1Will probated 24 Sept 1793 Record Book A p 137 Apt. 9Chester Co. S.C.. "WILL OF JOHN COLVIN
In the name of God, Amen-I, John Colvin, of the Sate of South Carolina, County of Chester, being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory (Blessed be God) do this day of June in the year of our Lord will and Testament, in manner following-- After my debts and Funeral charges are paid and Discharged, that is to say:
Imprimis - I give my two sons, Thomas and Talton Colvin, a tract of land containing one hundred and fifty acres joining lands of Thomas Jinkens and William Wood, granted to Allen Burton, to be equally divided between them with reference to good and bad.
Item - I give my son, William Colvin, that tract of land whereon he now lives, containing one hundred and fifty acres.
Item -I give to my son-in-law, Benjamin Trussell, husband of my daughter, Sarah, decease, as his part, one shilling sterling..
Item-I give and bequeath to my loving wife, Hannah Colvin, all my negroes and their increases during her life or Widowhood, together with all the Rest and Residue of my goods and chattles and personal Estate, except one young black mare which I give my son, Daniel Colvin and after the death of my wife, or day of marriage, the whole of my Estate and its increase to be equally divided between my children as follows: William, John, Nicholas, Daniel, Edward, Thomas, Talton, Rhoda, Mary, Charlotte & Levicy Colvin.
Item - I also appoint my wife, Hannah Colvin, and my son, William Colvin Executrix and Executor of this my last Will and Testament and do hereby utterly Revoke, Disallow and Disannul all former Bequeath, Wills or Legacies by me here-to fore in any wise made, Declaring, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this day and year above mentioned.
(signed) John Colvin (L. S.)
Signed, Sealed, Published &
Declared in the Presence of:
John Pratt
John Price
Sarah Price
Probated Sept. 24, 1793 Record Book A, page 137, Apt. 9
Chester County, S. C.".2Will for John Colvin Born 1740. "Will probated 24 Sept 1793 Record Book A p 137 Apt. 9Chester Co. S.C.
WILL OF JOHN COLVIN
In the name of God, Amen-I, John Colvin, of the Sate of South Carolina, County of Chester, being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory (Blessed be God) do this day of June in the year of our Lord will and Testament, in manner following-- After my debts and Funeral charges are paid and Discharged, that is to say:
Imprimis - I give my two sons, Thomas and Talton Colvin, a tract of land containing one hundred and fifty acres joining lands of Thomas Jinkens and William Wood, granted to Allen Burton, to be equally divided between them with reference to good and bad.
Item - I give my son, William Colvin, that tract of land whereon he now lives, containing one hundred and fifty acres.
Item -I give to my son-in-law, Benjamin Trussell, husband of my daughter, Sarah, decease, as his part, one shilling sterling..
Item-I give and bequeath to my loving wife, Hannah Colvin, all my negroes and their increases during her life or Widowhood, together with all the Rest and Residue of my goods and chattles and personal Estate, except one young black mare which I give my son, Daniel Colvin and after the death of my wife, or day of marriage, the whole of my Estate and its increase to be equally divided between my children as follows: William, John, Nicholas, Daniel, Edward, Thomas, Talton, Rhoda, Mary, Charlotte & Levicy Colvin.
Item - I also appoint my wife, Hannah Colvin, and my son, William Colvin Executrix and Executor of this my last Will and Testament and do hereby utterly Revoke, Disallow and Disannul all former Bequeath, Wills or Legacies by me here-to fore in any wise made, Declaring, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this day and year above mentioned.
(signed) John Colvin (L. S.)
Signed, Sealed, Published &
Declared in the Presence of:
John Pratt
John Price
Sarah Price
Probated Sept. 24, 1793 Record Book A, page 137, Apt. 9
Chester County, S. C.
HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY
Chester County was originally part of Craven County, a large region which encompassed much of upcountry South Carolina. In 1785, South Carolina was divided into 37 minor judicial subdivisions and Chester County came into existence. The first court in the area was held at Walkers, now known as Lewis Turnout, and the deed books show that this took place as early as 1776.
The County of Chester is located between two large rivers, the Catawba on the east and the Broad on the west. The area between served as a buffer zone in the middle of two Indian tribes. The Catawbas were native to the river which bears their name, while the large and powerful Cherokee nation extended from the mountains to the Broad. A sort of "no man's land" existed between these two rivers with neither side actually claiming this territory Indian traders located nearby, possible in the beginning of the 1700's. Rocky Creek and Fishing Creek were the sites of the beginning of white settlements as early as the 1750's. Many of these early Scotch-Irish residents came South from Pennsylvania by way of the Great Wagon Road. The three counties of Chester, Lancaster, and York were probably named for their Pennsylvania counterparts. Others of similar heritage came to the eastern part of Chester County directly from the port of Charles Towne. The period of heaviest migration occurred from the 1750's to the 1780's when sometimes whole congregations arrived together.
The western part of Chester County was settled for the most part by Methodists and Baptists who came to South Carolina from Virginia. Most of these settlers were of English extraction.
Chester County was the scene for three Revolutionary conflicts-all in 1780-the Battle of Beckhamville (originally Alexander's Old Field), the Battle of Fishing Creek, and the Battle of Fish Dam Ford all saw volunteer from this area as local citizens rallied to the cause of freedom.
Cornwallis passed through the county twice-the first time as he retreated from Charlotte, North Carolina, to winter
Headquarters in Winnsboro in neighboring Fairfield County. It is believed by some that he camped in what is now Lando. He passed through the county again when he led his troops from Winnsboro in January of 1781 and camped at the creek in Chester County known as Bull Run.
The town of Chester grew around the farms of the Stewart family where the Great Wagon Road and road from Columbia intersected. By 1835, there were at least twelve buildings including a Baptist Church and a court house. By the 1850's, the village had grown to include many more houses, stores and offices. The great change, however, came with the advent of the railroad in August 1851.
This development was cut short by the War Between the States. Chester County furnished 1,941 men to the Confederate cause. Many never returned and the area had to begin afresh. The center of the town of Chester (chartered in 1849 as a town-as a city in 1893) looked in the 1870's much as it does today. Schools which had received but meager tax support and were practically private institutions (beginning by charter as early as the 1820's) were public in 1879. Brainerd Institute, a school for blacks recently emancipated, was organized in 1869 by Reverend Samuel Loomis and was supported during its existence by the Northern Presbyterian Church.
In 1904, Chester County became the focus for interest in hydro-electric power in the south when a distinguished native son, Dr. Gill Wylie, then of New York, interested his patient, James Buchannan Duke, in using the Catawba-Wateree River as a source of electric power. The first plant was completed in 1910, and others followed in the area making the Piedmont a leader in this endeavor.
Chester County also prospered as several railroads intersected and provided an avenue for passenger and freight transportation. The Seaboard, the Carolina and Northwestern and the Lancaster and Chester were added to the existing Southern line. The Pryor Hospital was one of the few large well-epuipped such institutions in the Piedmont area and Chester became a medical center in the early part of the century.
Chester County began to emerge from a strictly agrarian area to a manufacturing economy beginning with the founding in 1888 of the Chester Manufacturing Co. and the Catawba Manufacturing Co. in 1892-the forerunners of the Springs Mills in Chester. They, along with Manetta Mills in Lando and J. P. Stevens Mills in Great Falls, were the dominant employers of labor in the county, and it was not until after World War II that an intensive effort was made to attract diversified industry. Although many additional plants that have settled in the area are textile related, there is now a wide range of manufacturing which provides a varied source of employment.
(Taken from "Historic Sites Survey-Chester County" prepared by the Catawba Regional Planning Council, June 1976)."
1Collvin and Allied Families Book Page 14 Talton Colvin. "Died while serving in the Marines 1814 in New Orleans, Louisana.". "Died while serving in the Marines 1814 in New Orleans, Louisana."
1Will of Andrew Feaster Born 1735 of Switzerland.. "Will listed in book "Colvin and Allied Families" lists all of the Children Spouses Page 438."
1"Colvin and Allied Families" By Ethel and Baker Colvin. "See Page171 of "Colvin and Allied Familes" By Ethel and Baker Colvin.". "By Ethelle and Baker Colvin, Colvin and Allied Families Page 474.
"Library of Congress Catalogue # 65-26308."."
1 By: Ethelle and Baker Colvin, Book, "Colvin and Allied families" (Hurley Printing and Stationery Company, El Dorado, Arkansas). "By Ethelle and Baker Colvin, Colvin and Allied Families Page 474.
"Library of Congress Catalogue # 65-26308."."