City Directories and History: Architect, Mr. Robert Mills was hired by the State of S.C. to create accurate maps of the state’s districts. In turn, he employed knowledgeable surveyors to survey the local areas, from which he created his finished maps of S.C., districts or counties. This resulted in accurate maps of roads, streams, and cities located in each. Click on the More Information / Enlargeable links, (found under the picture column), for an enlargeable county map, a history of Robert Mill’s survey of S.C. counties, written by Gene Waddell in 1980, an index to the names listed on the maps, and enlargeable quadrants for conducting in depth research.
“Thomas Harllee (c. 1767-1827) was an experienced surveyor and the son of a surveyor. Notably, three of his sons were surveyors (David S. and Peter, as well as John). Although he and John were competent surveyors, neither was a cartographer, as is evident from their manuscript surveys. Thomas was paid a total of $2,800 in 1818. Neither of the two payments made that year indicate which districts he was being paid for, but the amount of money makes it probable that he made surveys of three districts. In the Atlas “Thos. Harlee” is credited on the Marion plate, which is dated 1818. The Horry plate has only “Harlee,” undoubtedly meaning him and not John (who received a total of only $700). Since Thomas was a resident of Marion and he was asked to do the adjacent Horry (and his son did the adjacent Williamsburg), the third survey he did probably followed the general pattern of Governor Pickens’ choices and was either for the adjacent district of Marlborough or Darlington, the only two Atlas maps which are anonymous. Darlington is less likely because the manuscript for it is in a different hand and style; the Marlborough manuscript is not known to survive and so cannot be compared, but it was submitted and not approved in December, 1817, and he was paid $700 in March, 1818. Furthermore, no other payment seems applicable for this district so it can be safely attributed to him.
Thomas Harllee was a prominent citizen of Marion, and he served as a State legislator from 1802-1810. He was Clerk of Court and also Ordinary from 1810-1826. He left a large estate, and the inventory of it includes a “surveying compass &: Chain” valued at $10.00. William Hemingway surveyed George town District, and in December, 1820, the Legislature appropriated$1,722 for his work. He is listed as a resident of Georgetown in the 1820 Census, and he died that year on 18 November. An entry in the “Journal of General Peter Horry” for 1 October, 1812, suggests that he employed slaves to assist in his work; the General “sent Scipio & Hardtime … to Carry the Chain for Mr. Hemingway the Surveyor. ” Information from: Mill’s Atlas of South Carolina – 1825, Southern Historical Press, 1980
R&R has also taken individual county maps and created a list of their recorded sites, allowing R&R’s users, faster access to historic data. Each of the More Information links opens items connected to the Mill’s map of this county. The last four are those related to Quadrants 1-3. Names within each quadrant are listed below and at the bottom of the page, is an alphabetical list, of all names shown in Marlboro District, along with other counties in which the name also appears. Another excellent website to view the Mill’s maps is at Rumsey’s Maps.
Scroll down to view the alphabetical listing of names:
|Adam’s Mill – E, Mar’b, R||McLaurens – Mar’b|
|Adams – Be (2), Co. (2), E, Gr, Mar’b||McLeod, Dan’l. – Mar’b|
|Bennetville C.H. – Mar’b||Muddy Creek – Mar’b (2), W|
|Bethea – Mar (4), Mar’b||Murdock, John – Mar’b|
|Bethea, Capt. J. – Mar’b||Naked Creek – Mar’b|
|Bethea, David – Mar’b||New Road – Mar’b (3)|
|Black Smith Shop – Mar’b (2)||Newton – Mar’b|
|Boggy Br. – Mar’b||Newtons Mill – Mar’b|
|Branch Bay – Mar, Mar’b||Old Mill – H, Mar’b|
|Bull – A (2), Cha, Co, H, Mar’b||Panther Creek – Mar’b|
|Campbell, R. – Mar’b||Parker – Ch’f, Co, Lex, Mar’b|
|Carloss – Mar’b||Parker’s Ferry – Ch’f, Co (2), Mar’b|
|Cashua – Mar’b||Pearson – F, Lex, Mar’b, O|
|Cashua Ferry – D, Mar’b||Percoson – Mar’b|
|Cashua Neck – Mar’b||Phillis Creek – Mar’b|
|Cat Fish Creek – Mar, Mar’b (2)||Pierce – Gr, Mar’b, P|
|Cheraw – Ch’f, Mar’b||Pierce’s Store – Mar’b|
|Chesterfield – Ch’f, D, H, Lan, Mar’b||Pine Bay – Mar’b|
|Cocker – Mar’b||Pledger, Mrs. – Mar’b|
|Cocker’s Fall – D, Mar’b||Pledger, W. – Mar’b|
|Cook – Cha, F, R, Su, Mar’b, O, R, Su||Pouncey – Ch’f, D, Mar’b|
|Cottingham – Mar’b||Quick, Geo. – Mar’b|
|Darlington – Ch’f, D, K, Mar, Mar’b, Su, W||Quick, L. – Mar’b|
|Dead Pine Creek – Ch’f, Ge, Mar’b||Quick, T. – Mar’b|
|Donoko Bay – Mar’b||Red Bluff – Ba, Be, Mar’b, R|
|Dunnam Plant – Mar, Mar’b||Red House – Lex, Mar’b|
|Ervin’s Store – Mar’b||Roberston, Maj. – A, F, Mar’b|
|Fomess – Mar’b||Robertson’s, Maj.: Mill – Mar’b|
|Frank – Mar’b||Roes, Pell – Mar’b|
|From Marlborough to Marion Line – Mar’b||Sander’s Store – Mar’b|
|Gillespie – Mar’b||Sanders – Co (2), D, K, Lan, Mar’b, Su|
|Gordon – Ch’f, Ge, Lau, Mar’b, W (2)||Seal, W. – Mar’b|
|Gordon’s Fall – Ch’f, Mar’b||Sugar Loaf – Mar’b|
|Gum Swamp – K, Mar’b||Sweet Swamp – Mar’b|
|Hagan – Mar’b||Tavern – Be, Cha, Co (2), Ge, K, Lex, Mar’b|
|Hinks Creek – Mar’b||Thomas, Gen. – Mar’b|
|Hodge’s Store – Mar’b||Thomas, Gen.: Mill – Mar’b|
|Hodges – Mar (2), Mar’b||Thomas, I. – Mar’b|
|Hodges, Capt. – Mar’b||Thomas, J. – Mar’b (2)|
|Hodges, W. – Mar’b||Thomas, John – Mar’b|
|Hunt’s Bluff – D, Mar’b||Thomas, N. – Mar’b|
|Husband’s Creek – Mar’b||Thomas, Nathaniel – Mar’b|
|Kerby – Mar, Mar’b||Thomas, Robt. – Mar’b|
|Lamb – Mar’b||Thomas, W. – Mar’b|
|Line – Mar’b||Thomas, Wm. – Mar’b|
|Mandeville – D, Mar’b||Thompson’s Creek – Ch’f, Mar’b|
|Mandeville – Mar’b||Thoroughfare – Mar’b|
|Marborough – Mar’b||ton – Mar’b|
|Marion – D, Ge, H, Mar, Mar’b, W||Welsh – Ch’f, Mar’b|
|Mark’s Creek – Mar’b||Welsh Neck – Mar’b|
|McDaniels, Jos. – Mar’b||Welsh’s Mill – Ch’f, Mar’b|
|McKay – Mar, Mar’b||White’s Creek – Mar’b|
|McKays’ Mill – Mar’b||Williams Mill – Mar’b|
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