John Sanders & Elizabeth

!NOTES:Had land on NE Side Great Pee Dee River on land bordering Littleton SANDERS in 1799. Land on Catfish Swamp in 1793 bordering Benjamin BLACKMON and John TURNER Jr, John received a 4726 acre grant in this area in 1793. Nathaniel Sanders witnessed an 1818 deed, but I don't know who that Nathaniel was;

!NOTE:None of John and Elizabeth's children (as listed) are proven to be theirs, but are placed in this family based on circumstantial evidence (briefly) including proximity and fitting with census records
Peter (witnessed deed)
Hannah (Elizabeth lived with her in 1850)
George (witnessed deed)
Hugh (witnessed deed)
Smithy and Tobias (brother and sister), fit, were near Eliz in 1850
Thomas (Elizabeth was mentioned in his estate, as was Tobias, and others)
Nathaniel (witnessed deed);

!CENSUS:1790 Georgetown Dist, SC Prince George Parish pg 56 John SAUNDERS age 16+ (bef 1774) "1-3-2-0-0";

!WITNESS-DEED:20 Sep 1793 Marion Co., SC Deed Book C, p. 260
Benjamin Blackmon of parish of Prince George in Georgetown District, SC planter to John Turner Jr of same place, planter. On 6 Feb last past Benjamin Blackmon was granted 1186a on Catfish Swamp bounded by John Sanders, Thomas Hulin, John Sanders, Hugh Giles, Harrison Lucas. For L11 BLACKMON conv 195a south side Catfish.
S: Benjamin Blackmon, Anne (X) Blackmon.
Wit: John Sanders, John Blackmon.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!DEED:21 Sep 1794 Marion Co., SC Deed Book D., p. 181
John Sanders of Liberty Co., SC to James Crawford Junr of same place, for L40 sterling, 50a granted to Joseph Black 3 Dec 1787 conveyed to John Sanders.
S: John Sanders
Wit: Thomas Lane, Sarahann Crawford
Pr before James Crawford, JP 23 Sep 1794
Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders, wife of John Sanders rdr 7 Apr 1804 before Robert Moody, JQ.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!WITNESS-DEED: 9 Dec 1796 Marion Co., SC Deed Book C, p. 347
Benjamin Blackmon to Levi Gibson both of Georgetown District, Liberty County, SC for -/10/- sterling 100a grant to Benjamin Blackmon on Mount Pleasant Marsh bounded by Samuel Hazelton & Gedion Gibson. Surveyed for John Sanders, by grant to Mallachia Murfee to Daniel Leroach, Esqr, since sold to Elexan Cambell.
S: Benjamin Blackmon.
Wit: John Sanders, Gidi Blackmon.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.

** 23 Oct 1821 Marion Co., SC Deed Book K, p. 16
Probate of above deed between Benj. Blackman to Levi Gibson. John Saunders saw Benj. Blackman sign, and Gideon Blackman was the concurrent witness.
S: John Saunders.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume Two Books F - I & K 1811-1823", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1997.;

!DEED:13 Dec 1797 Marion Co., SC Deed Book D, p. 183
John Sanders to James Crawford Junr for L5 sterling, 200a beginning on his own land runing on Levi Gibson line to Buckelses corner, on Buckels line toward Catfish ... p/o grant to John Sanders 9 Nov 1796.
S: John Sander (sic)
Wit: Robert Lucas, Joseph (his mark) Lane.
Pr before James Crawford JP 10 Mar 1798.
Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders wife of John Sanders rdr 7 Apr 1804 before Robert Moody, JQ.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!DEED:11 Mar 1798 Marion Co., SC Deed Book D, p. 189
John Sanders to James Crawford Jr for L30 SC, 350a adj head of Hicker grove marsh bg Oxendines corner runing towards John Tarts to bacl line ... Gibsons corner ... p/o grant to John Sanders 7 May 1792.
S: John Sanders
Wit: Robert Lucas, Joseph (his mark) Lane.
Proven before James Crawford, JP 11 Mar 1798.
Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders, wife of John Sanders rdr 7 Apr 1804 before Robert Moody, JQ.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!DEED:28 Sep 1799 Marion Co., SC Deed Book C, p. 350
John Sanders of Liberty Co & Elizabeth his wife, to Levi Gibson for -/35/- 75a NE side Hickory Grove Marsh, part of a tract granted to John SANDERS.
S: John Sanders, Elizabeth (X) Sanders,
Wit: John Blackmon, John Mace.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!DEED:28 Sep 1799 Marion Co., SC Deed Book C, p. 352
John Sanders of Liberty Co and Elizabeth his wife to Levi Gibson, 100a Nsd Pee Dee River on Brewentons Bay, p/o grant to John Sanders adjoining Mallachea Murfee, Jacob Buckholtts, Thomas Neavil, Vinson Dulany, Benjamin Blackmon.
S: John Sanders, Elizabeth (X) Sanders.
Wit: John Blackmon, John Mace.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!CENSUS:1800 Marion Dist, SC pg 789 John SANDERS age 26-44 (1755/74) "22010-22010";

!DEED:11 Oct 1805 Marion Co., SC Deed Book C, p. 162
John & Elizabeth Sanders his wife, to John McDonald for $48, 100a p/o grant to John Sanders dated 13 Dec 1789 bounded by John Blackman on the N, Barnabas Watson having the water oak branch as dividing line.. and by Frederick Jones on the S. ... crossing the road by Esquire James Crawford.
S: John Sanders, Elizabeth(her mark) Sanders.
Wit: George (his mark) Sanders, Hugh Sanders.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!DEED: 3 May 1809 Marion Co., SC Deed Book H, p. 21
John Sanders to Solomon Blackman for L30, 250a Ssd Pigeon Bay bounded by John Mace, John Finklea, George Greaves, Noel Taylor and Barnaby Watson ... p/o three tracts granted to John Sanders, 1st 1 Dec 1788, next 30 Dec 1789, last 7 May 1772. Conveyed by John Sanders to Solomon Blackman Senr.
S: John Sanders, Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders.
Wit: Levi Blackman, John Blackman.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume Two Books F - I & K 1811-1823", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1997.;

!CENSUS:1810 Marion Dist, SC pg 79 John SANDERS age 45+ (bef 1765) "21001-11101";

!TAXLIST:1811 Marion Dist, SC John SANDERS $0.60;

!TAXLIST:1814 Marion Dist, SC John SANDERS $0.70;

!CENSUS:1820 Marion Dist, SC pg 66 John SANDERS age 45+ (bef 1775) "010201-00011";

!WITNESS-DEED: 9 Dec 1796 Marion Co., SC Deed Book C, p. 347 *** see probate many years later in 1821 ***
Benjamin Blackmon to Levi Gibson both of Georgetown District, Liberty County, SC for -/10/- sterling 100a grant to Benjamin Blackmon on Mount Pleasant Marsh bounded by Samuel Hazelton & Gedion Gibson. Surveyed for John Sanders, by grant to Mallachia Murfee to Daniel Leroach, Esqr, since sold to Elexan Cambell.
S: Benjamin Blackmon.
Wit: John Sanders, Gidi Blackmon.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.

** 23 Oct 1821 Marion Co., SC Deed Book K, p. 16
Probate of above deed between Benj. Blackman to Levi Gibson. John Saunders saw Benj. Blackman sign, and Gideon Blackman was the concurrent witness.
S: John Saunders.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume Two Books F - I & K 1811-1823", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1997.;

!CENSUS:1790 Georgetown Dist, SC Prince George Parish pg 56 w/John SAUNDERS no age (bef 1790);

!DEED:21 Sep 1794 Marion Co., SC Deed Book D., p. 181
John Sanders of Liberty Co., SC to James Crawford Junr of same place, for L40 sterling, 50a granted to Joseph Black 3 Dec 1787 conveyed to John Sanders.
S: John Sanders
Wit: Thomas Lane, Sarahann Crawford
Pr before James Crawford, JP 23 Sep 1794
Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders, wife of John Sanders rdr 7 Apr 1804 before Robert Moody, JQ.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!DEED:13 Dec 1797 Marion Co., SC Deed Book D, p. 183
John Sanders to James Crawford Junr for L5 sterling, 200a beginning on his own land runing on Levi Gibson line to Buckelses corner, on Buckels line toward Catfish ... p/o grant to John Sanders 9 Nov 1796.
S: John Sander (sic)
Wit: Robert Lucas, Joseph (his mark) Lane.
Pr before James Crawford JP 10 Mar 1798.
Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders wife of John Sanders rdr 7 Apr 1804 before Robert Moody, JQ.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!DEED:11 Mar 1798 Marion Co., SC Deed Book D, p. 189
John Sanders to James Crawford Jr for L30 SC, 350a adj head of Hicker grove marsh bg Oxendines corner runing towards John Tarts to bacl line ... Gibsons corner ... p/o grant to John Sanders 7 May 1792.
S: John Sanders
Wit: Robert Lucas, Joseph (his mark) Lane.
Proven before James Crawford, JP 11 Mar 1798.
Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders, wife of John Sanders rdr 7 Apr 1804 before Robert Moody, JQ.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!DEED:28 Sep 1799 Marion Co., SC Deed Book C, p. 350
John Sanders of Liberty Co & Elizabeth his wife, to Levi Gibson for -/35/- 75a NE side Hickory Grove Marsh, part of a tract granted to John SANDERS.
S: John Sanders, Elizabeth (X) Sanders,
Wit: John Blackmon, John Mace.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!DEED:28 Sep 1799 Marion Co., SC Deed Book C, p. 352
John Sanders of Liberty Co and Elizabeth his wife to Levi Gibson, 100a Nsd Pee Dee River on Brewentons Bay, p/o grant to John Sanders adjoining Mallachea Murfee, Jacob Buckholtts, Thomas Neavil, Vinson Dulany, Benjamin Blackmon.
S: John Sanders, Elizabeth (X) Sanders.
Wit: John Blackmon, John Mace.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!CENSUS:1800 Marion Dist, SC pg 789 w/John SANDERS age 26-44 (1755/74);

!DEED:11 Oct 1805 Marion Co., SC Deed Book C, p. 162
John & Elizabeth Sanders his wife, to John McDonald for $48, 100a p/o grant to John Sanders dated 13 Dec 1789 bounded by John Blackman on the N, Barnabas Watson having the water oak branch as dividing line.. and by Frederick Jones on the S. ... crossing the road by Esquire James Crawford.
S: John Sanders, Elizabeth(her mark) Sanders.
Wit: George (his mark) Sanders, Hugh Sanders.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!DEED: 3 May 1809 Marion Co., SC Deed Book H, p. 21
John Sanders to Solomon Blackman for L30, 250a Ssd Pigeon Bay bounded by John Mace, John Finklea, George Greaves, Noel Taylor and Barnaby Watson ... p/o three tracts granted to John Sanders, 1st 1 Dec 1788, next 30 Dec 1789, last 7 May 1772. Conveyed by John Sanders to Solomon Blackman Senr.
S: John Sanders, Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders.
Wit: Levi Blackman, John Blackman.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume Two Books F - I & K 1811-1823", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1997.;

!CENSUS:1810 Marion Dist, SC pg 79 w/John SANDERS age 45+ (bef 1765);

!CENSUS:1820 Marion Dist, SC pg 66 w/John SANDERS age 45+ (bef 1775);

!CENSUS:1830 Marion Dist, SC pg 46 Elizabeth SANDERS age 70-79 (1750/60) "000001-0000010001";

!CENSUS:1840 Marion Dist, SC pg 137 Elizabeth SANDERS age 90-99 (1740/50) "0000001-000000100001";

!DEED:19 Dec 1840 Marion Co., SC Deed Book R, p. 300
Elizabeth Sanders, Smithy Sanders & Tobias Sanders to Isham Watson, planter of Marion Dist., for $35, 9a ... I. Watson's line ...
S: Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders, Smithy (her mark) Sanders, Tobias Sanders.
Wit: S. L. Blackman, B. Moody, QU.
* From "Abstracts of Marion County [SC] Deed Books Q and R 1836-1842", Lucille Utley, Angela Turner, John M. Gregg. Three Rivers Historical Society, 2003.;

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist, SC # 1160 Elizabeth SANDERS, 103 (1746/47) born VA;

!CENSUS:1860;

!CENSUS:1790 Georgetown Dist, SC Prince George Parish pg 56 John SAUNDERS age -16 (1774/90);

!CENSUS:1800 * Marion Dist, SC pg 789 w/John SANDERS age 10-15 (1784/90);

!WITNESS-DEED:11 Oct 1805 Marion Co., SC Deed Book C, p. 162
John & Elizabeth Sanders his wife, to John McDonald for $48, 100a p/o grant to John Sanders dated 13 Dec 1789 bounded by John Blackman on the N, Barnabas Watson having the water oak branch as dividing line.. and by Frederick Jones on the S. ... crossing the road by Esquire James Crawford.
S: John Sanders, Elizabeth(her mark) Sanders.
Wit: George (his mark) Sanders, Hugh Sanders.
* From "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", Lucille Utley, Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996.;

!CENSUS:1810;

!CENSUS:1820 * Might be him: Franklin Co, MS Hugh SANDERS age 26-44 (1775/94)
"100010-30010" * There is also Keightly Sanders and Waddel Sanders here this year, both Marion names;

!CENSUS:1830;

!CENSUS:1840;

!CENSUS:1850 *
* Two potential matches
*1. Rapides Parish, LA # 554/554
Hugh Sanders 59 Farmer $- SC
Elizabeth 59 SC
- Next door # 555/555
Nathaniel Sanders 24 Farmer SC
Georgiana 35 SC
Mary Ann E. 10 SC
Hugh L. 8 LA
William P. 4 LA
Joanna 1 LA.
* 1860 census shows above is Hugh L. Sanders, 1820 Barnwell SC, 1830 Barnwell SC, 1840 Barnwell SC.
* In 1820 Hugh is near Nathaniel Sanders and John Sanders (alphabetically).
* In 1840 Hugh L is near John Sanders Esq (1770/80).

*2. 1850 Madison Co., MS # 722/736
Hugh Sanders 62 Planter $20,000 SC
Nepsa? 64 SC
Nathaniel Breedlove? 30 m KY
John Kennedy 62 Blacksmith NC
* Findagrave entry: Hugh Sanders 9 Jun 1788 Marion SC!, 26 Aug 1853 Madison MS
Spouse Nepcy Campbell Sanders (no dates).
* In 1820 Amite Co., MS, no familiar neighbors.
* In 1830 Madison MS. Keighley Sanders (1790/1800) next door. Thomas (1800/10) and Littleton Sanders (1800/10) and Wadwell Sanders (1770/80) nearby.
* In 1840 Madison MS.

** Both the Hugh Sanders in 1850 are a good fit, but which (if either) is Hugh s/o John of Marion?

!NOTE:Not proven child of John SANDERS;

!CENSUS:1800 Marion Dist, SC pg 789 w/John SANDERS age 0-9 (1790/1800);

!CENSUS:1810 Marion Dist, SC pg 79 w/John SANDERS age 10-15 (1794/1800);

!CENSUS:1820 * Marion Dist, SC pg 66 w/John SANDERS age 26-44 (1775/94);

!CENSUS:1830 * Marion Dist, SC pg 46 w/Elizabeth SANDERS age 30-39 (1790/1800);

!CENSUS:1840 * Marion Dist, SC pg 137 w/Elizabeth SANDERS age 40-49 (1790/1800);

!DEED:19 Dec 1840 Marion Co., SC Deed Book R, p. 300
Elizabeth Sanders, Smithy Sanders & Tobias Sanders to Isham Watson, planter of Marion Dist., for $35, 9a ... I. Watson's line ...
S: Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders, Smithy (her mark) Sanders, Tobias Sanders.
Wit: S. L. Blackman, B. Moody, QU.
* From "Abstracts of Marion County [SC] Deed Books Q and R 1836-1842", Lucille Utley, Angela Turner, John M. Gregg. Three Rivers Historical Society, 2003.;

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist, SC # 1152 Smithy SANDERS, 55 (1794/95) born Marion;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist, SC # 1366 Smithy SANDERS, 60 (1799/1800) born SC;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Kerbys # 165 Smithy SANDERS, 70 (1799/1800) born SC;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 157-158
Saunders.-In the settlement made at Sandy Bluff, the name of Saunders appears. John, George and William Saunders were the first of the name there. Bishop Gregg, on p. 71, says: "Of the "settlers at Sandy Bluff, the Murfees, Saunders, Gibsons and Crawfords accumulated the largest properties." The name Saunders has become extinct in Marion County-not one of the name in the county, to the knowledge of the writer. One John Saunders took up large grants of land between Catfish and Great Pee Dee. "They came from England. John Saunders had two sons, George and Thomas. George was the father of Nathaniel Saunders, who became a man of some note, and was the father of the late Moses Saunders and Jordan Saunders, in Darlington" (Gregg, p. 73). In a note to the same page, the Bishop says: "George Saunders came to an untimely end; in connection with which a singular incident is related. He was engaged on a Sunday in cutting down a bee tree, a cypress, in the swamp on the opposite side of the river. As the cypress fell, the limb of an ash was broken off, and being thrown with violence on the head of Saunders, killed him instantly. An ash afterwards came up at the head of his grave and grew to a large tree, being regarded by the people as a standing monument of the judgment sent upon him for the violation of the Lord's day, which led to his end. It is but a few years since that the last vestige of this famous ash was to be seen. Near the spot are faint traces of the burial ground of the Sandy Bluff settlement." The descendants of this Saunders family have all played out. Between fifty and sixty years ago, Tobias Saunders and Smithey Saunders, brother and sister (neither one ever married), lived on the road leading from Berry's Cross Roads to Marion, near the end of Pigeon Bay, just below where the Florence Railroad crosses said bay; they were descendants of old John Saunders, to whom much land had been granted ; the little hut of a house in which they lived stood on land granted to their ancestor ; they were invalids, and lived by begging and by the charity of the neighbors. The writer used to see them at his father-in-law's many times begging, and the old man would give them a shoulder of meat and half bushel of meal, as much as they could carry. The sister was the stronger of the two ; they were imbecile, and especially the brother, and harmless ; they ultimately died there. Such are the sad changes in families.;

!NOTE:Not proven child of John SANDERS;

!CENSUS:1800 Marion Dist, SC pg 789 w/John SANDERS age 0-9 (1790/1800);

!CENSUS:1810 Marion Dist, SC pg 79 w/John SANDERS age 0-9 (1800/10);

!CENSUS:1820 * Marion Dist, SC pg 66 w/John SANDERS age 16-25 (1794/1804);

!CENSUS:1830 * Marion Dist, SC pg 46 w/Elizabeth SANDERS age 30-39 (1790/1800);

!CENSUS:1840 * Marion Dist, SC pg 137 w/Elizabeth SANDERS age 40-49 (1790/1800);

!DEED:19 Dec 1840 Marion Co., SC Deed Book R, p. 300
Elizabeth Sanders, Smithy Sanders & Tobias Sanders to Isham Watson, planter of Marion Dist., for $35, 9a ... I. Watson's line ...
S: Elizabeth (her mark) Sanders, Smithy (her mark) Sanders, Tobias Sanders.
Wit: S. L. Blackman, B. Moody, QU.
* From "Abstracts of Marion County [SC] Deed Books Q and R 1836-1842", Lucille Utley, Angela Turner, John M. Gregg. Three Rivers Historical Society, 2003.;

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist, SC # 1152 Tobias SANDERS, 50 (1799/1800) born Marion;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist, SC Marion # 1366 Tobias SANDERS, 62 (1797/98) born SC;

!CENSUS:1870;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 157-158
Saunders.-In the settlement made at Sandy Bluff, the name of Saunders appears. John, George and William Saunders were the first of the name there. Bishop Gregg, on p. 71, says: "Of the "settlers at Sandy Bluff, the Murfees, Saunders, Gibsons and Crawfords accumulated the largest properties." The name Saunders has become extinct in Marion County-not one of the name in the county, to the knowledge of the writer. One John Saunders took up large grants of land between Catfish and Great Pee Dee. "They came from England. John Saunders had two sons, George and Thomas. George was the father of Nathaniel Saunders, who became a man of some note, and was the father of the late Moses Saunders and Jordan Saunders, in Darlington" (Gregg, p. 73). In a note to the same page, the Bishop says: "George Saunders came to an untimely end; in connection with which a singular incident is related. He was engaged on a Sunday in cutting down a bee tree, a cypress, in the swamp on the opposite side of the river. As the cypress fell, the limb of an ash was broken off, and being thrown with violence on the head of Saunders, killed him instantly. An ash afterwards came up at the head of his grave and grew to a large tree, being regarded by the people as a standing monument of the judgment sent upon him for the violation of the Lord's day, which led to his end. It is but a few years since that the last vestige of this famous ash was to be seen. Near the spot are faint traces of the burial ground of the Sandy Bluff settlement." The descendants of this Saunders family have all played out. Between fifty and sixty years ago, Tobias Saunders and Smithey Saunders, brother and sister (neither one ever married), lived on the road leading from Berry's Cross Roads to Marion, near the end of Pigeon Bay, just below where the Florence Railroad crosses said bay; they were descendants of old John Saunders, to whom much land had been granted ; the little hut of a house in which they lived stood on land granted to their ancestor ; they were invalids, and lived by begging and by the charity of the neighbors. The writer used to see them at his father-in-law's many times begging, and the old man would give them a shoulder of meat and half bushel of meal, as much as they could carry. The sister was the stronger of the two ; they were imbecile, and especially the brother, and harmless ; they ultimately died there. Such are the sad changes in families.;

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