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Hi, You use the address [email protected] Don't put anything on the subject line. In the body of the letter place the single word "subscribe". You will receive a conformation with instructions. HAVE FUN, Frank -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 3:20 PM Subject: [SCSUMTER-L] Re: SCSUMTER-D Digest V98 #121 >Frank - how do I subscribe to your two new roots lists? Harvins and >McFaddens? > > >==== SCSUMTER Mailing List ==== >Rootsweb has a search engine available for its mailing lists. >If you don't know which list you'd like to search, check out the list >of lists hosted by RootsWeb at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ > >You can search the message archives of the SCSumter list at: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

York, [email protected] wrote: > I am doing some mapping in the Nasty Branch area of Sumter County. Does > anyone have names for the small branches and bays in that area other > than those on the Privateer quadrangle map or on GNIS? For example, > where is "Frogg Branch?" You could check the ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF STATE PLATS in the State Archives. It cross references the properties which were granted or surveyed for individuals by the State. The cross referencing is done by names of all individuals mentioned in the grant or survey AND by names of waterbodies. If any references were made to "Frogg Branch" in any of the surveys or grants, then you should find them listed under "Frogg Branch" in the index. By then examining the listed surveys or grants you should be able to locate figure out exactly where Frogg Branch was. Similarly, you could examine the COMBINED ALPHABETICAL INDEX at the State Archives. The Combined Index contains names found in Bills of Sale, Royal Grants, Deeds, Plats, Audited Accounts, Memorials, Judgement Rolls, Will Transcripts, etc. Extremely useful guide to locating records. Hope that helps, Steven J. Coker [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/9980/index.html

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SLC Film # 0216962 Probate Bundle No. 1465 package No. 3, Will of John Baker Probated Nov. 1861 In the name of God Amen, I John Baker of the stae of South Carolina and the district of Sumter being of sound mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of man that it is appointed for them once to die do make, ordain, constitute and appoint this my last will and testament. revoking and disannuling all other or former wills and first of all I recommend my sole in to the hands of God that gave it and my body to be burryed at the discretion of my friends and executors and as it respects such wordily goods it has pleased god to bless me with. I dispose of in the manner and form as follows:. 1st I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Rachel Baker the house and land whereon we now live, namely all the land that I own on the South West side of a ditch and branch that runs from R. F. Hicksons land rather an east course to William F. Weavers land and thence to John B. Mackmillions land to the Charleston Road thence with said road to what is called the ______ Road thence with said road to the ditch or beginning at the aforementioned ditch and Branch and including all the land within the said boundaries with all singular rites and privileges there unto belonging to dispose of as she may think best for her support during her natural life. also give unto the said Rachel Baker one Negro woman named Peggy and one Negro boy named West during her natural life and at her death the afore named land and the Negroes namely Peggy and West to be returned to my Executors to be sold and disposed of as my property them or their successors it is here after named. I also give the R! achel Baker one young gray horse called Jack, one buggy and the harness, one cart, one cow and one heifer yearling, on sow and pigs with provisions sufficient to last her one year, two feather beds, bedsteads and furniture, one of which is her own, six sitting chairs and one small truck which is her own one chest or box, one beaufat, one safe one table, the crockery were in the house and other furniture about the house such as glass and such like in the yard namely pots and other cooking utensils also one jug, one dimmjohn and ploughs and hers all of which property except the land and Negroes not to be accounted for as my property after the death of my wife Rachal Baker. The land and Negroes Peggy and West to be sold and the money arising for said sale to be equally divided amongst my several heirs as follows Benajah Baker, John W. Baker, James M. Baker, A. J. Baker, Charlotty Woods and A. J. Byrd in place of his wife Martha S. Baker or Byrd them or their diver heirs or assi! gns I also give and bequeath to my grandson John Andrew Albert Byrd one Negro boy, Sampson, one Negro girl Caroline. I do also appoint his Father A. J. Byrd as age or guardian for the said John Andrew Albert to transact the business respecting said Negroes until the John Andrew Albert Byrd shall come to the age of twenty one years. I also give unto granddaughter Mary Ester Baker one Negro girl named G______ to be under the care and control of her father James M. Baker until she comes to the age of twenty one years or marries also the balance of my land and Negroes not before disposed of with all my estate and property of any kind to my belonging except notes now in my hands due to me to be sold at my death and the money paying my just debts and paying John W. Baker for the land that last by the Fulwood claim at the what said land was worth when he lost it after deducting out a note of Ninety five dollars now in my hand against the said John W. Baker the interest to balance against each other and also to pay A. J. Baker for the lands that he last to the said Fulwood claim at what said land was worth at the time he lost it after deducting out the price of one hundred and eighty acres of land and a note of thirty or thirty five dollars now in my hands against said A. J. Baker After paying my just debts and the other named demands, I wish to be equally divided amongst my several heirs namely Benajah Baker, John W. Baker, James M. Baker, A. J. Baker Charlotty Woods, and John Andrew Albert Byrd the part that his mother Martha S. Byrd was intitled to if she was living and present. The notes and Accounts mow in my hands that is not paid and maid of title my death to e collected by my executors and I wish the same to be equally divided in seven equal parts to namely Benajah Baker one part, John W. Baker one part, James M. Baker one part, A. J. Baker one part, Charlotty Woods one part John Andrew Albert one part which his mother Martha S. Baker deceased was intitled to was she living, one my wife Rachal Baker and seventh part of the amount of said notes and accounts if any there be to be applied to her support and I do here by constitute and appoint my two sons John W. Baker and James M. Baker executors to this my last will and testament in witness wher! e of I do hear in do set my hand seal this April the 4 day and the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven in the 81 years of the independence of America in presents of G. W.Truluck, Milly A. Truluck, Joseph Pate

To William Lewis Ordinary of Sumter District The Petition of Wilie Barrow showeth that he married Elizabeth Byrd daughter of said Zachariah Byrd who died intestate leaving his other heirs Nancy Byrd [single daughter], Joshua Vassie and Rebecca his wife, Ethelered Evans and Hannah his wife, John Gamble and Margaret his wife, John Harrington and Sarah his wife, and Elijah Baker and Mary his wifr , that said deceased died possessed of certain lands in Sumter District on the waters of ______ Swamp and Newmans Branch and containing in two tracts about twelve hundred acres your petitioner having an interest in said land for division of said land may issue from teh court of ordinary and your petitioner will ______ pray Jan 24th 1839 Willie Barrow

Hi, Its easy. You subscribe the same way you did to get on the Sumter roots web site. Use the below listed Harvin and McFaddin addresses (mine is spelled with an i so use that spelling) and the single word "subscribe" in the body with nothing on the subject or cc lines in the heading. That will do it. You should get an automatic conformation. To post, take the single word "request" out of the address fill in the subject line. List the Harvins or McFaddens that interest you. The more information you provide on them the more chance you have of a connection. Understand that there are thousands of roots webb lists out there and many people subscribe to a bunch of different lists. If you don't have the name and a date or place up top that interests them they hit the delete button in the interest of time and you may both have connections in the stuff you have lower in the body of the mail that would interest and benefit you both. Use the list below to subscribe: [email protected] [email protected] Good luck and good hunting. Frank -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 3:20 PM Subject: [SCSUMTER-L] Re: SCSUMTER-D Digest V98 #121 >Frank - how do I subscribe to your two new roots lists? Harvins and >McFaddens? > > >==== SCSUMTER Mailing List ==== >Rootsweb has a search engine available for its mailing lists. >If you don't know which list you'd like to search, check out the list >of lists hosted by RootsWeb at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ > >You can search the message archives of the SCSumter list at: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

Frank - how do I subscribe to your two new roots lists? Harvins and McFaddens?

John W. Turner wrote: > > Rose, > > Thanks for the offer of the lookup. My wife is from Olanta. She is > related to the WEAVERS, HANCOCKS, BEARDS, COKERS, and PLAYERS. I would > appreciate any of those if you happen to have them. Thank You, John > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > I have names and dates up until 1984 of people buried in the Thomas Cemetery. > > This cemetery is located in Olanta, Florence Co., South Carolina. It > <snip> John and Rose, My husband is a Langley from the Lake City area and is also related to the Weavers, Cokers, Players, Hancocks,etc. Would love to get info from you. If you need any Player info I have some extensive info (hopefully what you are looking for. If you send a snail mail address I can send you copy of the Player info. Do either of you have a family histtory program? if so let me know which one (I have Family Tree Maker 5.0) and I can send you a disk of Coker info. Do you know there is a Coker list? If there is anything I can do to help you please let me know. I also have a lot of cemetery books and census books from Three Rivers Historical society if you need any help. I look forward to hearing from you. Robin Langley

John, My husband's name is Tom and he is related to the Cokers through Susan Ann BUDDIN who married Samuel M. Coker. Then Joel Brunson Player married Lillian Buddin. Rose

Rose, Thank you very much. I appreciate the info. I'm just getting into the Cokers and Players side of her family. Her half-sister is married to Roger Dale Player and her half-brother is married to Linda Coker. John How does your husband fit in? [email protected] wrote: > > John, > There are Cokers and Players but no Weavers, Hancocks or Beards in the > Cemetery as of 1984. I will list the Cokers and Players. My husband <snip>

Thanks so much for the tip! I will try to track down these references and inform the list - Carol W. A. "mayorbubba" McElveen wrote: > > Carol-----I cannot help you with any of the names....I would however mention > to you that one McDonald Furman was a great writer in that area.....he wrote > a wonderful fairy tale about Nasty Branch....my clipping is not complete > ....so I do not have all of it.....Furman wrote and was published as a > correspondent from Privateer in the SUMTER ADVANCE, and also THE WATCHMAN > AND SOUTHRON. (a number of articles were also written for the NEWS AND > COURIER and THE STATE).... I purchased from the USC Carolinana Iibrary his > writings on the "Red Bones"......cannot remember any mention of branches or > streams....but would sure like to know the location of his home...."Corn > Hill Plantation".....do you have any of > [email protected]

Rose, Thanks for the offer of the lookup. My wife is from Olanta. She is related to the WEAVERS, HANCOCKS, BEARDS, COKERS, and PLAYERS. I would appreciate any of those if you happen to have them. Thank You, John [email protected] wrote: > > I have names and dates up until 1984 of people buried in the Thomas Cemetery. > This cemetery is located in Olanta, Florence Co., South Carolina. It <snip>

John, There are Cokers and Players but no Weavers, Hancocks or Beards in the Cemetery as of 1984. I will list the Cokers and Players. My husband is also to the Cokers and Players. Rose PLAYER, Joseph Barnett 1879 - 1935 PLAYER, William Richard 1919 - 1921 COKER, Ellen Sims, wife of Archie E. COKER 20 Jun 1891 - 2 Jun 1956 COKER, Archie E. 11 Dec 1889 - 24 Nov 1939 COKER, Wilbor E., son of A. E. COKER 1916 COKER, Clara M. 23 Jul 1919 - COKER, John H. 4 Apr 1910 - 16 Sep 1967 COKER, Willie M. 25 Feb 1899 - 27 May 1966 COKER, Gladys T. 1 Aug 1904 - 15 Oct 1982 COKER, Infant Dau. of Lowell & Harriett COKER 26 Jun 1962 COKER, Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. W. M. COKER 13 Jul 1935 B & D COKER, Mabell Floyd 15 May 1922 - 19 Dec 1965 COKER, Sarah Dessie, wife of J. P. COKER 8 Sep 1903 - 3 May COKER, S. J. 7 Feb 1829 - 6 Dec 1912

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I have names and dates up until 1984 of people buried in the Thomas Cemetery. This cemetery is located in Olanta, Florence Co., South Carolina. It is not just of the people named Thomas. Let me know if you need a lookup. Rose

Carol-----I cannot help you with any of the names....I would however mention to you that one McDonald Furman was a great writer in that area.....he wrote a wonderful fairy tale about Nasty Branch....my clipping is not complete ....so I do not have all of it.....Furman wrote and was published as a correspondent from Privateer in the SUMTER ADVANCE, and also THE WATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON. (a number of articles were also written for the NEWS AND COURIER and THE STATE).... I purchased from the USC Carolinana Iibrary his writings on the "Red Bones"......cannot remember any mention of branches or streams....but would sure like to know the location of his home...."Corn Hill Plantation".....do you have any of [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: York <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 6:54 AM Subject: [SCSUMTER-L] Mapping >I am doing some mapping in the Nasty Branch area of Sumter County. Does >anyone have names for the small branches and bays in that area other >than those on the Privateer quadrangle map or on GNIS? For example, >where is "Frogg Branch?" >Thanks! >Carol

I am doing some mapping in the Nasty Branch area of Sumter County. Does anyone have names for the small branches and bays in that area other than those on the Privateer quadrangle map or on GNIS? For example, where is "Frogg Branch?" Thanks! Carol

Sumter District South Carolina Joseph Commander Will book D-1, probate bundle 21, pkg. 8 In the name of God Amen: I Joseph Commander of the State of South Carolina, Sumter District, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being of sound mind perfect mind and memory blessed by Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last will and testament; first commend my soul unto God that gave it and my body to be decently buried by my family and friends and as to my worldly property that hath pleased God to bless me with, I give in the following manner namely First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Commander three Negroes (viz) Simon, Hannah and Biner, also a horse know by the name of Farmer and my riding chair, one cart, and three cows and calves to be selected by herself and the third part of my stock of sheep also two feather beds and furniture and also my kitchen furniture and two hundred fifty bushels of corn of this present crop and ten good hogs for bacon the ensuing year and two sows and ten shoats and my dwelling house, and as much of the plantation as will be necessary for her support during her natural life also not more than one hundred dollars out of the present crop with the exception of that part of the crop that may be given off to either of the other heirs and the above property or as much of it as that may, with the exception of the houses and plantation be equally divided between my lawful heirs at the death of my wife. I give and bequeath unto my son Robert Commander on field of cotton above eight acres near the miles also one field of corn of sixteen acres, also three cows and calves and three heifers also one third part of my stock of sheep and one half of the remaining stock of hogs after the above is taken out. Also one horse known by the name of the black Snake also one feather bed and furniture. I give and bequeath unto my son Jarard Commander the remainder of my stock of hogs and sheep. I give and bequeath unto my two sons Jarard and Robert Commander all my plantation or tract of land lying on the west side of Black River to be equally divided between them with the exception of a tract known by the name of Lewis Smith Tract, reserving to my wife Elizabeth Commander the houses and as much of the land and privileges as she may want from year to year until death. And the Smiths tract of land so called together with tow small tracts one on Stoney Run binding on Joseph Commanders Junr land and in the Creek Swamp adjoining Jacob McLendon tract of land; I wish sold by my executors either at public or private sale as their wisdom may direct for the benefit of my heirs and the residue of my property consisting of Negroes, Horses and cows, and mentioned tracts of land and whatever else is not specified above, to be equally divided between my heirs including my grandchildren the children of Elizabeth McLendon and Rebekah Commander drawing their Mothers’ part, equal with! my other heirs, deducting however one hundred and thirty dollars form the children of my daughter Rebekah for the benefit of my other heirs being an amount that their father John Commander is due me Also I wish deducted from my son Thomas Commander part fifty dollars as a consideration due me also for the benefit of my heirs and in case of the death of one or more of my grandchildren so named above. I wish the surviving brothers or sisters to him their portion, and not knowing by my daughter in the Alabama may be dead, Mrs. Elenor Clark, I wish her children to be provided for in the same manner as my daughters Mary and Rebekahs children as above and it is my wish and will that the property left to my grandchildren should be kept by my executors so as not to be wasted or lost, they to have the benefit of schooling and clothing out of the same but at the same time I wish John Commander and Calvin McLendon my sons in law to have the property in their hand for the benefit of their children until my executors die or believe the same may be in danger of being wasted and the property left to my grandchildren to remain undivided until the marry or arrive at the age of twenty one! years. Lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint Joseph Commander Junr and Robert Commander executors to this my last will and testament and to pay my just debts and to collect all moneys due my estate and see my estate divided as above directed I do hereby revoke and disannual any other will or wills acknowledging this to be my last will and testament. As witness my hand and seal this eighteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine signed in presence of Ripley Copland, James Baker Jr., Aaron Baker Joseph Commander LS In open court on the 12th day of October AD 1829 the last will and testament of Joseph Commander Senr deceased was proven by the oath of Ripley Copland one of the subscribing witness thereunto at same time Qualified Joseph Commander and Robert Commander named Executors in said will. William Potts

Frank, Try my new web site for your Bates folks. Look under the Harvin line and click on Bates. address www.logicsouth.com/~sonnygo/index.shtml . I would like what you have on the Bates. I have more on them and the Caldwells from that area if you are interested. Frank.