Individual Details

David McWhorter

(Ca 1741 - 4 Oct 1789)



David & Mary said married at St. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster Co. PA

Abbeville Plat Book A, p.192
Survey for David McWhirter as a Citizen. 250 acres above the Ancient [Indian] Boundary Line on Hurricane Creek, a branch of Saludy River, bounding to the NE on two former surveys. To the SE and NE on John Hamilton's land and to the SW on land surveyed for Mary Newman. Other sides vacant when surveyed by John Bowie, Deputy Surveyor, on 15 Dec 1784. Recorded 10 Feb 1785, Robert Anderson, County Surveyor. Sketch of the plat show Hurricane Creek running up one side of the plat.

Deed from Old Pendleton SC
DB G, p.301 9 Mar 1802 Mary Jones, John & Robert McWhirter to Samuel Brown. 250 acres for $250. Signed by Mary Jones, John McWhirter, Robert McWhirter. Wit: Thomas Brown, John McWhirter. Thomas made oath to the deed, 9 Oct 1802. Recorded 15 Mar 1803.
When Samuel sold 100 acres of this land, by then recorded in Anderson Co DB 1, p.268, 24 Mar 1808, it was described as part of a tract granted David McWhirter, 3 Apr 1786.
On 10 Jan 1816, recorded in Pendleton DB M. p. 494, Samuel Brown sold the remaining 150 acres on the Saluda River, part of survey granted David McWhirter 3 apr 1786, to William Crawford

Events

BirthCa 1741Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Marriage31 Mar 1766Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - Mary Posten
Death4 Oct 1789Abbeville County, South Carolina

Families

SpouseMary Posten (1750 - 1846)
ChildJohn B. McWhorter (1768 - 1855)
ChildRobert McWhorter (1770 - 1857)
ChildMary McWhorter (1779 - 1863)
ChildWilliam McWhorter (1782 - 1872)