In a message dated 10/09/1999 3:40:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
MCain10030(a)aol.com writes:
<< Subj: Patrick Cain / South Carolina
Date: 10/09/1999 3:40:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: MCain10030(a)aol.com
To: CAIN-L(a)rootsweb.com
I have a copy of one page (#276) out of the book "The History of Orangeburg,
SC by A. S. Salley, Jr. sent to me by another researcher.
It lists the Representatives for the Fork district. Among them is PATRICK
CAIN. (Also listed are John Collins, Britton Williams who it says was hung
by Tories in 1780, Henry Hampton, and James Fair.
Does anyone have any information on this Patrick Cain? I am trying to
determine if it is possibly our ancestor.
Our Patrick Cain was b. 1741 Derry, Ireland was a Rev. War Veteran. He
lived in SC>GA>TN>KY.
Thanks for any help,
Marilyn Cain
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Hi Marilyn,
I believe I am the individual who can help you with the Patrick Cain who was
mentioned in Salley's book on Orangeburgh as I am one of his descendants.
There were two distinct Cain families in SC around the time of the
Revolution, both headed by a man named Patrick. One family was from the Isle
of Man and lived in Orangeburgh/Barnwell District and the other family was
from Ireland and lived in Abbeville District. There has been much confusion
about these two men.
My Patrick Cain was baptized in Ballaugh parish, Isle of Man, on July 17,
1712. His wife was named Ellinor Clark who he married on February 11,
1736/37 in Ballaugh parish. Later that same year, (6/23/1737) their son,
also named Patrick, was baptized in the same parish. Other children were
Joney, bp. 9/17/1740; Ellinor, bp. 2/28/1742/43; Alice (Ealish in Gaelic),
bp. 9/2/1746. All of these children were bp. in Ballaugh parish. Patrick
came to Augusta Co., VA by February 1746/47, stayed there until abt. 1754
when he removed to Anson Co. in 1755 where we find his son Patrick, Jr. in
the Anson Co. Militia.
In 1773 we find Patrick signing land survey platts as Deputy Surveyor for
Craven Co., SC in the present day Lancaster/Kershaw/Chesterfield area and by
1775 he is Deputy Surveyor for Orangeburgh District. Since he was a surveyor
by profession, he undoubtedly was well known in his District and was a
natural for election as a representative to the General Assembly of SC in
1779. This body was dissolved in 1780 when the British took Charleston, the
capitol, and Patrick was not elected when the Assembly reconvened after
Charleston was regained from British control.
I don't know very much about the Patrick Cain from Abbeville, except for the
fact that his son Patrick's wife, Susan or Susannah Crawford, was, for years,
erroneously considered as the wife of my Patrick Cain, Sr. My mother and her
sisters all went into the DAR, giving credit to Susannah as the mother of
Patrick Cain, Jr. who was killed by Tories in August 1781 on the banks of the
South Edisto River in Barnwell District. Patrick Cain, Jr. and his wife,
Mary (Mollie) Griffin had two sons, William and John, before Patrick's death
in 1781. I descend through son John.
If anyone on the list wants more information on this Cain line, please
contact me.
Frank Trowbridge
TrowMcn(a)aol.com