1. COLONEL WILLIAM1 FERRELL was born Abt. 1720, and died 1786 in Lancaster County, SC. He married ELEANOR MCDONALD. She was born Abt. 1725, and died 1805 in Lancaster County, SC.
Notes for COLONEL WILLIAM FERRELL:
Subject: Col W. Farrell
LANCASTER DEEDS page 261 BOOK - BACK in open court 19, Feb, 1794 : 22 Feb.,1790, John Simpon Shff of Lancaster Co. to Middleton McDonald, whereas James Denton deceased was at the time of his death possessed of a Plantation of 300 A. on E. side Catawba GRANTED to George Platt, Adm .sd. James Denton was at his death indebted to Col. William Farrell...by a writ of Fieri Facais, 28, July,1789 now for L97....Wit: Robert Dunlap,Hugh White
Hanging Rock Plantation - 1 May 1788, Henry Hunter Esq. Sheriff of the District of Camden, to John Chestnut of Camden Esquire William Ferrell late of the said state deceased, was seized in his demsene as of fee of 350 a. on Hanging Rock Branch, known as Hanging Rock Plantation at the time of his demise in the hands of Elizabeth Ferrell, Extx. of L. W. E. T. of sd. William Ferrell and said William Ferrell being indebted unto James Hachett. Action in the Court of Common Pleas in the year of 1778 at Camden, for L76 S4 D6 Henry Hunter wit. Js. Brevard Daniel Brown Jan. 10 1789 before I. Alexander J.P.
JAMES the son of Colonel WILLIAM Farrell Interlocutory Judgement
James farrell \ And now at this vs to writ Elenor of Wm. Farrell the thirteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty eight to which day the afor-said Eleanor Farrell had leave to answer to the of him the said James before the Justices of the said Court of Common Pleas held at Camden in and for the district and state aforesaid comes the said James by his attonery aforesaid and prays that the said Eleanor to he aforesaid may answer and the said Eleanor at the solemly required doth not come or say anything in
Bar of preclusion of the Action aforesaid of him the said James but hath made default . Whereby the said James remains against the said Eleanor thereof undefined where for the said James ought to recover against Eleanor his damages sustained by reason of the premises in his behalf. But because all is not known to the Court her what damages the said James hath sustained by Eleanor of the premises. Therefore commanded that the Sheriff of Camden District in the state aforesaid do summon thirty good and lawful men to be drawn by ballot pursuant to the directions of the Act of the General Assembly of he said state in the case made and proved to be and appear before the Justice aforesaid at the Court of Common Pleas to be held at Camden on the ninth day of April next to make a jury according to the directions of the aforesaid Act to enquire which damages the said James hath sustained by reason of the premises and so forth.
final Judgement term 17
At which day before the Justice aforesaid come the said James by his attonery aforesaid and the jurors of the jury thus present in the Court
and sworn having been by the said Sherrif duly summoned persuient to the Act aforesaid found that the said James had sustained damages to Sixty Five Pounds principle and Thirty Six Pounds Fifteen Shillings and Ten Pence interest lawful money of the said state over and above his cost and charges by him about prosecuting this suit in his behalf. Therefore it is considered that the said James do recover against her the said Eleanor his damages so found by the jurors aforesaid and also Eight Pounds Six Shillings and One Penny like money for his cost and charges by him about his suit in his behalf sustained by the said James and by the Court here adjudged at his request which damages do amount in the whole to be One Hundred and Ten Pounds One Shilling and Eleven Pence like lawful money of the state aforesaid to be lured of the goods and chattels which were of and belonging to the said William at the time of his death in the hands and possession of the said Eleanor to be administered if the said Eleanor hath so possessed in her hand to be administered then the damages aforesaid to be lured of the proper goods and chattels of the said Eleanor and be the said Eleanor in mercy and so forth South Carolina To wit--Eleanor Ferrell Administratrix of all Camden Districtthe goods and chattels rights and credits which were of William Farrell deceased was summoned to answer to James Farrell of a plea of trespass upon the case and so forth and where upon the said James by Daniel Brown his attonery complains that so here as said William on the day of in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and at Camden in the District and State there of and within the jurisdiction of this Court was indebted James in the sum of sixty Seven Pounds Six Shillings and Eleven Pence Sterling for certain work labor and services by the said James before that time done and preformed for the
said William at his special interest and request and being so indebted the said William in his life time the same day and year aforesaid at Camden aforesaid upon himself and to the said James then and there until afterward require and whereas the said William afterwards in his life time afterwards as to wit the same day and year aforesaid at Camden aforesaid upon himself unto the said James then and there faithfully promised to pay and content him the said William the sum of Sixty Seven Pounds Six Shillings and Three Pence Sterling when he should be there until afterwards required and whereas the said William afterwards in his life time to wit the same day and year last aforesaid at the place aforesaid was indebted to the said James in the further sum of Sixty Pounds Six Shillings and Three Pence Sterling for the like sum of money by the said James to the said William before that time lent at the special instance and request of the said William and being so indebted the said William in his life time to wit the same day and year aforesaid at the place upon himself assumed and
to the said James faithfully promised that he would will and truly pay and content the said James the said sum of Sixty Seven Pounds Seven Shillings and Three Pence Sterling when he should be Sheriff's Office I have by my lawful deputy endeavored to Camden Districtwithin named defendant but could not . I have there fore by my said Deputy left at the usual and most notorious place of the residence of the said defendant a true copy of the writ with a notice on the same copy of the of meaning of such service agreeable to
an act of the General Assembly Henry Hunter Shy. Camden District service & /00 mileage 15/
Personally appeared James Ferrell and make oath that the above account as states is just and true and that all due credits have been
given James Farriell Sworn Oct. 13th 1786 Before his T Alexander J
LANCASTER DEEDS pages 210-211 BOOK -D
Middleton McDonald of Lancaster Co. ,Planter, for L 50 to James Cliffton, Planter, 150A. including the grave yard 1/2 of Plantation of 300 A. on the E. side of Catawba River GRANTED to George Platt conveyed to James Denton decd. and sold by virtue of Fi Fa in favor of the Admx. of Col. William Farrell against the estate of sd. james Denton , and conveyed by John Simpson, esqr. then sheriff to middleton McDonald (L.S.) Wit: Benjn. Clifton, Shadrack Ratley (x) Elizabeth McDonald , wife of Middleton McDonald , relinquished DOWER 27,June, 1797 before Danl. Wade, J.L.C. prov. by Benjamin Clifton 10, May, 1797
Notes for ELEANOR MCDONALD:
Sept 8th, 1792
Camden District Lancaster County Agreement made between William Stubs and Eleanor Farrell before marriage The conditions is such that if the said Eleanor Farrell has any surviving child or children by the said Stubs Here the said Eleanor Ferrell her Negros that she is entitled to by her own property at this time with their increase is to desend on her own child or children If she the said Eleanor Farrell has no living child or children her Negros with thare increes is to return back into her one Blod Relation again at her this sd. Eleanor Farrill increas: And i the above said Stubs do agree that my rights by marriage to the said Eleanor Farrill does not Enable me to sell or dispose or intangle any of the said property wharsoever now the property of the said Eleanor Farrill and for the true performances of the above agreement i bind myself my Executors Administrators and assigns jointly and seorrly by these presents as withness i have hereunto set my hand seal this this 17th day of September 1789 and in the fourteenth year of American Independance signed in the presence of Will. MacDonald Jesse Tilman William X Stubs his mark
State of South Carolina Lancaster County personally appeared before me Jesse Tilman esq. who being duly qualified maketh oath and saith that he saw William Stubbs freely and voluntarily sign and seal the within instrument for the purpose within mentioned Sworn this 8th Sept 1792 before Jno Lee JP Jesse Tillman fees 1L10
(SHERIFF & CLERK'S RECEIPT ON ALIT SHEM THOMPSON)X April the 9th 1783 Shem received of CoI.William Farrell three pounds sixteen shillings & six pence the sherrif & cl for selling a Negro wench & boy sold by order of sale taken by attachment at the first of the 3rd Farrel from Shem Thompson
I hereby acknowledge I have received my cost on the above mentioned attachment April 9th 1783 clerk of court (Indorsement on the above receipt) July 14th 1787 we here by asign over our right & title of the within Negro wench and child by virture of the within sale ELLENOR FARRELL property of Nancy Thompson and in possession of John Holzendorf to have and to hold the said Nancy Thompson in the following manner that the said Nancy Thompson is and considered to be in actual possession of the said wench called Tamar and her child and her increase for and during the natural life of her the said Nancy Thompson and by her employed or by her authority to her use and purposes whence after her death the said wench Tamar with her increase immediately to desend to the nearest heir of her body as their right forever and we the said Ellenor Farrell and John Farrell for ourselves our heirs executors administrators and asigns will forever warrant and defend the said bargained premise (SHERIFF & CLERK'S RECEIPT ON AUT SHEM THOMPSON)X April the 9th 1783 Shem received of Col. VVilliam Farrell three pounds sixteen shillings & six pence the sherrif & cl for selling a Negro wench & boy sold by order of sale taken by attachment at the first of the 3rd Farrel from Shem Thompson
I hereby acknowledge that I have received my cost on the above mentioned attachment April 9th 1783 clerk of court (Indorsement on the above receipt) July 14th 1787 we here by asign over our right & title of the within Negro wench and child by virture of the within sale ELLENOR FARRELL administratrix JOHN FARRELL KNOW ALL MEN by these present that we Ellenor Farrell widow and administratrix of the estate of William Farrell dec. and of the county of Lancaster and state of South Carolina and John Farrell late of the kingdom of Ireland the eldest brother and heir apparent to him the said deceased, for and in consideration of the sum of sixty pounds sterling money of the state aforesaid by Nancy Thompson of the county and state aforesaid to us fully paid and satisfied at and before the sealing and delivering of these present the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargined,solded,granted and made over and by these present do bargin sell and make over in due form of law unto the said Nancy Thompson as follows VIR. one Negro or Mulatto wench named Tamar, and her boy child called George, the same as heretofore claimed as the property of Nancy Thompson and in possession of John Holzendorf to have and to hold the said Nancy Thompson in the following manner that the said Nancy Thompson is and considered to be in actual possession of the said wench called Tamar and her child and her increase for and during the natural life of her the said Nancy Thompson and by her employed or by her authority to her use and purposes whence after her death the said wench Tamar with her increase immediately to desend to the nearest heir of her body as their right forever and we the said Ellenor Farrell and John Farrell for ourselves our heirs executors administrators and asigns will forever warrant and defend the said bargianed premise against any of our certain attonerys, heirs executor addministrators or asigns them or any of them claiming or that may claim any lawful right thereunto?IN WITNESS whereof we have here unto set our hands and seals this fourteenth day of July, One Thousand Seven Hundred And Eighty Seven, in the Twelveth year of American Independance sealed & delivered Ellenor Farrell in the presence of John Farrell Rebecca MacDonald INDORSEMENT Received July 14th 1787 of Nancy Thompson the consideration of money as within mentioned being in full of all demands whatsoever against the said wench and child as aforsaid in witness of our hands Ellenor Farrell John Farrell
LANCASTER COUNTY DEEDS pages 262-263 BOOK-F
John Chestnut of Kershaw Co. PLANTER for $402 to Richard Elkins of Lancaster District , 201 acres being subject to DOWER of Eleanor ______,Ferrell , the said Stubby , late Mrs. Ferrell (this part not clear) , part of 350 acres GRANTED to Thomas Lide ,2 Nov.,1761 on Hanging Rock Creek on the main road from Camden to the Waxaws , adj. land GRANTED to William McKee, widow Ingram, John Ingram, conveyed to sd. Chestnut by Henry Hunter, esqr. Sheriff of Camden District May 1,1788---30 June, 1805.
John Chestnut (seal) WITNESS: Thomas Brown , John Cantry proved by Thomas Brown ,13 June, 1805 before Jas. Brown, J.P.
(platt included, shows widow Stubbs house)
Children of WILLIAM FERRELL and ELEANOR MCDONALD are:
