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Spartanburg County was established in 1785 from the Old 96th District. To its north was the state of North Carolina, to its east was Greenville SC.


Background: Although this is a Combs &c. Report, and emphasis should on Combs and Combs-Associated Families, in this case, it may be somewhat "weighted" toward the Cannon-Hammett-Mason-Underwood Families who also came to Spartanburg SC from Surry Co, NC, but before that were most recently from Culpeper Co VA and, moving back in time: Fauquier > Prince William > Stafford > Richmond Cos, VA where the Combs, Hammetts, Masons and Underwoods are found living adjacent to each other. Same ones? Who knows? Not us. Not yet. (See Also Hammett Families. See Also Underwood Families. See Also Combs Counties)


1790 Spartanburgh County Census

96th District

Col. 1 (consecutive except where space inserted)
THOMSON, Samuel
THOMSON, Burwell
VAUGHN, Phenix
CAIN, John
FIELDER, Frans.
THOMSON, Lucy
BUSY [BUSSEY?], Benj.
MOORE, Wm.
WOODROUGH [WOODRUFF], John
LINDSEY, Wm.
COPE, Wm.
WOODROUGH, Nath.
FLOYD, Enoch
SPEAR, Wm.
WHITE, John
FLOYD, Ebenezar
CASSILBERRY [CASTLEBERRY], Wm
HUFF, Henry
SPEER, Jhon
GENTRY, Nath.
ANDRIX, Andrew
BEARD, James
NEWMAN, Geo.
CASSILBERRY, John
YOUNG, Thomas
CLATON [CLAYTON], Edmond
GENTRY, Samuel
CASSILBERRY, Paul
CHESNEY, Richard
BRAD, John
YOUNG, Richard
WILLSON, Stephen
YOUNG, Patty
CLATON, Frances
SCRITCHFIELD, Amos = 1 wm 16+ and 3 wf [m Lydia Combs 1783 Surry NC]
NEWMAN, Roubon
LAYTON, John
GRAVITT, Obodiah
TODD, Tho.
EARNEST, Wm.

BRUTON, David
JACKSON, Elizh.
SMITH, Melinton
HAINS, Joseph

Col. 9. (includes, not necessarily consecutive)
CANNON, Jessey
THOMPSON, William
CANNON, Ellis
HAMMIT, William [See HAMMETT Families below]
VAUGHN, Benj.
WOOD, Robert
JOHNSON, Rowlin
JOHNSON, Claburn
FOSTOR, Thomas
WOOD, John
MASON, Broderick [s/o James & Mary BRODERICK Mason?) (See Below)]
TINSLY, Thomas
COOK, David
HURT, Joel
BROWN, Randal
CANNON, Henry [s/o John & Sarah HAMMETT (Broderick) Cannon [Stafford > Fauquier > Culpeper VA > Surry NC]
WALDRUP, Isaiah [See Greenville SC]
PIPER, Benja. [m Sarah, d/o Robert ASHBY of Stafford VA

Col. 10 (includes, not necessarily consecutive)
HAMMETT, John 2-1-3-0-3 [Stafford > Fauquier > Culpeper VA > Surry NC]
Elder, Peter 1-3-5-0-0
Smith, John 2-0-2-0-0
HEAD, Robert 1-1-4-0-0
Elder, Ephraim 2-1-2-0-0
UNDERWOOD, Thomas 4-1-4-0-3 [Fauquier > Culpeper VA > Surry NC]
Johnson, John 2-1-4-0-3
Griffith, Wells
Barnet, Thomas
Bennet, Daniel
Lewis, Ephraim
Alexander, Wm
Johnson, John
Lewis, John
Burnit, John
Witt, Charles
Boston, Wm
Clark, Benja

Col. 11 (includes, not necessarily consecutive)
JOHNSON, Neal 2-3-3
WARREN, Joseph 1-2-6
STUMAN, Thos. 1-0-1
SANDERS, James 3-4-6
CANTREL, Benja. 1-1-1
JUSTICE, Simuan (to Perry KY, m (2) Delphia CARTER, wid of Thomas JOHNSON of Wilkes NC)
NELSON, John

WAMOCK, Abner 1-0-1

Col. 12
CALLAHAN, Joel 1-3-4 [See CALLAHAM - Greenville SC, Washington TN & Surry NC]
MOORE, John 2-1-5
DIVINE, Thos. 2-1-2
GOWIN, John
4-4-6-0-16 [See GOIN of Washington TN & Surry NC]
JACKSON, Thos. 1-2-4-0-1
Hannah 3 white females
WEST, Wm. 1-2-3

CHILDRIS, John [See Greenville SC]
REAVES, Wm.
REAVES, Wm. Sr. [See Surry NC]
OWINS, Moseley

CALLIM, Richard 2-2-4 [CALLAHAM?]
WHITE, James Taylor 1-2-3-0-1
VAUGHN, John 1-0-4-0-1
CLARKE, Benj. 1-0-3-0-1
JOHNSTON, Ellis 1-2-2

EDWARDS, John [b 1759, Overwharton Parish, Stafford VA; bro Wm. m Elizabeth Combs, d/o Cuthbert & Sarah EVANS Combs later of Clark KY]
BRIGHT, James 1-1-3 [RW from MD; his dau Margaret m Sampson BRIGHT. See Madison AR Brashears & Samuel BRASHEARS of Greenville SC & 1788 Sullivan TN Militia]

HICKS, David 1-0-1

Col. 13
McMAHAKIN, Benh. 1-3-1-0-1
GUNTER, Joel 1-1-5 [See RW Soldiers of Warren Co TN]


07 Jan 1801 (Spartanburg DBH:270) 7 Jan 1801 John HAMMETT to William HASKINS 47 A, title to which later passed to Elizabeth's four children. A William HASKINS signed the Oath of Allegiance, Georgia. 1880 Census of Spartanburg Co, SC listed Peter HASKINS, age 84, as having been born in South Carolina and his father and mother in Virginia. (Hammett Families)

18 Mar 1801 (Spartansburg Co, SC DB H-1) 18 March 1801, William HAMMETT to John DUNCAN, $100, 100a except 5 acres reserved for Mary McBEE where she now lives, part of a grant to HAMMETT, on Pters? Creek, a branch of Pasotale (sic, Pacolet) River. Wit. William (W) RICH(REID), Rachel (X) McABEE. (1,022,819) (MAD: 1800 census pg. 183) (Researcher Charles White)

Notes: See Callaham-Combs-McBee-Duncan in early Washington Co TN; DUNCANS were earlier in Surry Co NC as was the above William HAMMETT. William HASKINS had m Elizabeth HAMMETT, d/o John & Sarah UNDERWOOD Hammett of Richmond, Stafford, Prince William, Fauquier, and Culpeper VA to Surry NC. Also note that (1) HAMMETTS came to SC by way of Surry NC; (2) some of the HAMMETTS were Tories; (3) the HAMMETTS moved back and forth between Greenville and Spartanburg, and some moved on to Wilkes Co GA early; (4) William HAMMETT I of Richmond VA lived adj. or verrrry near to William Combs, brother of John Combs who was father of Mason Combs, Sr. of Stafford and Surry NC. See Also Duncan Families as well as references to moves between Surry Co, NC and Pacolet river in the RW pension file of Nicholas Combs, Sr. of Surry Co, NC and Perry Co, KY.


Important: All Records collected for this county may not have been added here as yet. See also the Combs Research List Archives


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