Micheal... Wish I did know about the Peelers! There were loads of Peelers from Spartanburg and areas in South Carolina...... but I didnt connect to the Gist Family genelaogy which had already been done and in a documented book....always bothered me though as I see Peelers gave land for a school and apparently had a great deal to do with the area around Spartanberg in South Carolina... My family descended from Christopher Gist the famous Frontiersman and Explorer in many history books...I keep trying though as they were early settlers..you might find thats the begining of some of your lines...many were going West as mine did for land grants and war bounty lands given. Mine ended in Texas in the early 1850's when it was still so wild and woolly that they had a hard time settling communities there. If you have time it would prpobably help you in your search if you looked through some of the Deds and Wills etc. of South Carolina. Sure wish we could connect... apparently no one has ever done the Peelers as far as I can see Lenora