The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-12-22

He was a son of w. H. Thompson, a
farmer of the Cedar Swamp commun-
ity of this county. The corpse was
accompanied to Kingstree by young
army officer.
survey for the Parade Ground and
the Churchyard, hell for the Muster
Ground the two lots fronting on this
street, where the Court House now
stands, assigned the corner lot, where
Miss Andy Lockamy's home now is
on Main street and Jail streets, to
the town for a Market House. The
two lots originally granted to the
Church of England, where Hellers
Stables now are, were not disturbed,
and some lots, where the Park is
located at the Academy street end,
were decided to the Public school.
The remaining four lots of the reserv-
ed Parade Ground were sold.
Under the plat Of 1900, the streets
were numbered from First" next
to the river, successfully eastward
Main street was known as Broad;
Mill as Washington; Church as
Adams; Brooks as Jefferson.
At the meeting Of the board on
March 25, 1889, the following estab-
lished claims to grants to lots in
the town made, in nearly every case,
either to their fathers, or to their
fathers-in-law, since none of the
original grantees were living: Will
liam Gamble, James Bradley, Robert
Erwin, Jr., Ebenezer Gibson, Samuel
Wilson, Isaac Barrineau, William Nc
Connell, James Blake.ey, Jr., Thomas
McCants, Sarah Witherspoon, John
McClary, David Witherspoon, Jr.'
john Scott, 3rd, Mathew Camlin, Will
liam Wilson, Gavin Witherspoon, Will
liam Heathley, Samuel Adair, Robert
Mcconnell, James Witherspoon, John
McCauley, John Burgess, Hugh Nc
Collough, John Wilson William Bracy
Robert Witherspoon, Joseph Scott
John Mcbride, James Fleming, Sr.,
John Nj. Kinder, Johr Boyd, William
Frierson, Jr., Ruffn Taylor, Thomas
Mcconnell, James Witherspoon, Jr.,
and William Frierson, Sr. The con-
gregation of William -5urg established
its claim to lot No. Al, originally
granted to Archibald Hamilton.
1t was determined at the meeting
on March 25, 1889, to allow claimants
until April Is, 1889, to establish their
titles under original grants and on
such day to sell all lots unclaimed
On April 18th, Samuel McClelland
claimed the lots originally granted
to William Cochran, Jane Ross and
Thomas Monk; the children of Thom-
as Frierson and of J. Mcknight that
one granted to Andrew Rutledge; and
the congregation of Williamsburg to
those lots granted to James Scott
John Blakeley and james Blakeley
The first sale of these unclaimed
town lots was held on April 16, 17S9.
John Dickey was vendue master. The
following men bought lots on that
day: Archibald Cornor, James Ken
nedy, Isaac Mathews. Robert Fulwood,
John Dawson, John Gowdy, Adam
Connor, James Mccullough, Ebenezah
Gibson, Samuel Kennedy, Hugh Nc
Collough, John McCauley, James Nc
Bride, John Humphreys, James With
erspoon, Andrew Early and James
Mcconnell. The highest price paid
for a lot at this sale was that for
lot No. 81, bought by Hugh McCol-
Tough for about S17.5o. This lot
stands now on the Northeast corner
of the block ct the junction OF Long
and Mill streets, in Kingstree.
Another sale was held on June H.
1889, at which the following purchas-
ed lots: Isaac Nelson, George NC
Connell, Samuel Maxwell, John Nc
Cleary, James Bradley. James Wither-
spoon, Jr., John Wilson, John Burgess,
Jr., Samuel Douglas, Robert McCon-
nell, James Burgess, Robert Gamble
William Law and Michael Harding.
On February 1s, 1791, George Du-
rant, William Bracy, James Galbreath,
purchased lots and on October "a,
1892, John Humphrey, Robert Han
nah, James Tisdale, Samuel Snowden
and James Fleming, Jr. On October
13, 1894, Robert Witherspoon bought
five lots and John McCleary fifty.
The Board Of Commissioners had
a most difficult task in
the people Of the township in the
matter Of the titles to these town lots.