358 pages, 6 x 9", hardcover, illustrated, indexed.
Traces the descendants of William Fishburn who was in Carolina by 27 September 1720 thru nine generations. Has seventeen pages of Fishburnes in England with info on William Fishburn, baptized 18 May 1688 at Kirkleatham, in northeast England though to be William above.
Lists early life of Fishburnes in South Carolina with wills, documents, Jury lists, etc. as backup information. Gives info on William Fishburne in third generation in Carolina who served in American Revolution and later became a Major General in Militia of South Carolina.
Some of related families: ELMS, Thomas in Carolina by September 1690 with Mary Elms marriage to William Fishburn; SNIPES, William in Charles Town about 1670 with Sarah Snipes and later Mary Clay Snipes marriage to Gen. William Fishburne; BENJAMIN, John arrived in Boston Harbor 16 September 1632 and later John-Anna Benjamin marriage to William Henry Fishburne; GILLON, Alexander in Philadelphia December 1764 and later Anna Maria Gillon marriage to John Benjamin in Stratford, Conn.; BRADFORD, Gov. William arrived on MAYFLOWER in 1620 and later Alice Bradford married Rev. William Adams; TENNENT, William in Penn. 6 September 1718 and later John Charles Tennent married Ann Martha Smith; SMITH, Thomas in Charleston, SC in June 1864. Some others are ADAMS, BACKUS, BRISBANE, BROOKS, CHALMERS, EWING, GIBBES, GIBSON, GODFREY, HALL, HYRNE, MAZYCK, PURCELL, SANDERS, STANYARNE, WESTON AND WOODWARD.
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