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| JAMES EADDY FAMILY OF SOUTH CAROLINA We are compiling a new and independent work. Publications are anticipated which will include many of the collateral families which intermarried with the Eaddy family. The ancestral home of the James Eaddy Family was in the area of South Carolina known as the Three Rivers Region. The principal rivers in this area of South Carolina are the Big and Little Pee Dee Rivers, Lynches River, and Black River. All of these flow together and terminate in Winyah Bay at Georgetown, South Carolina. These waterways provided the transportation routes to allow settlement and development of the back country. The area presently includes; but, is not limited to Williamsburg, Florence, Marion, Darlington, Horry, and Georgetown counties in Eastern South Carolina. This family was begun by James Eaddy, I. (aka. Eddy, Edy, Edie, and Eady). According to the Daughters of American Revolution (DAR), he was born about 1730. He petitioned for and received a land grant about 1753-54. He settled on the Lynches River in South Carolina. His neighbors and their descendants have pioneered that wilderness into a prosperous farming community. Some accounts indicate that he served in the Revolutionary War in the General Francis Marion (Swamp Fox) Brigade about the age of 45-50 with his two sons, James Eaddy, II. and Samuel Eaddy, Sr. Some historians doubt that he actually served as a soldier; but, it is well documented that he was a patriot having provided food and other supplies. There is a documented account of a James Eddy (Eaddy) who provided supplies in 1743 to the South Carolina Militia for use in a conflict with the Spanish in Florida. These indents valued at 5 Pounds were collected by Captain Elias Horry. Additional research is needed to establish whether this man could be associated with the James Eaddy Family. There is a report of a James Eddy (Eaddy) who was alleged to have arrived in Charles Town, SC about 1728 during a hurricane which destroyed the ship. He survived but lost his wife and two children. A petition for a grant of land was made about 1730-31 in which he claimed land on the basis of his wife and two children who were lost in the hurricane. No record of an award from this petition has been discovered. Dr. Kenneth M. Eaddy of Avon Park, Florida has stated that this petition was once observed by his Aunt Lillian Allene Eaddy whose research helped to develop the Florida branch of the Eaddy family history. Documentation exists that a hurricane "a violent storm" struck the south side of Charleston on the evening of August 15, 1728. Buildings were destroyed, streets were flooded, 23 ships riding in the harbor were damaged, and an unknown number of people were killed. These accounts of James Eddy could have been the same person, the father of James Eddy (Eaddy, I)., a relative, or an unrelated Eddy. We need further research to produce copies of this land grand petition and to discover the ancestry of James Eaddy, I. who is believed by the author to have been an Englishman. Residents of the United Kingdom with knowledge of these surnames are requested to correspond. See our homepage at <http://www2.msstate.edu/~eaddy>. E-mail or Fax your address and request a Family History Form if: 1. You know that you are descended, related, or associated with this family. 2. You would like to know if you have roots in this family. 3. You know someone or have information about anyone in this family, especially corrections, omissions, or additions to the database. 4. You would like to chat with someone from the South Carolina "Lowcountry" who is a seventh generation Eaddy. This family has links with names such as Ard, Barr, Bartell, Baxley, Brown, Chandler, Chinnes, Cox, Creel, Drake, Eady, Eddy, Gaskins, Harmon, Hanna, Haselden, Hemingway, James, Johnson, LaBorde, McEaddy, Poston, Powell, Prosser, Rogers, Singletary, Stone, Tanner, Thompson, and many other |
JAMES EADDY FAMILY of South Carolina
Updated April 18, 2001 |
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Vanik S. Eaddy, Ph. D. 1135 Oriole Dr. Starkville, MS 39759 United States (662) 324 3299 Fax: (662) 325 3296 eaddy@ra.msstate.edu |
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