In a message dated 01/19/2000 8:47:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, boan@mciworld.com writes: << Mr Ervin visited the area in July of 1971, and found nothing there indicating its historic past except a simple monument erected by the Huguenot Society of SC to mark the spot where the church stood. >> Pam, May I ask who is this Mr. Ervin? Could this be Sam Ervin who did a lot of research in the 1960's on the Ervin families. >From your study of these Church records, did you note surnames of other families that settled in Sumter district along with Claude and Unity Richbourgh Regards, Gene