First Families of Edgefield District South Carolina
Some First Families of Aiken County
When the first United States census was taken in 1790, the
territory now known as Aiken County was a part of Ninety-six and
Orangeburg Districts. The population of the United States at this
time, exclusive of slaves, was only 3,231,533. The only names
listed in the census were the heads of families, but they were the
ones who made the constitution possible and who put it into
successful operation after it was adopted. The following are the
names of the heads of some of the families living in what is now
Aiken County or adjacent territory. We should be proud of these
names, for by their actions in war and peace they helped to found
our nation. Many living here today will find the name of an
ancestor in this list.
Adkison, David
Amick, Peter
Armstrong, Richard
Ashley, Robert
Boyd, Edmund - 1 slave
Beck, Charles
Beck, John
Bill, John - 3 slaves (could this be Bell?)
Brown, Joel
REF: Toole - Ninety Years in Aiken County,
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