City Directories and History: This was the home of Judge John F. Grimke, the important attorney who codified South Carolina state law. In 1802, he presided over the last court held at the Pinckneyville Courthouse. His legal reach went beyond Pinckneyville and encompassed the surrounding counties, including Chester and York on the east side of the Broad River.
“Judge John Faucheraud Grimke from Charleston built the first Belmont house for a summer home before 1790. Slaves made the brick, and the metal fittings came from Charleston. On the inside it was finished with wood paneling. The bricks were not properly made and the house did not endure.
After the death of Judge Grimke in 1819, the property was sold to the Lambright Family. This family built a new Belmont house from timbers obtained from the woods on the property. In 1857 the Dillard Family from Laurens County came into possession of the property and it remained in this family until recent years.
It was while Judge Grimke was living at Belmont-on-the-Enoree that he compiled and published, The Statutes of South Carolina. A Methodist Church and cemetery by the same name were located at the back of the hill. Some years ago the church was moved to Cross Anchor. In the cemetery are buried many of the pioneer citizens of Union County.”
Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC
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