Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:I have no direct proof that William Perritt was the father of either Joseph or David Perritt, but all three were associated with one another and the ages are perfect for William to be their father.;

!NOTES:David served during the War of 1812 according to Sellers and was a Pensioner. Get his Pension file when possible.;

!CENSUS:1790;

!CENSUS:1800;

!CENSUS:1810 Marion Dist., SC pg 15
David Perrett age 16-25 (1784/94)
00100-10100-0-0;

!CENSUS:1820 Marion Dist., SC pg 64
David Perrit age 26-44 (1775/94)
100010-31010, slaves=0000-0000;

!NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 33 Marion Co., SC Jesse Bryant, 1822
... large file ...
Will 24 Feb 1818
dau Smithy
wife Morning
other children -
Elizabeth Martin
William Briant
James Briant
Jesse Briant
Mary Finklea
Sally Perritt
Morning Harrel
Citsey Peritt
Milly Gasque
Smithy Briant
Execs: Son-in-law Aaron Martin and Jesse Briant
S: Jesse Bryan
W: James Crawford, Levi Finklea, Willis Finklea.
Proven 28 Oct 1822.
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Will contested ... Willis Finklea one of the witnesses is also a legatee ...
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27 Feb 1830 Petition of Jesse Atkinson for himself and Ebenezer Atkinson and Sarah Atkinson minors under 21, Hugh Atkinson, Jesse Atkinson, W. Bryan, James Bryan, Jesse Bryan, Willis Fincklea and Mary his wife, David Perrit and Sally his wife, Mourning Bryan wife, Needham Perrit and Kitsey his wife, Henry Gasque and Milly his wife, and Mourning Bryan.
...
2 Jan 1832 ... Solomon Huggins also named as heir ...
...;

!CENSUS:1830 Marion Dist., SC pg 41
David Perritt age 40-49 (1780/90)
2310001-0011001, slaves=210000-230100;

!NAMED: 5 May 1830 Marion Dist, SC Ordinary's Real Estate Book (1826-1843) pg 103 Jesse BRYAN, decd. Jesse ATKINSON for himself and in behalf of Ebenezer & Sarah Ann ATKINSON, minors and Jesse & Hugh ATKINSON for themselves. Other heirs: Mourning BRYAN, widow. William BRYAN, James BRYAN, Jesse BRYAN, Willis FINKLEA and wife Mary, David PERRITT and wife Sally, Jonathan HARRELSON & wife Mourning, Needham PERRIT and wife Kitsey, Henry GASQUE and wife Milley;

!CENSUS:1840 Marion Dist., SC pg 135
David Perrit age 60-69 (1780/90)
13120001-00000001001, slaves=200000-411000;

!NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 116 Marion Co., SC Jesse Bryant Sr. 1841
Adm Bond 6 Dec 1841 David Perritt, Asa Godbold, Neal Carmichael.
... 6 Sep 1830 Mourning Bryant from my son William Bryant, planter, 310a ... commissioners voided deed ...
(no date) We, Elizabeth Martin, William Bryant, James Bryant, Jesse Bryant, David Perritt, Needham Perritt, Jonathan Harrell, Henry Gasque and Smithey Huggins wife of Solomon Huggins, legatees ... after death of Mourning Bryant ... agree that the children of decd wife of Jesse Adkinson shall have equal share, viz Hugh Adkinson, Jesse Adkinson, Ebenezer Adkinson, Sarah Ann Goldbold wife of Vincent Godbold, also the children of Mary Finklea, to wit 4 in number (not named).
... Elly Finklea named as heir in list dated 12 Nov 1845 ...
... Ann Adkinson mentioned 1845 ...;

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 1039/1044
David Perrit 66 Farmer $5000 Marion
Sarah 60
Asa 17;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist, SC # 1999 David PERRIT, 75 (1784/85) born SC;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Reaves # 22 David PERRIT, 80 (1789/90) born SC;

!PROBATE ROLL # 1834 Marion Co., SC David Perritt 1872
Will 28 Dec 1866 proven 21 Aug 1872
Wife Martha Ann Perritt
...
John E. Perritt shows that David Perritt Sr died 24 Jul 1872 intestate, he son of decd
... heirs:
Martha Perritt wife
John E. and David Perritt, Elizabeth Moody wife of Gadi Moody in Wayne Co., MS, Needham Perritt, Anna Lane wife of Crawford Lane, Jesse B. Perritt,
Miranda Cribb wife of Leonard Cribb a dau of predecd dau Celia who married Theophilus Campbell (both dead) and grandsons by said dau Celia, Wilson and Enos Campbell and ... her son John Campbell decd ... in Shelby Co., TX, ... George Campbell decd ...
gr-ch (ch of dau Chloe, decd): Eustacia Rogers wife of Johnson Rogers, David Rogers, Sarah Watson wife of Barna Watson, Robert Rogers and gr-gr-ch by sai dau Chloe and gr-dau Elizabeth Rogers who married James C. Campbell by whom she had Franklin Campbell, a minor.
the children of William Perritt, a decd son: Louisa Edwards wife of Franklin Edwards, Sarah ROgers wife of Levin Rogers who has since died leaving one child William Robert a minor, Martha Perritt, William Morgan Perritt and Henrieta Perritt, last three minors, and Asa Perritt son of decd intestate in Wayne Co., MS.
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!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. 183-185
- PERRITT.-Another numerous family of the county is the Perritt family. Of the old Perritts, there were four brothers known to the writer, viz: David, Joseph, Jesse and John.
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David only has left posterity; he married a Miss Smith, a sister of old Mr. Hugh Smith, and he in turn married a sister of David Perritt (this latter is according to information, may be wrong). The old man Perritt raised a family, mostly sons, David B., Needham, William, Bennett, Jesse, John E. and Asa, and one daughter, if no more. David B. Perritt married Miss Martha Edwards, daughter of the late Rev. David Edwards, and by her had several children, sons and daughters; and they in turn have perpetuated the name and connections to a second and, perhaps, third generation, and of whom the writer knows nothing. Needham Perritt married a Miss Moody, sister of the late Joshua W. Moody, a man highly esteemed for his many good qualities and noble traits of character. Needham Perritt is dead ; he left a considerable family, sons and daughters, and they (the children) have become fathers and mothers, and extending down to another generation or more. William Perritt married a Miss Carmichael, daughter of the late Dugald C. Carmichael, of Buck Swamp and Maiden Down; William Perritt is dead, and left a son, Morgan, and three daughters, who, it is supposed, are among the present inhabitants of the country, unknown to the writer. Bennett Perritt married a Miss Powers, sister of our esteemed fellow-citizen, Mitchell Powers; he raised a family, about whom the writer knows but little ; one daughter married James Sanderson, who has been dead for years ; his widow still lives, and. has raised her family respectably, and is said to be doing well; she has two sons grown; one daughter married Hugh Price, a prosperous citizen in that neighborhood ; he has a family, about whom the writer knows nothing. Another daughter married Frank Huggins ; he and she have both left the country, and their whereabouts unknown. If Bennett Perritt had any sons, it is unknown to the writer. Jesse Perritt, another son of old David, the writer has not been able to get anything concerning him ; whom he married and whether he had any family or not, is unascertainable ; it is said that he is dead. Another son of old David Perritt is our very worthy fellow-citizen, John E. Perritt ; he married, first, a Miss Campbell, a' daughter of the late Wm. S. Campbell, and raised a large and respectable family, mostly daughters, and two sons, A. J. A. Perritt and Arvington Perritt. A. J. A. Perritt moved to Darlington County some years ago, and since he has been there has held several positions of honor and trust, to wit : County Superintendent of Education, Representative in the State Legislature and a member of the State Constitutional Convention, all of which positions he has filled with credit to himself and satistory to his constituents ; he married a daughter of the late Rev. John W. Murray, of the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church, South. Arvington Perritt left the county a single man and went to Texas ; nothing further is known of him. Of John E. Perritt's daughters, one married our excellent fellow-citizen, Jerry Lambert; another married W. C. Bracy, of Dillon ; another married a Mr. Keith ; another married a Mr. Smith, below Marion, think a son of Reddin W. Smith. I think there is another one or two daughters, whether married or not, is not known. Asa Perritt, the youngest son of old David, was a Lieutenant in Captain S. A. Durham's company in the late war; he married a daughter of the late Rev. David Edwards, and removed West not long after the war ; nothing further is known of him.
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Thus it seems that the very large family of Perritts and their many connections of the present day, and now in the county, sprang from old David Perritt, on or near the Ten Mile Bay; he was an energetic and persevering man, exceedingly frugal and thoughtful; would not be in debt, paid as he went, and made a good property by saving it; was a good and law-abiding citizen; he lost his wife in his old age; married some one, name not remembered, and left her a widow ; I think she drew a pension after his death for his services in the War of 1812—I think he drew it in his lifetime. Few men anywhere have a larger connection than he has from himself. They and the Perritt connections are numerous, and are an honest, well-meaning people ; ambitious only to live honestly and to let others live, and are primitive in their modes of life. ;

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 3rd Great Grand Aunt.;

!CENSUS:1830 Marion Dist, SC pg 28 w/Mary JOHNSON age 0-4 (1825/30);

!NAMED: 2 Apr 1832 Marion Dist, SC Ordinary's Real Estate Book 1826-1843 pg 54 Estate of Benjamin JOHNSON. Solomon TURVEVILLE and wife, vs Samuel JOHNSON, adm of Benjamin JOHNSON and others. Petition for division. Summons in Partition. In the Court of Ordinary to Daniel PLATT Esqr, Joseph BASS and B. MOODY You are hereby authroized and emporwered to go upon the lands of and belonging to the estate of Benjamin JOHNSON and there to make partition and divided the same between the heirs at law of the said Benjamin JOHNSON and that yo make return to me on oath on or berfore the 7th Inst. Given under my hand and seal this 2d of April 1832. Edwd B. WHEELER, Ordinary. We Daniel PLATT, Joseph BASS and Barfield MOODY, the commisioners appointed to divide the real estate of Benjamin JOHNSON decd have been upon the same and form the small quantity (consisting of 103 acres only) and there being many heirs among whom it is to be divided are of opinion that the same cannot be divided without injury to one or other of the parties. We therefore recommend a sale this 3rd April 1832. Barfd Moody, Danl Platt, Joseph Bass. Sworn to before me N. Carmichael, JP Solomon TURBEVILLE and wife Milly vs Samuel JOHNSON, administrator of Ben JOHNSON, and Johnson's Widow, Samuel JOHNSON, Asa JOHNSON, Elizabeth JOHNSON, Carey JOHNSON, David JOHNSON, Mary JOHNSON, Mary JOHNSON, Martha JOHNSON. Order of sale in the court of ordinary. By Edward B. WHEELER, ordinary of Marion District. On due examiniation it is ordered and decreed that the Sheriff of Marion District do advertise and sell on the first Monday in may next at the Court House all that plantation or tract of land situated lying and being in the district of Marion on the waters of Buck Swamp near the bridge at Samuel SMITH Sr containing 103 acres for a division among the heirs at law of said Benjamin JOHNSON, decd on the conditions following for all sum or sums over and above what is necessary to defray the expenses of the sale a credit will be given till the first day of Jany next with Interest from the day of sale with notes and approved security 2nd day of April 1832. Recd 21 Aug 1832 of Edward B. WHEELER, ordinary of Marion District, $33.34 in full for my third of the sales of Benjamin JOHNSON land. Mary (x) Johnson;

!CENSUS:1840 Marion Dist, SC pg 141 w/Mary JOHNSON age 10-14 (1825/30);

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist, SC # 1065/1070
Mary Johnson, 55 F, Marion
Martha, 23;

!CENSUS:1860;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Reaves # 22 Martha PERRIT, 43 (1826/27) born SC;

!NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 1834 Marion Co., SC David Perritt 1872
Will 28 Dec 1866 proven 21 Aug 1872
Wife Martha Ann Perritt
...
John E. Perritt shows that David Perritt Sr died 24 Jul 1872 intestate, he son of decd
... heirs:
Martha Perritt wife
John E. and David Perritt, Elizabeth Moody wife of Gadi Moody in Wayne Co., MS, Needham Perritt, Anna Lane wife of Crawford Lane, Jesse B. Perritt,
Miranda Cribb wife of Leonard Cribb a dau of predecd dau Celia who married Theophilus Campbell (both dead) and grandsons by said dau Celia, Wilson and Enos Campbell and ... her son John Campbell decd ... in Shelby Co., TX, ... George Campbell decd ...
gr-ch (ch of dau Chloe, decd): Eustacia Rogers wife of Johnson Rogers, David Rogers, Sarah Watson wife of Barna Watson, Robert Rogers and gr-gr-ch by sai dau Chloe and gr-dau Elizabeth Rogers who married James C. Campbell by whom she had Franklin Campbell, a minor.
the children of William Perritt, a decd son: Louisa Edwards wife of Franklin Edwards, Sarah ROgers wife of Levin Rogers who has since died leaving one child William Robert a minor, Martha Perritt, William Morgan Perritt and Henrieta Perritt, last three minors, and Asa Perritt son of decd intestate in Wayne Co., MS.
...;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Reaves # 560 Martha PERRIT, 52, (1827/28) widowed born SC/SC/SC. Residing with her is Betsy LANE, 60 (1819/20) born SC/SC/SC, "Widowed" listed as "sister";

!CENSUS:1900 Marion Co, SC Reeves # 352 with C. Robert Rogers and wife Telitha (Johnson), listed as Aunt;


!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. 183-185
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Thus it seems that the very large family of Perritts and their many connections of the present day, and now in the county, sprang from old David Perritt, on or near the Ten Mile Bay; he was an energetic and persevering man, exceedingly frugal and thoughtful; would not be in debt, paid as he went, and made a good property by saving it; was a good and law-abiding citizen; he lost his wife in his old age; married some one, name not remembered, and left her a widow ; I think she drew a pension after his death for his services in the War of 1812—I think he drew it in his lifetime. Few men anywhere have a larger connection than he has from himself. They and the Perritt connections are numerous, and are an honest, well-meaning people ; ambitious only to live honestly and to let others live, and are primitive in their modes of life. ;