From: (Beverly Peoples) via David Payne at Rootsweb:
Seth Howard was in Craven County, NC in 1770 and in Edgefield County,S C in 1777 as evidenced by the following deeds (abstraction byBeverly D ean Peoples).
Indenture ----- "January 1770 between Seth Howard of Craven County,pla nter and John Kinsey, planter, 16 pounds for one piece of landcontaini ng by estimation one hundred acres, it being part of the landpatented b y Robert Orme lying on south side of Trent River on head ofIsland Cree k. Witnesses: Dorothy Howard and John Granade, deedrecorded June 1770. " This was a tract of land Seth and a ElizabethManer had been given fo r love and good will by Robert Orme on 11November 1765.
PP61-66 of Deed Book 11: 1794-1795 Edgefield Co. SC
10 Jan 1777 also 10 Nov 1777: Morris Callingham planter, and Mary hisw ife to SETH HOWARD planter, both of Ninety Six Dist for 200 pounds,(al so 360 pound full consideration) 100 acres originally granted 23Jun. 1 773 on Stephen Creek adj. Morris Callingham, Thomas Carter,Francis Sin quefield. Signed: Morris (M) Callingham, Mary (x)Callinghm. Wit: David H olliman, John Hammond, Dudley Carter, whoswore by oath 19 Apr. 1782 be fore William Jones, J.P. Record 7 July1794.
February 13, 1813 "Seth Howard of Pendleton, South Carolina inconsider ation of one hundred and twelve dollars to me paid by my sonHiram Howa rd of said state and district all that tract containing onehundred and t wenty five aces, it being a part of a tract of 250acres."
1813: Seth Howard, Sr. of Pendleton District sold to Seth Howard, Jr.2 5 acres on Wilsons Creek on Rocky River part of a tract he hadpurchase d from Samuel Rowan. Witnesses: Hiram Howard, JerimiahMorgan, John S. Y oung, John Butler. Dated 20 Mary 1813. Recorded 25,Oct. 1813 in Anders on County.
