The Waxhaws
I had heard so many stories about William Guthrie and the Carnes Family in The Waxhaws, so, I found a highly recommended book about the area, by Louise Pettus and assisteeed by Nancy Crockett, (c) 1993. Lindsay's Books Inc. POBox 1075, Lancaster,SC 29721-1075. Lists of settlers, land grants, occupations from 1750 through the War of 1812.
Page 119, "Alexander Carns (1739-1814) was Waxhaw's representative to Prebytery many times between 1798 and 1803 and was appointed Commissioner to General Assembly in Philadelphia by the First Prebytery ofSouthCarolina in 1802."
On page 18 "William Guthrie, cordwainer in 1774, made rope for the farmer and the tradesmen. In the days before bedsprings, his cordage was used on beds to support the feather mattresses - a necessary part of the "bed furniture"."
Just a sample, but it shows that data is found in many different places and our ancestors may be quite different from our modern conceptions of them.
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