Ok, let try and talk Abbeville for a few minutes and see what we know, what we think we know, what we might learn. We know that in early Abbeville there was a James Christopher from 17?2 - 1783. We know that Ralph Griffin Christopher, son of Ambros Christopher and (Elizabeth Griffin Christopher(died in Rutherford County, NC Abt 1798-99), Ralph left Rutherford, NC and went to Abbeville(Abt 1803) with one of his sisters and a brother-in-law. We know that Elizabeth Christopher, daughter of David of Mecklenburg County, Va., who married William Finch, dies in Abbeville after 1791. 2. Elizabeth CHRISTOPHER (David CHRISTOPHER1) died in > Abbeville, SC. She married William FINCH 21 JAN 1780 > in Mecklenberg Co., VA, son of Brothers FINCH and > Sarah VAUGHAN. He was born ABT 1753, and died 11 APR > 1811 in Clarke Co GA. > > Children of Elizabeth CHRISTOPHER and William FINCH > are: > + 3 i. John FINCH died 1831. > + 4 ii. Brothers FINCH was born ABT 1785 in SC. > 5 iii. Christopher FINCH was born ABT 1790 in > Newberry Co., SC, and died ABT 1859 in Scott Co., MS. > He married Elizabeth DUNGAN 24 FEB 1818 in Clarke Co., > AL. She was born ABT 1795, and died AFT 1870. > + 6 iv. William FINCH was born ABT 1791, and died > BET 1881 AND 1882 in Clay Co., GA. > 7 v. Sally FINCH. She married Anderson BURT 20 >MAR 1809 in Oglethorpe Co., GA. > 8 vi. Elizabeth FINCH. She married Samuel BYRD 2 > SEP 1809 in Oglethorpe Co., GA. We know that David Christopher was made guardian of two minor Christopher boys, William, and Buckner Griffin Christopher in 1818. CHRISTOPHER, (MINORS) -- Box 106, Pack 2692: On Apr 6, 1818 David CHRISTOPHER, John DAVIS, James COBB bound unto Taliferro Livingston Ord. Abbeville Dist. sum $2,000. David CHRISTOPHER made grn. of Wm., Buckner Griffin CHRISTOPHER, minors under 14 yrs. We know that in Census data 1820/1830 Now in the 1820 census David is on the same page with a John Davis, John Davis appears as over 45 years of age with a female also over 45. David Christopher is on the same page with 3 male kids under 10, 1 under 16, himself under 26, 1 female under 16, and his wife I assume, also under 26. William Christopher is also on the 1820 census, different page, 1 male, 2 females all under 10, while both he and his wife are under 26. We know that Ralph Griffin returns to the Abbeville area, Newberry district in 1820, and in 1822 married Miss Anne T. Chiles, daughter of Thomas Chiles Esquire, Abbeville District,. In 1830 Daniel Christopher shows up right over a John Davis, John is under 75, as is his wife, but there are 2 other people in their home, 1 male, 1 female, both under 30. Now Daniel, who is listed just above this John Davis has a house full, Daniel showing up in the 40-50 bracket, with the oldest female(wife?) being in the 30-40 bracket. 1 boy under 5, 2 under 10, 1 under 15, 1 under 20, and 1 under 30. 1 female under 5, and another under 15. ------------- So who was James in the late 1700's, is he the son of William, brother to Ambrose? What year did Elizabeth Christopher Finch, daughter of David of Mecklenburg County, Va., die in Abbeville, and where was she buried? Who was the "sister, brother-in-law" that Ralph went with to Abbeville around 1803? Who are the two orphan Christopher's, William, and Buckner Griffin, in 1818? Who is this David Christopher 1818, where did he go, he was in the 1820 Abbeville Census, as was a William Christopher, who are they, where did the go from Abbevile? Who was the Daniel Christopher in the 1830 Abbeville, living next door to JOHN DAVIS. ------- Series Number: S108093 Reel: 0003 Frame: 00118 item: 04 Date: 1831/10 C. Description: DAVIS, JOHN OF ABBEVILLE DISTRICT, WILL TYPESCRIPT (2 FRAMES) (MSS WILL: BOOK 2, PAGE 294; ESTATE PACKET: BOX 27, PKG. 612) Names Indexed: DAVIS, JOHN/CHRISTOPHER, JOHN DAVIS/DAVIS, JOHN TIMOTHY/DAVIS, ELISABETH/MCCALISTER, MARGARET//DAVIS, NANCY/DAVIS, POLLY/WHITE, JOHN/JONES, STEPHEN/BASHIER, JOHN A./ Locations: ABBEVILLE DISTRICT/GEORGIA/DOOLY COUNTY, GEORGIA/ Who is John Davis? Who is he married to? In his will in 1831, he names a grandson as JOHN DAVIS CHRISTOPHER. John D. Christopher is found in Franklin County, Ga. in the mid 1800's. John D. Christopher is family to Gerald Rimmer, one of our Texas researchers. Gerald Rimmer geraldrimmer@sbcglobal.net Researching John D. Christopher b.abt 1814 S. C. He was on the1850 Franklin Co. GA. census and appears to have a wife named Amelia. By 1860 he was in Hunt Co. TX Chn: Amelia A.R. b. abt 1836 S.C. Benjamin F. b. abt 1837 S.C. Nancy b. abt 1839 S.C. Martha b. abt 1841 S.C. John S. b. abt 1843 S.C. Sarah E. b. 16 Feb. 1846 GA. David M. C. b. abt 1847 GA. Abner R. D. b. Jan 1849 GA. Narciss A. b. abt 1853 GA. But WHO are the parents of John D. Christopher? His mother is surely a Davis, daughter of John Davis, but who is she, and which Christopher did she marry? ------ Let's not forget, much of our information will be got by looking at cross lines, who are they, why were they here? Grigg(s), Finch, Davis, Hall, Griffin, and Cobb, just to name a few. This is where our success will lie, family records, many of the records in Southern States were destroyed during and after the Civil War. Following the Revolution, settlers began to pour into upper South Carolina, and the yet formed Georgia. Most were from Virginia and North Carolina, bringing their hardscrabble ways and their religions with them, moving into land grants, head right's, many would be indian fighters, as most of Georgia and the upper Carolinas still belonged to the indian nations. -------- We can go on and on in this, and I hope we will, but not all today, all this typing wore me out. Also, lets not forget, there are Christopher's coming out of Abbeville well into the 1850's. Lets not forget George Ambus Christopher and his sister Jane Christopher. ----------- Anita Warren-Hendrix, anita@warren.net Researching George Ambus (abt 1812) md. Jane Adeline Mathews (July 2, 1814) Christopher from Abbeville, SC then migrated to Cass County, TX also George's sister Jane Christopher (abt 1817) who married Thomas Jefferson Mathews (Dec. 25, 1819) from Abbeville, SC migrated to Pontotoc, MS. Thomas J. Mathews and Jane Adeline Mathews were also brother and sister. Thomas and Jane were the children of Capt. Joseph Calhoun Mathews and Margaret Brough, Abbeville, SC. I descend from Thomas. I am trying to find out the parents of my Christophers. -------------- Thanks, David PS; I know theres more, but this is a start. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz