Wouldn’t mind making better sense out of his military career, as well. The U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, is long, and written mostly in Greek. He was alleged to have initially settled, or been born, in South Carolina, then moved to Indiana where he married and raised a family. McKinster, James. Alt names McKinstery, McCinster. The name is actually McKinstry, but his line consistently spelled it McKinster. Rich. (??) 8.usi. 5’ 11”. Hazel eyes. Black hair. Fair skin. Age 21. Farmer. Born in Brod Island, Ireland (Templecorran, Antrim, Ireland). June 25, 1814, Abbeville, SC, Lieut. 5 years. R.R. – 1814 – D.R. Capt. O or C Crawfords’ Co Feby 16 IR or JR, Feby 28, & April 30%15, preset a Prof? D. R. Capt E Montgomerys... Deserted from Fort Montgomery, Nov 25, 1816. The first initial of Capt Crawford’s name appears to be the same letter as the first letter of his last name. There was evidently a Captain C Crawford in the South Carolina Militia, but I can’t find out a thing about him. By 1830 James McKinster was in Washington County, Indiana. Before that I can’t find him in any census. As far as anyone knows this man came from Ireland by himself. He had to have been in his late teens at the time. It is unreasonable to think he was a farmer; I wonder if he was a farm hand, an overseer, or an indentured servant. Here is why I am interested. I run the McKinstry project, and in that capacity I have been working with several other people on identifying the American family of a Vietnamese war orphan. His Y DNA is McKinstry. Specifically it belongs to a family group that lived in Carrickfergus and Templecorran, Ireland, in the 18th century. Four family groups in my project, three with family traditions of having come from Carrickfergus or Templecorran, have matching Y DNA that also closely matches our Vietnamese war orphan. One of these is a descendant of James McKinster. Now, the war orphan in question, has a 2nd cousin and a 4th cousin with ancestors who belonged to the same small, close knit Black community, in the Pendleton district, in Pendleton township. This is the next county up from the county that contains Abbeville, and the two places are separated by not quite two counties. His ancestors in Pendleton could be on his paternal grandmother’s side, his paternal grandfather’s side, or both. It is not necessarily true that the man’s grandparents met up in Pendleton; Black people migrated some distance away. I am thinking that Abbeville would have been where young men from miles around came to enlist in the army. The man was Scotch Irish, and this was Scotch Irish territory, in the piedmont. Most people had moved southward from the eastern side of the Appalachians, from other piedmont land, bringing their slaves with them if they had them, and more came from Virginia than elsewhere. So James McKinster is likely to have been an indentured servant, if he came alone with no resources, or a farm servant, and he is unlikely to have stuck around long enough to complete a term of indenture. He joined the army, and then he deserted from THAT. Someone like that could have fathered any number of kids by the slave women. His wife filed for a pension based on his military career; Ancestry index does not tell me if she managed to collect. I’d have thought he’d have been disqualified. Maybe she didn’t know he deserted. I want to know what geographical territory people enlisting for the War of 1812 at Abbeville would have come from. Does the C. Crawford name give us more clues where he might have come from? What would you say he was doing when he enlisted? What is he likely to have been doing between 1816 when he deserted from Fort Montgomery in present day eastern Alabama, and 1830 when he settled in Indiana? Is he likely to have amounted to something when he fathered a boy by a slave woman, in South Carolina? I am wondering if he maybe had an affair with a slave of equal status to his own, or, as an overseer, raped one. Overseers seem to have been mostly wandering no accounts whose employers didn’t trust them very far at all. It matters among other things if he would have returned to South Carolina, or skedaddled north before the bounty hunters caught up with him to stand trial for desertion. I’d also appreciate any suggestions of further sources of information. Thanks! Yours, Dora Smith --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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William Howell Allen b. 1896-1800 S.C., was in the Civil War in S.C., and I am trying to locate his grave.  He was my great-grandfather and he went by his initials of W.H. Allen or Hal. If you have any information regarding this soldier I would appreciate your help. He had three children and a wife with wife 2. Lucinda Whitt Allen, I do  remember a Martha and William seems that he had two others, the names are not in my head at this time. His first wife was Anna Green, who died in 1850 in Wayne Co Tn., about 1857 Hal relocated to S.C, and married Lucinda Whitt.   One of Hals sons' with 1st wife was my grandfather ; Robert Allen who was also in  the war , died in MS is buried in Columbus.  Friendship Cemetery.   Joyce A. Luna

Captain William W Olds served in the War of 1812 in Austin's Regiment of South Carolina Militia under Colonel William Austin. Can anyone provide any information about Captain William W Olds. Thank you, John Cates

I would like to know, if there was a Captain Key and a Captain Old from South Carolina in the War of 1812. Thank you, John Cates

According to a Claim of Widow for Bounty Land, Who has Not Received any Warrant document on John Cates. Filed by His son Josiah. On behalf of the Martha Cates on 2 January 1880. Stated that John Cates served in the War of 1812 January-March 1815. Could anyone tell me, what unit and company. Thank you for your time. John Cates

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I am searching for information about a Charles MILES who is listed as an officer in "Sumter's Brigade". I think this is a Thomas Sumter. Thanks, Sally

I am interested in learning all I can about the 2nd SC Cavalry and the 4th Battalion Cavalry as I have an ancestor that was with Easley's Cav and Im trying to put together a memorial service for him (we are getting a CSA tombstone for him) and would like as much information about the battles he was in as I can. I know he was wounded (shot in the throat) at some point, but unfortunately his compiled service record gives me no information other than he was in the infirmary camp for about 3 months, starting Dec 2nd 1863 (which was the last day of the Mine Run Campaign) and Im *guessing* thats where he was shot. Im trying to figure out where that infirmary camp might have been located. Shannon -- Do you love genealogy? Do you have a brick wall? Do you have info you could share with others who might be researching your family...or are you looking for others that might be researching the same? Join us on my genealogy forum (this is a message board NOT a mailing list) at http://www.ancestrallychallenged.com/forum and make some new genealogy friends and post your brick walls so we can help!!!!

Pat, It might be better to take some digital pictures, and then post them. Folding and trying to get goog scan may be hard on an old uniform. If it is US uniform there are many books that idenify the unit. I have a few myself, and would see if can help you. George -----Original Message----- From: patie124@comcast.net To: sc-veterans@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 6:18 pm Subject: [SC-VETERANS] Need help with old Military uniform I am new to this list ,and I need some help. I have a picture of my husbands grandfather in a Military Uniform, I can not figure out what branch of service it is. There is a patch on the sleeve and a badge on the hat, The patch has some writing on it, If I scan this picture would some one try and figure out what it says. Any help appreciated. thankyou Pat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-VETERANS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com

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I am new to this list ,and I need some help. I have a picture of my husbands grandfather in a Military Uniform, I can not figure out what branch of service it is. There is a patch on the sleeve and a badge on the hat, The patch has some writing on it, If I scan this picture would some one try and figure out what it says. Any help appreciated. thankyou Pat

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Hi, I can't believe it, I decided to check for Jean Stephenson's "Scotch-Irish Migration to South Carolina,1772. it was in the first box and on the top. Won't happen again for a least a million years! LOL 1.John Cork was with Rev. William Martin and His five Shiploads of Settlers-page 64, In the council chamber, Wednesday the 6th , January 1773. Aboard the "Lord Dunluce " The ship arrived in Charlestown December 20. 1772- James Gillis , Master, from Belfast. 11 weeks passage. It was quarantined 15 days. 2. Pl. Bk. 14. p.195: 5 Jan, 1773, on north side of the Broad River head of Brushy Fork of Little River-Craven county . bordered Robert Ellison surveyed Mar 1773. 3. Fairfield county will book vol. 1 bk 2, p.31 John Cork, 9 Feb. 1798 , pr 23 July 1798 will-names wife Elizabeth, son-in-law- and daughter Robert and Mary Casey; daughters Margaret, Isabel and Elizabeth; sons John and James and son William (under age,). Happy Hunting, Frances frouse@neo.rr.com wrote: > Hi, > It has been awhile since I've posted to this list. You are asking about > John Cork-according to the Petitions for Land from the South Carolina > Council Journals, vol. VII, page 187-John Cork's petition for land was > considered at Meeting of Wednesday 6 January 1773. 150 acres of land in > Craven County. Source of the information-Council Journal 1773-British > Copy microfilm BMP/D568 South Carolina copy,no.37. The microfilm is in > the FHC or the State Archives of South Carolina. Please check "Wm > Martins Five ships for passenger lists dates of leaving Belfast and > arrival in South Carolina. I have a copy of this book, I'm boxed up to > move and it would be quite a job to find the book. > Frances Rouse > > > Willcutt, Jim M CIV NAVFAC SE wrote: > >> Does anyone have any info on John Cork who served with Francis >> Marion's Brigade during the Revolutionary War prior to his coming to >> America in the 1700's. We know he and his family came in through >> Charleston S.C.from Ireland but don't know anything prior to his coming >> to this country. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-VETERANS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-VETERANS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hi, It has been awhile since I've posted to this list. You are asking about John Cork-according to the Petitions for Land from the South Carolina Council Journals, vol. VII, page 187-John Cork's petition for land was considered at Meeting of Wednesday 6 January 1773. 150 acres of land in Craven County. Source of the information-Council Journal 1773-British Copy microfilm BMP/D568 South Carolina copy,no.37. The microfilm is in the FHC or the State Archives of South Carolina. Please check "Wm Martins Five ships for passenger lists dates of leaving Belfast and arrival in South Carolina. I have a copy of this book, I'm boxed up to move and it would be quite a job to find the book. Frances Rouse Willcutt, Jim M CIV NAVFAC SE wrote: > Does anyone have any info on John Cork who served with Francis > Marion's Brigade during the Revolutionary War prior to his coming to > America in the 1700's. We know he and his family came in through > Charleston S.C.from Ireland but don't know anything prior to his coming > to this country. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-VETERANS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Does anyone have any info on John Cork who served with Francis Marion's Brigade during the Revolutionary War prior to his coming to America in the 1700's. We know he and his family came in through Charleston S.C.from Ireland but don't know anything prior to his coming to this country.

The DAR Patriot Index (pub. 1966) lists only the following Hardwicks: Barnet bpt 12-11-1763 d 12-17-1812 m Dorotha Fisher, Pvt NJ W* Wm. Sr.: b.c. 1730 d p 3-23-1802 m Cynthia Parker Sgt SC Wm. Jr.: b 3-17-1760 d 3-1-1828 m Nancy Shipp, Pvt GA Wm. b c. 1750 d p. 1811 m Judith Parker Sol VA The W* means that the widow was pensioned so there would be a file. Was hoping to find something similar for your Hardwick but no such luck. Sorry. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Le Bateman" <LeBateman@att.net> > William W. HARDWICK d.b. 1754 is said by my relatives to have served in the > South Carolina Continental line in the Revolution. He moved to Georgia to > claim land in the Land lottery of 1827. How can I get the names of his > children? He married Mary Jane FILES in South Carolina. > Also looking for information on a Tory ancestor or two is this the right > list for that. > Le > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SC-VETERANS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

There are books of "Loyalists in the American Revolution" (approximate title, possibly also "in the Southern Campaigns of ..."). My local public library has them, try yours or the genealogical society in your area. The books list names and where they were known to have served. Elaine Oakes >>Also looking for information on a Tory ancestor or two is this the right list for that. Le

William W. HARDWICK d.b. 1754 is said by my relatives to have served in the South Carolina Continental line in the Revolution. He moved to Georgia to claim land in the Land lottery of 1827. How can I get the names of his children? He married Mary Jane FILES in South Carolina. Also looking for information on a Tory ancestor or two is this the right list for that. Le