I54373: Catherine AINEY (1818

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Rev. Elisha, Son of Rev Wm Screven and his Congregation of Dissenters from the Church of England were the first permanent settlers in the Winyaw section. They organized Prince Frederick's Church in 1713. Samuel, Joseph and John Commander were among the names who settled in Winyaw along Black River and Black Mingo from 1700 to 1736.

Note: from Prince's book The Brockinton Family, The Rev. William Screven came down from Kittery, Maine to South Caroline in 1696. December 7, 1697 he received a land warrant for 1000 acres in or around the present town of Moncks Corner, Berkeley Co., after showing that he had brought 20 people with him. Later he received an additional 500 acres for 10 more people. Rev Wm Screven died in 1713 and is buried in what is now Georgetown.

The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Volume XV; Fall 1987 Number 4
(Mrs. Katherine L. Hester, Editor)

Volume XV Fall 1987 Number 4 , p. 219; SCREVAN. Dorothy M. Hamm (8624 West Gardner Road, Bloomington, Ind. 47401) desires children names, etc. of Rev. William Screvan b. c 1629. To Craven Co. SC 1682. Wife Bridget Cutts, one known child a younger son Elisha b. c 1698 who m. Hannah Commander. William came to SC from Kittery, Maine, he died 1713 SC. Will exchange data. Were James and Thomas grandchildren of William?

Boddie: Rev William Screven (Father of the Baptist Church in SC) and his Congregation of Dissenters from the Church of England were the first permanent settlers in the Winyaw section. They were granted a large part of the territory on both sides of that section of Black River flowing through ancient Winyaw. While Rev Screven (from MAINE & PA) was a militant Antipaedo-baptist, many of the dissenters who came with him were of the Presbyterian faith."

Rev Screven and his followers came first to Charleston after being barred from preaching in Maine. He settled in Berkley Co. but later moved back to Charleston and formed the 1st Baptist church there - he then moved to WINYAW, where he died. His son Rev Elisha Screven carried on his work.

Royal Plats Marion County, S.C.
© Victoria Proctor 1998

ROYAL or COLONIAL PLATS on LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER
Province of South Carolina, Contributed by Jo Church Dickerson, 1998.

SCREVEN, Elisha; plat for 850a in Craven Co; 1737/06/22 0009 003 0002 00487 01

SCREVEN, Elisha will, MC CANTS and GOODWYN mentioned. "Elisha SCREVEN, Craven County, planter. Wife: Hannah. Sons: Joseph, 4 tracts of land; Elisha, land purchased of Arthur FOSTER, 1/3 land purchased of Othniel BEALE on Pee Dee River and on land of late James MICHIE, but now Archibald JOHNSON; Joshua, land purchased of John GOODWIN and Martha his wife, land granted 20 June 1754, land purchased of Alexander SWINTON; Samuel, land purchased of John MC CANTS, 1/3 of land purchased of Othniel BEALE on Pee Dee River and of land of Andrew JOHNSON; William, under 21 years, remaining part of land purchased of Othniel BEALE and bounding on land of Elisha and Samuel; Benjamin, under 21 years, 3 town lots in Georgetown Nos. 185, 186, and 199. Daus: Elizabeth, wife of James FOWLER; Hannah, under 18 years. Mentions: son Joseph not to have possession of plantation during his mother's widowhood; exors. To sell plantation near Little Pee Dee River purchased of Edward HEXT and proceeds divided between wife and children; residue of estate to wife and children Joseph, William, Benjamin, and Hannah. Exors: wife during widowhood; sons Elisha, Joshua, Samuel, and William when 18 years. Wit: John WALKER, James COMMANDER, George COMMANDER. D: 18 Aug 1756.

MEMORANDUM: To son Elisha, lot in George Twon No. 66 mentioned in indentures sold to Christopher GADSEN dated 2 July 1755 (for a burying ground), my father being buried there. D: (same). CODICIL: Elisha SCREVEN, Prince Frederick's Parish, planter. Mentions: surplus grant for land purchased of Othniel BEALE. Wit: Thomas POTTS, Jr, Abigail SMITH; William TULLFORD, his mark. D: 26 Nov 1757. P: nd. R: nd. P. 114"

The Baptist Black Mingo Church By: Elaine Y. Eaddy
"Built with slave labor by Cleland Belin on his own land, Black Mingo Baptist Church is all that remains of the settlement called in the early 1760's Black Mingo and later Willtown. The church was erected in 1843. Services are held there each fifth Sunday of the month.

Belin was a descendant of Elisha Screven who laid out the town of Georgetown, from which place Cleland Belin came to Willtown as a boy. He lived there the rest of his life, becoming a wealthy merchant. He married Sarah Margaret McFadden; of this marriage there were thirteen children, eleven of whom died before the age of five years. The two who survived were Sarah Jane who married Dr. S. D. M. Byrd and Rebecca Ann who married George J. Graham.

Belin died September 13, 1868. His will, somewhat pious and melancholy in tone, devises the church and two acres of land to "such Trustees as may be elected by the votes of the white members of the said church." And in the same clause, "The said church is not to be controlled and managed by its colored members at any time hereafter." Despite his piety, Belin was not a saint. His name appears in the criminal records; he was "had up" for assault and battery. He begged to be excused from jury duty because of hemorrhoids. It was twenty-five years after his death before his estate was settled, perhaps because of the chaotic conditions prevailing after the Civil War.

The church, on which he surely lavished much love and attention, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It was chosen last spring for the Historic Buildings Survey and was the subject of an exhaustive documentary history, large format photographs, a definitive architectural description, and precise measured drawings. Only one site in the entire U.S. is so chosen from the National Register each year. The completed drawings, documentary history, photographs and description are preserved in the Library of Congress and are available for use and reproduction by the public.

According to the National Register nomination, "this church is a significant example of a local interpretation of the Greek Revival style. The church has been maintained and is virtually unaltered except for the roof covering. Notable architectural features are: the round window and door openings with intersecting tracery; the two-story unfluted corner pilasters; the wide beaded entablature; the deep, boxed pediments; and the slave gallery supported by elongated columns."

The Puritan influence can be seen in the choice of Scripture painted on the friezes. Interior West, for instance, quotes, "The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." Baptist doctrine shines through the quotation on a wooden plaque above the rostrum: "God knows thy thoughts. Verily, verily, I say unto thee; except a man be born of water, and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

Unfortunately, this fine landmark was burned to the ground by vandals in 1992."

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My Southern Family

Catherine AINEY

1818 - 1894

ID Number: I54373

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Jennet ANDREWS

ABT 1730 - ____

ID Number: I6013

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Richard BUSHROD

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ID Number: I63656

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Benjamin CURTIS

ABT 1749 - ____

ID Number: I86431

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Harlock Walter HARVEY Jr

Edmund LOGWOOD Jr.

ABT 1742 - ____

ID Number: I69911

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Rev. Elisha SCREVEN Sr.

1 Sep 1698 - 3 Dec 1757

ID Number: I15677

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Randall Ray SHORT

WYAT

ABT 1560 - ____

ID Number: I38452

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My Southern Family

Catherine AINEY

1818 - 1894

ID Number: I54373

Notes

Sources

Jennet ANDREWS

ABT 1730 - ____

ID Number: I6013

Sources

Richard BUSHROD

____ - ____

ID Number: I63656

Sources

Benjamin CURTIS

ABT 1749 - ____

ID Number: I86431

Sources

Harlock Walter HARVEY Jr

Edmund LOGWOOD Jr.

ABT 1742 - ____

ID Number: I69911

Notes

Sources

Rev. Elisha SCREVEN Sr.

1 Sep 1698 - 3 Dec 1757

ID Number: I15677

Notes

Sources

Randall Ray SHORT

WYAT

ABT 1560 - ____

ID Number: I38452

Sources

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