Audrey, Do you have any suggestions on how to find out about the South Carolina 3rd Regiment, and its men, a roll call, anything?! SC 3rd Regiment, Revolutionary War, formed 1775 in the town of Ninety-six in Abbeville County. On 4 Apr 1776 Thomas Donaldson enlisted in that regiment. I was in the Caroliniana Library, USC, Columbia, SC, one time and told one of the historians who work there about my search for Thomas Donaldson. He said the 3rd was riflemen but that their ranks had become so low they merged with the SC 5th Regiment to keep going. The 5th formed in Charleston, SC. Finally, after NARA went on computer, I asked - one more time, I had asked many times before - for proof of service of Thomas Donaldson. They sent me copies of 2 sheets of paper, preprinted for 5th Regiment, with his name on them. I sent copies of those and lots of other pieces of paper off to DAR and I was refused!!! The genealogist who worked on my papers said if he lived in Abbeville he was not in the 5th regiment, he was a minor, and I have not proved service. What I should do, he said, was find his father and learn where Thomas lived during the War. I have looked for Thomas' parents and his siblings all these years - I would love to be able to prove Thomas' War time residence !!! I went to Google and learned the South Carolina 3rd Regiment formed at Ninety-six and the 5th regiment formed at Charleston! I follow the genealogist' thoughts about if Thomas were in the 5th he could not have lived in Abbeville. Or visa-versa! Can you help me?! Gloria Donaldson Wells gdwells@bellsouth.net

Please check this search, perhaps you will find him. Winn http://www.footnote.com/searchdocuments.php?query=Thomas+Donaldson&collection=8731977&submit=Search#11805739 or go here and enter his name, http://www.footnote.com/searchdocuments.php?collection=8731977&img=4&kbid=1032&sub=ca2&xid=17

Hi Gloria, When you posted this again a few days ago I looked (again) in my SC Rev War book; there are DONALDSONS there, but not Thomas. I just finished a big b-day today for my granddaughter and will have to think about this another time. I have a couple of books we used to use years ago when I taught genealogy throughout the San Joaquin Valley, here in CA. Will see if there is anything in them. Soon, I hope. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria Wells" <glowells@bellsouth.net> To: <scabbevi@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:33 AM Subject: [SCABBEVI] SC 3rd Regiment > Audrey, > > Do you have any suggestions on how to find out about the South Carolina > 3rd Regiment, and its men, a roll call, anything?! > > SC 3rd Regiment, Revolutionary War, formed 1775 in the town of Ninety-six > in Abbeville County. On 4 Apr 1776 Thomas Donaldson enlisted in that > regiment. > > I was in the Caroliniana Library, USC, Columbia, SC, one time and told one > of the historians who work there about my search for Thomas Donaldson. He > said the 3rd was riflemen but that their ranks had become so low they > merged with the SC 5th Regiment to keep going. The 5th formed in > Charleston, SC. > > Finally, after NARA went on computer, I asked - one more time, I had asked > many times before - for proof of service of Thomas Donaldson. They sent > me copies of 2 sheets of paper, preprinted for 5th Regiment, with his name > on them. > > I sent copies of those and lots of other pieces of paper off to DAR and I > was refused!!! > > The genealogist who worked on my papers said if he lived in Abbeville he > was not in the 5th regiment, he was a minor, and I have not proved > service. > What I should do, he said, was find his father and learn where Thomas > lived during the War. I have looked for Thomas' parents and his siblings > all these years - I would love to be able to prove Thomas' War time > residence !!! > > I went to Google and learned the South Carolina 3rd Regiment formed at > Ninety-six and the 5th regiment formed at Charleston! I follow the > genealogist' thoughts about if Thomas were in the 5th he could not have > lived in Abbeville. Or visa-versa! > > Can you help me?! > > Gloria Donaldson Wells > gdwells@bellsouth.net > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCABBEVI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >