In 1788, Church Street had essentially the same boundaries as it does today. It runs from the Market area to the Battery. It had lots of houses and was primarily residential at that time. According to the Fraser book, Charleston!, Charleston!, the South Carolina Society was formed 'about 1751 by artisans of French Huguenot descent who renamed their "Two-Bitt" Club the SC Society,. Among its goals were 'relieving the wants and miseries' of the poor. They believed also in promoting the welfare and happiness of one another which they did at their meeting places, first at Jacob Woolford's Broad Street Tavern and later at Joel Poinsett's Tavern on Elliott Street opposite Bedon's Alley. At each meeting the steward of the society was to see that no member was 'disguised in liquor' and that the behavior of the members was decent, peaceable. (From page 56 with a footnote to Samuel A. Lilly, The Culture of Revolutionary Charleston (PH.D. dissertation, Miami University 1972 pp 8-10; James H. Easterby, The Rules of the South Carolina Society (Baltimore, MD, 1937), 12-21, 26, 29, 30-32, 94: James H. Easterby, History of the St. Andrew's Society of Charleston, SC 1729-1929 (Charleston SC 1929) 21, 30,34). Same book, page 114- "In 1766 leading partisans petitioned for the incorporation of the Fellowship Society, believing that, despite the efforts of several charitable agencies, there were still 'poor distressed persons' who suffered from lack of food, lodging, and a hospital. Edward Weyman the upholsterer, Daniel Cannon the carpenter and developer, and George Flagg the artist were among the first officers of the Fellowship Society. Closer to those at the 'bottom' of society, they recognized and knew better the needs of the poor than the rich elite. They were prominent members of Gadsden's Liberty Boys, and like him they realized that the policy of 'arbitrary governments... falls heaviest upon men who have little, ' men like artisans and common laborers who 'depend... upon their daily labour... for the maintenance of themselves and families." Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: The Kelly Family <kkelly@ipns.com> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 6:33 PM Subject: [SCCHARLE] Re: SCCHARLE-D Digest V00 #80 > Hello Pat! > > Any chance your 1788 map includes any information on Church St. My > ancestor James BENTHAM lived at 47 Church St. in 1790. In 1783 he was > a church warden of St. Phillip's. By 1802, he was living 39 Bay > street. > > A reference to him says 'one of the quorum'. Does anyone have an idea > what this means? At various times he was listed as being a menber of > the Mt. Zion Society (1780) and warden of the Fellowship Society > (1793). Does anyone have information about these groups or know where I > might find anything? > > Another notation says he joined the South Carolina Society and served as > Constable in1778. I had assumed the reference was to his social > standing - but was this another organized "society" of some sort. Any > clues would be appreciated. > > Linda > > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Another 'MUST' for South Carolina genealogical research > South Carolina Department of Archives and History > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ >