Hi,

Most of the early grants refer to land locations in terms of proximity to
the nearest water, which was usually the most easily available landmark.
There were few roads, few towns, few other mandmade landmarks, the land
was often relatively flat and -- other than water -- featureless. Plats
often refer to markers like "the big gum tree," which doesn't exactly
narrow things down a lot. So, the constant references to specific bodies
of water --

Lynn
teague@u.arizona.edu

On Fri, 9 Apr 1999 Romen3@aol.com wrote:

 
> My ancestors must have liked water:  This land was granted to John Thames, Jr.
> 1000 acres of land located in Sumter District, Clarendon County, on Jack's 
> Creek called big branch waters of the Santee River bounded by lines running 
> N. E. to West by John Thames, William Brunson Land  S.W. by H. Richburg.  
> S.E. by Unity Boshetts.  I've never quite heard of land being surveyed this 
> way......What I would really like to know is if this land still exists or was 
> it part of the dam project I have read about.........Thanks for your 
> information...........Rachel
> 
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