The South western news., 1888-05-30

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Robert Marion about fifty miles
| North of Charleston, and four from
the village of Pineville. A monu-
ment to his memory marks the
resting place ofhis remains, erected
by his nephew, Francis Marion
{nee Dwight who assumed the
generals name at his request; on
being adopted by him. The adopt
ed daughter of General and Mrs
Marion was Videau Ashby, alters
wards Mrs. Richard Singleton,
mother Of the lady who married the
Hon. George McDuffie. This lady,
Mrs. McDpffie, inherited part of
the plantation "Pond Bluff on
which General Marion resided.
Pond Bluff lies on the river Sam
tee, in St. Johns Berkeley, in the
immediate vicinity of the Eutaw
Springs and battle grounds This
is on the South side of the Santee.
The country between the Santee
and Peelee is uneven; the swamp
on both rivers is deep, the land
rich, and heavily timbered, and in
several places, all on one side is
continuity OF swamp; the other is
broken by the occurrence of bluff,
and such as Pond Bluff on the San
tee, and my own residence on the
Peedee.
The intermediate country con-
slsts of pine barrens, chiefly aboun-
ding with bays, ponds and swamps,
separated not unfrequently by scrub
oak, sand-ridges, and communicat.
ing with various water courses by
swamp branches, which generally
run dry in May or June.
Snow Island, in the Pee Dee, the
notorious secure camping ground of
Gen. Marion and his men, lies
about east from Pond Bluff, not
over ten miles distant; both are
above Tide water region. Hugh
Horny resided much lower down
on Santee, after the revolution, on
a rice plantation in the Tide water
region. | never saw either of the
above named but, as boy, saw
repeatedly'Gen. Peter Horny. His
plantations, a beautiful site, lay on
the south side of Winysw Bay. |
Rice is the staple of cultivation.
The dwelling house (mansion) is in
full view of passengers on the steam
boats, from Georgetown to Charles
ston,
Gen. Peter Horny wos never
married. In his latter years he
took a fancy to a kind~hearted,
gentle daughter of neighbor, Miss
Sarah Bay, whom he adopted. She
constituted a part of his household,
which she managed and regulated |
for him, very much TO his comfort,
acting the part of a daughter in
deed. She cherished his gratitude,
smoothed his pillow in sickness,
and closed his eyes in death. To
her he bequeathed his property.
She afterwards married William
Mayrant, of Sumter, their only
son William Mayrant now plants
the place on Winyaw Bay, where
he resides in winter. (Post>oflice in
Georgetown). From him you can
doubtless learn other particulars,
as his mother still lives. Gen. Hor-
ry when first saw him, was living
in Georgetown ina house erected
by himself, and arranged around a
courtyard, exactly in the style of
a barracks. 1t was kept as neat as
a pin. His infrmites increasing
with age, he removed to Columbia,
to reside where he died not hav-
ing returned to his plantation a
year or two before that event. His
removal was about the wear 1911
y. His age | did not know, nor
the precise time of his disease
probably in 1922. He was not as
old as General Marion and refer
you to DR.. r. w. Gihbes, of Co,
lumbia he could furnish the in
formation.
| The Jaspers' whom you mention,
were from Wales and first settled
in this portion of South Carolina
more than twenty years before the
Revolution. The brave Sergeant
William Jasper was the youngest
c4ild. His father was Abram JAS
| per; his son Abraham was a tory.
His brothers Nicholas and John
served under Gen. Marion. After
CORVALLIS drove Gen, Green out
OF South Carolina. they served UNI
der Gen. VIM. Richardson Davie.
Of North Carolina. These facts /
learned from an aged Aunt of Ser
geant Jasper--Mrs. DeSpain-who
lived at Morganton as late as 1914.
DR.. r. w. Gibbes will furnish you