[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]

Descendants of John Still, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN¹ STILL, SR. was born Bef. 1741 in ?, and died Aft. September 26, 1797 in Edgefield Co. S.C.. He married JANE JOLLY Unknown in probably S.C., daughter of JOSEPH JOLLY.

Notes for JOHN STILL, SR.:
This family was compiled by Thelma Faye Cain Prince, copyright July,1998. My E-Mail address is princef@monmouth.com.

More about the children of John Still who died Edgefield Co. S.C. Their names come from his will
written in Edgefield Co. on the 26th day of September 1797 and probated at the October court 1797; found in Will Bk A:131-133.
       1. David Still m. Catherine ______. From Leonardo Andrea Collection, Still & Cockroft data]\
       2. Dorcas Still m. Michael DeLoach, Jr. From above source and from The DeLoach family\
        given in one of John Bennett Boddie's books]
       3. Hannah m ______ Flanigan name as given in her father's will]
       4. John Still, Jr. m. Esther ( ? ). Probably was a Revolutionary Soldier referred to in Pierce's Register #91316, found in the National Archives. John Still was a Sergt. 4th Co. of the North
Carolina Regt., Hadley's Co., 4th Continental Line. He enlisted 1 August 1782 for 14-18
       months.
       5. Joseph Still m. Elizabeth Bean, daughter of Christianna and Alexander Bean of Edgefield
       Co.
       6. Mary Still m. John Cockroft. John has an estate settlement in 1814, and Mary in 1823 in
       Edgefield Co. They were members of Dry Creek Baptist ChurchLeonardo Andrea
       Collection, South Caroliniana Library, Columbia, S.C.]
       7. Sarah Still m. Jacob B. Youngblood name from descendants and the will.]
       9. The Rev. Benjamin Still (Baptist) m Jane, daughter of James Martin This statement from\
       the Andrea papers. They are my ancestors. He is the son of John and Jane Still, but I've yet
       to prove who her father was. His family page is in this compilation]
       10. Letty Still m John Cogburn, Jr. From Andrea file, and"The Cogburn Family" found in D.A.\
       Tompkins Memorial Library, Edgefield , S.C]        11. Jolly James Still, born abt 1786 and died 15 November 1849, buried in the Still-Bean
       cemetery, Edgefield with a marked tombstone. He married Isabella Bean, b. 1786 and she died 1 April 1872, buried there with a marked tombstone. Isabella was a daughter of Alexander and Christianna Bean.

On page 474 of Citizens and Immigrants-South Carolina abstracted by Mary Bondurant Warren is found this record:
        SAMUEL MCJENKINS, 150 acres Berkley County in the fork between Broad and Saludy Rivers on a small branch of Tybee river known by the name of Tinkers Creek, bounded NE on JOSEPH JOLLY.
Survey certified 4 December 1768. EDWARD MUSGROVE, D.S. For the memorialist, John ( -I-) Still,
his mark. This is John Still of the 1797 will because he used the same mark. A S.C. Land Memorial is a written account of how a person came by the land he is paying taxes on. The accounting usually begins with the original land owner, stating a chain of titles of how he or she came by this land, such as conveyances or heirship. [Memorials Vol 9, p. 474, Colonial Plats, Vol 10, p.57.]

ROYAL LAND GRANTS TO A JOHN STILL IN SOUTH CAROLINA;
1) A grant was made to JOHN STILL (Signed with his mark, I) 13 July 1762 of 100 acres stituated in Craven County on the SW side of PeeDee River, bounded northward on Daniel Monahan's land and vacant land, westward on vacant land, south by Joshua Edwards and William Hughes' lands, eastward on PeeDee River Vol.10:262 for grant; Vol. 7:245 of Colonial Plats; Vol.14: 239, memorials, all found in South Carolina Archives. This compiler believes this to be John Still of the 1797 Edgefield Co. S.C. will,\\
because he signed the grant document with the same mark he used on his will, I.
2 A grant was made to JOHN STILL 12 Jan. 1769 of 100 acs in Craven Co. on a small branch called Tinkers Creek on the South side of Broad River bounded on all sides by vacant land Vol 18:177; Colonial plats Vol. 9:277; Memorials Vol:8:422.\\\
3] A grant was made to JOHN STILL 15 March 1771 of 100 acres in Craven County on a branch of Fair Forest bounded on all sides by vacant land. Vol 23: 277; Colonial Plats Vol 21:131].\
These last two grants weren't signed with our John Still's mark. I'm not sure if Tinkers Creek is the same one mentioned in Samuel McJenkins grant, or if they are two different places. A search should be made for the grants to Joseph Jolly.


Children of JOHN STILL and JANE JOLLY are: