The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-09-08

useful citizen.
John Law was q prosperous plant,
al Snd usrchsns s.ad was n pure,
good man, He married a Miss Tur
nsr, They had four children, nsme
ly; Margaret, Elizabeth, John, and
Martha
Mar sret married Samuel Brown,
who wss the son of the Revolution
sr! soldier, Sim Brown.
Etissheth married Jas Nj. Epps
sad wss the mother Of Juo Law
Hpp> who wss once County Tress
urs..
John graduated in South Csrohrs
College snd married the eldest daugh-
ter ot ihst enainently good msn Dr.
GeA ". Glenn. DR.. Ssm Fsir said
thsi D., Lsw wss the has, prse,i.
iAnsr in N"wherry
Msr,h, s~riei VIM. Rsy S crurt.
y gentleman snd successful plsu,er.
DE wss the son Of Thos Rsy,
Bsp;is: p.esehe1 snd useful, intel.
ligent man. He baptized SLY in
EnHTae spd she csns on, es;ins mss,
csd!neS; be slso baptized S pre,s!
Viii !oung fellow. Some II the
boys climbed into $ tree overhansinc
ihe wsIer sud cried on, hold him
under. Uncle Tommy" They mast
hsve hesri Of the Virgins new
school, Bsp;is, preacher, who }onily
proclslmei thst every time one fell
t'on srsoe snd repen,ei be voa.i
9e hsp,ize him, where1pon 81 o.i
| fellow exclaimed. Mr.. Prescher.
we've got some of tbs, kind right
here, - when you &c, hold Of one Of
them put him IN soak snd keep him
right thar" Both the Rsys hsi s
CREST fund Of good humor.
John BrowD, like ny grsud uncle,
Ssm Spence, was impressed oy the
British. Spence, at Charleston, gave
them leg bail snd hied awsy to New
berry where he lived ana died
Brown had leave 10 visi, his brother
in Philadelphis; when abou, 10 re-.
turn his brother advised him no, e
80 50, and about 1850 he came ,o
Newterry.
His son Sims Brown was Reyo
luton army soldier. Sims hsi two
sons, Samuel and John. ohm mar
rled Jane Caldwell, lad, Of grea,
mental Powers, sister Of Joseph
Caldwell. Ny old friend J. c 5
Brown is their son. Mrs B. a.,er
the death Of her husband, married
that Christian gentleman Dr.. Wm
McMorris.
Samuel Brown married Margaret
Law; they had three childreu. DR..
james l.. who died III Mississippi,
Suns Edward and Martha. Slms +.
died il South Carolina College aneI4
III the junior class; be was a grea,
taVori,e especially among elder. .
persons.
Aleck Hopper, who lived near tie
Old Allen Shell place, when III hi
cups and feeling happy would sa!
Sims Brown WAS q good boy and hi.
grand daddy was an Irishman.
Martha married Dr.. Thos. B. Ken
nerly. | first knew DR.. K when
Was 10 S. G. College about lS43
He was studying medicine with Drs
Wells & Fair. From that time
had the pleasure Of knowing him q.
one Of my good friends He wa
"A man Of smooth and steadfast mind, ;
Gentle thoughts and calm Desires" "
With him were two fine young men
Marlborough Of Edgefeld and Seas
trunk of Lexington. Several year
ago, sitting on the grass in Newto,
court yard, I saw a man approach
ing who looked like Col. Dargar
Strother, it was DR. Seastrunk.
knew the face but not the nome. II
is now some IS years of age. vgor
GUS and a fine doctor. He live
about fifty miles from s. B. Kennerly
j. 9. S. Brown snl Sam b. Ken
nerly are descendants of the old sol
dier Sims Brown, 80 is Mrs. Alar
Johnstone. / remember Alan az
genial, kindly, lovable little fellow
The lives Of these good people, tn
Browns and Laws are benedictior