Ann: Dr. Andrew Thomson, my ancestor, was buried at Walnut Grove plantation and I have always wondered why. Are you aware of any blood relationship between the Thomsons and Moores? Thanks and have a great Thanksgiving! Mickey Fournier -----Original Message----- From: scsparta-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:scsparta-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ann Parker Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:23 AM To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com; scsparta-l@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCSPARTA] MOORE Family - Spartanburg, S.C. Hello, Having ties to the Charles Moore family of Walnut Grove Plantation, I've come up with an assortment of genealogy on different Moore's in Spartanburg. Too, I also have other Moore families I attach to in VA in Colonial days so I look at most Moore data. I have collected this info concerning Nancy Meadows. Unfortunately I do not know who the parents of Elsworth Moore were. If you come up with this I would love to know! Descendants of Elsworth Moore

Mickey, I, too, descend from Dr. Andrew Thomson. I believe there might be a connection to the Moore's through Dr. Andrew's wife Jane but to date it is only supposition and perhaps to Dr. Andrew, too, on Jane's mother's side if I can prove this! I've done a thorough search of the Moore's and Barry's and have their ancestry pretty solid hoping to fill in the gaps of this connection but have no solid proof to date. On 21 Apr 1777 Dr. Thomson bought land from Hugh Lawson. The deed says: Hugh Lawson of State of North Carolina, County of Rowan, to Andrew Thomson late of the province of Pennsylvania, County of York, Township of Mount Pleasant, but now residing and being in the State of South Carolina, District of Ninety Six, for L700 SC money, tract granted to Hugh Lawson 23 Feb 1754, 600 acres at the time it was surveyed in the province of North Carolina in Anson County but since the continuation of the line between the said provinces is fallen into South Carolina and District of Ninety Six on the South Side of Broad River on Lawson's Creek, a branch of Tyger River, recorded in the Auditor Generals Office 23 Feb 1754 by Richard Lyon, Pro Auditor and said patent is further recorded in South Carolina, Barkley County, in Auditor General in Book M No. 12, page 112, 20 Feb 1773 by Richard Lambston, Deputy Auditor in Charleston, at the time said land was surveyed was bounded on all sides by vacant land but is now adj. land surveyed for Robert Miller, Charles Moore and Roger Lawson. Signed Hugh Lawson (l.s.) Wit: Andrew Barry, John Thomson. He died on 25 Aug 1804 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Nov. 23, 1798, 306 acres to Andrew Thomson in Spartanburg Co., on the north side of the North Fork of Tygar River, bound by lands of WILLIAM SHERLY, Andrew Thomson, Alberties Bright, and N. Fork of the Tygar River. This definitely shows a tie with the Lawson family. I believe that Jane was a grand daughter of Hugh but just don't have proof. I had decided she was the missing daughter of Roger, s/o Hugh but this other researcher thinks Jane was born earlier than I had her to be which would put her born before the married of Roger and Hannah Thomson Lawson. If Jane is the d/o Roger then she was a cousin to Dr. Andrew Thomson, and her husband through Hannah Thomson Lawson. When in Washington DC at the DAR library I found a booklet on the Lawson family and this Lawson history admitted there was a daughter no one could recall. I think she was Jane and when she married Dr. Andrew and her family moved on to Alabama she became only a memory to them. Jane Thomson, widow Spt. SC of Andrew Thomson for $500 sold 160 ac on N Tygar part of two grants to Hugh Lawson (...(1) bought Feb 23, 1754 and (2) 20 May 1764 )to Charles Moore. Have you seen this Memorial? Jackie found these in Vidalia including this and another one by Charles Moore to Andrew Thomson. They may not have ever lived in N.C. because of changing the lines between N. and S. Carolina made some of the first land records recorded in N.C. I know some of them that were recorded as living in Mecklengburg Co. N.C. were later changed to York Co., S.C. Anyway? Was he Hugh Lawson II or the first Hugh Lawson? I figure he was the 2nd one, brother of Roger and Uncle to Jane Lawson who married Andrew Thomson? (Typed as written) Memorial exhibited by Hew Lawson, to be registered in Auditor's office.....600 acres, as supposed when ran out to be in Anson County in the Province of North Carolina on the South of Broad River on Lawson's Creek, including a tree marked H L. Beginning at a red oak 7 running So. 48, West 40, East 400 poles to a stake; thence 48 east, 240 poles to a red oak on the north side of said creek and being a branch of Little Riber; thence to beginning. Originally granted 23rd. Feb 1754 by the Honorable Matthew Rowan, Esq. then resident of North Carolina, to Hew Lawson. Quit rent 3/ Sterling pr 4/ Proclamation money per hundred acres, commancing two years from date, but by a late resurvey of the boundary line between No. and So. Carolina, the above tract falls within the Province of So. Carolina, Craven County, and therefore the Memorialist requires this, his memorial, to be entered in the Auditor General's office of this Province. In witness whereof he here unto set his hand 20 Feb 1773. Delivered for the Memorialist to Andrew Thomson Certified by R. L. (XII, p. 112) Why else would Andrew be buried in the Moore cemetery unless there was kinship there? I believe Jane is there, too, but doesn't have a headstone. Brent HOlcombes' book also mentioned these grants to the Lawson's that became the property of Dr. Andrew & Jane. I do know that the "unknown" daughter, if Jane, would descend like this thus making Jane related to the Moore's as well as Dr. Andrew. Direct Descendants of Hugh Lawson, Gentleman 1 Hugh Lawson, Gentleman b: Bef. 1690 in Pennsylvania or Virginia or Ulster County, Ireland d: 1772 in Rowan County, North Carolina . +Mary Margaret Moore m: 1729 in Rowan County, North Carolina Father: Charles Moore Mother: Margaret 'Catherine' Barry b: Abt. 1704 in Rowan County, North Carolina d: 1774 in Rowan County, North Carolina 2 Roger Lawson, Colonel b: 02 Apr 1731 in Brunswick County or Lunenburg County, Virginia d: 06 Aug 1803 in Mount Pleasant Plantation, Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, later Burke County, Georgia .... +Hannah Thomson m: 09 Oct 1753 in Rowan County, North Carolina Father: John Thomson, Reverend Mother: Mary McKean b: 1735 in Rowan County, North Carolina or Virginia d: 1769 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia .. 3 Jane Lawson b: Aft. 1753 d: Bef. 02 Dec 1819 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina What do you think? Ann > From: mwfournier@comcast.net> To: scsparta@rootsweb.com> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:28:17 -0500> Subject: Re: [SCSPARTA] MOORE Family - Spartanburg, S.C.> > Ann: > > Dr. Andrew Thomson, my ancestor, was buried at Walnut Grove plantation and I> have always wondered why. Are you aware of any blood relationship between> the Thomsons and Moores? > > Thanks and have a great Thanksgiving!> > Mickey Fournier> > -----Original Message-----> From: scsparta-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:scsparta-bounces@rootsweb.com]> On Behalf Of Ann Parker> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:23 AM> To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com; scsparta-l@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SCSPARTA] MOORE Family - Spartanburg, S.C.> > Hello,> > Having ties to the Charles Moore family of Walnut Grove Plantation, I've> come up with an assortment of genealogy on different Moore's in Spartanburg.> Too, I also have other Moore families I attach to in VA in Colonial days so> I look at most Moore data. I have collected this info concerning Nancy> Meadows. Unfortunately I do not know who the parents of Elsworth Moore> were. If you come up with this I would love to know!> Descendants of Elsworth Moore> > > > Spartanburg County researchers are encouraged to visit the USGenWeb Spartanburg County website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~scsparta/.> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCSPARTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message