Judith, You are right, Edwin J.Scott's mention of Major James Guignard (his only references were of him) were in connection with Columbia. The first was: "Major James S. Guignard (many years Ordinary and Clerk of the Court) had a large dwelling on the Northwest corner of Bull and Gervais Streets, and owned the entire Square on which he planted an orchard, nursery and vineyard. His progeny, mostly daughters, intermarried with the Gibbeses, Mayrants, and other prominent families. Many of his descendants still survive." The second was: "Robert Waring, another old settler, quit playing backgammon with Major Guignard because the Major laughed as much when losing as when winning a game, and thus deprived the victor of one half of his satisfaction." The third was: "In 1817 Simon Taylor was Sheriff of Richland; James S. Guignard, Clerk and Ordinary; Thomas Hutchinson, Tax Collector; and old Mr. Barillon, the French auctioneer, Crier of the Court, who always added to prescribed formula of "God save the state", at the opening of the term "and the crier, too"." He mentions that when he returned to Columbia from Lexington he went to work in the Commercial Bank as a teller and that James Guignard was one of the Directors. The last reference " At his (Captain Henry Lyons) suggestion an exhibition of fruit was got up in Columbia, over which he presided, and once a week in the summer season a fine collection was exhibited in the hall above Dr. Gibbes' printing office on Washington Street, near Newnham's present paint shop. He and Mayor Guignard had each a square of four acres mostly in trees, Mr. Crawford had two acres and Mrs. Mayrant and myself orchards of considerable size, and we also received contributions from others in town as well as from William Summer of Pomaria, Dr. Kirsh of Chester, Mr. Ventress of Greensboro,NC and from various other places." Blanche