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From: "Britton's Neck" <>
Subject: Re: [SCMARION-L] Lynches Creek, South Carolina - Marion County?
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 22:26:09 -0500
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You can find the map for this area at the address below...

This Creek or river runs right outside of todays

Johnsonville S.C.

Dennis

http://www.rootsweb.com/~scmarion/maps/1825marion.jpg




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From: "Mary Raye Casper" <>
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Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 6:31 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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