Posted By:	S W Edmondson
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	Subject:	Edmondsons in Sumter and Orangeburg Counties, SC
	Post Date:	April 06, 2009 at 08:20:33
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Kathy Bryant posted questions on Thomas Edmondson of Orangeburg County, SC, born in 1804, who married Margaret Lyles. The following might be helpful to her and others: ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC This county was formed in 1769. Bamberg County, a part of Barnwell when it was formed in 1897, was probably in original Orangeburg. Calhoun County was taken from the northern section of Orangeburg in 1908. Orangeburg Equity Court District included Aiken, Calhoun, Orangeburg, Bamberg, Barnwell, and Allendale in 1808. The county seat, Orangeburg, and the county were named for William, Prince of Orange, son-in-law of James II of England, who married Mary. William and Mary drove James out of England in the Glorious Revolution. Early settlers included Swiss, Germans and Dutch in 1735 who settled on the North Edisto River. Branchville was founded in 1734 by a Prussian. Other towns are Cope and Cordova. James Edmundson, of Edgecombe County NC, brother of Amos Edmundson who is shown in the 1810 Census of Sumter County, moved to Orangeburg in the early 1800’s. However, he is not shown in the 1800, 1810 and 1820 censuses of SC. Jan. 20, 1817. John Sullivan deeded land to James Edmundson in Orangeburg District, 200 acres on Poplar Branch, release for $250. Deeds and Mortgages, p. 111, Registrar’s Office. Deed recorded Sept. 27, 1819. (Published in THE CAROLINIAN, No. 24). Jan. 10, 1820. Edgecombe County NC Deeds, Book 17, p. 260, shows deed from James Edmondson, of Orangeburg District, S.C., son of John Edmondson, decd., to Joseph Edmondson for his share of the undivided land left by John. James’ siblings were: Ann Louisa Edmondson, John Edmondson, Joseph Edmondson, b. about 1796 and moved to Tennessee where he died in 1844; Eli Edmondson who moved to Fayette County, GA, where he died in 1864; Amos Edmondson who moved to Sumter County, SC, about 1800 and on to Mississippi where he died in 1830 in Hinds County; Mary Edmondson who married Noah Little; Lemuel Edmondson, living in Hinds County, MS, in 1838; Ellender (Eleanor) Edmondson who married Luke Norris and moved to Sumter County, SC, by 1803, and then to Covington County, MS, by 1815, where she died in 1850; Thomas Edmondson, Jr., who died in 1819. The division of slaves of John Edmonson in May, 1819, included another “heir at law”, Sealy Edmondson. Information is needed on her. John Edmondson, the deceased father, had been born in Halifax County, NC, in 1764. The census of 1830, Hinds County, MS, lists: Amos Edmondson, with 2 males 40-50, 1 female 40-50, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15. 2 males 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 female 5-10, 1 male 10-15. It appears one of James Edmondson’s sons remained in SC as Thomas Edmondson, Sr., who lived in Luther in later Bamberg County had a son, George Washington Edmondson who was born there in 1838. Thomas married Margaret Lyles, born in 1815 in Fairfield County. James Edmundson appears to have moved to Fayette County, Georgia, with his brother Eli as he deeded a slave to Eli there in 1822. He appears to have moved on. 1880 Census: Mary A. Edmonson, 25. Theophilus, 5, her son. Both were born in SC. (These names fit the one of the Edmondson families of Edgecombe County, NC, but the connection needs to be proved) SUMTER COUNTY. Sumter, formed in 1798, was in Camden District, called Clarendon County after 1785. It lies east of the Wateree in old Craven County and St. Mark Parish. In 1867, it included Clarendon which was cut from its southern area in the 1800’s and most of Lee County which was cut out of its northern area in 1902. Census of 1810, Sumter County, p. 372. Amos Edmundson He was shown, too, in nearby Richland County in the 1810 Census,p. 170. (I know of no other Amos Edmondson at this time and there seems to have been a duplication in his case. SWE) Amos Edmundson, son of John and Lydia Downing Edmundson, was born in Halifax County, N.C., from which Edgecombe was created. His sister Elinor Edmundson who had married Luke Norris moved to Sumter, Salem County, SC, by 1803 and on to Covington County, MS, by 1815. Amos moved about 1800 to Sumter, Salem County, SC, and married Mary Moody there in 1809. She was a daughter of Solomon Moody and Mary Allen Moody. Their son James was born there in 1810. They appear to have moved to Liberty County, GA, but had reached Mississippi by 1812 where Amos was in the militia as a private in the 13th Regiment, Col. Nixon commanding. He reached the rank of captain. The family moved to Butler County, AL after 1830, then to Marshall County, MS, by 1840 (Census). Amos E. Edmondson died in Hinds County in 1830. His wife Mary Moody Edmondson died in Marshall County. They had: 1.       James Edmondson, b. 1810 in Salem County, SC (no longer a county). 2.       William Edmondson, b. in 1812-13, in SC, according to the 1850 Census of Hinds County, MS. 3.       Andrew Jackson Edmondson, b. May 26, 1814. 4.       Charles Moody Edmondson, b July 10, 1822, and died Aug. 1, 1905. 5.       Thomas Jefferson Edmondson, b. about 1825 and died in 1853. 6.       Amos Edmondson, b. about 1827. 7.       Joseph Edmondson, b. about 1830, probably in the 1850 Hinds County Census. 8.       A daughter who died as an infant. The Census of 1850, Perry County, MS, shows James Edmondson, b. in SC, age 40, whose wife is Nancy, 39, b. in SC, and children: Amos, 23, b. in NC; Robert, 16, William. 15, Elizabeth, 13, George, 11, Lucinda, 10, all born in NC. Three other children were born in MS: James, 7. Martha, 4. John, 9 months. See also Forrest County and Jones County, MS, and St. James Parish, LA. Information from Paul Draughon of Hattiesbury, MS, in 1965, stated James Edmundson’s son James William Edmundson was Paul’s grandfather. See McWhorter Papers, No. 230, East Carolina State University. The 1850 Census, Hinds County, MS, shows William Edmundson, 37, farmer, b. in SC. Selina, wife, 26, b. in MS. Sarah, ?, b. in MS. William, ?, b. in MS. Mary E., ?, b. in MS. Marvina E., ?, b. in MS. P. 806. William was shown in the 1840 Census of Hinds. Living in the household of Stephen Granberry, 23, b. in MS, was Joseph Edmundson, 18, b. in MS. I ask any others who have information on this family in SC to post it for my use and for others. Stephen W. Edmondson, Clayton, GA