The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-06-13

desiring to join The Daughters Of the
American Revolution, has been trac-
ing her right to that honor. The
records in the Bureau Of Pensions at
Washington show that Edward Van
diver was born in Maryland in 17l8;
that he served in the Revolutionary
War several different times, and the
whole term of service as much as two
years; tha he served at different times
under Captains Andrew Thomas,
Amandus Lisc, and Coloncls Winnie
and Eastcrland, and that he was en-
gagged in the battle Of Ewtaw Springs
and received pension from the State
South Carolina) A certificate Of the
Comptroller Of the State Of South
Carolina, dated in 1888, shows that he
served in 1871 under Col. Whine 30
days at Russcll's s Ferry, and 90 days
under Col. Hopkins including Ewtaw
battle, and in 1882 he served 38 days
under Col. Bratling at Four Hole
Bridge.
Tradition says that he was also in
the battle of Cowpens and King 8
Mountain, and lesser engagements
against the Tories, but these troops
were organized irrcgularly, in guerilla
style, for special services, and dis
banded as frequently, and in this way
never found their place in the official
reports.
He died near Meals Creek Church,
in Anderson District, in 1887, on the
tract Of land purchased by him in
1896. His ancestors were from IIol-
land. William Van Duyver emigrated
from Holland to New York about the
year 1850. His descendants have
spelled their names according to their
fancy Vandivcre, Van Diver, Van
Dever, Van Divierc, Vandcvcr, but
mostly Vandivcr. All the records of
Pendleton and Anderson District, be-
ginning in 1916, spell it Vandiver.
William Van Duyvcr, above named,
had son named William, and one Of
the sons or grandsons settled in west
ern Pennsylvania, now part Of West
Virginia. Another settled on the
eastern shore Of Maryland, and two Of
his sons, Edward, above named, and
George came to South Carolina prior
to the Revolutionary War and first
settled in the upper part, now Spar
tanburg County.
George Vandiver was Baptist
preacher, and removed to Pendleton
District about at first near where An
derson G. H. now stands, and later
near the presen. Townville section,
near Conneross Creek. He preached
at Hepsibah, Beaverdam, and Double
Springs and other neighboring Church
es, and from there removed to Gcor-
gia, where he died. He had son
named Adam who served in the Greek
War, under Gen. Jackson, and was
severely wounded in the battle Of tho
Horse Shoe Bend of the Tallapoosa,
in Alabama, in 1914, for which no re-
ceived q pension. He was Union
man during the war between the
States, but his sons were in the Con-
federate army, and ono Of them, Lieut..
Jeptha NJ. Vandiver, Of the Second s.
G. Rifles, was killed in the assault
upon Fort Harrison in 1864. He
came from Georgia to Townville in
1854, and from there went to Laurens,
and clerked for joseph N. Brown in
1855 and 1856, where he made quite
reputation for e fine business man,
and, the late Capt. G.. w. Sullivan,
Sr., of Laurens, a superior business
man himself, remarked to the writer
that he was the best clerk he ever
knew.
Col. H. T. Van Divierc, Of Wal
halla, S. g., another son Of Adam
Vandiver, vas Colonel Of Georgia
regiment during the war between the
States.
Edward Vandiver removed from the
Spartanburg section to Fairfield, and
from thence to Peudleton District
about the year 1895. He bought land
and settled near Meals Creek Church,
where he died in 1887. His frat wife
was Helena Frost, from whom it is
supposed their descendants claim
their French descent. By this mar
siage there were six sons and two
daughters. The sons--John, George,
Paul, Sanford, Matthew and Lambkin
were all Baptist preachers. One
daughter, Nancy, married Moses Hol-
land, Of Fairfield, and Stacy married q
Mr. - Magzaw. They all removed
West, exceps John and Sanford, and
their descendants are largely lost sight
of, bat we can hear Of them by name
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