That should have been Bristow, OK for Lonnie Richburg's address. Sorry... I can't type well! Bill S.

SC researchers: What is the present day location of the area referred to as the High Hills of Santee? Is it the same general location as what is referred to today as the Sand Hills (Poinsett Park area of Sumter Co, I believe)? Thanks in advance. Damita Drayton Green [email protected]

Hello everyone, I finally have the promised family reunion homepage ready. If you have any additions or corrections for me, just let me know. http://www.rootsweb.com/~scsumter/reunions.html Old Sumter District Family Reunions Cindy in Sumter

FAMILY REUNION!!! All members and suspected members, in-laws and outlaws of the Arrants, Watson, Huggins, Belvin, Blither/Blyther, and/or McCaskill families, and all who think they might be related... Mark your calendars for The Arrants/Watson Extended Family Reunion Saturday, June 13, 1998 Lee State Park Bishopville, South Carolina 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Covered-dish/potluck dinner at 12:30 What to bring: 1. A "covered dish" -- if traveling a long way, just grab a bag of chips or "Kentucky Fried" and leave the serious cooking to your Carolina cousins. 2. Disposable plates, cups, forks, and napkins for your family. 3. Ice and drinks for your family. (An ice chest is good for leftovers, too.) 4. Something to sit on -- lawn chairs, blankets.... 5. Any family history (questions, papers, photos, stories, etc.) you'd like to share. For more information, send an email to: Julia Cochran or Connie Campbell Cochran at [email protected] or Dawn Smith at [email protected]

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In a message dated 5/1/98 5:34:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, SCSUMTER-D- [email protected] writes: << [email protected] >> Cindy can I come I not a RIDGEWAY but sounds so good makes want to join in LOL hjope youall have w wonderful get-to-gether. Kindest regards Tex. [email protected] from No. Augusta SC

Dear Family Members, Mark your calendars because it’s almost time for the 20th annual: Peter Edward Ridgeway Family Reunion This year the event will be held on Sunday, May 31, 1998 in Manning, South Carolina at the American Legion Hut. Registration begins at 11:00 a.m. Plans for the day include: a Memorial Day ceremony, group pictures, a presentation on the history of the Ridgeway family, a learn to fish activity, the usual wonderful meal, and a flag for each family member. Ice, cups, plates, napkins, eating utensils, and coffee will be furnished. Plan to use your favorite recipes and bring your best cooking to share with your extended family members. A family history scrapbook has been started, so in order to add to our family lore, please bring copies of old pictures, letters, and anything else that you are willing to share. Family group sheets will again be passed out, in an effort to update our genealogy and family history. Please take the time to fill them out. If you have a good “Ridgeway Family Story” to share, everyone would love to hear it. Eventually, we would like to have a book published about the history of the Ridgeway family of Clarendon County. Volunteers are needed to help get things set up that morning and to watch over and entertain the children while the business meeting is conducted. Please contact one of the officers if you can help with either of these duties. Please don’t forget to call all of your extended family members so that everyone knows about our family reunion. We sincerely look forward to seeing you there, Joseph Ervin Barwick, Sr. - Reunion President 1997-98 Ridgeway Family Reunion Officers: Joseph Ervin Barwick, Sr. - President Helen Lea & Margie Bagnal - Treasurers Betty Barwick - Secretary Cindy Ridgeway Parker - Family Historian JEB/crp ************************************************************* Please pass this information on to any extended family members. Feel free to print this message to share. Get the word out to everyone somehow. Cindy

-----Original Message----- From: CALDWELL +ADw-caldw+AEA-ix.netcom.com+AD4- To: cindyparker+AEA-FTC-I.NET +ADw-cindyparker+AEA-FTC-I.NET+AD4- Date: Thursday, April 30, 1998 2:48 PM Subject: Re: +AFs-SCSUMTER-L+AF0- Additions to the Sumter Website +AD4-Hi, +AD4- +AD4-I read your info on your recent additions to the Sumter Site. +AD4-I wonder if you have anything on a THOMAS TIMMONS. +AD4- +AD4-It is a long shot but I have a great great grandfather Thomas +AD4-Timmons Moore whose father Isham Moore was born in the +AD4-old Darlington District (son of Anthony Moore and Keziah...). +AD4- +AD4-I wonder if there is a possible Timmons connection to my +AD4-Moore family since the name Timmons was used as indicated +AD4-above. +AD4- +AD4-Charles Caldwell +AD4-El Paso, TX +AD4- +AD4-SC FAMILIES: SPRY, HUGGINS, MACGREGOR, MURRELL, +AD4-GIBSON, CHANDLER All prior the Revolution - St. Mark's +AD4-Parish and other early locations. +AD4-Also: MOORE and WILLIAMSON in what is now Darlington Co. +AD4-Plus: Gibson, Hearst, Frazier and Lewis in the Long Canes +AD4-region prior to 1800. +AD4------Original Message----- +AD4-From: Cynthia Ridgeway Parker +ADw-cindyparker+AEA-FTC-I.NET+AD4- +AD4-To: SCSUMTER-L+AEA-rootsweb.com +ADw-SCSUMTER-L+AEA-rootsweb.com+AD4- +AD4-Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 3:03 PM +AD4-Subject: +AFs-SCSUMTER-L+AF0- Additions to the Sumter Website +AD4- +AD4- +AD4APg-Hello, +AD4APg- In a few minutes, I will be adding new data to the Sumter page. You will +AD4-be +AD4APg-happy to find the Stateburg Township Militia Roster online. I have also +AD4APg-updated the Letters Home page. The new addition will interest the Ridgeway, +AD4APg-Haley, and Timmons researchers. The letter was written to my great great +AD4APg-grandfather, Peter Edward Ridgeway from his cousin Lydia Timmons. Mentioned +AD4-in +AD4APg-the letter is Peter's sister, Charity who married a Haley. +AD4APg- I want ya'll to know. I did it, I bought a color scanner. I have only +AD4APg-scanned a couple of pictures and that new letter to send to some cousins, +AD4-but +AD4APg-it's great. +AD4APg- +AD4APg- Well, enjoy the new pages. As soon as I have time, I will create that new +AD4APg-Reunion page. I am saving e-mails about reunions in a folder for it. Keep +AD4APg-sending those reunion announcements out over this list for Sumter, +AD4-Clarendon, +AD4APg-and Lee. I will be sending out the Ridgeway Reunion announcement soon. It's +AD4-in +AD4APg-May. If you are kin to Ridgeway, please plan to come. +AD4APg- +AD4APg- Just check the index of the Sumter page for those new links. +AD4APg- +AD4APg- +AD4APg-From, +AD4APg-Cousin Cindy +AD4APg- +AD4APg-P.S. Thank Tarsha, the best teaching assistant that I have ever known, if +AD4-the +AD4APg-militia list helps. She got the copies from the archives and got the two +AD4APg-students from study hall organized to type it up in the keyboarding class +AD4-at +AD4APg-Alice Drive Middle. We taught Denedra last year. We both know Sara from +AD4-when I +AD4APg-administered the MAT7 standardized testing to her home room last year. We +AD4-hope +AD4APg-to get some more documents and have students at ADMS type them up for me to +AD4APg-turn into a webpage. If anyone wants to send me anything that I could get +AD4-the +AD4APg-students to work on, that would be wonderful. +AD4APg- I turned in a sort of wish list at work today and one of my wishes was +AD4-to +AD4APg-start a Web Masters Club at Alice Drive Middle. The assistant principal +AD4-loves +AD4APg-the idea. Keep your fingers crossed that we get more than 4 computers that +AD4-are +AD4APg-available to students on line at ADMS for the upcoming school year. We will +AD4APg-have them turning out Old Sumter District history web pages yet. :) +AD4APg- +AD4APg- +AD4- +AD4-

Hello, In a few minutes, I will be adding new data to the Sumter page. You will be happy to find the Stateburg Township Militia Roster online. I have also updated the Letters Home page. The new addition will interest the Ridgeway, Haley, and Timmons researchers. The letter was written to my great great grandfather, Peter Edward Ridgeway from his cousin Lydia Timmons. Mentioned in the letter is Peter's sister, Charity who married a Haley. I want ya'll to know. I did it, I bought a color scanner. I have only scanned a couple of pictures and that new letter to send to some cousins, but it's great. Well, enjoy the new pages. As soon as I have time, I will create that new Reunion page. I am saving e-mails about reunions in a folder for it. Keep sending those reunion announcements out over this list for Sumter, Clarendon, and Lee. I will be sending out the Ridgeway Reunion announcement soon. It's in May. If you are kin to Ridgeway, please plan to come. Just check the index of the Sumter page for those new links. From, Cousin Cindy P.S. Thank Tarsha, the best teaching assistant that I have ever known, if the militia list helps. She got the copies from the archives and got the two students from study hall organized to type it up in the keyboarding class at Alice Drive Middle. We taught Denedra last year. We both know Sara from when I administered the MAT7 standardized testing to her home room last year. We hope to get some more documents and have students at ADMS type them up for me to turn into a webpage. If anyone wants to send me anything that I could get the students to work on, that would be wonderful. I turned in a sort of wish list at work today and one of my wishes was to start a Web Masters Club at Alice Drive Middle. The assistant principal loves the idea. Keep your fingers crossed that we get more than 4 computers that are available to students on line at ADMS for the upcoming school year. We will have them turning out Old Sumter District history web pages yet. :)

Bet, In a message dated 98-04-27 19:36:09 EDT, you write: << I am a descendant of JEREMIAH BROWN (bc1775) who m. bef. 1800, MARY BRADFORD, d/o Richard Bradford & Elizabeth Singleton. I believe Jeremiah Brown to be the s/o WILLIAM BROWN, Sr., and the gs/o JEREMIAH BROWN of St.Marks, Camden Dist., estate handled in 1782. I would like ANY information & discussion about these BROWN families of Old Sumter District. >> My husband is descended from Solomon BROWN and his wife Nancy. Their daughter, Martha Ellanora BROWN m. Elijah Hartwell PRINGLE. Martha Ellanora was born in 1842 and is buried with her husband and many other PRINGLES at Concord Presbyterian Church on the Brewington Road in Sumter County. I have no dates on Solomon BROWN and no maiden name for Nancy, his wife. Maybe we would tie in somewhere. I would be very interested in any info anyone has on these BROWNS. Thank you. Best regards, Dolores Pringle

Brogdon family reunion. Sunday, May 3, 1998 Graham Baptist Church U.S. Highway 521 about seven miles south of Sumter (between Sumter and Manning) "Bring enough food for your own family; beverages will be provided." Doors will open at 12:30 with dinner around 1:00 p.m.

Deborah - I have quite a few notes but no match to your information below. Allie McIntosh in her book on the Anderson - Fullwood families mentions Susannah Amanda Anderson as the daughter of Daniel David Anderson 1797-1873 and Eliza Fullwood (see below). She then states: "I can find nothing of Susannah Amanda Anderson." Perhaps you have the link? She was mentioned in her grandfather James C. Fullwood's will in 1839, per Allie McIntosh @ page 63. The following may be helpful: Descendants of William Fullwood 1 William Fullwood ca. 1740 - .. +Sara - 1816 ......... 2 William Fullwood ......... 2 John Fullwood ......... 2 James C. Fullwood - 1841 ............. +Anna Cubbage 1770 - Aft. 1850 .................... 3 William J. Fullwood .................... 3 Susan Fullwood .................... 3 Eliza Ann Fullwood ........................ +Daniel David Anderson 1797 - 1873 **** see chart below*** .................... 3 Leah Fullwood ca. 1801 - .................... 3 Robert Heriot Fullwood .................... 3 John Cousar Fullwood ......... 2 Robert Fullwood ......... 2 Elizabeth Fullwood ......... 2 Ann Fullwood ......... 2 Mary Fullwood ************************************* Descendants of Daniel David Anderson 1 Daniel David Anderson 1797 - 1873 .. +Eliza Ann Fullwood ......... 2 Ann Mariah Anderson 1825 - 1906 ............. +Thomas E Lemmon 1821 - .................... 3 Gamewell Alexander Lemmon - 1929 ........................ +Elizabeth Wilson .................... 3 John James Lemmon .................... 3 Thomas Anderson Lemmon ca. 1850 - ca. 1890 ........................ +Allien Cornelia Baker ca. 1860 - ca. 1896 Known as: Cornelia .................... 3 Mary Alice Lemmon .................... 3 Cornelia Lemmon .................... 3 Susan Ella Lemmon .................... 3 Wallace Eli Lemmon 1859 - 1933 ***my line*** ........................ +Lillie McIntosh 1865 - 1952 ******************************************************* Descendants of William Morgan Baker 1 William Morgan Baker .. +Mary Christmas ? ......... 2 Allien Cornelia Baker ca. 1860 - ca. 1896 Known as: Cornelia ............. +Thomas Anderson Lemmon ca. 1850 - ca. 1890 .................... 3 Alliene Cornelia Lemmon 1885 - ........................ +Edward Anderson Wheeler 1884 - 1941 .................... 3 William Lemmon .................... 3 Darby Lemmon .................... 3 John David Lemmon 1888 - **************************************************** Best wishes, Charles L. Dibble Columbia, South Carolina 29202-1240 FAX: 803/ 254-1528 email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Deborah Byrd <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, April 24, 1998 09:10 PM Subject: Fulwood/ Anderson families >Hello, my name is Deborah Byrd and I am chasing a link between Robert >Fullwood of Sumter distirct and two children of John Baker of Sumter >District, Jackson and John W. The two children are included in the court >case about the settlement of the Fulwood Estate. Jackson's, aka Andrew >Jackson, wife is listed alternately as Amanda Fulwood or Amanda Anderson. >John W.'s wife was Margaret. Her last name is unknown. > >John Baker Sr had three wives, the first was Mary ?, second Ester Hickson, >and third Rachel ?. His first may have been either an Anderson or a >Fulwood. > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Deborah Byrd >[email protected] > > >

I am a descendant of JEREMIAH BROWN (bc1775) who m. bef. 1800, MARY BRADFORD, d/o Richard Bradford & Elizabeth Singleton. I believe Jeremiah Brown to be the s/o WILLIAM BROWN, Sr., and the gs/o JEREMIAH BROWN of St.Marks, Camden Dist., estate handled in 1782. I would like ANY information & discussion about these BROWN families of Old Sumter District. Thanks, Bet Girardeau 3417 Hall Drive Aiken, SC 29801

I am interested in any information on the RAGIN (RAGAN) family of Clarendon County in the 18th Century - early 19th century. Specifically, I am interested in Mary RAGIN (died 28 Jan 1846) who married John GAYLE. Their children included Christopher D. GAYLE, Robert S. GAYLE, and Margaret S. GAYLE, who m. Josiah M. FELDER Any info appreciated, Thanks, Bill McIntosh

Apologies to all who received the virus warning from me. It was sent to me, and I did not mean for it to be forwarded to all of the places it ended up. Folks have certainly been showing their nasty sides since then. Again...my apologies.

Dwight David Dennis wrote: I sent this before but some [email protected]#[email protected]#@# sent a virus warning !! that got on the same digest, that means someone with a low IQ sent junk mail for fun and I assume many deleted the whole message as I did. > I am currently researching this family in early SC, most evidence of > them is in the Sumter District,in the area that became Clarendon Co.,but > some connections to surrounding areas. Is anyone else researching DENNIS > in Sc. I would be grateful for any info on this family. > > I show 150 acres of land granted to Henry Dennis on 12 NOV 1756,on the > Santee River above the mouth of Beaver Creek, between Saxegotha & > Amelia Townships > On Sept 9 & 10 ,1761 he sold it to Wolfgang Sheely Book D-4,pp. 158-162 > > Richard Gower Dennis was paid claims for provisions to the troops on 21 > Jun 1786,6 May 1786 and had another edited for the a transaction dated > April 1781 > > On 1 March 1816 the following sold land originally granted to Henry > Dennis; Richard H.Dennis,Henry Dennis,Gower Dennis,James > R.Dennis,Francis Dennis,Josiah C. Dennis and William Dennis of the > District and State aforesaid and John Dennis of the Mississippi, this > was 116 acres, waters of Jacks Creek, Richard Gower Dennis was a > witness. > > On 30 Oct 1815 the same persons sold land containing three hundred > seventy nine acres, situated and being in the District of Sumter waters > of Jacks creek. Richard Gower Dennis was a witness. > > A dower release shows Richard Gower Dennis’s wife to be a Susanna > I have the following from South Carolina Genealogies, Articles from > the South Carolina Historical > Magazine,Vol. > Josiah Cantey son of William Cantey of Craven had a dau. by his second > wife named Susanna who married a ___ Dennis > >From Camden District,SC Wills and Administrations > 1781-1787(1770-1796),abstracted by Brent H. Holcomb,G.R.S. and Elmer O. > Parker > The estate package of William Cantey,Sr. shows Richd G. Dennis as one of > the buyers of property and > the numerous matches on names make me certain the Cantey families in the > 2 books are the same. > > I am currently looking for proof that Susanna Cantey is the wife of > Richard Gower Dennis. > > On 14 Aug 1843 John Dennis of Holmes County, Ms gave power of attorney > to Gower Dennis of Autauga County, Al in the matter of the estate of > Richard H. Dennis of Sumter Co.,SC > > All I am sure of about this family is that the Henry, James R. and Gower > Dennis mentioned in > the land sales are brothers and that they all settled in Autauga County, > Al. > > Also to those following the DENNIS,GOWER,ROYAL connections in VA, I > found this family in the 1850 Horry District Census,SC, 17 July 1850,#53 > family,both writing and film are of poor legibility > Bignon Royals 53,M Farmer,$400,NC > Sarah 41,F SC > Asa 15 M SC > Alexington 13,M SC > Renay 9,F SC > L.A. 7,F SC > Orilla 0?,F SC > Mary Dennis 67,F NC > > -- > Dwight David Dennis,1014 Ski Lodge 3,Birmingham,Al.35209 > [email protected],http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/surnames.htm -- Dwight David Dennis,1014 Ski Lodge 3,Birmingham,Al.35209 [email protected],http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/surnames.htm

I am currently researching this family in early SC, most evidence of them is in the Sumter District,in the area that became Clarendon Co.,but some connections to surrounding areas. Is anyone else researching DENNIS in Sc. I would be grateful for any info on this family. I show 150 acres of land granted to Henry Dennis on 12 NOV 1756,on the Santee River above the mouth of Beaver Creek, between Saxegotha & Amelia Townships On Sept 9 & 10 ,1761 he sold it to Wolfgang Sheely Book D-4,pp. 158-162 Richard Gower Dennis was paid claims for provisions to the troops on 21 Jun 1786,6 May 1786 and had another edited for the a transaction dated April 1781 On 1 March 1816 the following sold land originally granted to Henry Dennis; Richard H.Dennis,Henry Dennis,Gower Dennis,James R.Dennis,Francis Dennis,Josiah C. Dennis and William Dennis of the District and State aforesaid and John Dennis of the Mississippi, this was 116 acres, waters of Jacks Creek, Richard Gower Dennis was a witness. On 30 Oct 1815 the same persons sold land containing three hundred seventy nine acres, situated and being in the District of Sumter waters of Jacks creek. Richard Gower Dennis was a witness. A dower release shows Richard Gower Dennis’s wife to be a Susanna I have the following from South Carolina Genealogies, Articles from the South Carolina Historical Magazine,Vol. Josiah Cantey son of William Cantey of Craven had a dau. by his second wife named Susanna who married a ___ Dennis >From Camden District,SC Wills and Administrations 1781-1787(1770-1796),abstracted by Brent H. Holcomb,G.R.S. and Elmer O. Parker The estate package of William Cantey,Sr. shows Richd G. Dennis as one of the buyers of property and the numerous matches on names make me certain the Cantey families in the 2 books are the same. I am currently looking for proof that Susanna Cantey is the wife of Richard Gower Dennis. On 14 Aug 1843 John Dennis of Holmes County, Ms gave power of attorney to Gower Dennis of Autauga County, Al in the matter of the estate of Richard H. Dennis of Sumter Co.,SC All I am sure of about this family is that the Henry, James R. and Gower Dennis mentioned in the land sales are brothers and that they all settled in Autauga County, Al. Also to those following the DENNIS,GOWER,ROYAL connections in VA, I found this family in the 1850 Horry District Census,SC, 17 July 1850,#53 family,both writing and film are of poor legibility Bignon Royals 53,M Farmer,$400,NC Sarah 41,F SC Asa 15 M SC Alexington 13,M SC Renay 9,F SC L.A. 7,F SC Orilla 0?,F SC Mary Dennis 67,F NC -- Dwight David Dennis,1014 Ski Lodge 3,Birmingham,Al.35209 [email protected],http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/surnames.htm

Researching the following families: KNIGHT & ROBERTSON and ROBINSON in Pickens Co., SC, and Red River Co., TX. MOONEY in Rutherford Co., NC, HINTON, FOSTER, and allied families in Red River, Co., Texas, SC, NC etc. STEVENS, PHIFER, ABBOTT, SPELLINGS, BROWNING, PIPPINS, KNIGHT, GOODWIN, PALMER, THOMPSON, and allied families in Texas, TN, SC, Edgecombe Co., NC and VA. Martha Barnes/Texas

Hello everyone, I am forwarding an e-mail that I received today. Richardson is not one of my surnames. Maybe one of you folks can help this lady out. Thanks, Cindy