Email From Gary Aden to Gary Aden
Email Dated 5/13/2001

New World Settlement(Barclay & South Carolina): The Puritan triumph over
the Anglican Church led to the beheading of King Charles I and
installation of Oliver Crowell as ruler of England in the 1640's. The
restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 resulted in King Charles II
rewarding eight loyal noblemen joint ownership as Lord Propietors in the
new colony,Carolina. In turn, the noblemen gave the Anglican Church
preferential rights in the new territory. A short time later, John
Carteret, the Earl of Granville, received a share of the total grant
when he declined to sell his interest back to King George II when the
other seven agreed to do so. Because the Granville grant was in the
nothern half of North Carolina, protracted disputes over the border
between North and South Carolina ensued for decades. Anson County, South
Carolina was on the border of the states involved and after the
settlement in 1772, that portion of the county in North Carolina became
Rowan county with Salisbury as its county seat. South Carolina obtained
an area of land which came to be known as "The New Acqusition." This
land was divided into the counties of Lancaster, Chester, York, Union
and Spartanburg. As a result, land that had been granted south of Bear
Creek May 17, 1754, by Governor Matthew Rowan, was found to be in South
Carolina. Shortly later, John's brother, Robert, was granted land by a
Deed of Sale in Rowan County, N. C. by the Right Honorable John Earl
Granville, April 4, 1761. Before 1782-85, South Caroina was divided into
four counties, i.e., Granville, Colleton, Berkeley, and Craven. The
latter county, the largest, extended from tide water in Carolina to the
Mississipi River and was three times as large as the present state
ofAlabama. The Cherokee Nation stretched from across Southern Georgia
through South Carolina to the central and northwest part of the state.
Listed among the Colonial soldiers who served in the Cherokee War from
Craven County( later Camden District) was Ensign John  Barclay, under
the command of  Colonel Richard Richardson. By December 15, 1766, he had
risen to the rank of Captain. 

The Historical Commission, Department of the Executive Branch of the
Government of South Carolina, records show an account paid for tours of
duty served in the Militia of South Carolina during the War of the
Revolution: the first for 55 days in the Cavalry under Captain Henry
Coffey from June 25-August 19, 1780; the second of 16 days in the
Cavalry under Captan William Nisbett from April 23rd to May 9th, 1781;
and the third of 16 days with wagon teams and teamsters under William
Richads, Commissary General, to June 25th, 1781. John Howe, Comissary of
Sumter's Brigade signed a receipt to "Major John Barkley for one hundred
weight of flour as per account Audited." The Stub Indents
forRevoluionaryd Claims, A.S. Salley, records the following: No.
1383-issued 21st June '86 to Major John Barclay L 15..11..10Stg. for a
Horse impressed by order of Stephen Drayton Esqr. D.Q.M.G. per a/ from
the Commrs. Interest 21/. Note 1 #1382 cancelled Lib.Y.

At first, only about six families settled in the country known as the
"Waxhaws" in Lancaster District May 1751. They were joined by
"Penn-Irish", Scotch-Irish from Pennsylvania and Augusta County,
Virginia, shrewd judges of farmland. Then came wealthy Scotch-Irish via
Charleston who built The Waxhaws Church, a rough, unceiled, unpainted,
uncushioned place of worship, were Major John Barkley lies buried in the
Churchyard. His tombstone has the following inscription: "Sacred to
theMemory< of Major< John Barkley< who died January 10< 1796. Aged 76
year, Lector Memento Tibi Moriendum Est."

John Barkley made a will( Deed Book B, p343), but it has never been
found. It is thought that it burned when the Lancaster Courthouse
records were destroyed during the Civil War.

John Barkley's son, William, participated in cooperation with  Eli
Alexander, John  and William Simpson in laying out the town of
Lancaster, particularly Main and Gay Streets. Prior to 1801, the town
was called Barnetsville. By resolution of the South Carolina
legislature, the name was changed to Lancasterville in 1802.

Because of the vague, confused pedigree involving relationships in the
Barkley family, i.e., where all the John Barkleys fit in, whether a
William is the son or brother of one or another, etc., utilizing this
line as a foundation to apply for membership in the Daughters of the
American Revolution may prove inconvenient, if not  problematic.
However, that is not to say that the record itself absolutely appears
genuine and provable. South Carolina Patriots in the American
Revolution(Bobby, Mass.) lists John Barkley, Sr., Captain  John Barkley,
John Barkley, Junior, and  Robert Barkley.

An 1825 map shows the Montgomery Place bordering the Camp place and the
Barkley place just several miles away near the Catawba River. Downriver
is Allen's Isle. I don't know what to make of this map. Another
researcher scoffs at it.

Major Barkley fathered ten children, the fifth of whom was Elizabeth
Barclay who married William Allen in 1786 and had four children, all
born on the same day in the same month-William B.(11/27/1788),
Robert(11/27/1792), Eliazar(11/27/1797), and Thomas(11/27/1801).
Because South Carolina had abolished the  Law of Primogeniture(oldest
son inherits all), Elizabeth was to return to her hometown roots several
times after her father's death to settle the estate, according to the
records(1799, 1805, 1808, and 1815).

Gary Carl Aden 5/13/01