Thanks to Bunnie for catching my typo! You're absolutely right. James Kerr was born about 1775/76 according to other family historians. I don't know where he was born. All of the census records I've seen match the 1804 birth day for his son, David. Evelyn

Researching James KERR family from the Carolinas. He was born about 1795/6 and his oldest son was David A. Kerr born about 1804. According to census records David was born in South Carolina (most of the time, but have also seen that he was born in North Carolina). According to family historians, David was born near Charlotte. James (my 3rd great grandfather) married Sally Byrd whose family (John Byrd) lived in Union County. James' family (including David) migrated to Tennessee, then to Mississippi, and eventually David ended up in Texas. Have been unable to document James and/or his parents in South Carolina. Any help would be appreciated. Evelyn Rossie evrossie@cox.net

Hello Roll Call: I am looking for info about the Moses Ferguson/Elizabeth Lively marriage,Parents of,etc. Thanks Bennie Ferguson _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

Bannister Bolling Allen listed below. I can only assume Bannister is a family name. Probably not much help. Good Luck! Descendants of Bolling Clarke Generation No. 1 1. BOLLING1 CLARKE He married PHEBE. Child of BOLLING CLARKE and PHEBE is: 2. i. POLLY2 CLARKE, b. Abt. 1764, Prince George, Virginia ?; d. Aft. 1810, Abbeville, South Carolina ?. Generation No. 2 2. POLLY2 CLARKE (BOLLING1) was born Abt. 1764 in Prince George, Virginia ?1, and died Aft. 1810 in Abbeville, South Carolina ?2. She married ARVA ALLEN3 August 19, 1786 in Mecklenburg, Virginia4. He was born 1765 in Prince George, Virginia, and died Aft. 1830 in Pickens, Alabama. More About ARVA ALLEN: Children: United Ancestries listed 4 other children Children of POLLY CLARKE and ARVA ALLEN are: i. BANNISTER BOLLING3 ALLEN, b. October 13, 1788, Prince George, Virginia5; d. September 24, 1876, Abbeville, South Carolina5; m. (1) RACHAEL STARKE5, January 19, 1812; d. November 15, 18226; m. (2) NANCY SAUDDAY, 18246; d. 1838; m. (3) ANNA ELIZABETH OVERBY, June 03, 1845. More About BANNISTER BOLLING ALLEN: Census: 1860, Lowndesville PO, South Carolina7 ii. JOHN SHOWELL ALLEN. iii. CYNTHIA ALLEN. Endnotes 1. United Ancestries Linked Pedigrees, "CD-ROM," UA Record 219-751, CAL 1764. 2. United Ancestries Linked Pedigrees, "CD-ROM," UA Record 219-751, AFT 1810 Abbeville, SC ? 3. United Ancestries Linked Pedigrees, "CD-ROM," UA Record No. 219-750. 4. United Ancestries Linked Pedigrees, "CD-ROM," UA Record 219-751, 19 AUG 1786 MARR PLACE: , Mecklenburg, VA. 5. United Ancestries Linked Pedigrees, "CD-ROM," UA Record 219-748. 6. Letter Dated 6/25/1929 from Mary L Child. 7. WFT Disk 318 1860 Census, Page #102, County: Abbeville Dist.Location: Lowndesville, P.O.Page #102Census/Enumeration Year 1860.

I am looking for information on the Young family. J. Thomas Young lived at Gaffney, S. C. He may have been from Polk County, N. C. He was born about 1852 and died about 1930-1935. I was told that he may have died with his brother, Pink, in a fire at the county home. He had a daughter named Nora Hesentine Young who married a Jolley. He also had a daughter named Grace Delonia Young who married a Pearson the first time and then a Lewis Henderson . He had two sons that I know of, W. Andy Young, and Luther Elbert Young. Andy Young was married and had three sons. J. Thomas Young made be buried at Providence Church in Gaffney, S. C. He was married first to a McCraw, and second to a Octavia Simmons. Does anyone know this family. Judy Carver Chesnee, S. C

Thank you, A. D., Yes, I recognize all the names in William GOLDING's will, but I had never seen the will before. I really appreciate your sending it to me. I'm a little confused about his daughter, Mary, though. In one place he calls her Mary LEONARD GOLDING ... in another, Mary LEONARD. I'm assuming these Marys are the same? I don't suppose anyone has ever discovered Peggey's maiden name, have they? Meg

Meg, I believe this could be your Golding line: WILLIAM GOLDING, Box 39, Pack 839, Probate Judge Office, Abbeville, SC I, William Golding of 96 Dist. being at this time in reasonable health and sound memory. I give to my son, John Golding, the plantation I now live on containing 150 acres, also one tract lying between said land and land of Col. James Williams mill containing 146 acres. One feather bed and furniture, also five negroes, Doll, Lucy, Jack, Harry and Hannah. I give to my son, Reuben Golding, one tract of land that I purchased of James Daniel containing 300 acres lying on Little River, adj. the land I now live on, also one feather bed and furniture. With three negroes, George, Joe, Cate. I give to my son, Anthony Golding, one tract of land containing 200 acres, which I purchased of Capt. John Caldwell lying and joining the land I now live on, to the North East. Also one negro boy, Lankistor. I give to my dtr. Mary Leonard Golding two negroes, Wagoner and Lucy. I give to my dtr., Milley Griffin, one negro Jene. I give to my dtr., Sarah Foster, one negro, Nan. I give to my dtr., Elizabeth Tinsley, one negro, Jane. I give to my son, Robert Golding, one negro, Nan and one named Poss. I give to my dtr., Mary Leonard one feather bed and furniture. All rest and remainder of my stock, cattle, tools, wagons of every kind to be equally divided between my two sons, John and Reuben Golding. I appoint my two sons, John and Reuben Golding, executors. Dated 4 Sept. 1777. Wit: James Griffin, Laughlin Leonard, Peggey (x) Golding. Signed: William Golding. Proved on oath of Peggey Golding before Pat. Calhoun, Surrogate on this 23 Sept. 1782. An inventory was made (no date given) by Thos. Hallum, Alexr. Oliver, Jonathan Clark. Negroes named, Man Ivy, Man Moses. A. D. Smith Newberry, SC -----Original Message----- From: RaccoonLdy@aol.com [mailto:RaccoonLdy@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 8:19 AM To: SC-OLD96-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Old96] ANDREWS, SIMS, SHELL, HATTON, LEONARD, GOLDING, BULLOCK, SLAPPY I would love to talk to anyone researching the following lines: ANDREWS, SIMS, SHELL, HATTON, LEONARD, GOLDING, BULLOCK, SLAPPY and their descendants. My Old 96 connections are from: Ephraim ANDREWS (1765 - 1823) m. Frances LEONARD (1769 - 1814), dau. of Laughlin LEONARD and Mary GOLDING. Dr. Ephraim ANDREWS (1801 - 1875) m. Elizabeth Frances BULLOCK (1816 - 1877), dau. of James Elihu BULLOCK and Mary Magdalene SLAPPY. William Allen "Bose" ANDREWS (1852 - 1927) m. Frances Amelia SIMS (1851 - 1895), dau. of Maj. John F. SIMS (1817 - 1881) and Louisa M. SHELL (1823 - 1870). John F. SIMS was the son of Reuben SIMS (1784 - 1840) and Mary Thompson Newton HOPKINS (1787 - 1859). I am especially interested in the SHELL line. I believe that Louisa M. SHELL was the daughter of Allen S. SHELL and his wife Sarah M. HATTON. I have no proof of this. Any help would be very much appreciated! Margaret Yarborough ANDREWS Fowler - "Meg" ==== 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

I would love to talk to anyone researching the following lines: ANDREWS, SIMS, SHELL, HATTON, LEONARD, GOLDING, BULLOCK, SLAPPY and their descendants. My Old 96 connections are from: Ephraim ANDREWS (1765 - 1823) m. Frances LEONARD (1769 - 1814), dau. of Laughlin LEONARD and Mary GOLDING. Dr. Ephraim ANDREWS (1801 - 1875) m. Elizabeth Frances BULLOCK (1816 - 1877), dau. of James Elihu BULLOCK and Mary Magdalene SLAPPY. William Allen "Bose" ANDREWS (1852 - 1927) m. Frances Amelia SIMS (1851 - 1895), dau. of Maj. John F. SIMS (1817 - 1881) and Louisa M. SHELL (1823 - 1870). John F. SIMS was the son of Reuben SIMS (1784 - 1840) and Mary Thompson Newton HOPKINS (1787 - 1859). I am especially interested in the SHELL line. I believe that Louisa M. SHELL was the daughter of Allen S. SHELL and his wife Sarah M. HATTON. I have no proof of this. Any help would be very much appreciated! Margaret Yarborough ANDREWS Fowler - "Meg"

I recently posted a message and it did not get through to the list so I'm trying again Searching for any information on a John Page b. abt 1850-56.....with preference to where he may have been born and exact birthdate. Wife was named Ann... Children: Elizabeth 1776, William 1778, Hannah 1780, John Jr 1783, Frances 1785, James W. 1788, and Jenny (Jane) 1792. John Page Sr died in 1804 and the family left SC about a year later. Also, looking for a William Carter who may have been born between 1760- 1776 and who lived in or around the Laurens/Newberry Co's. This William Carter married into the Page family and it is not known if he married Elizabeth or Hannah...although I lean toward Hannah. Willing to share data with anyone who can provide information on either or both families. Barb Illinois

Hello, everyone. My Old 96 Brick walls are these two couples: Thomas B. Turner married Unicy/Eunice Collins abt. 1803, probably in Laurens District, and that is where their eight children were born. Unicy died in childbirth in 1817, and shortly thereafter Thomas B. removed to Gwinnett County, Georgia. He died in Cobb County in 1850; that portion of Cobb was later Paulding County. Does anyone have a clue about the parentage of either one of these folks? 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

This is a forward. Please respond to Joyce below. Eldon mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com List admin for SC-Old96 Researching: WADE, HAMES -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Campbell [mailto:jobancam@prtcnet.com] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 8:15 PM To: ewade@cfl.rr.com Subject: BANISTER/BANNISTER/CAMPBELL/ETHRIDGE/McCULLOUGH It's about time I put my names in the hat. I haven't seen any of the names on the listing, but maybe someone can help me out. Joyce

The most wonderful people are on this list, !!! Does anyone have the Book below, and would be kind enough to do a look-up for me. Time frame, of 1791-1820, I have reason to belive that James. John, Robert Vinson, Jehemiah, and possibly another Robert Garner, and there wives are member of this church, I need dates, on this. Did they leave, and then come back? Also, is this Book still available in print? Thank you in advance dorothy norris Title History of the Bush River Baptist Church, 1771-1933 Stmnt.Resp. Mrs. C.M. Smith ; [recent additions by Linda Satterwhite] Authors Smith, Mrs. C.M. (Main Author) Satterwhite, Linda (Added Author) Bush River Baptist Church (Bush River, South Carolina) (Added Author) Bush River Baptist Church (Bush River, South Carolina) (Subject) Notes Reprint, with recent additions. Originally published: 1934. "These facts are written in chronological order and are compiled from imperfect but the only records found in the old church books, old minutes, documents and papers - also 'O'Neall's Annals of Newberry County', Carwile's 'Reminiscences of Newberry County', Dr. H.T. Cook's 'History of the Reedy River Association' prepared by him and read at the one hundredth anniversary of the Reedy River Association"--Pref., p. 2. Cover title: Bush River Baptist Church : 225 Anniversary Celebration, 1771-1996. Subjects Baptists - South Carolina South Carolina, Newberry, Bush River - Church history South Carolina, Newberry, Bush River - Church records Language English Publication [S.l. : s.n., 1996?] Physical 63 leaves : 1 ill. Subject Class 975.739/B1 K2 Title Also Known As Bush River Baptist Church : 225 anniversary celebration, 1771-1996 .

This is a forward. Please respond directly to Peggy below. Eldon mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com List admin for SC-Old96 Researching: WADE, HAMES -----Original Message----- From: Peggy Chamblin [mailto:pjchamblin@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:17 PM To: ewade@cfl.rr.com Subject: BOGGS & KENNEDY I connect to the Boggs and Kennedy lines in Pickens Co, SC. Peggy Chamblin

Hello, I am new to this list. I have been doing genealogy very actively since 1977, but went on hiatus for a little more than a year due to personal difficulties. I am slowly trying to get back into it. I hope that you can help me with the following major brick wall in my family. In an effort to identify the wives of Shadrack Wilbanks, I am going to begin searching the neighbors and associates of Shadrack Wilbanks. Thank you most sincerely, Robert M. Wilbanks IV Scottsdale, Arizona Were your ancestors neighbors with, or in any way associated with, Shadrack Wilbanks? If they were, I desperately would like to hear from you. If Shadrack Wilbanks appears in any way in records associated with your family, whether as a witness, purchaser of land or items at an estate sale, neighbor on a deed, etc., please, please contact me. A number of us are desperately searching for the identity of the wives of Shadrack Wilbanks. If Shadrack appears in any records or references with your ancestors, there may be a relationship factor to consider. Especially if you have a missing female relative in your family tree. If your missing female relative could possibly tie in with the information below, then let me know. Take note of the following information about Shadrack Wilbanks and his wives, as well as where he resided. For a more detailed account of Shadrack, please contact me. Shadrack Wilbanks was born circa 1785 in Union County, South Carolina to William Woolbanks-Wilbanks and Abarilla Gos(t)wick. This family appears to have lived near Cross Keys, along branches of either the Tyger or Enoree Rivers. They were strongly associated with the Padgett's Creek Baptist Church, having been a founding family of the church. Through this church Shadrack became a minister. Shadrack married his first wife circa 1803 in Union District. She was born circa 1784-1794 (according to the 1810 and 1820 census). The 1880 census shows her children indicating that their mother was born in South Carolina. One belief is that Shadrack's first wife might have been a woman named Susan/Susannah. However, there is absolutely nothing that can support this. In fact, it is highly probable that this name was drawn from a record in which Shadrack and Susannah appeared together along with other Wilbankses, including Shadrack's brother Marshall. Then another document, discovered later, proved that this Susan/Susannah was the wife of Shadrack's brother Marshall. It is further believed that Shadrack and his first wife may have divorced. Again, there is absolutely nothing to support this belief. We can show that Shadrack was married secondly to a woman named Jane. Her name is clearly recorded in the 1850 and 1860 census and identifies her as born in South Carolina in 1799/1800. This is supported by the 1830 and 1840 census where the oldest female is found too young to be Shadrack's first wife, but is just the right age to be Jane. Therefore, it appears that Shadrack lost his first wife and then married Jane sometime between 1820 and 1830. With a birth date of 1800, Jane cannot be the same woman identified in the 1810 and 1820 census, and she is far too young to be the mother of most of Shadrack's children. Shadrack's known children by one or both wives are as follows: James (b.1810), Hezekiah (b.1817), Thomas (b.1813), John W. (b.1818-1821), Elizabeth (b.1816), Lucinda (b.1815-1820), Mary "Polly" (b.1815-1820), Margaret (b.1820-1825), Mahalia (b.1820-1825), and William James. Shadrack lived in Union County/District, South Carolina from his birth in 1785 until just before 1820. It is possible that Shadrack and his first wife migrated from Union District to Pendleton District, South Carolina as early as 1811/1812. He owned land along Six and Twenty Creek. In 1826 the portion of Pendleton District that Shadrack lived in became Anderson District. Remember, it was sometime in the 1820s that Shadrack lost his first wife and married Jane as his second wife. These events could have taken place in Pendleton/Anderson, unless Shadrack met Jane on a trip back to Union. Shadrack Wilbanks was a licensed minister when he represented the Hopewell Baptist Church in Anderson County on various occasions from 1829 through 1858. In about 1859 Shadrack took his family to Sand Mountain, in Marshall and Dekalb Counties, Alabama. Shadrack lived in Marshall County, right on the line with Dekalb County, where his sons James and John lived. Shadrack's family were very active members of the "Old" Macedonia Baptist Church in Dekalb County. Jane died between 1860 and 1870 and was buried in this church's cemetery, as were Shadrack and several others of his children and grandchildren. Shadrack died in early 1879. Again, we are desperate to identify who these women were that Shadrack married. In more than 50 years of extensive research of the Wil(l)banks family, including the last 25 years by me, and a number of other individuals, no records clearly identify Shadrack's wives. The clue may appear in records of his neighbors and associates. You may be a descendant of these neighbors and associates and so may have some helpful information. I will greatly appreciate hearing from you. Thank you, Robert M. Wilbanks IV Scottsdale, Arizona

Was someone looking for her? I seem to remember this from somewhere. In Edgefield Death Notices and Cem. Records by Carlee McClendon, there is the following info: Sarah Hughes Nicholson wife of Albert Rhett Nicholson Nov 4, 1849 - June 3, 1915 Albert Rhett Nicholson March 12, 1848 - Nov 27, 1916 They are buried in the Blocker Family Cem. in Edgefield Co, SC

Hi Billie, Thank you for those points. I think the history goes like this and includes the indicated present day counties. If you find this in error please contact me. Here is how the Old 96 District evolved into the present day counties: In 1769 SC had 8 Circuit Court Districts, one was known as Ninety-Six District. Between 1785-1789 eight counties were established within Ninety-Six District: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Pendleton, Spartanburg, and Union. Later, labels fluctuated between either Districts or Counties, and additional counties were formed from these. Today, 15 of SC's 46 counties were formed from some part of what was Old Ninety-Six District. The 15 current day counties that were, at least in part, formed from the Old 96 District are: Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Union, Saluda, and Spartanburg. (Information Source: Schweitzer, George K. "South Carolina Genealogical Research.") http://www.geocities.com/srunreal/Abbeville/abbeq003.htm Some people may not know that there is a message board for the Old 96 District. I have not set up a gateway (messages posted to that board are automatically posted to this list) but the board is found here: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.southcarolina.schist.old96 Eldon mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com List admin for SC-Old96 Researching: WADE, HAMES -----Original Message----- From: Lee and Billie Jones [mailto:tjones@camden.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 10:18 PM To: SC-OLD96-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Old96] District encompases additional lands. The following shows up in all the Old 96th Dist Posts. ==== SC-OLD96 Mailing List ==== This list serves the area that encompasses present day Spartanburg, Union, Laurens, Abbeville, Newberry, Edgefield and parts of Anderson and Cherokee and adjoining Counties along the NC line. It needs to also include: Saluda (1895) , Greenwood (1897), McCormick (1915) and the northern part of Aiken Co, SC (1971) as these counties were formed from the original Old Edgefield Dist, a part of the old 96th Dist. Most folks seem to be focusing on the more northern counties, but these also were a part of the Original Old-96th Dist, and is the area of my research, altho some of my husband's lines seem to have come to GA. from the upper part of the state. Billie Jones ==== SC-OLD96 Mailing List ==== If you need to unsubscribe for any reason, send a note to SC-Old96-l-request@rootsweb.com with one word in the body of the message: unsubscribe. ============================== 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

I don't know who I am looking for. How's that for a brick wall? My gg grandmother's name was Rachel, born about 1796 in SC....maiden name unknown. She was married to a Griffin...either John T. Griffin or James Griffin, no one knows for sure. They left SC after 1836 and moved to Chickasaw Co. MS. There may have been stops along the way in AL, but I don't know where. Rachel is head of household on the 1850 Chickasaw Co. MS census. Her husband died or left between 1848-1850 leaving Rachel with the following children at home: Nancy, John A., James C., Rachel Elizabeth, and Archibald. Other children probably include Benjamin, Daniel and Jesse. About 1852 Rachel moved the family to Itawamba Co. MS. In 1870 Archibald moved to Polk Co. AR, possibly taking Rachel with him. Others stayed behind in Itawamba Co. Adino Griffin, son of Nancy Clark and Richard Griffin of Pendleton, SC, lived in Chickasaw Co. during this same time and might have been Rachel's father-in-law. Everyone knows Adino had an early marriage in SC, maybe to Alieus or Alice, but nothing is known about their children. Adino later married Catherine Gore. Was John T. or James Griffin the son of Adino? Other Griffins living in Chickasaw Co. were descendants of Spencer Griffin of KY. This is another possibility, but I have not found anything to make a positive connection. Years of research by me and others have failed to find any conclusive evidence on this family. However, we believe Rachel was probably born a Wright, McDonald, Evans or Crawford. If anyone researching these surnames has a daughter born about 1796, I would love to hear about it. I will be glad to share what info I have. Marilyn

I have a new web site and am including some abstracted court documents from Henderson County NC. Today I have posted bastardy bonds, coroner's inquests and an abstract of the first 85 pages of Henderson County Deed Book #1. Please feel free to email any questions. I will be posting more documents soon. New site is http://ksummers.com

To List, regarding my post yesterday on the additional counties: The Date for the formation of Aiken Co. is definitely 1871 and not 1971. Please forgive the typo. And thanks to Mike for pointing it out to me. Billie Jones > In a message dated 3/4/2003 11:21:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, > tjones@camden.net writes: > > > and the northern part of Aiken Co, SC (1971) as these counties were formed > > from > > the original Old Edgefield Dist, a part of the old 96th Dist. > I agree with you, but wasn't Aiken County established from Edgefield district > in 1871....(Grin) > > Mike > Researching > SAWYER/ABRAMS/HALSTEAD/WILKES/GRIFFIN/LIGHTSEY > POWELL/HOLMES/BLEDSOE/HOWELL > > > >

Family folklore says: Susie A. STEPHENS m. James Henry GOODRUM before 1874. Who are her parents? Melvina LOLLIS mentioned as wife of Jim BARKLEY before 1842. Who are her parents? I would appreciate any information about these surnames? Thank youl. Wandawoman@sc.rr.com