Union County, South Carolina:
Edwards, "N.C. Materials," in N.C. Hist. Rev. VII, 384; Crozer MS, pp.
38-41, Furman MS, pp. 42-43; the Furman manuscript gives 1759, the
Crozer manuscript 1760, as the date of migration and organization of
Broad River Church; of the thirteen members of the group going on to
Fairforest none seemingly obtained a survey or grant on Broad River;
Philip Mulkey had a survey of 400 acres made Dec. 9, 1762, In the fork
between Broad and Saluda Rivers on Fairforest Creek, a branch of Tyger
River (Plats, VII, 364) confirmed to him by grant of June 7, 1763; he later
bought land in the section which came to S.C. by exchange with N.C. in
1772, on the south side of Tyger River which was resurveyed by South
Carolina in 1773 (Memorials, VI, 144; XIII, 456; CJ, Nov. 9, 1764); Joseph
Breed had surveyed July 15, 1765, 100 acres on a branch of Fairforest
Creek on the road to Wofford's ford (Plats, VIII, 57); Benjamin Gist 500
acres on Fairforest Creek at the mouth of a branch called Sugar Creek Mar.
5, 1768 (Ibid., IX, 215); Charles Thompson 200 acres on the north side of
Tyger River Oct. 12, 1765 (Ibid., X, 166); Thomas Thompson 150 acres on
the north side of Tyger River touching Charles Thompson's land Oct. 21,
1772 (Ibid., XX, 337); Obediah Howard 450 acres on branches of Fairforest
and Sugar Creek on Feb. 17, 1773 (Ibid., XVII, 113); no plats were found
for Stephen Howard or Rachel Collins, who, together with those above and
the wives of Philip Mulkey, Joseph Breed, Benjamin Gist, Stephen
Howard, and Obediah Howard, made up the thirteen constituents.
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