The First Families Project - SC - Spartanburg County Alexander; Allen; Arnold/[Arendell]; Abbett; Austell Bagwell; Ballard; Barnett; Belcher; Bennell; Berry; Biship; Biter; Blackstock; Bobo; Bonner; Bostick; Brice; Brown; Bruton; Bryant Buffington; Burnett Burton; Byrars; Camp; Cannon; Casey; Casselbury; Central; Chesney; Childers; Clayton; Cole; Cook; Cooper; Couch; Cox; Crocker; Crow; Crowder; Culberson; Davidson; Davis; Dean; Dewberry; Dodd; Drummond; Edwards; Elder; Evans; Farrow Fielder; Finch; Floyd; Foster; Ford; Fowler; Garnett; Gaston; Gentry; Gibbs; Gilbert; Goodlett; Golightly; Griffin; Hammett; Harris; Harrison; Henderson; Hill; Jackson; Johnson; Kelly; Kirby; Lancaster; Lanford; Lawrence; Lemaster; Lewis; Libscomb; Littlejohn; Mason; Mcabee; O'shields; Pearson; Price; Pool; Rainwaters; Ray; Rhodes; Roddy; Roebuck; Rogers; Ross; Sarratt/Surratt; Sims; Smith; Stone; Tapp; Thomas; Thomson; Tinsley; Timmons; Todd; Tolleson; Trimmier; Turner; Underwood; Varner; Wakfield; Waldrop; Walker; Ward; Waters; Watson; Wells; West; Westmorland; White; Wilkens; Williams; Williamson; Wilson; Wingo; Wofford; Vaughn; Young Among the early settlers on the waters of the North Tyger, in the vicinity of the present Mount Zion (Baptist) church and old Fort Prince, were the families Wood, Wingo, Prince and Ballenger. The families of Bomar, Chapman, Foster, Pollard and Richardson, were like their neighbors, emigrants from Virginia and probably settled between the years 1795 and 1800. Among the early settlers on South Pacolet were the families of McDowell, McMillen, McClure and Dickson, all Scotch-Irish ; and on North Pacolet, the families of Jackson (Scotch-Irish), Earle, Hannon, Page and other emigrants from Virginia. The earliest census we have for the area encompassed the entire 96 district in 1779. This list shows 2,154 residents representing 1124 different surnames. Abercrombie, Abernathy, Able, Abney, Adair, Adams, Addis, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anesworth, Appleton, Argo, Arington, Armstrong, Arnold, Aspenal, Atkins, Bacon, Badjeaw, Bagley, Bags, Bailey, Baisdane, Baker, Ball, Balote, Balton, Banks, Bansey, Baptistere, Bardin, Barksdale, Barlow, Barns, Barrett, Barronton, Bartleson, Barton, Baskins, Bates, Batey, Baugh, Bayle, Bayley, Bays, Bealy, Beam, Bean, Beard, Beaty, Bedingfield, Beels, Belard, Bell, Below, Bennett, Benson, Bentley, Benton, Beraud, Berry, Bert, Beverley, Biddy, Bikett, Bird, Bishop, Black, Blackburn, Blackely, Blackley, Blackwell, Blackwood, Blair, Blakeley, Blane, Blassingham, Block, Boby, Boggen, Boggs, Boiole, Bolson, Boman, Bond, Boone, Boozard, Boragne, Bostick, Bouchillon, Bouland, Bouner, Bouthe, Bowers, Bowie, Bowlin, Bowman, Box, Boyce, Boyd, Boyer, Bramblet, Branan, Brandon, Brawford, Brazel, Breaseal, Breden, Breed, Breshar, Brigs, Broadhead, Brooks, Broughton, Brown, Browning, Bruver, Bryan, Bryson, Buchanan, Buckaleu, Buckalve, Buckfield, Buckhalter, Buckham, Buckhatter, Buffington, Bullock, Burden, Burgess, Burke, Burks, Burney, Burns, Burnside, Burton, Busk, Bussey, Butler, Cain, Caldwell, Calhoun, Campbell, Canedy, Cannada, Cannon, Capland, Cappock, Carethers, Cargill, Caridine, Carisle, Carmichael, Carmon, Carrithers, Carroll, Carson, Carter, Casey, Castle, Chaffair, Chandler, Chaney, Chaple, Chaves, Chester, Chevas, Childers, Clark, Clockler, Closk, Coak, Coale, Coats, Cobbs, Cobenton, Cochran, Cocks, Coffer, Cogburn, Cogen, Coiler, Coker, Colany, Cole, Coleman, Collier, Collins, Colvin, Colwell, Comer, Conel, Conn, Cooda, Cook, Cooper, Copai, Cotton, Couch, Coursey, Coventon, Cowan, Cox, Coxman, Cozby, Craddock, Craswell, Crawford, Cray, Cresley, Crey, Creyton, Crise, Croak, Cromer, Crompton, Crooks, Crosen, Crossley, Crow, Crowte, Crum, Crumley, Culp, Cummins, Cunningham, Cureton, Curry, Cuvall, Daivs, Dalrymple, Dalton, Dampbell, Daugherty, Davenport, David, Davidson, Davis, Dawkins, Day, Deal, Dealwood, Dean, Decaskar, Deloch, Delote, Dendey, Dennis, Denny, Devall, Devour, Dewberry, Dewitt, Dial, Dicket, Dickey, Dickhart, Dickson, Dillard, Divour, Doby, Doller, Donaho, Donaldson, Doolittle, Dorris, Dosson, Douglass, Dowing, Downes, Downing, Downs, Dreen, Drew, Driper, Dudley, Duggins, Dukes, Duncan, Dunlap, Dunn, Dupee, Durbrough, Durham, Duriah, Dutton, Dyson, Eakins, Earnest, East, Eastland, Eastwood, Edgehill, Edings, Edmiston, Edward, Edwards, Egar, Elemon, Elleman, Ellerman, Elliott, Ellis, Ellison, Elmore, Elvin, Emrey, English, Erwin, Eskridge, Esler, Etheridge, Evans, Evant, Ewing, Falk, Fanning, Fanquhere, Faris, Farmer, Fauguhere, Favours, Felaw, Felcher, Ferguson, Fincher, Finley, Finney, Fish, Flanigan, Fleming, Flemingham, Fletchall, Fletcher, Foister, Forbes, Ford, Fordren, Foreman, Fort, Fortteman, Foskey, Foster, Fourtier, Fowler, Foxe, Foy, Franklin, Fraser, Fraylick, Frazer, Frederick, Freeman, Frets, Frickland, Fridrick, Fudge, Fuisborn, Fulker, Furlow, Furned, Galley, Gallman, Gallmon, Galloway, Galphin, Gamble, Gant, Garden, Garey, Garner, Garratt, Garrot, Gartman, Geary, Gentry, George, Geroge, Ghent, Gibbes, Gibbs, Gibson, Gideon, Gilbert, Gilder, Gilky, Gill, Gillam, Gilleland, Gillespie, Gillet, Gillum, Glantom, Glasgos, Glasgow, Glen, Glover, Gobbooane, Godfrey, Goggins, Golding, Golightly, Golle, Gollman, Gonnel, Goode, Goodwin, Gordon, Gore, Gorey, Gorman, Goudalock, Graham, Grant, Gray, Green, Greer, Gregory, Grey, Grfeer, Grier, Griffice, Griffin, Grigs, Grimes, Grindal, Grinsley, Groce, Guin, Gulberath, Guyton, Gwin, Hacheeson, Haggert, Hagins, Hagton, Haigwood, Hairston, Hall, Hallems, Halloway, Hallum, Hames, Hamilton, Hammett, Hammond, Hampton, Hanby, Hancock, Haney, Hannah, Hanvey, Hardwick, Harkins, Harland, Harlin, Harmon, Harris, Harrison, Harron, Harry, Harvey, Hatcher, Hathorn, Hawkins, Hawthorn, Hays, Hazell, Heany, Heard, Heartel, Hembre, Henderson, Hendricks, Henry, Henson, Henton, Henyard, Herbison, Herndon, Herren, Hettell, Hghmane, Hicks, Hield, Higgins, Hill, Hinton, Hodge, Hodges, Hog, Hogens, Holland, Holley, Hollingsworth, Hollinsworth, Holloday, Holloway, Homes, Hood, Hope, Horton, Hossey, Howard, Howell, Huddleston, Hudson, Huggins, Hughes, Hughmane, Humphreys, Hundon, Hunt, Hunter, Huston, Hutchinson, Hutten, Hyle, Inman, Insco, Irwin, Istes, Jackson, James, Jay, Jefferies, Jenkins, Jester, Jevelah, Joel, John, Johnson, Johnston, Jolley, Jones, Jordan, Journey, Joyner, Karr, Keating, Keller, Kelly, Kennedy, Keown, Kerr, Key, Killcress, King, Kirk, Kirkland, Kirkwood, Lacey, Laird, Landoum, Landtrys, Lang, Langdon, Langley, Largent, Larimor, Lark, Lasles, Lasley, Laton, Lattimer, Lawrence, Leach, Lee, Leffan, Lemar, Leopold, Lesley, Lessly, Letcher, Levill, Lewis, Ley, Liddle, Lightsey, Liles, Limbucker, Linam, Lindley, Lindsay, Lindsayh, Lindsey, Linsey, Lissey, Little, Littleton, Liveret, Lodge, Lofton, Logan, Lomanick, Lomanuk, Long, Longmire, Loosk, Love, Lowery, Luckie, Lucus, Lunday, Lynch, Lynn, Mabry, Madding, Maens, Mahon, Mahone, Mairs, Mairston, Manarey, Manau, Manley, Mann, Mapp, Marchbanks, Maretherw, Mark, Marks, Marns, Mars, Marsh, Marshall, Martin, Matthews, Maxwell, Mayban, Mayberry, Mayes, Mayfield, Mayson, Mcalpin, Mcbee, Mcbride, Mccain, Mccall, Mccarley, Mccarter, Mccartey, Mccartney, Mccay, Mcclean, Mcclearing, Mcclellan, Mcclendon, Mccleskey, Mcclintock, Mcclinton, Mccloeskay, Mcclurken, Mccole, Mccollister, Mccolloch, Mccomb, Mcconan, Mcconnel, Mccord, Mccrackon, Mccrae, Mccreary, Mccrery, Mcculloch, Mcdaniel, Mcdavid, Mcdonald, Mcdoogle, Mcdowell, Mcelve, Mcelwee, Mcentire, Mcfarland, Mcferron, Mcgaw, Mcgill, Mcgin, Mcgown, Mcherd, Mcjunkin, Mckeany, Mckee, Mckeen, Mckeney, Mckinley, Mckinney, Mckissock, Mclemarr, Mclintock, Mcmahon, Mcmartry, Mcmaster, Mcmesterson, Mcmillan, Mcmurdy, Mcnass, Mcneel, Mcneess, Mcpherson, Mcrun, Mcteer, Mcwhortie, Mcwill, Means, Mecrea, Meeks, Mefatrick, Meguinas, Mehanne, Mekelvain, Melone, Melton, Melvil, Merriweather, Meslemay, Messer, Michel, Mickam, Middleton, Miles, Millar, Millegan, Miller, Millhouse, Mims, Minter, Mires, Mirthlan, Mitchell, Mith, Mitts, Mock, Mones, Monk, Montgomery, Moore, Moorhead, Morgan, Morrice, Morris, Morrow, Moseley, Mounts, Mudding, Mulheren, Murphey, Murphy, Murray, Musgrove, Neal, Nealy, Neel, Neely, Neighbors, Neighbour, Neighbours, Neil, Nelly, Nelson, Nelton, Newman, Newton, Nial, Niblet, Nichols, Nicholson, Nickels, Nickols, Nimmons, Nipper, Nisbett, Nixon, Noble, Norrel, Norris, North, Norwood, Nowland, Nox, Nutt, O'neal, Oats, Odam, Odle, Odom, Offutt, Oliphant, Orr, Osborne, Otterson, Owens, Owings, Pace, Paget, Palmer, Pamer, Park, Parker, Parmer, Parnell, Parrot, Parten, Partin, Partman, Partor, Patrick, Patterson, Patton, Pattypooles, Paulk, Peacock, Pearson, Peekins, Pemberton, Penny, Perdue, Perrin, Perry, Pescott, Petteet, Pettey, Pettigrew, Pheagins, Philips, Phillips, Pickens, Pierce, Pinkett, Pinkston, Pitts, Plumer, Plunket, Plunkett, Pollard, Ponder, Poor, Pope, Porter, Porterfield, Portman, Posey, Possey, Postan, Potter, Potts, Pounds, Powell, Prator, Pratt, Presley, Preter, Price, Prichard, Prince, Prine, Proctor, Protor, Pruet, Pstevens, Puckett, Pugh, Purda, Purdy, Purkins, Purves, Pussell, Qualls, Queen, Rainey, Ramage, Rambo, Ramsey, Ransford, Rapley, Ray, Read, Rearden, Reed, Reeder, Rees, Reid, Reyley, Reynolds, Rhoden, Richardson, Richey, Ridgall, Ridgeway, Ridingman, Right, Riley, Risinger, Ritchey, Roach, Roberson, Robert, Roberts, Robertson, Robeson, Robinson, Rockbridge, Roderick, Rodgers, Ronalds, Roofe, Rosemand, Ross, Roundtree, Rowe, Rowell, Ruble, Ruff, Russel, Rutledge, Ryan, Saffold, Sakker, Salter, Sampbell, Sample, Sanders, Sanderson, Sargent, Sarratt/Spratt, Sarratt/Surratt, Satterwhite, Savage, Sawyer, Saxon, Scison, Scott, Scroggs, Seawright, Segler, Sellars, Shanes, Shank, Shanklin, Sharp, Shaw, Shenkler, Shentrobser, Shepard, Sherer, Shipes, Shipley, Sigler, Simms, Simonw, Simpson, Sims, Single, Singuefield, Sisson, Sloan, Smith, Smithers, Smothers, Snipes, Sohnston, Sorugs, Sown, Spark, Sparks, Spears, Speir, Spencer, Sperdue, Spiars, Spraggins, Springer, Stare, Stark, Starks, Starns, Steadman, Stedam, Stedman, Steel, Steen, Stephens, Stephenson, Sterns, Stevens, Stevenson, Steward, Stewart, Stickman, Stimson, Stocker, Stockman, Stokman, Stone, Strain, Stringer, Stuzengger, Suber, Sulivan, Summerall, Swanzey, Swearengain, Swindford, Taggart, Tarburt, Tarr, Tate, Taylor, Teague, Templeton, Teter, Thacker, Thomas, Thompson, Thomson, Thorntonl, Thrnbull, Tikett, Tillet, Tilman / Tilmon, Timberman, Tiner, Tinsley, Tobler, Todd, Towles, Towns, Townsend, Tramel, Trammell, Travaler, Tuffel, Turk, Turnbull, Turner, Turney, Tutt, Tutten, Tweedy, Twitty, Tygert, Unningham, Vanhorn, Vanjant, Vann, Varnen, Varner, Vasseks, Vaughn, Verdiman, Verjen, Vessels, Vincent, Vlarey, Volentine, Wade, Wadell, Wadleton, Wadlington, Wafer, Wafford, Wakard, Waker, Waldrope, Wales, Walker, Wallace, Walton, Wardlaw, Ware, Waring, Warren, Waters, Watsman, Watson, Watt, Watts, Weardlaw, Weaver, Webb, Weed, Weedingman, Weems, Welkin, Wells, Welsh, Welst, West, Wharton, White, Whitel, Whitfield, Whitmore, Whittone, Wilfor, Wilkinson/Wilkison, Willard, Williams, Williamson, Willwee, Wilson, Winbush, Winchester, Wise, Wiseman, Wisw, Withers, Witsell, Wofford, Wood, Woodall, Woods, Woodson, Word, Wright, Wyatt, Wylly, Yates, Yeldon, Young, Zubly, SOURCES: http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/spartanburg-county http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartanburg,_South_Carolina http://files.usgwarchives.org/sc/districts/census/1779_96d.txt http://www.southcarolinagenealogy.org/south-carolina-counties/spartanburg/