The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-06-20
Historical SkcishsS Of Fairfield District
nf D,,. y. McREIGunSs
No. Il.

| 't"ii VI uN''ib''
ana ren'i'isecnoc, but even that is
mostly iost 'or the want of. proper
: ,le'i'ous w 70 secure 1T, ltisrather sur
Tmr;is,as m;1 i,' enao sections, communities and
~ iS'' . 'o'a 'S'yc never organized histori-
~, ~ PuI.o'lSs, WIN standing commits
,voS WHOSE dut% itshouldibe to meet
CIV "nu '''aN' t.ecgularrocordsof4 the cur.
'rS nv, -. eYhhes.
ont N.Y.; ~ sefrispty embracing the pres
sne5i,sSa9os ' .lssaYea OF Fatri'cld, wasoriginal-
- PaIe onone o tour counties into
miiich ", c t'o ,otatc was divided soon after
VIC VIC hrst settlcmcht pi1 The name of tho
ooA'lsy extend Tend lng i over this section
M'S Nf3SatNs; y ftftSSglwards heFStatc
NJ, NJ: olSl0ea ~ &c 81 'ltSseycn prcents, iot
whlcn tne H one eoS'aftng this section was
,I','eu ' oa4Eu'oh, - After the Rcvolu-
ostpbshea aail WSe sdms Ct tho state
called Districts, Counties and Parish
cs. Under tliis division thero were
,ninc Districts, and forty-!ivc Counties
and Parishes. Fairfield was then in-
eluded in the listo Counties, and,still
remaMcd i'll tic District of Camden.
subsequently the division ofthc State
into cjue!icial districtsnow existing
was made. Ma IN j S22 a political
dWi|on into congressional districts
was adopted, when Fairfield Disttict
together with Ncwbcrry and I.aursns
for8icd the ninth. Since which tine
at '9Ast two changes have been nNde
in The arrangement. Of the Cpnbcs-
81, Aal Districts.
The date of tic first settlement Of
n irield is not definitely, giycn. sic-
{ fling to the Ms. of Mr.. Pcafson
t ere Gro settlers here as early as
|l7lO. In Mfll'sSatistics tho account
is that the first settlement took place
about the year l7I5. The condition
Qfthcs country then was ono of pic
sl,i. s1.s grand old,
.'ieF'a y oi.Ha q :, ksfa ''fcEo'ysV werat.sSs
usIls l o, wlldecaStS ana the hunting
srou''"s OF cruel ana yihdictiye NhctO-
hces' INC i'ss hostile Dut no less
~, HWY :; oatawoa lnalahs owelt beyond
sm 1ne ! riIor "h'eh Ssill bears eho'r name
- 10y ~, .o' ,oa'hca over 'h'scouhtfy IN
sca,S'lol .9 came Y
. .lo"e. =, q. we year liol tae upper par
y, the ,:la'o WIS divided INTO counties
=. ~ ~. INC .,.ne IN q inc formation nation OF thy
Jo"peH ~. Nuns "heh INC present lanlP'
=, oa, y, M D's'ficC tNSfa's tNas given u Dy ouag'
o,,uio'oi, ,,,,
!, IN. ~ ua.ilest fccor'' oi tho history 0
n: .io,i,ist'icc Iattef1ts settlemeht by tht
slms ni'vs' 10 gwen III loafsolFs w Mo u
o!agM' t:y, 20 l..
3, ~ ~ ~, ~ Nisn,,hsaic' INC matern
e, S."i,,'i"'l'cr T', oi 'ne LAY iatc y"ose W u
r0n iri''n' 'ol'"'p,n, cstaollShca f"hc'
~ ~ so'g-Tgn' - %9; s'A miles rom the prcscn
s,.s,I o. - j. '.in'.s'oroI ~ y. y tspot nlter
MaiTs -, pM''eo 81, 1--WE @ I, ScuHf orcc,
~ .'S i.'o'.'oH =, NoslGTai 'P,rotilcf.
m,,,, s' as ny na"o = q Towel wei from TN
a,aaJo' S1;I soo'' a,'of, iotlncd = sInlla
ss.a.ishn,'m. 1sa;aa ~ aP.ae9nciaf}H im'
M ! ~ o'' 'i'.io M il,Nei nv. Z, i,
~, - ru1,o"'.eu py .Veilsra' y. ,,vVo'i
r. o"snu VIZ l'1,sy ~ .ift ''''h'uG
osSRoYI, "a SRa1i, +, ;i'ns ;i .nt,oge isho@ car
R;xnS ri a;aiii io' @ unu p ,oyel lI''tl' i
Mn M = rn,a,,,.r @ ~. r 'sGt.V =. rcsiucl'ce Q
san'n -, J,ss bn;a,., .iat., tI". ~ was i'1ar th'
fn,,na :, o is,;.Gai, .GlI I,'o i'sV o'h -, eve
uu nmn thnt 80 na'',io,u iI,s''.ce %as k'ilcu
sntt,crs ,Ir | Rahar. r * = o'.o u S s1o earl
ton rcson,cd ~ 't.it of ~ ~. 4n'. t'tm =,
@ : ~, l. Gnn,'t a,,.Io, VIZ .tn "i,'a "n" t'l
Gant Inhm "'''pia =, wy a,al" anll'''' ';,
Snc, En al;sl'n,a,, y, so', ~ WIZ, ~, ''No
sont tln anjinrs W. y ,.n,,n, vao ,';,"' =; NV an.
land so' mrnbablr 1'". n,a To-; ;nso1a ,f m''E
n ~, a'' ptopaply' tolu talinsio i
am, = !" '''S' -i'so
4 Abort tbo vo,. NIX c1 ri,
Lvles and lis broth ~ IN hn";,n 1G,, 'on' m
tiyes - of Brmnsw;nIs .Istv i,iar'.m,, ~ - Ia ~
10 what ofter,sarJs ,,naa no 49, Ea;nGn,, ,uHIo'
Thouoh nat;nas ss &c v;sSs;,,;o gsSs Iairnoiu 1,o
Ii appears that tll.yiefsBnto 'tr Conntx