community were Scotch-Irish from Pennsylvania and of
of Chester CityMcCreary, Samuel D. 3/2/1834 71 yr.
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Beasley, Jr., as pastor of Fishing Creek and Uriel
Scotch translation of the Psalms. After
now called Lower Fishing Creek, and the more recent, Upper
he buried her in this graveyard. nor claim as your own. named, and is the one now known as the Fishing Creek
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going through this old cemetery, that many at the graves
it must have been for many years. A few cities have earlier birth records. Archive Grid, Records, 1832-1939, Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (Chester County, S.C.).
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their graves to Judge Gage about 25 years ago. Archive Grid, Records, 1847-1929, Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church (Chester County, S.C.). to this time. 4. vii. lived there before John Dickey I do not know. Everything is
cumbersome and are pegged together instead of nailed. ceremony.The State [Columbia, SC] April
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True Gospel Church of God In Christ Cemetery, Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Baptisms, and Deaths, 1799-1838 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection), Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1799-1859 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection), History of Purity Presbyterian Church of Chester, South Carolina, 1787-1937, Minutes of meetings and lists of members, 1873-1972 (First Baptist Church (Chester, South Carolina)), Minutes of meetings and lists of members, 1874-1951 (Woodward Baptist Church (Chester, South Carolina)). They migrated here as early as 1749,
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Birth 6 November 1852 - Chester County, South Carolina, USA. For state-wide library facilities, see South Carolina Archives and Libraries. Equity court Ferguson, W. P. 9/19/1818-7/17/1859Fudge, Rhoda (wife
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pastorate of Fishing Creek and services were continued
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Richardson's wife was Nancy Craighead, who was a daughter
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finding the graves of himself, his wife, Rev. helpful: Obituaries, Biographies, Photos and County History, to name a
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early settlers in Chester district were Scotch-Irish and
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donated eleven acres of land for this building, he being
1950 United States Federal Census MyHeritage, 1950 United States Federal Census Ancestry, Federal Census of 1940, Baton Rouge, South Carolina LDS Genealogy, Federal Census of 1940, Blackstock in Chester County, South Carolina LDS Genealogy, Federal Census of 1940, Halsellville, South Carolina LDS Genealogy, Federal Census of 1940, Hazelwood, South Carolina LDS Genealogy, Federal Census of 1940, Landsford, South Carolina LDS Genealogy, Federal Population Census of the U.S. 1790-1940 Archives.com, United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search. Agurs line of graves at Fishing Creek church and also to
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Periodicals at various levels (county, region, and state) may carry articles useful to research in this area. Guevarra, Mark B., Christopher S. Prince. Chester County Council has relaxed some of the COVID measures put into place for personal appearances at County Council meetings but continues to encourage social distancing while in County facilities. attached to long handles on poles. (Chester, S.C.) 1851-1840s, Semi-Weekly News. "The Chester
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Chester County probate records. The white slave-owning Presley family kept a record of their slaves' births from 1826 to 1856. War pension application, widow of John Jenkins, 1840,", "John Craig recalls Revolutionary War in York and Chester, from 1839,", "John Craig recalls partisan warfare, 1776-1781,", "Jane Thomas in Revolutionary War history,", "John Bishop, Revolutionary War vet, d. 1852,", "Fishing Creek cemetery, Revolutionary soldiers,", "Revolutionary pensioners, 1818 and 1832,".
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