William Herring, of Pendleton District

Not the same as William Herring, of Rockingham County

There is no documentation of his birth date or location. Family tradition is that he came to SC from Virginia. See book ""Lineage and tradition of the Herring, Conyers, Hendrick, Boddie, Perry, Crudup, Denson, and Hilliard families"" in sources.

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CAUTION: STOP! DO NOT CONFUSE with ROCKINGHAM WILLIAM. DIFFERENT SPOUSES, CHILDREN, LOCALITIES, etc etc. This William has been untangled from erroneous merges with other William Herrings. There were several William Herrings around at the same time who are not the same person. Please do not repeat that error.

This William Herring is the patriarch of the Herring family in the book "Lineage and tradition of the Herring, Conyers, Hendrick, Boddie, Perry, Crudup, Denson, and Hilliard families".

Please note that Elizabeth Stephenson was not the wife of this William Herring. She was the wife of the William Herring who lived in Rockingham County, Virginia. These two Williams are easily confused but they were two different people living in two different states.

The wife of William Herring, d.1812, is not known.

His five children are documented as:
1. Elisha Herring
2. Stephen Herring
3. wife of William Jolly
4. wife of Peter Keys
5. Elijah Herring

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It is tradition that the Herrings of Pendleton County, South
Carolina, first settled in Edgefield County and that they were
of "Scotch-Irish ancestry" and "descended from the early Vir-
ginia colonists, and that William Herring and his four brothers
fought in the War of the Revolution in the Battle of Cowpens,
in South Carolina, under General Morgan, which took place
January 17, 1781. In this engagement, William Herring was
wounded in the right cheek. This injury caused the loss of his
eye and eventually his death. He was granted 222 acres of land
"situated in Ninety-sixth District, on a branch called Dry Creek,
waters of Little Saluda. This grant was dated April 25, 1786.*
This was for 138 acres. Another tract was for 84 acres and was
granted April 28, 1788, "on waters of Mine Creek."*

^Recorded Columbia, S. C, Land Grant Office, Vol. 17, p. 217.

• Rec., Vol. 22, p. 659.

place described was called the "Mill Place/* In 1790, January
27, he sold it to James Salter/ This land adjoined James CJox's
place. The Coxes were closely allied to the Herrings.

William Herring and family then moved to Pendleton
County, where he bought land from Samuel Dalrymple, Decem-
ber 27, 1790. The Herring names appearing as witnesses to
this purchase were Jacob, Isaac and Ephraim Herring. This
tract was 320 acres and is described as "lying on Generostee
Creek, waters of Savannah River.'^ This document is dated De-
cember 27, 1790. This property lies very near Anderson, the
present county seat In this transfer the name appears written
as follows: Herron, Herren and Herrin, and is signed William
Herring. In 1813 he had 1,000 acres surveyed for him. It lay
in Oconee County, near the coimty line, and adjoined Elisha
Herring's land. William Herring's will was made in 1812. His
son Elisha was his executor. He died about 1819. The follow-
ing properties he conveyed to his various children :

No. 1. To his son Elisha Herring, 80 acres 'lying on
waters of Big Generostee Creek," January 19, 1804.

No. 2. To his son Stephen Herring, 110 acres, conveyed
September 1, 1801. This reads: "between William Herring of
the County of Pendleton, State of South Carolina, planter, of the
one part and Stephen Herring, planter, of the other part," etc.,
"all that plantation whereon Stephen Herring now lives, lying
on the Generostee Creek, waters of Savannah River."

No. 3. His daughter married William Jolly and to him
he conveyed 100 acres, August 11, 1811. This is also described
as "on waters of Generostee Creek, close to fence of Elijah Her-
ring's land, east side of Little Rocky Creek." The Jollys inter-
marry with the Herrings. They were evidently of French extrac-
tion; the name being originally Joulee. Daniel Joulee of St
James, Santee P., and Constant June, spinster, married March
13, 1783.* They took notable part in the Revolutionary War.
His brother, John Jolly, married Sarah Palmer and bore the rank
of lieutenant in 1780. He was killed that year or the following

• Ref., Edgefield County Court Rec. Book D, pp. 248-50.

'Ret, S. C. His. and Oen. Mag., Vol. 16, p. 114.

either at Leighton's or Fairforest. Joseph Jolly was captain in
1776. Benjamin Jolly was major and died before marriage. Wil-
liam JoUy^s will is recorded in Franklin County, Ga., where the
JoUys and the Herrings later removed.

No. 4. William Herring conveyed to his son-in-law (?)
Peter Keys 50 acres, January 20, 1807,' also "lying on waters of
Big Generostee Creek, waters of Savannah River."

William Herring had another son, (No. 5) Elijah Herring.

No. 1. Elisha Herring was probably his eldest son, as his
father appointed him his executor. Elisha conveys the same tract
from his father noted above to his son (A) Francis Herring.
From the estate papers, dated 1856, the following descendants of
Francis have been collected. Issue :

( a ) Elijah Herring. Issue :

Xa. James Herring.

Xb. Samuel Herring, both minors in 1856.

(b) Ruthy Ann Herring, wife of Mr. Beatty. Issue :

Xa. David Milton Beatty.
Xb. Francis A. Beatty.

(c) Jesse M. Herring, dead, but left heirs.

(d) James M. Herring, administrator of father's estate.

(e) Francis Herring.

(f ) J. Mercer Herring.

(g) Sarah Ann Herring, married John Tilly,
(h) Laura M. Herring, married A. Brooks.

No. 2. Stephen Herring was bom January 7, 1768,* and
married Rhoda Land — ^bom September 29, 1775 — daughter of
Joseph and Sarah Land, of "Keowee Creek," Pendleton County.
Joseph Land's will was made in July, 1803, and he left every-
thing to his wife. The Lands were a family of gentle blood of
Princess Anne County, Va., who moved to South Carolina a
short while before the War of the Revolution. Lewis Land of
Greenville County, S. C, was a pensioned soldier of the "Vir-
ginia Militia," born 1759. His will is recorded there and dated

'Anderson (S. C.) records.
"Ret, his family Bible.

References

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GF2H-D9P
• https://www.google.com/books/edition/Lineage_and_Tradition_of_the_H...
• United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHKF-BQM : Sat May 20 07:17:41 UTC 2023), Entry for William Herring, 1790.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-WN9 : accessed 16 June 2023), William Hern, Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 147, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.
• Next to Isaac and Ephraim who witnessed his 1790 property deed. Son Stephen is also on the same page. All spelled Hern here.
• "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-FX98-2L?i=96&wc=M6... ... : 21 May 2014), Anderson > Wills, 1791-1834 > image 97 of 293; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.