The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-18
BY d. d. M'CREIGuT.
No. 8.

JiS. NlaJ. Henderson and Col Harden
both took an active part in tho Reyolutiona-
ry campaigns in South Carolina. robert
Li;hsow served as lieutenant. John
Laurence was wounded in 2 Gh:ric:sl, near
Beaufort, Fcbuary Sd, 1870.
Captain Hugh Milling, of this District,
was very active in Tho cause of Indopcn.
doncc. lilo was onco pursued by tories who
entered his house, and demanded informa
ton Of his wifo rs to The Captains hiding
place. AT that very tmo hc was conceal
cd uEdcr ono corner Of his humble cottage.
Tho enemy ran their swords down through
Tho openings in the floor TO discover him !:
bnt failing, they rcsortcd to their accustom
cd cruelty to cXtort revelation. They
heated tho tongs md applied them whilo hot
to tho limbs of Mrs. Milling, calling upon
her TO toll whore her husband was, but
tor'uring could not bring out tho secret. So
they gave up tho hunt. Capt. Milling
served as Sheriff one term.
Andrew Fickons commanded q company
in the fortified camps, Mt Nincly-Six, when
Tho garrison there, under Mai. Mayson and
Andrew Williamson Uho latter subsequent
~ becoming member Of tho Mount Zion
Society was attacked by tho tories under
mag. k'blnson. Captain Pickcns became
distinguished afterwards for his gallant con.
duct in the war for liberty. William Stroth
or Jr'' who joined tho society This year, was
tho son Of Gen. Strolhcr, one of tho carly
settlers OF Fairfield Ono of these William
Strothcrs died in The jail in Camden whi,o
prisoner there at tho time Col. VIM, and
several patriots wcro held captivos by Lord
Rawdon. Tho record docs not dcGno whcih-
or il was tho "Scnior" or .Junior, vii
liam
1870. II appears That tho active work
d'mandcd by tho military necessities of this
year, did not prevent Tho meetings of The
Society. Judging from tho continued acces.
sions Of now mcmbers down to tho close Of
it,
Alcx. Alexander, schoolmaslcr in
Charleston cast in his influence with tho
builders up Of Mount Zion College, IIo
was oEo of the Secretaries, az will be seen
hercattcr More ihan this, lie was ono of
thoso twenty-five patriots who in tho Fall
OF l7GG, aftor The repeal Of the Stamp Act
invited Christopher Gadslcn TO meet them
under tho Lave Oak in Charleston (Which
was after that meeting called tho "Libcriy
OakD, where they had collation. prcparcd
Tor tho occasion, which was ono Of mutual
congratuation on tho repeat Of saiL Aot
There also became members this year,
william Brown, William henson, Isaac
Kradwcll, Richard BuckmasIcr, jeremiah
Browcr, john Bennett, John Bryan, John
Bury, Daniel Bell, John Batlclcy,
was ono Of those confined on board of the
Prison-ship Torbay that lay in The Charles
Ton iiarbor in May 1881: BENJAMIN Cad.
worth, Francis Cobia, Gilbort Chalmers, j.
Ewing Calhoun was cousin of Hon.
John G. Calhoun, lived in Abboyillo Dis.
arict, and was the ''Grst person educated in
'tho native woods Of Carolina" IIo after.
wards graduated at Princeton College, In
ROW Jersey, became eminent as lawyer
and died whilc Senator in Congross.-
Clement Conycrs, John Chappollc, George
Garter, Pctcr Conycrs, Nathan Childs,--n
printer ofCharlcston who published tho
"Rulcs' of The Society which have already
appeared in thGso papers; James Carmi.
ohaol, John Cox, William Downos, John.
Davidson, Thomas Darlington, John Frcw,
Jamos Fagan, 'imoon Florcninc, James
Fick'in, Fold Farrar, Jno. Frazer, Dcnj
Ford, Thos. Fell, Wm. Fishbourno, James
Ficlds, Benj. Godfrey, John Crcon, Wm.
Graham, Jas. Grcady, Jno. Gilmorc Sam.
urnber, Wm. lIa. Gibbcs, John IYugcr,
who was member Of tho Commons House
of Assembly from February 1878 to Soptcm-
Dor l776, when 1t was dissolvotl-thon n
mcmbor of tho Provincial Congress, and
also of tho Council Of Sarety--then elected
Secretary ofStato undcr his Excollcncy
John Rutlcdgo Thos, Holmes, Wm. Hcxt,
Nobt. Howard, Ely Korshaw,--a captain in
Tho Sd regiment Of Rangers, was in tho
siege of Charleston, and whom tho City
oapilulatcd no was put aboard prison shin,
with many others. sont OF to Bormuda, but
upon tho voyage died of typhus dysentory
Aeph' Kingsley. Edward Laooy, Nathaniel
Appy py,--another Of tho "Llborty Tree"
parrots as woll rs captive on tho prison.
ship Torbay; his trado was that Of a shin.
carpenter in Charleston Etscn Laurence
JOS Lafar, George Logan, James Moore
Jas Mokeown, J. Mccullough, John Nun
oreef'7--another victim of tho prison.ship I.
Ihos. MCrca, Jno. D. ller,--woun,lcd in
tho skirmish near beaufort, Sd February.
1913 Robert Morrow, William Mills. James
pearson,Jas. Potts, Peter Prov, Jno. Potts.