Judith, Here is what Scott writes about the Mayrants: (this is a priceless story!) "On a fine sunny morning in May, 1806, a gay party of young folks,both male and female, assembled at the residence of Alexander Bell, Sr., in Granby, to take and excursion on horseback some 10 miles up the river to the ferry on Saluda,then known as Kennerly's, just above which James Kennerly Esq. resided; his dwelling, a roomy, rambling country house, being on the East bank of the river, so close to it that a heavy body dropped from one of the windows would fall into the water. Among the gentlemen present were John Caldwell of Newberry, and John Mayrant of Sumter, both then in college, and it was arranged that they, with two of the girls, should pass the night and part of the next day at Kennerly's, while the rest of the cavalcade, after all had enjoyed themselves boating and fishing in the river, were to return to Granby at the close of the day. The two collegians were rivals for the favor of one of the young ladies who remained behind when the others had gone back. They were dressed in the tip of the prevailing fashion, but Mayrant rejoiced in the display of a magnificent ruffled shirt, got up in better style and of finer material than usual, so that it attracted the attention and excited the applause and admiration of the fair sex, and, as Caldwell thought, gave its owner an advantage that he was not otherwise entitled to. At bedtime they were put into the same room with several other young men who had called to see the belles from Granby, and Mayrant, to save his shirt from being rumpled pulled it off and hung it upon a chair. This was observed by Caldwell, who, instigated by the demon of mischief and jealousy, and counting all means fair in love and war, resolved to put the offending garment out of the way. Accordingly, at the dead of night, while all the others were asleep he rose stealthily, and, wrapping the object of his hate around a brick, threw it from one of the windows as far as he could into the river. Next morning when Mayrant arose his shirt was missing and, after a thorough and fruitless search, he was forced to button up his vest and coat and, leaving an apology to the ladies and family for his sudden departure to order his horse and take the road to Columbia, leaving Caldwell in full possession of the field. Whether he suspected his rival of any agency in the mysterious disappearance of the garment was not know; but Caldwell said twenty years afterward that he could never muster up the courage to tell Mayrant what had become oif his shirt. Neither of then succeeded in gaining the young lady - a Miss Bell - who was first married to a Mr. Heron and afterward to Major Benjamin Hart." Columbia - 1817-1822 "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 Gibbeses, Mayrants and other prominent families."