CCSMITH wrote:
> 
> I am researching CALEB AVANT.
> SURNAMES include AVANT, WILLIAMS, ROGERS, KIRTON & JONES
> 
>  I am particularly interested in John Avant, son of Jonathan Avant, son of Caleb Avant.  I am also looking for proof that Joshua Avant, the Elder (Sr.) was indeed Caleb's son by his first marriage.  There is reportedly a court case around 1767/68 that verifies this but I have not been able to obtain more information.   Caleb Avant was a wealthy French Huguenot that settled on the Black River  arriving around the Pee Dee River in 1734.  It is there most of his family settled and owned extensive land. {In 1732, Caleb Avant filed a plat, certified on October 5, 1732, pursuant to which he had been granted five hundred ten acres in Craven County on the east side of the Big Pee Dee River (Source:  Plats without Grants, page 12, State Archives, Columbia, SC)
> His son Jonathan also owned land on the northeast side of the Pee Dee River on and around near Catfish Creek.  Johnathan's son John is reportedly who my line comes through.  John administered his father(Jonathan Avant's estate).  If anyone as any additional information or corrections, I would love to hear from you.  My website is at http://www.hovac.com/ccsmith/csindex.htm

              SCMAR, Vol. V, Winter 1977, No. 1, p.37
          Pp. 254-261: 15 Apr 1755, Francis Avant of Craven Co.,
planter, to William Green of same place, planter
          (lease s10, release £ 500), by grant to Francis Avant 1 June
1709, grandfather to the above Francis Avant,
          350 A in Craven Co., on N side Black River, and Francis Avant
dying intestate fell to his eldest son John
          Avant, father to the said party and Francis Avant, uncle to
the said party and sons of the deceased, and the
          said John Avant also dying intestate and said Francis being
the eldest son became heir and sd. Francis uncle
          to the said party by his L. W. & T. 1 July 1742 did give to
said party the above recited land... Frans. Avant
          (X) (LS), Hanh Avant (X), Wit: Edwd Tubb, Charls. Wilson.
Prov. by Charles Wilson before Paul Trapier,
          20 Nov 1770. Rec. 14 May 1771.



SCMAR, Volume V
          Number 2, Spring, 1977
          Some Lapsed Colonial Plats

             Owners   Acres   County or   When
             Names      Township   survey'd.
            
Avant, Caleb   500   ---   October 5, --
 
Avant,   200   ---   March 25,
 Benjamin         1732 [?]
 
 Avant,   200   ---   April 23, --
   Benjamin