Joseph Baskin Gaston and Jane Owings
Husband Joseph Baskin Gaston 1
Born: 13 May 1868
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Father: William Newton Gaston Lieutenant (1839-1907) 1
Mother: Mary Mccullough Baskin (1839-1913) 1
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Wife Jane Owings 1
Born: Abt 1870
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Joseph Lucius Gaston and Margaret Brice Hemphill
Husband Joseph Lucius Gaston 1
Born: 20 Apr 1829 - Chester District, South Carolina
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Died: 31 May 1862 - Battle Of Seven Pines, Virginia
Buried: - Cedar Shoals Presbyterian Church, Chester County, South Carolina
Father: John Brown Gaston Dr. (1791-1864) 1
Mother: Polly Buford McFadden (1805-1886) 1
Marriage: 10 Sep 1857 - Fairfield County, South Carolina
Wife Margaret Brice Hemphill 1
Born: 19 Jan 1829 - Hopewell Section, Chester County South Carolina
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Died: 21 Jun 1921 - Chester, South Carolina
Buried: - Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, South Carolina
Father: David Hemphill (Abt 1800- ) 1
Mother: Jane Brice (Abt 1805- ) 1
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1 F Janie Gaston 1
Born: 23 Oct 1856 - Chester, South Carolina
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Died: 25 Mar 1935 - Chester, South Carolina
Buried: - Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, South Carolina
Spouse: George Williams Gage Judge (Abt 1856- ) 1
Marr: 21 Dec 1881 - Chester, South Carolina
2 M Joseph Lucius Gaston Dr. 1
Born: Abt 1860 - Chester, South Carolina
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Died: - Montgomery, Alabama
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General Notes (Husband)
Joseph Lucius Gaston, son of John Brown Gaston, MD and Mar y Buford McFadden Gaston, was born on April 20, 1829 in th e Cedar Shoals section of Chester County, SC. His paterna l grandparents were Joseph Gaston and Jane Brown Gaston. Hi s maternal grandparents were Walter Brown and Margaret Brow n.
Joseph Lucius Gaston was the first Gaston to move to Che sterville. After his graduation in 1852 from South Carolin a College he settled there to read law. He was admitted t o the Bar of South Carolina in December, 1853 and became ju nior partner of James Hemphill, Esquire. Gaston was describ ed by a colleague as "six feet two inches in height, stron g and athletic. His address was pleasant and prepossessing , his mind sturdy, vigorous and honest, and sought that whi ch was true and useful."
On Thursday evening September 10, 1857 Joseph Lucius Gas ton, Esquire, was married to the beautiful Margaret Brice H emphill of Woodland Plantation, Fairfield County, SC, hom e of her grandfather, Robert Brice.
Lucius bought for his bride the "Brick House" on York St reet in Chesterville which had been built by Absolum House r before 1855.
Their parlor furniture, including a Rosewood piano, wa s brought up from Charleston by wagon.
Two children, Janie Gaston and Joseph Lucius Gaston, Jr . were born to the young couple whose life was soon to be i nterrupted by the War Between the States. Although Lucius d id not approve of secession and had refused to allow himsel f to be nominated to the Secession Congress, when war cam e he volunteered to serve with Company F. 6th Regiment of the Co nfederate Army.
On May 31, 1862 Captain Joseph Lucius Gaston and his bro ther, William Hall Gaston, were killed in Virginia at the B attle of Seven Pines as they fought side by side. Their bro ther, James McFadden Gaston, M.D., wrote to Lucius' widow , Margaret, "they fought together hour after hour and fel l near the close of action, almost side by side."
Their bodies were recovered from the battlefield by thei r brother James, Camp Surgeon, and brought back to Chester by the Rev. John Hemph ill Simpson whose great service to the Confederate cause wa s to return the bodies of fallen Confederates to their hom e districts whenever possible. Isaac Gaston, younger, had died in a military hospital in F airfax Courthouse, VA on September 1, 1861. The three broth ers are buried in the churchyard of the Cedar Shoals Presby terian Church, and on their monument is inscribed, "Tres No biles Fratres".
General Notes for Child Janie Gaston
!DEATH:Chester County Heritage History, Volume II. page 1 , Chester County Heritage History, Volume II. page 114.
Joseph Lucius Gaston Dr.
Husband Joseph Lucius Gaston Dr. 1
Born: Abt 1860 - Chester, South Carolina
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Died: - Montgomery, Alabama
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Father: Joseph Lucius Gaston (1829-1862) 1
Mother: Margaret Brice Hemphill (1829-1921) 1
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Peter T. Hollis and Juliette Victoria Gaston
Husband Peter T. Hollis 1
Born: Abt 1835
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Wife Juliette Victoria Gaston 1
Born: Abt 1838
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Father: Joseph Alexander Gaston (1810-1868) 1
Mother: Elizabeth Wylie (1816-1850) 1
E. N. Shaw and Kate Gaston
Husband E. N. Shaw 1
Born: Abt 1860
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Wife Kate Gaston 1
Born: Abt 1863
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Father: James Mcfadden Gaston Dr. (1824-1903) 1
Mother: Susannah Greening Brumby (1830-1904) 1
William H. Rountree and Kesiah Gaston
Husband William H. Rountree 1
Born: 13 Feb 1784
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Died: 1877
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Marriage: Abt 1809
Wife Kesiah Gaston 1
Born: Abt 1779
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Father: William Gaston (1743-1814) 1
Mother: Ann Porter (Abt 1747- ) 1
John Kolb and Keziah Brevard Gaston
Husband John Kolb 1
Born: Abt 1855
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Wife Keziah Brevard Gaston 1
Born: Abt 1858
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Father: James Mcfadden Gaston Dr. (1824-1903) 1
Mother: Susannah Greening Brumby (1830-1904) 1
Lena Wilmoth Gaston
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Mother: Bennetta A. Castleberry (1858-1925) 1
Joseph Conner Steele and Lottie Blair Gaston
Husband Joseph Conner Steele 1
Born: Abt 1875
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Wife Lottie Blair Gaston 1
Born: 26 Oct 1877
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Father: William Newton Gaston Lieutenant (1839-1907) 1
Mother: Mary Mccullough Baskin (1839-1913) 1
Edgar Hamilton Richards and Lourina Olive Gaston
Husband Edgar Hamilton Richards 2 3
Born: Nov 1885 - Doddridge Co., WV 2 3
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Died: 21 Jul 1930 - Doddridge Co., WV 2 3
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Father: Granville B. Richards (1854- ) 2 3
Mother: Mary Jane Wilson (1856- ) 2 3
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Wife Lourina Olive Gaston (details suppressed for this person)
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1 F Mayme Richards (details suppressed for this person)
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2 F May Richards 2 3
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3 M John E. Richards 2 3
Born: 1906 - Holbrook, Ritchie County, WV 2 3
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Died: 25 Dec 1991 - Rt. 1, Greenwood At Long Run Community, WV 2 3
Buried: - South Fork Cemetery 2 3
Spouse: Lora H. Nutter ( -1970) 2 3
General Notes for Child John E. Richards
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[BeamandWilson.FTW]
"Ritchie Gazette" 2 January 1992 pg 6
JOHN E. RICHARDS
John E. RICHARDS, 85, of Rt. 1, Greenwood (Long Run Community), WV, died Wednesday, Dec. 25 , 1991, at his home after a brief illness.
He was born in Holbrook, Ritchie County, WV, a son of the late Edgar H. and Lurana Olive GAST ON RICHARDS. He was a self-employed carpenter and had also worked as a construction foreman f or the James F. Allen Company. He attended Piggott Community Church.
Surviving are a close companion, Pauline McCLURE; two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Farahlene) McC ULLOUGH of Greenwood and Mrs. Thomas (Wanda) NAY of Columbus, OH; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Edwar d (Marie) HUSK of West Union, WV; four sons, Edgar RICHARDS AND Deward RICHARDS, both of Oxfo rd, WV, Ray RICHARDS of Harrisville, WV, and David RICHARDS of Canton, OH; a sister, Mayme MO RTIN of Clarksburg, WV; 31 grandchildren and 57 great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Lora H. NUTTER RICHARDS, in 1970, and a sister, Mae HUS K.
Services were held at Spurgeon Funeral Home, West Union, with Pastor James W. Wright officiat ing. Burial was in the South Fork Cemetery.
David D Norman and Lucy A Gaston
Husband David D Norman 2 3 4 5 6 7
Born: 1 May 1865 - Gilmer County, West Virginia 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Died: 9 Sep 1910 2 3 4 7
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Father: Seamore Norman (1812- ) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Mother: Sarah Bush (1824- ) 2 3 4 5 6 7
Marriage: 29 Nov 1899 2 3 4 5 7
Wife Lucy A Gaston 2 3 4 5 6 7
AKA: Lucy Gaston
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James McCreary and Margaret Gaston
Husband James McCreary 1
Born: Abt 1735
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Wife Margaret Gaston 1
Born: 22 Aug 1739 - Ireland
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Died: 1767 - Chester County, South Carolina
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Father: John Gaston Justice (1703-1782) 1
Mother: Esther Waugh (Abt 1715-1789) 1
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1 M John McCreary 1
Born: Abt 1754
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Spouse: Margaret Gaston (1764-1816) 1
2 M Samuel McCreary 1
Born: Abt 1755
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!BIRTH:Abstracts From Mississippi DAR Application Records , Abstracts From Mississippi DAR Application Records, The C arolina Herald and Newsletter, Vol XXV, March-June 1997.
Margaret Gaston
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Wife Margaret Gaston 1
Born: Abt 1775
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Mother: Ann Porter (Abt 1747- ) 1
John Johnson and Margaret Gaston
Husband John Johnson 1
Born: Abt 1800
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Marriage: 4 Mar 1817 - Knox County, Kentucky
Wife Margaret Gaston 1
Born: 4 Mar 1800 - Knox County, Kentucky
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John McCreary and Margaret Gaston
Husband John McCreary 1
Born: Abt 1754
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Father: James McCreary (Abt 1735- ) 1
Mother: Margaret Gaston (1739-1767) 1
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Wife Margaret Gaston 1
Born: 1764
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Died: 6 Mar 1816 - Chester County, South Carolina
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Father: Robert Gaston (1722-1787) 1
Mother: Margaret Logan (Abt 1730-1848) 1
Other Spouse: John McCreary (1761-1833) 1
John McCreary and Margaret Gaston
Husband John McCreary 1
Born: 1761
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Died: 4 Nov 1833
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Wife Margaret Gaston 1
Born: 1764
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Died: 6 Mar 1816 - Chester County, South Carolina
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Father: Robert Gaston (1722-1787) 1
Mother: Margaret Logan (Abt 1730-1848) 1
Other Spouse: John McCreary (Abt 1754- ) 1
General Notes (Husband)
McCREARY, John, a Representative from South Carolina; bor n near Fishing Creek, about eighteen miles from Chester, S. C., in 1761; received his schooling from private tutors; be came a surveyor; also engaged in agricultural pursuits; ser ved in the Revolutionary War; member of the State house o f representatives, 1794-1799 and 1802; sheriff of Chester D istrict (now Chester County); elected to the Sixteenth Cong ress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821); resumed agricultural pu rsuits and surveying; died on his plantation in South Carol ina November 4, 1833; interment in the Richardson Church Ce metery, Chester County, S.C.
Hugh McQuiston and Margaret Gaston
Husband Hugh McQuiston 1
Born: Abt 1775
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Wife Margaret Gaston 1
Born: Abt 1776
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Father: Joseph Gaston (1739-1823) 1
Mother: Martha Gaston (1741-1826) 1
Joshua Pennington Huff and Margaret Ann Gaston
Husband Joshua Pennington Huff 1
Born: 1808
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Wife Margaret Ann Gaston 1
Born: 13 Jul 1811
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Died: 27 Mar 1863
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Father: Samuel Gaston (1787-1826) 1
Mother: Esther Gaston (1792- ) 1
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1 F Mary Ann Huff 1
Born: 1833
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Spouse: John Easley (1835-1912) 1
Thomas Kell and Margaret Ann Gaston
Husband Thomas Kell 9
Born: 16 Jan 1775 - Rocky Creek, , Chester, South Carolina
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Died: 21 Mar 1844 - Walnut Hill, Marion Co., Illinois
Buried: - Walnut Hill Cem., Salem Twp., Marion Co., Illinois
Father: John Kell (Abt 1736-1819) 9
Mother: Jane Morton (1738- ) 9
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Wife Margaret Ann Gaston 9
Born: 18 Feb 1783 - , , South Carolina
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Died: 18 Aug 1831 - , Jefferson Co., Illinois
Buried: - Old Covenanter Cem., Marion Co., Illinois
Father: William Gaston (1757- ) 9
Mother: Mary McClure (1758- ) 9
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1 M William Kell 9
Born: 3 Aug 1800 - , Chester Co., South Carolina
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2 F Jane Kell 9
Born: 27 Mar 1802 - , , South Carolina
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3 M John Gaston Kell 9
Born: 22 Mar 1804 - , Chester Co., South Carolina
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4 M Samual Gaston Kell 9
Born: 1 Jun 1806 - , Chester Co., South Carolina
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Died: 4 May 1864
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5 F Martha Ann Kell 9
Born: 9 May 1808 - , , South Carolina
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6 M Alexander Kell 9
Born: 19 May 1810 - , Chester, South Carolina
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Died: 12 Dec 1895 - Centralia, Marion Co., Illinois
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Spouse: Mary P. Fulton (1820-After 1884) 9
Marr: 20 Feb 1834 - , Marion Co., Illinois
7 F Margaret Kell 9
Born: 19 Mar 1812 - , Chester Co., South Carolina
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8 M Thomas Kell 9
Born: 6 Oct 1814 - , , South Carolina
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9 M James Kell 9
Born: 30 Jan 1817 - , Chester Co., South Carolina
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10 F Eliza Kell 9
Born: 23 Apr 1819 - , Chester Co., South Carolina
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11 M Riley Kell 9
Born: 16 Jul 1821 - , Chester Co., South Carolina
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12 M Mathew Cannon Kell 9
Born: 17 Apr 1825 - , Jefferson Co., Illinois
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General Notes (Husband)
Name: Thomas KELL Sex: M Birth: 16 NOV 1774 in Rocky Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Death: 21 MAR 1844 in Walnut Hill, Haines Township, Marion County, Illinois Ancestral File #: NWM4-VJ Burial: Walnut Hill Cem., Salem, Marion County, Illinois Father: John KELL b: ABT. 1736 in Ireland Mother: Jane MORTON b: 1738 in Ireland Marriage 1 Margaret Ann GASTON b: 15 FEB 1783 in Lynches Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Married: ABT. 1799 in Chester County, South Carolina
Children William KELL b: 3 AUG 1800 in Chester County, South Carolina Jane KELL b: 27 MAR 1802 in Chester County, South Carolina John Gaston KELL b: 22 MAR 1804 in Chester County, South Carolina Samuel Gaston KELL b: 1 JUN 1806 in Chester County, South Carolina Martha Ann KELL b: 9 MAY 1808 in Chester County, South Carolina Alexander KELL b: 19 MAY 1810 in Chester County, South Carolina Margaret KELL b: 19 MAR 1812 in Chester County, South Carolina Thomas KELL b: 6 OCT 1814 in Chester County, South Carolina James KELL b: 30 JAN 1817 in Chester County, South Carolina Eliza KELL b: 23 APR 1819 in Chester County, South Carolina Riley KELL b: 16 JUL 1821 in Chester County, South Carolina Matthew Cannon KELL b: 17 APR 1825 in Jefferson County, Illinois
General Notes (Wife)
Name: Margaret Ann GASTON Sex: F Birth: 15 FEB 1783 in Lynches Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Death: 18 AUG 1831 in Jefferson County, Illinois Ancestral File #: NWM5-D8 Burial: Old Covenanter C, Walnut Hill, Marion County, Il Note: Margaret was the first Covenanter buried within Old Covenanter Cemetery in Marion County, Illinois. Father: William GASTON b: 10 JUL 1757 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Mother: Mary MCCLURE b: ABT. 1761 in Waxhaven, South Carolina Marriage 1 Thomas KELL b: 16 NOV 1774 in Rocky Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Married: ABT. 1799 in Chester County, South Carolina Children William KELL b: 3 AUG 1800 in Chester County, South Carolina Jane KELL b: 27 MAR 1802 in Chester County, South Carolina John Gaston KELL b: 22 MAR 1804 in Chester County, South Carolina Samuel Gaston KELL b: 1 JUN 1806 in Chester County, South Carolina Martha Ann KELL b: 9 MAY 1808 in Chester County, South Carolina Alexander KELL b: 19 MAY 1810 in Chester County, South Carolina Margaret KELL b: 19 MAR 1812 in Chester County, South Carolina Thomas KELL b: 6 OCT 1814 in Chester County, South Carolina James KELL b: 30 JAN 1817 in Chester County, South Carolina Eliza KELL b: 23 APR 1819 in Chester County, South Carolina Riley KELL b: 16 JUL 1821 in Chester County, South Carolina Matthew Cannon KELL b: 17 APR 1825 in Jefferson County, Illinois
General Notes for Child William Kell
Name: William KELL Sex: M Birth: 3 AUG 1800 in Chester County, South Carolina Death: 14 SEP 1825 in Chester County, South Carolina Father: Thomas KELL b: 16 NOV 1774 in Rocky Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Mother: Margaret Ann GASTON b: 15 FEB 1783 in Lynches Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Marriage 1 Esther MCCREARY Married: 1825 in South Carolina
Children No CHILDREN
General Notes for Child Jane Kell
Marriage 1 James Telford b: 02 FEB 1800 in South Carolina Married: 1820
Children Margaret Telford b: 16 MAY 1821 in South Carolina Thomas K. Telford b: 08 DEC 1823 in Illinois Mary Telford b: 23 NOV 1825 Samuel G. Telford b: 1827 in Jefferson Co., Illinois William Telford b: 26 JAN 1833 in South Carolina Ann Telford b: 1835 in Illinois Rachel Telford b: 1840 in Illinois Martha Telford b: 1842 in Illinois
General Notes for Child John Gaston Kell
Name: John Gaston KELL Sex: M Birth: 22 MAR 1804 in Chester County, South Carolina Death: 5 DEC 1854 in York County, South Carolina Father: Thomas KELL b: 16 NOV 1774 in Rocky Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Mother: Margaret Ann GASTON b: 15 FEB 1783 in Lynches Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Marriage 1 Elizabeth Cloud HICKLIN Married: 1829 in South Carolina Children Thomas Banks KELL b: ABT. 1830 in Marion, Illinois William Joseph KELL b: 1831 in South Carolina William Richard KELL b: ABT. 1832 in Marion, Illinois James Thomas KELL b: 1834 in South Carolina Samuel Alexander KELL b: 1839 in South Carolina Sarah KELL b: 1841 in South Carolina John D. KELL b: 1843 in South Carolina Benjamin Elmore KELL b: 1845 in South Carolina Hugh Hicklin KELL b: 1847 in Of Chestr Co, South Carolina Mary KELL b: 1849 in South Carolina Absolum Banks KELL b: 1851 in South Carolina Jason KELL b: 1853 in South Carolina
General Notes for Child Samual Gaston Kell
CENSUS: 1850 Illinois, Marion Co. lists the following family: Sam Kell,age 43, born in South Carolina; Jane Kell, age 40, born in Illinois; John Kell, age 22, born in Illinois; Mgt. Kell, age 20, born in Illinois; Thomas Kell, age 18, born in Illinois; Mary Kell, age 16, born in Illinois; David Kell, age 12, born in Illinois; Hugh Kell, age 10, born in Illinois; Nancy Kell, age 5, born in Illinois; James Kell, age 2, born in Illinois.
1860 Illinois, Marion Co. lists the following family: Samuel G. Kell, age 54, born in South Carolina; Jane Kell, age 51, born in Illinois; David F. Kell, age 22, born in Illinois; Hugh M. Kell, age 20, born in Illinois; James H. Kell, age 12, born in Illinois; Wm. E.R. Kell, age 9, born in Illinois.
General Notes for Child Martha Ann Kell
Marriage 1 Spence A. Boggs b: 09 AUG 1801 in North Carolina Married: 21 JAN 1825 Children Thomas K. Boggs b: 26 APR 1826 James Clark Boggs b: 03 APR 1828 in Jefferson Co., Illinois Sarah M. Boggs b: 19 MAR 1830 Eliza Boggs b: 22 JAN 1832 William A. Boggs b: 12 JAN 1833 in Illinois Joseph Boggs b: ABT 1836 in Illinois John Boggs b: ABT 1837 in Illinois Margaret M. Boggs b: 17 MAR 1840 in Illinois Gilbert McM. Boggs b: 04 AUG 1842 in Illinois Jeannette J. Boggs b: 22 APR 1845 in Illinois Wylie Boggs b: JAN 1847 in Illinois Michael Boggs b: JAN 1847 in Illinois Daniel Boggs b: JAN 1847 in Illinois Hugh Boggs b: ABT 1849 in Illinois
General Notes for Child Alexander Kell
CENSUS: 1850 Illinois, Marion Co. lists the following family: Alex Kell, age 40, born in South Carolina; Mary Kell, age 30, born in Illinois; Samantha Arlein, age 14, born in Illinois. John Kell, age 10, born in Illinois; Thomas Kell, age 8, born in Illinois; Nancy Kell, age 5, born in Illinois; David Kell, age 3, born in Illinois; Janette Kell, age 6 months, born in Illinois;
1880 United States Census :
Name RelationMarital GenderRaceAgeBirthOccupationFather's Mother's Alexander KELL Self M Male W 70 SC Pork Packer SC SC Mary P. KELL Wife M Female W 60 IL Keeping House SC SC David P. KELL Son S Male W 33 IL Farmer SC IL Jennetta M. KELL Dau S Female W 30 IL SC IL William S. KELL Son S Male W 25 IL Farmer SC IL Alexander H. KELL Son S Male W 16 IL At Home SC IL
Birth Year <1810> Birthplace SC Age 70 Occupation Pork Packer Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White> Head of Household Alexander KELL Relation Self Father's Birthplace SC Mother's Birthplace SC
Source Information: Census Place 2nd Ward, Centralia, Marion, Illinois Family History Library Film 1254234 NA Film Number T9-0234 Page Number 213D
******************************************************************************************************************** Name: Alexander KELL Sex: M Birth: 19 MAY 1810 in Chester County, South Carolina Death: 12 DEC 1895 in Marion County, Illinois Death: 12 DEC 1895 in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois Ancestral File #: NWM4-BR Father: Thomas KELL b: 16 NOV 1774 in Rocky Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Mother: Margaret Ann GASTON b: 15 FEB 1783 in Lynches Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Marriage 1 Mary P. FULTON b: 1819 in Illinois Married: 20 FEB 1834 in Marion County, Illinois
Children Samantha KELL b: 1836 in Marion, Illinois David KELL b: 1838 in Marion, Illinois Margaret A. KELL b: 19 FEB 1839 in Marion, Illinois John Riley KELL b: 5 MAR 1840 in Marion, Illinois Thomas Maddon KELL b: 30 AUG 1842 in Marion, Illinois Nancy Jane KELL b: 26 DEC 1844 in Marion, Illinois David P. KELL b: 31 MAR 1847 in Marion, Illinois Joanetta M. "Nettie" KELL b: 20 DEC 1849 in Marion, Illinois Margaret Amanda KELL b: 4 JUL 1852 in Marion, Illinois Mary Amanda KELL b: 4 JUL 1852 in Marion, Illinois William S. KELL b: 7 MAR 1855 in Marion, Illinois Martha Ann "Mattie" KELL b: 4 JUN 1858 in Marion, Illinois Alexander H. KELL b: 21 SEP 1863 in Marion, Illinois
General Notes for Child Margaret Kell
Name: Margaret KELL Sex: F Birth: 19 MAR 1812 in Chester County, South Carolina Death: 27 JAN 1864 in Marion County, Illinois Burial: Old Covenanter Cemetery Father: Thomas KELL b: 16 NOV 1774 in Rocky Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Mother: Margaret Ann GASTON b: 15 FEB 1783 in Lynches Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Marriage 1 John STORMONT b: APR 1803 in Chester County, South Carolina Married: 24 FEB 1829 in Jefferson County, Illinois
Children William K. STORMONT b: 26 NOV 1831 in Marion Co., Illinois
General Notes for Child Thomas Kell
CENSUS: 1850 Illinois, Marion Co. lists the following family: Thomas Kell, age 36, born in South Carolina; Mary L. Kell, age 33, born in South Carolina; William Kell, age 15, born in Illinois; Mary Kell, age 13, born in Illinois; Mgt. Kell, age 10, born in Illinois; Samuel W. Kell, age 8, born in Illinois; John Kell, age 6, born in Illinois; Thos G. Kell, age 4, born in Illinois; Martha Kell, age 2, born in Illinois.
Marriage 1 Mary Luke b: 03 OCT 1817 in South Carolina Married: Children Kell William Kell b: ABT 1835 in Illinois Mary Kell b: ABT 1837 in Illinois Margaret Kell b: ABT 1840 in Illinois Samuel Kell b: 06 DEC 1841 in Illinois John Kell b: 1844 in Illinois Thomas Cameron Kell b: 13 MAR 1846 in Illinois Martha Ellen Kell b: 21 JUN 1848 in Illinois James Campbell Kell b. 26 Jun 1850 in Marion Co., Illinois Alexander Porter Kell b. 29 Sep 1852 in Marion Co., Illinois Charles T. Kell b: 18 SEP 1854 in Marion Co., Illinois Matthew Cannon Kell b. 17 SEP 1857 in Marion Co., Illinois Elizabeth Ester Kell b. 16 Apr 1861 in Marion Co., Illinois
BURIED: Walnut Hill Cemetery.
General Notes for Child James Kell
Name: James KELL Sex: M Birth: 30 JAN 1817 in Chester County, South Carolina Death: 30 SEP 1873 in Jefferson County, Illinois Ancestral File #: NWM4-JS Burial: Old Covenanter Cemetery Father: Thomas KELL b: 16 NOV 1774 in Rocky Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Mother: Margaret Ann GASTON b: 15 FEB 1783 in Lynches Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Marriage 1 Margaret BALDRIDGE b: 10 MAR 1818 in Rutherford County, North Carolina Married: 11 FEB 1836 in Jefferson County, Illinois Married: 12 FEB 1836
Children C.D. KELL Dornton Baldridge KELL b: ABT. 1837 in Illinois John Thomas KELL b: 7 AUG 1840 in Marion Co., Illinois Mary Margaret KELL b: ABT. 1847 in Illinois James KELL b: ABT. 1859 in Illinois
General Notes for Child Eliza Kell
Name: Eliza KELL Sex: F Birth: 23 APR 1819 in Chester County, South Carolina Death: 12 NOV 1842 in Marion County, Illinois Father: Thomas KELL b: 16 NOV 1774 in Rocky Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Mother: Margaret Ann GASTON b: 15 FEB 1783 in Lynches Creek, Chester County, South Carolina Marriage 1 William Riley LITTLE b: 11 MAY 1816 in South Carolina Married: 22 DEC 1835 in Marion County, Illinois
Children Margaret LITTLE b: 27 JAN 1838 in Jefferson County, Illinois Mary N. LITTLE b: 22 NOV 1840 in Jefferson County, Illinois
General Notes for Child Mathew Cannon Kell
CENSUS: 1860 Illinois, Marion Co., Twp. 1 lists the following family: Mathew C. Kell, age age 35, born in Illinois; Esther Kell, age 34, born in Illinois; Mgt. J. Kell, age 15, born in Illinois; Thomas N. Kell, age 13, born in Illinois; Lucy A. Kell, age 9, born in Illinois; Ellen Kell, age 6, born in Illinois; M.C. Kell, age 2, born in Illinois; Samuel Kell, age 6 months, born in Illinois.
Marriage 1 Esther b: ABT 1826 in Illinois Married:
Children Margaret J. Kell b: ABT 1845 in Illinois Thomas N. Kell b: ABT 1847 in Illinois John A. Kell b: 29 DEC 1848 in Illinois Lucy A. Kell b: ABT 1851 in Illinois Ellen Kell b: ABT 1854 in Illinois George M. Kell b: 04 DEC 1857 in Illinois Mathew C. Kell b: ABT 1860 Samuel Kell b: ABT 1860 in Illinois Katie L. Kell b: 03 APR 1862
Martha Gaston
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Born: Abt 1774
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Mother: Martha Gaston (1741-1826) 1
Martha Gaston
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Alexander Rosborough and Martha Gaston
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Born: 1740
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Born: 1741 - Ireland
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Born: Abt 1767 - Ireland
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3 M Alexander Rosborough 1
Born: 7 Oct 1768 - At Sea En Route To America
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4 F Martha Rosborough 1
Born: Abt 1772 - South Carolina
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Born: Abt 1775 - South Carolina
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Benman Luma Lovingood and Martha Alice Gaston
Husband Benman Luma Lovingood 10
Born: 23 Jun 1909 - Fairplay, SC
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James McClure and Mary Gaston
Husband James McClure 1
Born: Abt 1708 - Ireland
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Wife Mary Gaston 1
Born: 1712 - Ireland
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1 M John McClure 1
Born: Abt 1750
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2 M Hugh McClure 1
Born: Abt 1753
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3 M James McClure 1
Born: Abt 1754 - Ireland
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Marr: 1783 - Chester, South Carolina
4 F Martha McClure 1
Born: 1754
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Spouse: Hugh Gaston (1751-1836) 1
Marr: 1777
5 F Matthew McClure 1
Born: Abt 1755
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6 F Mary McClure 1
Born: Abt 1756
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7 F Olive McClure 1
Born: Abt 1759
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8 M William McClure 1
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The beginning of the article quoted below is under Mary Ga ston McClure. This program won't accommodate the whole tex t in one "Notes".
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Mary McClure is fabled as the Cherokee heroine in McCrady' s History of South Carolina in the Revolution. She is als o written of in "The Women of the American Revolution" , Vo lume 3 Chapter 9: Mary McClure (pp 175-197) by Elizabeth F . Ellet.
Mary Gaston McClure Mary McClure was the mother of Captain John McClure, a ma n recognized throughout the whole South as one of the maste r spirits of the Revolution. His achievements during his brief and brilliant career were imp ortant enough to render him the theme of high praise amon g his compatriot9, to make his loss deeply felt as a publi c calamity, arid to cover his memory with honor. Revolution ary men spoke of his as "one who disdained to shun his foe; " General Davie said regarding him, "of the many brave me n with whom it was my fortune to become acquainted in the a rmy, he was one of the bravest, and when he fell, we looke d upon his loss as incalculable." it is not too much to sa y that he was indebted for his eminent qualities to maternal training.
Mrs. McClure was the sister of John Gaston. She came t o South Carolina probably about the same time, and settle d upon the rich table lands lying on the south fork of Fish ing Creek, eight miles north of Chester Court House, wher e two of her grandsons, James and Hugh McClure, now reside . She was one of the earliest residents of that region of t he county, and had much to encounter from the hostile incur sions of the Cherokee indians. It was probably in allusio n to this experience that she was commonly called "The Cher okee heroine." Many nights and days did she spend in the fo rts, whither the women and children were accustomed to reso rt when the men were out. At the period of the Revolution s he was considerably advanced in years, the mother of seve n children of mature age--four sons and three daughters--and had been a widow so me fifteen or twenty years. She took a warm interest in pub lic affairs, and was active in personal exertions to serv e the cause of freedom. Two witnesses yet living-John Bisho p and Mrs. Mary Johnston, testify to her zeal, "that she di d all she could; she urged every one to take up arms, sen t forth all her sons and her sons-in-law, and her neighbor s too." So strenuous and successful were her efforts, tha t she had not a doubtful neighbor whom she did not bring ov er to the Whig side. It was, indeed, owing in great part t o the women of that vicinity, that the men were so united and so resolute; that they went forth, to a man, t o fight the battles of the Revolution,while the women att·: ende to the farms, performing the labors both of the househ old and the field. Mrs. McClure seconded the enterprise se t on foot by her brother--the surprise of the British at th e Old Field. In that encounter her son Hugh was so severel y wounded that he was left a cripple for life. John, the le ader of the enterprise, manifested great coolness and energ y in directing and carrying it Wt, and was rewarded by th e achievement of a brilliant victory. This bold stroke, th e first symptom of reaction after an apparently hopeless pr ostration- had a marvellous effect, several who had previou sly suffered their names to be enrolled among the loyal cha nging sides on that day. These were of course regarded as traitors, and some were afterwards taken prison ers and hung by the order of Lord Cornwallis. The arrival i n the neighborhood of Col. Winn, of Fairfield, who came t o propose a similar attack on a large body of the enemy a t Mobley's Meeting house in Fairfield District, was warml y welcomed. The same number of men, among whom were John Br atton and John Mills--went down with him, and as before, we re victorious, surprising and defeating more than two hundr ed. They also recovered several horses which the loyalist s had taken for the King's service from the whigs of Cheste r. Three or four of these belonging to Mrs. McClure, were b rought back and delivered to her.
The success of these attempts inspiring the patriots wi th new hope, McClure spread his men in small parties over t the country, inducing others to join them. Their number s received daily additions in York District. They made a st and at the Iron Works of Col. Hill, exchanging a few fires , but being outnumbered, they continued the retreat--whil e the enemy destroyed the works--and crossing the Catawba , withdrew as far as Lincoln County in North Carolina. Ther e they selected their position, and made preparations to re ceive the British, who, however, did not advance upon them , but facing about, retreated, making no halt till they were within the stronghold of Rocky Mount . The whigs, watchful for an opportunity favorable to thei r return, at length passed down the north side of the Cataw ba, and formed their camp near a stream called Clem's Branc h, on the edge of Lancaster District. This district and tha t of Chester lay in front, between them and the British pos ts at Rocky Mount and Camden. On one hand were the whigs o f York, on the other, those of Mecklenburg County, which la y on the east, the Catawba forming a defence on the west. N o position could have been more judiciously selected than t his in the heart of a whig population, and in time came enc ouraging reinforcements. It was here that Gen. Sumter foun d the men who had been driven to North Carolina, resting up on the soil of South Carolina; the line of division probabl y passing though the camp. During the weeks they occupied t his encampment, the yatriots were not idle. Sergeant Ben. R owan, with a few men, went back into North Carolina nearl y two hundred miles, for the purpose of procuring lead, an d drove pack-horses before them laden each with about two h undred and fifty pounds weight. Others were sent out afte r powder. The smiths were busy in every direction, manufaci uring swords, and making and repairing those twisted rifle s which did such destructive execution in the battles of th e south. The active and enterprising John McClure with hi s company of mounted tiflelplen, were constantly in the fie ld, and others were out in different directions through th e country, encouraging the desponding partisans, collecting recruits, and putting down the loyalists whereve r they could. These movements annoyed and alarmed the Briti sh, who regarding the province as subdued, were not dispose d to brook disrespect from a few stragglers. Col. Floyd , a loyalist of York District, made grievous complaint at R ocky Mount, in consequence of which Col. Turnbull, then com mander of the post, sent out Capt. Huck with his force of f our hundred men. With his band of redcoats and tories he wa sted the country; everywhere, it is said, cursing Presbyter ians, and burning those Bibles which contained the old vers ion of the psalms. In his second progress he visited the ho use of Mary McClure. Her son James and her son-in- law Ned Martin, had just returned from Sumter's camp. Whe n the British drew near, both were busily employed in runni ng bullets, having melted up for this purpose their mother' s pewter dishes--in those days the pride of a housekeeper . So occupied were they, that the enemy had entered the lan e before they were aware of their presence. James McClure , it was commonly said, had but one idea at a time, and a t this particular moment, perhaps from the nature of his oc cupation, that of fighting was uppermost. His first impuls e was to salute the intruders with a volley; but Ned object ed that they were too many for them. James replied--"we ca n kill a good many before they get to the house, and then w e can go up the stairs and kill a good many more before the y can get up." "But,"--remonstrated Ned -"they will burn th e house and defeat us at last." The idea of fighting, there fore, was reluctantly given up. To escape was out of the qu estion, but James climbed the wall of the new house, and pe rched himself upon some plank lying on the windbeams. Her e he was soon discovered and brought down, and with his bro ther-in-law, taken out into the yard and searched. Their po ckets were full of pewter bullets, furnishing proof of thei r murderous designs against the king's men. While they wer e secured with ropes, James told them boldly that if Ned ha d agreed to do as he wished, both would have been saved fro m their present disgrace; for, said he--"to surrender witho ut firing a gun is too disgraceful!" His daring only made h is situation more desperate, and the sentence was pronounce d, that at sunrise on the morning of the 12th July, Ned Mar tin, James McClure and Col. Moffat, were to be hanged by th e neck for the crime of having their pockets full of Pewte r bullets!
Mrs. McClure saw the young men bound by the redcoats , whose tender mercies she well knew. But remonstrance or e ntreaty would be vain, and it is not recorded that she vent ured on either, though the keenest anguish must have fille d her heart when she thought of their too probable fate. Wh en they were secured, Huck stepped up to her and said, rude ly, "You see now, Madam, what it is to oppose the King! Whe re are you other sons-- John and Hugh? 1 should like to hav e them in company with this Jemmy of yours, who impudentl y says if it had not been for Ned Martin, he would never ha ve been bound as he is now. We'll hang your son, Madam; tha t is his doom! Where are John and Hugh? Come, out with it ! Search, men; they are hid some where--grand cowards!"
"That is a lie!" exclaimed the indignant mother, cast ing upon the brutal captain a look of intense scorn. "You , sir, know better! You have never yet stood to meet them ; and if John were here now, you would be afraid to face hi m!"
"D--n him!" cried Huck, "tell me where I may meet him." "Go to Gen. Sumter's camp," was the reply; "there you may p ossibly meet with him. In scrutinizing the different objects around the room, Huc k laid his hands upon two books on the table. Taking them u p, he asked, "What book is this?" "That, sir, is the 'Afflicted Man's Companion.'" "A good title--one which the d--d rebels will soon have nee d of." "It is a good book, sir," replied Mrs. McClure. "And what book is this?" "It is the Family Bible." "Do you read them?" "Yes, sir. "It is these books," said Huck, furiously, "that make you s uch d--d rebels!" and he threw them both into the fire. The matron sprang forward t o recover them, and though he would have prevented her, suc ceeded in dragging them from the flames. One corner of th e Bible was badly burned. It was long kept in the family a s a relic.
Enraged at her saving the books, Huck struck Mrs. McClur e with the flat of his sword. She said to him, nothing daunted by his brutality, " Sir, that will be a dear blow to you!"
The soldiers set fire to the new house, but Mrs. McClur e succeeded in extinguishing the flames. It was but little , however, that her unassisted strength could avail, and th ey soon entered and began pulling down the plank partition . It happened that she had wrapped a few gold guineas i n a cloth, and hid them in a crevice. Knowing where they we re concealed, she rushed in through the soldiery amidst th e falling plank, and when the cloth fell, placed her foot u pon it, stooped down as if hurt, and saved the money. The o thers, meanwhile, were busily engaged in destroying her pro perty, carrying off whatever articles it suited their incli nation to take. A quantity of nails had been purchased fo r the new building; these they took and scattered them broa dcast over the field as they departed from the premises, dr iving James and Ned before them. No sooner were the intrude rs gone, than Mrs. McClure despatched her daughter Mary i n all haste to Sumter's camp, to carry the news of the outr age she had suffered and the captivity of the young men. Th e young woman made her way to the camp, arriving late in th e evening. The Americans had heard from different persons f or several days past, of the march of Huck's party throug h the country, their progress being marked by cruelty and s 0poliation, and some from the vicinity of Mrs. McClure's ha d fled to the camp for safety.
The news of the capture hastened their preparations fo r the expedition against him, and just after sunset the com panies of John McClure and John Bratton--the York and Chest er men--headed by their captains and under the command of C ol. Neil, left Sumter's camp.
The distance to be marched was thirty miles, and from th e intelligence they had received, it was supposed that th e enemy would be found at White's (now Crawford's) Mills, e ngaged in grinding the wheat and grain they had been for se veral days gathering throughout the country. The little ban d of patriots, only seventy-five in number, but resolved t o peril their lives in avenging their own and their neighbo rs' injuries, made directly for the mill. Shortly after mid night they arranged the disposition of attack. McClure too k twenty mounted men, and went up the pond, intending to g o round its head about half a mile; but found a ford where they could pass through the pond. McClure, putting hi mself at the head of his men, gave command to swim their ho rses, and having reached the other side, issued his order s in a loud voice, and the party, spurring their horses, da shed up the hill. The tramp of their feet on the rocky grou nd broke the dead silence of night. No British were found o n the hill, and so rapid had been their advance, that the b ody below with Neil and Bratton, not expecting them so soon , at first took them for the enemy. The march was resumed a nd a little before day they passed the house of old Mr. Ada ir. Observing the door ajar and light shining from the fire place, Bratton went up gently to th e door and tapped. The old man was sitting up at the fire , two British officers having taken his bed. From him the y learned the disposition of the enemy at Williamson's. Th e plan of attack was then arranged, and McClure, taking on e division, went off to enter the lane at the further end , where the attack was to be commenced, Neil and Bratton en tering at the near end, to take the enemy in rear. McClure , as usual with him, took a nigh cut, and came on the sid e of the lane, where he threw down the fence as he leaped ov er. It was now so light that his brother James, who was con fined with other prisoners in a corncrib, recognized him; b ut when the guard placed over them called out "Who is there ?" James, with admirable presence of mind, replied indiffe rently, "Oh, it is some of your tory friends." The drums an d fifes of the enemy now began to play for morning parade . In an instant the sharp crack of McClure's rifle announce d that this part of the game had commenced. The particular s of this action have been elsewhere noticed. The guard sta tioned at the crib ran behind it to hide themselves from th e shots; James McClure, though tied down so that he was una ble to move, shouted an order for them to leave the crib, t hat the prisoners might not be exposed to the danger of bei ng killed by their own friends. After the fall of Huck an d Ferguson, and the scattering of their forces, the tory. C ol. Floyd, made his escape on horseback. Dropping his valis e, he ordered his boy, Sam, to stop and get it. Both Sam an d the valise were captured, and the negro was sold as a par t of the booty. He was purchased by John Nixon, and is stil l living with his daughter. Although very old, he occasiona lly goes up to the great house, to carry his "young mistres ses" through the war, The battle field of July 12, 1780, ma de Sam decidedly a whig, and he gives it as his opinion tha t "the whigs can whip the whole world chock full of redcoat s and tories too." One other article of booty, obtained tha t day and afterwards sold, was Huck's razor. It was bough t by Capt. John Steel, and is now in the possession of on e of the Gastons, having already done a good deal of shavin g, and likely, ifproperly taken care of, to last for severa l generations to come.
McClure, mounted at the head of his men, pursued the fl ying enemy for nearly thirty miles. The bushes were the onl y places of safety between Williamson's and Rocky Mount,an d many prisoners were taken in the pursuit. The effect of t his victory was of lasting advantage. Some who were loyalis ts that day, never afterwards entered a British camp, altho ugh lurking about unwilling to come out on the other side . From all the surrounding country men flocked to Sumter' s camp. It was about this time that "the Bloody Scout" unde r Cunningham, was committing unprecedented cruelties on th e inhabitants of Union and Spartanburg Districts. James Kno x, who had removed thither but the year before from Mrs. Mc Clure's neighborhood, was inhumanly butchered in his own ya rd, where he was occupied in shelling corn. His family fle d back to Chester, while the Thomases, McJunkins, and other s of that region, repairing to Sumter's camp with a suppl y of powder, brought intelligence of "Bloody Bill's" wherea bouts: Another of John McClure's services was the driving o f this notorious murderer from the vicinity. He was sent ou t by Sumter in pursuit of him. and having :nderstood that h e had crossed Broad River to the western side of York Distr ict, he soon struck his trail and chased him across the dis trict of Union. Cunningham fled some thirty miles towards N inety-Six, and barely escaped, while four of his men were captured by McClure.
The night he brought in his prisoners, Sumter broke u p his camp at Clem's Branch, and marched down to Davie's ca mp in Waxhaws. The next day, while Davie with his cavalry t ook the road leading down the east side of the Catawba, t o place himself between the British posts at Hanging Rock a nd Rocky Mount, Gen. Sumter took that to Landsford, crosse d the river at sunset, and marching all night, at sunrise o n the 31st of July, invested Rocky Mount. McClure's rifleme n were engaged through the day. At night Sumter drew off hi s men, and encamped on the ground where he was surprised ei ghteen days afterwards. He then removed his camp to Landsfo rd, where he was joined by Davie, and while there the Chester men held an election; McClure, who was constant ly out with strong mounted parties, being elected Colonel , and John Nixon Lieutenant Colonel. About sunset on the following Sunday, Sumter crossed the ri ver, marched all night, and commenced the battle of Hangin g Rock a little after daylight, August 7th. Hanging Rock i s in Lancaster District, and remarkable not only for its as sociation with that celebrated battle, but as a natural cur iosity.~ On the east side of the creek many rocks are pile d in an irregular group along the declivity of a steep hill . That called Hanging Rock is a single mass twenty feet i n diameter, which on the side nearest the stream to which i t gives its name, is scooped into a regular arch, under whi ch several persons might be sheltered. Its edges are tinge d with smoke, it is supposed from fires kindled by the hunt ers. Another boulder is poised on the edge of a larger rock resemblin g a ship resting on the summit of a cliff, and looking as i f a slight force would hurl it into the waters below. The b attle ground is near this spot. Sumter's force in three div isions, advanced on the camp of the tories under the comman d of Col. Morgan Bryan. His lines were posted on the brow o f a steep hill beyond the creek, while the British camp la y nearly half distant. Sumter's centre line, opposed to Bry an's centre, and led by the intrepid Capt. McClure, came fi rst within the enemy's view. The old song says:
"Said Sumter-'Good men must be lost
At yonder point, I see.'
!DEATH:The Women of the Revolution, by Elizabeth F. Ellet , The Women of the Revolution, by Elizabeth F. Ellet, Volum e 3 (1850).
General Notes for Child John McClure
John McClure was a Captain during the revolution, and wa s widely celebrated as a real hero. General Davie is quote d as regarding him, "of the many brave men with whom it wa s my fortune to become acquainted in the army, he was one o f the bravest, and when he fell, we looked upon his loss a s incalculable."
General Notes for Child James McClure
James McClure served as a private in the South Carolina mi litia during the revolution. the War Department says he ser ved as a Captain at the battle of King's Mountain.
Mary Baskin Gaston
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Father: William Wylie Gaston (1867-1953) 1
Mother: Susan Annie Hicklin (1859-1949) 1
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!DEATH:Headstone, Pleasant Grove Methodis Church cemetary , Headstone, Pleasant Grove Methodis Church cemetary
??? Gresham and Mary Buford Gaston
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David Henry Hamilton and Mary Isabella Gaston
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Wife Mary Isabella Gaston 1
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See History of Company M First Texas Volunteer Infantry b y David Henry Hamilton (1924).
Mary Louise Gaston
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Hal Donald Sharp and Mary Saye Gaston
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!BIRTH:American Descendants of John "Jean" Gaston by Max, A merican Descendants of John "Jean" Gaston by Max Perry
Matthew Gaston
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