Green Golding / Golden Appointed Commissioner of Roads, Bridges & Ferries, 1821, South Carolina

Green Golding (Golden) is appointed in 1821 as a Commissioner of Roads, Bridges and Ferries in the Parish of Saint Bartholomew, South Carolina.

Source: Page 510 of The Statutes at Large of South Carolina: Containing the acts relating to roads, bridges and ferries, with an appendix, containing the militia acts prior to 1794. 1 p.l., xv, 780 p

PRECIS

A.D. 1821, No. 2272

AN ACT to establish certain Roads, Bridges and Ferries.

I. Be it enacted, by the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That General John B. Earle, Andrew Warnock, Wm. Swords, Joseph Watkins and Green Golding, be, and they are hereby appointed, commissioners, with full power to open and cause to be opened and put in repair, that part of the old Keowee road which lies between Orrsville and the ridge which divides the waters of Twenty-three Mile creek from Eighteen Mile creek.

II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of the roads for the parish of Saint Bartholomew’s, be, and they are hereby, restrained and prohibited from opening a road along the Rice dams or through the plantation of Mrs. Lucretia Horry, near Waltersborough, in the mid parish.

Locations Mentioned:

• Orrsville no longer exists as a distinct community. What was then and is probably now Orrsville is in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina. All that seems to remain under the name of the former town probably is the community that surrounds today’s Orrville Baptist Church at 2620 S Main St, Anderson, SC 29624.
• Twenty-Three Mile Creek is now called Three and Twenty Creek.  It has been largely subsumed by Lake Hartwell and sits just over 9 miles from Orrville Baptist Church, Anderson County, South Carolina.^[1]Three and Twenty Creek, Anderson County SC 29626; Latitude: 34.5237151, Longitude: -82.7834717

People Mentioned:

• Andrew Warnock, often listed as Andrew Warnick or Wornock, is associated with William Swords, both having served in the Revolutionary War after the fall of Charleston in 1780. ^[2]Andrew Warnock is frequently associated with the Revolutionary War companies of Captain William Baskins and Captain John Norwood. Both Andrew Warnock and William Swords served under Colonel Robert … Continue reading
• General John B(aylis) Earle was not a military general. General Earle was born on the North Carolina side of the North Pacolet River and in Oct. 23, 1766, his family moved to Spartanburg. He served as a drummer boy in the American Revolution, elected to the Eighth Congress and named adjutant and inspector general of South Carolina for 16 years. It was during this term of service he picked up the title general. He served throughout the War of 1812, and was a member of the “nullification conventions” in 1832-1833. He died in Anderson County Feb. 3, 1836.
• Joseph Watkins (c1770 VA – c1840 SC) was a neighbor and frequent witness to legal documents for the Swords and Golding families. Several of his daughters married into the Swords and Warnock families, and he was a witness in several land boundary transactions for the Swords and Warnock families.^[3]Research Tip: When searching for Joseph, be careful not to confuse him with the Joseph Watkins of Elbert County, Georgia. While the families are likely related (many Pendleton families moved to … Continue reading
• William Swords is probably related to the following John Swords, as it does not appear that he is a son of William Swords (1749-1813/15), son of William Swords (1730 SC – 1794 SC) who served in the 6th Regiment South Carolina during the Revolutionary War and had passed away by 1795. He lived in what was then Pendleton District, which later became part of Anderson County, South Carolina. His Revolutionary War service is documented in an existing pension application of some 11 pages.^[4]Complete readable copy of William & Mary Swords Revolutionary War Pension Application R10367 from the US Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files 1800-1900 from the … Continue reading

Thanks to Carole Alessi for finding this obscure reference to Green Golding. It has long been thought that there was a Green Golding or Golden living in South Carolina during the late 18th century. It would be nice to know much more about this Green Golding – if you have info please contact Bill Golden at [email protected]