--=======2A731AF======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1747398C; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Annual meeting of the Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societes, referred to as The Landmark Conference will be held in Edgefield, SC April 22 - 23 2004. I have included a copy of the brochure and the registration form for those of you who would like to attend. Please feel free to make copies for others. If you have questions, contact me at [email protected] Dr. Constance T. McNeill Chairman, Registration The Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society, the Ridge Heritage Association, the Edgefield Historical Society, the Edgefield Civic League, the Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce the Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societies, and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History are pleased to extend a cordial invitation to the 40th annual South Carolina Landmark Conference in Edgefield County April, 22-24, 2004. Edgefield County was created from part of the Old Ninety Six District in 1785, but the area was settled as early as the 1730's by traders and then by immigrants from Ireland, Germany, England and others who came either by way of the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania through Virginia to South Carolina or through the port of Charleston. Edgefield County has long been a center of political activity for the upcountry, having produced 10 Governors for the State of South Carolina. Landmark Conference registrants will enjoy visiting a number of historic places including the birthplace of Sen. Strom Thurmond, Carroll Hill, Darby Plantation and Bettis Academy. The conference will begin with the pickup of conference materials from the D. A. Tompkins Library Lynch Building Annex on Courthouse Square. Then Registrants can enjoy a walking tour of Downtown Edgefield and visit the Edgefield Pottery, The Carpenter's Stand, and other points of interest in one of the few towns where the entire Downtown area is on the National Register of Historic Places. =20 The Conference will continue on Friday morning with a presentation at the Edgefield Baptist Church and then lunch in the Fellowship Hall of the Church. Opportunities to visit some of Edgefield's historic homes will be accorded in the afternoon. The Annual Awards banquet will be held at The Wild Turkey Federation. After breakfast on Saturday morning, registrants will take a tour of the Victorian homes of Johnston and Trenton, SC. This will include a tour of Historic Ebenezer Church and Cemetery. The 2004 Landmark Conference will conclude with a Picnic lunch at Bettis Academy in Trenton, SC. You are invited to remain after lunch and tour the facilities of this Historic African American facility. Landmark Conference Agenda Thursday, April 22nd 1-5 PM Greeting, Refreshments, Conference packet pick-up D.A. Tompkins Library Lynch Building 1-5 PM Self-guided walking tour of downtown Edgefield 7-9 PM Reception & Heavy hors d'oeuvres with entertainment Oakley Park Edgefield Friday, April 23rd 7:30-8:30 Packet pick-up for late arrivals D. A. Tompkins Library Lynch Building 7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast Edgefield Baptist Church 8:30-9:45 Organizational Reports/Business Meeting - Edgefield Baptist= Church 10am -12 Welcome/Speakers Edgefield Baptist Church 12-1 PM Lunch - Edgefield Baptist Church 1-5 PM Tour of Homes &Historic sites Greater Edgefield Area 7:00 PM Annual Awards Banquet Wild Turkey Federation, Edgefield Saturday, April 24th 8 -9 am Full Breakfast/Isabella's Retreat Johnston, SC 8:30-10 Tour of Homes/Historic Sites Johnston 10 -1:00 PM Tour of Homes/Historic sites Trenton 1:00 PM Picnic lunch at Bettis Academy Trenton, S.C. Registration Form Detach and mail to: Dr. Constance T. McNeill Landmark Conference Registration P.O. Box 546 Edgefield, S.C. 29824-0546 Name_______________________________ Address_____________________________ City_________________________________ State_________ Zip Code______________ Organization_________________________ Title________________________________ Phone_______________________________ E-mail_______________________________ =B7 Registration fee of $120 (per Person) enclosed by check =B7 Payable to 2004 Landmark Conference (FEIN# 23-7148156) =B7 (In order to assist us with Conference planning all Registration fees MUST be received by March 31, 2004) Your registration fee includes programs, tours, receptions, and meals. You will be responsible for your own lodging. A list of accommodations is included for your convenience. Space is limited, so please make your plans early !! For any questions or additional information Please contact: Dr. Constance T. McNeill 864-446-7272 e-mail: [email protected] Jack M. Tiller 803-275-3775 e-mail [email protected] Conference Accommodations Edgefield Inn Host Hotel 702 Augusta Rd. (Hi-way 25 S.) Edgefield, S.C. 803-637-2001 $59.40 plus tax Holiday Inn Express 155 Colony Parkway/Whiskey Rd. Aiken, S.C. 803-648-0999 $69.00 plus tax prior to 18 March 22 miles from Edgefield Pleasant Lane B & B 318 Pleasant Lane Rd. Edgefield, S.C. 888-771-3161 $115.00 Single $135.00 Double 10 Miles from Edgefield www.bbonline.com/sc/pleasantlane=20 Southwood Manor 100 East Main St. (Hi-way 23) Ridge Spring, S.C. 800-931-1786 $75.00 Single $85.00 Double 16 miles from Edgefield www.bbonline.com/sc/southwood=20 Please ask for Landmark Conference Rate for all accommodations --=======2A731AF======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1747398C Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). 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List: I missed the first post on Moses Taggart but thanks to Dr. McNeill the post was included in a followup. I would be interested to know the names of Moses Taggart's known children. I have an Alexander Taggart who married Elizabeth Dougherty 03/14/1811in Ontario, Canada. This Elizabeth's parents were Anthony Dougherty, Jr. and Mary McCool. Anthony had a sibling James. Mary is the daughter of Archibald McCool. Mary was born c 1766, Orange Co., NC and died after 9/28/1847 in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. Archibald was married to a Margaret and their children were George, Mary, William, Martha, Margaret, Joseph Jr., and Archibald Jr. I am descended from John McCool of Abbeville, SC and in my McCool searches of both my own lines and finding those of Archibald, I know there were Taggerts. These Taggerts (in SC) could have been financial advisors/attorneys. I do know that Archibald McCool and it is thought also his oldest son George were in the Revolutionary War, both dying, both Loyalists. After the war, Margaret moved to Canada to establish her and her children's rights to Archibald's loyalty to the British and to gain the promised land grants and compensation. It appears that based on Archibald and George's loyalty to the British the farm and lands and such were confiscated and then taken away from Margaret and her children. This occured in 1794, several years after the end of the war. I would like to fill in some of the Taggart information if it is available for Moses and the children in hopes of eventually finding a connection to Alexander. I also have an Isaac Taggart with no other information other than he was in the Caswell District in 1790 tax poll. Thanks, Sheri Kelly Dr Constance T McNeill <[email protected]> wrote: --=======5CB27B0======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1747398C; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sheryl, Here is the obit for Moses Taggart, Sr. I also have some info that he and Mary had 10 children and after her death in 1833 he married in 1834 to Anna Donald. I have no information on her. Moses and Mary are buried at Long Cane Cemetery in Abbeville. I also show that Thomas W Talman (Tallman) of New Jersey, married the oldest daughter of Moses and Mary. I only have three thildren for Thomas and Margaret, one being Moses Oliver Tallman born in 1810. Hope some of this helps, connie Departed this life, at his residence in the Village of Abbeville, Moses Taggart, the late Ordinary of Abbeville District. He was born in County Tyrone, in Ireland in March, 1770. He emigrated to America and landed in Charleston, S C in August, 1791, from thence he immediately moved to Abbeville, where for eleven years he taught school, and was the first instructor of Carolina's distinguished Senator John C Calhoun and of our Ex-Governor Patrick Noble. His Masonic brethern assembled at Abbeville Court House on Friday, 15th of October, 1841, and formed a procession for the funeral. The Edgefield Advertiser, November 11, 1841. The first entry in the Taggart family Bible reads, "Moses Taggart & Mary McCaslan of Northern Ireland were married the 15th Decr. 1790 he at that time 21 years of age, she 20; landed in Charleston 9th Aug, 1791." >X-Message: #1 >Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:38:40 -0600 >From: "Cliff and Sheryl Townsend" >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: >Subject: [Abbeville] Taggart, McCaslan & Tallman >Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1747398C; charset=iso-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I am still searching for data on the Moses Taggart & Mary McCaslan family. > >Also very much need to connect with someone on the Thomas Tallman family. >His son James A. Tallman was my 2nd great grandfather. > >Looking to correspond with anyone on these lines, >Sheryl >ps please note my new e-mail address: >[email protected] > --=======5CB27B0======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1747398C Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.631 / Virus Database: 404 - Release Date: 3/17/04 --=======5CB27B0=======-- ==== SCABBEVI Mailing List ==== For in the book of Numbers is it writ, When the man dies, let the inheritance Descend unto the daughter. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

--=======5CB27B0======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1747398C; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sheryl, Here is the obit for Moses Taggart, Sr. I also have some info that he and Mary had 10 children and after her death in 1833 he married in 1834 to Anna Donald. I have no information on her. Moses and Mary are buried at Long Cane Cemetery in Abbeville. I also show that Thomas W Talman (Tallman) of New Jersey, married the oldest daughter of Moses and Mary. I only have three thildren for Thomas and Margaret, one being Moses Oliver Tallman born in 1810. Hope some of this helps, connie Departed this life, at his residence in the Village of Abbeville, Moses Taggart, the late Ordinary of Abbeville District. He was born in County Tyrone, in Ireland in March, 1770. He emigrated to America and landed in Charleston, S C in August, 1791, from thence he immediately moved to Abbeville, where for eleven years he taught school, and was the first instructor of Carolina's distinguished Senator John C Calhoun and of our Ex-Governor Patrick Noble. His Masonic brethern assembled at Abbeville Court House on Friday, 15th of October, 1841, and formed a procession for the funeral. The Edgefield Advertiser, November 11, 1841. The first entry in the Taggart family Bible reads, "Moses Taggart & Mary McCaslan of Northern Ireland were married the 15th Decr. 1790 he at that time 21 years of age, she 20; landed in Charleston 9th Aug, 1791." >X-Message: #1 >Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:38:40 -0600 >From: "Cliff and Sheryl Townsend" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: [Abbeville] Taggart, McCaslan & Tallman >Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1747398C; charset=iso-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I am still searching for data on the Moses Taggart & Mary McCaslan family. > >Also very much need to connect with someone on the Thomas Tallman family. >His son James A. Tallman was my 2nd great grandfather. > >Looking to correspond with anyone on these lines, >Sheryl >ps please note my new e-mail address: >[email protected] > --=======5CB27B0======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1747398C Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.631 / Virus Database: 404 - Release Date: 3/17/04 --=======5CB27B0=======--

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Crowther, Crowder Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/940.1 Message Board Post: Richard, certainly interested in your James Crowther. Do you know the name of James Crowther's wife? Was it Nancy by any chance? I have been given the info for supposed wills of a James "Crowder" in Abbeville Co. (Old 96 Dist.) court dated 12-26-1827. And info on his wife Nancy "Crowder" will dated 10-15-1834. In her will she names her two oldest sons James and Levi. Do you know anything of the above two wills and do think they belong to your James Crowther of Abbeville Co? Thanks. Anxiously awaiting your reply. Cheryl, c a kemp at y a h o o dot com

I am still searching for data on the Moses Taggart & Mary McCaslan family. Also very much need to connect with someone on the Thomas Tallman family. His son James A. Tallman was my 2nd great grandfather. Looking to correspond with anyone on these lines, Sheryl ps please note my new e-mail address: [email protected]

Will the moderator of this list please email me, off list. Thank you very much. Eleanor

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/948 Message Board Post: This site has a much better layout than rootsweb but is not getting enough traffic, please help them out and use all of their info as it is all comlpetely free. http://www.zarr.co.uk/go.asp?l=8FvpdKAuHe

I am looking for names of parents of John Yancey FLOWERS born July 16 , 1815. Roy Hunter

Hello All, I am VERY interested in the Isaac Green who signed as a witness to this petition by James Hammett,. Anyone claim him?? Audrey Spartanburg, 96th, South Carolina/ Tryon Co, NC Note: Although filed in North Carolina, the following land on the Pacolet was actually part of South Carolina. PETITION OF JAMES HAMMETT. To His Excellency William Tryon Esq.; Captain General, Governour and Commander in chief in and over the Province of North Carolina And His Majesty's Honourable Council- The Humble Petition of James Hammett of Pacolate River in Tryon County Sheweth Your Petitioner in the Month of August 1769 Purchased an Improvement of a Person by the name of James Cole, on the North side of Pacolate River; and on the 23d of November, in the same Year Entered 200 Acres including said Improvement, with Mr. Zachariah Bullock Duputy Surveyour; which Your Petitioner believed to be the Lawful and proper way to save his land. Mr. Bullock, either by the late disorders in our neighbouring Countys, or Some other Casuallity did fail in Surveying of it, which prevented your Petitioner from Obtaining a Grant for the same. Notwithstanding your Petitioner (as he thought) proceeded according to Law & Custom to Save his land, a Person by the name of Arthur Grimes, or some of his Company, That has lately come from Pensylvainia, Who makes it their practice to Monopolize land, and Seek such advantages, and has Surveyed the said improvement, from your Petitioner. Your Petitioner Declares he as a Wife and Five small children; and that Grain & c that is intended for their Support, is growing thereon. Your Petioner also declares that in the late Disorder perpetrated by the people called Regulators, that he never Signed nor Acted with them; But always expected to be Obedient to the Law, as becomes a Loyal Subject and a Christian. Your Petitioner can Menefest the Tenour of his Petition by a recept for his Entring Money, paid to Mr. Bullock; and his Delaration by the person whose names is hereto Subscribed. Your Petitioner is informed that he shall, and Humbly concieves he may have Redress: And as he in Duty Bound shall ever Pray July 5th 1771. James HAMMETT We whose names are under Written, do not all know that Grimes and his Company has taken Mr. HAMMETT'S Land, but is informed so; also We Certifie that James HAMMETT has lived some years past amoungst us, and has behaved himselfe very honestly [Signed by] Philip MULKEY, John Thomas, Jams Mcelwean, Robert MacWher (?), Jno. Philips, Jno. Portman, William HAMMETT, John Butler, Luke Leak Roy, Robert HAMMETT, John Leak Roy, Benj. Williams, Benj. Williams, Benjn. Tompson, Jno. Thomas Junr. John Lawson, Isaac Brown, Moses White, Wm. Smith, Thomas Crocker, William Phillips, Henry Prince, William Prince, Wm. Safold Jnr. Thomas Brown, John Gibbs Junr., Isaac Lindsey, Wm. Nawill (?), Obediar Roberts, Seth Howard, Avery Creed (Breed?), Jno. HAMMETT, Joseph Burchfield, Giles Connell, Hancock Smith, Arthur Crocker, Absalom Wofford, Willm. Wofford Jnr., Jno. Earle, David ANDERSON, Giles Tillet, Jesse Connell, John Orr, ISAAC GREEN, John Leech, Zach BULLOCK Patent to issue to HAMETT

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/947 Message Board Post: Am looking for Rebecca Emerline Litesey (various spellings found but this is spelling in grandmothers bible pages) who married Joseph Addison Alewine in SC (I believe Abbeville Co.). They had a son Noah Wilson Alewine b. 1856 in Abbeville Co., SC. They migrated to Hart Co., GA which may have also been Madison Co., GA as county lines changed. Rebecca died 1895 in GA and Joseph Addison in 1885 in GA. Noah Wilson died 1916 in Madison Co., GA. Any help on this line appreciated. Thank you.

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/946 Message Board Post: I am looking for information about my gggrandfather John Westly Rogers, Sr., born 1802 in South Carolina; died 1855 in Itawamba Co., MS. He married Missiniah Nail September 04, 1833 in Lowndes Co., AL. I am looking for any relatives in South Carolina who tell me who his parents were. Thanks

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 Message Board Post: Abbeville Land Grants list 2 under Adam Stewart, 1 recorded in 1785, 2nd in 1786. Will of Adam Stewart/Stuart, Sr. dated 14 Nov 1822 in Abbeville, prov. 20 Dec 1822 states oldest son is James, youngest Thomas Clark. Other children Mary, Ann, Elizabeth, Adam, John, Wm. Isaac & Andrew. States wife Jane had been married before & had children. Mary Ewart may be another wife of Adam, Sr. Will of Andrew Ewart dated 2 Apr 1795, rec. 13 Sep 1799 identifies Adam a bro-in-law, Mary Stewart his sister, James a nephew & Mary & Ann nieces. The Adam Stewart who married Isabella Foster in Abbeville migrated to Decatur Co., IN abt. 1837, was born in 1787 & would fit in time frame as son of Adam, Sr. James would be older. Could you be skipping a generation? Bucks & Hawthornes are connected to Adam Stewart (b.1787) thru marriages of his children. A write-up in Hist. of Decatur Co edited by Lewis A. Harding shows an Adam L. Stewart b. 1811, d. 1896 migrated with father James from S. C. to Ohio, thence to Decatur Co. Both Adam Stewarts were members of New Zion Church in Spring Hill, Decatur Co.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown, Evans, Price, Morgan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeB.2ACI/892.4 Message Board Post: I have a Nancy Elizabeth Brown - b. 9/29/1861 born in South Carolina (belived Abbeville) to John Brown & Amanda Anderson, she ended up in Texas. Nancy may have a brother Henry Patrick or Patrick Henry Brown, (he is kin some how). According to the 1900 census Henry was born in Texas, but no proof. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Connie

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Steven Stymiest. I am 46 years old, retired USAF and live in Rock Hill, South Carolina. I have been researching my family history since 1986. I am the coordinator for Saving Graves South Carolina, as well as Saving Graves York County, South Carolina. I am also the coordinator for South Carolina Ghost Towns at ALHN & AHGP and York County, South Carolina at ALHN & AHGP. ALHN is the American Local History Network and AHGP is the American History and Genealogy Project. I would like to invite you to visit and participate in all of these web sites. Help us preserve our history and heritage. What is Saving Graves? Saving Graves is dedicated to providing leadership, education and advocacy in preserving and restoring endangered and forgotten cemeteries. What is Saving Graves South Carolina? Saving Graves South Carolina is the state website for the collection of information on endangered and forgotten cemeteries, as well as a center for documenting, recording and providing a central location for cemetery transcriptions. It also is a central location for links to State Cemetery preservation law, State Government, State Law Enforcement, Endangered Cemeteries, State Cemetery Index, Cemetery Locating Services, and Statewide Preservation Groups. The information contained within these websites is provided as a public service and is submitted by its users. Saving Graves makes no guarantee that the information is current or accurate. Readers should make every attempt to verify the information before acting on it. State and county websites are volunteer operated. Volunteers are need for all counties. York and Spartanburg counties have been adopted. The South Carolina state site is located at: http://www.savinggraves-us.org/sc/ . For volunteer information, go to http://www.savinggraves.org/about/volunteer/county.htm . For any other questions on Saving Graves, please check out: http://www.savinggraves.org/about/mission.htm. To volunteer for a county, contact me at [email protected] . York County at ALHN/AHGP is a county website for those of researching our family histories. You can visit this site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scyork2 . South Carolina Ghost Towns is a site dedicated to the towns which have been abandoned or just lost a great many of there population throughout the years. These towns may be nothing more than ruins or they may have some homes and businesses that are in disrepair or they may have some individuals still living there. Please check the site out at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scghstwn/ . Thanks again for this opportunity. Hope to see you in your internet travels. Steven Stymiest Saving Graves South Carolina Coordinator Saving Graves York County Coordinator South Carolina Ghost Towns Coordinator York County, South Carolina Coordinator

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: VANCE and EVANS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/945 Message Board Post: The Frank Vance I am searching for would be my greatgrandfather who died in and around 1918. He and his wife Sophie and children were listed in the Abbevile County census during 1880. His daughter Mary Vance married a Joe Evans. These were my grandparents. They had three children:Harry, Ira, and Jessie. Harry known later as John Evans was my father. I just need to connect to work on my family tree. Please. Joseph Evans

We've all encountered these Genealogy Commandments, haven't we? (1) Thou shalt name your male children: James, John, Joseph, Josiah, Abel, Richard, Thomas, William (2) Thou shalt name your female children: Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Maria, Sarah, Ida, Virginia, May (3) Thou shalt leave NO trace of your female children. (4) Thou shalt, after naming your children from the above lists, call them by strange nicknames such as: Ike, Eli, Polly, Dolly, and Sukey.---making them difficult to trace. (5) Thou shalt NOT use any middle names on any legal documents or census reports, and only where necessary, you may use only initials on legal documents. (6) Thou shalt learn to sign all documents illegibly so that your surname can be spelled, or misspelled, in various ways: Hicks , Hix, Hixe, Hucks, Kicks (7) Thou shalt, after no more then 3 generations, make sure that all family records are lost, misplaced, burned in a fire, or buried so that NO future trace of them can be found. (8) Thou shalt propagate misleading legends, rumors, vague innuendo regarding your place origination. (A) You may have come from : England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales....or ?? (B) You may have American Indian ancestry of the______tribe. (C) You may have descended from one of three brothers that came over from_____. (9) Thou shalt leave NO cemetery records, or headstones with legible names. (10)Thou shalt leave NO family Bible with records of birth, marriages, or deaths. (11)Thou shalt ALWAYS flip thy name around. If born James Albert, thou must make all the rest of thy records in the names of Albert, AJ, JA, AL, Bert, Bart, or Alfred. (12)Thou must also flip thy parent's names when making reference to them, although "Unknown" or a blank line is an acceptable alternative. (13)Thou shalt name at least 5 generations of males, and dozens of their cousins with identical names in order to totally confuse researchers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hamilton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeB.2ACI/944 Message Board Post: Several Hamilton male DNA lines (including my grandfather's) in the Family Tree DNA "Hamilton project" are very similar and point toward origins among the Abbeville SC and Augusta VA Hamiltons, particularly brothers Andrew and Archibald, or their father Audley Harrison Hamilton born in Ulster about 1677. Any direct male descendants of these early American Hamiltons could add much to our genetic genealogy knowledge by obtaining their DNA signature for the project. If interested contact me and I will put you in touch with the project administrator. [email protected]

In "A Compilation of the Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to SC 1763-1773" by Janie Reviell: Crosier: Andrew, Agnes, James, Mary, Sarah & Thomas are listed on page 68 of the book.They arrived in 1767 in Charleston on the ship "Earl of Hillsborough" Among the other passengers were George & Rebecca (McKee) McComb Land acreage received are as follows: Agnes 150 James, Mary, Thomas, Andrew & Sarah 100 each In my information on George McComb: July 1767 Sarah Crozier is granted 100 A on Bold Branch (western branch of Long Cane) is bordered by George McComb on the SE.. Would be interested in your Croziers. I have some children of George & Rebecca McComb that I would like to who they might have married. Being neighbors/shipmates the Croziers are a possibility.. thanks for any help!!! Jane McCombs Gillespie [email protected] McComb/McCombs in South Carolina Gillespie in South Carolina Hopewell Presbyterian CH McCormick Co SC

With the discussion of Martins in Abbeville Co, I would like to add a Richard A Martin (see more information below) for consideration.. He married Margaret Perrily McComb. Margaret's 2nd husband was William Jackson Hammond (1816-1888) Anyone have any information on him/children/wife.. Richard A Martin, b. c. 1810 in SC, d. 1851. (Lowry Ware's Newspaper Notices) 1832 Estate of Alexander Martin received from Gordon Martin $11, James P. Martin $8, Richard Martin $7.38 1842 Dec 2 Will dated.. 1843 Oct 23 Will proven: Estate of John Glasgow. Exr: wife;Eliza Ann Glasgow, Richard A Martin (Pauline Young Will book) 1843 Jun 2 Estate sale of John Stinson Richard A Martin was a buyer.. 1844 Mar 18: Dr. Wm A. Smith estate admnr by Richard A Martin & Samuel Jordan 1846 Aug 31 will dated. Will proved Nov 2 1846 in estate of Samuel Young. RA Martin was a witness.. 1846 Nov 11 In the Court of Common Pleas. John F McComb vs RA Martin and Margaret P his wife.. for partition.. on first Monday in Dec. next the following real estate, the property of Mrs. Kitty McComb decd.. one tract of land containing 412 acres.. on Long Cane Creek bounded by lands of the estate of John Kennedy, John Faulkner, John Bradley, John Hunter, Nancy Robertson and David McLain.(Lowry Ware's Newspaper Notices) 1847 Feb 25 Richard is bound in estate of Wm H. Robinson 1847 May 19 Richard is admnr. in Sheriff's Sale of 1 horse levied on the property of Samuel P Laird Oct 23 1847: Settlement of Kitty McComb (Margaret's mother) estate. RA Martin with Margaret P. Martin paid $239. Margaret's share $2669.75 less note owed $2630.60 1847 Dec 4: Thomas Fortesque estate admnr by RA Martin. Thomas was brother-in-law of Richard. Richard is buyer at estate sale in 1848. 1848 Jan 3 Leonard Wideman estate admnr by RA Martin 1850 Ren's census Richard is listed as Richard "Q" Martin. Could Ann Fortesque (next door in 1850 census) be sister?? 1850 Sept 13 estate of Willis Porterfield. RA is est. admnr. PORTERFIELD, WILLIS - Box 126, Pack 3721 Estate administered September 13, 1850 by John, William W. Hunter, Richard A Martin, bound unto F.W. Sellect Ord. Abbeville District sum of $220.00. He died about May 12, 1850. Sale September 28, 1850. Buyers: John, William Hunter, Allen Smith, Margaret Porterfield, Thomas Link, etc. 1851 Mar 27 will dated. Filed Apr 1851 in estate of Henry Bently exr. RA Martin.In estate papers H. Bentley says that Richard A Martin is his neighbor. RA Martin Probate Court Abbeville 1853 Box 154 Pack 3704 (Jennifer Rooseman 2001). He married Margaret Perrily McComb, b. Jun 21 1819, (daughter of John "Major" McComb and Catherine "Kitty" Foster) d. Jun 21 1880,3 buried: in Sharon United Methodist Ch. Abbeville SC.3 Margaret: Vol 2A pg 514-516 1858 (no source need to check on) No probate records at Abbeville under Margaret Hammond (Jennifer Rooseman 2001) Name listed as Margaret Perrily in Abbeville Cemetery Survey by Wayne Bratcher.. 1850 Ren census: Margaret P is listed as 25 1855 Oct 19 600 acres offered at the Sheriff's Sale..bounded by Dr AT Wideman, WK Bradley.. property of A Tittle, ads. Margaret P Martin & others. (Lowry Ware's Newpaper Notices) 1856 Jan 3 4 Negroes Florida & infant, Caroline & Henry, property of A. Tittle, ads. MP Martin & others. Children: i Kitty Foster Martin, b. c. 1849 in SC.1 ii R. Agnes Martin. Jane McCombs Gillespie [email protected] McComb/McCombs in South Carolina Gillespie in South Carolina Hopewell Presbyterian CH McCormick Co SC

Hi Gloria, I have not received one, but I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole, girlfriend. What a shame that we must be so vigilant... Toni in Tampa