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From: "Maryellen" <>
Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Re GONE TO GEORGIA
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 11:50:31 -0400
References: <001401c5a3a1$78c892c0$d24b3e18@gatewayxp> <6.2.1.2.0.20050819095016.03d7de70@mail.clemson.edu> <009801c5a589$56e9e980$d24b3e18@gatewayxp>


Just a knee-jerk observation...1784-5 is an alarm bell for Rev War pension
bounties. Remember GA allowed land bounties to soldiers of any state plus
citizens...in some cases, the latter got land just for not interferring ! A
key might be the amount of acreage as amts were set by rank etc. Maryellen
----- Original Message -----
From: "don cranston" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Re GONE TO GEORGIA


> Thank you. I know that Eli and Henry Langford were in Franklin Co GA 1785
> in
> Pickens 1790 and etc. Eli also ran the toll road over Saluda Mt ca
> 1805-1815. It appears he was married to a Matthews. And doesn't he book
> deal
> with a Matthews from VA. who brought a group of settlers down to GA. to
> that
> NE corner of Ga which you indicate was also a par of NC and possible SC. ?
> ( did I understand that correctly?
> The time period is right and the location I think is right so even if Eli
> is
> not mentioned in the book it could/would be great reading. ( but as
> always
> my quest is for any and all Langford data)
> Thank you for taking the time to explain that to me.I was aware that state
> borders were not set in stone until about 1900 in some cases.. I was NOT
> aware that GA was also in NC..
>
> PS if I can help you in anyway please let me know..
> Rose C
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Elizabeth Whitaker" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 9:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Re GONE TO GEORGIA
>
>
>> At 11:03 PM 8/17/2005, you wrote:
>> >GONE TO GEORGIA I saw mentioned on this site,, I have tried every way
>> >possible to get a copy of that book to read it.. I search the surname
>> >Langford,
>> >It is thougth that Eli ALngfords wife Sarah was a Matthews.( ?) (
> unproven
>> >fact)
>> >Can any one help me. They live first 1785 in Ga. then Pendleton District
>> >Sc by 1790 eventually in the Broad River area by 1820.
>> >Any bit of information from any source would help.
>> >Thank you
>>
>> No Langfords and no Matthews, but I've been doing SC research for a
>> while.
>>
>> The Broad River area would usually (and in your case probably) indicates
>> what are now generally
>> referred to as the Dutch Fork and Columbia areas. (Columbia was founded
>> in
>> 1791. The Broad
>> River flows through part of the Columbia area today.
>>
>> Dutch Fork consists of Newberry and Lexington counties.
>>
>> "Georgia" in that time period includes what is now extreme southwestern
> NC,
>> so you
>> might want to check North Carolina and Wilkinson(?) county Georgia.
>> (There
>> was a little
>> shooting war for a few years until North Carolina southwest of Asheville
>> was definitely
>> North Carolina southwest of Asheville -- and not extreme North Georgia.
>>
>> Elizabeth Whitaker
>>
>>
>>
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