In a search for my ancestors, I found some information that I wanted to share.
The information on this webpage is about the Hughes Family Ancestry.
My base of information of the Hughes Family comes from the book
"Mizpah: a Family Book".
The book started as a collection of information by itinerant preacher, M. M. Brabham. His parish was the lowcountry of South Carolina which
included an area called Bufords Bridge, SC. The settlement was near a bridge to cross the Salkehatchie Creek (or River).
The link to more information about the church is Mizpah Methodist Church, Bufords Bridge, SC.
Mizpah_A-Family-Book
MIZPAH A Family Book
The church is located about 15 miles south of Bamberg,SC on Highway 301/321 near the Allendale County line. There is a historical marker on
the road entrance on the left side. Note: if you drive across a bridge when travelling south, you have driven past the historical marker.
SCOlar,Mizpah-Church-Historical-Marker
Mizpah Church Historical Marker
Before the American Civil War (North vs. South in 1861), the location of the church was known as Bufords Bridge. During the war,
the houses in the area were burned, but the church was used for wounded soldiers and was left standing. (There is an old map that
describes where the Confederate Breastworks were constructed to delay the crossing of the Salkehatchie River by Shermans northern troops.)
Around 2000, the church was restored by the current members. The founding families of the church were: Brabham, Kirkland, McMillan, Kearse, Moye and Ayer.
The cemetery near the church contains the graves from these families. Nearby cemeteries are: old Brabham, old Kirkland, and old Moye.
Reverend M. M. Brabham was an itinerant minister of the area and recorded many births, marriages and deaths of the families in his notes
about 1923. Around 1975, a book committee was formed to publish his notes, plus update the family information. The book was published in
1978 and updated in 2007 with the title Mizpah: A Family Book by The R.L. Bryan Company from
Columbia,SC. (It is now available from Sun Printing, W Columbia, SC 29169 http://www.sunsolutionsusa.com.)
Trying to conserve page space and reduce reading and typing, I changed Barnwell/Bamberg to just Bamberg. I looked on the maps provided by the archivesindex.sc.gov to try
and determine the areas better. Bamberg was detached from the Barnwell district in 1897. I grew-up in Bamberg and the Hughes family that I knew growing up are tracked most in
this ancestry webpage, so I know many of the Bamberg locations where they lived and are buried. ('Puddin' :-) Hughes)
Jim and Rebecca McMillan family below included for Richard C. McMillan descendents later on page
[Major Jim and Pvt. Daniel McMillan were brothers to 'Henry' William McMillan. In the 1790&1800 Census, Henry was listed as having 18 children. Daniel moved to Illinios.]
----------{H-1g}Richard C. (Cornelias?) McMillan-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------{G1-16}James Jefferson Hughes------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As always, any comments that you have about the website would be appreciated.
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