Subject: Re: Thomas and Blair's of Edgefield, Greenwood and there abouts From: Ghtanda Date: January 06, 2000 Looking for these SC families. Would appreciate any help and am willing to trade information. Guy Thomas Houston, TX 281 444-1366 FAX 281 893-3475 [email protected] Blair, George and William, I am searching for information on George (b 1750) and William Blair (b 1739) in Ireland. Arrived Charleston South Carolina in March or before 1766, possibly Sept.1765. They were Irish Protestants (possibly Presbyterians) that came and received Bounty Land in Belfast Township of Granville Country, South Carolina. Have copies of original land grants dated March 1766. Land promoters in South Carolina at this time were Arthur Dobbs and Matthew Rea that also had land in Georgia. It is said that Rea made a trip back to his home area County Down -- Lisburn, Ballynahinch and Dromore to recruit settlers. George Blair b 1750, d 1787 + Barsheba Children Christopher b 1780 d 1829 Edgefield Dist., SC Gabriel Barsheba Christopher + Sarah Children G W (Washington) b1808 SC, d 1849 MS Hazle SC Elizabeth SC James b 1814 SC Pulaski (P L) b 1849 SC Sarah SC Christopher SC Columbus b1824 SC G W (Washington) went to Scooba, Kemper County, Mississippi +Martha Children Hasle (Hayes or H. H.) b 1833 SC Nancy b 1837 Sarah b 1839 James b 1841 AL Mary b 1843 AL Martha b 1848 MS Seeking information on Jeremiah Thomas, place of Birth and parents. Through a lease Jeremiah Thomas of the state of GA, planter, was present in Edgefield County, 96 Dist, SC in Oct 1795. Sold land granted to him in Oct 1794 on Little Steven's Creek and waters of the Savannah River. His name appears on the SC 1800 census. I believe he had at least two sons, Joshua, b 1799 and Jeremiah 1800 something. Joshua was my GGGrandfather. My GGrandfather was William A. Thomas born in Green Cty, AL in 1829 and Grandfather was Charles William Thomas b Scooba, Kemper Cty, MS, in 3-10-1863 where he married Sallie Frances Blair in 1890 and moved to Houston, TX where he worked for the Southern Pacific RR. Joshua and Jeremiah were present in Scooba, Kemper Cty, MS, in the mid/late 1800s. Joshua at age 71 married to a Narcissa with a son David on the 1870 census. I have these Thomas's in Texas to date. There was a Josiah (John) Thomas at the Red Bank Baptist church on the little Saluda River in Edgefield Dist before 1792. He was on the 1790 census for Edgefield Dist, SC. Thought these names might be of the same family somehow. ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |