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From: "Carl B. Skinner" <>
Subject: Re: [SCMARION-L] Lynches Creek, South Carolina - Marion County?
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 22:16:01 -0600
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Mary, I live on Lynches River, often referred to as Lynches Creek, it isn`t
in Marion County but was in old MARION County. It does flow through
Darlington County,oninto Florence county and empties into the Great Pee Dee
that divides Florence and Marion Counties.
Carl B. Skinner in Johnsonville SC
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From: "Mary Raye Casper" <>
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Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 5:31 PM
Subject: [SCMARION-L] Lynches Creek, South Carolina - Marion County?


> Can anyone tell me the location of Lynches Creek, SC? I have seen various
> references to a location and am trying to determine the home of a Sinclair
> family in 1812. These Sinclairs were in Robeson County, NC by 1820 and I
am
> looking at Marion County, SC as a possible location prior to moving to NC.
> A family bible states that "Archibald (Sinclair) was born at Lynches
Creek,
> SC the 2nd day of January, 1812". I have not yet found a connection with
my
> Sinclair family and the Daniel and Archibald Sinclair of Marion County, SC
> but this is still being examined. These Marion County Sinclairs were,
> however, neighbors of my Hairgrove and O'Brien families near Dillon, SC.
> (Asa Hairgrove and William Wesley O'Brien, Asa's son-in-law.)
>
> The 1816 will of Mary McPhaul of Robeson County, NC states that she
> bequeaths to her daughter Mary McNeill "three cows that I have on Linches
> Creek, South Carolina."
> I am trying to determine if this Linches/Lynches Creek is in old Marion
> County or perhaps between Chesterfield and Darlington Counties. A Lynch
> Creek is located on an old map that use to be on the Robeson County
website.
> The creek was shown to be in the bottom western corner of Robeson running
> into Marion. Any information or help on locating Lynches Creek in South
> Carolina would be appreciated!
>
> Mary Raye
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