During its early colonial years under the rule of the Lords Proprietors the area now known as
Marion County was a part of Craven County. It is named for Francis Marion, a South Carolina
native who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
In 1769, when Craven was subdivided, the segment of land later known as Marion County was placed
in Georgetown District, which extended from the North Carolina line to the Santee River.
In 1785 Georgetown District was divided into the counties of Winyah, Kingston, Williamsburg, and Liberty:
Winyah became Georgetown County, Kingston became Horry County, Williamsburg became Williamsburg
County, and Liberty County became Marion County.
Prior to 1785, all records were filed in Charleston and copies are generally available at the South Carolina
Archives in Columbia (SCDAH). Between 1785 and c. 1800, however, records for Marion County were
filed in Georgetown, and there is a gap in the records for this period as the Georgetown Courthouse was burned.
CONTENTS
Chapter I.
Settlement i
Chapter II.
Section I. Location and Boundaries 6
Section II. Its Surface and Soil, Its Rivers and Lakes, Its In-
Land Swamps iS
Section III. Its Soil and Productions Vj
Section IV. Stock Raising 29
Chapter III.
Section I. Its Educational, Political and Judicial History 33
Graduates of Colleges 50
Political History 52
Queensboro Township 78
Plat of the Welch Grant (First) 81
The Early Settlement of Marion County 104
Some Families mentioned :
Godbold 117
Evans 125
Giles 13s
Britton, Fladger. etc 137
Crawford 142
Murfees 147
Berry 148
Saunders I57
Gibson 159
Page 162
Ayres 166
Ford 167
Hays 170
Elvington 173
Scott I7S
Owens 17s
Gaddy 176
Lupo and Arnett 178
Rogers 178
Perritt 183
Edwards i8s
Nichols 189
Hutchinson 191
Barfield 191
Goodyear 192
Tart 193
Bryant I97
Watson 199
IV A HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
Reaves 206
Grice 208
Roberts 209
EUerbee 213
Fore : 218
Mace 221
Finklea 223
Haselden 223
Bass 22s
Hamer 232
McKenzie 235
Manning •' 238
Jones 241
Cottinghara 246
Hamilton 247
Braddy 249
Clark 252
Harrelson 255
Martin 258
Henry 261
Huggins 263
Hayes 267
Dew 271
Nicholson 275
Jackson 276
Galloway 281
Sherwood 281
Alford 282
Greenwood 284
Mclnnis 285
Stafford 287
Blue 289
Baker 290
McPriest 291
McKellar 291
McKay 292
McCormick 293
McArthur 299
Mclntyre 300
McKinly 307
McLellan 308
Sinclair 314
McDuifie 315
Campbell 320
Butler 327
Moody 330
A HISTORY OP MARION COUNTY. V
Harllee 342
Woodberry 355
Stackhouse 358
Wayne 366
Legette 369
Gasque 373
Brown 373
Gilchrist 382
Easterling 384
Lane 386
Bethea 395
McMillan ; 421
Miller 425
Spencer * 427
Williamson 429
Wall 432
McEachern 435
Carmichael 437
Baker 445
Davis 448
Stanley . . . '. 455
Harrel, in Britten's Neck 456
Altman 456
Whaley 457
Richardson 457
Stevenson 462
Craven 463
Thompson 464
Kirton 464
Philips 465
Owens 466
Rowell 468
Giles 471
Coleman 472
Norton 475
Lewis 480
Fowler 483
Shooter 484
Campbell (of Maiden Down) 486
Atkinson 488
Fladger 49i
Smith 492
Flowers 502
Mullins , 506
Gregg 510
Collins ' 512
VI A HISTORY OP MARION COUNTY.
Wiggins, of Wahee Si"
Shaw ■ Si8
Dozier S2i
Foxworth and Boatwright 5^2
White and Monroe S25
Snipes 528
Wilcox 536
Young 537
Johnson 538
Sellers 543
The Negro 546
Towns of the County 55°
Marion 551
Nichols and Mullins 553
Latta and Dillon 555
Hamer and Sellers 559
The Denominational Churches 560
Clerks of Court for Marion County, from 1800 to 1900 564
Sheriffs for Marion County from 1800 to 1900 565
Representatives in the Legislature 566
Senators from 1800 to igoo 568
Ordinaries and Probate Judges from 1800 to 1900 568
Proprietary Governors 568
Lawyers practicing at Marion from 1800 to 1900 570
Volunteers in Confederate Army 572
Company L, 21st Regiment Infantry, C. S. A : . 572
Company H, Orr's Regt. Rifles S. C. V., C. S. A 577
Company F, 4th Regt. Cav. S. C. V., C. S. A 581
Company E, Gregg's i«t Regt. S. C. V., C. S. A 585
Company I, 8th Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 590
Company H, 8th Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 593
Company I, ist Regt. Inf. (Hagood's) S. C. V., C. S. A. . 596
Company L, loth Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 599
Company L, 8th Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 602
Company I, 21st Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 605
Company E, 23d Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 609
Company Gregg's Battery, Co. D, Manigault's Battalion
Artillery S. C. V., C. S. A 613
Company H, 23d Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A. 620
Company D, loth Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 626
Company F, loth Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 628
Company I, 6th Regt. Cav. S. C. V., C. S. A 631
Company D, 2Sth Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 632
Company E, 26th Reg. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 636
Company I, loth Regt. Inf. S. C. V., C. S. A 639
Company D, 7th Battalion S. C. Reserves 642
Company of Militia, last called into service 644