I think you are probably looking for Phillip Thomas, listed on page 129B of the Marlboro census for 1850. Phillip Thomas age 45 male farmer estate value 3000 born SC Rachel age 43 female born SC Lucy D. age 18 female born SC I hope this helps. Tammy

Does anyone have an 1870 census for Marlboro, who would be willing to look up Minnie Jackson ? She was born in July 1869 but I don't have anything on her parents or siblings. thanks, Tammy

Joanne, In what part of Marlboro did you grow up? Did you live in town or out in the country? Tell me more about these cardboard type boxes. What were the contents? I too have been doing research there for about 20 years, funny that we never crossed paths, or did we and did not know it. Doris ---------------------------------------------- Original Message From: "Joanne Harley"<harleyclan@coastalnet.com> Subject: Re: [SCMARLBO-L] Easterling & Marriage Records Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 20:29:39 -0500 >Ron, >I grew up in Marlboro Co., and have been doing research there for over >twenty years. I was told by another researcher that the marriage records >were simply tossed out by someone who did not realize their importance many >years ago. There were no fires I have found one sheet of marriages that >were researched and listed by an earlier genealogist, and stored at the >Probate Judge's office and I have had them posted on the Marlboro genweb >site. I have also added other marriages of the area as I find them, for I >know how hard they are to locate. > >Working at the SC Archives in Columbia one summer with a fellow genealogist >, we asked for some cardboard type boxes that are stored in the vaults there >to be brought up having to do with Marlboro Co. There were several, and we >went through them with the utmost care. There was a note attached to one >group that simply stated that the papers were part of some county office >that was being cleaned out, and rather than throw the papers away, they were >scooped up and stored away somewhere in the County courthouse, and ended up >at the Archives for safe keeping. (Thank goodness) So some things were >preserved along the way when buildings were renovated, etc. > >The church histories are wonderful. And several church records are stored >in college archives. > >Joanne > > > _____________________________________________ Free email with personality! Over 200 domains! http://www.MyOwnEmail.com

Ron, I grew up in Marlboro Co., and have been doing research there for over twenty years. I was told by another researcher that the marriage records were simply tossed out by someone who did not realize their importance many years ago. There were no fires I have found one sheet of marriages that were researched and listed by an earlier genealogist, and stored at the Probate Judge's office and I have had them posted on the Marlboro genweb site. I have also added other marriages of the area as I find them, for I know how hard they are to locate. Working at the SC Archives in Columbia one summer with a fellow genealogist , we asked for some cardboard type boxes that are stored in the vaults there to be brought up having to do with Marlboro Co. There were several, and we went through them with the utmost care. There was a note attached to one group that simply stated that the papers were part of some county office that was being cleaned out, and rather than throw the papers away, they were scooped up and stored away somewhere in the County courthouse, and ended up at the Archives for safe keeping. (Thank goodness) So some things were preserved along the way when buildings were renovated, etc. The church histories are wonderful. And several church records are stored in college archives. Joanne

Hello Larry and Joanne: Thank you very much for the information that the husband of Rebecca Stubbs (d/o William) was Shadrach Easterling. There went another one of my "Ship of Theories" crashed upon the hard rocks of reality, but it is good to know the facts. I have enjoyed the recent discussions on the early church history of Marlboro County. I have been on the list only a short time, but can already see that the Marlboro home page is one of the best county pages that I have seen. I feel sure that if the official marriage records of Marlboro were available, we would have seen more about them on the Marlboro page. It would be appreciated if someone with knowledge of the early history of Marlboro would tell us what happened to the marriage records, if it is true that they are not available. Did the Court House burn? If so, how did we come to have at least some deeds and wills from Marlboro? Thanks for the interesting church histories and for the Easterling information. Speaking of the Easterling family, I have noticed that William Easterling served for a number of years as Ordinary for Marlboro County, which I suppose must have been something like the present-day County Clerk. Best regards, Ron Bullock

Tammy, Thank you for responding to my inquiry. Unfortunately I don't have any further info as to where this family may have originated. I do know that some of the "White" family is buried in a cemetery in Bennettsville. That is where my cousin obtained some of the dates from the markers in the cemetery. Thanks anyway, Sue

I am descended from Thomas Conner, Sr. and his wife Margaret Cleary through their daughter Rebecca Conner who married John Stubbs, Sr. Rebecca is a sister to Thomas Conner, Jr. who married Ann Beverly. Their son was Wilson Conner. Doris Strickland Blythe Charlotte, N. C. ---------------------------------------------- Original Message From: ""<StreborJC3@aol.com> Subject: [SCMARLBO-L] Re: SCMARLBO-D Digest V02 #23 Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 01:37:18 EST >Have Conner connections who believe had Beverly ties , in Cheraw, and >wondering if yours were from same family - think there were two different >Conner lines we've found in vicinity - ours were from Thomas Conner, father >of Wilson Conner (prepared for Methodist ministry there) who went to GA. >Have collected and stored much about the family from Cheraw forward--do these >sound like your family? Glad to compare findings. Streborjc3@aol.com > > _____________________________________________ Free email with personality! Over 200 domains! http://www.MyOwnEmail.com

I don't show a surname listing for White in the 1850 census. You might try Marion Co. Some people along the border had land in both counties so there sometimes was a mixup about where they were listed. thanks, Tammy ----- Original Message ----- From: <GresSerch@aol.com> To: <SCMARLBO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 8:49 AM Subject: [SCMARLBO-L] searching > Searching for information on family. Who are the parents? Siblings? any > other children? Occupation etc. > > Andrew White b. ca. 1846 d. ca. Sept. 1908 in Marlboro Co. SC > married to Julia Ann Hayes b. ca. March 18, 1847 > > Children of Andrew and Julia: > Dossey White b. ca. 1873 > William White b. ca July 1879 > Daniel Columbus White b. April 22, 1880, Marlboro, SC d. June 13, 1955 > Bennettesville, SC buried in Duplin Co. NC. Married 1st to Annie Parks 2nd > to Jessie Ann Luck > _____________________________________________________________________ > Also need info on this family: > > Jesse Soloman Haire b. ca. 1826 d. March 29, 1912 in Marlboro, SC. > married to Lucy Ann Sessions. > > Children of Jesse and Lucy are: > Mary Ann Haire b. ca. 1861 in Marlboro Co. SC d. ca. 1908 Marlboro Co. SC. > married Daniel Robert Luck ca. 1881 > Hettie Haire > Lula Loussie Haire > Thomas A. Haire b. ca. January 21, 1870 d. January 22, 1941 married to Flora > Haire. > Martin P. Haire b. ca. Oct. 1977 > Rebecca I. Haire > Hassie Haire b. Feb 01, 1883 d. Feb. 09, 1956 married Lucy Ann Coble. > ______________________________________________________________________ > Daniel Robert Luck and Mary Ann Haire married about 1881 had the following > children: > Corrina Lee Luck b. ca. March 19, 1884, in Marlboro Co. SC d. July 12, 1976, > Married Daniel Robert Sweat ca. October 1900 > Neomie Luck b. ca. October 1886 > Jessie Ann Luck b. April 14, 1889 SC d. April 17, 1929, Duplin Co. NC. > Samuel Luck b. ca. August 1891 married a Flora unknown. d. unknown > Manesses Luck b. ca. March 1894 in Osburne, NC > ______________________________________________________________________ > I don't usually post info like this on a list but I have been trying for > years to find info on this side of my family and have not gotten anywhere > with it. If you know any information that would help me I would greatly > appreciate it. GresSerch@aol.com > > ______________________________

Marlboro had a lot of Thomas families in 1850.If you will pick one I'll send you the complete family listing. Thanks, Tammy pages 127B James C Thomas age 57 born SC page 128B Rebecca Thomas age 50 born SC page 129B Phillip Thomas age 45 born SC page 132A Joel Thomas age 48 born SC page 133B R.D. Thomas age 28 born SC page 136B Eli Thomas age 66 born SC page 137A Joseph Thomas age 21 born SC. One of his parents may have been Cherokee page 147A Peter Thomas age 4 SC living in the household of Martha Brigman page 152B Lewis Thomas age 54 born SC page 154A Martha Thomas age 65 born SC page 157A John T Thomas age 50 born SC page 158B Elinor Thomas AGE 57 born SC page 161A R.S. Thomas age 57 born NC page 166A James E Thomas age 44 born SC page 182B Harris A Thomas age 20 born SC page 183A Joseph S Thomas age 24 born SC

>Ron, My notes say that Shadrach Easterling b. ca. 1764, son of Rev. Henry Easterling, was married to Rebecca Stubbs. Shadrach and Rebecca were the parents of Henry Easterling b. November 15, 1792, d. May 26, 1865. That Henry was my ggg grandfather. The wife of James Easterlin(g), son of Rev. Henry and brother of Shadrach, is supposed to have been Betty, and they are thought to have moved to Georgia around 1804. Another brother, William, had a son named James who married Sarah Cockrell Manship. Thanks. Larry Jones Does anyone on the list happen to know the name of the >Easterling husband of the daughter Rebecca of William Stubbs? > >There is some circumstantial evidence that the wife Rebecca of >Benjamin Bridges was Rebecca Stubbs, born about 1760. It seems >possible that she might have been a daughter of John Stubbs, Sr, and >Rebecca (Conner) Stubbs. If so, she appears to have been overlooked >in most research done on this family. > >After the death of Benjamin Bridges, his wife Rebecca sold land in >1838 that had belonged to her husband. The wording of the deed >makes it appear that the land was originally obtained from James >Easterling. > >In the 1839 will of William Stubbs, he named a grandson as Henry >Easterling, the son of his deceased daughter Rebecca. This William >Stubbs might have been the person of that name of Marlborough >District who began receiving a Revolutionary War pension in 1834 >at age 86. If so, this would place his birth back to 1748 and would >make it possible that daughter Rebecca might have been born as >early as 1775, or so, and that we might find she and her husband >in the census of 1790. There was a James Easterling listed, but >others with that name were Henry, William, and Shadrach. > >If it was James Easterling who was the husband of the daughter >Rebecca of William Stubbs, then this might provide some support >for a family relationship between Mrs. Rebecca Bridges and the >Stubbs family. Any information would be appreciated. >Best regards, Ron Bullock

I tried emailing StreborJC3@aol.com and it was not forwarded and said they were not a known member. Would like them to email me at tgr2ctp@aol.com Carolyn Platt

BENNETTSVILLE - Services for Blanche Coxe Lewis, 61, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation is from 6-8 tonight at Whitner-Evans Funeral Home. Mrs. Lewis died March 11, 2002. Born in Marlboro Co., she was a daughter of the late Henry and Lula Meggs Coxe. She had retired from Hanes Hosiery and was of the Holiness faith. Surviving are son, William Lewis; daughters, Blanche Lewis and Doris Gehm, all of Bennettsville; brother, Charles Coxe of Fayetteville; seven grandchildren.

Does anyone on the list happen to know the name of the Easterling husband of the daughter Rebecca of William Stubbs? There is some circumstantial evidence that the wife Rebecca of Benjamin Bridges was Rebecca Stubbs, born about 1760. It seems possible that she might have been a daughter of John Stubbs, Sr, and Rebecca (Conner) Stubbs. If so, she appears to have been overlooked in most research done on this family. After the death of Benjamin Bridges, his wife Rebecca sold land in 1838 that had belonged to her husband. The wording of the deed makes it appear that the land was originally obtained from James Easterling. In the 1839 will of William Stubbs, he named a grandson as Henry Easterling, the son of his deceased daughter Rebecca. This William Stubbs might have been the person of that name of Marlborough District who began receiving a Revolutionary War pension in 1834 at age 86. If so, this would place his birth back to 1748 and would make it possible that daughter Rebecca might have been born as early as 1775, or so, and that we might find she and her husband in the census of 1790. There was a James Easterling listed, but others with that name were Henry, William, and Shadrach. If it was James Easterling who was the husband of the daughter Rebecca of William Stubbs, then this might provide some support for a family relationship between Mrs. Rebecca Bridges and the Stubbs family. Any information would be appreciated. Best regards, Ron Bullock

Have Conner connections who believe had Beverly ties , in Cheraw, and wondering if yours were from same family - think there were two different Conner lines we've found in vicinity - ours were from Thomas Conner, father of Wilson Conner (prepared for Methodist ministry there) who went to GA. Have collected and stored much about the family from Cheraw forward--do these sound like your family? Glad to compare findings. Streborjc3@aol.com

Searching for information on family. Who are the parents? Siblings? any other children? Occupation etc. Andrew White b. ca. 1846 d. ca. Sept. 1908 in Marlboro Co. SC married to Julia Ann Hayes b. ca. March 18, 1847 Children of Andrew and Julia: Dossey White b. ca. 1873 William White b. ca July 1879 Daniel Columbus White b. April 22, 1880, Marlboro, SC d. June 13, 1955 Bennettesville, SC buried in Duplin Co. NC. Married 1st to Annie Parks 2nd to Jessie Ann Luck _____________________________________________________________________ Also need info on this family: Jesse Soloman Haire b. ca. 1826 d. March 29, 1912 in Marlboro, SC. married to Lucy Ann Sessions. Children of Jesse and Lucy are: Mary Ann Haire b. ca. 1861 in Marlboro Co. SC d. ca. 1908 Marlboro Co. SC. married Daniel Robert Luck ca. 1881 Hettie Haire Lula Loussie Haire Thomas A. Haire b. ca. January 21, 1870 d. January 22, 1941 married to Flora Haire. Martin P. Haire b. ca. Oct. 1977 Rebecca I. Haire Hassie Haire b. Feb 01, 1883 d. Feb. 09, 1956 married Lucy Ann Coble. ______________________________________________________________________ Daniel Robert Luck and Mary Ann Haire married about 1881 had the following children: Corrina Lee Luck b. ca. March 19, 1884, in Marlboro Co. SC d. July 12, 1976, Married Daniel Robert Sweat ca. October 1900 Neomie Luck b. ca. October 1886 Jessie Ann Luck b. April 14, 1889 SC d. April 17, 1929, Duplin Co. NC. Samuel Luck b. ca. August 1891 married a Flora unknown. d. unknown Manesses Luck b. ca. March 1894 in Osburne, NC ______________________________________________________________________ I don't usually post info like this on a list but I have been trying for years to find info on this side of my family and have not gotten anywhere with it. If you know any information that would help me I would greatly appreciate it. GresSerch@aol.com

Joanne, My Stricklands attended this Cheraw Hills then later Sawmill and finally Bennettsville Baptist or today Thomas Memorial. There is a little booklet that Thomas Memorial put out about the history of the church. In it it explains how the church started, about Pledger's sawmill, etc. Last year at our reunion we drove down to Sawmill and walked around the grounds and cemetery and I read from this booklet about the forming of the church. There is a path through the cemetery that you can walk out through and see the Pee Dee River. It looks sort of like a bluff or point there. This booklet lists the early members of the church and my Stricklands are listed. Have you seen this booklet? If not I would be glad to copy it for you and send it to you. Doris Strickland Blythe Charlotte, NC ---------------------------------------------- Original Message From: "Joanne Harley"<harleyclan@coastalnet.com> Subject: [SCMARLBO-L] SAWMILL BAPTIST CHURCH Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 16:51:36 -0500 >Thank you for the information on the Sawmill Baptist church, Jeff. I >believe , after reading everything, that the first group to break away from >the Welsh Neck group had some kind of meeting house in Cheraw Hill, >organized in 1782, and the group that broke away from it organized the Old >Sawmill Baptist Church which was probably built on the two acres of land >stated in Capt. Phillip Pledger's records as being given to the "Baptist >Church" in 1785. Pledger's son- in- law, Tristram Thomas is buried there >with his second wife. It states that Rev. Joshua Lewis preached at both >Cheraw and Sawmill and died ca. 1812, and is buried at Old Sawmill. The >congregation built a new Sawmill in 1820, but left it to go into the new >city limits where the new courthouse was being built with a new church in >1832 which is probably the Thomas Memorial Baptist. At any rate, the old >Sawmill Church predates Cashway by about three years, which was organized >by Moses Pearson and some of his friends : > >" Moses Pearson then helped established the Cashaway Neck Church of Christ >on the banks of the Great PeeDee River in Marlboro Co. in 1788 near the >border with Darlington Co and next to the present Hwy. #34. The members had >broken away from The Welsh Neck church and had been meeting at Pearson's >house until they arranged for the land and building of the Cashaway church. >Moses Pearson & Joseph Allison, for ten pounds sterling, bought one acre of >land from John Brown near Brown's Mill on Cleveland Hill for said church. >Other names as witnesses: Matthew M. Murfee, Jesse Brown, Rachel Pearson, >attested to before Tho. Evans in 1792. > >It seems like I saw something along the way that pointed to Pledger having a >mill. Will have to dig further. > > >Joanne > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________ Free email with personality! Over 200 domains! http://www.MyOwnEmail.com

Am looking for my grandfather's relatives. His name was Philip Thomas, born about 15 Apr 1857, died 21 Apr 1915 in Georgetown, SC. Buried Wiggins' Burying Ground, near Sampit, SC, 4 miles from Georgetown, SC. His wife was Isadorah Lavenia Boatwright, b. 25 Feb. 1859 (?); buried in Georgetown County, Buried Wiggins's Burying Ground. Philip A. Thomas's father was Philip Thomas, b. about 1822, died Oct. 1864, buried Elmira, NY, while a POW, wife's name was Hannah, b. about 1832, in NC? My father's name was Samuel Oscar Thomas, b. 28 Nov 1897, in Georgetown County, SC, married 19 Dec 1926 to Martha Mozelle Hartley; he died 21 May 1947, in Columbia, SC; buried in Sumter, SC. Any connections? Fran in ABQ.

Did anyone ever hear the name "James" involved with the "Welch Neck Babtist Church" in 1700's somewhere along the Pee-Dee river area? Love Ya James Gang!! Here On " Rocky-Top " http://community.webtv.net/wmandirby/FallenLeavesand

BENNETTSVILLE - Services for Charles Edward Nichols, 67, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Fellowship Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation is 6-8 tonight at Whitner-Evans Funeral Home. Mr. Nichols died March 9, 2002. Born in Darlington Co., he was a son of Thelma Cameron and the late Cleveland Nichols. He was a member of the Christian Fellowship Church. Surviving are wife, Fannie Nichols; sons, Terry, Donald, Charles, E. Jr., Jamie, Timothy Nichols; mother; brother, Danny Cameron; sister, Annie Terrazas; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grands.

Hi Joanne, Your info for Cashaway is incomplete. The deed for one acre on Cleveland Hill, in 1788 is correct for MUDDY CREEK Baptist, which later became Brownsville Baptist, in honor of Rev. John Brown. This site is now known as Rogers Cemetery on Screwpin Road. This Church was formed when Cashaway split between Muddy Creek and Black River Baptist in Darlington County (more accessable to Mechanicsville members). The Cashaway Church building was moved about 5 miles inland to Cleveland hill in 1788(this building was noted for still having musket ball holes in the shutters, from a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cashaway, between patriots and tories).Muddy Creek (currently Brownsville) was officially organized in 1789. Cashaway Church split from Welsh Neck, and started meeting in 1756. However, Catfish Baptist in Dillon County(old Marion) predates Cashaway, it split from Welsh Neck in 1754. It apparently was formed by members of Welsh Neck who remained in the area of the original Welsh Neck site in old Marion County. The third Church split from Welsh Neck was Beauty Spot Baptist, I think aroud 1760(?), which was inland from the river near Bennettsville. The Beauty Spot Cemetery is near Beauty Spot road and US Hwy 15-401. This Church congregation later moved to McColl. I am also aware of a church that was in the Cheraw area, and this is probaly the one you mention at Cheraw Hill in 1782, although I had some impression that it was on the Marlboro side of the Pee Dee( but it makes much more sense for it to be in Cheraw). One additional note, Welsh Neck itself removed from Marlboro County to Society Hill in 1795. This was probaly because several members living north of Welsh Neck moved to the new church at Carlilse, and Welsh Neck moved to a more central location(and higher ground) among it's remaining members to the south of the former location. This last sentence is speculation on my part, but seems logical to me. Hoped this helped to fill in some of the missing pieces. By the way, I have heard of a Pledger's Mill. I think I know where it is, but I need to verify which of three places I think it could be. Jeff Dudley At 04:51 PM 3/10/02 -0500, you wrote: >Thank you for the information on the Sawmill Baptist church, Jeff. I >believe , after reading everything, that the first group to break away from >the Welsh Neck group had some kind of meeting house in Cheraw Hill, >organized in 1782, and the group that broke away from it organized the Old >Sawmill Baptist Church which was probably built on the two acres of land >stated in Capt. Phillip Pledger's records as being given to the "Baptist >Church" in 1785. Pledger's son- in- law, Tristram Thomas is buried there >with his second wife. It states that Rev. Joshua Lewis preached at both >Cheraw and Sawmill and died ca. 1812, and is buried at Old Sawmill. The >congregation built a new Sawmill in 1820, but left it to go into the new >city limits where the new courthouse was being built with a new church in >1832 which is probably the Thomas Memorial Baptist. At any rate, the old >Sawmill Church predates Cashway by about three years, which was organized >by Moses Pearson and some of his friends : > >" Moses Pearson then helped established the Cashaway Neck Church of Christ >on the banks of the Great PeeDee River in Marlboro Co. in 1788 near the >border with Darlington Co and next to the present Hwy. #34. The members had >broken away from The Welsh Neck church and had been meeting at Pearson's >house until they arranged for the land and building of the Cashaway church. >Moses Pearson & Joseph Allison, for ten pounds sterling, bought one acre of >land from John Brown near Brown's Mill on Cleveland Hill for said church. >Other names as witnesses: Matthew M. Murfee, Jesse Brown, Rachel Pearson, >attested to before Tho. Evans in 1792. > >It seems like I saw something along the way that pointed to Pledger having a >mill. Will have to dig further. > > >Joanne > > > > > > > > >