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From: "Jane McCombs Gillespie" <>
Subject: 1784 Hard Labor List III
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 08:49:49 -0500

On Long Cane: JOSEPH CALHOUN, HENRY WIDEMAN, on Buffalo Branch J EWING
CALHOUN, the first in the Long Cane settlement to get a college training.
MOSES DAVIS, ANDREW MCCOMB, EPHRAIM LINDSEY, JOHN MCCURDY, JOHN DE LA HOWE,
WILLIAM HILL, HUGH CALHOUN, SARAH WILSON were a few of the purchasers of
land.

HENRY COOK took up land on head waters of Rocky Creek in 1791, on a ridge
which sent rain water easterly into Rocky Creek and westerly into the Long
Cane. His neighbors were MRS EVES, ANDREW MCCORMACK , and one DUNLAP.

JOHN ROBINSON settled on Turkey Creek, ALEXANDER WHITE on Reedy Branch of
the Long Cane. TOLLIVER COX on Savannah River, Edgefield District, beside
his relative CHRISTOPHER COX, JESSE ROUNDTREE was in Edgefield, place of
residence on Horse Creek.

I skipped some material here that had no names..then it says:

A history of one family may be taken as an index of what was going on in the
larger world. In 1771 ROBERT IRWIN came from Ireland with his wife and
settled in the Hard Labor Section. Of their 5 children, John & Jane, married
and went to Illinois, where from last heard from they were persuading their
younger sister, in the Hard Labor Section, to come and live with them.

FRANCIS & MARY married and remained in SC. A son of FRANCIS and seven of
MARY'S went west and all remained except the son of FRANCIS. 2 OF MARY'S
sons married and remained in SC. 3 of their children in the 50's and 60's
followed their relatives who had gone to GA, AL, MS, LA, & TX...

So ends this list...


Jane McCombs Gillespie

Researching McComb/McCombs in SC
Hopewell Presbyterian in McCormick County SC
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