This web page contains information I have collected on the four Logan brothers who are said to have fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780. The battle was an important Patriot victory in the southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War. Brothers Joseph and William are said to have fought on the Patriot side, while brothers John and Thomas fought on the Loyalist side. All four brothers are thought to have survived the war and have descendants who are living today.
I have additional information on the four Logan brothers that I hope to post on this web page as I have time. Feel free to contact me if you have questions, comments, or corrections on the information I have posted thus far.
For more information on the Four Logan Brothers and their descendants, I recommend the excellent two volume book published in 2016 by Michael L. Jones which is entitled Logan Connections: Genealogy, History, and DNA 37. Visit https://loganconnections.wordpress.com/ for more information on this book and the associated blog.
If you are interested in Logan family genealogical research in general, I recommend joining the Pre1800Logans Group at http://pre1800logans.groups.io/. The Pre1800Logans Group also has a subgroup specifically for discussion of the family of the Four Logan Brothers which is designated as "Limb 2" within the larger set of Logan families. The Limb 2 sub group can be accessed at http://pre1800logans.groups.io/g/DNALimb2/.
The root of what we know about the four Logan brothers comes from information collected by Lyman Copeland Draper while performing research for his book Kings Mountain and Its Heroes.18 During 1880 and 1881, Draper corresponded with John Randolph Logan who was a grandson of the brother William Logan. John Randolph Logan wrote Draper approximately 40 letters that have been preserved as part of the Draper Manuscript Collection19 by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
John Randolph Logan corresponded with Draper on a variety of topics such as the size and bearing of the battlefield, route of the troops to and from the battlefield, the location of British Col. Ferguson's grave, biographical information on various participants in the battle, description of monuments erected on the battlefield, and information on the centennial celebration of the battle. John Randolph Logan was uniquely qualified to provide input to Draper. He grew up 5 miles from the battlefield and was acquainted with individuals such as his grandfather who had first hand knowledge of the battle. He served as a surveyor and Justice of the Peace which made him very familiar with the geography and people of the region. He also served in an official capacity with respect to the battle's centennial celebration. Many of his letters to Draper were written on the "King's Mountain Centennial" letterhead, and in his letter of August 28, 1880 (6DD13) he identified himself as the chairman of the "Committee on Preparation of Grounds".
During the course of their correspondence, John Randolph Logan occasionally made reference to his grandfather William Logan. There were about six letters in which he mentioned his grandfather. In two of these letters he also referenced his grandfather's brothers John, Joseph, and Thomas. The letter with the most genealogical information was that of February 25, 1881 (6DD42) in which he not only listed his grandfather's brothers, but also named his grandfather's wife and children. There is no indication that Draper corresponded on the subject of the four Logan brothers with anyone other than John Randolph Logan. Therefore it appears the letters from John Randolph Logan were the sole source that Draper used in preparing the information he included in his book about the four Logan brothers.
The Draper information is important as it provides the first known documented evidence that the four Logan men were actually brothers. It is also appears to be the sole source for all documentation that claims the four Logan brothers participated in the Battle of Kings Mountain. The brother William's Revolutionary War pension application confirms his service during the war, but it never actually states that he fought in the battle of King's Mountain. The brother John's 1827 Petition to the N.C. General Assembley indicates he served during the Revolutionary War, but again makes no mention of King's Mountain. And for the other two brothers, Joseph and Thomas, the Draper information provides the only known evidence that they served at any time during the Revolutionary War.
In 1881, Lyman C. Draper published a book entitled King's Mountain and Its Heroes: History of the Battle of King's Mountain, October 7th, 1780, and the Events Which Led To It.18 Page 315 includes the following description of the four Logan Brothers who fought in the Battle of King's Mountain:
There were four brothers, all of Lincoln County, North Carolina, who shared in the battle - William and Joseph Logan, on the Whig side, and John and Thomas Logan among Ferguson's forces. William Logan belonged to Mattock's company, and was close by his Captain when he fell - the fatal ball having passed a hollow dead chestnut tree. Joseph Logan, the other Whig brother, was a Baptist preacher; and, during the engagement, he, with a Presbyterian minister, wrestled with the Lord in prayer, as in olden times, to stay up the hands of their friends. Thomas Logan, one of the Tory brothers, had his thigh badly broken, and was left on the field of battle; while his brother, John Logan, was taken among the prisoners, and afterwards died a pauper. These political divisions in families, which were not unfrequent, were exceedingly unpleasant, engendering much bitterness and animosity.18
A footnote at the bottom of the same page (p.315) includes the following additional information on the brother William Logan:
[Footnote:] MS. Correspondence of Colonel J. R. Logan. His grandfather, William Logan, who shared in the glories of King's Mountain, was a native of Virginia, born in 1749, descending from Scotch-Irish ancestry. Before the war, he married Jane Black, and settled in Lincoln County, North Carolina. He did good service at King's Mountain, and rendered himself useful during the continuance of the contest, for which in his advanced years he drew a pension. After the war he settled on main Buffalo creek, on the border of York County, South Carolina, where he died in 1832, at the age of eighty-three years, having dropped dead in the field while feeding his cattle. He left five sons and two daughters, and was long a worthy member of the Baptist church.18
In 1924, Rev. J.D. Bailey published a book entitled Some Heroes of the American Revolution. He repeated the information on the four Logan brothers from Draper's book (minus the footnote) on page 283 of his book. His book is sometimes cited as a source of information on the four Logan brothers; however he identifies Draper as his source and doesn't provide any additional information that was not previously included in Draper's book.
The letters written by John Randolph Logan to Lyman Draper are preserved in the King's Mountain Papers of the Draper Manuscript Collection.19 Although John Randolph Logan wrote about 40 letters to Draper, I have found only six that include references to one or more of the four Logan brothers. Listed below are transcriptions of the portions of these letters that include references to the four Logan brothers. I created these transcriptions from a microfilm copy of the original letters.
John Randolph Logan's letter of 28 July 1880 (6DD9) was in response to Draper's request for information on the size and bearing of the battlefield, and the location of Denard's Ford and Tate's Ferry. John Randolph Logan responded to these points and included a pencil diagram of the battlefield. In closing his letter, he included the following reference to his grandfather:
... The statements I have made are about as correct as any you can get as I was reared about five miles from the battle ground and my ancestor (paternal Grandfather) who was in the engagement (William Logan) has told me a great deal about the matter.
John Randolph Logan's letter of 10 August 1880 (6DD12) included additional information on the battlefield and details of the positions of the troops. He also included the following information about his grandfather and his brothers:
... I have heard my Grandfather state, that he was in Capt Mattox's Company and near the Capt when he was killed a ball having passed through the hollow of a dead chestnut tree and struck him. He went to the branch and with his hat brought him water. On his way he could see the sedge grass cut by the bullets, and expected every moment to be struck, but was not. He had two brothers John and Thomas Logan to contend with, both Tories. Thomas had his thigh broke, and was left on the field. John was taken a prisoner, and afterwards died a pauper. He had a brother Joseph a Baptist preacher who with a Presbyterian minister offered prayers for the success of the whig cause, and held their watches to keep the time spent in battle. ...
In his letter of 28 August 1880 (6DD13) John Randolph Logan appears to be addressing a number of "notes" from Draper. He cited his grandfather as one of his sources of information regarding the location where Col. Ferguson fell and was buried, and where Col. Williams died and was buried. In "Note 7", John Randolph Logan explains how he obtained this information from his grandfather:
... Note 7: Grandfather Wm Logan in 1829 was able to ride on horse back and in the fall of that year attended a session of the Broad River Baptist Association at a church called Antioch, about 8 miles from the Battleground in York Co. S.C. On that occasion he visited my father on Friday evening about five miles from the said Battleground, and on Saturday morning I and the old man rode together to the church via the battleground (a rough near way) and we spent some time in examining the points I have mentioned, he pointing them out to me. I was then in my 19th year. I know it was that year because of the election of General Jackson to the Presidency which was the theme of conversation. ...
John Randolph Logan's letter to Draper of 7 September 1880 (6DD15) addressed a variety of topics. It includes the following information on the "Lincoln Troops" from which William Logan is said to have served:
... as regards the composition or number of the Lincoln Troops, I only know from hear say that they were Col Wm Graham's Regiment, Rutherford & Lincoln men all being Tryon men then as the County division had not then been made. Frederick Hambright was the Lt. Colonel of the Regiment, and Wm Chronicle was Major as you infer. ...
At the end of this same letter (6DD15), John Randolph Logan also included a short biography of his grandfather William Logan as follows:
... P.S. My Grandfather died in 1834 aged 87 years. Lived in York Co. S.C. on Buffalo Creek about 20 miles from Yorkville and from Batl Ground about 15 miles. Was never sick, dropped dead feeding his cattle with shucks in his arms. Was a member of the baptist church from my earliest recollection and for many years drew a pension.
John Randolph Logan's letter of 25 February 1881 (6DD38) was dedicated to providing Draper with additional biographical information on his grandfather William Logan:
Dr Draper,
Dear Sir: Yours of the 22nd just to hand and I send you the
following as the greater part of the information I have about the battle
of Kings Mountain is derived from my Grandfather William Logan who served with
the Lincoln Troops commanded by Col Hambright of York County, S.C. He was a
native Virginian of Scotch ancestry, emigrated to S.C. several years before
the war of the revolution, was born in the year 1749. Married Jane Black
whose family were loyalists and of irish descent. After the war settled on
Main Buffalo Creek, York County, S.C. near the dividing line between N.C. &
S.C. and was neighbor to Capt. William Green and Peter Quinn and also
[? Ambrose] Collins distinguished loyalists. Grandfather Logan and his wife
raised a family of five sons, to wit: Thomas, John, Elijah B., William, & Joseph,
two daughters Margaret who married Britain [? Bollyn] and Mary who married
Zadoc Packard of New York. The family all married and raised families making
a long list of descendants: some of whom remain in this county while many of
them emigrated to other States. The old man died in the year 1832 and is buried
on the old homestead. A rude unsculptured stone with his initials "W.L. 1832"
marks his grave.
He was blessed with a long life and good health. I have heard him remark that
he was never sick. He died suddenly of Apoplexy probably while feeding his cattle
in the lots (found entirely dead) with no marks of violence upon his person.
His teeth were perfectly sound at the time of his death. He lived temperately
and in the enjoyment of the Christian religion for many years previous to his
death. He had a hard trial at the battle of Kings Mountain. He and another
brother Joseph Logan a baptist minister had to contend with two other brothers
Thomas and John who were loyalists and also in the battle. Thomas receiving a
severe wound in the thigh. I have thus made mention and you will if you
deem it proper to do so gleam from it a few words in memory of one although a
private was a good and true man and soldier.
Yours truly
J. R. Logan
In his letter of 19 March 1881 (6DD42), John Randolph Logan again addressed a variety of points for Draper. Among them he provided the following additional information regarding his grandfather William Logan:
... I learn further that William Logan being a good horseman, was honored with the appointment of courier, after the battle was over, to convey intelligence of the result to Col Herndon's foot troops left at Green River, and further that he was in Genl Rutherford's campaign against the Cherokee Indians over the Blue ridge previous to the battle of Kings Mountain. I learned the above from an aged step mother in 82nd year. ...
1880 JULY 28, 6DD9:
Logan, J. R. Shelby [N. C.] Letter to Lyman C.
Draper. Size and bearings of the King's
Mountain battle ground; pencil diagram;
location of Denard's Ford and Tate's
Ferry; writer's grandfather a participant.
A. L. S. 2 pp.
1880 AUG. 7, 6DD10:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to Lyman
C. Draper. Additional information
about King's Mountain battle ground;
location of precise spot from which Col.
[Patrick] Ferguson commanded ; his death
and burial; burial place of Maj. [William]
Chronicle and Captain Mattocks;
incident of Belinda Henry and the wolf;
battle ground known as Hambright's Hill;
route taken by Ferguson; corrects former
error about Denard's Ford. A. L. S. 2 pp.
[1880 AUG. 7], 6DD11:
Logan [J. R. King's Mountain N. C.] Manuscript
map showing region of King's Mountain
battle ground. A. D. 1 p.
1880 AUG. 10, 6DD12:
Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C. Letter to Lyman C.
Draper. Additional information concerning
exact location and size of King's
Mountain battle field; steepest part of
mountain scaled by Maj. [Frederick]
Hambright, Maj. William Chronicle, Col.
[Benjamin] Cleveland, and Col. [James]
Williams; writer's grandfather in Captain
Mattocks' company; his Tory brothers;
Col. William Hill, owner of Iron
Works destroyed by Tories; Denard's
Ford question; one stanza of poem by Andrew
Ferguson. A. L. S. 2 pp. Copy in
4DD1.
[1880 AUG. 10], 6DD12a:
[Logan, J. R. Shelby, N.C.] Manuscript diagram
showing location of troops at battle of
King's Mountain; topography of surrounding
region and routes leading to scene of
action; marginal reference to Andrew Ferguson
and his poem. A. D. 1 p.
1880 AUG. 28, 6DD13:
Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C. Letter to Lyman C.
Draper. Location of rude monument
placed at northeast end of battle field;
reference to Col. William Graham's diagram
of battle ground and his opinion as
to where Ferguson was killed; numbers
of the various commands; Ferguson's mistress;
Major Green, Tory captain, taken
prisoner and sentenced to be hanged; his
escape; his later meritorious conduct;
data concerning John and Patrick Moore;
writer's information obtained from his
grandfather, William Logan, in 1829,
while examining battle ground; pocket
knife and gunflint excavated at point
where Ferguson is supposed to have died;
burial place of Col. James Williams; Ferguson's
route; Whig pursuit along same
trail; troops scattered on return march;
ford by which Ferguson crossed the Broad
River. A. L. S. 4 pp.
[1880 AUG. 28], 6DD14:
[Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C.] Manuscript maps
showing routes leading to King's Mountain
battle ground. A. D. 1 p.
[1880 AUG. 30], 7DD177:
Miller, W. J. T. Shelby, N. C. Letter to Lyman C.
Draper. Attack of Tories and killing of
Burke at Col. [William] Graham's residence;
Colonel Logan cited for Ferguson's
route to King's Mountain. A. L. S. 1 p.
1880 SEPT. 7, 6DD15:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to [Lyman
C.] Draper. Return route of the Whigs
from King's Mountain; court martial held
at Biggerstaff's old field, and nine Tories
hanged; skeleton of one Mills recently
found; Col. William Graham's regiment
formed of Lincoln troops; Col. Frederick
Hambright placed in command during
Graham's absence; Draper's note correcting
writer's statement; burial place of Col.
[James] Williams; biography of writer's
grandfather. A. L. S. 2 pp.
1880 SEPT. 13, 6DD16-17:
[Draper, Lyman C. Madison, Wis.] Questionnaire
for Col. [J. R.] Logan. Location of Biggerstaff's,
at the Red Chimneys; probable return
route of King's Mountain troops;
camp of South Carolinian and Lincoln
troops; Col. [James] Williams' grave; topography
of region between Island Ford
and Green River. Auto. draft. 2 pp.
1880 SEPT. 13, 6DD18:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to [Lyman
C.] Draper. Age and residence of
Maj. [William] Green; post office address
of Gov. John Moore; Col. James Williams'
grave ; Ferguson's route to King' s Mountain;
sends diagram. A. L. S. 2 pp.
[1880 SEPT. 13], 6DD19:
[Logan, J. R. King' s Mountain, N. C.] Manuscript
map showing Ferguson's route to King' s
Mountain and region surrounding it. A.
D. 1 p.
1880 SEPT. 24], 6DD20:
Logan, J. R. King' s Mountain, N. C. Letter to L[yman]
C. Draper. Route taken by Whigs on
return from King's Mountain; hanging of
Tories at Biggerstaff 's old field; the gallows
oak; location of Camp McFadden;
Col. [James] Williams' grave; land between
Island Ford and Green River under
cultivation. A. L. S. 2 pp.
[1880 SEPT. 24], 6DD21:
[Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C.] Manuscript
map showing possible routes taken by
King's Mountain men on their return. A.
D. 1 p.
1880 OCT. 1, 15DD129:
Draper, Lyman C. Madison, Wis. Letter to secretary,
King's Mountain Centennial Committee.
Writer has known children of Campbell,
Shelby, and Sevier; has many manuscripts
regarding King's Mountain; regrets
that he cannot attend centennial celebration
and that King's Mountain will not
appear for the event; this work approved by
King's Mountain state commissioners and
historical societies of North and South Carolina,
Georgia, and Tennessee; published by
Peter G. Thomson, Cincinnati; 'will contain
steel engravings of Shelby, Sevier, McDowell,
Winston, and Hammond, and diagram
of battlefield drawn up by Col. J. R.
Logan, and J. R. Stuart. A. Df. S. 2 pp.
1880 OCT. 3, 6DD22:
Logan, J. R.
King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to
[Lyman C. Draper]. Ruse whereby Col.
[Charles] McDoweIl was relieved of command,
by being dispatched to Gates' headquarters;
Gen. Felix Walker' of Rutherford
County mentioned; John Ponder,
bearer of despatches from Ferguson to
Cornwallis, arrested by Col. [Frederick]
Hambright; death of Col. [James] Williams
in Randall house; correction of route
taken by Ferguson; Biggerstaff's old field
the scene of Tory hangings. A. L. S. 2 pp.
[1880], 6DD23:
[Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C.] Recapitulation
of Ferguson's route to King's Mountain;
from Deer's Ferry, via Carruth's old
place to encampment at Col. Edward
Bird's; past Whisnant's Mill, Antioch
Church, and Col. [Frederick] Hambright's
cabin to the mountain. A. D. 1 p.
[1880], 6DD24:
[Logan, J. R. Kings' Mountain, N. C.] Manuscript
map showing Ferguson's route to King's
Mountain A. D. 1 p,
1880 NOV. 3, 6DD25 Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to L[yman] C. Draper. Information about centennial celebration; return route taken by Whigs; location of Biggerstaff's old field; John Mills and one Grimes among those hanged there; twelve Tories hanged by Col. [Joseph] McDowell on Robison's Creek. A. L. S. 2 pp.
[1880 NOV. 3], 6DD26:
[Logan, J. R. King' s Mountain, N. C.] Manuscript
map showing King's Mountain ground,
routes leading to it, surrounding region,
location of troops and places of interest. A.
D. 1 p.
1880 NOV. 20, 6DD27:
Logan, J. R. King' s Mountain, N. C. Letter to
L[yman] C. Draper. John Hamrick, resident
near McSwain's Ford, attests that he
saw Col. [Patrick] Ferguson's troops cross
Broad River enroute to Gilbert Town
from Cedar Springs; possible route of returning
Whigs; Whiteside settlement,
Cane Creek, Robinson's Creek , Brittain
Presbyterian Church, Tory graves, Biggerstaff's
old field situated along route;
Rev. Benjamin Wofford, son of Colonel
Wofford, established Wofford College;
Captain Mattocks, Capt. John Weir, John
Wilfong, and Captain Shannon mentioned.
A. L. S. 2 pp.
1880 DEC. 6, 6DD28:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to L[yman]
C. Draper. Location of Flint Hill,
known as Cherry Mountain; popular summer
resort; Amos Owen's orchard; corrections
made in situation of places on
previous diagram; diverse opinions concerning
Tory hangings; descendants of
Capt. John Weir of Gaston County [S.
C.]; Robert Shannon, Capt. Samuel Martin,
Capt. Samuel Caldwell, and John Wilfong
mentioned as participants in battle;
Abraham Collins and Peter Quinn, spies
dispatched by Ferguson to Cornwallis, intercepted
by Henry boys. A. L. S. 4 pp.
1880 DEC. 27, 6DD160:
H[unter], C. L. Lowesville, Lincoln County, N. C.
Letter to Lyman C. Draper. Residence of
Capt. Samuel Espey near Col. Charles McLean;
reference to Dr. W. J. T. Miller, Colonel
Logan, James Roberts, and Oates
family for further information concerning
Espey family; Maj. [Joseph] Dickson in
battle of Guilford Court House; Col. [Andrew]
Pickens in charge of militia after
death of General Davidson; Maj. George
Wilfong associated with Maj. Hugh Brevard
in regiment of Colonel Beekman; attempt
to capture Tories, but forced to retreat
before Colonel Moore; politics of
Lincoln County previous to Revolution.
A. L. S. 3 pp.
1881 JAN. 8, 6DD29:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to Lyman
C. Draper. Location of [Col. Patrick]
Ferguson's grave; Gen. J. M.
Leach's statement that [Captain] De Peyster
was killed in battle; location of speaker's
stand at centennial celebration; inscription
on monument recently erected
there. A. L. S. 2 pp.
1881 JAN. 15, 6DD34:
Oates, R. M. Charlotte, N. C. Letter to J. R. Logan.
Writer a grandson of Capt. Isaac White
who died on Long Creek; Capt. Samuel
Espey's family; referred to Addison Oates
for further information. A. L. S. 1 p
1881 JAN. 17, 6DD30:
Logan, J. R. King' s Mountain, N. C. Letter to Lyman
C. Draper. Biography of Capt. Samuel
Espey; family genealogy; served as
justice of peace ; political affiliations;
wounded at King' s Mountain; residence
of Capt. John Weir; his sons; his skirmishes
with Tories; services at King's Mountain
battle; Col. WilIlam Hill's projected
plan of attack; Col. Charles McClean [McLean]
mentioned. A. L. S. 2 pp.
1881 JAN. 28, 6DD31:
Logan, J. R. King' s Mountain, N. C. Letter to
[Lyman C.] Draper. Interment of bones
gathered from battle field in 1815, with
ceremonies at the dedication of monument
set up by Dr. William McLean; Georgia
not represented on monument; criticism
and correction of sketch of King's Mountain
in Harper's Weekly; biographical data
on Peter Quinn and Abraham Collins. A.
L. S. 4 pp,
1881 JAN. 28 6DD31a:
[Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C.] Rough
sketch of battle ground at King's Mountain,
with roads and gaps adjacent. A. D.
1 p.
1881 FEB. 4, 6DD32:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to [Lyman
C. Draper]. Return route of King's
Mountain men; distance of mountain from
South Carolina line; size of field where battle
was fought; Capt. John Weir in charge
of company which reached battle field the
next day; genealogy of Weir family; Capt.
Samuel Espey's family. A. L. S. 2 pp.
1881 FEB. 8, 4DD74:
Dixon, B. F. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to Col.
John R. Logan. Capt. John Weir and his
descendants; born in Ireland, 1743; married
Miss McKelvey; settled in Tryon
County, N. C.; assisted in caring for
wounded after battle of King's Mountain;
he and his wife whipped by Tories; died in
1819; genealogical data concerning family.
A. L. S. 2 pp.
1881 FEB. 21, 6DD33:
Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C. Letter to [Lyman C.
Draper]. Capt. Isaac White moved to
Lincoln County, N. C. from Pennsylvania
prior to Revolution; with his two brothers,
James and Thomas, participated in battle
of King's Mountain; married and moved
to Illinois; descendants of James and
Thomas White still living in Gaston County,
N. C. A. L. S. 1 p,
1881 FEB. 25, 6DD38:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to
[Lyman C.] Draper. Biographical data
concerning writers grandfather, William
Logan; Revolutionary services; at battle
of King's Mountain; had two Loyalist
brothers, Thomas and John. A. L. S. 2 pp.
1881 MAR. 1, 6DD39:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to
L[yman] C. Draper. Corrects error in
diagram of battle hill, which he formerly
sent to Draper; thirty-three subscribers
enrolled. A. L. S. 1 p.
1881 MAR. 1, 6DD39a:
[Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C.] Manuscript
sketch of shape of King's Mountain, where
battle was fought. A. D. 1 p.
1881 MAR. 3, 6DD40:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to
L[yman] C. Draper. Capt. Isaac White
removed to Brown County, Ill., 1816; reference
to Capt. John Weir. A. L. S. 1 p.
1881 MAR. 11, 6DD41:
Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C. Letter to L [yman] C.
MAR. 11 Draper. James H. White gives name of
county in Illinois to which Capt. [Isaac]
White moved, as Bond; Capt. James Shannon
mentioned; genealogy of Isaac Holland's
family. A. L. S. 2 pp.
1881 MAR. 19, 6DD42:
Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C. Letter to [Lyman C.]
Draper. Name of county to which Capt.
[Isaac] White removed; rival book, gotten
up by Robert Lathan, will reduce sales of
Draper's King's Mountain; string of beads
taken from body of Ferguson's mistress,
Virginia Paul, after battle; William Logan
appointed courier to convey news of victory
to Col. [Benjamin] Herndon; also
served in Gen. [Griffith] Rutherford's
Cherokee campaign ; Capt. Isaac White defeated
party of Loyalists at Abel Beattie's;
latter killed in the skirmish. A. L. S. 2 pp.
[1881 MAR. 18], 6DD43:
[Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C.] Copy of inscription
on monument at King's Mountain; names
6DD43 of soldiers who fell there. A. D. 2 pp.
1881 APR. 4, 6DD44:
Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C. Letter to L[yman] C.
Draper. Information relative to sale of
book. Incident of the capture and hanging
of Ferguson's forager shortly after
battle; re-enforced by Abraham Hardin's
reference of 1874. A. L. S. 2 pp.
1881 APR, 10, 6DD45:
Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C. Letter to L[yman] C.
Draper. David Duff and William Watson
probably under command of Col. [Edward]
Lacey; capture of Arthur Patterson's
three sons by Ferguson's forces; subsequent
release and participation in battle
at King's Mountain; Tory, Capt. William
Green, tried at Biggerstaff's old field near
Red Chimneys on Robinson's Creek, sentenced
to be hanged but escaped. A. L. S.
2 pp.
1881 APR. 18, 6DD46:
Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C. Letter to L[yman] C.
Draper. Arthur Patterson killed at King's
Mountain, was father of Arthur, Thomas,
and William, who, with James Lindsay,
were captured by Ferguson's foragers;
first wife of writer a relative of Pattersons;
burial place of Whigs; re-burial of
Col. [Patrick] Ferguson; monument erected
by Dr. William McLean in 1815. A. L.
S. 2 pp.
1881 APR. 20, 6DD47:
Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C. Letter to L[yman] C.
Draper. Promises to secure copy of centennial
proceedings; return route of the
Whigs; location of Bullock's Creek; James
Blanton's version of the escape of the Tories,
Capt. William Green and Lieut. James
Lankford. A. L. S. 4 pp.
1881 APR. 21, 6DD48:
Logan, J. R. Shelby [N. C.] Postal card to [Lyman
C. Draper]. Suggests another possible
route taken by Whigs on their return;
probably crossed Tate's Ferry and Surratt's
Creek. Copy. 1 p.
1881 MAY 3, 6DD51:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to L[yman
C.] Draper. Return route of Whigs
from King's Mountain; did not cross
Broad River after burying Col. [James]
Williams at mouth of Borens River; met
foot troops at Deer's Ferry; crossed Buffalo
Creek, en route for Rutherford; other
possible route via Cowpen's and Surratt's
creeks; location on Camp Creek. A. L. S.
2 pp.
1881 MAY 7, 6DD49:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to Lyman
C. Draper. Reply to questionnaire.
Mrs. Margaret Roberts statement relative
to location of Col. [James] Williams'
grave on farm of Matthew Fondren; data
pertaining to Quinn family; return route
of Whigs; name Lankford should be Langum.
A. L. S. 2 pp.
[1881 MAY 7], 6DD50:
[Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C.] Manuscript
map showing region of King's Mountain,
with special reference to location of Ross's
Ferry. A. D. 1 p.
1881 MAY 23, 6DD52:
Logan, J. R. King's Mountain, N. C. Letter to L[yman
C.] Draper. Additional information
relative to return route of Whigs; crossed
King's and Buffalo creeks, and encamped
at plantation of Matthew Fondren; foot
troops joined them, after crossing Deer's
Ferry; burial place of Col. [James] WilIiams;
continued march via McSwain's
Ford, old Burke road, and Flint Hill toward
Gilbert Town; .location of Camp
Creek. A. L. S. 2 pp.
1881 MAY 31, 15DD110:
Porter, R. E. Black's Station, S. C. Letter to J.
R. Logan. Nesbit's Island about five miles
above Cherokee Ford belongs to writer;
Bowen's River, originally called Camp
Creek, about two miles from mouth of
Buffalo Creek near which Colonel Williams
is buried; traces probable route to King's
Mountain. A. L. S. 2 pp.
1881 JUNE 5, 15DD111:
Logan, J. R. Shelby, N. C. Letter to Lyman C.
Draper. Remarks upon difference in distance
from Bowen's River to mouth of Buffalo
Creek, as reported in inclosed letter of
R. E. Porter and by -- Young; Colonel
Williams' grave best described 'as on
Buffalo Creek; Bowen's River probably
once called Bullock's and also Camp Creek;
men probably forded Bowen's River, camped
there Oct. 9, crossed First Broad River,
followed ridge or Burke road to Gallows
Oak, stopped at Flint Hill, thence to mouth
of Cane Creek. A. L. S. 2 pp.
1881 OCT. 4, 15DD166:
Thomson, Peter G. Cincinnati, O. Letter to Lyman
C. Draper. Editors' copies of King's Mountain
sent to agents; will be sent to magazines
later; W. D. Williams, Greenville,
Tenn., with seven counties, sent seven copies;
General De Peyster sent five copies for
loan of steel plate; asked for criticism;
most agents' copies sent on credit; J. R.
Logan fifty copies; there should be good
agent in Madison. A. L. S. 2 pp.
[1881], 6DD35:
White, James H. Letter to J. R. Logan. Mrs. Samuel
A. Torrance's statement of traditions
concerning Captains Isaac White and Samuel
Espey; Mrs. Thomas Weir, granddaughter
of Espey, referred to; data concerning
Charles McLean ; Isaac Holland a
participant in battle of King's Mountain;
James Shannon's company arrived on
scene too late for battle. A. L. S. 3 pp.
n.d., 6DD36:
Roberts, James. Letter to J. R. Logan. Biographical
sketch of writer's father, Martin Roberts;
born in Virginia, 1758; moved to
North Carolina, 1777; enlisted under command
of Capt. Ralph Faulkner and Col.
Joseph Parker in 1776; made captain,
1778; served as forage master; participated
in battle at Brandywine, Hagerstown,
and [Guilford] Court House; after
war married Elizabeth Durbrough ; six
children; appointed justice of peace; died
Oct. 31, 1834. A. L. S. 2 pp.
n.d., 6DD37:
Roberts, James. Letter to [J. R. Logan]. Summary
of pension papers. Affidavit of Abner
Camp, attesting that William Bradley was
wounded in battle at King's Mountain;
affidavit of John Harman attesting that
Thomas Patterson was at battle; Samuel
Espey, Joshua Roberts, Joseph Graham,
and Joseph Wilkes also mentioned. A. L.
S. 1 pp.
No roster of the soldiers who participated on either side in the Battle of King's Mountain is known to exist from the time of the conflict. However, there have been attempts many years after the battle to compile a list of known participants from the various documentation that exists. Several of these lists, or "rosters", include one or more of the four Logan brothers:
In 1924, a book by Katherine Keogh White was published which was entitled The King's Mountain Men.82 The book includes a list of the Patriot soldiers identified by White in her research as having participated in the Battle of King's Mountain. Among those on the list are Joseph and William Logan. The book also includes short sketches of each soldier identified. In the book's preface White indicates that "so far as I am aware, no rosters are in existence", so this book may be the first attempt to create a roster for the battle. Although White does not list her sources of information on each individual soldier, she does list Draper's book and manuscript among her general sources. The book makes reference to the "typewritten copy of Draper's King's Mountain Papers, in two large volumes, placed in the Calvin McClung Historical Collections of the Lawson McGhee Free Library, Knoxville, Tennessee". All the information she includes in her book on Joseph and William Logan can be found in Draper's book or manuscript, so Draper is likely her sole source of information for these soldiers. Page 201 of White's book includes the following sketch of Joseph and William Logan:
Logan. Joseph and William were Lincoln men in the company of Mattocks, and were close to their captain when he fell early in the engagement. The Logans were from Virginia. William married Jane Black, was pensioned, and after the war removed to York district, South Carolina, where he died in 1832, aged eighty-three. There are many descendants. His brother Joseph became a Baptist minister.82
In 1932, the North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution published the Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution.59 Pages 479 through 486 of the book include a summary of the list of soldiers in the Battle of Kings Mountain from Katherine Keogh White's book The King's Mountain Men. Page 482 of this book lists Joseph and William Logan and includes only the comment that they were "Lincoln Co. men in the Company of Mattocks".
In 1990, Bobby Gilmer Moss published a list of Patriots who participated in the battle in his book entitled The Patriots at Kings Mountain.43 In the preface of his book, Moss indicates he conducted his research as if prior lists did not exist and searched official records for references to the Battle of King's Mountain to compile his own list. William Logan is included in the list, and a biographical sketch of him appears in the book along with the list of sources that Moss cited for him. Joseph Logan is not included in the primary list, but Moss did include his name in a secondary list of "men who were possibly in the battle". This indicates that although Moss found a source or sources that indicated Joseph Logan participated in the battle, he did not find an "official record" to confirm it. The following is the sketch of William Logan that appears in pages 157 and 158 of the book (in brackets I have inserted the definition of the acronyms that Moss used to identify the sources in his book):
LOGAN, WILLIAM
b. 11 November 1748, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
d. 07 January 1833, York District, South Carolina
m. Jane Margaret Black, c.1784
While residing in York District, South Carolina, William Logan enlisted during
April 1776 under Capt. Robert McAfee and Col. Neel. He was on the Cherokee
Expedition and was in the battle at Black Hole. During 1779 he was under Lt.
James Barron and Maj. Frank Ross. Logan moved to Rutherford County, North
Carolina, and served under Capt. David Beattie and Col. Graham in the battle
at Kings Mountain. (Draper says he was under Capt. Mattocks of Lincoln County,
North Carolina). He returned to South Carolina about 1782. Logan executed a
application for pension on 16 October 1832 while residing in York District, South
Carolina. The children of the couple were John Black (m. first Lois Rainey),
Thomas, Elijah, William (d.1849), Joseph, Mary Packard, and Margaret Bowlin.
FPA [Rev. War Federal Pension Applications, National Archives, Washington D.C.] S18955;
Draper [Kings Mountain and Its Heroes] pp.210, 310, 315;
DAR [Lineage Book, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C.], CXXVI, 312, LXXXIX, 160, CV 51;
AA [South Carolina Audited Accounts, Revolutionary War Service Claims, State Archives, Columbia, SC] 4643;
X3824 [South Carolina Indent, South Carolina Archives, Columbia, South Carolina];
CAR [?] 68632.43
In 1998, Bobby Gilmer Moss released a companion to his earlier book when he published a list of loyalists who participated in the battle in his book entitled The Loyalists at Kings Mountain.42 According to Moss, this list was the first that had been compiled of the loyalists who were in the battle. Both John and Thomas Logan are included on the list, and Draper's book and manuscript are cited as the sources of information on these two brothers. Moss included the following sketches of John and Thomas on page 50 of his book:
LOGAN, JOHN was a resident of Lincoln
County, North Carolina and was of Scot-Irish
decent. Before the war, he married Jan Black.
He was the brother of Thomas Logan, a Tory,
and brother of Joseph and William Logan, who
were Patriots. All four men were in the battle of
Kings Mountain, where John was taken prisoner.
Following the war, he settled on main
Buffalo Creek in present Cherokee County, S.C.
He was a member of the Baptist Church.
6DD38 [Draper Manuscripts, Series DD, Volume 6],
Draper [Kings Mountain and Its Heroes],
315.42
LOGAN, THOMAS served with his brother,
John, in the battle of Kings Mountain. Two of
his brothers were on the patriot side in the
encounter. Logan's thigh was badly broken
during the fight and he was left on the field.
6DD38 [Draper Manuscripts, Series DD, Volume 6],
Draper [Kings Mountain and Its Heroes],
315.42
There is no known evidence that directly identifies the father or mother of the four Logan brothers. However, there is circumstantial evidence which suggests their father may have been a William Logan who came from Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The main points in support of this are as follows:
Listed below are all the entries I have found in the abstracted records of Spotsylvania County, Virginia that name William Logan (or Login). The entries are arranged in chronological order:
This indenture made this Thirtieth day of October Anno one thousand
seven hundred and twenty five; Between SAMUELL LOYDE of the Parish of
Saint George in County of Spotsylvania, Planter, of one part and JOHN ROY
of the Parish of Saint Mary in County of ESSEX, Planter on the other part;
Witnesseth that SAMUELL LOYDE in consideration of the sum of five shillings to
him in hand paid by JOHN ROY hath and by these presents doth bargain and sell
unto JOHN ROY his heirs all that one hundred twenty and one acres of land lying in
Parish of Saint George in Spotsylvania County bounded, Beginning at two red Oaks in
the line of the land formerly layed off for THOMAS FREEMAN and WILLIAM PARKER
now in possession of ROBERT BEVERLEY, thence North thirty degrees West
one hundred twenty two poles to two white Oaks corner to WILLIAM HUTCHERSON,
thence North twenty five degrees West forty eight poles to a Stake on the East side
of a small Branch, thence North thirty three degrees East one hundred poles to a
corner tree in LEWIS's line formerly WARNER's, thence along WARNER's line
South forty five degrees East one hundred and sixty poles to a white and red Oake
corner in the said LEWIS's line and corner to ROBERT BEVERLEY, thence South
thirty three degrees West one hundred and fifty poles along the said BEVERLEY's
line to the place it first began with all rents and profitts of the premises; To have and
to hold the tract of land and premises with appurtenances unto JOHN ROY his heirs
from the day before the date hereof dureing the term of one whole year paying therefore
the rent of one ear of Indian Corn at the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch Angel
only if the same be lawfully demanded to the intent that by virtue of these presents
and of the Statute for transferring uses into possession JOHN ROY may be in the
actuall possession of the premises and be enabled to accept a release of the inheritance
thereof to him and his heirs, In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand
and seal the day and year first above written
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us
Signed: SAMUELL LOYDE
Witnesses: JOHN CHEW, the mark (+) of WILLIAM LOGAN, RICHARD BAYLEY, WILLIAM JOHNSON
At a court held for Spotsylvania County on Tuesday the Second day of November
1725, SAMUELL LOYDE's Deed of Lease for Land to JOHN ROY was proved by
the Oaths of RICHARD BAYLEY and WILLIAM JOHNSON and at the motion of
the said RICHARD BAYLEY in behalf of the said JOHN ROY the same was admitted
to Record, Test JOHN WALLER, Clk Cur
This Indenture made this first day of November Anno one thousand
seven hundred twenty and five; Between SAMUEL LOYDE of Parish of Saint
George in County of Spotsylvania, Planter, of one part and JOHN ROY of the
Parish of Saint Mary in County of ESSEX, Planter, of other part; Wittnesseth
that SAMUEL LOYDE in consideration of sum of twelve pounds current cash of
Virginia to him in hand paid by JOHN ROY, the receipt whereof SAMUELL LOYDE
doth acknowledge, hath and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto JOHN ROY
his heirs all that one hundred twenty and one acres of land bounded, Beginning [the
description of the bounds of the land is repeated as in the Lease above] which premises now
are in possession of JOHN ROY by virtue of an Indenture of bargain and sale for one
whole year and by virtue of the Statute for transferring uses into possession and all
rents [except quit rents] To have and to hold the parcell of land and premises with
appurtenances unto JOHN ROY his heirs to be holden to the Cheif Lord or Lords of
the Fee or Fees by the quit rents accustomed and SAMUEL LOYDE his heirs the
land and premises with appurtenances unto JOHN ROY his heirs will warrent and for
ever defend by these presents; In Wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand
and seal the day and year first above written
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us
Signed: SAMUEL LOYDE
Witnesses: JOHN CHEW, the mark of (+) WILLIAM LOGAN, RICHARD BAYLEY, WILLIAM JOHNSON
At a Court held for Spotsylvania County on Tuesday the second day of November
1725 SAMUEL LOYDE's Deed of Release for Land to JOHN ROY was proved by
the Oaths of RICHARD BAYLEY and WILLIAM JOHNSON and at the motion of the
said RICHARD BAYLEY in behalf of the said JOHN ROY the was admitted to
Record, Test JOHN WALLER, Clk Cur
Received the day of the date of the within written Indenture of and from the within
named JOHN ROY twelve pounds current cash of Virginia being the consideration
money mentioned to be to me paid as witness my hand
Signed: SAMUEL LOYDE
Witnesses: JOHN CHEW, the mark of (+) WILLIAM LOGAN, WILLIAM JOHNSON, RICHARD BAYLEY
(Source: Sparacio, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deeds, 1722-1725, p.107-9)70
[Note: The following is another abstract of the land transaction listed immediately above:]
Spotsylvania County Deed Book A, Novr. 1, 1725:
SAMUEL LOYD of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., planter to JOHN ROY
of St. Mary's Parish, Essex Co., planter. £.12 curr., 121 a. of land in
St Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Witnesses: JOHN CHEW, WILLIAM x LOGAN, RICHD. BAYLEY,
WM. JOHNSON. Rec. Novr. 2, 1725. SARAH LOYD, wife of SAMUEL LOYD,
in consideration of 5 shill., relinquished her dower to the above
tract of land, to JOHN ROY. Oct. 30, 1725.
(Source: Crozier, Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800, p.96)13
[Note: The following is another abstract of the land transaction listed immediately above:]
30 Oct 1725. Deed of Lease. SAMUELL LOYDE of St. George Parish, Spotsylvania
Co planter for 5 shillings leased to JOHN ROY of St. Marys Parish, Essex Co
planter a 121 a. tr of land in St. George Parish bounded by THOMAS FREEMAN &
WILLIAM PARKER now in possession of ROBERT BEVERLEY, WILLIAM HUCHESON &
LEWIS' line formerly WARNER's ... during the term of one year paying the rent of
one ear of Indian corn at the feast of St. Michael the Arch Angel if demanded ...
Wit: JOHN CHEW, WM LOGAN, RICHD BAYLEY, WM JOHNSON. Proved 2 Nov 1725
& at the motion of RICHARD BAYLEY in behalf of the sd JOHN ROY was
admitted to record. Attest: JOHN WALLER clk. (Pg 166)
(Source: Brewer, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Books, 1722-1734, p.30)3
This Indenture made the 30th day of January in the year of Our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and twenty six; Between JOSEPH BROCK of County
of KING and QUEEN, Gent. of one part and JOHN DURRET of Spotsylvania
County, Planter, of the other part; Wittnesseth that JOSEPH BROCK in consideration
of sum of five shillings to him in hand paid by JOHN DURRET the receipt
whereof he doth acknowledge hath and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto
JOHN DURRET all that parcell of land being part of a Pattent granted unto LARKIN
CHEW bareing date June the fourth one thousand seven hundred and twenty
two and by said CHEW sold to JOSEPH BROCK and bounded; Beginning at a small
white Oak and Hickory saplins in a valley, thence North fourteen degrees East one
hundred and sixty poles crossing two small Branches to a Pine on a hill side, thence
South seventy six degrees East two hundred poles to a white Oake by a grassey glade
thence South fourteen degrees West two hundred poles to the place it first began
containing two hundred acres of land according to the exprest bounds thereof; To have
and to hold the two hundred acres of land with houses buildings fences and all the
premises to JOHN DURRET his assigns from the day before the date hereof dureing
the term of one whole year paying therefore the rent of one pepper corn at the Feast
of Saint Michael the Archangel if the same be lawfully demanded to the intent that by
virtue hereof and the Statute for transferring uses into possession JOHN DURRET
may be in actuall possession of the premises and be thereby enabled to take a release
of the inheritance thereof to him and his heirs, In Wittness whereof JOSEPH
BROCK hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written
Signed sealed and delivered in presents of
Signed: JOSEPH BROCK
Witnesses: LARKIN CHEW, JOHN WEBLEY, WILLIAM his mark (X) LOGAN
At a Court held for Spotsylvania County on Tuesday July the fourth 1727
JOSEPH BROCK acknowledged this his Deed of Lease for land unto JOHN DURRET
at whose motion the same was admitted to Record
Test JOHN WALLER, Clk Cur
This Indenture made the 31st day of January in the year of Our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and twenty six, Between JOSEPH BROCK of County
of KING and QUEEN, Gent. of one part and JOHN DURRET of Spotsylvania
County, Planter, of the other part; Wittnesseth that JOSEPH BROCK in consideration
of sum of twenty pounds sterling money of Great Brittain already paid the
receipt whereof he doth acknowledge hath and by these presents doth bargain sell and
release unto JOHN DURRET his heirs one parcell of land being part of a Patent
granted to LARKIN CHEW and by the said CHEW sold to JOSEPH BROCK and
bounded, Beginning [the description of the bounds of the land repeated as in the Lease above]
containing two hundred acres now in possession of JOHN DURRET by virtue of an
Indenture of bargain and sale for one whole year and by force of the Statute for
transferring uses into possession, To have and to hold the land hereby granted unto
JOHN DURRET his heirs to be holden to the Cheif Lord or Lords of the Fee or Fees of
the premises by rent and services for the same due and of right accustomed, In Wittness
whereof I the said JOSEPH BROCK have hereunto sett my hand and seal the
day and year first above written
Signed sealed and delivered in precense of
Signed: JOSEPH BROCK
Witnessed: LARKIN CHEW, JOHN WEBLEY, WILLIAM his mark (X) LOGAN
At a Court held for Spotsylvania County on Tuesday the fourth of July 1727
JOSEPH BROCK acknowledged this his Deed of Release for land unto JOHN
DURRET, likewise MARY BROCK acknowledged her Right of Dowr of the said land
unto JOHN DURRET at whose motion the same was admitted to Record
(Source: Sparacio, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deeds, 1725-1728, p.34-5)71
[Note: The following is another abstract of the land transaction listed immediately above:]
Spotsylvania County Deed Book A, Jany. 31, 1726:
JOSEPH BROCK of King and Queen Co., Gent., to JOHN DURRET,
of Spots. Co., planter. £20 ster., 200 a. of land - part of a pat.
granted LARKIN CHEW June 4, 1721, and sold by sd. CHEW to JOSEPH BROCK.
Witnesses: LARKIN CHEW, JNO. WEBLEY, WILLA. X LOGAN.. Rec. July 4, 1727.
(Source: Crozier, Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800, p.99)13
[Note: The following is another abstract of the land transaction listed immediately above:]
30 Jan 1726. Deed of Lease. JOSEPH BROCK of King & Queen Co, VA gent for 5
shillings leased to JOHN DURROT of Spotsylvania Co planter a 200 a. tr of land
being pt/o a pattent granted unto LARKIN CHEW dated 4 Jun 1722 & by the sd
CHEW sold unto JOSEPH BROCK ... during the term of one year paying the yearly
rent of one peper corne at the feast of St. Michall the Arch Angel if demanded ...,
Wit: LARKIN CHEW, JNO WEBLEY, WILLM LOGAN. Ackn 4 Jul 1727 &
admitted to record. Attest: JOHN WALLER clk. (Pg 235)
(Source: Brewer, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Books, 1722-1734, p.41)3
Spotsylvania County Court, 3 March 1730/31:
In the action of Tresspass, assault, & battary between WILLIAM LOGAN alias CLENCH, plt. and
JOHN CHEW Gent. Defendt., a Special Imparlance is granted.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1730-1732, p.22)63
Spotsylvania County Court, 5 May 1731:
In the action of Tresspass, Assault, & battary Between WILLIAM LOGAN alias
CLENCH Plt. and JOHN CHEW Gent. Defendt., the said Defendt. put in a plea after having
Liberty to plead divers matters, and time is given the Plt. to consider the same.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1730-1732, p.33)63
Spotsylvania County Deed Book B, Octr. 1, 1731:
JOHN X ASHLEY of St. Mark's par., Spts. Co., to ROBERT SLAUGHTER
and FRANCIS SLAUGHTER of par. and county aforesd., Gentl.,
present Church Wardens of ye Parish of St. Mark's. 14,500 lbs. tob., 215 a.
in St. Mark's Par., Spts. Co. - part of pat. granted sd. ASHLEY and JOHN QUARLES
June 6, 1726. This property was sold the churwardens for The
Glebe of St. Mark's Par. Witnesses: WM. JOHNSON, W. RUSSELL, WILLIAM LOGAN.
Novr. 2, 1731. MARY, wife of JOHN ASHLEY, acknowledged her dower.
(Source: Crozier, Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800, p.120)13
[Note: The following is another abstract of the land transaction listed immediately above:]
30 Sep 1731. Deed of Lease. JOHN ASHLEY of Saint Mark Parish, Spotsylvania
Co for 50 lbs of tobacco leased to ROBERT SLAUGHTER & FRANCIS SLAUGHTER present
church wardens of Saint Mark Parish in behalf of Saint Marks Parish for a Glebe
the use of 215 a. of land in St. Mark Parish in the great fork of Rappahanock
River adj WILLIAM SMITH, JOHN QUARLES, JOHN ASHLEY & COL CARTER, being pt/of a
pattent granted to the sd JOHN QUARLES & JOHN ASHLEY dated 6 Jun 1726 ...
during the term of one year ... Wit: WM JOHNSON, W. RUSSELL, WILLIAM LOGAN.
Ackn 2 Nov 1731 by JOHN ASHLEY & at the motion of WILLIAM RUSSELL in behalf
of the sd parish was admitted to record. Attest: JOHN WALLER clk. (Pg 245)
1 Oct 1731. Deed of Release. JOHN ASHLEY of Saint Mark Parish, Spotsylvania
Co for 14,500 lbs of good lawfull tobacco in cask convenient to him sold to
ROBERT SLAUGHTER & FRANCIS SLAUGHTER of same place gent churchwardens of
Saint Mark Parish a 215 a. tr of land for a Glebe ... [same as above] ... Wit:
WM JOHNSON, W. RUSSELL, WILLIAM LOGAN. Ackn 2 Nov 1731 by JOHN ASHLEY &
MARY the w/o the sd JOHN ackn her right of dower of the sd land unto the sd
church wardens for the use afsd & at the motion of WILLIAM RUSSELL in behalf of
the sd parish was admitted to record. Attest: JOHN WALKER clk. (Pg 246)
(Source: Brewer, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Books, 1722-1734, p.123)3
Spotsylvania County Court, 7 October 1731:
In the action of Tresspass, Assault, & Battary brought p WILLIAM LOGAN alias
CLENCH against JOHN CHEW Gent., the Defendt. joyned ye Plts. replication & the same is
referred for tryall next Court.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1730-1732, p.63)63
Spotsylvania County Court, 2 November 1731:
On motion of WILLIAM HUCHESON, he is allowed for two days attendance as he
was summoned an evidence for WILLIAM LOGAN alias CLENCH against JOHN
CHEW Gent., It is therefore ordered that the said LOGAN alias CLENCH pay the said
HUCHESON the same with cost alias Exo.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1730-1732, p.73)63
28 Mar 1734. Power of Attorney. I MARY WILLIAMS w/o DAVID WILLIAMS of St.
Marks Parish, Spotsylvania Co have made & constituted my trusty & loving
friend JOHN WALLER, SENR of sd co my atty to ackn, make over & convey all my
right of dower in two trs of land being by my husband DAVID sold to THOMAS
CALLAWAY & WILLIAM CALLAWAY, the one 100 a. & the other 200 a. of
land ... . Wit: WM LOGIN, LARKIN CHEW, THOS CHEW. Proved 3 Apr 1734 &
admitted to record. Attest: JOHN WALLER clk. (Pg 6)
(Source: Brewer, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Books, 1734-1751, p.2)4
Spotsylvania County Court, 3 September 1734:
In the action of Tresspass, assault & battary brought p CHARLES FILKES PIGG Plt.
agst. WILLIAM LOGAN alias CLINCH Deft. at whose motion a Special Imparlance is granted.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1734-1735, p.54)64
Spotsylvania County Court, 3 September 1734:
On the Petition of HENRY WILLIS Gent. Plt. agst. WILLIAM LOGAN Deft. for
Three pounds & one penny half penny current money due p Accot., The Deft. appeared
& confessed Judgment for ye same with costs & an attorneys fee; It is therefore ordered
that aye sd LOGAN do pay ye said WILLIS the same alias Exo.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1734-1735, p.56)64
Spotsylvania County Court, 4 September 1734:
On the Petition of WILLIAM CROSTHWAIT Plt. agst. WILLIAM LOGIN Deft., for
Three hundred and twenty pounds of tobacco due p Bill, Judgmt. is granted for ye same
with costs & an attorneys fee; It is therefore ordered that ye sd LOGAN pay ye sd CROSTHWAIT
ye same alias Exo.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1734-1735, p.59)64
Spotsylvania County Court, 2 October 1734:
In the action of Tresspass Assault & battary brought p CHARLES FILKS PIGG Plt.
agst. WM. LOGAN alias CLINCH, Deft. who put in his plea wch: ye Plt. joyned & ye tryal
thereof is referred to the next Court.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1734-1735, p.66)64
Spotsylvania County Court, 3 December 1734:
In the action of Tresspass assault & battary brought by CHARLES FILKES PIGG
Plt. against WILLIAM LOGAN alias CLINCH Deft. for twenty pounds current money
damage, issue being joyned & put to a Jury for tyral p name GEORGE HOME &c., who after
being sworn & heard all evedences & arguments &c. brought in their verdict vizt., Wee
of the Jury find for the Plaintife Ten shillings curt. money, G: HOME foreman, wch:
verdict at the Plantiffs motion is admitted to record & Judgement granted for the same
with costs & an attorneys fee (the battary being proved &c., It is therefore ordered that
the sd. Deft. pay the said Plt. the same alias Execution.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1734-1735, p.74)64
Spotsylvania County Court, 5 August 1735:
NICHOL BONTINE, Mercht., came into Court & made Oath that his Accot. of Three
pounds eleven shillings & four pence current money agst. WM. LOGAN was justly due,
(wch: agreed exactly with the articles charged in this Store Book), which was ordered to
be certified.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1734-1735, p.111)64
Spotsylvania County Court, 3 August 1736:
On the Scire facias brought by HENRY WILLIS Gent. agst. WILLIAM LOGIN, the
Sheriff having not executed the sd Writ, ordered than an alias Scire facias do issue
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1735-1738, p.38)65
Spotsylvania County Court, 6 October 1736:
On the Scire facias brought by HENRY WILLIS Gent. Plt. agst. WM. LOGAN Deft.
for Three pounds & one penny half penny Currt. money & two hundred & seventy three
pounds of tobacco or Fifteen shillings current money and One hundred & twenty three
pounds of tobacco due by Judgment, the Sheriff having returned on the alias Scire
facias that the Deft. was not found in his Bailiwick &c., It is therefore considered that
the sd LOGAN pay the said WILLIS the same without costs of this Suit and that Execution
thereof be awarded.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1735-1738, p.46)65
Spotsylvania County Court, 2 Jun 1741:
On Petition of WILLIAM JOHNSTON Gent. against WILLIAM LOGIN for four
pounds six shillings and nine pence three fathings currt. money by Bill the Deft.
failing to appear when called, Judgment for the same with costs is granted, And it is
considered that the sd. LOGIN pay the sd. JOHNSTON the same
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1740-1742, p.33)66
Spotsylvania County Court, 5 Aug 1741:
On Petition of WILLIAM LOGIN against BENJAMIN WINSLOW Gent., for nine
hundred and eleven pounds of tobacco, there being no prosecution, thereofore the same
is dismist
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1740-1742, p.43)66
Spotsylvania County Court, 2 Feb 1741/1742:
In the action of Tresspass upon the Case between ARCHIBALD McPHERSON Gent
Plt. and WILLIAM LOGIN Deft. for twenty pounds current money damage, the Deft.
failing to appear when called, on motion of the Plt. an order against him and JOHN CHEW
& LARKIN CHEW Gentl., his Securitys is granted
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1740-1742, p.56)66
Spotsylvania County Court, 7 April 1742:
In the action of Tresspass upon the Case between ARCHIBALD McPHERSON Gent.
Plt. and WILLIAM LOGIN Deft. for Twenty pounds current money damage, the same
being agreed, it is ordered to be dismist
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1740-1742, p.67)66
Spotsylvania County Court, 7 April 1742:
At the the motion of WILLIAM LOGIN, he is allowed for Eight days attendance
having sworn to the time as an evidence summoned by JOHN CHEW against WILLIAM
JOHNSTON, It is ordered that the sd. CHEW pay him Two hundred pounds of tobacco for
the same as the Law directs
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1740-1742, p.68)66
Spotsylvania County Court, 6 April 1743:
At the motion of WILLIAM LOGIN he is allowed four days attendance as
a witness summoned by JOHN CHEW v. COLVERT. It is ordered that the sd.
CHEW pay him one hundred pounds tobacco for the same as Law directs.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1742-1744, p.13)67
Spotsylvania County Deed Book D, July 15, 1742:
ROBERT KING of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to his son, ROBERT KING, JR.,
of same Par. and County. Deed of Gift. 150 a. in St Geo. Par.,
Spts. Co. Witnesses: WILLIAM JOHNSTON, JAMES TAYLOR, THOS. MINOR, WM. LOGAN.
Sept. 7, 1742.
(Source: Crozier, Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800, p.160)13
[Note: The following is another abstract of the land transaction listed immediately above:]
15 Jul MDCCXLII. Deed of Gift. ROBERT KING of St. George Parish
Spotsylvania Co for natural love & affection hath given unto his son ROBERT KING, JUNR
of same place a 150 a. tr of land whereon the sd ROBERT lately dwelt &
where the sd ROBERT KING, JUNR doth now dwell in St George Parish bounded by
the River Po which divides this land from EDWARD CASON's & DALTON's land ... .
Wit: WILLIAM JOHNSTON, JAMES TAYLOR, THOS MINOR, WM LOGIN. Proved 7 Sep
1742 & at a court held 2 Nov 1742 was further proved & admitted to record.
Attest: EDMUND WALLER clk. (Pg 16)
(Source: Brewer, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Books, 1734-1751, p.112)4
Spotsylvania County Court, 6 April 1743:
THOMAS SHIP, Plt. agt. JOHN ELSON, Deft. In Case
This day came the parties by their Attornies & thereupon came also a Jury, to
wit JOHN ROYSTON, JAMES BROWN, EDWARD WALLER, HENRY CAMMELL, JOHN BEARDIN, JOHN ALLEN,
JOHN WHEELER, JOHN SUTTON, RALPH HUMPHREYS, WILLIAM LOGIN, WILLIAM WEBB, and WILLIAM COX
who being elected tried and sworn the truth to speak upon the issue joyned, upon their
Oath to say that the Defendt. did assume in manner & form as the Plt. against him
hath declared & do assess the Plt.'s damages occasioned by the non performance of
the assumption to five pounds, seven shillings & six pence current money besides his
costs. Therefore it is considered that the Plt. recover of the Deft. the same & his
costs in this suit expended, & the Deft. in mercy, &c.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1742-1744, p.13)67
Spotsylvania County Court, 6 December 1743:
The Grand Jury having been called and now appearing returned there Presentments
as follows. November the first 1743. Spotsylvania ss. We of the Grand
Jury being first sworn for the body of this County, do make the following Presentments,
viz. ...
ROBERT KING, JUNR., WILLIAM SMITH, JOHN SANDERS, WILLIAM LOGIN
and EDWARD COFFEY for playing Cards on the Lord's Day by the information
of WILLIAM JOHNSTON, Gent.
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, Gent., for gaming on the Lord's Day by Information of
ROBERT KING, JUNR., ...
JOHN PARRISH, Foreman.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1742-1744, p.47)67
Spotsylvania County Court, 7 March 1743/1744:
Grand Jury agst ROBERT KING, JUNR. and JOHN SANDERS. Presentment
for gaming on the Lord's Day.
The sd. KING and SANDERS being called failed to appear. It is ordered that they
be fined 5 shillings each for the sd. Offence according to Law, &c.
- The Same against WILLIAM SMITH for the same. The same order.
- The Same against WILLIAM LOGIN & EDWARD COFFEY. The same order.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1742-1744, p.57)67
Spotsylvania County Court, 8 August 1744:
At the motion of WILLIAM LOGIN, he is allowed for two days attendance as
a witness summoned by CHARLES FILKES PIGG agst. JOHNSTON, and it is
ordered that the sd. PIGG pay him fifty pounds of tobacco for the same as the Law
directs.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1742-1744, p.86-7)67
Spotsylvania County Deed Book D, Decr. 20, 1744:
JOHN FARISH of Spts. Co. to WILLIAM WALLER of sd. County,
5 shill. curr. 1 1/2 a. on N. Side River Ta. LARK. CHEW, WILLIAM JOHNSTON,
JOHN MITCHELL, WILLIAM LOGIN, JOS. BROCK. Feby. 5, 1744.
(Source: Crozier, Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800, p.168)13
[Note: The following is another abstract of the land transaction listed immediately above:]
20 Dec MDCCXLIV. Deed. JOHN FARISH of spotsylvania Co for 5 shillings sold
to WILLIAM WALLER of same co a 1 1/2 a. tr of land on the n side of the River Ta
bounded by the place called Clayhole & the Mill Race ... agt the claim of all
persons whatsoever & more especially agt the claim & right of dower of SARAH
the now w/o the sd JOHN FARISH ... . Wit: LARK CHEW, WILLIAM JOHNSTON, JOHN MITCHELL,
WILLIAM LOGIN, JOS BROCK. Proved 5 Feb 1744 & admitted to record.
Attest: EDMUND WALLER clk. (Pg 179)
(Source: Brewer, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Books, 1734-1751, p.133)4
Spotsylvania County Court, 4 November 1746:
To WILLIAM LOGIN for guarding the Prison: 30 [pounds tobacco]
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1746-1748, p.5)68
(Similar abstract found in: TLC Genealogy, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Court Orders, 1746-1748 p.7)74
Spotsylvania County Court, 3 November 1747:
JOHN ASHOR, Plt. against BLOOMFIELD LONG, JUNR., Deft. In Tresspass
This day came the parties by their Attornies and thereupon came also a Jury by
name JOHN FOX, DAVID SCOTT, BENJAMIN DAVIS, JAMES ALLAN, MICAJAH POOLE, HENRY LEWIS,
THOMAS ESTIS, LARKIN JOHNSTON, WILLIAM LOGAN, JOSEPH BELL, HENRY HEAD, and JOHN SUTTON
who being elected tried and sworn the truth to speak upon the issue joyned upon their
Oath do say that the Defendant is Guilty as the Plt. against him hath declared and do
assess the Plt.'s damages occasioned by the Tresspass in the Declaration mentioned
to three pounds, ten shillings current money
besides his costs, therefore it is considered that the Plt. recover against the
said Defendant the same as his costs in this suit expended and the said
Defendant in mercy, &c.
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1746-1748, p.55)68
(Similar abstract found in: TLC Genealogy, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Court Orders, 1746-1748 p.60)74
Spotsylvania County Court, 4 November 1747:
Ordered that ANTHONY FOSTER, Collector, do pay to WILLIAM LOGAN
thirty pounds of tobacco, to PATRICK CONNELLY thirty, and to ALEXANDER
CROOKSHANKS thirty for guarding the Prisoners and to CHARLES COLSON forty
and that he receive of JOHN WALLER, Gent. the ballance in his hands due to the
County and to account with the Court about the same at the laying the next County
Levy
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1746-1748, p.56)68
(Similar abstract found in: TLC Genealogy, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Court Orders, 1746-1748 p.61)74
Spotsylvania County Court, 6 September 1748:
WILLIAM WALLER, Gent., Plt. against WILLIAM LOGIN, Defendt. By Attachment.
This day came the Plt. and the Defendt. tho solemnly called came not and the Plt.
having proved his Account against the said Defendant for one pound, six
shillings and nine pence three farthings current money, Judgment for the same
with costs is granted and it is ordered that the Sheriff sell at Publick Auction as the
Law directs one Cow and a Bull, one Sow and six small shoats of the Estate of the
said LOGIN by him attached and satisfy and pay what the said sale may amount to
to the said WILLIAM WALLER and if there is more then satisfied his Debt and costs,
then that he pay the same to STEPHEN CHENAULT and return his proceedings therein.
STEPHEN CHENAULT, Plt. against WILLIAM LOGAN, Defendt. By Attachment.
This day came the Plt. and the Defendt. tho solemnly called came not and the Plt.
having proved his Account for one pound, fifteen shillings and nine pence half penny
current money, Judgment for the same with costs is granted and it is ordered that the
ballance of the sale of goods to be sold by the Sheriff after WILLIAM WALLER,
Gent.'s Judgment and costs is satisfied be paid to the said STEPHEN CHENAULT
towards discharging the said debt and costs
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1746-1748, p.83)68
(Similar abstract found in: TLC Genealogy, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Court Orders, 1748-1750 p.9)75
Spotsylvania County Court, 8 February 1748/1749:
HUGH SANDERS, Plt. against WILLIAM LOGIN, Deft. By Attachment.
This day came the Plt. and proved his Account against the Defendant for one
pound, ten shillings current money and the Deft. failing to appear, therefore it is considered
that the Plt. recover against the said Defendant the same and his costs in this
suit expended, and the Sheriff having returned that he had attached one Gun of the
Defendant's Estate, it is ordered that he sell the same at Public Auction and satisfy
and pay what the sale may amount to the Plt. and return his proceedings therein
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1746-1748, p.92)68
(Similar abstract found in: TLC Genealogy, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Court Orders, 1748-1750 p.18)75
Spotsylvania County Court, 8 February 1748/1749:
WILLIAM HUNTER, Gent. against WILLIAM LOGIN, Dismist
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1746-1748, p.93)68
(Similar abstract found in: TLC Genealogy, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Court Orders, 1748-1750 p.19)75
Spotsylvania County Court, 8 February 1748/1749:
CUTHBERT SANDYS, Plt. against WILLIAM LOGAN, Deft. By Petition
This day came the Plt. and the Deft. tho solemnly called came not and the Plt. proved
his Account against the said Defendant for four pounds, six shillings and eight pence
current money, therefore it is considered that the Plt. recover against the said Deft.
the same and his costs in this suit expended
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1746-1748, p.93)68
(Similar abstract found in: TLC Genealogy, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Court Orders, 1748-1750 p.20)75
Spotsylvania County Court, 8 February 1748/1749:
Depositions taken in a suit in Chancery between BLOOMFIELD LONG, JUNR.
Complainant and BLOOMFIELD LONG and MOLLY LONG, SARAH LONG,
and MARTHA LONG, Infants by the said BLOOMFIELD LONG, their Guardian,
Respondents which by ORDER of this County Court is admitted to Record
[The text of eleven depositions from the following individuals is not
repeated here: JOHN LONG, BENJAMIN LONG, JEREMIAH WHITE, ABRAHAM ESTES,
ALEXANDER SPENCE HEAD, LARKIN CHEW, LARKIN JOHNSTON, GEORGE TRIBBLE,
GEORGE BLAKEY, THOMAS GRAVES, and LANCELOT WARREN.]
I WILLIAM LOGAN aged about forty years do on my corporal Oath declare
that on or about the 23d day of December last I did rent the house and plantation of
BLOOMFIELD LONG, JUNR. when he did live by his Father in Spotsylvania County
and was by agreement to pay him thirty shillings per annum and then was put in
possession by him and he removed up into Orange County afterwards and further I
say not
Signed: WM. LOGIN
I LANCELOT WARREN aged about twenty one years do on my corporal
Oath declare that the above Deposition of WILLIAM LOGAN I know to be true and is
all I can say about the subject matter
Signed: LANCELOT his mark (L) WARREN
I NICHOLAS HAWKINS, JUNR. aged about thirty years or thereabouts do
on my corporal Oath declare about the beginning of January last did with his cart &c.
help BLOOMFIELD LONG, JUNR. to remove his household goods &c. from the place
where he did live by his Father, BLOOMFIELD LONG in Spotsylvania County up
into Orange County and further I say not
Signed: NICHOLAS HAWKINS, JUNR.
The first eleven Depositions were taken the 27th of July 1747 by JOHN WALLER
and WILLIAM ROBINSON, Gent. Commissioners appointed and the last
three before JOHN WALLER, WILLIAM ROBINSON, and LARKIN CHEW, Gent.
Test EDMUND WALLER, Cl Cur
(Source: Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, 1749-1751, p.33-9)69
(Similar abstract found in: TLC Genealogy, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Court Orders, 1748-1750 p.70-6)75
The name William Logan appeared twice in the court records of Orange County, Virginia in August 1735. Both records relate to suits brought against William Logan over unpaid debts. One of the records involved a suit brought by a Nichol. Bontine against William Logan. A similar record naming Nichol. Bontine and William Logan appeared in the court records of Spotsylvania County during the same month, suggesting this William Logan is the one from Spotsylvania County.
In addition to these two records from 1735, there are other records from early Orange County, Virginia that reference Logans, including a William Logan from Augusta County, Virginia. Click here to see a list of these records of other Logans who have not been linked to the family of the four Logan brothers.
Orange County, Virginia was formed in 1734 from the western portion of Spotsylvania County. The size of Orange County was reduced over time as its western portions were organized into Frederick County in 1743, Augusta County in 1745, Culpeper County in 1749, and Greene County in 1838.
The following are abstracts of Orange County, Virginia records that are thought to reference the William Logan who was the father of the four Logan brothers:
Orange County Judgments of August - September 1735:
BONTINE vs. LOGAN
NICHOL. BONTINE, merchant, vs. WILLIAM LOGAN. His account,
1735, against LOGAN sworn in Spotsylvania County 5 Aug. 1735.
For £ 3.11.4 which equals 571 pounds of tobacco.
(Source: Dorman, Orange County, Virginia Deed Books 1 and 2, 1735-1738, Judgments 1735, p.69)17
[Note: This following is another abstract of the record listed above.]
Orange County Court, 19 August 1735:
In the suit on petition between NICHOLL BONFINE plt & WILLIAM LOGAN Deft
the plt account being proved Judgment is granted him against
the said Deft for five hundred and seventy one pounds of Tobacco & Costs.
(Little, Orange County, Virginia Order Book One, 1734-1739, Part One 1734-1736, p.29)38
Orange County Judgments of August - September 1735:
BRUCE vs. LOGAN
Petition of of JOHN BRUCE that WILLIAM LOGAN on 30 Aug. 1734
owed him £ 1.19.11 in tobacco at 12/6 per pound, which comes
to 319 pounds of tobacco.
Account of JOHN BRUCE against WILLIAM LOGAN for sales,
26 April to 30 Aug. 1734.
(Source: Dorman, Orange County, Virginia Deed Books 1 and 2, 1735-1738, Judgments 1735, p.67)17
[Note: This following is another abstract of the record listed above.]
Orange County Court, 16 September 1735:
In the suit by petition brought by JOHN BRUCE against WILLIAM LOGAN
for three hundred and nineteen pounds of Tobacco the Deft
being called failed to appear and the Sheriff returning a copy left
at the dwelling place of WILLIAM LOGAN the Court upon hearing the
petition and the plt proving his Account and due Consideration
being had thereupon do adjudge that the said Deft is indebted to
the said plt in the sum of three hundred and nineteen pounds of
Tobacco therefore it is considered by the Court that the said plt
recover against the said Deft the said three hundred and nineteen
pounds of Tobacco and Costs.
(Little, Orange County, Virginia Order Book One, 1734-1739, Part One 1734-1736, p.31)38
The family of the four Logan brothers are thought to have been in Halifax County, Virginia during the period of about 1761 to 1765. However, the records of Logans in Halifax County are complex because there appear to have been at least two unrelated Logan families. An understanding of these families is required to distinguish which records may relate to the family of the four Logan brothers.
The first group of Logans to arrive in Halifax County appears to have been the family of David Logan. Land records indicate that David Logan owned land in Halifax County as early as 1747 when it was still part of Lunenburg County (Halifax County was formed from Lunenburg County in 1752). This family continued to be active in the records of Lunenburg County through the early 1760s and in Halifax County beyond 1800. The will of David Logan recorded in Lunenburg County in 1763 indicates he had sons David Jr. and John, as well as daughters who married into the Caldwell, Campbell, and Moore families. A James Logan who appears to be associated with this family begins appearing in the Lunenburg and Halifax County records in the mid 1750s. Other names such as William and Richard Logan begin appearing in the records in the late 1770s who may be a third generation of this family. This family can most often be identified in the records by the location where they lived which was on Banister River, or Elkhorn Creek of Banister River, in northwestern Halifax County. They also very frequently appear in the records with members of the Caldwell family.
The other group of Logans in early Halifax County, which is believed to have been the family of the four Logan brothers, began appearing in the records in 1761. William Logan purchased land on Long Branch of Lawson's Creek in April 1761 with Joseph Logan as one of the witnesses to the deed. In May 1762, Joseph and James Logan purchased land adjoining each other a short distance away on branches of Lawson's Creek. Roger C. Dodson's land research in the book Property Lines from an Old Survey Book, Halifax County, Virginia, 1741 to 190116 places these tracts of land in present day south central Halifax County near the community of Alton which is within a couple of miles of the North Carolina border. This portion of Halifax County lies south of the Dan River in an area where residents may have been more likely to have traded and socialized with persons from North Carolina rather than northern Halifax County. (I have seen claims that sections of Halifax County, Virginia south of the Dan River continued to receive mail via a North Carolina address as late as the 1960s.)
William, Joseph, and James Logan all appear several times in the records of Halifax County during the period of 1762 through 1765. In February 1765, Joseph Logan sells his land in Halifax County. The deed was proven in Halifax County court in September 1765 by John Logan. In December 1765, William Logan sells his land. In January 1767, James Logan sells his land to a "Betty Login". William, Joseph, and James Logan are all mentioned in the Halifax County records in the following years regarding unpaid debts and old property lines, but it appears likely they may have been absent at that time. This group of Logans can be distinguished in the records through their location in the Lawson's Creek area south of the Dan River. They are often named in records that also reference their neighbors in this area such as the Rogers, Turners, Links, and Warrens. This group also frequently appears in the records with the spelling "Login" in contrast to the David Logan family which is almost always listed with the spelling "Logan".
The William Logan of this group could be the presumed father of the four brothers as he would be about 52 years old in 1761 based on the record of his age from Spotsylvania County that implies he was born c.1709. It is not likely to be the William who was one of the four brothers as he would be only about 13 years old at this time based on the birth date of 1748 listed in his pension application. The Joseph Logan who bought land in 1762 could be the brother Joseph who became a Baptist preacher. If so, it would imply that Joseph was probably born in the 1730s or early 1740s, and was perhaps the oldest of the brothers. The John Logan who witnessed the deed when Joseph Logan sold his land in 1765 could be the brother John and perhaps he was appearing in the records for the first time as he was just then coming of age (he would have been 22 years old in 1765 based on his birth date of 1743 per his 1827 Petition).
The mystery however is the identity of the James Logan who bought land adjacent to Joseph, and the Betty Login who bought James' land when he sold it in 1767. Perhaps this James and Betty are unknown relatives of the four brothers. Or perhaps they are unrelated. It would appear likely that James Logan left Halifax County based on the fact that he sold his land to Betty Logan in January 1767, and sold his personal belongings to John Watkins in April 1767 based on a deed book entry found in the records of the adjacent county of Pittsylvania, Virginia. It would also appear that the same tract of land that James Logan sold to Betty Logan in 1767 was later sold by James Bradley of Tryon County to John Warren of Halifax County in August 1772. No record has been found which indicates how the land was transferred from Betty Logan to James Bradley. It is conceivable that Betty Logan may have married James Bradley and moved with him to Tryon County. There are records confirming a James Bradley was in Tryon County, but it is unknown whether Betty Logan was his wife.
Evidence supporting the assumption that the family of the four Logan brothers were in Halifax County, VA includes the following:
The dates of formation of Halifax and surrounding Virginia counties were as follows: Lunenburg County was formed from the western portion of Brunswick County in 1746. Halifax County was formed from the southwestern portion of Lunenburg County in 1752. Bedford County was formed from the northwestern portion of Lunenburg County in 1754. Charlotte and Mecklenburg Counties were formed from what remained of the western portion of Lunenburg County in 1764. Pittsylvania County was formed from the western portion of Halifax County in 1767. Halifax County assumed its approximate present day boundaries following the formation of Pittsylvania County.
Listed below are the records from Halifax County, Virginia that may potentially reference the family of the four Logan brothers. Click here for Halifax County records of other Logans, and similarly spelled surnames such as Ligon and Loggins, that are assumed NOT to be related to the four Logan brothers.
Deed Book 3, p.164, 25 April 1761
WILLIAM BYRD of Charles City Co to JOHN ROGERS of Halifax
Co, for £ 1/5/0, 254 acres on the branches of Hico, joining HENRY CHAMBERS, HENRY JONES
& ABEL MANN and JOHN ROGERS's lines... All woods, underwoods... DAVID CALDWELL by power
of attorney for WILLIAM BYRD...
Signed: WILLIAM BYRD
Wit: WILLIAM USSERY, WILLIAM USSERY JR, JOHN SALMON, JOSEPH LOGIN, WILLIAM LOGIN
Recorded 20 August 1761
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.47)10
Deed Book 3, p.167, 27 April 1761
WILLIAM BYRD of Charles City Co, to WILLIAM LOGIN, for
£ 3, 237 acres on the head of Long Br. beg. at Stith's cor... All woods, underwoods...
DAVID CALDWELL by power of attorney for WILLIAM BYRD...
Signed: WILLIAM BYRD
Wit: JOHN ROGERS, JOSEPH LOGIN, JOHN SALMON
Recorded 20 August 1761
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.47)10
Deed Book 3, p.169, 24 April 1761
WILLIAM BYRD of Charles City Co, to JOHN SMITH of Halifax
Co, for £ 3/12/0, 210 acres on Colman Cr... JOHN WARREN's line... All woods, underwoods...
DAVID CALDWELL by power of attorney for WILLIAM BYRD...
Signed: WILLIAM BYRD
Wit: JOHN (J) WARRIN, JOHN ROGERS, JOSEPH LOGIN, JOHN SALMON
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.47)10
June Court 1761, Plea Book 3, p.236:
A deed from WILLIAM BYRD, Esq, to JOHN ROGERS, was proved by the oaths of JOSEPH LOGAN and
WILLIAM LOGAN, 2 of the witnesses, & OC.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762, (Plea Book No. 3), p.108) 22
June Court 1761, Plea Book 3, p.237:
A deed from WILLIAM BYRD, Esq, to WILLIAM LOGAN, was proved by the oaths of JOSEPH LOGAN
and JOHN ROGERS, 2 of the witnesses, & OC.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762, (Plea Book No. 3), p.108) 22
June Court 1761, Plea Book 3, p.256:
GEORGE WATKINS, Plt, vs. JOSEPH LOGAN, Deft, On a petition. This day came the Plt by PAUL
CARRINGON, his atty, and Deft not appearing, the Plt proved his account for 1 £ 5 shillings
and 4 pence, to be just. Judgment for Plt for the debt afd.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762, (Plea Book No. 3), p.116) 22
July Court 1761, Plea Book 3, p.269:
A deed from WILLIAM BYRD, Esq, to JOHN SMITH, was proved by the oaths of JOSEPH LOGIN and
JOHN SALMON, 2 of the witnesses thereto, and OC.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762, (Plea Book No. 3), p.121) 22
July Court 1761, Plea Book 3, p.274:
THOMAS ERSKINE, Plt, vs WILLIAM LOGIN, Deft, In Debt. This day came the Plt by PAUL CARRINGTON,
his atty, and came also JOHN SMITH and PETER ROGERS, who become special bail for the Deft.
Then the Deft says that he cannot gainsay the action of sd Plt, nor but that he owes Plt 30 £
4 shillings and 5 pence as alleged. Judgment for Plt for the debt afd. But this judgment
(cost excepted) is to be discharged by the payment of 10 £ 19 shillings and 2 pence half penny
with legal interest on 15 £ 2 shillings and 2 pence half penny from Jun 1, 1757 to Jun 16, 1761, and
from thence, interest on the afd 10 £ 19 shillings and 2 pence half penny until paid.
And by consent of the Plt by his atty, ordered that execution on this judgment be stayed 2 months.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762, (Plea Book No. 3), p.123) 22
August Court 1761, Plea Book 3, p.306:
A deed from WILLIAM BYRD, Esq, to WILLIAM LOGIN was further proved by the oath of 1 of the
witnesses, & OR.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762, (Plea Book No. 3), p.135) 22
Deed Book 3, p.328, 20 May 1762
WILLIAM BYRD, Esqr. of Charles City Co. to JOSEPH LOGAN of
(county not given), for £ 3, 400 acres on the Lick Br. beg. at CHAMBERS's cor...
All woods, underwoods,... DAVID CALDWELL by power of attorney for WILLIAM BYRD...
Signed: WBYRD
Wit: JOHN ROGERS, ANN A. ROGERS, LUCY ROGERS
Recorded 20 May 1762
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.64)10
Deed Book 3, p.369, 20 May 1762
WILLIAM BYRD of Charles City Co to JAMES LOGAN of Halifax
Co, for £ 2, 200 acres on a branch of Lawsons Cr. beg. at JOSEPH LOGAN's cor...
JOHN ROGERS' line... JOSEPH LOGAN's cor... All woods, underwoods... DAVID CALDWELL
by power of attorney for WILLIAM BYRD...
Signed: WByrd
No wit.
Recorded 20 May 1762
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.68)10
May Court 1762, Plea Book 3, p.471:
A deed from WILLIAM BYRD, Esq, to JOSEPH LOGAN, was ack. by DAVID CALDWELL, atty for
sd Byrd, & OR.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762, (Plea Book No. 3), p.208)22
Halifax County, Virginia, Will Book 0, 1752-1773:
163, JOHN BOYD, Accounts Current
To John & Margaret Armstrong
Pd Thomas Nash, William Lee, John Lawson, Clement Read, Cost of suit vs
Logan, Quit rents 945 acres of land, Theophilus Lacy, Cost of suit vs Robert
Wilkes, Leonard Claiborne, George Boyd, Thomas Erskine, Cost of suit vs
Alexander Bouldin, Thomas Douglass, Thomas Day, Adam Winders, David Caldwell
for Byrd, Quit rents 448 acres in North Carolina 8 years, to balance
due for land in North Carolina, Margaret Armstrongs legacy, Isabel Wades
legacy, Mary Boyd ditto, Gordon & Boyd, David Caldwell, Margaret Armstrongs
part of the moveable estate after deducting legacies at 40 Pounds each &
part of the stock per the will. To Isabel Wade for her 7th part of the
estate excluding the Quit rents charges, Mary Boyd ditto, Margaret Armstrong
her 7th part, George Boyd ditto, William Boyd ditto, John Boyd ditto, James
Boyd ditto, Andrew Boyd ditto, David Boyd ditto. Total: 328.1.3
By John Rogers, James Dorchester, Evan Evans, Patrick Boyd, Wm. Douglass,
Thos. Douglass, Robert Wade, Junr., John Smith, Luke Smith, Richard Barber,
Ralph Griffin, Charles Smith, Saml. Harris, Peter Torian, James Muliken,
James McCoy, Robert Boyd, Daniel Wills, Jno. McMichael, Jacob Astin, George
Moore, Jos. Johnson, Edward Finny, Owen Franklin, Wm. Sizemore, Josiah Dixon,
Wm. Logan, Frances Graham, Nath. Terry, Isaac Gray, James Boyd, Wm. Wilson,
Henry Reynolds, Abraham Rogers, James Anderson, Peter Akin, Richard Griffin,
Levy overpaid by Richard Echols, deducting five negroes. Total 328.1.3
We have not done anything in relation of the lands mentioned in will of John
Boyd, deceased, to be sold as we are not satisfied whether the title of said
lands belongs to said Boyds estate or not.
Dated: 13 September 1762
Signed: William Stokes, Robt. Wade, Jun., John Gordan
Returned: 17 January 1763
(Source: Will Book 0, 1752-1773, Halifax County, Virginia, by Marian Dodson Chiarito, p.24-25)11
Deed Book 4, p.243, 19 May 1763
WILLIAM BYRD of Charles City co. to JOSEPH TURNER of Halifax
Co., for £ 2, 210 acres on branches of Lawsons Cr... ABRA. ROGERS' cor... LINK's
cor... LOGAN's cor... YOUNG's old line... MARTIN's line, JOS. TURNER's pointers...
All trees, woods... DAVID CALDWELL by power of attorney for WILLIAM BYRD...
Signed: WByrd
No wit.
Recorded 19 May 1763
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.88)10
May Court 1763, Plea Book 4, p.40:
CHARLES PERKINS, Plt, vs DANIEL OBARR, Deft, In Case. This day came the Plt by his atty,
and thereupon came a jury, to wit, RICHARD BROWN, THOMAS SPENCER, WILLIAM LOGAN,
JABEZ EVANS, JOHN ARMSTRONG, ANDREW WADE, SAMUEL ROBERTS, ARTHUR BEARDING,
MICAJAH WATKINS, WILLIAM DOUGLASS, JOHN DOUGLASS, & JOHN WADE, who say Plt
has sustained [damages], because of the Deft's breach of the promise and assumption in
the declaration specified, to 1 penny. Ordered that the Plt recover against the Deft his
damages afd.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764, (Plea Book No. 4), p.20) 23
May Court 1763, Plea Book 4, p.41:
GERMAN BAKER, ass[ignee] of Geo Walker, Plt, vs JAMES DILLARD, Deft, in Debt. This
day came the parties by their attys, and thereupon came also a jury, to wit,
ANDREW WADE, RICHARD BROWN, THOMAS SPENCER, WILLIAM LOGAN, JABEZ EVANS,
JOHN ARMSTRONG, SAMUEL ROBERTS, ARTHUR BEARDING, MICAJAH WATKINS, WILLIAM DOUGLASS,
JOHN DOUGLASS, and JOHN WADE, who say that the Deft has not paid the debt in the
declaration specified, but that he owes the Plt 62 £. Judgment for Plt for
the debt afd. But this judgment is to be discharged with the payment of half of
the afd sum with interest from Dec 31, 1761.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764, (Plea Book No. 4), p.20) 23
May Court 1763, Plea Book 4, p.42:
JOHN BATES, Gent, Plt, vs JAMES MCKENDREE, Deft, In Case. This day came the parties
by their attys, & thereupon came also a jury, to wit, ANDREW WADE, RICHARD BROWN,
JOHN WADE, SAMUEL ROBERTS, THOMAS SPENCER, MICAJAH WATKINS, JABEZ EVANS,
WILLIAM DOUGLASS, JOHN DOUGLASS, JOHN ARMSTRONG, ARTHUR BEARDING, & WILLIAM LOGAN,
who say that the Deft did assume upon himself as charged, and do assess the Plt's damages
to 9 £ 6 shillings & 6 pence. Judgment for Plt for the damages afd.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764, (Plea Book No. 4), p.20) 23
May Court 1763, Plea Book 4, p.45:
NICHOLAS MAYNARD, Plt, vs RALPH FLOWERS, PETER BOWMAN, & WM DILLINGHAM, Defts,
In Debt. This day came the Plt by his atty, & thereupon came a jury, to wit,
ANDREW WADE, RICHARD BROWN, JOHN WADE, WM DOUGLASS, JOHN DOUGLASS, JOHN ARMSTRONG,
SAMUEL ROBERTS, THOMAS SPENCER, JABEZ EVANS, WILLIAM LOGAN, ARTHUR BEARDING,
and DANNAT ABNEY, who say that the Plt has sustained damages by occasion of the Deft
PETER'S not performing the condition of the writing obligatory in the declaration
mentioned, to 7 £ 1 shilling and a farthing. Therefore it is ordered that sd
Plt recover against sd Deft and JOHN GORDON, Gent, Sheriff, his damages afd.
And the other Defts not being arrested, this suit as to them is dismissed.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764, (Plea Book No. 4), p.22) 23
May Court 1763, Plea Book 4, p.52:
GEORGE WATKINS, assignee of JOHN DICKIE, Plts, vs THOMAS BAILEY, Deft, In Debt. This
day came the Plt by his atty, and thereupon came a jury, to wit, THOMAS SPENCER,
RICHARD BROWN, JOHN WADE, ANDREW WADE, WILLIAM DOUGLASS, GRIFFITH DICKERSON,
SAMUEL ROBERTS, JABEZ EVANS, WM LOGAN, ARTHUR BEARDING, WILLIAM MCDANIEL, and
JOHN DOUGLASS, who say the Plt has sustained damages by occasion of the
nonperformance of the assumption in the declaration specified, to 5 £ 8 shillings and 4
pence. Ordered that Plt recover against Deft and MERRY WEBB, who was returned
security for his appearance, his damages afd.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764, (Plea Book No. 4), p.24) 23
Deed Book 4, p.384, 17 August 1763
CHARLES MULLINS of Halifax Co. to BENEDICTUS COTMAN of
Lunenburg Co., for £ 20, 170 acres on the south side of Roanoke River, bet. at
STITH's line... JAMES LOGIN's line... All woods, timbers, trees...
Signed: CHARLES (+) MULLINS
No wit.
Recorded 18 August 1763
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.97)10
Deed Book 4, p.403, 2 September 1763
CHARLES MULLINS of Halifax Co. to JOHN MURPHEY of
same, for £. 25, and boarding of a child one year, 136 acres at the head of Dry
Cr. (torn)... LOGIN's old line, part of 272 acres belonging to JOHN YATES and JOHN WARREN...
All right, estate, interest, profit...
Signed: CHARLES (O) MULLINS, MARY (Y) MULLINS
Wit: JOHN HARRELSON, WM. LAWSON, JONATHAN GIBSON
Recorded 15 September 1763
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.99)10
September Court 1763, Plea Book 4, p.211:
DANIEL DEAN, Plt, vs JOSEPH LOGAN, Deft, On a petition. This day came the Plt by his
atty, and the Deft not appearing, and the Plt having proved the Deft's assumpsit for 1 £
10 shillings, ordered that he recover the same against the Deft.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764, (Plea Book No. 4), p.82) 23
June Court 1764, Plea Book 4, p.307:
WILLIAM STOKES, Gent, Plt, vs JOSEPH LOGIN Deft, On a petition for 1 £ 13 shillings &
8 pence, said to be due by a note of hand. This day came the Plt by his atty, and the
Deft by a letter from under this hand, acknowledging himself indebted to the Plt in sd
sum. Ordered that he recover the same against sd Deft, with interest from Jul 15, 1762.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764, (Plea Book No. 4), p.125) 23
June Court 1764, Plea Book 4, p.310:
WILLIAM BYRD, Esq, Plt, vs JOSEPH LOGIN Deft, On a petition for 3 £ 10 shillings, said
to be due by a note of hand. This day came the Plt by his atty, and the Deft not
appearing, and sd note of hand being produced, ordered that the Plt recover against the
Deft the sd sum afd, with interest from Apr 27, 1761, and 7 shillings and 6 pence for
lawyer's fee.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764, (Plea Book No. 4), p.125) 23
Deed Book 5, p.365, 15 February 1765
JOSEPH LOGAN of Halifax Co. to PETER ROGERS of same,
for £ 5, 212 acres on long branch of Lawsons Cr., beg. at WILLIAM LINK's cor. th.
south... a great stone, thence north... All trees, woods...
Signed: JOSEPH LOGAN
Wit: JNO FILES, JON. ROGERS, WILLIAM LINK
Recorded 16 May 1765
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.133)10
Deed Book 5, p.514, 27 February 1765
JOSEPH LOGAN of Halifax Co. to JAMES MCENTIRE of Orange Co., North Carolina,
for £ 10, 200 acres beg. at a black oak thence north....
All woods, underwoods, profits...
Signed: JOSEPH LOGAN
Wit: JOHN LOGIN, RD. SPRIGG, WILLIAM LINK, REUBEN FRANKLIN
Recorded 19 September 1765
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.146)10
May Court 1765, Plea Book 5, p.42:
A deed from JOSEPH LOGAN to PETER ROGERS was proved by the
oaths of 3 of the witnesses and OR.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1764-1766, (Plea Book No. 5, Part 1), p.27) 24
Deed Book 5, p.519, 15 July 1765
RICHD. SPRIGG of Halifax Co. to BETTY LOGIN of same, for
£. 45, the following articles, goods, & chattles; 1 bay gelding about 14 hands high
(branded), 1 dark bay mare 4 fet (? ft.) 2 in. high (branded T & G), 1 bright bay
mare about 13 1/2 hands high (br. D), 3 cows, 1 brindle 2 black & white ones bought
of MARY DIXON, 2 2yr. old stears, 1 cow calf, 2 bed ticks, 3 blankets, 1 plough &
clevices & one small broad ax, two hammers, 1 drawing knife, 1 hand saw, 1 chair
box unfinished & a pair of old chair wheels with the old appurtenances, one gun,
1 pot hook & 2 pots, 1 old fry pan, 2 old dishes & 6 plates...(other items too numerous
to list)... All estate, right, title, interest...
Signed: RD. SPRIGG
Wit: BARBARA (B) ROGERS, SARAH (S) SHEPPARD, JAMES LOGIN, HARMAN MILLER, JNO. FREDK. MILLER,
JAMES MCENTIRE
Recorded 19 September 1765
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.146)10
Deed Book 5, p.429, 29 July 1765
ROBERT GWIN of Halifax Co. to PETER DINKIN of same, for
£ 28/11, 225 acres on Butrums Br., a water course of Lawsons Cr., part of a tract
of 425 acres which CHARLES MULLINS sold to JOHN MANGRAM & ROBERT GWIN, adjoining
SEDGWELL, ROBERTSON, JONES, LOGIN, & JOHN ROGERS... All woods, underwoods...
Signed: ROBERT (X) GWIN
Wit: JOHN SALMON, JOHN PORTARS, HERMON MILLER, JOEL (JS) SALMON, CHARLES (X) MULLING
Recorded 15 August 1765
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.138)10
August Court 1765, Plea Book 5, p.120:
A deed from JAMES MCENTIRE to JOSEPH LOGAN was proved by the
oath of one of the witnesses, which is OC.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1764-1766, (Plea Book No. 5, Part 1), p.63) 24
August Court 1765, Plea Book 5, p.124:
JOHN PORTER took the oath of a Constable, to act in the sd
office in the room of WILLIAM LOGAN.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1764-1766, (Plea Book No. 5, Part 1), p.65) 24
September Court 1765, Plea Book 5, p.177:
A deed from JOSEPH LOGAN to JAMES MCENTIER was further
proved by the oath of JOHN LOGAN, one of the witnesses, and OR.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1764-1766, (Plea Book No. 5, Part 1), p.86) 24
September Court, 1765, Plea Book 5, p.178:
A deed from RICHARD SPRIGG to BETTY LOGAN was proved by the
oaths of 3 of the witnesses and OR.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1764-1766, (Plea Book No. 5, Part 1), p.87) 24
Deed Book 5, p.546, 16 October 1765
WILLIAM COPER (sic) of Halifax Co. to JOHN WILLIAMSON
of same ... the sd JOHN COPER, for £ 5, 160 acres on the head of Deep Botim Cr ...
Lawson's line ... All appurtenances thereunto belonging ... "unto the sd WILLIAM STOKES
& the sd NATHAN TURNER grant sd JOHN WILLIAMSON" ... that the sd JOHN COPER
to sd JOHN WILLIAMSON ...
Signed: JOHN (x) COPER
Wit: G. WATKINS, JOHN SANDERS SR., WILLIAM LOGEN
Recorded: 17 October 1765
MARY, wife of JOHN COPER, relinquished her right of dower
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.149)10
Deed Book 6, p.13, 9 December 1765
WILLIAM LOGAN of Halifax co. to PETER ROGERS of same,
for £ 30, 237 acres on the head of the Long Branch, beg. at Stith's cor... All
woods, underwoods, profits...
Signed: WILL LOGAN
Wit: REUBEN FRANKLIN, EDWARDARD (also EDWARD) YOUNG, JOHN ROGERS, JOHN SMITH, JOHN (j) WARREN
Recorded 17 July 1766
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.151)10
Deed Book 2, p. 369, 23 May 1766
WILLIAM BYRD of Charles City Co, to JOHN SMITH of Halifax Co.
for £ 3, 300 acres on the south side of Dan Ri. on the waters of Lawsons Creek,
beg. at LINK's and LOGAN's corner line thence north.... All woods, underwoods, etc.
DAVID CALDWELL by power of attorney for WILLIAM BYRD....
Signed: WBYRD
Wit: JAMES MCCRAW, DAVID GEORGE, JOHN ROGERS
Recorded: 21 August 1766
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.30)10
Deed Book 6, p.14, 29 May 1766
JOHN SMITH of Halifax Co. to PETER ROGERS of same, for
£ 10, 300 acres on Lawsons Cr. beg. at LINK's & LOGAN's cor. line, thence north...
All appurtenances thereunto belonging...
Signed: JOHN SMITH
Wit: JOHN ROGERS, JAMES JEFFERIES, JOHN ROGERS JR.
Recorded 17 July 1766
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.151)10
Deed Book 6, p.451, 23 January 1767
JAMES LOGIN of Halifax Co. to BETTY LOGIN, late of sd county,
for £ 20, 200 ac. on a branch of Lawsons Cr., beg. at a cor. of a tract
surveyed for JOSEPH LOGIN, thence north... JOHN ROGER'S line... JOSEPH LOGIN's cor.
... All woods, underwoods...
Signed: JAMES LOGIN
Wit: JAMES GREGORY, BURGIS HARRELSON, EZEKIEL HARRELSON
Recorded 20 August 1767
(Source: Chiarito, Halifax County Virginia Deed Books 2-6, 1759-1767, p.180)10
July Court 1766, Plea Book 5, p.252:
A deed from WILLIAM LOGAN to PETER ROGERS was proved by the
oaths of EDWARD YOUNG, JOHN SMITH, and JOHN ROGERS,
witnesses thereto, and OR.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1764-1766, (Plea Book No. 5, Part 1), p.120) 24
Pittsylvania County, VA Deed Book 1, p.76 - LOGAN from WATKINS, BILL SALE, 3 Apr 1767:
JOHN WATKINS of Halafax County for and in consideration of L09.08 current money of Virginia which be due to
JAMES LOGIN of ye same county ... 1 white, horse, 1 mans sadle, 1 feather bed and firniture and bed stid, 1
chist and trunk, 7 stools, 2 pots and hooks, 2 dishes, 3 basons and 8 plates, a coten wheale, a linin wheale,
a scilit, a looking glas, a pair of scales, a churn, 2 barels, a table, 2 irons, a ?hackle, a frein pan, 1
black cow with a crop... if said Watkins pays before 3 apr 1770 obligation to be void.
Wit: JOHN ROBERSON, JAMES CALDWELL
Signed: JOHN WATKINS L.S.
Rec: 27 Nov 1767
(Source: Payne, Pittsylvania County Virginia Deed Books 1, 2, and 3, p.10)45
July Court 1766, Plea Book 5, p.313:
PETER HOW, Esq, Plt, vs WILLIAM LOGAN, Deft, On a Petition.
For reasons appearing to the Court, suit dismissed.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1766-1767, (Plea Book No. 5, Part 2), p.23) 25
August Court 1767, Plea Book 5, p.486:
A deed from JAMES LOGAN to BETTY LOGAN was proved by the
oaths of 3 of the witnesses and OR.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1766-1767, (Plea Book No. 5, Part 2), p.106) 25
August Court 1770, Plea Book 7, p.9:
PETER ROGERS, Plaintiff, vs WILLIAM LOGAN, Defendant, In Case.
For reasons appearing, ordered that this suit be dismissed.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1770-1771, (Plea Book No. 7, Part 1), p.8) 26
April Court 1771, Plea Book 7, p.136:
PETER ROGERS, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES LOGAN, Defendant, in case.
For reasons appearing, ordered that this suit be dismissed.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County Virginia Court Orders, 1770-1771, (Plea Book No. 7, Part 1), p.84) 26
Deed Book 8, p.418, July 16, 1772
From WILLIAM BYRD Esq of Charles City Co to WILLIAM TURNER of H, 7 £, on Lawsons Cr., about 494
acres, bounded by JOSEPH TURNER, ABRAHAM ROGERS, LOGIN,
YOUNGER's old line. ROBERT MUNFORD by virtue of a power of
atty, signed for Byrd.
Signed: W BYRD
Wit: none
Recorded: July 16, 1772
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County, Virginia Deeds, 1767-1772, p.79)28
Deed Book 8, p.448, Aug 7, 1772
From JAMES BRADLEY of Tryon Co to JOHN WARRIN of H, 25 £, on a branch of Lawsons Cr, about 200
acres, bounded by a tract of land surveyed for JOSEPH LOGIN,
JOHN ROGERS, JOSEPH LOGAN.
Signed: JAMES (X his mark) BRADLEY.
Wit: JAMES WARRIN, HACKLEY WARRIN, WILLIAM WARRIN,
JOHN ROGERS JR, TIMOTHY WARRIN.
Recorded: Sept 17, 1772
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County, Virginia Deeds, 1767-1772, p.83)28
Deed Book 9, p.164, Sep 18, 1773
From PETER ROGERS and ELIZABETH, his
wife, of H, to ALEXANDER SHAW of Dinwiddie County, for 140 £,
a certain tract of about 996 acres of land in H, and
bounded by the lands of ROGER ATKISON, HACKLEY WARREN, the
lands that formerly belonged to [blank first name] MURPHY,
EDWARD SMITH, WILLIAM LOGAN, JOSEPH LOGAN, BENJAMIN COLTON,
PETER ROGERS, PETER HUDSON. The tract formerly belonged to
ANDERSON STITH, and conveyed by his executrix, JANE STITH,
to the said PETER ROGERS in the General Court by deed dated
[blank].
Signed: PETER ROGERS
Wit: NATHANIEL MANSON, ARCHD CAMPBELL, RT THOM[son]
Recorded: Nov 18, 1773.
(Source: TLC Genealogy, Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 9 (1773-1775), p.29-30)27
"On November 5, 1766 John Pryor, the father-in-law of William Stone, Sr. and a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, issued an order for attachment of the estate of James Logan to satisfy James Warren Jr. for 20 shillings Virginia money. Pryor ordered the attachment should be given to Timothy Warren to execute and return. It is assumed Pryor was a court justice in Orange. Timothy Warren must have been a constable in Halifax. James Warren Jr. was Timothy's brother; James Logan was a citizen of Halifax." 79.
The name William Logan appears in the Orange County, North Carolina records in 1757 as the defendant in a suit brought by the estate of John Boyd. This is likely the father of the four Logan brothers of Kings Mountain who had previously appeared in the records of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and later appeared in the records of Halifax County, Virginia. This assumption is based on 1) the 1823 deposition of William's son John Logan15 who stated that he was well acquainted with the Boyd brothers in Halifax County including John Boyd, 2) the Halifax County will of John Boyd8 that was proven in 1757 which is consistent with the suit being brought by the executors of John Boyd's estate at that time, and 3) the 1762 Halifax County record of John Boyd's estate settlement11 which reflects a) the cost of the suit against "Logan", b) a payment made by William Logan to the estate, and c) indications John Boyd had a presence across the state line in North Carolina as he paid quit rents on land located there.
This reference to William Logan in the Orange County, North Carolina records suggests the possibility that William was present in Orange County in the 1750s prior to moving to Halifax County, Virginia in the 1760s:
Orange County, North Carolina Court Minutes 1752-1761, Book 1:
p.[253]-127, Sep 1757.
Executors of John BOYD against William LOGAN: Petition. On the Petition of the
Executors of John BOYD Plaintiff against William LOGAN Defendant for two Pounds
three Shillings and two pence Virginia Money said to be due upon account. The same
Day came the Plaintiffs by their Attorney and the Defendant having been duly sum-
moned and served with a Copy of the Plaintiffs Petition & Account and being called
failing to appear, the Plaintiffs proved their Demand to be just by their own oath,
Therefore it is the Opinion of the Court that the Plaintiff recover against the
Defendant his (sic) Damages aforesaid in form aforesaid & their Costs by them in
that behalf Expended. Judgment &2:3:2, Clerk 1:1:11.
(Source: Orange County, North Carolina Court Minutes 1752-1761, Book 1, by Weynette Parks Haun, 1991, p.74)29
The name Joseph Logan appears twice in Orange County, North Carolina in 1771 and 1772. This suggests the possibility that the Joseph Logan who sold his land in Halifax County, VA in 1765 may have moved just across the border into Orange County, North Carolina. If this Joseph Logan is the Joseph of the four Logan brothers, then it would explain why he didn't appear in the records of the Tryon County, North Carolina region in the late 1760s and early 1770s as his father William and brother John did. Joseph can first be placed in the region where William and John settled when he appeared as Reverend Joseph Logan and was involved in the formation of the Sandy River Baptist Church in present day Chester County, South Carolina in 1776.
It may be impossible to prove that this is the Joseph of the four Logan brothers as many of the Orange County, North Carolina records prior to the Revolutionary War no longer survive. However, it's conceivable he studied in Orange County to become a Baptist preacher. And perhaps he met his wife Annie Bias there. Or maybe he had already met and married her when he lived in Halifax County, and he moved his family to Orange County to be near his wife's family.
The first Orange County record that Joseph Logan was listed in was a petition he signed in 1771 to request formation of a new county from the northern portion of Orange County. This is an indication he may have been living in the northern part of Orange County which would have been near his former home in Halifax County, Virginia. Also signing the petition were members of the Byas family (also spelled Byars, Bias, etc.) who may have been related to his wife Annie Bias. In 1777, Caswell County was formed from the northern portion of Orange County as a result of this and other petitions:
In 1771 a group of residents from the northern part of Orange County, NC petitioned the Governor
of North Carolina to form a new county. Among those signing the petition were
JOHN BYAS, ROBERT BYAS, WILLIAM BYAS, and JOSEPH LOGAN.
A full list of names on this petition is available
here.
(Source: Saunders, The Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol IX, pp.89-90)62
Multiple copies of the above petition were circulated.
Another copy dated 1773
includes the names ROBERT BYOS, BURGIS HARRALSON, ELIJA HARRALSON.
The book "When the Past Refused to Die, A History of Caswell County, North Carolina, 1777-1977" by William S. Powell
includes a consolidated list of over 300 men who signed the
the various copies of the above petition. Included on this list are
JOHN BYAS, ROBERT BYAS, WILLIAM BYAS, ROBERT BYOS,
JOSEPH LOGAN, BURGIS HARRALSON, ELIJA HARRALSON.
(Source: Powell, When the Past Refused to Die, A History of Caswell County, North Carolina, 1777-1977, p.54-57)51
The second Orange County record of Joseph Logan is found in Holland D. Warren's book on the Warrens and Related Families of North Carolina and Virginia79. His source for the record is identified only as the "private papers of Source A" (per correspondence with Holland Warren, these are private papers held within the Warren family). Joseph Login is listed as a witness on a promissory note from John Ragdale to James Warren. The note is also witnessed by Hackley Warren. According to Holland D. Warren's book, James and Hackley Warren were sons of John Warren who came from Spotsylvania County and first bought land in Halifax County in 1757. Roger C. Dodson's book16 places John Warren's land on Warren's Creek only a short distance from that of William, Joseph, and James Logan on Lawson's Creek. The Logan and Warren families likely knew each other from Spotsylvania County. In 1749 a Lancelot Warren gave a deposition in support of William Logan in Spotsylvania County Court69: Holland D. Warren's book identifies Lancelot Warren as a first cousin of the John Warren who moved from Spotsylvania County to Halifax County.
"I JOHN RAGDALE of Oring County of the province of North
Carolina do promise to pay or Cause to be paid on (or) before the
10th day (of) October Next the full and just Sum of 20 Shillings
Virginia money unto JAMES WARREN of Halifax County -
witness my hand and seal this 27th day of May 1772.
Signed: JOHN RAGDALE
Witnessed: JOSEPH LOGIN, HACKLEY WARRIN".
(Source: Warrens and Related Families of North Carolina and Virginia, by Holland D. Warren, 1990, p.182)79
The dates of formation of Orange County, North Carolina and surrounding counties were as follows: Orange County was formed from Granville, Bladen, and Johnston Counties in 1752. Orange County was reduced in size in 1770 when Chatham and Guilford Counties were formed from its southern and western portions. Its size was further reduced in 1777 when Caswell County was formed from its northern portion. The eastern half of Caswell County became Person County in 1791. Present day Person County lies just across the border from where William, Joseph, and James Logan owned land in Halifax County, Virginia.
Mecklenburg County NC was formed from the western portion of Anson County NC in 1762.
Mecklenburg County Original Land Survey Index, 1763-1768:
File: 2192
Grantee Name: Borein, John
Grant Date: 1767
Chainbearers: Logan, John, Collins, James
Watershed: McEntires Cr. of Broad R., Suck Br.
(Source: Philbeck, Mecklenburg County Original Land Grant Survey Index, 1763-1768)50
Mecklenburg County Original Land Survey Index, 1763-1768:
File: 2439
Grantee Name: Logan, John
Grant Date: 1768
Chainbearers: none listed
Watershed: McEntires Cr., Long Br.
(Source: Philbeck, Mecklenburg County Original Land Grant Survey Index, 1763-1768)50
Tryon County NC was formed from the western portion of Mecklenburg County NC in 1768.
Deed Book 1, Pp.86-87: 23 Oct 1769, JOHN STANDFORD of Tryon Co., to ESSEX CAPSHAW of same, son of
FRANCIS CAPSHAW decd, and ELIZABETH his now relict, for natural love to his
half brother sd. ESSEX CAPSHAW ... half of tract on N side Main Broad River, granted to
THOMAS HOOPER, 27 Apr 1767 ...
Signed: JOHN STANDFORD (SEAL), SARAH STANDFORD (SEAL)
Wit: PETER QUIN, WILLIAM LOGAN.
Rec. Oct. term 1769.
(Source: Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, p.7)32
Court Minutes, July term 1770;
On motion of JAMES FORSYTH it is ordered by the Court that HUGH QUIN, JOHN STANFORD,
JOHN LOGAN, GEORGE GIBSON, GEORGE JULIAN, WILLIAM YANCEY, GEORGE BLANTON, JAMES FORSYTH,
NATH'L CLARK, JOSEPH NALE, JOHN SMITH, JOHN HARKNESS serve as Jurors to Lay out
a road from HUGH QUINS ford on Buffelo the Nearest and best way to Julians Mill from
thence to GEORGE GIBSONS on Bullocks Creek from thence the nearest & best way unto
Charlestown Trading Road & that they appear before GEORGE BLANTON Esqr the 28 day of
August then & there to take the Necessary steps to Qualify them for their Charge.
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.40)34
Court Minutes, April term 1771;
On petition ordered by the court that WM. LOGAN a very aged poor and infirm man being
altogether unable to support himself by this Labour be recommended to the General Assembly
of this province as an Object of Charity who ought to be Exempted from payment of Taxes.
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.67)34
Minutes of the Lower House of the North Carolina General Assembly, Tuesday, November 26, 1771:
Mr Thomas Neill presented two Certificates from the Inferior Court of Tryon County,
therein recommending William Logan and Robert Davis to be exempt from the payment
of Public Taxes, and doing Public duties.
(Source: Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Volume 9, p.145)12
Deed Book 1, Pp.483-484; 16 June 1771, THOS HARROD of Tryon Co., & Parish of St. Thomas, to
JOHN OAKS of same, for £ 20 NC money ... land granted to sd. HARROD, 1765, on both
sides Buffalow Creek, 275 A, adj. JAMES GREEN ...
Signed: THOMAS HARROD (SEAL)
Wit: JOHN LOGIN, JAS. McENTIRE
Jurate. Rec. July term 1771.
(Source: Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, p.35)32
Court Minutes, July term 1771;
JOHN LOGAN is listed as petty jury member 6 in the trial of The King vs Moses Whitlow. Adultery.
Jury impannelled and Sworn find the Defendant Guilty in Manner and form Charged in the Indictment.
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.74)34
Court Minutes, July term 1771;
JOHN LOGAN is listed as petty jury member 4 in the trial of The King vs Jacob Mauny.
Jury Impannelled and Sworn find the Deft not Guilty in Manner and form Charged in the Indictment.
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.75)34
Deed Book 1, Pp.624-625: 18 Oct 1771, THOMAS WARRIN of Tryon Co., to JOHN LUSK of the same, for £ 30 ... 186
A on a branch of Pinch gut, a branch of Clarks Creek adj. SIMEON HOFFES
[HOSSES?] ... granted on 5 May 1769 ...
Signed: THOMAS WARRIN (SEAL)
Wit: WILLIAM PARKER, WILLIAM LOGAN (L), HENRY BALES (X).
Rec. July term 1772.
(Source: Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, p.45)32
Court Minutes, April term 1772;
JOHN LOGAN is listed as Grand Jury member 16.
[Note: The jury foreman is listed as Moses Moore
which is probably the same Moses Moore who was father-in-law of the Drury Logan born in Halifax County,
VA in 1762. Also listed in the jury as member 17 is N's Welch which is probably the Maj. Nicholas Welch
who was later a leader of the Tory forces at the battle of Ramsour's Mill along with Moses Moore's son
Lt. Col. John Moore].
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.92)34
Court Minutes, April term 1772;
WILLIAM YANCEY vs JOHN LOGAN; Jury Impanneled and Sworn find the Defendant guilty assess to
one penny Damages and Six pence Costs.
JOHN LOGAN vs. WM YANCEY; Same Jury. Impanneled & Sworn find the Def't Guilty &
asses Damages to £ 0 0 1d &/6 Costs.
[Note: One of the jurors is JOHN STANFORD who is listed in other records relating to JOHN LOGAN.]
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.96)34
Deed Book 1, Pp.641-642; 5 May 1772, JOHN STANFORD & wf SARAH of Tryon Co., to THOMAS WARREN of same,
for £ 70 like money ... land on both sides of Buffalo Creek about a mile from the
mouth adj. ROBERT HUMPHRES, 200 A, granted on 25 Apr 1767 ...
Signed: JOHN STANFORD (SEAL), SARY STANFORD (O) (SEAL)
Wit: JOHN LOGIN, JOSEPH WARRIN, HUGH QUINN (H)
Rec. July Term 1772.
(Source: Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, p.46)32
Court Minutes, July term 1772;
A Deed of Sale from JOHN STANFORD & SARAH his Wife to THOMAS WARREN Dated the 5th
Day of May 1772 for 200 acres proved by JOHN LOGAN Evidence thereto. Ordered to be
Registered.
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.99)34
Court Minutes, July term 1772;
JOHN LOGAN is listed as Petit Jury member 6 in the trial of The King vs James Wilson.
Jury Impanneled & Sworn find the Def't Not Guilty in manner & form Charged in y'e Indictm't.
[Note: Among the list of jurors are the following names that appear in other records relating to
JOHN LOGAN: HUGH QUINN, THOMAS WARREN, JOHN STANFORD.]
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.100)34
Court Minutes, July term 1772;
JOHN WINBRON SR. & Wife vs WM. LOGAN and Wife. Same Jury with the alteration of SAM'L BIGGERSTAFF
in the room of ALEX'R McENTIRE, THOS BLACK in the room of JACOB WILLIS, and
DAVID MOORE in the room of WM. PARKER. Jury Impanneled & Sworn. Plaintiff non suit.
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.102)34
Tryon County Land Grants:
Name: Logan, John
No. of Acres: 131
Location: Both sds of Shaul Crk
Date: 22 Jul 1772
(Source: Eswau Huppeday, Vol 9, No. 4, November 1989, p.228)77
Deed Book 2, Pp.39-40: 22 July 1773, JOHN MULLINAX & wf SARAH of Craven County, S.C. to JAMES PATTERSON
of Tryon Co., for £ 50 proc. money ... land in Tryon Co., on a
branch of Kings Creek, 400 A ...
Signed: JOHN MULLINAX (SEAL), SARAH MULLINAX (+) (SEAL)
Wit: ROBT. McAFEE, JOHN LOGAN
Rec. July term 1774.
(Source: Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, p.64)32
Court Minutes, July term 1774;
A Deed of Sale from JOHN MULLIMAX & SARAH his wife to JAMES PATTERSON for 400 acres
Dated the 22nd Day of July 1773 proved in open Court by JOHN LOGAN Evidence thereto.
Ord'd to be Reg'd.
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.128)34
Tryon County Land Grants:
Name: Logan, John
No. of Acres: 131
Location: Both sides of Shoal Creek
Date: 28 Feb 1775
(Source: Eswau Huppeday, Vol 9, No. 4, November 1989, p.228)77
Court Minutes, April term 1775;
PETER SIDES assee &c vs. JOHN LOGAN & JAS McAFEE. Impannelled and Sworn find for the plaintiff
and asses his Damage to £8 8 8 and /6d cost.
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.154)34
Deed Book 2, Pp.169-171; July Court AD 1775,
22 Mar 1775, HENRY WRIGHT of Craven Co., S.C., to JOHN KIRKCONELL of Tryon
Co., for £ 100 proc. money ... land on both sides main branch of Kings Creek including
SHEARSES mill place, 500 A granted to WRIGHT ____ July 1774 & another tract on both sides
Shoal Creek of first Broad River, including JONAS WELLS cabin and all improvements JOHN LOGAN
made ... near McKNITT ALEXANDERs line, 400 A granted on WRIGHT 28 Feb 1775 ...
Signed: HENRY WRIGHT (SEAL)
Wit: AND NEEL, JOHN BAIRD.
Rec. July Term 1775.
(Source: Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, p.73)32
Court Minutes, July term 1775;
JOHN LOGAN is listed as grand jury member 15. Sworn & Charged.
(Source: Holcomb, Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, p.157)34
Tryon County Land Grants:
Name: Logan, John
No. of Acres: 60
Location: Shoal Creek
Date: 25 May 1779
(Source: Eswau Huppeday, Vol 9, No. 4, November 1989, p.228)77
Tryon County Land Grants:
Name: Logan, William
No. of Acres: 500
Location: Borans Creek
Date: 9 Nov 1779
(Source: Eswau Huppeday, Vol 9, No. 4, November 1989, p.228)77
Rutherford County NC was formed from the western portion of Tryon County NC in 1779.
Deed Book A-D, Page 299: Grant to JOHN LOGAN, 60 A on Shoal Creek of Broad River, including
Camp spring & WILLIAM LOGANS improvement adj. SAMUEL BRIER,
CHARLES STICE, JOHN McNITT ALEXANDER ... 25 Mar 1780 ... RICHARD CASWELL.
(Source: Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, p.155)32
Deed Book A-D, Page 406: Grant to JOSEPH LOGAN, 200 A on First Broad River adj. BEATY, including his own improvement ... 11 Oct 1783. ALEX MARTIN (Source: Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, p.163)32
Deed Book A-D, Pp.415-416: 2 Nov 1785, JOHN LOGAN of State of S.C., to JAMES HAMRICK
of Rutherford Co., for £ 20 ... 60 A on a branch of Shoal Creek,
adj. SAMUEL McBRIER, JOHN McKNITT ALEXANDER, HENRY WRIGHT, granted to
JOHN LOGAN 21 Mar 1780 ...
Signed: JOHN LOGAN (SEAL)
Wit: GEORGE BLANTON, MOSES BRIDGES (X), JOHN MORGAN (X), JAMES CACUM(?)
(Source: Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, p.164)32
Deed Book A-D, Page 477: 12 July 1779, GEORGE HERRIS of Rutherford Co., to JOSEPH LOGAN
of same, for £ 70 ... land on both sides of Buck Creek of First Broad
River, including his own improvements ... [200 acres] ...
Signed: GEORGE HERRIS (X) (SEAL)
Wit: SAMSON LAMKIN, ELIAS MORGIN, MARTHA LAMKIN (X).
(Source: Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, p.168)32
Deed Book F, Page 126: No. 694, 8 April 1788, THOMAS WHITE to
JOHN McENTYRE for 100 pds., 300 a. on Harrisis
Creek of First Broad River begin. JOSEPH LOGAN's
corner. TMO. RIGGS, BENJAMIN WILKERSON, WILLIAM WILLIAMS.
(Source: Davis, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Abstracts of Deeds, 1773-1795, p.20)14
Deed Book F, Page 175: No. 746, 23 Aug. 1786, JOSEPH LOGAN of
Spartanburg Co., S. C. to JEREMIAH OSBORNE of Rutherford
Co., N. C. for 60 pds. sterl. 135 a. in Rutherford
Co. on both sides First Broad River adj. SHILTEN.
Pat. granted 1783. THOMAS LOGAN, JOHN BRIDGES.
(Source: Davis, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Abstracts of Deeds, 1773-1795, p.27)14
Deed Book G, Page 291: No. 845, 30 May 1789, WILLIAM LOGAN of York Co.
S. C. to WILLIAM McSWAIN of Rutherford Co., for 50 pds.
sterl. tract of 500 a. land in Rutherford Co., on Main
Broad River, [? Bareus] Creek, adj. JACOB RANNOLDS on
N.E. side, includ. his own improvement. Granted by Pat.
13 Oct. 1783. A. BEDENEGO-x-ADAMS, DAVID-x-McSWAIN.
(Source: Davis, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Abstracts of Deeds, 1773-1795, p.40)14
Deed Book H, Page 315: No. 865, 16 June 1787, JOSEPH LOGAN of
Greenville Co., S. C. to JOHN BRIDGES of Rutherford Co.
N. C. for 10 pds. sterl. tract of 65 a. being part of
a tract of 200 a. granted sd. LOGAN on both sides
First Broad River. Begins at BEATY's line and runs
up the river to branch known s the Flat Rock branch.
WILLIAM-x-BRIDGES, JOHN LEWELLING.
(Source: Davis, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Abstracts of Deeds, 1773-1795, p.43)14
14 April 1791, Rutherford County, NC Marriage Bond of JOHN MCFARLING and PEGGY QUEEN [QUINN?].
Signed by JOHN MCFARLING, JOHN LOGAN, and ABEDNAGO ADAMS.
(Source: Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Spring 2016, p.2-3)36
Deed Book J, Page 59: No. 1053, 8 Jan. 1792, JOHN BRIDGES to MICHAEL HOGAN
for 34 pds, 5 shill. tract of 65 a. on both sides
Little Broad River up Flat Rock branch, it being part
of a tract of land cont. 200 a. granted to JOSEPH LOGAN
and fr. LOGAN to sd. BRIDGES. Land joins BEATY.
Rec. 7 Aug. 1793. A. MOORE, ROBERT IRVINE.
(Source: Davis, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Abstracts of Deeds, 1773-1795, p.71)14
Deed Book L, Page 411: No. 1402, N. C. Grant No. 538, Martin to
WILLIAM CANE for 30 shill. every 100 a. on
Borans Creek adj. WILLIAM LOGAN, 16 Nov. 1790,
Rec. April 29, 1795.
(Source: Davis, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Abstracts of Deeds, 1773-1795, p.118)14
Petition for a Town near the Mouth of First Broad River:
N.C. General Assembly, Session Records, November-December 1800, Box 4.
The North Carolina General Assembly Papers include a petition to
lay off a town near the mouth of First Broad River in what was
then Rutherford County NC (present day Cleveland County NC).
Among the long list of signers of this petition were:
John Logen, Anthony Login, Easom Login, and Thomas Logan.
All four signatures were on sheet 2 of 5.
(Source: Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Feb 2002, p.72-73)46
(Note: This petition likely refers to a failed attempt to create a town named Burrtown at the mouth of First Broad River (c.1800))
Sept. 20, 1809, Warrant No. 399, Entered the 12th of January 1809, Surveyed for
John Logan, Fifty acres of land in Rutherford County on the waters of Borens River,
Beginning at a pine in Rippeys line, Running South thirty East fourteen pole
to a spanish oak his own corner then with his own line North seventy East 228 pole
to a post oak then North ten Eeast with his own other line sixty four pole to a
small chestnut in [Kerrs?] line then with said line to the beginning.
Chain Bearers: Larkin Logan, Esom Logan
Signed: Wm Bryson D.S. for F. Alexander C.S.
(Source: Speculation Lands Company Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville)72
Rutherford County, NC, Minutes of the Superior Court of Law and Equity, 7 Oct 1811:
No. 32. John L. Hunt vs. John Logan & Thomas Hix. Default &
Enquiry. The same jury as in 79 who have been heretofore
sworn was duly impaneled do find for the plantiff and assess their
damages to one penny and six pence costs.
(Source: Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Spring 2014, p.40)41
Rutherford County, NC, Minutes of the Superior Court of Law and Equity, 8 Oct 1811:
No. 6. Owen Lee vs. John Logan. General issue, Libra
uninentum(?) loquo(?) & in quo . License from the owner &c. 1
Theodorick Burchett 2 Thadius Walker 3 Joseph M. Black 4
John McClure 5 George Morris 6 Joseph Jay 7 Robert Smith 8
James G. Beaty 9 John McGaughy 10 George Wissenhunt 11
Elias Alexander 12 Isham Weathers who being heretofore
sworn and duly impaneled do find that the deft. is guilty of the
trespass complained of by the owner that the louqus(?) roqes(?)
is in the free hold of the plantiff and assess the damages to 6 d
and six pence cost and assessd damages to six pence and on
motion the court entered up judgment agt. Larken Logan and
Hugh Kerr the bail of said John Logan for costs of suit &c.
(Source: Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Spring 2014, p.40)41
Estate auction of John McFarlin of York District, South Carolina.
Items from the estate were sold at public auction on 3 January 1826.
Purchasers were RUBIN HARRIS, DANAL GILMORE, WILLIAM LOGAN, THOS. LOGAN, RICHARD LEE, JOHN BOLIN,
ZADOC PACKARD, JOSIAH MCFARLIN, ZACARIAH EARLS, JNO. RANDLE, HENRY HAMRICK, DRURY LOGAN, JOSEPH LOGAN,
HENRY MOSS, EDWARD RIPPY, JNO. WEBBER, JOSEPH WEBBER, WM. ADAMS, CHARLES HOPPER, PETER MORGAN, JNO. RUNION,
MASTON RIPPY, JOS. MARTIN, JESSE WHITE, JOS (or JAS) WOOD, DANIAL QUIN, BETSY HAMRICK, EDWIN ERVIN,
WYLIE MCFARLIN, WM. CAMP, JNO. COPELAND, WM. COLLINS, ESOM LOGAN, JNO. STARNES, WM. PLAXCO,
SILAS RANDLE, JAMES MARTIN, GEO. PLAXCO, WM. BRIDGES, TALLITHA MCFARLIN, DULCENA MCFARLIN,
WM. HOPPER, and THIAS TURNER.
(Source: Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Spring 2016, p.2-3)36
Deed Book 37-38, p.599-601: 12 November 1831, DRURY LOGAN, WM LOGAN, and JOS LOGAN
all of York District & State of SoCarolina & CHARLES HESTER, SIMPSON HESTER,
& THOMAS LOGAN all of Spartanburg District and State of SoCa (all Legatees of
THOMAS Dec'd) to FREEMAN LOGAN of the County of Rutherford & State
of NoCa ... for 100 dollars ... 100 acres ... in the County of Rutherford & State of NoCa on
the waters of Mill Creek ... joining the South Carolina State line and JAMES MCIRRAIN.
Wit. H. W. KERR, TISDALE LOGAN. Signed: WILLIAM LOGAN, JOSEPH LOGAN, DRURY LOGAN,
THOS LOGAN, CHAS X HESTER, SIMPSON HESTER.
Recorded: 30 November 1832.
(Source: Rutherford County, North Carolina Deed Book 37-38, p.599-601)
Deed book 39, p.30: 28 November 1831, Edward Rippy Esq. of RCNC to
George Wilkie of LCNC, 500 dollars, tracts on Mill Creek: (1)
130 acres joining William Logan, Hugh Kerr, Esram Logan, and
Wm. Logan Jnr., except one and three acres that said Edward
Rippy deeded to James McSwain near to said McSwain's house,
(2) 33 1/2 acres joining Hugh Kerr, (3) 100 acres joining Jacob
Green on the State line and county line, Wm. Logan and Hugh
Kerr. Wit. H ? Kerr, J.W. Rippy. #26. 19 February 1833.
(Source: Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Summer 2014, p.65)60
York County, SC, Deed Book B, p.241-243:
16 Feb 1785, John McKnit Alexander of Mecklenburgh County,
NC to James Willson of Craven County, SC, for £78, tract in Camden District
on Kings Creek below Collins line, to an older line (the late proprietor, the
late James Willson, father to the above named James Willson), 442 acres, so
that there is no more than 198 acres of the said old survey of 600 acres John
Willson now lives on, reference of said old pattent to John Brandon 24 April
1768 and by him conveyed to John McKnit Alexander 8 Sept 1768. J. Mc.
Alexander (Seal), Wit: John Logan, Carl Stiss,
Enoch Hambrick (mark). Wm. Champion (P), Hezekiah Collins (H).
Proved by the oath of John Logan 11 Feb 1786 before James Wilson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.48)31
York County, SC, Deed Book D, p.40-44:
14 Oct 1785, John Copeland of York County to John Logan of same,
for £200 sterling, tract on north side Broad River and both sides of
McEntires Creek, 150 acres including the mil and plantation formerly known
by Wades Mill, granted to James McRay 19 March 1773 by SC and conveyed
from James McRay to Thomas Wade Sr. then from Thomas Wade Sr. to John
Copeland. John Copeland (LS). Wit: Jos Camp, Thos Camp. Proved by the
oath of Joseph Camp 31 July 1789 before Jas Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.110)31
York County, SC, Deed Book B, p.411-412:
13 Dec 1785, David Adams of Camden District, SC, to Thomas Logan
of same, for £25 proc. money, tract on west side of Buffaloe near
Joseph Green's line. David Adams (LS). Wit: Jno Willson, William Willson,
William Login. Proved in Camden District by the oath of William Login (mark)
before Jas Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.62)31
York County, SC, Minutes of July Court 1786, p.45-46:
Ordered that the Sheriff Summon the following persons to appear at
next Court as Grand and Petit Jurors, Viz. For the Grand Jury:
Thos. Logan is one of 20 names listed.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.13)80
York County, SC, Deed Book A, p.203-205:
5 Feb 1787, Samuel Morgan of York County, SC, planter to
Abraham Green of same, planter, for £20 sterling, tract on the east side of
Buffaloe Creek, part of the place said Morgan now lives on, 75 acres, part of
200 acres granted 25 Nov 1771 to John Tagert and conveyed from him to
Drury Robinson and from Robinson to said Morgan, recorded in the Aud'r
Genls Office in SC in Book M, No. 18, page 450. Samuel Morgan (LS),
Wit: James Bridges, Thomas Logain (X), John Morgain (H). April Court 1787,
acknowledged in open court and ordered to be recorded.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.15)31
York County, SC, Minutes of October Court 1787, p.121:
Achilles Holt against John Logan. Case. Agreed by the parties, defendant to pay
Costs.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.36)80
York County, SC, Deed Book B, p.237-239:
William McBrayer of York County, to Daniel Quin
of same, for £80 sterling, tract on the north side of Broad River, 125 acres including
the plantation whereon McBrayer now lives, originally granted to Edward
Dickson by NC 16 Dec 1769, conveyed by Edward Dickson to Hugh Quin
from Hugh Quin to Anthony Morgan and from Anthony Morgan to William
McBryer. William McBrayer (LS), Wit: Peter Quin, Robert Gilmore (mark),
John Logan (mark). Proved by the oath of Peter Quin 26 Jan 1789 before Jas
Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.47)31
York County, SC, Deed Book B, p.264-265:
20 Jan 1789, Gabriel Washborn of York County, SC, to William Logan
of same, for £50 sterling, 200 acres on branches of Buffalo Creek,
waters of Broad River part of a tract granted to said Washburn 27 Oct 1786.
Gabriel Washborn (G), Wit: Thomas Martin, Jesse White (X), George Taylor.
Proved by the oath of Thomas Martin 4 Sept 1790 before Jas Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.49)31
York County, SC, Deed Book C, p.560-563:
25 Jan 1789, Vardry McBee of Spartanburgh County, SC, to John Logan
of York County, for £10 sterling, tract on branches of Certains Creek
adj. said Logan's own land, adj. James Collins' line formerly William Dobbins's
line, 140 acres granted 18 Sept 1785 by SC. Vardry McBee (LS).
Wit: Anthony Logan (O), Isam Logan (O). Proved by the oath of Anthony Logan
10 July 1790 before Jas Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.107)31
York County, SC, Minutes of April Court 1789, p.195:
Grand Jury: James Powell (foreman), Nicholas Whisenhunt, John Moore, Thomas Logan,
Robert Bratton, John Jordan, John Venables, James Risk, William McNabb,
Joseph Boggs, Demcy Winburne, John Kerr, & Joseph Clark.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.57)80
York County, SC, Deed Book B, p.265-267:
9 Nov 1789, William Green of Rutherford County, NC, to William Logan
of York County, for £70 sterling, tract on Buffalow Creek, waters of
main Broad River, 140 acres, part of a tract granted 3 April 1786 for 150
acres, recorded in Book KKKK, page 63. Wm Green (LS), Wit: Wm Parker (mark),
Jacob Green, William Ellis. Proved by the oath of Jacob Green 28 Aug 1790
before Jas. Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.49-50)31
York County, SC, Deed Book B, p.297-299:
20 Jan 1790, William Logan of York County to William Wilkie of Rowan County, NC,
for £70, tract on the branches of Buffalo Creek, waters
of Broad River part of a tract granted to Gabl Washborn 17 Oct 1786.
William Logan (Seal). Wit: Thomas Martin, Jess White (mark), George Taylor (X).
Proved by the oath of Thomas Martin 4 Sept 1790 before Jas Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.52)31
York County, SC, Deed Book B, p.261-262:
29 Jan 1790, Hugh Quin Senr of York County to James Wylie, M.D.,
of same, tract on both sides McEntires Creek, waters of Main Broad River
adj. Charles Copeland, James Logan, 200 acres on the north boundary line,
granted to said Hugh Quin 21 Jan 1785. Hugh Quin (H) (LS), Wit: Michael Hogan,
Hugh Quin Junr. Proved by the oath of Hugh Quin Junr 26 July 1790
before Jas Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.49)31
York County, SC, Deed Book E, p.84-85:
29 Jan 1790, John Logan of York County to Daniel Quin of same,
for £18 sterling, tract on east side of Broad River adj. Dixon, where Daniel
Quin now lives, it being also the second of sand tract of land that John Logan
now lives on, 34 acres. John Login (LS), Wit: George Tennell, Anthony Login (O),
Thomas Collins. Proved by the oath of Thomas Collins 21 Aug 1790
before Jas Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.137)31
York County, SC, Minutes of October Court 1790, p.280:
Grand Jury Impannelled & Sworn, viz, Peter Quinn, foreman, Daniel Quinn, John Logan,
James Campbell, Isaac Gillham, Peter Akins, James Venables, James Hetherington,
William McAdow, John McNabb, John Gordon, Thomas Collins, & Nicholas Seehorn.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.85)80
York County, SC, Deed Book C, p.114-116:
15 Sept 1790, William Motes of Fairfield County, SC, to Hugh Quinn Jr.
of York County, for £80 sterling, tract on both sides of Dolittle
Creek, waters of Broad River, 200 acres. William Motes (mark) (LS). Wit:
Samson Lamkin, Thomas Login (+), Silas Mote. Proved by the oath of
Thomas Logan 9 Oct 1790 before Jas Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.74)31
York County, SC, Deed Book C, p.312-313:
John McCulloch of Spartanburgh County, SC, bound to William Wilkie
of Youk County in the penal sum of £50 sterling, 16 July 1791, to make
title to 200 acres of land being Bounty for services as a soldier, on a branch
of Buffaloe Creek adj. James Ballmer, Gabriel Washburn. John McCulloch
(LS), Wit: Robert Hannah, William Login. Proved by the oath of William Logan
4 Feb 1794 before James Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.90)31
York County, SC, Deed Book B, p.407-409:
5 Oct 1791, Peter Quinn, farmer, of Camden District, York County,
to John Morgan of same, for £16 sterling tract on west side of
Buffaloe Creek, 175 acres adj. John Bridges' lower line called Fisher's line,
right opposite to where Thomas Tate Junior formerly lived, adj. Vardry McBee,
being part of two tracts of land. Peter Quinn (LS), Wit: Thomas Bridges,
Thomas Logan (mark), Peter Morgan (mark). Proved by the oath of
Thos. Bridges 3 Feb 1792 before Jas Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.62)31
York County, SC, Minutes of February Court 1792, p.330:
Michael Hogan vs. John Logan. P. & S. Ordered that the Pf. be nonsuited.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.103)80
York County, SC, Minutes of July Court 1793, p.50:
Shadrack Rawls & wife vs. M McWhorter, Agnes Young & James Young Junr. Sum. Pro.
Ordered that a Ded. Po. issue to any three Justices of the peace of the State of
Pensylvania to take the depositions of Robert Finney, Thomas Logan & Robert Hutchison
as testimony in said suit, and to any three Justices of this County to
take the Deposition of James Young Senr de bene esse.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.129)80
York County, SC, Minutes of February Court 1794, p.58:
Colo Wm Graham vs. William Copeland. Debt. John Logan came and enters himself
secuity for costs, the Pf living out of this State.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.132)80
York County, SC, Deed Book D, p.125-128:
24 July 1794, John Logan of York County to John McKee of
same, for £50, tract on waters of McEntires Creek, 300 acres. John Logan (LS).
Wit: James Duncan, Mounteque Trimble. Proved by the oath of James Duncan
18 Jan 1796 before Peter Quin, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.114-115)31
York County, SC, Deed Book D, p.134-135:
John Logan and Thomas Logan of York County bound to John McKee
in the penal sum of 224 silver dollars, 28 July 1794, to indemnify him
of a deed for land on the long branch. John Logan (LS), Thomas Logan (LS).
Wit: James Duncan, Montey Que Trimble. Proved by the oath of James Duncan
13 Jan 1796 before Peter Quin, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.115)31
York County, SC, Deed Book C, p.476-477:
South Carolina, County of York. Delpha Osburn (formerly Delpha
Price) and Michael Orebock, both of State of Virginia, County of Green Briar,
appoint our true and trusty friend Achilles Holt of York County, SC, to
recover a tract of land grated by patent to Samuel Adams and deed from
said Samuel Adams to John Price, 300 acres on Buffaloe Creek which said
land Thomas Logan purchased from David Adams, 20 Oct 1794. Delpha
Osburn (X) (LS), Michael Orebock (X) (LS), Wit: Jas Willson, J.P. This day
Delpha Osburn formerly Delpha Price personally appeared and made oath
that she had but one child by John Price whose name was Mary and further
saith that she is married to the within Michael Orebock and who is
now heir to the tract of 300 acres, 20 Oct 1794, before James Willson, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.102)31
York County, SC, Deed Book C, p.477-479:
26 Jan 1795, Delpha Osburn formerly Delpha Price and Michael Orebock,
both of State of Virginia, County of Green Briar, and Achilles Holt
of York County, SC, to Thomas Logan of York County, for £100, 300 acres
on the west side of Buffaloe Creek adj. Joseph Green, granted to Samuel Adams
from NC 5 May 1768. Akilles Holt (LS), Wit: Vardry McBee, William Logan.
Proved by the oath of William Logan 27 Jan 1795 before Malcolm Henry, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.102)31
York County, SC, Minutes of February Court 1795, p.100:
A Jury for the next Court was drawn, who were as follows, Via: For Grand Jurors:
Jacob Randolph, Wm Byers Senr, Henry Plaxco, Alexr Moore, Esq, Thomas Barnet,
James Martin, John Clark, Elias Davidson, James Willson Esqr, Henry Houser,
Joseph Moore, John Stevenson, Andrew Kerr, John Logan, Capt John Chambers,
John Kerr, William Jenkins, Samuel Rainey, James Powell & Hugh Allison.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.147)80
York County, SC, Minutes of February Court 1795, p.106:
William Copeland vs. John Logan & John Bridges. Debt. Judgement confessed by John Logan
according to the note with interest and cost of suit.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.149)80
York County, SC, Deed Book D, p.280-282:
5 May 1796, Thomas Logan of York County to Achillis Holt of
same, for £100, tract on west site of Buffalo Creek near Joseph Green's line,
granted to Saml Adams from NC 5 May 1768. Thos Logan (LS), Wit: Jacob Green,
Jas Wylie. Proved by the oath of Jacob Green __ Aug 1795 before Peter Quinn, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.123)31
York County, SC, Deed Book D, p.222:
Edgefield County. This is to certify that I have authorized Akilles Holt
to receive from John Logan the full value of the within mentioned, from said
Logan in the year 1772. Sarah Chamberton (X). Hugh Middleton, J.P.
[Recorded August 1796]
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.120)31
York County, SC, Minutes of February Court 1797, p.178:
John Egleston vs. John Logan. Sum. Pro. Decree confessed according to the note,
with interest and cost of suit.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.176)80
York County, SC, Minutes of February Court 1797, p.180:
Sarah House vs. John Logan. Sum. Pro. Ordered that an Attachment issue for the
body of James Gordon Junr, the subscribing witness to the note of hand, on which
this action is brought, to compel his attendance at next Court.
(Source: Wells, York County South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1786-1797, p.177)80
York County, SC, Deed Book E, p.23-24:
4 Aug 1797, Lydia Bridges, widow of James Bridges, of York County,
to William Camp of Rutherford County, NC for £100 NC money,
tract on Certians Mill Creek, including the mill now on said tract, 100 acres.
Lydia Bridges (mark) (LS), Wit: John Logan, Henry Hooff. Proved by the
oath of John Logan 4 Aug 1797 before Peter Quin, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.132)31
York County, SC, Deed Book E, p.106-107:
4 Oct 1797, John Login & Ann Login his wife of York County,
Pinckney District, to Anthony Login of same, for £10 sterling, 100 acres adj.
said John Login, Copland, James Collins, plat granted 10 Jan 1775, granted
to said McBee by SC 18 Sept 1785, conveyed from McBee to John Login.
John Login (LS), Ann Login(X) (LS), Wit: Joseph Collins, Esram Login (X).
Proved by the oath of Joseph Collins 25 Jan 1798 before Peter Quin, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.140)31
York County, SC, Deed Book E, p.168-169:
31 Jan 1798, John Login, of Pinckney District, York County to
Anthony Login of same, for £100 sterling, tract on east side of Broad River
on both sides of a certain mill creek including the plantation, mill and other
improvements where the said John Login now lives, on the ridge between said
creek and Broad River, plat dated 22 March 1773, a grant to James McRee
By SC 19 March 1773, divided from the said McRee to Thomas Waid and
from Waid to John Copeland and from the said Copeland to John Login. John Login (LS),
Wit: Abisha Camp, Wm Camp. Proved by the oath of Abisha
Camp 6 May 1798 before Peter Quin, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.149)31
York County, SC, Deed Book E, p.392-393:
William Boyd of Chester District for $200 to Captain Abraham Green
of York District, 169 acres, part of 198 acres granted to William Boyd
1 Jan 1797 on the waters of Bufloes Creek adj. John Standford, John Morgan,
John Logan, 1 Feb 1800. William Boyd (LS), Wit: James Bridges, John Fowler (X).
Proved by the oath of John Fowler 12 March 1800 before Peter Quin, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.176)31
York County, SC, Deed Book E, p.394:
William Boyd of Chester District for $200 to Captain Abraham Green
of York District, 180 granted to Reason Jenkins 6 Oct 1794 adj. Samuel Morgan,
John Logan, 1 Feb 1800. William Boyd (LS), Wit: James Bridges,
John Fowler (X). Proved by the oath of John Fowler 12 March 1800 before
Peter Quin, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.176)31
York County, SC, Deed Book E, p.530-532:
26 Feb 1795, Thomas Randolph, taylor, of York County to Daniel Quin
of same, for £20 sterling, 200 acres on the north side of Broad River,
part of two tracts granted for Samuel McBryer 3 April 1786 and the other
granted to William McBrier 1 Dec 1788, which tracts have been conveyed from
Samuel McBryer and William McBryer to Thomas Randolph adj. William Camp,
John Logan. Thomas Randolph (Seal), Wit: John Sawall[?], William McBryer,
John Gillmore (X). Proved by the oath of John Gillmore 1 April 1801
before Peter Quin, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.190)31
York County, SC, Deed Book E, p.532-534:
19 April 1793, William McBryer of York County, Camden District,
planter, to Thomas Randolph of same, taylor, for £4, tract on east side of
Main Broad River on a branch of Cartains Mill Creek granted to William McBryer
1 Dec 1788 adj. Thomas Randloph's old line, John McFee, John Logan,
90 acres. William McBryer (Seal), Wit: Robert Gidmore, Reuben Hill,
David McBryer. Proved by the oath of Reuben Hill 1 April 1801 before Peter Quinn, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.190-191)31
York County, SC, Deed Book E, p.534-536:
12 Feb 1793, William McBryar of York County to Daniel Quin of
same, for £40 sterling, 80 acres adj. John Logan, William Camp, granted to
Wm McBrier 1 Dec 1788. William McBryer (Seal), Wit: Reuben Hill, Anthony Logan (mark).
Proved by the oath of Reuben Hill 1 April 1801 before Peter Quin, J.P.
(Source: Holcomb, York County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume I: Deed Books A-E 1786-1801 [1772-1801], p.191)31
See the following web page for a listing of the four Logan brothers and their descendants in the U.S. censuses of 1790 through 1830.
There is no known original record which identifies the father or mother of the four Logan brothers who fought in the Revolutionary War battle of King's Mountain. We only know they were brothers through the letters of John Randoloph Logan which are preserved in the Draper Manuscript collection. But unfortunately John Randolph Logan did not name the father or mother of the four brothers.
There is circumstantial evidence which suggests (but does not prove) that the father of the four brothers was most likely an individual named William Logan. This evidence is based on the following points:
The possible father William Logan appears in the land and court records of Spotsylvania County, VA about 40 times over the period of 1725 through 1749. Court records from 1749 state that he gave a deposition in 1747 in which he indicated he was "aged about forty years". This implies his birth date was about 1707. His place of birth is unknown. Spotsylvania County was established in 1721, and no record of him prior to that has been identified.
After living in Spotsylvania County, VA for at least 20 years, the possible father William Logan is thought to have moved to Orange County, North Carolina where he is found in the Orange County records in 1757, and Halifax County, Virginia where he is found in the Halifax County records from 1761 through 1765. He is then believed to have moved to Tryon County, NC with his sons where in 1771 the Tryon County records make a reference to William Logan as a "very aged, poor, and infirm man". This is unlikely to be the brother William Logan (b.1748) as he would have been only about 23 years old at that time.
The identity of the mother of the four Logan brothers remains completely unknown. Some family trees that have been published do list a name for the wife of the possible father William, but thus far this does not seem to be based on any identifiable evidence.
The following document is the primary statement provided by William Logan in his application for a pension:
The State of South Carolina }
York District } On this 16th day of
October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty two personally appeared in open Court
before Wm D Martin Esq a judge of the Court of
Sessions for the said State being a Court of
Record & now sitting. William Logan
a resident of the State & district aforesaid
aged eighty three years and eleven months
who being duly sworn according to law doth
on his oathe make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7, 1832
That he entered the service of the United States
as nearly as he can recollect some time about the
declaration of American Independence under the command
of General Williamson in his expedition against the Indians
the regiment in which he served was commanded
by Colonel Neil - that he sat out as he thinks
in the month of April. That he was in an
engagement with the Indians at Black Hole
where the Indians were defeated - From then he went
to the Hiwassee river and went to the Indian Towns
and after destroying the Indian Towns he returned
home after an absence of about five months. he
was commanded in company by Capt Robt McAffe.
that he then resided in York District South Carolina
and was called out & went into service as above
stated as a volunteer.
That his next service was at Princes Fort still
under Col Neils command time not recollected
where he was absent on duty about four months as a volunteer
That as well as he can recollect the next service
he performed was as a volunteer under the
command of Major Frank Ross - the company he served
was commanded by Lieut Barron. - that from
year in the state & district aforesaid & commanded
as aforesaid he went to Briar Creek in Georgia
where Gen Ash was defeated near which he was
at the time of the defeat guarding some baggage
and provision waggons. From there he went
to Augusta in Georgia Statue under Major Ross's
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command where he remained for some time in the
entrenchments until he was discharded after having
served this time about four months. his residence
was at this time in York District of So Carolina
That this service was performed in the year 1779
That he afterwards served under the command of
Capt Beatty North Carolina militia. that he was drafted
and as he thinks in a Regt commanded by Col Graham
that his service was principally performed at Nevils
Fort in North Carolina where he served three tours of
duty of one month each. and this was as he thinks
in the year 1780 or thereabouts & served three
months.- During this service he resided in Rutherford
County North Carolina where he had removed. that
he afterwards about two years from that time moved
to South Carolina York District where he has
continued to reside
That in the expedition of Gen Williamson he
marched through North Carolina & the present State
of Tennessee. In the expedition to Briar Creek
he marched through So Carolina Abbeville District
then 96 & by Ninety Six or Cambridge. That
during the various terms of his service he does
not recollect that he was attached to or connected
with any continental troops except at the Black
Hole where Lieut Hampton with a few men of
the Continental troops was united with them
That he always took discharges from his officiers
which he has since lost. That he has no documentary
evidence of his service nor can he as he is aware
of procure any such evidence but he can prove
his service in part by William M Carter who served
with him under Col Neil against the Cherokee
Indians, and by Capt James Martin
He herby relinquishes every claim whatever
to any pension or annuity whatever except
the present, and declares that his name
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is not on the pension roll of the agency of any
State. He also states that during all this
time he acted as a private soldier.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
in open Court.
S/William Logan
We George Wilkie a Clergyman of said District
and Thos Martin a neighbor of the above named
applicant do hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with the said William Logan. That we believe him
to be eighty three years of age. that he is reputed &
believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the Revoluation. And we concur in
that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed this 16th
October 1832.
S/George Wilkie
S/Thos Martin
And the said court does hereby declare as the opinion
of the Court after due investigation and after
having put the interragatories prescribed by the
Department of War that the above named applicant
was a soldier of the Revolutionary War and served
as he states: And the Court further certifies that it
appears that George Wilkie who has signed the foregoing
certificate is a clergyman of York District &
that Thomas Martin who has also signed the form
is a neighbor of the said applicant & a credible
person and that their statement is entitled to
credit. Given under my hand this
16 Oct. 1832
S/W.D. Martin
Presiding Judge
I Andrew McWhorter Clerk of the Court
of Gen Sessions & Com Pleas do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of this
Court in the matter of the application of William
Logan for a pension. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand & seal in this Court
at York Court House this 16th October 1832.
S/Andrew McWhorter
C.C.C.
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Examination in open Court of William
Logan
Where and in what year were you born?
I was born in Spottsylvania County State of
Virginia Nov 11th 1748
Have you any record of your age; and if so, where
is it?
I have the record of my age in a Bible at home trans
scribed from a Bible of my father.
Where were you living when called into service;
where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and
where do you now live?
I was living in York District South Carolina when
called into service, I continued to live in said
District and State ever since the revolutionary war
except about two years that I resided in North
Carolina. I now live in York District So. Carolina
How were you called into service; where you drafted, did
you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a
substitute, for whom.
I volunteered every time I was in service.
State the names of some of the regular officers who
were with the troops when you served; such continental
and militia regiments as you can recollect, and
the general circumstances of your service?
There were no regular officers, or continental regiments
with the troops when I served except Lieutenant Ed.
Hampton a regular officer during my service at
Black Hole, the militia regiments as mentioned in my declaration
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so
by whom was it given, and what has become of it
I recieved discharges each time I was in service but have lost
them.
State the names of person to whom you are known in your present
neighborhood, and who can testify as to your
[statement available via microfilm ends here]
South Carolina { I Edward Frost, one of the associate judges of the
York District { State of the State of South Carolina, do hereby certify
{ that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before
me to show that William Logan died at his late residence in
York District in South Carolina on the seventh day of January, One
thousand Eight hundred, thirty three, having previous to his death made
application for a pension under the act of the 7th June 1832, and
that he left no widow, but the following children to wit - Thomas,
John, Elijah, William, & Joseph Logan & Mary Packard, Margaret
Bowlin, that William & Margaret have since died & that the
above - viz - Thomas, John, Elijah, Joseph & Mary are the only surviving
children & all of lawful age.
Given under my hand, at York Court House, the 14th
day of April, 1849 -
S/Edward Frost
South Carolina { I Ja. Kuykendal, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
York District { & General Sessions for York District State aforesaid,
do hereby certify that Edward Frost, whose signature
appears above, was presiding Judge, at Spring Term
1849 - Given under my hand & seal of office
at York Court House, this 14th day of April 1849 -
S/Ja. Kuykendal
C.C.C.P.& Q.S.
Yorkville SC 22nd Oct 1852 My Dear Sir I herewith enclose the pension warrant of Wm Logan act of 17th June 1832. The name of John Logan his son is omitted in the warrant. Have this warrant cancelled and made pay able to John Logan the administrator for the use and benefit of the children of Wm Logan Revolu- tionary soldier dec'd Several of the children are in the western country two have died since the old man it saves much trouble to have this paper made pay able to the admn, as both the children that are dead left heirs them surviving Yours in Parte A. O. Wallace Col M Thompson Filed in pension office Oct 30 1852
January 31, 1933
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BA-J/EEL
William Logan-S.18955
Mrs. C.G.Young
Proctor
Arkansas
Dear Madam,
Reference is made to your communications requesting informa-
tion in regard to Joseph and William Logan, soldiers in the Revolu-
tionary War, of York County, South Carolina.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made
in your behalf and no record found of a claim for pension having been
made to the United States on account of the services of Joseph Logan
or Login, of South Carolina. The history of William Logan follows:
William Logan
S.18955
William Logan was born November 11, 1748, in Spottsylvania
County, Virginia.
While living in York District, South Carolina, he enlisted in
April, 1776, and served five months as a private in Captain Robert
McAfee's (?) Company, Colonel Neil's South Carolina Regiment, was in
an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, and in an engagement at
Black Hole and burned their towns on the Hiwassee River; his next
service was four months as a private under said Colonel Neil, dates
not stated; he enlisted in 1779 and served four months as a private
in Lieutenant Barron's Company, under Major Frank Ross; while living
in Rutherford County, North Carolina, he enlisted in 1780, and served
three months as a private in Captain Beatty's Company, Colonel Graham's
North Carolina Regiment, and after about two years, he returned to
York District, South Carolina.
Pension was allowed on his application executed October 16, 1832,
while he was living in York District, South Carolina.
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William Logan died January 7, 1833, in York District, South
Carolina. He left no widow but the following children survived him,
the name of their mother is not stated.
Thomas Logan
Elijah Logan
William Logan - deceased in 1849.
Joseph Logan
John Logan - living in York District, South Carolina, in 1848.
Mary Packard
Margaret Bowlin- deceased in 1849.
There are no further data as to family.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
Early Records of Buffalo Baptist Church located just across the NC/SC
border in Cherokee County, South Carolina:
- William Logan - Judge of Temporal Disputes (undated)
(Source: Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Vol II, No. 4, November 1974)20
John Logan was born in 1743 based on his statement in an 1827 Petition. His place of birth is not known with certainty, but he was likely born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia based on the statement his brother William made made in his Revolutionary War pension application that he was born in Spotsylvania County in 1748. The first mention of John in any records was in Halifax County, Virginia in 1765 when he witnessed a deed for land sold by his brother Joseph. An 1823 deposition he gave confirms he had previously lived in Halifax County.
John's 1827 Petition identifies his wife's name as Sarah and implies they were married in 1765. They may have met in the Halifax County, Virginia area as that is where John and his family appear to have lived from 1761 to 1765 based on William, Joseph, and John being listed in the county land and court records during that period. Some modern family trees list John's wife as either "Pamey Collins" or "Passey Collins", however there is no known evidence from original records to support this. But it is worth noting that members of the Collins family were present in the records of Halifax County, Virginia at the time the Logan's lived there. John's family is also listed in the records of Rutherford County, North Carolina and York County, South Carolina with various members of the Collins family. Perhaps John's wife Sarah was a Collins, and perhaps her nickname was Passey, but that is speculation pending discovery of supporting evidence. Some evidence exists which suggests John and Sarah had a daughter named Passey, so another possibility is that the names of mother and daughter were confused.
John is later found in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 1767 when he served as a chain bearer (along with James Collins) in a land grant survey for John Borein, and in 1768 when he was named as a grantee in a land grant survey in Mecklenburg County. John continued to be mentioned frequently in the land and court records of Tryon County, North Carolina after it was formed from the western part of Mecklenburg County in 1768.
In his 1827 Petition John stated that "I acted as a malitia officer In the Revolutionary War and often ventured my property and life for Independency and liberty". The petition also includes a statement apparently added by William Green who signed underneath stating "I do certify that John Logan acted as Lieutenant under me for some Length of time in the Revolutionary War". This is almost certainly the William Green who commanded a company that fought for the Patriot cause for most of the war, but switched sides to fight with the British only in the Battle of Kings Mountain.
The fact that William Green switched to the British side during the Battle of Kings Mountain is well documented by Lyman Draper in his book Kings Mountain and Its Heroes.18 If John Logan served under him as a Lieutenant, then John may have been with William Green in switching sides to fight with the British only for the Battle of Kings Mountain. Evidence seems to support this as John Randolph Logan indicated in his letters to Lyman Draper that John Logan fought on the side of the British at Kings Mountain, while John Logan himself stated in his 1827 petition that he "often" fought for independence.
Following the Revolutionary War, John began appearing in the records of Rutherford County, North Carolina which was formed from the western portion of Tryon County in 1779. In 1785 he also began appearing very frequently in the records of York County, South Carolina. York County was just across the state line from Rutherford County, North Carolina at that time, and John apparently lived very close to the state line as he continued to appear in the county records in both states. The area where he lived would later become present day Cleveland County, North Carolina (in 1841) and Cherokee County, South Carolina (in 1897).
John Logan was listed in the 1790 census of York County, South Carolina. He was then named in the censuses of 1800, 1810, and 1820 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. In the 1790 census John is listed as head of a household including 5 males and 6 females, which implies he may have had 4 sons and 5 daughters in the household. There could have also been additional children that had already moved away from home by 1790 as John and Sarah had been married for 25 years. However, no original record has been found which directly or indirectly identifies any of his children. Some possible sons of John were Anthony, Esom, and Larkin Logan based on the fact they were most often listed in records with John Logan in Rutherford County and York County. Some possible daughters of John were Passey Logan who married John Byars, a son of Nathan Byars and Drucilla Harrelson44, and Delphy Logan who became Nathan Byars second wife 56.
John Randolph Logan indicated in a letter to Lyman Draper which is preserved in the Draper Manuscript collection that John Logan "died a pauper". This is confirmed by John Logan in his 1827 Petition to the General Assembly of North Carolina in which he indicates he and his wife have been in the Rutherford County "poor hous" for three years in a location that is "near thirty miles" from "where we have lived so long". John requests that he and his wife be released from the poor house and that they be provided with a sum of money equivalent to what was being spent for their care in the poor house so they could obtain support in their own community. The Committee of Propositions and Grievances rejected their request based on the opinion their case was "one for the consideration alone of the Wardens of the Poor of the County of Rutherford".
The 1830 census of Lincoln County, North Carolina lists Esom Logan, a possible son of John Logan. Lincoln and Rutherford County, North Carolina and York County, South Carolina were all adjacent to each other in 1830, so Esom may have been living very close to where John had lived in Rutherford County near the NC/SC state line. Esom's household lists a male and a female in the 50 to 59 year old category which are likely Esom and his wife. But in addition there is a male and a female in the 80 to 89 year old category which are likely John and his wife Sarah. Based on their ages listed in John's 1827 Petition, John and Sarah would be about 87 and 85 years old in 1830. Further evidence that John was living with Esom comes from a notice published in the North Carolina Spectator and Western Advertiser39 newspaper notifying residents of letters that remain to be picked up from the Post Office in Rutherfordton. Among a long list of names is a letter addressed to "John or Eson" suggesting they were closely associated at that time. It seems John and his wife were eventually able to leave the Rutherford County poor house despite not having received any help from the North Carolina General Assembly in 1827.
In his 1827 Petition John referred to his wife being a member of a church where they had lived for so long. He was likely referring to the Buffalo Baptist Church which was located very near the NC/SC state line in what would have been York County, South Carolina at that time, but is now in present day Cherokee County, South Carolina. The early records of Buffalo Baptist Church list John Logan as having been "received by experience" in 1829, and "deceased" in 1832. No record of Sarah's date of death is known. But if she lived as long as John they would have been married for about 67 years. The burial location of John and Sarah are unknown.
The deposition transcribed below from John Logan is found in the manuscript collection of LancasterHistory.org in Lancaster, PA.15 This deposition is believed to be from the John Logan who was one of the four Logan brothers that fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain because there is only one John Logan listed in the early censuses of the Rutherford County NC area which would have been old enough to speak of events that happened 70 years in the past. This deposition is significant because it is the only direct statement we have from any of the four Logan brothers after they moved to the Carolinas which implies they previously lived in Halifax County, VA.
John Logan was apparently asked by members of the Boyd family to make a statement on their behalf as part of an estate settlement relating to four Boyd brothers of Halifax County, VA. The Boyd brothers (John, Patrick, Robert, & James) came from Lancaster County, PA and began appearing in the records of Halifax County in 1747 when it was still part of Lunenburg County, VA. They each owned land in the vicinity of Dan River in the southern part of Halifax County near the North Carolina border. Members of the Boyd family continued to be active in the land and court records of Halifax County through at least 1770.
William, Joseph, & John Logan appear based on land and court records to have been in Halifax County, VA from at least 1761 through 1765 which overlaps with the period the Boyd brothers were there. William is known to have interacted with John Boyd as he is named in the accounting of the settlement of John Boyd's estate in Halifax County Will Book 0 in 1763.11 It also appears they were from the same community as both the Logans and Boyds owned land near Lawson's Creek (a tributary of Dan River) which is where John Logan says that John Boyd drowned. And there are Halifax County records showing that the Logans interacted with some of the other names John Logan mentions such as John Armstrong, Mccage Wakens (Micajah Watkins), and the Wades (Andrew & John).
Much of what John Logan states in the deposition is confirmed in the book History of Halifax County, Virginia by Wirt Johnson Carrington which includes a section on the Boyd family and includes other various references to John Boyd and his family members.8
The following is a transcription of the deposition:
State of North Carolina Rutherford
County this may Certify that John
Logan of Said County Made oath Before
me Jacob Phillips one of the Justices In
and for said County and on his oath Deposeth
and Saith that he was Well acquainted
with four Brothers who Moved from Lancaster
Pensilvania to Halifax County Virginia When
in this Deponant was a youth per haps
Seventy years Past .. of the Name of Boyd
Viz John Boyd Patrick Boyd Robert Boyd
& James Boyd and that the afore Said John
Boyd lived on Dan River and that he Drowned in
Lawsons Creek and that John Armstrong married
his widow and that he Recolects of the said
John Boyd having had five sons Viz George
Boyd who he saith Married an Easley William
Boyd James who he says was killed by his own
Negros Andrew who Married a Watkens as
he was Informed and David and also two
Daughters Isabella who Married a Wade
and Mary who Married Mccage Wakens
and that James and Robert Boyd moved to
haw River in North Carolina & that Patrick
also left John Boyds Settlement and that
he has Long Since Seed two of the aforeSaid
Robert Boyds daughters, also John Boyd
who he has Reasons to beleave is the son of the
afore Said Andrew Boyd taken from conversa
-tion with him & others Sworn to and Subscribed
Before me this eighteenth day of august 1823
Jacob Philips {JP} John Logan
The petition transcribed below from John Logan and wife is found in the North Carolina General Assembly records of 182748. A transcription of the petition was also published in The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal in November 199847. This petition is believed to be from John Logan of the four Logan brothers for the following reasons:
Photographs of the original petition taken at the NC State Archives on 2 August 2012 may be found in this PDF file (5.7MByte). The following is a transcription of the petition made from the photographed copy:
[Page 1 - Front]
To The Honourable General Assembly now
In session of the State of N. Carolina
We the undernamed and unhappy pertitioners
do Inform you that I myself John Logan and my
wife have Lived together Sixty two years the 16th
of Last August. I have had the Rhuematic
pains for nine year and they have drawn me up
So I have not walked for the same Length of time
and through misfortune and affliction we are
In the poor hous and has been three years next Aprile
My wife is a member of a church where we have
Lived so Long which is near thirty miles from this
place and I have a hope which reaches beyond
the grave and this is a very disagreeable place to
any religious person. and I acted as a malitia
officer In the Revolutionary War and often
ventured my property and life for Independency
and liberty and now we can live but a few
[mor]e day, our sun is most gone down I am
85 years old next June the 5th day and my wife 83 next January
the 20th day and we can get supported where we
have lived so Long for the same we can here anually
which would be a grate sattisfaction to us and now
in our old age we beg so much as we may be granted
that priveledge and Gentlemen In compliance
with the above request we pray the riches blessings
of heaven upon you. Signed John Logan
S. Logan
[Page 1 - Back]
We whose names are here unto annexed do
Recommend the consideration of the above
Petition to the honourable Assembly of North
Carolina for 1827
I do ceritify that John Logan acted as Lieutenent
under me for some Length of time in the Revolutionary War
Reuben Hill, junr Abraham Goode Jno Wm Green [Maj?]
David Hill John N. Creese Alfred [?]
Adam Waller James B Goode
Joseph C[?] Abraham Goode
George Freeman Thos Goode
Reuben Hill snr Andrew Headlow
[Endorsements indicate the petition was mailed from Rutherfordton, North Carolina
14 December 1827 to Daniel Goald Esqr, Member of the Assembly, Raleigh]
[Page 2 - Front]
The Committee of Propositions and Grievances
to whom was referred the Petition of John Logan
and wife of Rutherford County have had the same under
consideration and respectfully report -
That without going into a detail of all
the circumstances stated in the petition, the
sum of and substance of what the Petitioners
ask of the Legislature is, that a law may be
passed by which they may be discharged from the
Poor House of Rutherford County of which
they are at present inmates, and to which situation
they say they have been reduced by adverse
circumstances -
The Committee are of opinion that the
case of the Petitioners is one for the
consideration alone of the Wardens of the
Poor of the County of Rutherford, to whom is confided
by law the management of the Poor of their County.
They beg leave, therefore to be discharged from
the further consideration of the subject.
submitted
R. D. Gary C.
[Page 2 - Back]
Report on the Petition
of John Logan, and
Sarah his wife, of
the County of Rutherford
In H. Commons
31st Dec 1827. read
& concurred in -
By order
[P. Henderson, Clk?]
[Page 3 - Front]
The Committee of Propositions and Grievances to whom was refered
the petition of John Logan & his wife of the County of
Rutherford have had the same under consideration and
beg leave to report.
The Petitioners state they are old and superanuated and unable
to perform any kind of work for a livelihood. That they
have been on the parish of the County for several years and
are now placed in the poor house of said County. They
therefore pray to be released from the same and that a certain
sum of money be allowd them with the option on their
part to choose where they are to live. It appears to your
Committee inexpedient & unnecessary for the legislature to
interfere in such cases. They therefore recommend the adoption
of the following resolution.
Resolved that it is inexpedient to grant the prayer of
the petitioners John Logan & his wife.
Respectfully submitted
Thos Little Char
[Page 3 - Back]
Report on the case of
John Logan & his wife
of the County of Rutherford
In H. Commons
23rd Jan 1827. read
& concurred in
By Order
[P Henderson Clk?]
The following text from Griffin's History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties describes the administration of the Rutherford County, North Carolina poor house. John Logan's petition implies that he went to the poor house in April 1825, which would seem to be consistent with the statement that the poor house was built in the 1824-1825 time frame:
The wardens of the poor were selected [in 1820], as follows: John Moore, (merchant),
Marvel Mills, Thomas Martin, Hugh Quinn, Elijah Patton, and John Bell. They
levied a poor tax of 24 cents on each poll and 8 cents on each $100 valuation
of land and 10 cents on each $100 valuation of town property.
...
Wardens of the poor were appointed [in 1824] for a term of three years, as
follows: Philip Ransom, Jacob Michael, Elijah Patton, Sr., Achilles Durham,
Ambrose Mills, Moses Logan, and George Flack. After some discussion
it was decided by the wardens to call for bids for building a poor
house. Heretofore the poor had been "rented" to relatives and friends,
who maintained them, charging their expense of maintenance to the
county. No further mention is made of the building of a poor house at
this time, but a year later a poor house tax of five cents was levied on
each $100 valuation of property, together with a poll tax of ten cents.
(Source: Griffin, History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730-1936, p.168-169)21
In 1937, Mr. Will F. Franke of Birminghan Alabama inquired with the Verterans Administration about records of Revolutionary War service for Nathan Byars and John Logan of North Carolina. The Veterans Administration responded (as transcribed below) that they had no record of John Logan's service. But the response is interesting because it reveals some details which Franke had shared regarding his understanding of John Logan's military service before, during, and after the Revolutionary War. This letter from the Veterans Administration is preserved in the Revolutionary War pension file of Nathan Byars56. In another letter in the pension file dated June 28, 1937, Franke identified himself as the great-great-grandson of Nathan Byars's son John Byars who married Passie Logan.
August 23, 1937 Mr. Will F. Franke 714 Protective Life Building Birmingham, Alabama Dear Sir: Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Nathan Byars, born in North Carolina, served from that state in the Revolutionary War, later moved to Spartanburg District, South Carolina, where he was living when he received pension, and John Logan, also of North Carolina, who served in the militia of North Carolina in 1766, was in the Revolutionary War and in 1787, led an expedition against the Indians on the western frontier of North Carolina. The record of Nathan Byars, W.6223, was furnished you July 20, 1937 and it is presumed that you have received that history. This office has no record of services rendered in the colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, hence no record of the service rendered by John Logan in 1766. There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon the service of a John Logan, as described by you, in the Revolutionary War. The records following that war and including the War of 1812 have been searched and no record found of a John Logan, as described by you. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office. It is suggested that as a possible means of obtaining information in regard to the military service of John Logan, you address The Adjutant General, War Department, this city, who is custodian of military records. Very truly yours A. D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator [Veterans Administration]
23 July 1831: List of letters remaining in the Post Office at Rutherfordton, the 1st of July 1831; and
if not take out in three months, they will be sent to the General Post Office as dead letters:
Among those listed are "John or Eson Logan".
(Source: North Carolina Spectator and Western Advertiser (1830-1835), Rutherford County, North Carolina Abstracts, p.44)39
Early Records of Buffalo Baptist Church located just across the NC/SC
border in Cherokee County, South Carolina:
- Anthony Logan - Dismissed 1804.
- Green Logan - Received by Experience 1829, Excomm. 1833.
- Esom Logan - Excommunicated 1805
- John Logan - Received by Exp. 1830, Deceased 1832.
(Source: Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Vol II, No. 4, November 1974)20
Dictionary of Alabama Biography:
WATKINS, DANIEL, pioneer, was born January 1, 1800 in Buncombe County, N. C.,
and died October 26, 1888 in Jefferson County [AL]; son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Byers) Watkins
...
grandson of Jonathan Watkins of Virginia, ... and of Nathan Byers, who lived near
Charleston and in Spartanburg District, S. C.
...
Married: in 1821, in Spartanburg District, S. C., to Drucilla Byers, his first cousin;
daughter of John and Passey (Logan) Byers, of South Carolina, who moved to Jefferson
County [AL] in 1821, and later located in Tuscaloosa County [AL]; granddaughter of John Logan
of Spartanburg District, S. C.
(Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume IV, p.1729-1730, 1921.)44
Newspaper article, July 14, 1971:
Nathan Byars Owned Cowpens National Battleground Land -
Among the children listed for Nathan Byars (b.1749, Granville County NC, d.1846, Spartanburg County SC)
is John Byars (b.1777) married Mary Ann "Passer" Logan, daughter of
John and Pamey Collins Logan.
(Source: Bridges to the Past, Forest City This Week (newspaper), July 14, 1971.)5
Nathan Byars, 1749-1846, A Summary, by Clovis Byars Herring (March 1986):
John Byars Sr. born ca 1777, Caswell ? Co., NC. married Mary Ann "Passie"
Logan, daughter of John and Passey (COLLINS) LOGAN. [There has been some
confusion about the relationship of Mary Ann and Delphy , the second wife
of Nathan Byars Sr. Some think Mary Ann was Delpha' s daughter. It would
seem from their ages that they could be sisters, rather than mother and daughter.
Does anyone have further information on the Logan's?] This family
went to Jefferson Co., AL and John died 13 April 1852. He is buried at Tuscaloosa.
(Source: Byars Family Enquirer, Vol I, No. 1, March 1986, Buffalo, Texas)30
JOSEPH LOGAN was another of the trio of "master builders," who laid the foundation
for other men to build on, among the cane-brakes of Southern Kentucky. He was
intimately associated with [John] Hightower and [Alexander] Devin, with either of whom he could fully
labor. They were strong doctrinal preachers, and he was a warm, impressive exhorter.
Joseph Logan was a native of Virginia. In young manhood, he moved to North Carolina,
and married Annie Bias. Here also he obtained hope in Christ, and was baptized. Not
long after he united with the church, he moved to South Carolina, where he was put
into the ministry, and was, for some years, pastor of a church on Pedee river. The
exact time of his coming to Kentucky is not known, but he aided in gathering
Bethlehem, the second church formed in Allen county. This large old church, located
two miles north of Scottsville, the county seat of Allen, was constituted by John
Hightower, Alexander Devin, and Joseph Logan, January 31, 1801, and Mr.
Logan was immediately chosen its pastor. The church was constituted of eight
members-four males and as many females. It increased to 76 members the first year,
and has continued to be a strong, influential church to the present time.
Mr. Logan assisted in gathering several other churches in Allen county, among which
were Trammels Fork and Middle Fork. Few men of his day exercised a more powerful
influence over a congregation than did he. The "jerks" and "falling exercise,"
were common under his preaching. "I remember," said an aged citizen, "to have been
present at a meeting on Defeated Branch. Hightower preached a long sermon, Logan
followed him with an exhortation of twenty minutes, during which about twenty
persons fell as dead men."
When the faithful old servant of the Cross became too feeble to stand, he would
sit on a chair, or table, and preach Christ to the people, with much love and
tenderness. He died of a cancer on his breast, in October, 1812. Of his descendants,
younger Logan is an acceptable preacher among the Antimissionary Baptists in Warren
county.
(Source: Spencer, A History of Kentucky Baptists, p.325-326)73
Joseph Logan was mentioned in two letters found in the Revolutionary War pension application of William Bradley which are transcribed in part as follows:
State of South Carolina, Greenville District - In open Court:
On this the twenty
third day of March 1850 personally
appeared in open court ...
now sitting Aspasia
Bradley widow of William Bradley
deceased, a resident of the district of
Greenville & State of South Carolina
aged ninety-five years ...
she further swears that she is now
a widow, & that she has never
before made application for a
Pension, & has never married
since the death of her husband
William Bradley - She remembers
that her first child was born two
years after her marriage in 1785.
Her husband was five or six years
older than herself or perhaps
more - she has no record of their
ages - They were married in Rutherford
County North Carolina by a Baptist
clergyman named Logan - They continued
to live there on Broad River until
they moved to Greenville District
South Carolina where her husband
died ...
Signed Aspasia Bradley X her mark
(Source: Revolutionary War Pension Application of William Bradley (W.8399) N.C.)57
State of South Carolina, Greenville District:
On this 5th day of April AD one thousand eight
hundred and fifty five, personally appeared ...
Aspasia Bradley aged about ninty
seven years, a resident of Greenville District State of
South Carolina .. that she is the widow of William
Bradley deceased ...
She further states that she was married to the said
William Bradley in the State of North Carolina about
the year 1785 by Rev Joseph Logan and that her name
before the said marriage was Aspasia Sprigg. That
her husband died at Greenville South Carolina on the 4th
day of June AD 1808 and that she is now a widow ...
Signed Aspasia Bradley X her mark
(Source: Revolutionary War Pension Application of William Bradley (W.8399) N.C.)57
Rev. James Fowler and the Sandy River Church:
James Fowler was born about 1742 in one of the Northeastern states and came to
South Carolina before the Revolutionary War, settling near Turkey Creek, near
the York and Chester County [SC] line. ...
Fowler's interest in the Scriptures led him to be licensed by the Fairforest
congregation [Union County, SC] that he might assist them in preaching the
Gospel in the upcountry. As early as 1775 or 1776 he was preaching at Buffalo
Church outside Blacksburg as well as other local churches.
At an associational meeting of the Congaree Association in 1776, a request was
put forth that the Flat Rock Meeting House be constituted into a Baptist Church.
This meeting house had been built above Turkey Creek in York County by a group
of Baptists from North Carolina and Virginia who had settled along the Broad and
Pacolet Rivers, Turkey Creek and Sandy River some thirty miles from the Fairforest
Church. Since this meeting house was in the same vicinity as Fowler's home, we may
surmise that he was instrumental in establishing this congregation. From time to
time ministers from Fairforest, Buffalo and Little River were invited to come to
preach to the people of Flat Rock Meeting House. Upon hearing the request, the
Association formed a committee headed by Reverends Ralph Jones, Joseph Camp and
Joseph Logan to meet with the Flat Rock Congregation. On December 23, 1776 the
committee met with the congregation and assisted them in drawing up a church
covenant upon which they were duly constituted as a church to be known as Sandy
River Baptist Church.
An invitation was given for Mr. Fowler to be the pastor of the newly constituted
church. That same day, Mr. Fowler's theology was examined and upon his acceptance
by the committee, he was ordained with Reverend Ralph Jones delivering the sermon
and Reverend Camp giving the charge.
(Source: The Quarterly, York County Genealogical and Historical Society, York, SC, June 1989)81
Fairforest Church and Its Branches:
Sandy River Church originated from a group of Virginia
and North Carolina Baptists who settled on Sandy River
and invited ministers from Buffalo, Little River, Fairforest,
and Congaree Churches to preach to them. They build Flat
Rock meeting house somewhere near Turkey Creek, and Sandy River
[Turkey Creek flows from York County SC into Chester County SC, while Sandy River is in Chester County SC],
besides adjacent members of Fairforest and Little River
Churches. This group requested the 1776 meeting of Congaree
Association (at Fairforest) to constitute them a church.
Rever Messrs. Ralph Jones, Joseph Camp, and Joseph Logan
met with them at Flat Rock meeting house, December 23, 1776,
assisted in drawing up the covenant, constituted the church,
and at its request examined and ordained Rev. James Fowler,
Rev. Ralph Jones delivering the sermon and Rev. Joseph Camp
the charge. It is not certain beacause of lack of records
during the Revolution, though it is probable, that Mr. Fowler
became Sandy River's minister at that time; he held the
position in 1790 and continued in it at least through 1800; in
1791-1792 he was assisted by Rev. William Woodward; in
1802-1803 the church was without a pastor; and was supplied
in 1803 by Rev. Messrs. William Woodward and Samuel McCreary.
In 1791 Sandy River joined Bethel Association and
remained a member. The minutes of 1803 refer to it as
Upper Sandy River Church and this name was gradually adopted.
(Source: Townsend, South Carolina Baptists, 1670-1805, p.140-141)76
Ninety Six District, S.C., Deed Book 17:
Mar. 15, 1786, Robert Prince 206 ac in Ninety-six Dist on branches of Hoppers Cr & branches of Fountains
Cr of Saluda R; surveyed Apr. 4, 1785 for Joseph Logan; plat shows land on both sides of 6 branches and joins
vacant land on 4 sides & land laid out to Joseph Bridges; plat about 70 by 30 chains. (signed) Wm Benson, DS; book 17, p.262.
(Source: Pruitt, Abstracts of South Carolina Plats, Books 17, 18, and 19 (1784-1787), p.112)54
Greenville County, S.C. Deed Book A:
Aug. 21, 1787 Robert Prince (Greenville Co) to Rev. Joseph Logan (same); for £50 sold 206 ac; granted Apr. 3,
1786 by Gov. William Moultrie to Robert Prince on the branches of Harpers Cr and brandes of Fountains Cr,
waters of Saluda R. (signed) Robert Prince; witness Ryars Logan & Charles Benson; wit. oath Aug. 20, 1787
acknowledged; book A page 99.
(Source: Pruitt, Abstracts of Deeds: Greenville County, SC, Books A, B, & C (1787-1795), p.5.)52
Greenville County, S.C. Deed Book D:
Jan. 13, 1792 William Benson (Spartanburg Co, SC) to Enoch Hooper (Greenville Co); for £50 sterling sold
143 ac on N side of Saluda R; border on S side of Enoch Hooper on N side of Saluda R, Paul Fountin, & Josp. Logan;
granted Dec. 3, 1787 by Gov. Thomas Pinckney to William Benson. (signed) Wm Benson; rec. Joseph
Benson & Charles Benson; wit. oath by C Benson before J Blasingame; rec. Jun. 1, 1795; book D p.88.
(Source: Pruitt, Abstracts of Deeds: Greenville County, SC, Books D, & E (1795-1798), p.10.)53
Greenville County Churches:
Probably a constituent of the Bethel Association in 1789,
Head of Enoree Church must have been organized about that
time, with a large and scattered congregation, served by an
unusual number of licensed preachers and candidates. The
first church building is said to have been located about three
and a half miles from Travelers Rest towards Asheville on the
Buncombe Road. Rev. Thomas Musick, the pastor in 1791
and 1792 and probably before, was excommunicated for immorality
in 1793, and Rev. Abraham Hargess took his place.
He had been ordained in 1792 and remained with the Church
or its branches at least through 1803. Others ordained or
licensed by the church between 1791 and 1804 included David
Forester, Joseph Logan, Daniel Flannery, William King,
Isaiah Stephens, Joseph Willis and John Bourland.
(Source: Townsend, South Carolina Baptists, 1670-1805, p.214)76
Pendleton County, S.C. Conveyence Book C-D, 1795-1799:
Pages 159-160: 12 Apr. 1792. Albert Francis Smithson to Joel
Holcom for £50 stg. for 320 acres on S. side
of Saluda River, on branches of 12 Mile Creek
"first called Mile Creek now called Rice's Creek", granted to Smithson
on 4 May 1789 by Charles Pinckney.
Wit: Joseph Logan, John Tubb. Joseph Logan made oath to Bayley Anderson
Rec: 22 Feb 1796.
(Source: Wylie, Pendleton District, S.C. Deeds, 1790-1806, p.105)83
Pendleton County, S.C. Conveyence Book C-D, 1795-1799:
Page 330: 15 Aug. 1791. (?) Burrill Bobo, of Spartanburgh
Co., S.C. to Joseph Logan (?) for £60
stg. for 165 acres surveyed by Andrew Thompson,
1 Apr. 1785 for Bobo, on branch of Keowee River called Crow Creek,
granted 5 Jan. 1785. Signed Burrell, Elizabeth (+) Bobo. (note: Burrell
Bobo and Elizabeth Bobo). Wit. James Rice, William Murphree, John Tubb
(?). James Rice made oath to Baily Anderson, J.P., 20 Apr. 1793.
Rec: 1 May 1797. (very dim).
(Source: Wylie, Pendleton District, S.C. Deeds, 1790-1806, p.140)83
The Universal Register of the Baptist Denomination in North America (1794):
Lists Joseph Logan as an itinerate (traveling) preacher at the Kewee [Keowee] River Baptist Church in Pendleton County, South Carolina.
James Abbot was listed as a candidate (in training) in the same church. The church was listed as being formed in 1791.
The number of members in the chuch are listed for three years as follows: 1791: 15, 1792: 16, and 1793: 17.
(Source: Asplund, The Universal Register of the Baptist Denomination in North America, p.42)1
Pickens County [S.C.] Churches:
Keowee or Keowee River Church, organized in 1791, entered
the Bethel Association in 1793. Rev. Joseph Logan
became pastor sometime between 1791 and 1796 and served
the church for several years, but reports to association were
so irregular as to make the length of his pastorate uncertain.
At the same time James Abbott was a candidate for the ministry.
Other messengers to association were Isaac Lynch
in 1794 who reported seventeen members, William Floyd in
1796 when there were twelve, and Charles Dodson in 1800 who
again reported seventeen communicants. The Church was
dismissed by the Bethel Association in 1802 to enter the
Saluda Association. It stood on a two acre lot of land originally
granted to John Gresham in Pendleton District near Fort
Prince George and Crow Creek on the Keowee River.
(Source: Townsend, South Carolina Baptists, 1670-1805, p.237-238)76
Pendleton County, S.C. Conveyence Book C-D, 1795-1799:
Page 221: 9 Dec. 1794. Duncan Camron, planter of Green
Co., Ga. to William Bowen, of Pendleton Co.
for £40 proclamation money for 189 acres on
branch of 12 Mile Creek, now in Bowen's possession, granted 17 May 1787,
by Thomas Pinckney. Signed Duncan (his mark) Camron.
Wit: Joseph Logan, Wm. Patterson. William Patterson made oath to W. W.
Reid, J.P., 15 Aug. 1795.
Rec: 21 Jun. 1796.
(Source: Wylie, Pendleton District, S.C. Deeds, 1790-1806, p.115)83
Pendleton County, S.C. Conveyence Book C-D, 1795-1799:
Pages 387-388: 28 Dec. 1796 William Floyd, Jr. to Reuben Login
for & 40 for 100 acres on Keowee River
bd. by Mile Creek, Dunkin Camron's old line,
granted Dunkin Camron by Thos. Pinckney. Signed William (X) Floyd. Wit:
Alexr. Rloyd, George Tubb. George Tubb made oath to W. Reid, J.P., 25
Jan. 1798. Rec: 26 Jan. 1798.
(Source: Wylie, Pendleton District, S.C. Deeds, 1790-1806, p.163)83
Pendleton County, S.C., 1799, Pendleton District, S.C., 1800, Deed Book E:
Pages 239-140: 8 Apr. 1799, Joseph Logan to Joseph Woodall
for $500 for 160 acres on both sides of Bobon (?)
Creek, branch of Keowee, granted Burrell
Bobo, 5 Jan. 1786. Signed: Joseph Logan, Sr. Wit. James Jett, Joseph Logan, Jr.
James Jett made oath to Henry Burch, J.P., 10 Mar. 1800.
Rec: 15 Mar. 1800.
(Source: Wylie, Pendleton District, S.C. Deeds, 1790-1806, p.226)83
Pendleton County, S.C., 1799, Pendleton District, S.C., 1800, Deed Book E:
Pages 219-220: 13 Sep. 1799, Reubin Logan to Elias Turner for
$240 for 100 acres on Mile Creek of Keowee River,
bd. by Dunkin Camron, granted by Thomas
Pinckney, being part of old survey to Dunkin Camron. Wit: Jacob Capehart,
Zaphiniah (+) Harris. Zephiniah Harris made oath to Henry Burch, J.P.,
15 Feb. 1800.
Rec: 12 Apr. 1800.
(Source: Wylie, Pendleton District, S.C. Deeds, 1790-1806, p.224)83
Rutherford County, NC, Estates, Orphans, & Others - April 1802:
Thomas Logan & Martin Roberts entered into bond with Martha Gordon to indemnafy the county from the
maintainance of base born child born of the boyd of the said Martha. See bond filed by William McBrayer, J.P.
(Source: Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, May 2004, p.64)61
Lincoln County, NC Marriage Bond - 6 August 1803:
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas
Logan & Abner Mcafee are held and firmly bound
unto [blank space] in the just and full
sum of five hundred pounds good and lawful
money of sd state to the [wich?] payment
may be paid unto the sd [blank space] or unto
his successor in office. we bind ourselves our
heirs Executors & administrators jointly and
severaly firmly by these presents Sealed with
our seal & dated this 6 Day of August
1803
The Conditions of the above obligation is
such that the above bounded Thomas
Login hath the Day of the Date of these presents
hath applied to me for license of marriage
to be bound together in Holy matrimoney
with Matty Gorden. Now if there should
not Be at any time hereafter any lawfull reason
why the sd Thomas Login and [Molley?] Gorden
should not be bound together in Holy matrimoney
then the above obligations to be void
other wise to remain in full force & virtue
Signed Sealed & Dated thus
Thomas "his [T?] mark" Login {Seal}
Abner McAfee {Seal}
(Source: Rutherford County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, Microfilm, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC)
Rutherford County, NC Deed Books 37-38:
Deed Book 37-38, p. 599-601: 12 November 1831, Drury Logan, Wm Logan, and Jos Logan all of
York District & State of SoCarolina & Charles Hester, Simpson Hester, & Thomas Logan all of
Spartanburg District and State of SoCa (all Legatees of Thomas Dec'd) to Freeman Logan of the
County of Rutherford & State of NoCa ... for 100 dollars ... 100 acres ... in the County of
Rutherford & State of NoCa on the waters of Mill Creek ... joining the South Carolina State
line and James McIrrain. Wit. H. W. Kerr, Tisdale Logan. Signed: William Logan, Joseph Logan,
Drury Logan, Thos Logan, Chas X Hester, Simpson Hester. Recorded: 30 November 1832.
(Source: Rutherford County, North Carolina Deed Book 37-38, p.599-601)
Spartanburg County, SC, Will Book C, p.61-63:
Will of Charles Hester of Spartanburgh District,
farmer ... to my wife Martha Hester, tract of 150 acres
adj. Michael Sellers, Cherokee Creek, choice of my horses, etc;
ballance to be equally divided between all my children Wm Hester,
John Hester, Abraham Hester, Jesse Hester, Sally Fondren, Lucy
Arnold, Nancy Camp, Robert Hester, Joseph Hester, Fanny Blanton;
my grandson Simpson Hester and my stepson Thomas Logan, exrs.
19 June 1828.
Wit. Smith Lipscomb, John Smith, Ginney "her X mark" Surratt.
Signed: Charles "his X mark" Hester (Seal).
Proved by Smith Lipscomb, 15 April, 1835.
(Source: Holcomb, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Will Abstracts, 1787-1840, p.149)35
Spartanburg District, SC Deed Books U-W, p.142:
23 June 1828, Charles Hester for the love and affection which
I bear to my Grand son Simpson Hester have given a certain tract of land in
Spartanburgh dist., containing 200 acres more ore less. Witness: Joshua
Richards, Thomas Logan. Signed Charles (x) Hester. Witness oath by
Thomas Logan 6 Sept 1828 to J. Camp J.P. Rec. 14 Nov 1828.
(Source: Vehorn, Spartanburg District, S.C. Deed Abstracts, Books U-W (1827-1839), p.36)78
Early Records of Buffalo Baptist Church located just across the NC/SC
border in present day Cherokee County, South Carolina:
- Charles Hester - Judge of Temporal Disputes [undated]
- Martha Hester - deceased 1834
(Source: Bulletin of Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Vol II, No. 4, Nov. 1974)20
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