Harriet, Thank you so much for the information. I'll add it to my records. Are you a descendant of the Scurry lines? If so, where do you fit in? Beth Collins Wordprocessing McGuireWoods LLP Bank of America Corporate Center 100 N. Tryon Street, Suite 2900 Charlotte, NC 28202 Direct: 704.373.8066 Fax: 704.373.8935 email: ecollins@mcguirewoods.com ________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise by return e-mail and delete immediately without reading or forwarding to others. -----Original Message----- From: Harriet Imrey [mailto:himrey@ntelos.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 7:21 PM To: Collins, Elizabeth N.; Lee and Billie Jones; SCEDGEFIELD Subject: Re: [SCEDGEFI] Some Scurry Death Cert. The only colonial SC land grant for a Scurry was the 100 acres surveyed in 1770 for Thomas Scurry on the Black and Pocataligo Rivers in what became Sumter Co. The 100-acre size says that he was a single man at the time. The three Scurrys with SC Rev War records were: Thomas Scurry. He served in the First Regiment under Capt. William Scott during 1775. During 1783, he served under Capt. James Davis, Maj. Stephen Muller, and Gen. Sumter. S.C.H.&G., I, 58; A.A. 6844. Gideon Scurry. He served in the Sixth Regiment under Capt. John Buchanan and Lt. Col. Henderson during 1779. He was on the roll of the First Regiment in February 1780. N.A. 246; N.A. 853; N.A. 859. James Scurry. He served in the Second Regiment under Capt. Thomas Dunbar during 1779. Saffell, p. 293; N.A. 246; N.A. 853. [Source: Bobby Gilmer Moss, Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. N.A. references are to National Archives.] After the Rev War, Thomas Scurry moved to Cedar Shoals Creek of the Enoree River (southeastern corner of Spartanburg Co, across the Enoree from Laurens Co near its border with Newberry Co). He lived adjacent to Charles Waters and Landon Farrow, both of whom had moved to SC from Prince William Co VA. His widow Mary lived in Edgefield Co SC by 1790, was a resident of Newberry Co during the following decade. The Scurrys seem to have been friends of the Waters family: SC Deed Book M-5, 379-381: 30 Dec 1784, Thomas Scurry of Ninety Six District, SC, to Jesse Scurry of same District, son of said Thomas Scurry, for natural love and affection, tract on north side Seeder Shoal Creek, 120 acres now in the tenure and occupation of Charles Waters. Thomas Scurry (Seal), Wit: Thomas Gorman, Charles Puckett (X). Proved in Ninety Six District by the oath of Thomas Gorman 31 Dec 1785 before P. Waters, J.Q. Recorded 23 Feb 1785. State of South Carolina, Ninety Six District. I allso hear by appoint my good and trusty friend Philemon Waters guardian to my sun Jesy Scurry to rent out and receive the rents and apply them as he the s'd Waters shall think most propper for the mentanence of my for children to wit Jesy Scurry, Lidy Scurry, Catron Scurry & Mary Scurry, 31 Dec 1785. Thomas Scurry (Seal), Wit: Thomas Gorman, Charles Puckett (X). Proved in Ninety Six District by the oath of Thomas Gorman 31 Dec 1785 before P. Waters, J.Q. Recorded 23 Feb 1785. Edgefield Deed Book 29, p. 449. Mary Scurry Senr to her daughter Mary Scurry Jr., Bill of Sale, 12 October 1802, Three hundred Dollars federal money, Negro boy named Harry, after my death, the price thereof to be equally divided among my other children Lydia Carter, Catharine Havird, and Roselah Scurry. Wit John Havird, Jesse Samford. /s/ Mary Scurry. Proven 8 July 1809 by Jesse Samford; Wm Spragins J P. Rec 10 July 1809. [Mary and Thomas Scurry appear to have had a fourth daughter before his death prior to 1790; the list of her children suggests that Jesse Scurry was the son of Thomas Scurry by a previous wife.] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Collins, Elizabeth N." <ecollins@mcguirewoods.com> To: "Lee and Billie Jones" <tjones@camden.net>; "SCEDGEFIELD" <SCEDGEFI@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [SCEDGEFI] Some Scurry Death Cert. As of right now, I have only linked these Scurry's to Sumter, SC area. I'm also researching both areas and if I find a connection which I'm sure there is somewhere, I'll forward it. I was told by my aunt that the lines of John James Scurry (a long, long line of them) branched out in the Edgefield area so it is just a matter of fitting the pieces together. I'm currently taking every Scurry born in SC and tracing them on the census' throughout the United States. My research is fairly new but I am amassing many names. If you have any questions, if I have the information, I will share. Beth Collins Wordprocessing McGuireWoods LLP Bank of America Corporate Center 100 N. Tryon Street, Suite 2900 Charlotte, NC 28202 Direct: 704.373.8066 Fax: 704.373.8935 email: ecollins@mcguirewoods.com