#listed in the 1830 census.
*deaths listed in the 1850 mortality schedule for Laurens Co.,

@ records of Elizabeth Peery email-2 Nov 2000

The records on this family were developed Lewis Wood before 1995 and forwarded to me by his cousin, Elizabeth (Graydon) Peery.

These researchers believe that Mathew Graydon is the brother of my Thomas Graydon. Although there is no proof to verify this at this time I include this Graydon in the line with the hope that someone will provide the needed connective material. You will also note that there are a few disagreements with what I put together for the family of Thomas Graydon. For instance James is included in both families for the time being.

1800 - Thomas Graydon shows up in the US Census of Laurens County, South Carolina.

Thomas Gradon
males 4 (U-10), 0 (10-16), 1(16-20), 1(26-45), 0
females 1(U-10) 0 0 1(26-45) 0 - 0 0
[US Census 1800, Laurens co., SC. p43]

Mathew Graden, (perhaps brother of Thomas)
males 0 0 1(16-20) 0 0
females 0 0 1(16-20) 0 0 - 0 0

1810 - U.S. Census Laurens Co., S. C. Matthew Graydon shows up on the same page in this census.

Matthew Graden
males 3 (U-10), 1 (16-26), 1 (26-45)
females 3 (U-10), 2 (10-16) , 1 (16-26), 1 (26-45)

1830 - Drury Boyce's Will, Packet 4, Bundle 11, Laurens Co., C. H.

"..... Do further give unto James Graydon, son of Matthew Graydon, one hundred & six acres of land where upon Matthew Graydon now lives. Beginning ... on Wm. Woods land thense... to Thomas Nesbitt... to Harris Thompson's land. July 31, 1830."

1843 - James Graydon gave receipt for a tract of land under the Will of Drury Boyce.
Notes by the researchers Lewis Wood, "From the above I(LAW) deduce the following the - Drudy Boyce married Matthew's daughter and his father-in-law was living on his land. So to take care of the old man, he gave the land to his brother-in-law, James Graydon. James was too young to be married to one of Drury's daughters (they were minors), so the only other logical explanation was - he had married Thomas Graydon's daughter. Harris Thompson (my line LAW) who owned adjacent land, also married Matthew's daughter, Lucinda Green. " [records of Lewis Wood]

James Thompson of Cape Fear and John Mackenzie of Charles Town merchant, bond to Gov. Glen, 7th. November 1744. Licence to Rev. Alexander Graden to marry James Thompson and Margaret Mckay spinster. Signed by Jas. Thompson and John Mackenzie. [CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - ABSTRACTS FROM MARRIAGE BONDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA December 1743-November 1744]

1840 Census Laurens Co., SC.

Matthew Graden age (20-30)
wife " Age (20-30)
Son " " (10-15) (age 2 in the 1830 census)
son " " (5-10) (age 1 in 1830 census)
son " " (under 5)
(Matthew Graden Jr. and family was living with his father in the 1830 census)

1887 - Laurens Co., Marriage records list several marriages to Graydons

 L320 LYTHGOE, HATTIE             G635 GRAYDON, ELLIS G             87 FEB
 T512 THOMPKINS, LALLA            G635 GRAYDON, ELLIS G             87 MAY
 G635 GRAYDON, DELLA              C436 CHILDRESS, J M               88 DEC
 G635 GRAYDON, STERLING E         D530 DUNWOODY, SUSAN ESTHER       84 MAY
 G635 GRAYDON, WILLIAM N          C455 COLEMAN, LAURA               88 DEC
 M254 McMILLAN, ADA W             G635 GRAYDON, WILLIAM NORWOOD     89 JAN

Lucinda Graydon, who married Harris Thompson, are supposedly both buried at Columbia Baptist Church cem., Princeton, SC off highway 25 in Greenville county. They had a son named Thomas Graydon Thompson (b. 18 NOV 1844 in SC, and died 19 FEB 1929). His wife was Ella Jane Kirby (b. 12 OCT 1852 in SC; died 20 JAN 1927) [records of Anita Monroe 9/04 Genforum, RubatoM@aol.com]

Sources:

Abstacts of Early Records of Laurens Co. S. C. 1785-1820
Greenville Co. Cem. records, South Carolina Genealogical Society.
Greenville Republican, Greenville. S.C. Mar, 15. 1828 issue
Marriage and Death Notices from Upper SC Newspapers, 1833-1865
Hemphill, J. C. Men of Mark in S. C.,Vol. III, 1908, p198-99
Peery, Elizabeth- records of(heir of James Graydon), 114 Brookside Cr., Greenville, SC 29609 (864) 292-9426, email-PerryDean@aol.com 2 Nov 2000

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