Young, and his will abstract is in there. I'll send it > to you if this is the ancestor that you are looking for... Here's the site > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sc/greenwood/cemeteries/hodges.txt > Good luck... > Mary --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.463 / Virus Database: 262 - Release Date: 3/17/2003

I wrote the owers and asked about their website. This is their reply. I should have checked with them before sending the old website. Sorry ============   Our new site is <A HREF="http://www.jw-enterprises.net/">www.jw-enterprises.net</A>.  The old site was maintained by Design Software (Tom Waldie) from over close to Dallas.  He designed the site and maintained it until his death.  We have cancelled the site but it has never been taken off and it creates lots of problems for us.  Get lots of e-mails about it not working and updates but there is nothing we can do about it as we can not get into it to rework.  So it's just there. Wanda ================= Annette Carpenter Womack Assistant State Coordinator LaGenWeb Parish Coordinator of Winn Parish Web Page Winnfield LA Family History Center Director Author and compiler of books on Louisiana Professional Genealogist Specializing in North Louisiana research Member of Association of Professional Genealogists Member of International Society of Family History Writers & Editors ftp://members.aol.com/annettewomack/genealogy/gservices.htm

Laney Armathine LINDSAY (1825 SC - 1880 SC) and Dr. John Irwin BONNER (1822 AL - 1881 SC) married 25 September 1845 in Due West, SC. Dr. Bonner was president of Due West Female College and published the "Associate Reformed Presbyterian." Laney Armathine Lindsay was the daughter of James LINDSAY (1802-1854) and Polly Ann HAWTHORNE. James Lindsay was the son of John LINDSAY and Elizabeth BROWNLEE, first settlers of Due West, SC. James Lindsay was the first postmaster of Due West and operated the first store there in partnership with R. C. Sharp. He was actively associated with Erskine College and served as treasurer 1851-1854. He was a builder and built the ARP Church in Due West which was completed in 1854 and its bell tolled first for him soon after he completed the building. Children of Laney Armathine Lindsay & Dr. John Irwin Bonner: 1. Walter Martin Bonner (1847-1854) 2. William James Bonner (1849-1895) m. Ida Harkness 3. Henry Erskine Bonner (b. 1851) m. Nettie Speer 4. Caroline Lindsay "Kittie" Bonner (1853-1933) m. William Townes Waller 5. Mary Armathine "Mollie" Bonner (1855-1917) m. John Donald Brownlee 6. John Baldridge Bonner (1858-1923) m. Janie Hearst Chiles 7. Fannie Foster Bonner (1860-1934) m. Robert Calvin Brownlee 8. Oliver Young Bonner (1862-1910) m. Belle Neel & Jennie Edwards