Sumter County,South Carolina

CANNON - Seeking parents of John Cannon, who appears in the 1800 Sumter Census  [Clarendon district].  I believe he is the John Cannon who married Jemima Broughton.  He died and left a will in Sumter in 1809.  I wonder if Nancy Cannon, who turns up in Salem, Sumter, in 1810, might be a relative.  Any help at all would be appreciated. 30 June 2004

LOWREY, NESBITT - Looking for parents/siblings of Henry Alexander LOWREY (born in Ireland) and his wife Elizabeth NESBITT (born about 1805 in SC).  On 1850 census for Sumter District, Elizabeth is listed with the following children:  Alexander (age 17), Mary J. (age 11), Correnia (age 9) and Henry J. (age 7).  Family later moved to Fairfield County. 30 June 2004

PLAYER  - DNA Test results show that Sumter Co. and Kershaw Co. Players are related!  John Player (b. 1808-d. 1870) m. Betsy/Eliza___ (b. 1810 - d. after 1880) They were living in Kershaw Co. in 1850, 60, and 70.  Children: Robert Reese Player, Henry Columbus Player, Hannah Player (m. Jesse "Tink" Atkinson), Francis Player, John D. Player, Jr., Ann Player, Elizabeth Player (m. W.H. Cappell), Nancy Player ( m. Richard Brown), and Thomas Doctor Pinkney Player.

Nancy Player Meissner

Birdnan@roadstarinternet.net

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HAIR, EVERLEIGH - I am looking for information of ancestors of Robert Hair born about 1810 in SC, married Elizabeth Eveleigh in late 1840's. In Sumter County, SC 1850 census they had 2 small children. She was sister to the Eveleigh's listed on the Civil War monument in Sumter. July 3, 2004.

Roy Wessinger

flwnyw@aol.com

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MAYES - I am trying to help a friend in Ohio with her family tree. And we have traced her great grandfather to South Carolina. His name was James or Jim Mayes/Mays. On the censuses it list him as being born in South Carolina 1845 and 1850. And he was living here in Greenville from 1870 to 1910 when he died, he was married to Harriet Sherman. if any of this rings a bell or you have any input please e mail. July 3, 2004.

LAWRENCE,THIGPEN, HODGE - I  am researching my LAWRENCE family ancestors who supposedly came to Early Co, GA from Sumter, SC. My GrGr grandfather was Peter E. Lawrence DOB 1827 Sumter, SC.   His father's name was BENJAMIN LAWRANCE.

Here is all we know:
Peter E. Lawrence came to SW GA before 1850 census with a Brother, Joseph Washington Lawrence DOB 1829,a sister, Sarah Elizabeth Lawrence DOB 1820. They came from Sumter, SC.  Their father was BENJAMIN LAWRENCE who married a widow THIGPEN whose maiden name was HODGE.  They had a 1/2 brother named Henry Friendly THIGPEN, a brother named JIM Lawrence and either another brother or maybe a cousin named JEFFERSON LAWRENCE who remained in SC. The time period would be between 1800 and 1850.
If anyone has any connections to or any information on any of these names, please contact me directly. July 5, 2004

GIBBONS and HARDY - Requesting any data regarding William H. Gibbons (born about 1818) specifically his parents, their parents, etc. We know that he was living in Sumter County in 1850. Also, the same information on Thomas Hardy (born about 1801). He was also residing in Sumter County in 1850. I will throughly appreciate any help you can provide. July 26, 2004

MANNING - I am looking for a direct line descendant of: Jno. (John?) L. Manning, Manchester P.O., Sumter District, South Carolina AND/OR W.H. Manning, possibly his son, who served in the Army of Northern Virginia,  during the War of Northern Agression, also known as the Civil War, or the War between the states. If you know someone who is doing this research on the Manning surname, please feel free to forward this message on to them. July 26, 2004

HAGANS or HAGINS -  I am looking for Malachiah Hagans or Hagins born say 1758, head of a Sumter County, South Carolina household of 11 "other free" in 1800 [SC:935]. 

In my earlier research I found The Hagins family probably came from Hanover County, Virginia, where the "Widow Hagin & son Zachariah" were listed in a merchant's account book for 6 April 1744 [Magazine of Virginia Genealogy 34:196].

Three mixed-race Hagin/ Hagins children, "Base Born Malatas," were bound apprentice to Arthur Due in October 1760 by the Johnston County, North Carolina Court [Haun, Johnston County Court Minutes, I:46]. They were

1        i. Obediah, born say 1754.

2        ii. Zachariah, born say 1756.

iii. Malachiah, born say 1758, head of a Sumter County, South Carolina household of 11 "other free" in 1800 [SC:935].

 

1.    Obediah Hagins, born say 1754, was bound apprentice in Johnston County in 1760. He was head of a Wayne County household of 4 "other free" in 1800 [NC:245] and apparently moved to Sumter County, South Carolina, that same year when he was head of a household of 4 "other free" [SC:935] and 6 in 1810 [SC:217a]. He may have been the father of

i. Flavd, head of a Sumter District household of one "other free" in 1810 [SC:217a].

 

2.    Zachariah Hagins, born say 1756, may have been the Rias Heagin, a "Malatto," who was in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on 14 January 1797 when the court ordered that he receive thirty-nine lashes [Minutes 1791-97, n.p.]. He was taxable on 100 acres in Prince Frederick Parish, South Carolina, in 1786 [S.C. Tax Returns 1783-1800, frame 119]. His son Thomas Hagans was living in Marion District, South Carolina, on 14 August 1809 when he refused to pay the levy "upon all Free Negros Mulatoes and Mestizos," claiming that he was a white man. Robert Coleman and John Regan testified at the October 1812 session of the Marion District Court of Common Pleas that Thomas was the son of Zachariah Hagans and his wife Kesiah Ivey, who was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Ivey of Drowning Creek, Bladen (Robeson) County. The court ruled that Thomas Hagans was of Portuguese descent and acquitted him [NCGSJ IX:259]. Zachariah and Kesiah were the parents of

i. Thomas, born say 1785.

 

Other members of the family in North Carolina were

i. Amy, head of a Martin County household of 3 "other free" in 1790 [NC:67] and 3 in 1800 [NC:395].

ii. Mary, head of a Wayne County household of 1 "other free" in 1790 [NC:150].

iii. Penny, head of a Martin County household of 4 "other free" in 1810 [NC:437].

iv. Priscilla, head of an Edgecombe County household of 3 "other free" in 1810 [NC:764].

If you find any information will you please share. We want to know why there is so little information on the Hagans in North Carolina. I am suspecting they all left and migrated to NC/SC borders. I also would like to know if there is a cemetery? Are they listed as White or Black? Are there any Hagans left. July 26, 2004

JC Futrell
Futrell@fulton.k12.ga.us

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TRULUCK - I am looking for a family by the name of Truluck.  They would have been in the Florence County-Sumter County area in the early 1800s.  I have found one lady by the name of Marie Truluck Arnold.  I am checking to see if I can find further information about her family.  Please let me know if you have any information on the Truluck family.  I am specifically looking for a Sally Truluck, born 1810, my many times back grandmother.  August 10, 2004

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