"Spear, Speir, Speer & Friends"

In South Carolina & Georgia

Note: notations in parenthesis reference relationships or possible relationships between individuals listed below and those included in the "Spear, Speir, Speer & Friends" book.

1738 Berkley County

This area became Charleston District in about 1769 bordered to the north by the Santee River and to the south by the Combahee River.

Royal Grants, Volume 41, 1734-1738

Page 224. to John Wildrick Miller … a tract of land in the Township of Congrees in Berkley County, containing One hundred acres butting and bounding to the Northeastward on land laid out to John Hubert & Jacob Spear, to the Southwestward on land not laid out, to the Southeastward on land belonging to Patrick Brown, and also one lott in the said Town & County aforesaid known by the number (21) Twenty one. 16 Sept. 1738. (2 Feb. 1735/6).

Page 349. to John Hubert & Jacob Spear … a tract of land in the Township of Congarees in Berkly County, containing one hundred acres, butting and bounding to the Eastward on Santee River, to the Northwestward on land not laid out & to the South Eastward on land laid out to John Weldrick Miller & also one lott in the said Town & County aforesaid known by the number (1) one. 16 Sept. 1739. (2 Feb. 1735/6).

1782

Early Wills of Camden District (Note: probably Chester County, S.C.)

Page 203. Will of William Brown of the County of Campbell, late of the State of South Carolina, being in perfect health. To my well Beloved Wife Patience, a sufficient mentainence dureing her life out of my Estate at her discreation, and all my Children that are under Age are to have a seport out of my Estate during their nonage at my Wife's discretion.

To my Sone Elijah Brown, one Gold Broch, to him and his Heirs forever.

To my Daughter Meryan Brown, one Bay mare, to her and her heirs forever.

To my Sone Willey Spiers, my Sword Silver mounted, to him and his heirs forever.

To my Sone Samuel Brown, my Rifell Gun, to him and his Heirs forever.

To my Sone Jereh(?) Brown, my Silver Shoe and Knee Buckles that I now wear.

The whole of the remaining part of my Estate I allow to be equally Divided amongst my Children at my Wife's Decease, Viz, to my Daughter Pracious Keens, one part, to my Son Elijah, one part, to Meryan, one part, to Willey Sepiers(?), one part, to Samuel, one part, to Jereh(?), one part.

My Son Elijah Brown and Jesse Cranshaw and Colo Edward Leasey(? Lacey?), Executors. 10 Mar. 1782. (Note: there is a Jesse Crenshaw in the 1825 Jasper Co., Ga. List of lottery drawers.)

NB. I Bequeath to my Daughter Pracious Keene my Stone Ring that I now wear, to hir and hir Heirs forever.

Robert Rutherford

James Reid

Alexander Reid

William Brown

1783 Claremont County, S.C...the part which will become Sumter Co., S.C.

District Eastward of the Wateree

Return of William Murrell

SCMAR, Vol. II, Fall 1974, No. 4, p.177

This district apparently was a tax district lying within and part of the judicial district of Camden. As with the foregoing list, Murrell's Return was only one of several (see p. 172) from the area. The first number after each name is acres, the second is Negroes owned, and the third number is carriages. This return was sworn on Sept. 1, 1785.

John Wheler 1320-16-1

Thomas Neal 300-9

Jacob Dees 200-

James McCormick 350-9

Henry Wheler 400-6

William Graham 500-19

Isaac Lenoir 300-4

Josiah & Rich'd Furman for Estate of Wood Furman 3500-14

Josiah Furman for self 400-

SCMAR, Vol. II, Fall 1974, No. 4, p.178

Richard Furman -3

Robert Lewis -21

Abraham Petipool 450-6

John Barden 225-

Austin Spears 350-

David Neal -2

Thomas Odill 150-

Robert Dearington 1400-21

Simon Dees 150-

Samuel Tynes 100-4

Moel Vanghan 200-1

Peter Brunson -2

John Malone -4

John Jennings 375-10

Henry Vaughan 400-5

John Harris 200-

Nathaniel Bradford 150-11

Adam Fowler Brisbane 4319-89

Matthew Paterson -7

Frederick Atkinson 400-5

Haberd Rees 700-14

Anthony Lee 300-6

1790 Pendleton Dist., S.C.

Pendleton County, South Carolina, Conveyance Book A, 1790-1792

Pages 68-69. 5 Apr. 1790. Elijah Brown of Pendleton County, S. C., conveys to Willey Spiers Brown of Lincoln County, N. C., for Ł.150, a tract of land in Pendleton County, on Rocky River and the Hen Coop Creek, containing 640 acres, granted by Gov. Benjamin Guerard 15 Oct. 1784 to Samuel Caldwell, and by him conveyed to David Hopkins, and by said Hopkins conveyed to Elijah Brown.

Joseph Reed

William Drennan

Elijah Brown

Sworn 5 Apr. 1790 by Wm Drennan, junr, before Andrew Hamilton, J. P.

1790 Bourbon Co., Kentuckey

Email From:"vickie clarke" KY There are two important agricultural products linked to Bourbon County - bourbon whiskey and thoroughbred horses. However, only one is still produced here. According to local historians, Jacob Spears first produced the clear liquor that took on the color of the charred white oak barrels that it was shipped in sometime during the 1790s. He took the whiskey to New Orleans to sell and called it "bourbon" after the county he lived in, which was established in 1785. Distilleries were common in the county over the next hundred and fifty years, but after Prohibition the distilleries faded away. It has been many years since bourbon was made in the county

that gave its name to the aged, mellow liquor. However, one common misconception is that Bourbon County is dry and that is not true-you can still buy bourbon here, if you want to.

1794 York County, S.C.

Early Records of Flint Hill Baptist Church, York County

SCMAR, Vol. XVII, Summer 1989, No. 3, p.132

The predominant denomination in the York County area of South Carolina was not Baptist, but Presbyterian. Flint Hill Baptist Church was one of the earliest churches of the Baptist denomination in the area. It was sometimes referred to as the "Baptist Church of Christ, on Sugar Creek." The records are extant from the time of the constitution of the church in 1792. These minutes are of particular genealogical interest in that they frequently record the names and locations of the churches from which the members transferred letters, thus indicating their previous places of residence. Some members of this congregation may have been residents of North Carolina, the state line being a short distance from the house of worship. The entries included here are from the WPA typescript which your editor has checked against the original record housed at the South Caroliniana Library on the University of South Carolina campus (Columbia, South Carolina) and are published with the permission of the History Committee of Flint Hill Baptist Church (Fort Mill, South Carolina) and the Rev. Daniel M. Griffin, Pastor. Our thanks and appreciation are extended to them.

SCMAR, Vol. XVII, Summer 1989, No. 3, p.132

May the 1st A. D. 1792. This day after examination into the faith and order of several members the Baptist denomination residing the Catawba Indians land & The ones thereof; Was constituted a Baptists on the principales of the above Covenant by the Rev'd Abraham Marshall, Minister of the Gospel in the State of Georgia. And on Oct'r 29th 1793. The Rev'd Mess'rs James Fowler [Edge of MS frayed]

Rev Joseph Camp Delegated by the Bethel Association on the request of the Church & attended in order to ordain Officers the Church; And on examination their Qualifications, received satisfaction, And Ordained & sit apart Solomn prayer to GOD & laying of hands, John Dinkins Sen'r, John Smith, Deasons & John Rooker minister of s'd Church.

John Rooker, Margaret Dinkins, John Dinkins, Alley Spears, William Pettus decd., Alice Weathers, Mary Cooper, Dempsey Reed 1792, Patty Smartt, Banks Meacham deceased, William McKinney Dismsd, G.W. Smartt, Nancy Cheek, Charles Riggan, Jemima Drury, Samuel Hockaday, Eliza Anderson, James Sensing, Mary Hockaday, Edith Coltharp, Bennett Wood, SamuelT. Council, Polly Glover, Timothy orr, Celia Fincher, CharlesS. Horton, Sarah Lewis, James Fincher, Mildred Fincher, William Lewis, Mary Forbus, John Harris, Jane McCorckle, Nathan Green, Jane Green, ThomasB. Smith, Sarah Dean, John Jackson, Charity Dickers, Polley Williams, Obedience Harris, Francis Farley, Charity Barnes, MaryAnn Knox, Robert MurshSr.,

Susannah Crocker, Elizabeth Wiggins, Mary Skidmore, Frederick EzellSr., Mary Sensing, Mary Thompson, Eliza Lancaster, James;servant of Brother Spears, Nancy Hoglin, ColonelW. Polk, Stephen FoxMD, Flora McGillin, William McGillin, Polly Spears, now Polly Ticer,(Note: See Hugh Ticer mentioned with H.P. Speir in 1846 Warren Co., Ga.) John Kendrick (Note: there is a John Kendrick in the 1850 Morgan Co., Ga. Census near Thomas Spear and William Spear, also a John Kindrick in the 1825 Jackson Co., Florida census near David Spears. The association of John Kindrick is generally with the Moses Speer of Morgan Co., Ga.), Winnifred Darnall, Jemima Marable, James Boyd, IrwinJay Osborn, S. Webb, Tabithy Thomas, Susanna Stephens, James Murray, Susanna Boyd, Priscilla Enock, Patsey Darnal, James Appleton, Moses Seebary, Sarah Jackson, Elizabeth Ozell, Lewis Dinkins, Joseph Smith, Cynthia Fox, Eliz. Pettus, Henry McBride (Note: there is a Henry McBride on the same page as Mercer Spears in the 1830 Coweta Co., Ga. Census, and again on the same census page as WilliamA. Spear in the 1840 Coweta Co. Census), Patsey Mitchel, Stephen Emmerson, Sarah Kilgro, Thomas Acock, HartwellH. Glover, William Reaves, CliftonW. Neely, Rhoda Mursh, Phanney Smith, Clariccy McBride, James Neely, Polly Dinkins, John Jackson, Fary Forbus, Sarah Dean,

1795...same church

Saturday May the 8th. Met according to appointment, after publick worship, set in conference, conclude that a weekly meeting be observed at 3 O'clock in the afternoon on Wednesday at Bro. Rooker's. Also, the Brethren Dinkins, Smith & Meacham do cite bro. Dempsy Reed, bro. Richard Lawrence & Bro. James Spears to attend our next conference.

Saturday Aug.t 7.th 1812. Met as usual, after Semon &c. by Bro.r McCreary from I Sam.l II & 30. Set in conference, received James a Serv.t of Bro.r Spears, upon declaration of his faith in Christ. Appoint Brethren Rooker & Jackson deligates to the next Association And if either of these fail Bro. Pettus to supply. Dismissed by prayer by Bro. Rooker.

Saturday March the 11.th 1815. Met as usual, devotional exercises & Sermon by Bro.r Rooker from Ps.m XXX 11 & 12. Set in conference, rec.d Polly Spears into fellowship on a professional of her faith & Christ, & D.r Stephen Fox, on a letter of recommendation from Virg.a. Dismissed by prayer.

1826

Saturday before the 3rd Lords day in March the Church met at Flint hill and after Sermon by Brother Rooker set in conference and in consequence of Brother Jackson being absent the case of Sister Nancy servent of Mr. Webb was posponed untill the next Conference - hear an evil report against James servent of Mr. Spears and appointed Bro Reaves to cite him to appear at our next Conference at this place.

Saturday before the 4th Lords day in March the Church met at Chalk level and after Sermon by Bro Rooker dismissed - done no business.

Saturday before the 3rd Lords day in April the Church met at Flint Hill and after sermon by brother Rooker sat in conference Jim servent of Mr. Spears did not attend but the Church being satisfied of his disordily conduct excommunicated him and he is not to be considered as belonging to our Society - the case of Nancy servent of Mr. Webb was again laid over till our next conference the Saturday before the second Lords day in May next.

1794...From Abstracts of Newberry Co., S.C. Will Book A

Page 201: At a Court held for Newberry County 28 July 1794-ordered that letters of administration of Peter Galloway deceased be granted to Mary Galloway (widow) as administrator. By the Judges of the County Court of Newberry and Ordinary - Mary Galloway administrator of estate of Peter Galloway decd. to have estate appraised. By the Judges of the County Court of Newberry and Ordinary - Thomas Brown, John Duglas, James Plunkett, Robert Spears are to appraise estate of Peter Galloway decd. 28 July 1793 - Mercer Babb Esq. qualified the appraisers.SCMAR, Vol. XII, Summer 1984, No. 3, p.143

Page 202: Inventory of estate of Peter Galloway deceased 26 September 1793. Total: Ł100 9 0.

Appraisers: Robert Spear, James Plunkett, Thomas Brown, John Duglas. One note on William Arnold. One note on Richard Lewis. One note on James Copeland. One note on Michael Purts.

Mary her mark H Galloway

True copy 28 January 1794.

Page 203: An account of the sale of the estate of Peter Galloway decd. 16 October 1793. Mary Galloway, Thomas Brown, John Duglas, William Davenport, Rosey Glen, Joshua Stewart, James Plunkett, Michael Sanders, James Glen, Daniel Brooks, Joseph Towles, Peter Buffington, Richard Thompson, Eucleidas Longshore, Charles Neal, William Griffin, James Griffin, Benjamin Johnston, William English, Robert Stewart, William Juy son to Joseph, Joseph Steward, George McMullen, Thomas Wright, John Galloway, Robert Spear.

Mary Galloway - administx.

True copy 28 January 1794.

1795 Spartanburg, S.C.

Spartanburgh County Records of the Commissioners of the Poor

We the Commissioners of the Poor of Spartanburgh County whose names are under written Do sertify that the Before statement is a Trust account of our Proceeding & what is Due the Poor of said County for the years 1795 & 1796. We also Bound Lydia Brown to Justice Runnels. We do allow Alexander Stewart 40/D per year. (Note: There is an Alexander Stewart living near Wm Spier & his sons in the 1755 Beaufort Co., N.C. tax list, another listed in the 1762 Pitt Co., N.C. estate settlement of John Holland, another in the 1790 Beaufort Co., N.C. census near James Spears) We have also gave Isaac Thomas an order to keep in his care Phoeby Spears. Andrew Barry, John Gosset (Note; there is a John Gossett in the 1804 Jackson Co, Ga. Tax digest with James Speir & John Speir), Wm. Lipscomb, Thos Williamson.

1797......We have also 5 - - bound Phoeby Spears to Isaac Thomas.

27th March 1804. Met according to adjournment. Present Elisha Hedden, Jacob Utley Esqr., & Christr. Golightly. Isaac Thomas came forward & relinquished his Right of Pheby Spears to Edward Barnet by & with the consent of the Commissioners.…

1800 Marlboro Co., S.C.

BRIDGES. Mrs. Earl H. Graves (Rt 1 Box 387, Muskogee, OK 74401) desires information of John Bridges, his wife and family. Daughter Sarah/Sallie m. Jonathan Cottingham and daughter Nancy b. 1800 in Marlboro Co. SC.Also Mary Spears born 1796 and parents James Spears and Lydia Meekins of Marlboro Co. SC and James Woodley born 1801. (Note: see 1834 Marion Co., S.C. for mention of James SpearsJr. And Aaron Meekin)

1800 Spartanburg, S.C.

NICHOLSON-O'BARR-RICHARDSON-ROLLINS-SPEAR. Mrs. Lillie R. Crawford, 264 Wesley Rd., Green Cove Springs, FL 32043) seeking information on Joshua Nicholson b. ca 1812 m. Rachel O'Barr 1831 Hall Co. Ga. Children: Namon C., Francis, Ellen, Mary, William, Benjamin Barton and Joshua. Hirum, Jobe, Josiah and William Richardson all b. S.C. between 1790-1810, immigrated to Tenn, then Walker Co. Ala. where they are found 1840 census. John R. Rollins was in Spartanburg Co. S.C. 1800 with wife and one son. He d. Murray Co. Ga. 2 March 1849. Children: William, Mary, Sarah J., Williamson, Martha, Calvin, Robert, Andrew J. and Elizabeth. John Spear was b. ca 1833 Anderson Co. S.C. He served in the 9th Tenn. Inf. and 9th Tenn. Cavalry during War Between the States. He and Amanda Jane Regan were m. 13 December 1853 Coffee Co. Tenn. By 1870 he is found in Lawrence Co. Ala. census with second wife Amanda, he d. 23 December 1917 Walker Co. Ala. Children: Mary, Laura, Sarah (Sallie) and Richard. SCMAR #1, 1985

1805 Sumter County, S.C. Statesburg, S.C?

HAMPTON. Mrs. Everett Dwight (38 Perry Street, New York City, NY 10014) offers $100.00 reward for first certified, authentic documentation proving William Hampton who d 1805 Statesburg, SC was b ca 1720? in Fauquier Co. VA. Children by first wife, Anne were: Richard, wife Amy, Elizabeth m. Mason Spears, Alice m. Edward Micherson, Mary m Mr. Clark. Daughter by 2nd wife Naomi was Martha Hampton m 1st Joseph Sylvester, 2nd James Gibson. Latter groups migrated to Florida, children of first marriage migrated to KY, ALA, MISS.

SCMAR No. 3, summer 1982

1810 Barnwell Dist., S.C.

1810 Tax Return for Barnwell District

SCMAR, Vol. XIX, Spring 1991, No. 2, p.63

This tax return was located among miscellaneous papers in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Barnwell County and contributed by Mr. Jennings Rountree of Elko, South Carolina. No order for the pages of this list can be determined. Therefore, the order of the names may have little significance. The list has only the names and the amount of tax due in dollars, cents, and mills. The 1787 tax list for Winton County (published by your editor with the Winton County Court Minutes 1786-1791) and the 1800 tax return (published by Mrs. Wilma C. Kirkland) are also extant.

May Errick 266, Wm Brown111, Robert Adams 12, James Steadley 3, Lark Robison 391, Joseph Shoemake 378, Francis Parris 37, Thomas Spears 755, William Cater 462,

Edward Cater 35, James Feuse 695, Gideon Hagood 1179, Dixon Calhoon, 422, Shadrick Mims 236, James Montgomery 35, Saml Calhoun 175, Samuel Moore? 80.

1815 Laurens Co., S.C.

Estate Partitions in the Washington District Court of Equity, 1803-1826

SCMAR, Vol. III, Winter 1975, No. 1, p.9

The following data were abstracted from a book in the Laurens County courthouse, but they are pertinent to a much larger area. In the early years, an Equity court was held in Laurens for "the united districts of Greenville, Laurens, and Newberry," which was called the Washington Equity District.

Pages 36a-37a. (Estate of JOHN BLAKELY, SENR). The petition of Thomas & William Blakely sheweth that John Blakely, Senior, of Laurens District, sometime in the year 1798 departed this life intestate, owning a tract of land containing 100 acres, adjoining lands now belonging to Charles Little, your petitioners Thomas and William Blakely, and the heirs of Jonathan Blakely deceased, leaving at the time of his death a widow Rachel Blakely and the following children and grandchildren, to wit,

i. Thomas Blakely,

ii. William Blakely (your petitioners),

iii. Robert Blakely, who resides in the State of Tennessee,

iv. Catharine Wilson, wife of Hugh Wilson, who reside in the State of Georgia,(Note: see Hugh Wilson mentioned in the 1796 and 1801 Jefferson Co., Ga. Tax Digest with John, William & George Spiers. A Hugh Wilson is also one census page away from RobertF. Spiers in the 1820 Jasper Co., Ga. Census)

v. James Blakely,

vi. Margaret Copeland, wife of John Copeland,

vii. Benjamin Blakely, who Lives without the limits of this State in parts unknown,

viii. Jonathan Blakely,

ix. Sarah Gill, who died in the lifetime of her father, wife of Days Gill, survived by her son Thomas Gill (Note: there is a Thomas Gill in the 1810 Barnwell Dist., S.C. census near Sara Spears),

x. John Blakely.

Jonathan Blakely, sometime in September 1809, departed this life intestate, leaving a widow Martha, who hath since intermarried with Henry McKelvey, and five children, to wit,

i. Robert Blakely, a minor between 14 and 21 years of age,

ii. Margaret Blakely,

iv. Martha Blakely,

v. Agness Blakely, all being minors under the age of 14 years.

Rachel Blakely, widow of the said John Blakely, on or about 24 Dec. 1814 conveyed to your petitioners the undivided third part of the said tract to which she was entitled. Petitioners pray that guardians may be appointed for the minor children of said Jonathan Blakely, and that a Writ of Partition may be issued.

William Irby, Deputy Sheriff, swore that he personally served Andrew Spears, Thomas Gill, David Spears, James (sic)McKelvy & Martha McKelvy his wife with copies of the petition, and left copies of the same at the houses of James Blakely & John Copeland. 18 May 1815.

Commission to William Falton Esquire, John Howard, John Bailey, Samuel Taylor, & Samuel Vance, ordering them to make the partition. 4 Dec. 1815. Commissioners' Report dated 14 Feb. 1816 recommands sale of the land, appraised as worth $200.

Page 202: Inventory of estate of Peter Galloway deceased 26 September 1793. Total: Ł100 9 0.

Appraisers: Robert Spear, James Plunkett, Thomas Brown, John Duglas. One note on William Arnold (Note: there is a William Arnold in the 1800 Edgefield Dist., S.C. Census six names away from Elizabeth Spear, widow of Robert Spear and in the 1820 Franklin Co., Alabama census living near Edwin Farned who is related to Robert Spear). One note on Richard Lewis. One note on James Copeland. One note on Michael Purts.

Mary her mark H Galloway

True copy 28 January 1794.

Page 203: An account of the sale of the estate of Peter Galloway decd. 16 October 1793. Mary Galloway, Thomas Brown, John Duglas, William Davenport, Rosey Glen, Joshua Stewart, James Plunkett, Michael Sanders, James Glen, Daniel Brooks (Note: there is a Daniel Brooks in the 1850 Wilkinson Co., Ga. Census on the same page as Allen Spears & near Lewis Spears), Joseph Towles, Peter Buffington (Note: there is a Fort Buffington in Hall County, Ga. In 1838 and Eliz. Buffington involved with James Speir in Green Ferguson's estate sale the same year, same place), Richard Thompson, Eucleidas Longshore, Charles Neal, William Griffin, James Griffin, Benjamin Johnston, William English (Note: there is a William English a couple of pages away from Elizabeth Spear, widow of Robert Spear in the 1800 Edgefield Co., S.C. census), Robert Stewart, William Juy son to Joseph, Joseph Steward, George McMullen, Thomas Wright, John Galloway, Robert Spear.

Mary Galloway - administx.

1815 Laurens?

Estate Partitions in the Washington District Court of Equity, 1803-1826

Pages 63-71a. Petition of Margarett Speirs sheweth that David Speirs, on the - day of September, 1815, died intestate, owning the following tracts of land:

1. Tract whereon he lived at the time of his death, containing 100 acres, on the waters of Little River, conveyed to David Speirs by Elijah Taylor & wife 9 and 10 Nov. 1791.

2. Tract containing 139 acres adjoining David Speirs, William Rodgers, and Thomas Word, granted to the said David Speirs 7 Apr. 1794. (Note: there is a Thomas Word in the 1830 Dale County, Alabama census near James Speer)

3. Tract containing 142 acres adjoining Robert Hunter, Elijah Taylor, Thos. Word, and Alexr McNary, granted to the said David Speirs 5 Dec. 1791.

4. Tract containing 31 acres adjoining Wm Taylor, John Workman, and John Waldrop, granted to Michael Waldrop, Junr, and by him conveyed to the said David Speirs 24 Jan. 1809.

5. Tract containing 170 acres, being part of a tract of 376 acres, conveyed by George Montgomery & John Workman 14 Mar. 1808.

6. Tract containing 150 acres, bounded on Wm Prather, James Starks, John McKelvy, and Francis Stewart, sold as the property of George Dalrymple & conveyed to the said David Speirs by Robert Word, Sheriff of Laurens District 2 Dec. 1805.

7. Tract containing 200 acres in Spartanburgh District, conveyed by Thos. Leatherwood & wife to David Speirs, and which he recovered in an action commenced by him against John Ferry in Spartanburgh Court to Try Titles.

8. One undivided moiety of a tract containing 1000 acres granted to James Smith 4 Mar. 1811 & sold by the sheriff of Laurens District to David Speirs & John Black.

David Speirs left your petitioner, a widow, and five children, to wit,

i. Robert Speirs,

ii. Jane Speirs,

iii. Andrew Speirs,

iv. John Speirs, and

v. David Speirs, all now minors under the age of 14 years.

Petitioner prays that Andrew Speir may be appointed Guardian of said five children, and that a Writ of Partition do issue.

Andrew Speirs accepted guardianahip 17 June 1816.

Return of commissioners for the Laurens land, declaring that the title to Tract No. 8 is defective. Tracts No. 1 and No. 3 are assigned to Margaret Speirs, upon her paying to her children for their shares thereof. Tracts Nos. 2, 4, 5, and 6 to be sold. 8 Jan. 1817.

Wm Fulton

John McClellan

Benj'n Byrd

Samuel Taylor

Plats of Laurens land by John McClellan, D.S.

1816 Sumter County, S.C., Camden Dist., S.C.

Camden District Equity Journal

(Page 305) Tuesday, 20th February 1816

Exparte Heirs of Tho: Harvin - Petition. Upon motion of Stephen D. Miller, ordered that a Writ of Partition do issue to divide the Land between the parties pursuant to the prayer of the petition to be directed to William Taylor, Joel Davis, Benjamin P. West and ______ Plowden to divide said Land and that they return the same to the next court.

Exparte the same - Upon motion of Stephen D. Miller, ordered that Charles Spears be appointed a guardian ad litem in above case.

1825...Spartanburg District Will Book B

Page 143: South Carolina, Spartanburgh District. This is the last will & Testament of Willey S. Brown whereas I have divided with my son William, John & Minor and also with my daughter Elmira the residue of my whole estate both real and personal I bequeath to my two daughters Clarissa and Polly Spiers Brown, with the exception of a sorrel colt which I give to my youngest son Othniel Brown…7 Oct 1825. Willey S. Brown Wit: John Bonham, Wm. Holcomb, M. W. Brown. Prov. by John Bonham. (Rec. 1 March 1828)

1825

Died at Oxford, on the 16th instant, Mr. Robert Spear, in the 45th year of his age. He was, for many years, a resident of New-York, but late of Wadesborough, North Carolina (now Anson Co., N.C.) (ibid.).

Issue of July 21, 1827

Died.... In Chatham Co., Ga., Mrs. Martha Spiers, 62 years old.

Issue of August 2, 1828...Jasper County, Ga. (Also see Orange Co., N.C.)

Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.25

In Hillsborough, Ga., on the 10th inst., Rev. John H. Norment to Miss Mary Ann Spear.

Issue of November 1, 1828

Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.30

In Concord, Cabarrus, on the 7th ult. Mr. George W. Spears, to Miss Caroline Elizabeth Area.

1834 Union Co., S.C.

June Term 1834

At A Court of Equity begun to be holden at Union Court house for Union District on Monday the 16th day of June Anno Domini 1834, present his honor Chancellor Desaussure.

The following is the proceedings of the first day -

Titus G. Farr ads Wm B. Farr. On motion of Herndon, Dfdts soltr, ordered that the order pro confesso be set aside and the Dfdt. have leave to file his answer. John Bailey et ux, et al vs Wm Cole. Bill for Partition, etc.. On motion of Herndon, Dfdts. Soltr., ordered that George Foster, junr and Hezekiah Spears be appointed comsrs on the part of the Dfdt., to be substituted in place of Walker and Gist. (Note: there is an Ephrem Pharr in 1808 Oglethorpe Co., Ga. associated with William Spears of Jasper Co., Ga. in later years.)

Issue of March 11, 1837

Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.124

On Tuesday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Spear, Mr. James M. Wilson, to Mrs. Ann J. Howe, all of this city.

Issue of May 20, 1837

Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.126

On Wednesday evening last, the 17th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Spears, Edward Adams, of Edgefield Dist., S. C., to Miss Mary, eldest daughter of Capt. S. Alexander, of this city.

Issue of April 14, 1838 (see 1839)

Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.137

Married on Thursday the 5th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Spear, Mr. Robt L. Baker, to Miss Sarah Ann, eldest daughter of the late Capt. Wm. Brow (sic), all of this city.

Issue of April 28, 1838

Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.138

Married on Thursday evening the 19th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Spear, Mr. L. C. Clifford, to Miss Caroline McPherson, only daughter of the late Samuel Colleton Graves, all of this city.

Issue of June 6, 1840

Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.159

Married, on Thursday evening, 28th ult., by the Rev. Mr. Spear, Col. Wm. W. Harllee, of Marion,S. C., to Martha S.,daughter of the late Wm. F. Shackelford, of this city.

1840 Union Co., S.C.

SCMAR, Vol. XIX, Fall 1991, No. 4, p.203

Inquisition over the dead Body of Jonathan McCulloch. Filed 26 Sept. 1840 by Wm. Ray, Clk. John Carothers, J.P. Warrant for Jurors issued to Luke Smith, constable, requiring him to summon a jury to appear before Jno. Carothers, Q.U. of Said District, at Thomas Jefferes than and there to view the Boddy of a certain person there lying dead. Dated 7 Jan. 1840 at Thos. Jefferes and signed by John Carothers, Q.U. Union District - An inquisition indented taken at the house of Thomas Jefferes in district aforesaid on 7 Jan. 1840, before John Carothers, Q.U. of said District, upon view of the body of Jonathan McCulloch late of Union Dist. then and there lying dead, upon the oaths of James F. Walker, Thomas Jefferes, Jno. Bankhead, Wm. Sisson, A. O. Walker, T. L. Carothers, John Wood, J. T. Bankhead, Lee Scott, J. G. Kendrick, James Spears, Wm. Smith, good and lawful men of Said District, who being charged and sworn do say that they believe the said Jonathan McCulloch came to his death by being accidentally drown'd in a fit of derangement, agreeable to the evidence produced before us and from all appearance when found, that he had lain down at a certain deep spring to drink and fallen in head foremost and must not have been able to extricate himself.

Signed by J. F. Walker, foreman, John G. Kendrick, John Bankhead, Jas. Spears, Wm. Sisson, A. O. Walker, T. L. Carothers, John Wood, Lee Scott, J. T. Bankhead, Thomas Jefferies, Snr. (or Jnr.?), and William T. Smith.(Note: there is a J. Kendrick in the 1820 Jasper Co., Ga. census near RobertF. Spiers...and a John Kendrick in the 1850 Morgan Co. census living near William

Spear and ThomasD. Spier. Nearby is a John Wood. Possibly a connection between 1840 Union Co., S.C. and Morgan County Moses Speer? Reason? Because in the 1820 Union County, S.C. census is a Francis Kirby shown near William Spears and Francis Kirby was the administrator of Moses Speer's estate in 1824 Morgan Co., Ga. There is a Thomas Jeffereys living near the RobertF. Spiers shown above in the 1820 Jasper Co., Ga. census.)

Issue of February 5, 1842

Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.175

Married on Thursday evening last, 27th inst.,by the Rev. J. S. Hanckel, T. M. Hume, to Georgianna Spear (Georgianna Hume), only daughter of the late G. T. Spear.

Issue of December 17, 1847

Marriages & Deaths, Columbia, SC Newspapers, 1838-1860, p.58

In Scriven county, on the 5th inst., by Rev. Wm. Spier, Capt. James T. Jarman of Savannah, to Miss Sarah M. Saxon, of Scriven County (Georgia).

Issue of October 8, 1851

Baptist Marriages and Deaths, South Carolina, 1835-1865, p.29

Departed this life on the 22d Sept., Mrs. Sophia Spears, relict of Wm. Spears, of Prince William's Parish, Beaufort District, in the 81st year of her age…member of the Baptist Church for 40 years.…

Issue of December 9, 1859

Marriages & Deaths, Lutheran Observer and Southern Lutheran, p.200

Married on Thurs., the 29th ult., at the house of Otis Spear, Esq., Baltimore, by Rev. G. Zacarias, D. D., Rev. J. G. [p.201] Gizey, of Hageratown, Md., to Miss Sarah Lydia Spear, of Baltimore.

1860 Union Dist., S.C.

Union Dist. - An Inquisition taken at Andy ___?___ (illegible) in the District 26 Dec. 1860 before J. P. McKissick, Acting as Coroner, Magistrate, upon view of the body of (blank), Infant child of William Griffin then and there lying dead by the oaths of a lawful Jury of Inquest who being charged and sworn do say the child came to its death by accident or mischance by some way unknown.

Signed and sealed by J. T. Porter, foreman, Wm. (illegible), J. P. Porter, Samuel Spears(?), E. S. (or G.) McKissick, A. J. Hames, Elisha P. Going, Bailey Smith, Richard Floyd, J. Bentley, H. P. McKissick and Singleton (illegible).

Warrant for a Jury issued to any constable by J. P. McKissick, Magt., 26 Dec. 1860.

November 22, 1867

Presbyterian Deaths & Marriages, Vol 2: 1866-1888, p.12

--- on the 5th inst. by Rev. J. A. Lowry, Mr. Rufus Moore to Miss Lou Spears, all of Dallas County, Ala.

Houston County, Ga.

Issue of March 27, 1868

Death & Obituary Notices, Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878

My wife, Carolina B. Jobson, daughter of Washington Spier and Harriet Spier, was born in Baldwin Co., Oct. 14th, 1839, and died in Perry, Ga., February 16th, 1868. John S. Jobson

Issue of April 23, 1869

Death & Obituary Notices, Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878

My mother, Mrs. Catherine Sheridan, wife of the late Dr. Hugo G. Sheridan, died in Colleton District, S. C., Feb. 16th 1869. Her maiden name was Spears (Catherine Spears), and she was born about the year 1786. Hugo G. Sheridan

Harris County, Ga.

Issue of June 18, 1869

Death & Obituary Notices, Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878

On the 4th April, near Whitesville, Ga., infant daughter of J. F. and N. C. Spear, aged 2 years and 24 days.(Note: this is JosephF. Spear, son of JohnM. Spear of Harris Co., Ga.)

Issue of April 15, 1870

Brother Joseph S. E. Spear was born in Sumter District, S. C., 1784 and died in Talbot co., Ga., Feb. 4th 1870 in his 86th year. In his 22nd year he was married to Elizabeth Brasington.

Issue of November 29, 1871

Marriages, Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878

In Jasper co., Ga., Sept. 7th 1871, by Rev. A. C. Mixon, Mr. John H. Moseley, of White Springs, Fla.( Probably Jackson County, Florida) , to Miss Mary P. Spears, of the former place.

Issue of January 10, 1872 SCA

Dec. 21st, by the Rev. Jno. H. Harris, Mr. James A. Spears of Butts co., to Miss conie Thurman, of Henry Co., Ga.

Issue of April 3, 1872 SCA

Francis Ann Frasier was born in Columbia county, Florida, Feb. 1st 1854, and died at the residence of William Spears, in Marlboro county, S. C., March 14th 1872. L. M. Hames

Issue of July 2, 1873

Death & Obituary Notices, Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878

Mrs. Martha C., daughter of Ira and Margarette Bridges and wife of Wm. J. Spears, was born in Marlboro county, S. C., 22d Dec. 1833 and died near Hollywood, Ark., May 16th 1873. She joined the Methodist E. Church, South, at Hebron, Bennettsville circuit, S. C. Conference about twenty years ago. J. P. Holmes

1873 Lamar County, Ga.

Issue of December 10, 1873 SCA

By Rev. C. A. Mitchell, Nov. 25, 1873, Mr. Wm. H. Spier, of Barnesville, Ga., to Mrs. Mary A. Grove, of Monroe County, Ga.

Issue of June 10, 1874

By Rev. N. D. Morehouse, at the parsonage in Whitesville, on 24th May 1874, David Spier to Miss Julia Blitch, all of Effingham county, Ga.

Henry County, Ga.

Issue of March 11, 1874

Death & Obituary Notices, Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878

LeonOscar Spier, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Spier, died in Hampton, Ga., February 13, 1874, aged 3 years, 2 months and 17 days.

Issue of February 5, 1873

Death & Obituary Notices, Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878

Died My mother, Sarah Ann Elizabeth Speir, daughter of John F. and Martha Davenport, was born in Pike county, Ga., December 20th 1834 and died in Barnesville, January 12, 1873. At eighteen she was married to Wm. H. Speir, and became the mother of four children. Wm. F. Lewis.

Issue of June 10, 1874

In Gadsden county, Fla., May 26th, 1874, by Rev. R. L. Honiker, Henry H. Spear to Miss Dee MacMillan.

Decatur County, Ga.

Issue of January 14, 1874

Death & Obituary Notices, Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878

Mrs. Fannie Spear, wife of H. H. Spear of Bainbridge, Ga., was born Nov. 19, 1844, and died Oct. 28, 1873. She grew up in the Presbyterian Church. She was married Feb. 25, 1869, to H. H. Speak, a Methodist. S. D. Clements

Issue of January 14, 1875

Marriages & Deaths, Baptist Newspapers, SC, 1866-1887

On the 5th of January 1875, by Rev. W. L. Brown, Mr. J. S. Haney, of Georgia, to Miss Kate Spears, of Union County, S. C.

Issue of January 4, 1877

On December 24, 1876, at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. A. S. Willeford, Mr. D. R. Player and Miss Lizzie F. Spears, all of Kershaw County, S. C.