The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-09-06

came TO Grcenvllle, and was elect
ed q member of the State conyen.
tion in 1882.
Philemon Bradford settled on
Salnda River, and was, for a mum.
Der OF wears. a member of the Leg.
ls!atcre. He was a very sensible,
bnt plain, honest, blunt man. In
addressing the speaker OH some &C.
casion, lie said "he could not tell
what he knew, but his colleague,
Judge Edwards could tell all he
knew and more too" His farm is
now in the possession of William
Mayfield, and formerly belonged
to David Blythe, Esq. His descen-
dants have ali moved off. Judge
Edwards of the county court lived
on Tiger, and was foy a great
many years a representative in
the Legislature. He lived to be
very old man, and has lett numer.
ors descendants and relatives in
this county. James Kilgo.e was
a man of marked character, and
represented his District in the
Legislature for sev veral years. lie
settled below the Court House
fourteen or fifteen miles, on the
farm which descended to his son,
Josiah Kilgorc, once surveyor. gen
eral OF the State, Captain vii.
lam f""ag, and his brother, John
1on"g, Esq, were gallant soldiers
and officers Of the Revolution, and
settled four or five miles above the
village. McLanahan, who married
the sister of chief justice Marshal,
came from Virginia, ard settled a
few miles west of the county seat.
Robinson. who was the tather.ir.
law OF Col. Elias Earle, lived OH
the farm now owned by his great
grandson, Samuel G. McLamahan.
lie was a man of large property
and moved to the West. ESQUIRE
Salmon lived on the Saluda where
Williams Cox now lives, and was
magistrate and county surveyor
all. his life. William Goodlett re.
sided i'll the same neighborhood, and
had beer a gallant aud active whig
i'll the Revolution. John Foster
moved from iiginia, and settled
on tie three forks of Saluda. He
was Lieutenant at the siege of Al.
gusta, and survived the Revolution.
ary only a lew years, leaving a largo
family, who all moved West EXCEPT
two. Maj Thos. Benson settled ia
the upper part of the Distl lot, and
was for many years Senator in the
State Legislature. Col. Thruston
was one of the earliest settlers in
Greenville. and raised a large fam.
lily. Samuel Townes came to
Greenville from Virginia in 1890,
when he was only eighteen years
old, and settled three or four miles
from the Court House, where his
family lived for many years.
There are many, very many other
Of the early settlers OF Greenyille,
who were prominent citizens, and
by their industry and energy ac.
cumulated considerable property.
Those already mentioned are only
specimens of the character and re-
spectability Of the class of settlers
who first came to Greenville.
Samuel Murphy, who was born
in Greenville, January 1901, and
whose father, Solomon Murphy,
moved from Virginia about the
year 1795, says Vat the house of
old Paris, the first building ever
put mp in Greenville, stood Just
back of the shop now occupied by
Wilson Cook, and that the old
bonse near DR.. Irvine's spring,
was erected by Roberts. lie in.
forms me that his mother, who was
a daughter of Captain Gum, and
came to Grecnville shortly after
the Revolutionary war, pointed
out to him the debris of the CHM
ney belonging to the old Paris
house This location is probably
correct as it was convenient to the
mill which Paris built where
McBee's Touring mills now stands.
The mill was destroyed by the
wings, and Paris made his escape
to Charleston. The irons and
stones were, however, thrown into
the river tor concealment by the
Indians friendly to Paris before
he fled the country.
The maternal grandfather of
Samuel Murphy, was Capt. Gum,
who was the jailor when Matley
took Bates ont Of jail and shot him,
as has been already stared. Capt.
Gum was the father of Mrs. Col.
Jesse Carter, Mrs. Col. Andrew
Hamilton, and the grandfather of
the author of "Gnnn's Medical
Practice" a book which at one time
had great popularity. Col. Carter
was a gentleman Of high character
and business talents. For many
years be was clerk Of the county