Are there any books that contain information on the mid 1700's to early 1800's. My ancestor, Luke Whitfield lived and died in the Peedee Section. One of his children, William and Grandson, George also lived there. Thank you. Mary Ellen

Ancestral Guide to the Pee Dee, by Bethea Mildred

"RAMBLES IN THE PEE DEE BASIN, SC" by H.T. Cook covers the entire Pee Dee River Basin from the Georgetown area up to the NC state line and the families that lived all up and down that river from it's earliest days. There is an index but it doesn't cover every name in the book, so you would be well-advised to take the time to sit and read the entire book. It is wonderful. Brent Holcomb has published the early land petitions of SC which include the early settlers that came to the Pee Dee from 1734 up to 1774. This is in seven volumes.. and well worth the price. "PETITIONS FOR LAND FROM THE SC COUNCIL JOURNALS". \ John Gregg"s "EARLY PEE DEE SETTLERS" in two volumes, lists those that were in the Pee Dee during the years you are interested. John is a member of the Three Rivers Historical Soc. "THE FRONTIER IN THE COLONIAL SOUTH...S.C. Backcountry, 1736-1800 "..by George Lloyd Johnson, Jr. This book covers the Pee Dee Basin as well. "Marion Co.,SC Abstrcts of Deeds" by Sutcliffe comes in two volumes. You do not say exactly which part of the Pee Dee you are interested in.. but each county has other sources of information. For instance.. Darlington, Chesterfield and Marlboro have the wonderful "HISTORY OF THE OLD CHERAWS".. and other books that cover the people from early times that lived in that section of the Pee Dee. The above list is only a partial list of what is available to researchers on the Pee Dee area. Joanne Harley [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:11 AM Subject: [SCMARION-L] question > Are there any books that contain information on the mid 1700's to early > 1800's. My ancestor, Luke Whitfield lived and died in the Peedee Section. > One of his children, William and Grandson, George also lived there. Thank > you. Mary Ellen

Thank you for all this information. Some I've seen or have; others I'll have to find. You asked: You do not say exactly which part of the Pee Dee you are interested in.. but each county has other sources of information. Luke Whitfield and his brother Matthew Whitfield were both born in NC and moved to Cheraws Dist., SC date unknown. Matthew b. abt. 1717 and Luke b. 2/19/1719. Both supposedly married women by the name of Warren, unproven. Matthew's wife was named Anne and Luke's wife was named Chloe. Matthew's daughter Betsey married Aaron Daniel and they moved to Tattnall Co., Ga. Matthew may have had a son named Matthew who was married to a woman named Greenland (I haven't been able to determine who this particular Matthew is, he's listed as Matthew Jr and Matther the younger). Luke died bet. Aug 29, 1767-Dec 11, 1767 per his will. He died in Prince George Parish, Craven co., SC Luke's children were: Luke Jr. who was a Lt. in Rev. War from St. David's Parish. Supposedly married Rachel Powell, daughter of Gen. George Gabriel Powell. No proof found. Unknown if they had children. Elizabeth married Charles Moody abt. 1767 in Prince George Parish SC. Charles Moody fought in the Rev. War The younger males were sent to NC to live with William and Constantine Whitfield, Luke's brothers. Penelope married Charles King abt. 1786 and they moved to Madison Co., Al. Terecy is supposed to have married Thomas Sutton of North Carolina, no proof found Thomas served in Rev War. Married and in 1790 was probably in Prince Georges Parish with 3 WM 16 and over; 2 WM under 6; and 6 WF. No further info on him. William was b. abt. 1759 in NC. He served in Rev. War. He's in the 1790 census for Prince Georges Parish and it appears to be him and his wife. In the 1800 & 1810 census he's in Marion Co., SC He served in the State Senate in 1798 and 1810-1813 and the House from 1796-1799; 1802, 1814-1815. His wife's name was Elizabeth and she may have been married before to a man named Hodges (per will of Henry Hodges, identified as his step son). William's son was George B. and was b. Marlborough Dist. date unknown. He married twice: Ann unknown and had William Samuel Whitfield b. 1817 either in SC or Georgia, and Emily Whitfield b. abt. 1815 in SC and married Henry August Vessey and they moved to Ga. and then Mississippi. George B.'s second wife was Elizabeth Unknown and they had Henry Hodges Whitfield 1826 in Putnam Co., Ga. Matthew Whitfield b. abt. 1752 and supposedly died during the Rev. war. No further information. Benjamin Whitfield b. 1752 (not twins) in NC and moved to Georgia. Served in Rev. War in SC No further info on him in SC Lewis Sr. (my ancestor) was probably the youngest and born bet 1750-1760 in either North or South Carolina. He was at the Fall of Charleston in 1780. Sometime between 1789-1790 in Burke Co. Ga. No further inforamtion on him in SC. Name of wife unknown Thanks to all of you who answered my question about Books available to me. I have some, researched at few and will need to order a few. Mary Ellen