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From: "juanita" <juanita2@cox.net>
To: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com, "GD Wells" <gdwells@bellsouth.net>
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Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L]  I need your imagination!!
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Did his Revolutionary War military and/or pension records in the 
Archives give you any info?

juanita 
> 
>  I need your imagination. My ancestor, Thomas Donaldson, lived a long
>  time in Abbeville, SC, enlisted for the Revolution 5 SC Regiment, 2
>  April 1776,
> died
>  intestate 1811, and his estate settlement is in the Courthouse - I
>  mention
> He died intestate because that gave me a list of his children. I know
> he was married twice: 1st to Janet Reeve, dau of William Rev who was
> also a Rev Vet, 2nd to Mary Cook and I know nothing about her parents.
> And that is the sum of all I know about Thomas Donaldson!
> 
> This is where your imagination comes in: the deeds for Abbeville
> burned in 1873. I do not know when he first bought land, where he
> lived, or where his son-in-law Joseph Rutledge lived, or how long he lived in Abbeville.
>  I believe he was born 1750/1755 in NC. Can you tell me how to get
>  this > information?
>  HELP!!
>  Gloria Donaldson Wells
>  gdwells@bellsouth.net