The Anderson Intelligencer of June 1, 1871 reported – “The S.C. State Leg., issued a charter for the Jacksonboro Ferry across the Edisto River on March 10, 1871. The public ferry is vested in Thomas Grant for seven years and the act set the tole rates.”
City Directories and History: “According to the British account, Colonel Hayne was captured at the Horse Shoe. The skirmish took place on the plantation of Mrs. Mary Ford, wife of Tobias Ford, which was located on the east side of Horseshoe Road, now S-15-199, only a short distance above its junction with S. C. 64. The site is considerably more than four miles from Parker’s Ferry, notwithstanding Joseph Johnson’s statement to the contrary in his traditions. Once the British had Isaac Hayne in their custody, they proceeded to carry out one of the most controversial acts of the entire war.
Colonel Hayne had taken up arms against the Royal government after having previously accepted protection as a British subject. Lord Rawdon and Lieutenant Colonel Nisbet Balfour decided to make an example of Hayne in order to discourage further defections to the American side. Isaac Hayne was hanged on August 4, 1781, and became one of the Patriot martyrs of the Revolution. His death brought threats of reprisal from General Greene and eventually led to heated debates in both die Continental Congress and the British Parliament.5 The Ford plantation is shown on both Mouzon’s Map and Mills’ Atlas; it was known by the name of Woodford. The road that early maps designate as the Horseshoe Road is better known to modern Colleton County residents as the Featherbed Road.
Once the British had Isaac Hayne in their custody, they proceeded to carry out one of the most controversial acts of the entire war. Colonel Hayne had taken up arms against the Royal government after having previously accepted protection as a British subject. Lord Rawdon and Lieutenant Colonel Nisbet Balfour decided to make an example of Hayne in order to discourage further defections to the American side. Isaac Hayne was hanged on August 4, 1781, and became one of the Patriot martyrs of the Revolution. His death brought threats of reprisal from General Greene and eventually led to heated debates in both die Continental Congress and the British Parliament.”
Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC
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