I42765: JANE CALTHORPE (ABT 1590

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THE CLARDY FAMILY CEMETERY: Prior to the Revolutionary War western Laurens county was very sparsely inhabited, however, soon after the end of the war in 1783 and the establishment of Laurens County in 1785 this area began to fill up with families from Pennsylvania and Virginia. Names such as Scott, King, Smith, Razor and Gaines began to appear in the early court records.

Shortly after the Revolutionary War Reverend* Henry Gaines moved with his family from Virginia to western Laurens County. Several of his sons purchased land along the Augusta-Greenville Stage coach road, now know as Indian Mound Road. According to his tomb-stone, Rev.* Henry Gaines was critically injured in 1796 while working on Knights bridge across the Saluda River. Soon after he died of his injuries and was buried on Gaines property a short distance from the Stage Coach road. In September 1801 Richard Gaines sold 90 acres of his property to James Clardy. People continued to bury dead in the Gaines graveyard until it became known as Clardy's Cemetery, the name which it still bears to this day.

After a careful inspection, difficult because of undergrowth, I counted 24 sunken graves marked by field stones or no marker at all, one standing memorial stone, that of Henry Gaines and one grave marker lying flat. L.G. 10-20-93

* February 18, 2002: I've heard from one of the Gaines Family researchers, that this Henry Gaines may not have been the "Reverend" Gaines. Ed Gaines writes, "Your site refers to Rev. Henry Gaines 1731-1796, who died of injuries suffered while building a bridge across the Saluda River. That is the correct Henry for that story, but I do not think he was ever referred to as 'Rev.' That title was often used for my ancestor, Henry Gaines 1737-1830." Here's Ed's email address: [email protected] Mike

Road-front side of a double face stone in the cemetery. Inscribed:

HENRY GAINES 1731 - 1796
Married Miss Mariah Woods
Carpenter by trade. Got hurt while working on Johnie Night's bridge at Saluda River, S. C. and died from effects of wounds.
He was the father of Richard Gaines the revolutionary soldier.
(Liberty taken with capitalization and line breaks.)

Opposite side of a double face stone in the cemetery. Inscribed:
RICHARD GAINES 1686 - 1769
Had Black Boy Servant named Pompey. He married Miss Pendleton. Had two sons killed in Braddock's defeat about 1755. He is buried in Culpepper, VA.
(Liberty taken with capitalization and line breaks.)

Fallen and broken marker next to the double face marker. Inscription:
In memory of Mrs. Jane Gaines who died in 1848. Aged 71 years.

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My Southern Family

JANE CALTHORPE

ABT 1590 - ____

ID Number: I42765

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DOROTHY CAVENDISH

17 Aug 1750 - 3 Jun 1794

ID Number: I38849

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David COMPTON

ABT 1811 - ____

ID Number: I46086

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Bartlett CRENSHAW

ABT 1770 - ____

ID Number: I94065

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Lt. Lemuel DAVIS

ABT 1880 - 1917

ID Number: I17561

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Henry GAINES

1731 - 1796

ID Number: I33482

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Mary "Polly" GARRETT

ABT 1787 - AFT 1830

ID Number: I100731

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ROBERT de Pitcarne PITCAIRN

ABT 1230 - ____

ID Number: I86828

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John TALIAFERRO

ABT 1780 - ____

ID Number: I81461

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