Bibliograph

First families of Edgefield County, South Carolina, by John C. Rigdon, Volume 2

Type

Label

First families of Edgefield County, South Carolina, by John C. Rigdon, Volume 2

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

First families of Edgefield County, South Carolina

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

920694278

Responsibility statement

by John C. Rigdon

Summary

"This book provides family sketches and genealogical information on the first families to settle in Edgefield County, SC. The earliest settlers date back to the early 1700s. This area is particularly significant as the 'end' of the Great Wagon Road from the New England States. Generally the area was not populated by white settlers until just prior to the Revolutionary War, but immediately following the war, thousands of people passed through as they pushed into Georgia, Alabama, and points west. By the time of the 1790 census, Edgefield county had families with 763 surnames listed. This volume focuses on the families which were apparently in the area as early as 1750."

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