Those of us who are in the USA will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving. If you could have ONE of your ancestors - one you never met - who lived in Lancaster County, South Carolina, join you for Thanksgiving dinner (or, if you are in a country other than the USA, for a family feast sometime this month), which ancestor would you invite? Please send a post to the list and tell us who, and why - and please remember to tell us the years that this ancestor lived in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/

I would invite my 2nd great-grandfather, Samuel Rowell to Thanksgiving Dinner. He was born 1826 and lived in Lancaster County SC with wife, Lavinia Unknown. I have been researching this family for many years. I feel that they raised a family here in Lancaster Co. and then he married a 2nd wife, Molsey Plyler and began their family in Lancaster before moving to Goose Creek, Union County NC and where raised another family. He died in Union Co. NC. I have recently met over the internet others researching Samuel Rowell and it is wonderful to find new data on the family. There remains much ground to cover on this family before I can find my way back to Samuel's parents and where they came from. Sheryl Rowell Townsend -----Original Message----- Those of us who are in the USA will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving. If you could have ONE of your ancestors - one you never met - who lived in Lancaster County, South Carolina, join you for Thanksgiving dinner (or, if you are in a country other than the USA, for a family feast sometime this month), which ancestor would you invite? Please send a post to the list and tell us who, and why - and please remember to tell us the years that this ancestor lived in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/

I'd invite Drury Watson (1740-1829) to my Thanksgiving dinner. Drury Watson was born in Prince Edward Co. Va in 1740. He came to live with his daughter Susannah and her husband, James McKnight Morrow, at an unknown date but it is known that the Morrows were living on Six Mile Creek in Indian Land by 1788. Watson was in Lancaster County at least by 1804 as shown by court records. Drury might have some war stories to tell. He was a lieutenant in the Virginia militia in 1779-80. But, since he was known far and wide as a great fiddler and dancer, I suspect that on a festive occasion like Thanksgiving he might break out the fiddle and favor the assembled group with a tune or two. Louise Pettus From: Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> Reply-To: SCLANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:05:34 -0600 To: SCLANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCLANCAS] LISTOWNER POST - Thanksgiving Dinner Resent-From: SCLANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Resent-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:56:54 -0700 Those of us who are in the USA will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving. If you could have ONE of your ancestors - one you never met - who lived in Lancaster County, South Carolina, join you for Thanksgiving dinner (or, if you are in a country other than the USA, for a family feast sometime this month), which ancestor would you invite? Please send a post to the list and tell us who, and why - and please remember to tell us the years that this ancestor lived in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

What a wonderful topic! My guest would be my great-grandmother Nancy M. Belk. She is the keeper of many, many family mysteries. Her husband, Lawrence Dunlap died a couple of days after the Battle of Gettysburg where he was injured. Nancy collected pension on him until she died. I have all the documentation on this. Nancy had four children after he died and she gave all of them the name of Dunlap.... one of these kids was my grandfather. I have not found documentation that she remarried, even on her death certificate, it stated she is the widow of Lawrence. I did find in the 1870s or 1880s she purchased property and one of the witnesses to the purchase was Lewis Dunlap. I haven't found a Lewis Dunlap anywhere in the area or Waxhaw, NC. My grandfather's middle name is Lawrence, and ironically he named one of his son's Lewis. Nancy moved to Rock Hill in 1900, the same time my grandfather did. My grandmother and grandfather separated in the 19teens... Grandma wrote in her bible that he died when they separated. But my father saw him a couple of years afterwards. Other Lancaster cousins, saw my grandfather in the early 1920s. We have no idea what happened to my grandfather... so Nancy could really answer a lot of questions if we had her for dinner. BTW, old Nancy Crockett (Dunlap historian) told me about 10 years ago, "If there were four illegitimate Dunlaps in Lancaster County, I would know about it. And there wasn't any!" So it leaves a lot to the imagination. I have often wondered if Lawrence really did die in the ACW or not. Was he the mysterious Lewis Dunlap? If not, who is the father of Nancy's last four children. Also where did my grandfather go after separating with my grandmother? I would also like to know what was her relations with Samuel Robinson, her neighbor. Nancy and her children inherited some personal belongings from the man. She also purchased several of his personal affects at auction, including his family bible after his death. Nancy Belk Dunlap, truly a woman of mystery of Lancaster County! Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery & Costume Classroom http://www.costumegallery.com/fotodate/ Photo-dating service for the Genealogist www.costumeclassroom.com [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Plugit.com Virus Scanners (http://www.plugit.com)]

I would love to invite Hosea Scott (1811-1890) for Thanksgiving dinner. Perhaps he would clarify who his parents and siblings are. He was a brother to Timothy Stroud and Marion Hopkins(?). They were indentured to a Douglas family till the youngest came of age and then they returned to the Scott Plantation(?). What tragedies befell their mother? Who was his father. His only son was William Murdock Scott. Happy Thanksgiving and blessing to all.

I believe my guest would be Samuel TYNES (brother of my gggg-grandfather Robert Fleming Tynes), who appears in Lancaster and Kershaw area records from 1775 to 1797 and then vanishes, with no probate or other records to indicate what happened or who his family was. I'd ask him whom he married and who his children were. I've sort of assumed that any stray Tyneses in north-central South Carolina are his, since I *think* I've nutted out the families of his brothers Fleming and William, and I don't *think* there were any other Tyneses of Samuel's generation floating around. But I'd sure like to make sure. I'd also ask him what he was thinking when he switched sides in the Revolutionary War, becoming a Tory colonel in 1780. Finally, I'd ask about his ancestors. I know his parents (William Tynes and Patience Davis, both of whom died in Granville County, North Carolina), but that's all. My guess is that they were from Hanover or Caroline County, Virginia, and that Samuel was born there. In return for all this information, I'd let him know that many of his descendants have become prosperous and respectable members of their localities, who have not shied away from proudly claiming this once-disgraced Tory colonel as their ancestor. -- Mark James <tmarkjames@yahoo.com> __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree

I would invite my great grandfather John K Fleming (1836-1887) and his wife Julia Harper. I want to ask John K questions about his father (Archibald) and mother. John (Julia's husband ) died March 25, 1887 and Julia's mother (Charlotte Delilah Cousar) died the next day, March 26, 1887. They are all buried in Lancaster County. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol C-H" <cch@netdoor.com> To: <SCLANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 7:05 PM Subject: [SCLANCAS] LISTOWNER POST - Thanksgiving Dinner > Those of us who are in the USA will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving. If > you could have ONE of your ancestors - one you never met - who lived in > Lancaster County, South Carolina, join you for Thanksgiving dinner (or, if > you are in a country other than the USA, for a family feast sometime this > month), which ancestor would you invite? > > Please send a post to the list and tell us who, and why - and please > remember to tell us the years that this ancestor lived in Lancaster County, > South Carolina. > > > Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/ > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Ahh, no brainer for me either. Elijah Horton, my gggrandfather. And of course he should bring his wife and family. Elijah was born about 1798, married......somebody......had some kids, only one of whom, Elizabeth, is known to have survived. Elijah later married Fannie Reeves who could have been born in South Carolina or Tennessee. (Conflicting census reports.) They moved to Shelby Co., Alabama in the 1840s. Any of my Shelby County cousins on the list? Anyway, back to Elijah. I'd so love to know what brought him to Alabama. Who was his first wife? What happened to her? Where is she buried? Did any of his other children from the first marriage survive? Who were his parents? His life is such a mystery. I'm not a bit farther - further? - than I was when I first started this 15 years ago. Are there any Lancaster Co. Hortons here with any insight? Wanda Craft - Sylacauga, Alabama Antiques, collectibles, vintage and new jewelry, and decorating ideas http://www.snapdragonantiques.com "If everything's under control, you're going too slow." Mario Andretti

After thinking about it for about a week I finally decided who I would like to join our family for Thanksgiving dinner. She was Temperance Massey, my great-great-great-great grandmother. She was born in 1785 not far from Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, the twelfth child of William Massey and Elizabeth Rives Massey;her mother died on the same day. Temperance married Reece Porter and had one child, Elizabeth Porter, who married her first cousin, Henry Massey, Jr. (this is my line on my mother's side) Reece died and Temperance then married Joseph Gillespie, had a number of Gillespie children, and lived in the Indian Land area until her death in the 1850's. She was listed as a widow in the 1850 census. She is buried at the old cemetery at Six Mile Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County. I would like to ask her what Reece died of, also about Joseph, how long she was a widow. I'd also like to ask her about her neighbor, Robert Crockett Potts, who was my ancestor on my father's side, and about other related families in the area. I'd like to know about her day-to-day life---what it was like back then. This was a great idea and I'm sure it has made a lot of people think. Alice Baker -----Original Message----- From: Carol C-H [mailto:cch@netdoor.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 8:06 PM To: SCLANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCLANCAS] LISTOWNER POST - Thanksgiving Dinner Those of us who are in the USA will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving. If you could have ONE of your ancestors - one you never met - who lived in Lancaster County, South Carolina, join you for Thanksgiving dinner (or, if you are in a country other than the USA, for a family feast sometime this month), which ancestor would you invite? Please send a post to the list and tell us who, and why - and please remember to tell us the years that this ancestor lived in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237