Family land query - Rymach
Subject: Family land query
From: Rymach
Date: June 14, 1998

14 June 1998
We are trying to locate the land where our ancestors, Levi Young and Nancy
 Marchbanks, originally settled in SC. When they married March 15, 1782, Nancy
 was living with her father, William Marchbanks, Sr. on or near Pacolet River
 near ?Gnudali ?? Shoals in Union district, SC.

In Rev War pension file W9040, it states that the War was raging at that time.
During Levi's absence, Nancy remained with her father. The Tories came to the
 house, one brandished his sword and drove her father to the Swamp where he
 fled for safety. The Tories took his horse and family items. Nancy recalled
 having heard the sounds (guns) of a battle not far from her home, which she
 believed was Tarleton's defeat. She recalled seeing the Red Coats frequently
 and to have heard complaints of their plundering in the neighborhood, fear of
 death, and house burnings. 

On 1 Jan 1787, Levi Young received 100 acres situated in the District of
 Ninety Six on the north side of the Pacolet River. However, the attached plat
 was certified on 7 July 1785. the surveyor having laid out the 100 acres on
 the north side of the Pacolet River on Marchbanks  ?branch? Some years later,
 the Young family moved into the Pickens area of Pickens District.

I need some help. Could this area be near the Cowpens battlefield, and does
 anyone know where the geographic features might coincide for 'Pacolet River',
 '?Gnudali? Shoals', 'Swamp', and 'Marchbanks ?branch?' Does Mills Atlas have
 enough detail to show where this land is? Any suggestions and assistance will
 be appreciated.

Ron F.Young
[email protected]

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