Is this Saxon family related to Yancy Saxon who died at the Massacre of Hayes Station either Oct. or Nov. or 1781? Bloody Bill Cunningham was the leader of the Tory group who killed nearly everyone there after the Patriots' had surrendered. Linda Graves ----- Original Message ----- From: <ronhead@knology.net> To: <SCLAUREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:01 PM Subject: [SCLAUREN] Look-up at Laurens County Library > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: SAXON, PIERCE, WOLFF > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YeB.2ACI/557 > > Message Board Post: > > Charles SAXON died in Laurens on 14 Jan 1831 at the age of forty. As best I can tell, he died leaving the following survivors: > > his son John Pierce SAXON (born 1811, from Charles's 1st marriage to Judith PIERCE) > > his second wife Isabella (da. of John Francis WOLFF) whom he had married ca 1814 > > his son Lewis SAXON (b. ca 1815) > > his son George W. SAXON (b. ca 1817) > > his son John Francis Wolff SAXON (b. 31 Jan 1819) --my wife's ancestor > > his son Robert Creswell SAXON (b. 10 Aug 1821) > > I specifically need some documentary evidence that Charles SAXON was the father of John Francis Wolff SAXON, but would also like to find something that proves all five of Charles SAXON's children. The Laurens courthouse sent me years ago thirty-eight pages photocopied from Charles SAXON's estate file, but nothing in the pages they sent names his heirs! > > Charles SAXON's father Capt. Lewis SAXON died in Laurens on 31 Oct 1813, and his grandfather Charles SAXON died in Laurens (testate) in June 1816, both leaving considerable estates. I find it difficult to believe that the heirs of the younger Charles SAXON (who was the executor of his grandfather's will) would not be listed somewhere in the documents associated with one of those estates. > > As Charles SAXON's children were all minors when he died, it is possible that some type of guardianship would also have been set up for them. > > I feel sure that someone familiar with the records available at the Laurens Co. Library would be able to locate the evidence that I need, without too much difficulty. > > If you might possibly undertake this look-up for me, please let me know what I could do for you in return! > > Gratefully, > Ron Head [Montgomery, AL] > e-mail: ronhead (at) knology (dot) net > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 > >