Moved to South Carolina where they settled on Two Mile Creek in the Ninety-Six Didstrict in the vicinity of Abbeville.
He wrote his will on 18 Oct 1781 and it was proved 04 Aug 1783. He witnessed deed of his father 01 Aug 1760 (Orange Co. Deed Bk B, pg. 568). Rev. War patriot. DAR Patriot Index, V. II pg. 100 (Mentions his wife, Frances and 10 children