Revolutionary War:

Patriots: Here you will find a muster roll of John Lewis Peyer im Hoff's Patriot revolutionary war troup of Continental Line.  Captain im Hoff was from Orangeburgh and a lot of these names occur in the Hampton County area.  im Hoff is a German name.  "Hof" means "courtyard" or "farm." "im" means "in the" (Vielen dank Frau Strauss, Robert Strauss' Deutsche wife, for correcting me on this one!)

Mr. Leonardo Andrea made a list of authenticated men who served with Gen. Francis Marion.  I have excerpted some of those who have surnames similar to those who lived in Hampton County (My version of this list is copyrighted, and I cannot put the entire list up.).

 

Loyalists: There were Loyalists in the area too, and yes, I appear to have some in my family!  In fact, I think I found my heaven knows how many times great grandfather in one such list.  He also had Patriot records.  I doubt you can find anyone that did not.  Here is a muster roll of Levi Youman's band of Loyalists.  These are most definitely from what are now Allendale and Hampton Counties!  I imagine these two stood off each other more than once.  Levi Youmans was so hated that he fled to one of the British possessions in the Caribbean according to oral tradition in my family!

Before you get on your high horse <grin>, I have a Patriot Gill in my direct line, and he most definitely appears to have not only had Gill Loyalist uncles, but he himself shows up on both Tory and Patriot lists!  Recall that the Patriots were the "rebels" in the revolutionary war.  It took the awful depredations of the red coat and Tory bands to really infuriate most of the countryside and get people off the fence.

1835 Pension List

Details of the Revolutionary War: I have an outline with battle detail and where to obtain records on the Revolutionary War  that is linked to the state page. Use your back arrow to return to the Allendale page.

I have a copy of  the "Memoirs of Tarleton Brown" that I will get up as fast as I can.

Mexican War

Eulogy for Lt. Wilson Roberts Williams

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Civil war:

CSA Soldiers from Hampton County (please add to this list) CSA Cemetery Markers The Whippy Swamp Guards CSA Widows Pension Rolls (partial)

CSA (and Union) records are on line now.  The Union troops confiscated CSA records in 1865.

June Gardner writes June 2007: I have this info written by my Aunt Raye Fitts Kull. Thought you might be interested in it:

“My Grandmother was born Janette Amanda Reid (1847) in Hampton County. When a small child during the Civil War some of Shrman’s men came through their farm, did not burn any buildings but killed all of the animals taking away what they wanted and leaving the rest. Without refrigeration all had to be buried. When she was a young lady she taught school in a one room school house and later married Robert Fitts. They lived on a farm near Gifford.”

This will be expanded considerably with details of the passage of Sherman's vandals through Hampton County.  If you have information and family information on the Civil War, please submit it for inclusion.  If you would like to submit family oral tradition, write, or rewrite a page or section here, please contact me.  All comments are welcome.

The Civil War in South Carolina web page. (Off site)

Civil War Query Forum  (Off site).  Use your back arrow to return.

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