William A. EDWARDS states on the 1850 Weakley County, Tennessee census that he was born in SC. William would have been born about 1798-1799; wife Frances b. VA about 1815. Looking for any and all info or hints regarding William's ancestors. Thanks, Carolyn Cooper in Kansas

I recently found out that there is a McKinney Chapel and Cemetery located in Pickens County. Does anyone know anything about this chapel and cemetery and who might be buried there. My McKInney's are from that area. Daniel Matthew McKinney was born in Pickens Co., SC August 1846, and married Rebecca Cothran Jan. 1868 in Pickens Co. ANy information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Susan McKinney Craft _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Has anyone tried the familytreemaker site lately? All those "internet" connections that used to work - don't work anymore - at least all the ones I tried. It makes you wonder if they put the info on a CD to sell instead of having it available - Donna >From: Lunad1929@aol.com >To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [SC] Genealogy Scam >Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:21:13 EDT > >I have wondered about all the sites which I search on, >Seems logical that they can extract information from personal >files. >joyce > > >==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== >***** QUOTING SHOULD END ABOVE THIS LINE ***** >Rootsweb Help Desk http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ >SCRoots The South Carolina Genealogy Forum. http://www.scroots.org/ > >============================== >Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

I have wondered about all the sites which I search on, Seems logical that they can extract information from personal files. joyce

I found a note that mentions what a thorough scholar one of my ancestors was while attending "Harmony College", Sumter Co., then Salisbury. Prof. Morgan, Pres. Does anyone know anything about a Harmony College that might have been in Sumter abt. 1850? What does Salisbury have to do with Sumter? Is that an old name of that area? I have nothing on theearly history of that area. Thanks. Joanne H. NC

I recently found a beautiful old walnut victorian rocker that someone had put on the trashpile. Under four layers of old upholstery material, I discovered a small piece of paper. The paper is glued on the chair and says, "Purchased in Charleston by Mary B Gaston for Cedar Shoals Plantation." The chair has the Roman numeral VII and the letter "W" carved underneath. I am looking for any information on Mary B Gaston and/or Cedar Shoals Plantation. Also, if anyone can shed any light on the carving of the Roman numeral on the furniture, I would appreciate your comments. Thanks.

>From: "Crystal" <adonte@hotmail.com> >Subject: look-up obit charleston,s.c >Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 20:43:10 -0500 > >hello to all you very kind and helpful vounteers, could you help me,and >look and see if this obit can be found > >looking for WILHELMINA E.SMITH born may 29,1914 in charleston.sc died 19 >sep 1994 in (queens,st.albans ny) daughter of WILLIAM M.SMITH. > >thanks for all your help. >crystal owens keys >adonte@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Looking for any information on William Bragg born c1823 SC. He married (1863-65 possibly Spartanburg) widow Rebecca Arnold Pearson, daughter of Nimrod & Mary Stone Arnold. William & Rebecca were on the 1870 Spartanburg census and in 1880 were listed on the Bartow Co. GA census. Janet e-mail: StaceyLJ12@aol.com

I received the following from another genealogy list that I am on, and thought it worth forwarding. Judy ----- Original Message ----- Subj: Genealogy scam Date: 09/03/2000 6:30:57 AM Mountain Daylight Time From: plfleming@shelbynet.net (Phyllis Fleming) I received this message after it was forwarded to the INGENWEB state coordinator: About 2 weeeks ago we received a complaint from an Archives submitter that her materials were found on a genealogy subscription service: www.familydiscovery.com The submitter was able to do a little digging and found that they were linking to her files housed on her server, but shrink-wrapped inside a frame so it appears to be THEIR work. About 10 days ago, to investigate this, I signed up with familydiscovery. To date, I have not received a user id or password to get inside. The registered owners of the web site gave bogus telephone numbers in their registration. One number goes to a recorded message line; the other to a carpet company. Some of the e-mail adds on their web site bounce. Standing on the outside and looking through the window, it appears that several folks' web sites have been prize-mined: http://www.familydiscovery.com/whatsnew.htm The Storey Co., IA and the Washington Co., PA stuff seem to come from USGenWeb sites. Some of the other IA and NC stuff seems to come from non-USGW sites. None of the materials seem to be housed at either rootsweb or usgennet. If anyone out there is or has been a member of familydiscovery -- or has been ripped off by them, I ["Joy Fisher" jfisher@ucla.edu>] would like to hear from you. Permission is granted to forward this message. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= wally@calweb.com

Here is the url. I know that I have been staring to long at this machine today. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dwb1/dissenters/dissenters.htm Deborah Byrd

I have a rough draft of the Web page to go along with the mailing list. Please look it over and get back to me. I know that a lot of work is still needed. Just remembered that I don't have an email link on it. That is coming next. thanks Deborah Byrd

RAINEY John SC. S 4035 RALEY Charles SC.,Sarah W 5660 BLWt 31337=160-55 RALL Thomas SC. Barbara R 8566;BLWt 82003-160-55 RAMSAY James SC. R 8570 John SC. S 31318 Or RAMSY Thomas S C.born in Pa.,S31922 RANDALLor RENDALLor RANDELL John.S C S 18173 RANDOLPH Hugh S C S14252 RAPE Gustavus S.C. Barbara, W1318;BLWt 28560-160-55 RATCHFORD Joseph S.C. Hannah W 386 RATCLIFF. John S.C. R 8602 RAWLINGSON. David S.C. BLWts 12525 and 13644 issued 7/13/1795/ no papers RAWLINS Richard S.C. S 21934 RAWLS William S.C. S 47905 REA Henry S.C. Mary.W 9246 REED or READ William .Cont (S.C.) S4766;BLWT 1872-450-Surgeon and Physician Issued 2/25/180 No papers REAGAN or REAGIN or RAGAN or REGIN or REAGIN..Thomas S.C. Hannah W924 REAVES Lazarus S.C. R8636 REDMAN William S.C. R 8645 REDMON or REDMOND George N.C. S.C. S32473

H I was going through a book and it has some S.C.men in there so I thought I would send them on to you Wiliam Purse NC.,SC., S18171 Pursley James SC. Sarah. R 8528(see PURCELL) John Pursley John C ., Mary W 9242 Purvians(or Purvins or Purviance) John .NC.SC S 32459 Putman (Putnam,or Pootman) Daniel. Prudence Key former widow 26751 QUARLES David. Pickens Dist SC.in 1845 Mary R19426 QUICK Levi SC.,BLWt 12487 and 13640 issued 11/24/1795. no papers QUINLIN Cornelius SC, R 8554 QUINN Daniel SC. S 2145 QUINTON Samuel SC S32461

N.C.O. and Privates Aaron Prescot V 244 James Prevat Y 252 William Price U 538 Evan Pugh N 617 Alexander Purvis N 631 Gilbert Purvis N 632 William Purvis N 633 John Pyatt P 470 John Raburn Gregg 412 John Ragin Q 208 Michael Rasher Gregg 412 John Rasberry Gregg 412 John Rawlinson Gregg 412 Alexander Ray X 879 John Rayfield Q 573 Murray Reed Q 572 Matthew Reed S 11 Ephriam Roose X 882 Lazarus Reeves X 143 Jesse Register Y 559 Joseph Reid S 9 George Reid Q 345 Isaac Rembert P 478 Joseph Reynolds Q 209 James Rice X 282 Henry Richborough V 285 James Richborough P 116 William Richborough P 116 John Ricks S 300 Richard Ridgill P 482 William Ridgill V 281 Patrick Riley V 648 John Ritchie U 341 Frederick Rivers Gregg 412 Thomas Roach Y 160 William Roan Gregg 412 Amos Roberts Y 164 John Roberts Q 214 John Roberts X 140 Lewis Roberts N 259 Stephen Roberts Y 165 Peter Robert ?(s) V 370 Philip Roberts Gregg 412 Roger Roberts N 262 John Robison V 280 William Robinson S 19 Andrew Roe N 263 Solomon Roe N 264 Walter Roe Q 260 Edward Rogers Y 144 Nathaniel Rodgers Bod 117 William Rodgers Y 1257 Andrew Rogers X 287 David Rogers Q 218 James Robertson Y 163 John Rochell Y 162

Does anyone have the 1860 and 1870 Censuses for Lancaster County? I am trying to locate the parents of John Calhoun HILTON who was born about 1853 and married about 1871. He would most likely be in the Flat Creek area, but I have been wrong before. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bill

Hello, Anyone know of Martha Lattimore bc 1827 m. John Skipper had a son J.E. Skipper b. August 23, 1844 Marion, SC. Thanks, Joy

Male and Female Nicknames: I received this from another list and thought it might be of help in sorting out given names. <A HREF="http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/F/FRANCE+2 000+%203749121+F">http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindice s/F/FRANCE+2000+ 3749121+F</A> (aol users - click underline) http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/F/FRANCE+2000+ 3749121+F (other - copy & paste) Ruth in NC

EARLY SETTLERS of Randolph COUNTY, IL-page-5 Most of my information is on the GANT and CRISLER line and this came from J.B. Dodge, aged historian of Fort Gage, who wrote a series of articles for the NEWS_PLAINDEALER: He wrote the following: The GANT’s of the New Palestine and Diamond Cross communities descended from William and Jane (Holt) GANT. Natives of England, who emigrated to the United States soon after the Revolutionary War. Jane (Holt)GANT was a daughter of Robert Holt, a man of wealth and high standing. If tradition is correct he was not very well pleased about his daughters marriage. William GANT and his wife decided to emigrate to the United States. They settled in Boone County, Kentucky near the Ohio River about seven miles below Cincinnati. They remained there for several years. There was born to them: Robert, John, Thomas, Sarah and Mary Elizabeth GANT. Robert GANT in young manhood married and settled near his father. After some years he and family came to Randolph County Illinois, and settled. A few years later William GANT started to migrate to Randolph County, Illinois. William GANT got drowned on the way. His wife and family came to Illinois and settled near her son, Robert. Alter Williams" death she went back to England. The family states she was treated very coldly by her family and relatives. She returned to her home in Randolph County, Illinois and resolved never to return to her relatives in England again. She later married a Mr. Radley and they had a daughter, Mary Radley who married Joseph William. The GANT’s inherited habits of industry, enterprise, and economy. They were honest, honorable, and highly esteemed and became some of the leading farmers and citizens of the community and county. Robert GANT, son of William and Jane (Holt) GANT, born about 1800, died 9/12/1853, married Maria Shaver 23 May 1819, Campbell County, Ky. Maria was the daughter of John Shaver who emigrated to America before the Revolutionary War.(He settled in Boone County, Kentucky about 1795..) Maria died 8/22(1845. About 1824 Robert GANT and family floated down the Ohio River in a flat boat with their household goods to Shawneetown, IL. Robert GANT walked to the home of his brother-in-law,(100 miles) Rev. Silas CrisLER, at what is now New Palestine. Robert obtained a team and wagon and returned to Shawneetown for his family and their goods. They returned to Rev. Silas CRISLER's and settled near him and resided there about three years, then moved to near Diamond Cross. He being industrious and economical, soon began to accumulate property and at the time of his death, he owned 1100 acres of land and other property and was one of the leading landowners of his community. Robert GANT and Maria, is first wife, as stated by his son Alfred, had a family of 15 children with two by his second wife made a total of 17 in the Robert GANT family. Maria (Shaver) GANT died in childbirth, 22 Aug 1845. She was 48 years old. A midwife was unsuccessful in delivering the baby. When things went badly Robert GANT rode on horse back to Chester, Illinois to bring the Doctor. When the Doctor arrived he remarked to Robert, "Well Robert you have waited to long this time." During Robert's absence in going to Chester, Illinois a distance of 10 miles for the Doctor, Maria realizing she was going to die called her children to her and told them she was going to die, and that when they grew up and married, never to have a midwife. She then made her last request. It was her wish to be buried under a large wild cherry tree near her home, so her little children could play over her grave. This wish was filled. This spot was later known as the GANT Family Cemetery. Robert GANT was later buried there also 15 Aug 1853. The graves were all moved to the New Palestine Cemetery about 1900. Wesley GANT, son of Robert and Maria GANT had the graves and gravestones moved. This was done when Elmer Bean bought part of the farm." Contributed by: Robyn ASIMUS asimus1@worldnet.att.net JOY

The descendants of John LYNN and Sarah McCULLOUGH, the focal couple for the work of Edith Elizabeth LYNN, Overton H. CRAWFORD and the Heritage History of Chester County, largely remained in the east. However, Jane LYNN and John McGUIRE migrated to Washington County, Illinois, around 1832 according to Edith Elizabeth LYNN, and Eleanor McGARRAGH, the widow of Henry LYNN, migrated with their children to Randolph County after Henry's death in 1834.[11] The migration of Scotch-Irish settlers and their descendants from Chester County, as well as other locations in the back country of South Carolina such as Abbeville, to the mid-West, and Randolph County, Illinois in particular, is well recognized and documented. "The Reformed Presbyterians began to move to Ohio and Illinois, so that by 1832 only one congregation remained in South Carolina. But it was these Covenanters who build the R. P. churches that have continued to this day in the "Northeast Territory", such as Sparta or Coulterville in southern Illinois."[12] "The Covenanters left the county [Chester County] early in the 1800's on account of the institution of slavery. Slavery was introduced in a very limited extent into the Scotch-Irish settlements before the Revolutionary War. The Scotch-Irish generally regarded slavery with disfavor, but after the Revolutionary War, Covenanters and other Scotch-Irish became to a limited extent slave owners. In 1780 the Reformed Presbytery enacted without a dissenting voice that 'no slave holder should be allowed the communion of the church'. It was said, that in obedience to this enactment of the Presbytery that on one day, fifteen hundred dollars worth of slaves were set free on Rocky Creek. Soon after this, many families migrated to the northwestern part of the country and others followed."[13] The migration of Scotch-Irish settlers from South Carolina to the Sparta area of Randolph County, Illinois is also well recognized in the mid-West. An early history describes many Scotch-Irish settlers from the Abbeville and Chester areas of South Carolina, who were known in Illinois as "South Carolina Irish".[14] Further migration of the descendants of some of these settlers into Kansas has also been documented.[15] I have been constructing a database on the descendants of John and Jennet based on the work of Edith Elizabeth LYNN and Mrs. TORRENS, but confirmed and augmented by Randolph County, Illinois census returns,[16] land sales records[17] and cemetery readings.[18] I am identifying relevant record sources here and in some subsequent paragraphs rather than citing the source of each event described below. Children of Jane LYNN and John McGUIRE Information on the family of Jane LYNN and John McGUIRE appears in three locations in Mrs. TORRENS' work and all three make reference to the McGUIRE family Bible and Jane LYNN having been born in the Parish of Connor. Mrs. TORRENS' work includes an extensive piece on the descendants of John and Jane,[19] a transcription from the McGUIRE family Bible,[20] and a narrative on "John McGUIRE, Washington and Randolph Counties, Illinois" as told by Mr. E. B. McGUIRE of Sparta, Illinois".[21] Jane LYNN and John McGUIRE were married on 2 May 1793, had ten children before leaving Chester Co., South Carolina, and many descendants. Illinois Public Domain Land Sales show fairly extensive land purchases in Washington County, Illinois by their sons, Alexander W[ashington] McGUIRE and Henry L[ynn] McGUIRE, and a grandson, Leroy J. McGUIRE. 1. Elizabeth McGUIRE b. 9 Mar 1794, Chester Co., SC d. 9 Aug 1834 i. Old Purity Cemetery, Chester Co., SC s. Josiah MILLER b. 1798, SC d. 26 Aug 1826 i. Old Purity Cemetery, Chester Co., SC Elizabeth and Josiah were married on 2 Apr 1812 and had one son. 2. James Henry McGUIRE b. 25 Dec 1795, Chester Co., SC d. 22 Dec 1829, Chester Co., SC i. Chester Co., SC s. Ann ORR b. 1794, SC d. 28 Oct 1880, Coulterville, Randolph Co., IL i. Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL James Henry and Ann were married on 29 Aug 1820 and had five children in South Carolina. Ann and her children migrated to Randolph Co., Illinois in 1834. Mrs. TORRENS describes children in subsequent generations 3. Mary Ann McGUIRE b. 7 June 1798, Chester Co., SC s. James ORR 4. John McGUIRE b. 10 Oct 1800, Chester Co., SC d. 30 July 1836, Randolph Co., IL i. Strachan Cemetery, Tilden, Randolph Co., IL s. Elizabeth KNOX b. 1 Sep 1801, Chester Co., SC d. 9 Aug 1834 5. Jenny MALCOLM McGUIRE b. 3 Feb 1803, Chester Co., SC d. 15 Aug 1833 6. Hugh Jefferson McGUIRE b. 14 Sep 1806 (twin) Chester Co., SC d. 18 Oct 1877, IL i. Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. 1. Lucretia WILKERSON b. 1810, Washington Co., IL d. 21 Oct 1833 s. 2 Martha McHATTON b. 16 June 1816, Ireland d. Parsons, KS[22] Hugh Jefferson McGUIRE and Lucretia were married on 1 Sep 1829 and had two children. Hugh Jefferson and Martha were married on 12 Feb 1835 and had 11 children. Mrs. TORRENS lists many descendants of Hugh Jefferson McGUIRE. 7. Henry Linn McGUIRE b. 14 Sep 1806 (twin) Chester Co., SC d. 30 Dec 1874, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. 1. Elizabeth F. CAMPBELL b. 5 Sep 1811, CRAWFORD Co., PA d. 1 Nov 1835, Randolph Co., IL i. Strachan Cemetery, Tilden, Randolph Co., IL s. 2. Mary LYONS b. 11 Aug 1803, Co. Antrim, Ireland d. 29 Sep 1893, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL Henry LINN and Elizabeth were married on 29 July 1830 and had three children. Henry Linn and Mary were married on 12 Jan 1837 and had six children. Mrs. TORRENS also describes descendants of Henry Linn McGUIRE in subsequent generations. 8. Alexander Washington McGUIRE b. 29 Mar 1809, Chester Co., SC d. 11 Sep 1864, IL i. Strachan Cemetery, Tilden, Randolph Co., IL s. Mary STRAHAN (or STRACHAN) b. 1812, PA Alexander Washington and Mary were married on 7 Dec 1830 and had five children. 9. Mathew McGUIRE b. 11 Sep 1811, Chester Co., SC d. 8 Nov 1811, Chester Co., SC 10. Nancy McComb McGUIRE b. 11 Sep 1814, Chester Co., SC d. 16 July 1866, IA i. Northfield Cemetery, IA s. William Stevely CAMPBELL b. 9 Sep 1807, CRAWFORD Co., PA d. 6 Jan 1878, IA i. Northfield Cemetery, IA Nancy and William were married about 1836 and had six children. Children of Henry LYNN and Eleanor McGARRAGH Henry LYNN and Eleanor McGARRAGH had five children according to Mrs. TORRENS[23] and Mr. DUNWOODY. I suspect that Monroe LYNN (1826-1856) is also a son of Henry and Eleanor and have included him as one of their children. After Henry's death in 1834, Eleanor and the children moved to the Sparta area in Randolph County, Illinois. Henry is buried in Paul's Graveyard in Chester, South Carolina.[24] I believe Eleanor died after 1870, but I have not found her name in the Sparta area cemetery transcriptions. Eleanor purchased 40 acres of land near Sparta in 1842 (Meridian 3, Range 6W, Township 4S, Section 6, SESE). In 1850 Eleanor was living with her sons, William Riley, Matthew H. and Monroe. In 1860 Eleanor was living with her son Mathew H., by then a physician, and his wife, Mary [REID], age 20, born in Ireland. Also living with them was Joseph LYNN who, according to Mrs. TORRENS, was Eleanor's grandson through James Clark LYNN. 1. James Clark LYNN b. 4 Dec 1811, Chester Co., SC d. 23 June 1853, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. Jane EWING b. c.1800, Chester Co., SC d. 17 Mar 1862, Sparta, Randolph, Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL James Clark was living with his wife Jane in Illinois in 1850. His widow, Jane, was living with Margaret EWING and Nancy EWING in 1860. Margaret and Nancy were both born in SC and could be sisters or nieces of Jane. A daughter, Mary E., was born and died in South Carolina and is buried in Paul's Graveyard.[25] A son, Joseph, bought 40 acres of land in 1854 (SWSW, section 27, Township 4S, Range 7W). Joseph, who appears not to have married, died at 30 years of age in 1861 and is buried in Hill Prairie Cemetery. 2. John LYNN b. 3 Aug 1814, Chester Co., SC d. 11 Apr 1861, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. Mary Jane ARMOUR b. 13 May 1823, IL d. 7 Jan 1907, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph. Co., IL John LYNN secured land in the same township as his mother, but in different sections--40 acres in Section 9 (SWNE) in 1844 and 80 acres in Section 32 (NWSE and NENE) in 1853. John and Mary Jane were married 1 Aug 1844 and appear in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index.[26] John and Mary Jane appear in the 1850 Census with two children, Thomas A[rmour], age 5, and Eleanor, age 1. Eleanor is likely their daughter Hattie who was born in 1849. Their daughter Eleanor (10 May 1847 - 6 July 1848) is buried in Hill Prairie Cemetery with the notation "with John & Mary etc." In 1860 John and Mary Jane had seven children living with them, all born in Illinois. Another child named Eleanor was born in 1861. John and Mary Jane's children are described below, and Mrs. TORRENS has some information on two subsequent generations. 3. William Riley LYNN b. 24 Apr 1820, Chester Co., SC d. 1 Apr 1864, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. Nancy Elizabeth DONNELLY b. 24 Feb 1818, SC d. 10 Feb 1897, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL William Riley LYNN purchased land in the same quarter section as his mother--the west half of the SE quarter of Section 6 in 1842 and the NE portion in 1844. William Riley married Nancy Elizabeth DONNELLY on 1 Apr 1850 and they had one child, Agnes Eleanor. Nancy's father, the Rev. Thomas DONNELLY, was a Covenanter Minister in the Chester SC area. After his death in 1847, his family migrated to Illinois.[27] Mrs TORRENS has information on descendants of Agnes Eleanor LYNN. 4. Nancy E. LYNN b. 20 Mar 1823, Chester Co., SC d. 15 Oct 1948, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. did not marry 5. Monroe LYNN b. 5 Apr 1826, Chester Co., SC d. 9 Apr 1856, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. appears not to have married Monroe LYNN purchased the SESW portion of Section 6 and the nearby SWNW portion of Section 7 in 1848. 6. Matthew H. LYNN b. 25 Nov 1828, Chester Co., SC d. 30 Nov 1865, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. Mary REID b. 17 Aug 1840, Ireland d. 30 Oct 1885, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL Dr. Mathew H. LYNN and Mary REID appear to have had three children. A son, James Henry, lived for only nine years, and two daughters, Martha E. and Jennie R., appear to have remained single; all three children are buried in Hill Prairie Cemetery. Mary married William BOYLE after Mathew died and is buried in the BOYLE plot in Hill Prairie Cemetery. Children of John LYNN and Mary Jane ARMOUR John LYNN was certainly the most prolific of Henry LYNN's children. Mrs. TORRENS identifies six children: Thomas Armour, John Armour, Harriet, Maria, Robert Renwick, and Eleanor. Mr. DUNWOODY identifies eight children; he does not have John Armour, but adds John Calvin, William Melville, and Henry C. Cemetery inscriptions indicate two other children buried with John and Mary Jane: Eleanor H. and James H. It appears then that John and Mary Jane had 11 children. 1. Thomas Armour LYNN b. 14 June 1845, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 27 Oct 1928, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. Anna J. HALL b. c.1849 d. 1883, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Caledonia Cemetery, Randolph Co., IL Thomas Armour and Anna had a son, Armour, who died when only 19 years of age. It is not evident where Thomas Armour LYNN is buried, but Anna and their son Armour are buried in Caledonia Cemetery. 2. John Armour LYNN b. 8 May 1846, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 6 Feb 1926, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. (1) Martha REDPATH b. 30 May 1852 d. 22 Apr 1877, Sparta, Randolph, IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. (2) Ann HAYES b. 28 Feb 1846, Winnsboro, SC d. 19 July 1910, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL

John Armour LYNN poses a bit of a problem. A John Armour LYNN is buried in Hill Prairie Cemetery. Also buried there are his two wives, Martha REDPATH and Ann HAYS, and his five children. John Armour LYNN appears in Mrs. TORRENS' work, but not in Mr. DUNWOODY's material. Nor does a John Armour LYNN appear with his apparent parents, John LYNN and Mary Jane ARMOUR, in the 1850 or 1860 Federal Censuses when he would have been only 4 and 14 years old respectively. John Armour LYNN and Martha REDPATH were married on 26 Oct 1871 and had three children, William R. (1874-1858) and twins, John and Martha, both of whom died as infants in 1877. John Armour LYNN and Ann HAYES were married about 1878 and had two children, Margaret (1879-1882) and Martha (1881-1949). 3. Eleanor H. LYNN b. 10 May 1847, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 6 July 1848, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL Eleanor H. is interred in the same group as John and Mary Jane. 4. Harriet LYNN b. 1849, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. s. Matthew W. GILLESPIE Spouse’s name is according to Mr. DUNWOODY, or perhaps W. P. GILLESPIE as noted by Mrs. Torrens. 5. John Calvin LYNN b. 10 May 1851, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 4 June 1934 John Calvin LYNN is identified by Mr. DUNWOODY and must be the Rev. J. C LYNN, retired minister of the United Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, Missouri, with whom William Hemphill MILLEN was corresponding in 1919, as cited in Edith Elizabeth LYNN's book.[28] There is also a reference to John LYNN becoming a minister in "History of Jordan's Grove Church".[29] 6. Maria LYNN b. 18 Sep 1852, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 31 Jan 1934, Seattle, Washington s. The Rev. Theodore Cameron McKELVEY b. 17 July 1854, Coulterville, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 18 Sep 1929 Maria (or Marian) and the Rev. McKELVEY, were married on 9 June 1881, had three children and left Illinois. Mr. DUNWOODY is descended from this couple. 7. James H. LYNN b. 28 Aug 1855, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 31 Mar 1859, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL James H. LYNN is also interred in the same group as John and Mary Jane. 8. Robert Renwick LYNN b. 27 Oct 1856, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 1 Apr 1924 .i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. (1) Sarah Jane HOUSTON b. 28 Feb, 1860 d. 4 Apr 1901, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. (2) Eliza D. DAVIS b. 28 July 1867 d. 14 Nov 1952, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL Robert Renwick LYNN and Sarah Jane were married 4 Dec 1879 and had seven children: William Wyman (1882-1974) Robert Russell (1884-) Albert A. (1885-1964) James Henry (1887- 1914) John William (1891-1947) Allen (1891-) and Thomas J. (1895-1973). William Wyman LYNN and his wife Bertha TAYLOR, Albert A. LYNN and his wife Martha M, and James Henry LYNN are all buried in Caledonia Cemetery. Thomas J. LYNN and his wife Marguerite McMURTRIE are buried in Hill Prairie Cemetery. Robert Renwick LYNN and Eliza D. DAVIS married 9 Apr 1903 and had one child, Mary Jean (1906-1912) who is buried in Hill Prairie Cemetery. 9. William Melville LYNN b. 31 May 1858, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 28 Mar 1881, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL 10. Henry C. LYNN b. 11 July 1860, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 19 Nov 1860, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL 11. Eleanor LYNN b. 17 Sep 1861, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL d. 4 June 1926, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL i. Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL s. James A. ALEXANDER b. 22 Jan 1847, Eden, Randolph Co., IL d. 21 June 1925 i. Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL Eleanor and James were married 20 Nov 1890 and had three children, Frank (1894-1895) Dorothea (1897-1898) and Doris (1898- ). Their first child, Lowell (1891-1955) died in Cincinnati, Ohio. Another Family: William LINN and Rebecca IRWIN Mrs. TORRENS also has some information on the descendants of William LINN who was born in Ireland and also moved to the Sparta area from South Carolina in the 1830s.[30] William is age 75 in the 1850 census and 90 in the 1860 Federal Census of Sparta, Randolph Co., Illinois. Mrs. TORRENS states "tradition says [William] lived to be 100 yrs. old". William purchased land in 1839 in the same township as Eleanor (McGarragh) LYNN, in section 26. His son Robert purchased land in section 34 and his son William J. in section 21 of the same township. These lands are very close to the land purchased by Eleanor's son, John LYNN. One of William's sons, Charles E. LINN, is buried in Caledonia Cemetery along with his wife, Nancy Rebecca DESPAR, and some of their children. One cannot help but wonder if this William LINN is related to the John LYNN who migrated from County Antrim to South Carolina in 1772. * James H. LYNN, 904 Rand Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1V 6X4. E-mail: james.LYNN@sympatico.ca Last Updated: July 30, 2000 [1] National Archives of Ireland, Church of Ireland Consistorial Will Book: Connor (1853-1858) will no. 9006. Family History Library film no. 100,903. [2] The story of the migration is told by Jean Stephenson in Scotch-Irish Migration To South Carolina, 1772 (Rev. William Martin and His Five Shiploads of Settlers) (Strasburg, Virginia: Shenandoah Publishing House, 1971). [3] Kellswater is in the townland of Carnaghts in the Parish of Connor. See Kellswater Reformed Presbyterian Church, Co. Antrim, A Short History, by Robert Buchanan, published by The Congregational Committee, Kellswater Reformed Presbyterian Church, 21 Grove Road, Shankbridge, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, BT42 3DP, June 1989. The Rev. William Martin is listed as the Minister from 1760 to 1772. [4] Edith Elizabeth LYNN, Descendants of John (LINN) LYNN, County Antrim, Ireland and Chester County, South Carolina, 1738-1830 (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1983). [5] Overton H. CRAWFORD, Our Family: A Record of Some of the Descendents of John LYNN I, Born 1763, Died Sept. 1820; Daniel Jones, Born Feb. 16, 1768, Died May 7, 1845. Unpublished, no date; copy at The Chester District Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 336, Richburg, S.C. 29729. [6] Edith Elizabeth LYNN, op. cit., p 13, states that Jane is buried in a plot next to that of her husband, but I could not find John in any of the cemetery transcriptions. [7] Mrs. Frank S. Torrens and her daughter, Louise M. Torrens, Family Genealogies of Sparta, Illinois, 10 vols. typescript, c.1956, FHL film no. 1,033,992. [8] Mr. DUNWOODY's letter and attached material were passed on by Edith Elizabeth LYNN to Phyllis Bauer and by Phyllis on to me. [9] Edith Elizabeth LYNN, op. cit., p. 2. There does not appear to be any documentation regarding the birthplace of Mathew LYNN. A local historian suggested that John LYNN and the Rev. Mathew LYNN were related: "In 1787 Rev. Matthew LYNN, one of the Reformed Presbyterians who entered into the union which formed the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, visited the region of country near Richburg. In this community there lived a John LYNN, a relation of Rev. Matthew LYNN. John LYNN came to America in 1772 in company with Rev. William Martin. At the house of John LYNN, Rev. Matthew LYNN began to preach." A Historical Sketch of Union A. R. P. Church, Chester County, South Carolina By Rev. R. Lathan, D. D., 1888, Reprinted by the Chester County Genealogical Society, Richburg, South Carolina, 1980, p. 11 [10] Stephenson, op. cit., p. 15. [11] Eleanor's father, the Rev. William McGARRAGH, emigrated from County Down and succeeded the Rev. William MARTIN as Minister to the Covenanters in Rocky Creek, S.C. See "Sketch of the Covenanters of Rocky Creek, South Carolina About 1750-1840", Transcribed by Phyllis J. Bauer, LYNN/LINN Lineage, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Winter 1992) p.95. Stephenson, op. cit., p. 24, notes that the only daughter of the Rev. William MARTIN married a John McCAW of York Co. SC and predeceased him. McCAW later moved with his family to Randolph Co., Illinois. [12] Transcribed from the Chester News & Reporter (no date) in The Bulletin, Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Sept. 1978) p.49. [13] From an article written by the Rev. Robert Lathan and published in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian, September 13, 1888. Reprinted in The Bulletin, Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 2 (June 1978) p.3. [14] Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois, With Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of some of their Prominent Men and Pioneers, Published by J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883. See also "Abbeville Scotch Irish", Trails, quarterly journal of the Randolph County, Illinois Genealogical Society, vol. 2, no. 4 (1992). The Randolph County Genealogical Society has published Randolph County, Illinois History 1795-1995, but I have not had an opportunity to read it. [15] Wm. Cuthbertson, "Presbyterian Pioneers of CRAWFORD County, Kansas who Migrated From Near Sparta, Illinois", Seeker, quarterly journal of the CRAWFORD Genealogical Society, vol. 11, no. 3 (Fall 1981) p. 49. Some descendants of Jean LYNN and John McGUIRE are cited in this article. [16] For LYNNs/LINNs in Randolph County in the 1850 Census, see the compilation by Phyllis Bauer, "LYNN/LINNs Found In The 1850 Federal Census of Illinois", LYNN/LINN Lineage Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Fall 1987) p. 75. Phyllis also sent me an extraction of LYNN/LINNs from the 1860 Census. [17] See the extraction by Phyllis Bauer of LYNNs indicating volume and page numbers from the State of Illinois, Archives Division, Public Domain Sales Land Tract Record Listing in LYNN/LINN Lineage Quarterly, Vol. XII, N. 4 (Winter 1998) pp. 102-107. These records, which provide the purchase date, can be obtained from the Illinois Archives at: http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/data.lan.html. The same information can be obtained from the Bureau of Land Management - Eastern States, General Land Office at: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov . The BLM Land Patent Report includes a document number and provides the signature date, which may be a few years after the purchase date. A copy of the land patent document can be downloaded from the site. [18] Randolph County cemetery inscriptions have been transcribed by Lucille Wiechens, Cemeteries of Randolph County, 5 vols. c.1989, FHL film no. 2,055,284. Descendants of John LYNN and Jennet MALCOLM in Hill Prairie Cemetery are found in Vol. I, pages 182-183 of the FHL film, and those in Caledonia Cemetery in Vol. 3, p. 54 of the FHL film. Mrs. Frank S. TORRENS also transcribed Randolph County cemetery inscriptions, but at an earlier date. Inscriptions can now be found on the Randolph County Web Site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrandol/. [19] "McGUIRE" in Family Genealogies of Sparta, Illinois, compiled by Mrs. Frank S. Torrens and her daughter, Louise M. Torrens, typescript, c. 1956, vol. 7. FHL film no. 1,033,992, pp. 1253-1258. [20] "Bible Record; The 'McGUIRE' Family Bible", ibid, p. 1123. It is not clear whether the reference to Jane LINN having been born in Connor Parish is in the transcription from the Bible or in Mrs. TORRENS' introduction to the transcription. [21] In Experiences of Early Settlers, collected and typed by Mrs. Frank S. Torrens, 2 Aug. 1956, FHL microfiche 6,100,063 (three microfiche) pp. 84-91. Mr. E. B. McGUIRE of Sparta, Illinois, would appear to be Elihu B. McGUIRE (1844-1932) a grandson of John McGUIRE and Jane LYNN. [22] Edith Elizabeth LYNN, op. cit., p. 17, states that Martha McHATTON died 29 Sep 1893. Mrs. TORRENS states she died 20 Jan 1908. Cemetery transcriptions for Caledonia Cemetery list a Martha McGUIRE born 16 Jun 1816, died 20 Jan 1908, but indicates she was "w/J. C." [23]"LYNN" in Family Genealogies of Sparta, Illinois, compiled by Mrs. Frank S. Torrens and her daughter, Louise M. Torrens, typescript, c. 1956, FHL film no. 1,033,992, pp. 981-982. [24] Tombstone Records of Chester County, South Carolina and Vicinity, Volume I, p. 136, compiled by Louise Kelly Crowder, 157 York Street, Chester, S.C., 1970. John LYNN and Jennet MALCOLM and other members of their family are also buried in Paul's Graveyard. [25] Ibid, p. 136. [26] See: http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/marriages.html [27] See "Sketch of the Covenanters of Rocky Creek, South Carolina About 1750-1840", Transcribed by Phyllis J. Bauer, LYNN/LINN Lineage Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Winter 1992) p. 95-96. [28] Edith Elizabeth LYNN, op. cit., p. 36. [29] Robert McMurtry, "History of Jordan's Grove Church", in Experiences of Early Settlers, collected and typed by Mrs. Frank S. Torrens, 2 Aug. 1956. FHL microfiche no. 6,100,063 (3 microfiche), pp. 35-43. [30] "LINN" in Family Genealogies of Sparta, Illinois, compiled by Mrs. Frank S. Torrens and her daughter, Louise M. Torrens, 10 vols. typescript, c.1956, FHL film no. 1,033,992, pp. 955-956. JOY