This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Peden, Paden, Alexander, Morton, Morrow, White, Archer, Martin, Gaston Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeB.2ACI/968 Message Board Post: The 2004 Peden Reunion will be held at Fairview Presbyterian Church near Fountain Inn, Greenville Co., South Carolina. This reunion is celebrated by the descendants of John Peden, born 1709 Antrim County, Ireland, and his wife, Margaret (Peggy) McDill, born August 1715, also in Antrim County, Ireland. They died in Greenville Co., SC John and Peggy McDill Peden's 10 children, all born in Ireland, include: I MARY, born 1732, married James Alexander Died Greeneville Co., SC Descendants settled in SC and Gwinnett Co., GA II JAMES, born 1734, m) Mary Brown Buried Fairview Church,Greenville Co., SC Descendants of James and Mary's son, Thomas who married Isabella Paden,settled Tishomingo Co(See below). James and Mary's grandson, Alexander Savage, settled in Tishomingo Co.,MS along with his Paden cousins who left SC in the 1830's. He was married to Rosa Morton,a cousin. III JANE, born ca 1738, m)1st John Morton m)2nd Robert Morrow Buried Morgan Co., Ala Descendents settled in Morgan Co., Ala. IV THOMAS, born 1743, m) Elizabeth White Died Spartanburg Co., South Carolina Most descendants settled in SC V WILLIAM, born 1749, m) Mary (Polly) Archer Most descendants settled in North MS, particularly Old Tishomingo Co., MS. Descendants established Bethany Presbyterian Church, just south of the town of Tishomingo. VI ELIZABETH, born 1750, m) William Gaston buried Fairview Church, Greenville Co., SC No Children VII JOHN, born 1752, m) ? Baker, Archer? Buried Fairview Church, Greenville Co, SC Descendants settled in SC, Gwinnett Co, GA, Kemper Co. MS, and Tallahatchie Co., MS VIII SAMUEL, born 1754, m)1st Katherine White m)2nd Margaret Died Kemper Co., MS Most descendants went to North Ala and then settled in Kemper Co., MS. Established Smyrna Presbyterian Church in Kemper Co., MS. Others descendants were at times in Tishomingo Co. and Winston Co. in MS. IX ALEXANDER, born 1756, m) Rebecca Martin Buried Fairview, Greenville Co, SC Descendants settled in SC, Kemper County, MS and Gwinnet Co., GA X DAVID, born 1760, m) 1st Eleanor Goodgion m) 2nd Margaret Hughes Died Kemper Co MS Descendants first settled in North Ala, Gwinnet Co., GA, Kemper and Chickasaw Co. in MS, later to MO,Parker and Tarrant Counties in Texas. --Descendants of the other siblings above also may have settled in and around Tishomingo Co., MS. Many of the houses intermarried (each child of John and Peggy McDill Peden is considered a House of this family, for example: I am of the House of William.). The town of Paden, MS in Tishomingo Co. gets its name from this family. The community of Peden in Kemper Co., MS is named after the Samuel Peden above. Pedens/Padens established Bethany Presbyterian Church in Tishomingo Co, MS, Smyrna Presbyterian Church in Kemper Co, MS and Fairview Church in Gwinnet Co, GA If you are interested in attending this reunion and you need a "look-up" in the book, "The Pedens of America", to assure your line is of this South Carolina Peden/Paden family, please send me information of your kinship to at least 1900 (further back if you have it). Many of the lines stop at about 1900 in the book. I will be giving a talk at the reunion this year on the Pedens that left SC and went West to MS, TN, ALA, GA, etc. If you have copies of any early pictures, letters, or documents that you would share to help with this exhibit, I would be most happy to receive them!!! We will also be gathering materials for permanent exhibits for each House. Please email or if unable to scan, email for my snail address. Also updated and expanded information for any of these families in needed for a future "Pedens of America" Book Update. When published (no date set), will be by the SC Peden Clan that published and has copyright of the "Pedens of America". Information in a GedCom format is favored, but any and all formats are welcome. Email me for additional information. Thanks So Much, Rebecca Bruton Moss Email: [email protected] PLEASE SEE COMPLETE INFO BELOW FOR THE 2004 PEDEN REUNION AT FAIRVIEW ! ************************************************************ Hi Rebecca, This is the Brochure of the Peden Reunion 2004 which I hope to get in the mail this Memorial Day Weekend. Please use this to email all the email addresses you have. Thanks, James Rodgers PEDEN REUNION FAIRVIEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH P. O. Box 1664 Fountain Inn, SC 29644 The fiftieth Peden Reunion will be held at Fairview Presbyterian Church on Saturday and Sunday, July 17th and 18th, 2004. PEDEN CLAN OFFICERS Chief: John Calvin Peden, Gastonia, NC President : James H. Rodgers, Jr., Fountain Inn, SC Vice President: Clark Peden, Fountain Inn, SC Secretary: Jackie Peden, Fountain Inn, SC Treasurer: Henry B. Peden, II, Fountain Inn, SC Historian: W. Scipio Peden, Jr. Pelzer, SC John and Peggy McDill Peden and several of their children landed in Charlestown, Carolina in 1773 on a ship loaded with immigrants from Ireland and all their earthly belongings. Each family had a land grant from the King of England for not less than 100 acres of land in what is now the Nazareth section of Spartanburg County. All the men and older boys soon went north in their covered wagons to join George Washington's army and fought with him through the entire Revolutionary War. Each of the Peden men were given 500 acres of land in this community as payment for their service to the new country. They were also given an option to buy additional land for the ridiculous price of seventy-five cents per 100 acres. One of the first things these families did upon arriving in this place was to build a church, Fairview Presbyterian Church. It was a log building across the road from the present church. The present building is the fourth building to house the church, and opened in 1858. The Sunday School rooms were added in 1949, and the Office complex and Historical Building were dedicated in l986 at the celebration of the church's 200th birthday. The Peden Reunion was held for the first time in 1899. It was held again in 1909, but postponed in 1919 because of World War I. It was not held again until 1955, and has been held every year since then. We sometimes have as many as 400 attending when prominent family members such as General William Westmoreland and the late Senator John Stennis were the featured speakers. The rock walled cemetery is of great interest. The oldest marked grave is 1794, and about 750 graves are there. The original rock wall was build by slaves about l850, and enlarged in the early l930s. he men at Fairview have always been a patriotic group, and veterans of every war in the nation's history are buried there, except for those of the Gulf Wars, who are still living. We look forward to having a great reunion this year, and to meeting cousins we have never met before. We hope that many of you will be able to attend. There are several nice motels, restaurants, and shopping centers within five miles of the church. Local residents are usually available to answer questions and show visitors around the church and community. Sincerely, James H. Rodgers, Jr. President JHR/jr ************************************************************ ONE HUNDRED FIFTH ANNIVERSARY - PEDEN REUNION SATURDAY ACTIVITIES JULY 17, 2004 (Please complete form below) On this year's Saturday Tour we will visit Cowpens Revolutionary War Park and the Revolutionary War Park in Kings Mountain, NC. Our Pedens were soldiers in these battles. On Saturday morning we need to leave the church at 8:00 a.m. We will travel by Van and private cars as we did last year. There is no charge for this tour, however at the end of the trip we will take up a collection for those on the vans to cover the cost of gas. (Lunch will be on your own at an area restaurant). At that time on Saturday morning, maps will also be distributed to those who do not wish to go to the Revolutionary Parks. Directions will be available for visiting the Thomas Peden family cemetery near Woodruff, SC. There will also be maps to locate the McDill Peden Cemetery (John and Peggy McDill Peden are buried here) and Ole Catholic Presbyterian Church near Chester, SC .The latter two historic places near Chester are only 4 to 5 miles apart. There are almost as many Pedens buried at Ole Catholic Presbyterian Church as there are at Fairview Cemetery. The Saturday evening meal will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Social Hall across the road from Fairview Presbyterian Church. This will be a make your own sandwich type supper. The cost for the supper will be $6.00 per person payable in advance. We must have at least 40 people for the supper or it will be a no go. All money must be received by July 7, 2004. If we do not get 40 people for supper the money will be refunded to you before you leave home from the reunion. This is not just for out of town people-this is also for local people. What better time to get acquainted with cousins than at a Saturday night supper. We will have a speaker after supper, Ms. Rebecca Bruton Moss, who will tell us a little about the Pedens and their migration West; especially the House of William. Also please bring pre-1900 pictures, records, letters, bible records, church records, histories, keepsakes, etc. that you have for your Peden/Paden family. We plan to have a sharing of information from the different houses on Saturday night. We will also be asking to make copies of these articles to prepare exhibits for future reunions. These will be scanned on a computer so your originals or copies would be returned immediately, and directly, to you. ************************************************************ PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM TO ATTEND THE SATURDAY TOUR and/or SUPPER RETURN BY JULY 7th Tour: How many persons? ________Tour is free - a collection will be taken at the end of the trip to pay for gas for the vans. Supper @ $6.00 X _____ No. Persons = $____________Total Children under six will be free. Name:______________________________________________ Address:___________________________________________ City:______________________________________________ State:________________________ Zip Code:___________ E-Mail Address ____________________________________ For Tour and/or Supper Reservations send completed form and check to: James H. Rodgers 2244 Fairview Road Fountain Inn, SC 29644-9217 **** It is of utmost importance that you get your reservation in on time. The caterer must have a count in advance. ************************************************************ ONE HUNDRED FIFTH ANNIVERSARY - PEDEN REUNION SUNDAY ACTIVITIES Sunday, July 18th On Sunday we will meet in the church sanctuary at 11:30 for the formal meeting, reports and speaker. Registration will begin at 10:30 at the church, and we urge everyone to register. Bring food to share and a picnic lunch will be served on the grounds at 1:00 p.m. The Historical Building will be open at 2:30 p.m. We usually have Pedens and Padens from all over the country, many who have never been here, to come and see the graves and markers of their ancestors, and to see where they lived and worshipped. SUNDAY'S SPEAKER Our speaker this year will be Hooper (Lex) Alexander, IV. He was born and raised in Charlotte, NC. He received a BA in English in l982 from Davidson College, where he was a Samuel H. Bell Honors Scholar, treasurer of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and a four-year member of the Wind Ensemble and Wildcat Pep Band. While he was in college, he worked full-time as a radio disc jockey and producer, first for the college's classical-music station and then for a commercial FM station near Charlotte. After graduation, he moved to New York, where he worked for a small public-relations firm and wrote freelance articles for music magazines.Returning to North Carolina after almost two years, he joined the Statesville Record & Landmark as a reporter. After reporting jobs with newspapers in New Bern and Gastonia, he joined the Greensboro News and Record in l987 as a night police reporter. During 11 years as a reporter, he covered public safety, politics, local and state government, religion and ethics and also spent three years as an investigative-projects specialist. Also during this period, he introduced computer-assisted reporting and database analysis to the newsroom, pioneering the use of computers to report on the U. S. Census in North Carolina, and led the team that produced the newspaper's first Website-among the first newspaper Web sites in he country. In 1998, he was promoted to regional editor and planned recruiting and news coverage for the largest one-time staff and coverage expansion in the newspaper's 108 year history. In 2000, he became assistant features editor; during the four years he spent in that position, the News & Record's features section won top honors in the nation's largest contest for newspaper feature section and won honorable mention the following year. In the fall of 2001, he became acting assignments editor while a colleague was on maternity leave. On September 11, 2001, he edited the first extra edition to have been published by the News & Record since Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassination in 1968, and he directed the newspaper's coverage of the aftermath of 9/11 for weeks thereafter. In late 2003 he was named to lead a new investigative-reporting team. A few weeks later, the two reporters on that team both won top honors in the News & Record's annual in-house journalism contest. A member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. since 1991, he has spoken on religion coverage at seminars sponsored by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and on census coverage at an annual seminar sponsored by the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting. His political reporting, column writing and book reviews have been honored by the North Carolina Press Association. In 1997, he received the Wilbur Award or best religion writing in American daily newspapers outside the top 15 markets and was a finalist the same year for the Religion News-writers Association's award for best religion writing in medium-sized American newspapers. In addition to his work for the News & Record, he has contributed freelance reporting to Newsweek, U. S. News & World Report, and Rolling Stone. He also edited the book "Black Box Voting: Ballot Tampering in the 21st Century:" by Bev Harris, published earlier this year. He is a member of Greensboro's First Presbyterian Church, where he has served as assistant chair of the Pastoral Care Committee and regularly teaches Sunday School. In the community, he has volunteered with the Guilford Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, a network of church-based volunteer teams that minister to people with AIDS and their families. He has been married since 1990 to the former Ruth Ann Farmer. They have two children, Victoria, 6, and Hooper Alexander 5th, age 3. ************************************************************ ACCOMMODATIONS Take Simpsonville, SC, Exit 27 on I-385, All hotel/motels are within 5 miles of Fairview Presbyterian Church. Palmetto Inn, Simpsonville, SC 800-850-7836 Comfort Inn, Simpsonville, SC (864) 963-2777 Holiday Inn Express, Simpsonville, SC (864) 962-8500 Hampton Inn, Simpsonville, SC (864) 963-9292 Days Inn, Simpsonville, SC (864) 963-7701 ************************************************************ TO PURCHASE BOOKS If you are unable to attend the reunion and would like to purchase a copy of "Fairview Presbyterian Church History" Book by Mary Lou Stewart Garrett, you may do so by sending a request to the church address along with a check for $25.00. Fairview Presbyterian Church, 126 Fairview Church Road, P.O. Box 1664 Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644 If you don't have a "Pedens of America" book, you can purchase one at the reunion for $32.00 or by mail for $35.00. Please send requests to W. S. Peden, Jr., 521 McKelvey Rd, Pelzer, SC 29669 ************************************************************ For additonal reunion information contact: W. S. Peden, Jr. Phone: (864) 243-5255 James H. Rodgers Phone: (864) 862-4086 E-Mail: [email protected]

Hi Mary: ONe more try: John Boles(witness to Thomas Baird's Will 1797. #2 John Green abt same time all in Abbeville. Thanks Fred On 14 May 2004 21:29:49 -0600 [email protected] writes: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeB.2ACI/950.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hello Cheryl, > I don't know why I was not notified when you replied to my > message!!! Sorry about that... Yes, I am happy to do lookups for > people. Give me the names and dates if possible and I'll get back > to you as soon as possible. > Mary > > > ==== SCABBEVI Mailing List ==== > This is a stem > Of that victorious stock; and let us fear > The native mightiness and fate of him. > > >

I am looking for my Moses Ross, son of Reuben Ross and Priscilla Green b. 1762 and connections to him.......Audrey Found in the Edgefield Co, SC Wills 1787-1836 by James and Vivian Wooley the will of William Forbs Taylor 30 June 1810 no apparent wife or children. Set slave Sylvia free. Give unto Peter Morrow (who has lived with me for several years last past). Slave Dish Fash to be set free. Brother Samuel Taylor in parish of Deum Blait & Sher, Aberdeen, Scotland. Sister Mary Taylor same place as brother. He appointed his friends Samuel Savage, Esq. of Abbveille Dist. SC., and Patrick McDowell of the city of Savannah, Ga. and William ROSS of the city of Augusta, GA as executors. Wit: William Hall, Duglas Huff and MOSS (sic?) ROSS (probably Moses Ross) 1810 census Edgefield Co, SC Moses Ross males= 1 under 10 years old, 1 at 10 to 15, 1 at 26 to 44 females= 3 under 10, 1 at 16 to 26 (Alexander Stewart 4 doors away, William F Taylor several pages away with William Hull next door to him) ROSS, MOSES State: SC Year: 1811 Edgefield County Record Type: Tax list Abstracts of Old Ninety-Six and Abbeville District Wills and Bonds" by Pauline Young.. Page 431: ROSS, Moses---Box 109, Pack 3120: Est. admnr. Nov. 11, 1815 by Mary Ross, Joseph Black, bound unto Taliaferro Livingston Ord. Abbeville Dist., SC sum $2,000.00. This was the issue of bond for the administration of Moses Ross' estate. From Edgefield Co, SC Deed book 32 and 33 abstracted by Carol Wells Deed Book 33 pg 339 Henry and wife Mary Richardson to Doctor Jacob G McWhorter of Augusta GA, Deed, 28 Aug 1816 $4500.00 , 849.5 acres one part of which is called Summerville and is the tract whereon Capt Wm F. Taylor resided at the time of his death. Wit: A. Pierce, MOSES ROSS. /s/ Henry Richardson /s/ Mary Richardson. Justice John Tarrance certifies relinq of dower rights by Mary Richardson wife of Henry Richardson, 30 Aug 1816; /s/ Mary Richardson. Proven 15 Feb 1817 by MOSES ROSS; John Tarrance JQ. Plat shows adj land Wm Morgan, Benjamin Grumbles, John Purves, and land formerly Bennett the will of Alexander Stewart 7 Oct 1821 wife Ann. dtr Sarah M. Barnes<-husband Henry W. Barnes. dtr Rebecca A. Stewart ex: wife wit: David Bunch, MOSSES ROSS, and David Edwards John and Rebecca Mosly qualified as exe on 22 Nov 1824 1820 census Edgefield Co, SC Moses Ross males= 1 under 10, 1 at 10 to 16, 1 at 45 and over females= 2 under 10, 1 at 10 to 16, 1 at 26 to 45 ( neighbors Alexander, Henry Bunch, David Bunch and lots Fraziers all around) several pages away John Ross males= 0-2-0-2-0-2 females= 0-0-2-0-1 several more pages away Thomas Ross males= 0-0-0-2-0-0 females= 1-0-1 Moses Ross, son of Reuben and Priscilla Ross, is a candidate for the Moses Ross whose records follow. Moses Ross was at the fall of Charlestown to the British in 1780 and signed the petition of the "Country Militia" to surrender; his signature appears between the signatures of Samuel Chandler and Thos. Compton (Charleston 1897 Yearbook). [Both Samuel Chandler and Thos. Compton can be proven to have lived in that part of Camden District that became Sumter District.] Moses Ross' signature on the petition is "a match" to his signature in his Audited Account #6615 at the SC Archives for 69 days duty from 1-1-1782 to 12-15-1782. State of South Carolina To Moses Ross ... To 69 days Mil. & Lt. Drag. pay a 2/4 Day ... Camden District Moses Ross personally appeared and Swear the above Acct. is Just and True. - Sworn before me the 3rd day of August 1784. - Wm. Martin J.P. Moses Ross South Carolina was unable to pay at one time the entire debt owed to her soldiers, but gave them an Indent for the amount owed, paying interest for some years. All of the following was taken from papers in Audited Account file for Moses Ross. Indent X148 dated 8-30-1785 issued to Moses Ross: 8 pounds, one shilling, Principal; 11 shillings, 3 pence, Annual Interest. "Recd 30th August 1785 Full Satisfaction for the within, in an Indent X148 .. Moses Ross" Moses Ross signed a paper that on 6-13-1786, he had received 3 years Interest. "I do here by [difficult to read, looks like assign] over my Right Title and interest of this within indent to John Brownlee for [difficult to read, looks like value] Recd. Sept. 29th 1787 [signed] Moses Ross." On 1-4-1788, John Brownlee assigned the account to William Poole. There is no clue in the above Audited Account file as to where Moses Ross was when he signed for receiving his Indent on 8-30-1785, for the interest on 6-13-1786, the sale of the Indent on 9-29-1787. One John Brownlee was living in the city of Charleston on the 1790 SC Census, but this does not necessarily mean that Moses Ross was living in Charleston when the Indent was sold. Another John Brownlee was living in Abbeville Co, SC in 1790. Nothing more was found for Moses Ross in the area that became Sumter District records. If this is indeed Moses, son of Reuben Ross, his father apparently died before 1788 probably in SC. His mother died in 1796 location unknown. His brother Benjamin moved to the Lincoln Co, NC area and later Burke Co, NC, his brother Stephen Ross moved from Clarendon Co, SC to Abbeville Co, SC. His brother Solomon I am unsure about but may be the Solomon Ross found in Rutherford Co, NC 1810-1820, Sister Hannah married 1st unknown Coleman and 2nd Nathaniel Marion, sister Elizabeth married Jesse Hilton, sister Priscilla I have no further information on. SCMAR, Vol. X, Summer 1982, No. 3, p.136 Book 2, page 138. 1768 [no date given] Adam Poole of Craven County, South Carolina to William Poole Joyner of Mecklenburg County, Virginia Consideration: 1 1b current money of Virginia. Land: in Mecklenburg on the north side the Mill branch being part of a tract of land granted to the said Addam Poole by patent 14 Feb. 1761 [containing] 50 acres… Beginning at a corner white oak on Dun's line thence along his line to the first mentioned white oak… Wit: Ephm Mabry**, Wm (W) Clayton Sen, John Watson Walter Poole, Isaac (+) Watson, William Cleaton [?] Junr. ADAM (A) POOLE **Name: EPHRAIM MABRY State: SC County: Camden District Township: No Township Listed Year: 1778 I am told, He married William Poole's dtr and had a son named Adam Poole Mabry possibilities: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions as published by Herman W. Ferguson in 1990 pg 41 March Session 1785 John Green vs. Jno. Springs, Jno. Clark, Will. Wilson, Will. McCafferty, Robert Walker, Joseph Graham, James Tygert, Moses Ross, Evidences, The same jury as before. Verdict pounds63.12.0. The Defendant prays an appeal which was granted. Adam Alexander and Samuel Martin, Securities pg 65 7 Nov. 1786. Samuel Berryhill and wf Priscilla (X) to Andrew Berryhill, for 100 pounds lawful NC money, 140 acres on Sugar Creek adjacent to Wiliam Barnett, John Stinson, Joseph Berryhill, Barnett's mill dm, and Robert McKnight. Witnesses: William Elliott and Moses Ross. Proved in April 1787 Court by oath of Moses Ross. Sam Martin, Clerk and Master of Court. pg 71 October Session 1787 Moses Ross served as a juror in Charles Polk Vs. Gilbert Dunlap fellow jurors Robert Philips, John Robinson, Hugh Houston, Henry Barnhart, Alexander Stewart, George Rice, William Thompson, David Vance, Joseph Moore, Samuel Alexander, David Stewart pg 78 July Session 1788 John Springs vs. Moses Ross, Same jury, verdt.. pounds0.0.1 and cost. pg81 October session 1788 Hannah Dwire(?) vs. Moses Ross & Jas. Robeson, Petit jury impanaled and Sworn. to wit: James Baxter, Andrew Walker, Hu. Tarrance, Walter Bell, Thos. Marsh, Robert Porter, Jno. Furr, James Orr, William Swann, Henry Houston, John King, James Oliphant find for the plantiff and assess damages a Moses Ross I found in a "1790 census replacement for Washington Co, GA" He was in a list of "Headrights and Bounty Grants in GA 1789-1793" 1793 Moses ROSS and "Surveyors Records Book D-E 1789-1793" name Warrant issue date adjoining MOSES ROSS May 7 1792 Ross Creswell Moses Ross May 7 1792 Ross Creswell Moses Ross May 7, 1792 ? Williams Moses Ross Oct 6, 1789 vacant Moses Ross Oct 6, 1789 vacant and Ross (there was an Andrew Berryhill listed as well May 17, 1784 adjoining R. Kilgore--see Mecklenburg Co, NC deed) and "Legal Advertizements and notices- Southern Centinal & Universal Gazette/ Augusta Chronicle and Gazette 1794-1795" Washington County, GA Tax defaulters 1791 Capt. Curry's Dist. MOSES ROSS war of 1812 ROSS MOSES YOUNGBLOOD'S REG'T, SOUTH CAROLINA MIL. PRIVATE PRIVATE 179 602 Likely my Moses Ross' father Reuben Ross: Mecklenburg Co, NC Deed abstracts 1763-1779 by Brent H. Holcomb, C.A.L.S. and Elmer O. Parker page 177 Pp. 204-205: 19 Jan 1775 James Carruth of Meck., to Thomas Knighten for 70 pounds proc. money, granted to sd. Carruth 27 Dec 1768, 200 A on waters of Paw Creek adj. Adam Carruth, John Sloan....James Carruth (Seal), Margaret Coruth (x) (Seal), Wit.: John Sloan, REUBEN ROSS (R). Rec. Jan. Term 1775 ((Note: Thomas Knighten was one of the 3 men who inventoried the 1772 Craven Co, SC estate of Isaac Green-Priscilla Green Ross's father) Is my Moses Ross' father, Reuben Ross: Craven Co, South Carolina Date: 1772/02/08 Description: MCCORMICK, JAMES, PLAT FOR 150 ACRES IN CRAVEN COUNTY. Names Indexed: BREMAR, JOHN/MCCORMICK, JAMES/JONES, FREDERICK/ROSS, REUBEN/MOORE, NATHANIEL/ Locations: CRAVEN COUNTY/POLE BRIDGE CREEK/BLACK RIVER one Reuben Ross had at least one grant of land on Polebridge. 2-9-1772, James McCormick had 150 acres on Polebridge, a branch of Black River, bound by Reuben Ross (Plat Bk 18, 151, SC Arch.) Date: 1775/03/20 Description: MCCORMICK, JAMES, MEMORIAL FOR 150 ACRES ON BLACK RIVER, CRAVEN COUNTY. Names Indexed: MCCORMICK, JAMES/JONES, FREDERICK/ROSS, REUBEN/ Locations: CRAVEN COUNTY/BLACK RIVER South Carolina Archives Series Number: S111001 Volume: 0002 Page: 00412 Item: 01 Date: 1775/10/13 Description: HUGER, ISAAC, MEMORIAL FOR 6 TRACTS CONTAINING 3,200 ACRES IN GRANVILLE AND CRAVEN COUNTIES. Names Indexed: HUGER, ISAAC/GRIFFITH, JOHN/BUTLER, THOMAS/SCOTT, WILLIAM/YANCEY, CHARLES/ANDERSON/MCCORMICK, JAMES/**ROOSE, REUBEN/JONES, FREDERICK/BRIGGS, FREDERICK/ Locations: GRANVILLE COUNTY/STEPHENS CREEK/BIRD CREEK/CRAVEN COUNTY/BLACK RIVER Type: MEMORIAL/ Date: 1774/10/17 Description: HUGHES, ISAAC, PLAT FOR 500 ACRES IN CRAVEN COUNTY. Names Indexed: BREMAR, JOHN/HUGHES, ISAAC/MCCORMACK, JAMES/ROSS, RUBEN/JONES, FREDERICK/MOORE, NATHANIEL/ Locations: CRAVEN COUNTY/BLACK RIVER Type: PLAT/ possibly Moses Ross' father: Abbeville District formed c1785 from (part) of old 96th Dist.) TAX list Date L Name F Name NARS StRl Pg# Family Grp Twp. 1787 ROSS RUBIN *** TaxRl 0000 000 Tax Roll No Twp. Listed

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Charles, Hair, Zimmerman, White Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/967 Message Board Post: Seeking info. about John Charles born abt. 1787 in Newberry Dist., S.C., the son of Michael & Rachel "Hair" Charles. John married Mary Magdaline ? maiden name unknown, thought to be Kinard. They settled in Abbeville Co., S. C. before 1850. Some of their children were; Peter, P. A., Henry F., Harriet D., Rachel, and Rebecca. Henry F. Charles married Sarah Zimmerman abt. 1845, they settled in Tallapoosa, Haralson Co., Georgia abt. 1863. Henry F. was listed on the 1850 Census of Abbeville Co., S.C., he was 25 yr's. old. And he was a carpenter. Would like to contact anyone working on these line's. Some of my surname's are; Charles, Zimmerman, McNeil, White, and Hair - Hare. William G. Latham Jr.

Bob: I have been thinking about this information for some timeand have found something that seems to tie them together: Thomas Baird's will dated 3 may 1797,Brother of my Alexander, who Md. Mary Green and moved to Ga. where Alexander and Mary were executor and witness to Thomas's Widow Jennet's will 1808. JohnGreen. Also had his will written there at the same time and came from the same place Abbeville.S.C.Now--- the interesting thing is:John Boles was a witness to Thomas's will in Abbeville. and here he is in your post as a neighbor to John Green's property in on waters of Mckinley Creek. recorded Vol 10 p. 74.My question : Which county is that in?Knoxville or S.C.?Can you add anything else about this for me.?How is Thomas and Joseph related? Question, questions Thank you Fred On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 11:01:49 -0600 Bob Thompson <[email protected]> writes: > Fred > I have a transcription of a March 28, 1798 letter from Felix Hughes > in > Coles Creek, Miss. Territory to Ebenezer Miller (my g-g-g > grandfather) > in Abbeville District SC. The letter generally describes the Hughes > > family's trip from Abbeville to the Natchez area. Felix, who was a > > schoolteacher, was engaged to tutor the children of Thomas Green, > Jr., > a prominent planter in the area whose father had been arrested by > the > Spanish authorities earlier for supporting the claims of Georgia to > the > territory. In the letter, Felix states: > "Tho' I arrived at the Natchez on Feb. the 2nd, yet I had no > opportunity of writing sooner, and am very happy to have one now. > After > a Voyage of four Months exactly, I and my Family arrived safe and in > > good health. Peggy had some little illness on the Way, and the > Children > had ye Whooping Cough, but they got partly well before we arrived, > and > look as well if not better than when we started. Brother Robt. > [Robert > Miller, Jr.] soon learned of our arrival, and immediately brought a > > cart and horses and took us out to his own house where > Peggy[Margaret > Miller Hughes] and the Children now are and will not hear of me > taking > them to Mr. Thom. Green's, with whom I have engaged the 13th Inst. > to > teach a School for 250 Dol. for one year. His family are all in good > > health and he intends going to S Carolina this ensuing Summer. He > requests me to present his warmest Love to Mother, Brother and > Sisters. > He rec. only one Letter from you before I arrived. He would be very > > glad to hear again from you, particularly concerning John Green's > affair, as you did not mention any thing to me relative to it. He > thinks the Letter which might contain the Information must have been > > miscarried." > My assumption is that this John Green was related to Thomas Green. > The > letter later mentions a Joseph Green, presumably the same family, > who > was living in Knoxville, Tennessee. > A plat for John Green's property, which was on waters of McKinley > Creek > I believe, is dated 17 Nov 1766 and recorded at volume 10, p. 74. > It > is bordered by property belonging to John Trimble, Walter Trimble, > Samuel Kerr, Hugh Herron and John Boles. This John Green might be > related to your John Green. > Bob > > > ==== SCABBEVI Mailing List ==== > It must be thought on. If it pass against us, > We lose the better half of our possession: > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeB.2ACI/949.2 Message Board Post: I have a Sarah Waters who married an unknown Porter and to the best of my knowledge they had two daughters. Sarah was born abt. 1765 in Ireland and came to Abbeville, SC in 1768. Nothing at all is known about Porter. Is any of this familiar to you? Juanita

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/955.2 Message Board Post: The Rocky River Baptist Church you are looking for is not the one up near the Anderson Co line, it is the one on County Road 146, between Lowndesville and Calhoun Falls. Please note that the old cemetery is not at the present site of the church, but is several miles away on County Rd 56. It is an old dirt road, and the cemetery is very isolated. It had gotten in very bad condition but he Church memebers recently cleaned it up very well. It was the only church cemetery in this area until around 1840 when some other churches established cemeteries. I could send you some type of map if you wish.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Straub, Schmidt, Kramer, Bridger, Black, Davis, Allen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeB.2ACI/965 Message Board Post: I would very much like to correspond with anyone researching the Schmidt family from Dessau, Germany this man belongs to. FREDERICK SCHMIDT, b. 6 June 1817, Dessau, Germany, d. 10 July 1876 in Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina. Frederick Schmidt was a Music (piano) teach at Due West Female College from about 1871 until his death. He makes no mention of a wife or children in his Will. In Frederick's Will dated 15 July 1875 he left bequest to his nephew, Richard F. Schwarz of Analomink, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. No other relatives are mentioned by name, but he did have property in Germany, which was to be distributed to his relatives there "according to the laws of that country". When he wrote his Will he mentioned he was a citizen of the United States. He asked that notation of his death be published in "The New York Tribune in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N. Y., Lockport, Niagara County, N. Y., Syrocuse, N. Y., Penn Yan(?), Yates County, N. Y., and Ogdensburgh, St. Lawrence County, N. Y.". Which indicates he must have had relatives in those places. Frederick Schmidt named Rev. W. M. Grier as Executor of his Will. Witnesses: John M. Cochran, L. Agnew, and W. L. Pressly. Frederick Schmidt left his combination and writing desk to Mrs. E. P. Kennedy (widow). I found Frederick's nephew RICHARD F. SCHWARZ (age 29, b. 1851 in Prussia) listed in 1880 Monroe County, Pennsylvania census married to Rosina (age 24, b. 1856 Ireland). Rosina Schwarz is listed in 1910 East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, as widow boarding in home of Charles Dearr. The census says she had had three children, none living in 1910. We (my cousin) found Frederick by accident while searching records in Abbeville, South Carolina for our ggrandfather, William Henry Schmidt. My ggdfather, WILLIAM HENRY SCHMIDT, (b. 1834 Hanover, Germany) married Dec. 1858 in Augusta, Georgia, MARGARET CLARA STRAUB (b. 1841 Augusta, Georgia, daughter of PETER and MARGARET SELENA STRAUB. Family lore says Henry came to America alone to escape conscription in German army, which means if he was 18, he arrived ca. 1852. He was a tailor by trade and is living in Augusta, Georgia by 1856-57. I do not know his parents names. I would appreciate any help finding info on him. Henry Schmidt and Clara moved to Savannah, Georgia where they were living when Henry left by train for Abbeville, South Carolina in 1889. Henry never returned to Savannah and was never heard from again. We found the information on Frederick Schmidt while trying to find something on Henry Schmidt! There is a span of about 13 years between the death of Frederick and the time Henry left Savannah for Abbeville County, S. C, but we sometimes find clues in the strangest places in this genealogy research! We could find no evidence that our Henry Schmidt ever lived in Abbeville County, S. C. Clara remained in Savannah until her death in 1930. Although her children moved away, she would not leave Savannah. Perhaps in case Henry returned she would be where he could find her. I will be glad to share copies of the Will and misc. records I have on Frederick Schmidt.

Hi Mary, I have an ellusive family I am hoping is in the abstracts. Arthur McCrary/McCrery has been found in the 1800 Abbeville census and Long Cane petition. If he had a will I am hoping it names his wife and children. I believe he died sometime between 1800 and 1808. Thank you so very much. Elise

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeB.2ACI/964 Message Board Post: SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL WORKSHOP FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 9 - 10, 2004 SOUTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES AND HISTORY CENTER This is your reminder about “Research and Reunions” in South Carolina. It’s time to make your plans to attend one of the best kept secrets in the South: two summer days devoted to genealogy research, learning, and networking. We continue to schedule this Workshop during the week when many families plan reunions, homecomings or family picnics. We hold it in the facilities of the South Carolina State Archives, which is just “down the road” from several major Southern and Carolina research facilities. We plan activities that will appeal to the beginner and the expert. We focus on things that are important to people who volunteer their time to help others enjoy family history and genealogy. And of course, we love it when “long lost” cousins are discovered during the Workshop. Here are the “basics” about the workshop and a special session for the public. And don’t forget to visit the SCGS website for updates about the program, registration materials, and hotel reservations - www.scgen.org ________________________________________ The 33rd Annual Workshop of the South Carolina Genealogical Society (SCGS)* will be held Friday and Saturday, July 9th – 10th, at the South Carolina Archives and History Center, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia. This year’s Workshop has a special session “Treasures from the Attic” which is open to the public. It begins on Friday at 10:00 and continues through the early afternoon. This is your opportunity to have a one-on-one consultation with experts in the history and preservation of family heirlooms. Individuals with family Bibles, photographs, quilts, documents, military memorabilia and other family heirlooms will be matched with an expert from either the South Caroliniana Library, South Carolina State Museum, or the Lexington County Museum for a consultation. Harvey S. Teal, author of Partners With The Sun: SC Photographers, 1840 – 1940, will also be available to examine antique photographs. Experts will guide individuals in the “next steps” to take in preserving family heirlooms. A small fee of $5.00 per item is requested to defray the costs of the event. Advance reservations may be made to insure adequate time is available with appropriate experts. However, SCGS and its partners will try to accommodate “walk-ins” on a first-come, first-served basis. (If you can’t make the Workshop, but have a relative who wants help in preserving heirlooms or other sentimental items from a family or organization – this is the place to send them for assistance.) The Genealogy Session begin with Registration at 12:00 noon on Friday. Friday’s afternoon sessions begin with SCGS Workshop’s featured speaker, Tony Burroughs. Here is a listing of presenters and sessions for Friday afternoon. Pat Crowe (Preserving Family Memories), Sherry Cawley (Beginning Genealogy), Dr. Lloyd Johnson (Gideon Gibson: Colonial Free Person of Color), Horace Harmon (Genealogical Research Through Textiles), Steven D. Tuttle (SC Archives On-line), Brent H. Holcomb (German Research in SC), John H. Smith (NC Religious Repositories), and Brenda J. Smothers (Genealogical Case Study: SC to AL). When you finish, join us at the Speakers’ Reception and a Booksigning. Then perhaps top your evening off with dinner and late night “real live chats” with other participants. On Saturday morning, we’ll begin with some early morning networking. We can confirm at least one roundtable at this point, knowing others may develop in the coming weeks. The African–American Genealogical Roundtable will featuring Tony Burroughs, Brenda Smothers and Scott Wilds. Saturday’s opening general session will begin at 9:30 a.m. The sessions on Saturday will feature nationally recognized speakers including Harvey S. Teal (History of SC Photography), Tony Burroughs (Identifying Slave Owners). Other presenters will include Chloe Tonney, Shaunette Crawford and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. as well as speakers from Friday’s sessions. Saturday’s include: Beginning Genealogy, Fundraising for Genealogical Programs and Projects, Family Legends, On-line African – American Genealogy, SC Equity Case Study, SC Genealogical Records in Virginia, and Organizing Paper Files in Computer Age. Numerous displays featuring genealogical books, software, maps, charts, and information from all areas of the state will also be featured. The cost of pre-registration is $22.00 for SCGS members and $27.00 for non-members. Registration fees include all workshop materials and access to the Archives Research Room on Saturday (normally closed to the public). A catered lunch on Saturday is offered for an additional $8.00. Registration the day of the event is an additional $5.00. For additional information contact: Lynn W. Lee, Registrar 2004 SCGS Summer Workshop P.O. Box 175 Hartsville, SC 29551 (843) 383-5212 Want help in travel planning? Bringing kids? A spouse that would rather play golf or shop than sit at a microfilm reader? The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is ready to assist you. Let them know you are coming for the SCGS “Genealogy” Workshop. Call 1-800-264-4884 or visit their website at www.columbiacvb.com. *SCGS is a nonprofit organization.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeB.2ACI/950.3.1 Message Board Post: They're not in this book Patricia... Wish I could have helped. Mary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bonner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/950.3 Message Board Post: Mary, I am hoping that you can help me solve a mystery. I am descended from James Bonner who came to South Carolina from Ireland in 1767 at the age of 14. With him were his parents, William and Mary, his sister Rebecca (who died shortly after), and his brother, John, age 16. James's line has been well researched, but I have never been able to find further information on John. Could you tell me if there is any mention of him in the book. Many, many thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chisholm Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/963 Message Board Post: Looking for ANY information regarding the Chisholm families in South Carolina. I'm searching for my gggrandfather and his ancestors. Thanks, Teresa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chisholm Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/962 Message Board Post: Looking for ANY information regarding the Chisholm families in North Carolina. I'm searching for my gggrandfather and his ancestors. Thanks, Teresa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/961 Message Board Post: South Carolina's Cemetery Laws are flawed and should be rewritten. Our lawmakers have been doing nothing more than applying patches in response to public outcry. Some landowners who have cemeteries located on their property are preventing descendants from visiting and maintaining the graves of their love-ones. A cemetery is a place not only for the burial of the dead, but for an expression of love and respect by the living for the dead. Descendants should have the Private Property right of burial, visitation, maintenance and beautification of graves. South Carolina lawmakers need to compare their current cemetery laws against what other "more progressive" states have done. Our governor should also hire a consulting firm who specializes in cemetery law. Only then will our cemetery laws be rewritten with intelligence. Things need to change... send your e-mails of concern to Governor Mark Sanford. – Address: Office of the Governor, Box 12267, Columbia, SC 29211 – Phone: 803-734-2100 & Fax 803-734-5167 – E-mail: [email protected] – E-mail Form: http://www.scgovernor.com/Contact.asp?sitecontentid=33 – Website: http://www.scgovernor.com/ Paul M Kankula - nn8nn [email protected] SC GenWeb "Golden Corner" Coordinator Anderson: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scandrsn/ Oconee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Pickens: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/

Does anybody know of any OLIVER/MARTIN marriages in early Abbeville/Pendleton/Edgefield, SC, around 1800? A lot of these folks there were neighbors around that time. I'm grasping for straws. Paul [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/923.1.2 Message Board Post: I read your subject message with a great deal of interest. I have researched the Hawthorne, Stewarts, Richey, and Cowan lines in Abbeville County, SC for years and yet I do not have an Adam Stewart listed. Would you be so kind as to advise me as to which of Adam's children married which Hawthornes? Regards, Fred Hawthorne

I am researching Flowers and Reeves family. John Yancey Flowers b 1815 married 1836 Dicey Reeves b 1817. Roy <>< [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/923.1.1 Message Board Post: my info for this time is very pore so anything is possable. Thanks very much

Maryellen and Group: Fred here----I would like to pick your thinking re/ GERMAN IMMIGRANTS coming to this area some time ago; My BAIRDS lived in district 96. for some time in the late 1700's into the early 1800;s.Names like John batte, William, Alexander, James R,Thomas,Jennet.Mary Polly etc.I think a Mary Polly may have md. a german immigrant by the name of FORNCROOK or some derivitive of that spelling..I am thinking that it might be possible that there is some thing I need to know about this in this area.You all are sooo much more knowlegeable than I. Can you give me any ideas? I would be ever soooo greatful. Fred [email protected] Thank ya'll soooo very much. On Wed, 5 May 2004 19:34:29 -0400 "Maryellen" <[email protected]> writes: > For once, it is not just a rumor. The Ancestry site does have a > message that they will sell your data as is after May 21st. Many of > you may have a listing on Ancestry without knowing it as they have > taken all the datas at Rootsweb and listed them ,notes and all, even > if you requested they not publish notes.I have seen listings wherein > I was musing to myself..sometimes bad jingles as Ancestry also has > allowed anyone to upload anything even if you requested no > unloads..it's a bit of a shock to read your interior thoughts all > over cyberland. Actually, they have a sliding timetable as to when > they will begin to charge just to look at the freely donated > datas.Rootsweb has for years been the model of pure sharing and > searching for the joy of it. I guess this makes them decoys or > pimps..I'm not sure which. How long before Big Brother Ancestry > decids it must extract a fee for Mail sites ?We all knew that merged > stank. It's sad, and I'm angry. Maryellen > > > ==== SC-OLD96 Mailing List ==== > Your list administrator is: Eldon Wade. If you need help, please > feel free to contact me personally: mailto:[email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >