The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-24
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county, feDTudry 10, 1905 june Soul u
175S, mentions my father, sisters Debo-
rah and Mary, brothers Egbert and Sher-
wood"
Page AZ. John Haywood of Edgecombe
Mentions "son William, daughter Mary
daughter Deborah, son Egbert, son John.
mo date.)
| 1t is evident that these were father and
son. The last American Monthly, (Au-
gust, says, page 1881. that John Hay
wood, Q6S4-175S), resident of Edgecombe
County. N. c., married Mary Lovet. He
was surveyor to Earl Granville, last
Lord Proprietor of North Carolina: was
Commissioner of Coast Fortifications for
the Colony, 174s; member of Colonial As
sembly. Q746-1752); treasurer of the north
ern counties of the North Carolina col
ony, 1852. His daughter Elizabeth Hay
wood. married Jesse Hare of the Hare
family of Hartford County, N. c."
Col. William Haywood married Charity
Hare, March IL, 1754. She was the daugh-
ter of Moses Hare, On. C. Reg. p. 239.)
1856. LAWRENCE-The abstracts of
these wills are also found in the N. c..
Register. Vol l.
Page IS. William Lawrence, July s.,
1894; daughters Rachel and Jane, cousin
Rachel Smelling, wife Margaret. brother
AS William Lawrence left no sons ac-
cording to this will, the North Carolina
Lawrences may be descended from John
Lawrence his brother. Page 33s, George
Lawrence, BERTHE County N. c., March
16 1852 January Court. 1856. Wife Sarah
daughters Ann and Sarah, sons Joshua
and George. wife and brother Thomas
Lawrence. executors.
2s2. HAMILTON-It is shown by the
records at Washington that Thomas Ham
lton served as captain of company in
the list Virginia State Regiment, com
manded by Col. George Gibson, Revolu-
tionary War. He was commissioned
March g. 1777. and his name last appears
on a pay roll dated August -, 1850.
49, MURRAY-The records in Washing
ton show that one David Murray served
as private in Captain Satterlee's com
pany, Col Moses Hazen's Regiment, Con-
tinental Troops. Revolutionary War. He
enlisted December 30. 1776; was taken
prisoner August 81 -, and returned to
his company August 4, 1779. His name
last appears as that of a private on
roll not dated OF persons in the Congress
Own Regiment. commanded by Col. Moses
HAGEN, Brigadier General by brevet in
the service of the United States, 1873. with
remarks: when commissioned or en-
listed, 80 December. 1776. How long to
serve war, one year; discharged by Com
mander- Chief at close of war, II June,
1883.
301 CUNINGHAM-Miss Floride Gun
ingham of "Rosemont," s. c.. the writer
of the following letter is one of the best
known women in South Carolina.
to nIf of CnpiDo-
ham. the first owner of 'Rosemont,' was
a commissioned officer of the British Gov
eminent, and held the position of Deputy
Surveyor General of the colonies, under
Sir Edgerton Leigh. He married a Miss
Harris of Virginia. and had two sons and
one daughter; the names of the sons were
John and Robert. The first succeeded his
father as master of the manor, but dying
unmarried. without issue, the estate be-
came the property of his brother Robert.
The name of the daughter was Pamela,
after the novel which was favorite with
her mother. At the age of II or Is she
met tragic death from her dress hav-
ing caught fire, being burned to death"
Robert Cunningham. the third owner
of 'Rosemont.' married Louisa Bird" tSee
Yancey article, July IL, 1902. land had
four children, two of whom died young,
the two who surviveu were John and Pa
mela
John Cunningham was my father and
inherited 'Rosemont.' Pamela, who was
named Ann for her grandmother and Pa
mela for the aunt whose young life had
terminated so suddenly became the
founder and the first Regent of the Mt,
Vernon Association.
My great-grandfather. Patrick Gun
ingham, had two brothers. Robert and
David Robert distinguished himself dur