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Joseph Pack, who originally founded the town of Packsville, changed to Paxville in 1902 because of confusion with Parksville. King George II was his cousin.
JOSEPH PACK AND LOUISA ALEXANDER
OF PACKSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
Joseph Pack and his wife, Louisa Alexandria Pack, arrived in America from England in the year 1770. At that time Joseph was twenty two years old and Louisa was eighteen years old. It is possible that Isham, their oldest child, arrived in America with them.
Joseph was the son of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. William Augustus was the son of King George II of the House of Hanover. George II ruled England from 1683 to 1760. William's brother Fredrick, Prince of Wales, bore a son who became King George III, succeeding his Grandfather to the Throne in 1760. William met the daughter of a Scottish soldier, Mary Ann Packard, by whom he is said to have had three illegitimate children. One of them was Joseph. Joseph's mother was not of royal blood so the marriage was of English Common Law or Morganic. Joseph was not allowed to use the royal name so he chose his mother's surname and shortened it to Pack. He married Louisa Alexander. When Joseph and Louisa came to this country, they took part of Joseph's mother's name and called themselves Pack.
Joseph Pack became one of the most extensive land holders in the Carolina Low County, having acquired in total over 10,000 acres of land, some of which were grants from King George III of England, Joseph's first cousin. Others were from the State of South Carolina. Joseph was the largest land owner in this area where a community of settlements soon sprang up to form Packsville (later changed to Paxville). Paxville is the oldest town in Clarendon County. It was found by Joseph Pack, Daniel Kelley, and Henry (?) Bird. Daniel Kelley married Joseph Pack's daughter Mary. Daniel had the first grant of land in the Packsville Community. King George III granted to Daniel Kelley 150 acres of land on March 7, 1767. This land was called Fishing Creek. It was bounded on all sides by vacant land. Daniel had possession of this land on February 1, 1768 (amo dom).
Joseph Pack is buried in the Paxville Cemetery. This cemetery was set off as one acre near Josph's homesite and has been used as a family, church, and community cemetery since that time. The cemetery was expanded several years ago when the town bought approximately seven acres. It is not known who was the first person to be buried here. Joseph Pack died in 1827 and his wife Louisa followed in 1832. Family tradition tells us the early grave markers were made of heart of pine, however, these were destroyed by a woods fire. There is a marker honoring Joseph Pack's service with the South Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War.
Joseph received two land grants from King George III. They were:
In 1770 he received a grant of 100 acres situated on a branch of Enoree River called Cedar Shoals Creek. The waters of Broad River bounded South Westwards on William McDowell's land, Westwards on James Bright's land, North Westwards on land claimed by Thomas Jones, and the other sides on vacant lands.
In 1769 he received a grant of 350 acres in Craven County on a branch of the Tyger River. This branch was called Rocky Branch and it bordered on all sides by vacant land.
To the best of researcher's knowledge, these are the only grants from King George III, and neither are in Sumter District, but are in the Up Country of South Carolina.
Joseph Pack from James Geary November 24, 1775 100 acres in Craven Co., SS of Tygar River Bounded SW by J.P. & Edw. Burding; SE by Sam'l Dubose & Mr. Blackstaff.
In 1785, Joseph purchased 350 acres of land from the State of South Carolina for 8 Pounds 3 Shillings Sterling in the District of Camden in the Fork of Black River on Surry Branch.
In 1788, Joseph purchased 248 acres situated in the District of Camden on the Southwest Side of Pocotaligo on Inigo Branch bounded by lines running N.W. by Edward Wett's land, N. E. and S. E. by John Hatfield's land, and S. W. by Benjamin James' land.
On September 7, 1793, Joseph acquired (means unknown) 140 acres of land situated in the District of Beaufort on Cedar Branch off the waters of the Comawhatchie.
In 1805, South Carolina granted Joseph Pack 139 acres of land in the District of Sumter on the East Side of Sammy's Swamp, off of the waters of Black River, and bordered by lines running on Thomas Sumter's land, Bennett's land, and William Murrell's land.
In 1805, South Carolina again granted Joseph Pack 388 acres of land situated in the District of Sumter, on the East Side of Sammy's Swamp, off of the waters of Black River, bounded by lines running on William Murrell's land, and West and North on Joseph Pack's land, and East not know.
In April of 1806, South Carolina granted Joseph 195 acres situated in the District of Sumter near Indian Camp Bay and the waters of the Black River. All of these grants are documented in the State Archives in Columbia, South Carolina.
Thirty five years passed from the time Joseph arrived in South Carolina and the time that he first acquired land around Sammy Swamp in 1805. The U.S. Census of 1800 lists Joseph Pack as being a resident of Sumter County with four sons and four daughters. It is most possible that Joseph owned land there prior to 1805, but the records have been lost or misplaced. Or he and his family lived in the Up Country before becoming a permanent resident of Sumter District. The land grants in Paxville may have been given Joseph as a result of his Revolutionary War service.
Joseph and Louisa raised a large family of six boys and six girls. Joseph and his wife are buried near Paxville Cemetery near the branch.
(Compiled from data given by Mary Jo Jones, P.O. Box 1286, Manning, SC and Mrs. Mitchell E. McLaughlin, 3117 Northbrook Drive, Atlanta, GA, and Janie Pack Moore, and Maryann and Jeff Miller ).
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From Carolyn Bagnall Garrett, a Pack researcher (cgarrett@@awod.com).
"...Joseph Pack ca 1748 married Louisa Alexander who along with (Daniel) Kelley and (Henry?) Bird founded Paxville (Packsville) in Clarendon County, SC."
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From letter 9/26/96 from Jeannette Broadway Watts;
"I..found one (land grant) for 100 acres. The plat was made 6-17-1769 and the grant for it was made 7-13-1770 and the memorial was 8-22-1770. This is the actual recording of it and when he took legal possession. He did serve in the Revolutionary War, 35 days of militia duty. One would think he would have been an officer, if he was "Status Quo"."
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From letter 10/02/96 from Jeannette Broadway Watts:
"It is true Joseph Pack owned a lot of land. I could only find the 100 Acre grant and he bought the other land. I don't know how many children he had, but 12 reached adulthood. There were many Packs and they married into every family that lived in Old Sumter District."
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Will of Joseph Pack
Sumter District, South Carolina
Sumter County Wills V.2, Book D-1, pp. 92-96 S.C. Archives
In the Name of God, amen: I Joseph Pack of Sumter District, Planter, being in health of body & of sound of mind, memory & understanding do make this my last will & testament in the manner following, that is to say,
I give, & devise unto my son Isham Pack for his natural life only, Two hundred & ninety five acres of land, be the same more or less whereon he now lives adjoining W. G. Richardson on N.E. & on the S.E. by my other lands, & one negro woman named Clary & her increases & from & after his death to such child or children as he may leave alive at his death; but if he should die leaving no child or children, then to be equally divided amongst my surviving children & their heirs forever share & share alike.
I Give and devise unto my son John Pack for his natural life only, three hundred & fifty acres of land adjoining Jacob Osteen's land N.W. & Thos. Mim's & Martin Bird's, & one negro man named Bob, & from & after his death to such child or children as he may leave alive at his death; but if he should die leaving no child or children, then to be divided amongst my surviving children & their heirs forever share & share alike.
I Give & devise unto my daughter Sarah, for her sole & separate use for her natural life only, Three hundred & fifty acres of land more or less whereon she and her husband Thomas Mims now live, butting on Chas. Skinner's, Jn. Harvin's, Henry Bird's & Martin Bird's land & one negro woman named Sal; for whom I advanced four hundred & fifty dollars to pay for her, & her increase, & from & after her death to such child or children as she may leave alive at her death; but if she should die, leaving no child or children then to be equally divided amongst my surviving children and their heirs forever share and share alike.
I Give & devise unto my daughter Nancy, for her sole & separate use for her natural life only, Four hundred & four acres of land binding on Henry Bird's land S.E. & Thos. Mim's S.W. whereon she & her husband Martin Bird now live & one negro Girl named Hannah & her increase & from & after her death to such child or children as she may leave alive at her death: but if she should die, leaving no child or children, then to be equally divided amongst my surviving children & their heirs forever share and share alike.
I Give & Devise unto my son Joseph Pack, for his natural life only, Seven hundred & Seven acres of land be there more or less whereon he now lives binding on Wm. Murrell's land N.E. & one negro man named Jack, & from & after his death to such child or children as he may leave alive at his death; but if he should die leaving no child or children, then to be equally divided amongst my surviving children & their heirs for ever share and share alike.
I Give & devise unto my daughter Rebecca Pack for her sole & separate use, for her natural life only, Three hundred acres of land be the same more or less adjoining S. Broom's S., Wm. Murrell's E., Tho. Sumter's N.W. & one negro girl named Fillis & her increase & from & after her death to such child or children as she may leave alive at her death; but if she should die leaving no child or children, then to be equally divided amongst my surviving children & their heirs forever share & share alike.
I Give & devise unto my daughter Mary for her sole & separate use, for her natural life only, Two hundred acres of land be the same more or less adjoining Tho. Sumter's & Geo. Stacey's lands & the three children of a negro named Sophia, which I lent her & her increase. & from & after her death to such child or children as she may leave alive at her Death; but if she should die leaving no children or child, then to be equally divided amongst my surviving children & their heirs forever share & share alike.
I Give & devise unto my daughter Dorcas, wife of S. Broom, for her sole & separate use, for her during her natural life only, Three hundred acres of land adjoining Mr. Bell's, Wm. Murrell's & J.B. Miller's being part of a tract surveyed by me or granted to me, whereon she now lives, be the same more or less, & the sum of four hundred dollars to be laid out by my executors in the purchase of a negro, that is to say if in my life time I should not let her have a negro, which if I should do, the same negro so given by me or to be purchased to be held by her on the same limitations as the lands; & from & after her death to such child or children as she may leave alive at her death; but if she should die leaving no children or child then to be equally divided among my surviving children & their heirs for ever share and share alike.
I Give & devise unto my son William Pack for his natural life only, Two hundred & thirty Seven acres of land, Known by the name of the Tom field, being one hundred & thirty seven acres of land surveyed by or granted to me & the other hundred acres to be off of the east end of a tract granted to Thomas Osteen, for two hundred acres, & a negro boy named Harry; from & after his death to such child or children as he may leave alive at his death; but if he should die leaving no children or child, then to be equally divided among my surviving children & their heirs forever share & share alike.
I Give & devise unto my son Benjamin Pack for his natural life only, Two hundred acres of land granted to Seth B**d (Bird?) Known by the name of My old place & one negro boy named Israel, & from & after his death to such children or child as he may leave alive at his death; but if he should die leaving no children or child, then to be equally divided among my surviving children & their heirs forever share & share alike.
I Give & devise unto my son Alexander for his natural life only, Two hundred acres of land, whereon I now live, (one hundred acres of which to be off of land granted to Osteen (for two hundred acres) so as to include in the said two hundred acres my dwelling house & out buildings, he paying to my executors herein after named five hundred Dollars if said dwelling house is then standing & distrayed, saving & reserving to my wife Louisa, the use of said lands & buildings for & during her natural life, (It is not my intention that the said five hundred Dollars should be paid until after the death of my said wife.) & one negro boy named named Edmon, & from & after his death to such child or children as he may leave alive at his death; but if he should die leaving no children or child, then to be equally divided among my surviving children & there heirs forever share & share alike.
I Give & Devise unto my daughter Martha Pack for her sole & separate use, for her natural life only, Two hundred & twenty acres, one hundred acres of the same to be of the lands I purchases of John Addison-- & the rest off of the west end of lands granted to Osteen, & one negro girl named Nance & her increase & & from & after her death to such children or child as she may leave alive at her death; but if she should die leaving no children or child then to be equally divided among my surviving children & their heirs for ever share and share alike.
I Give & bequeath unto my children Rebecca, Martha, William, Benjamin & Alexander & desire that my executors do procure & deliver the same to them, out of the funds of my estate, house hold & kitchen furniture, & stock I have given to my other children.
I Give & bequeath unto my wife Louisa Pack for & during the term of her natural life & no longer in lieu & bar of dower, the use of the lands & buildings above mentioned in that part of this my will relative to my son Alexander; & all the rest & remainder of my estate not herein before given & devised away, for the said term of her natural life: & from & after her death, It is my will that the said personal estate hereby lent to her, her life time, shall be sold by my executors & the proceeds thereof equally divided among my surviving children & to be held by them as the property herein respectively given to them is to be held.
It is also my will that where any disputes may arise about the location & lines of the lands Devised to my children, between them, that my executors or such as may have qualified at the time, shall appoint three persons to settle the same.
Lastly. And I do hereby make, nominate, constitute & appoint, John B. Miller, Edward Wells, John China, & Thomas China, executors of this my last will & testament: hereby revoking and making void all & every other will at any time heretofore fore by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal to the foregoing two sheets of paper, this fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixteen.
Joseph Pack (Seal)
Signed & sealed in the presence of us by the said Joseph Pack, who at his request have hereunto set our hands.
I.C West
Wm. Broadway
D. Griffin
Joseph B. White
(Recorded in Will Book D-1, p 174)
(Recorded 10 Dec 1827)
William Potts Ordy S.D.
Bundle 78 Pkg 13
Joseph Pack and wife Louise Alexandria Packard arrived from England in the year 1770. Joseph had a grant of land from King George III of 10,000 acreas (about years- 1770’s).
PAXVILLE & PAXVILLE CEMETERY- Paxville Cemetery originated as the burial ground for the Pack family. Joseph was the first of the Pack family in Sumter District, South Carolina. His story is very interesting as he was the son of William, brother of King George II of the House of Hanover. Joseph’s mother, Mary Ann Packard, was not of royal blood so the marriage was of English Common Law or Morganic. Joseph was not allowed to use the royal name so he chose his mother’s surname and shortened it to Pack. He married Louisa Alexander.
In 1770 he was granted 10,000 acres in the Province of Carolina by his cousin, King George III. He came to America and settled on land that was later to become the town of Paxville.
The cemetery was set off as one acre near Joseph’s homesite and has been used as a family, church and community cemetery since that time. The cemetery was expanded several years ago when the town bought approximately seven acres. It is not known who was the first person to be buried here. Joseph Pack died in 1827 and his wife Louisa followed in 1832. Family tradition tells us the early grave markers were made of heart of pine, however these were destroyed by a woods fire. There is a marker honoring Joseph Pack’s service with the South Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War.
Paxville hosts Centennial Celebration Saturday- PAXVILLE, SC - Paxville, a crossroads town in western Clarendon County (South Carolina) named after the family that established roots in the community, is hosting a Centennial Celebration on Saturday. • Named for the Pack family, Packsville had a name change in 1902. The name was changed to Paxville because too much of the town’s mail was being diverted to another town with a similar name, Parksville. Paxville received its charter in December 1905. • “We’re having a parade, music, and lots of food,” said Paxville Mayor Jamie Corbett. “We’ve put a lot of work and time into planning the event. We’ve added new signs coming into Paxville and we’ve spruced up the town.” • According to Town Clerk Norma Brooks, everyone in town has gotten into the action of planning Saturday’s events. • “We’ve been having committee meetings for a couple of months now,” she said. “We’re giving a party and we want everyone to come and have a good time.” • Chairman of the Centennial Celebration Wade McLeod is the great-grandson of Jack McLeod, who purchased 300 acres north of Packsville for one dollar an acre and built a home there in the late 1800s. • “The grand marshals for Saturday’s parade are Josephine Pack McCarthy and Louise Pack Hodge, descendants of the Pack family who loaned its name to the community more than 100 years ago,” McLeod said at a planning meeting Oct. 27. “They’re going to help us get things started.” • The 10 a.m. parade will begin at Head Start on S.C. 261, travel west on S.C. 261 across U.S. 15 and end at the Paxville Community Development Center off S.C. 261. • “We’re going to have fun,” Brooks said. “We’ll have trucks, cars, four-wheelers, horses and lots of dignitaries. Even Santa might make an appearance if we’re lucky.” • Following the parade, a welcoming ceremony will begin with a special flag presentation by the Clarendon County Fire Department’s color guard using new flags presented to the department by the Town of Paxville. A brief history of the town will be given followed by an afternoon of fun, food and music. • A pet show is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. with various choirs and bands performing throughout the afternoon. • Five local churches - Mt. Zero Baptist Church; Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church; Chapel AME Church; Paxville Baptist Church; and Paxville Methodist Church will host open houses Saturday afternoon; and the Paxville Community Development Center will be open for tours. • “We’re going to have food, food and more food,” Brooks said. “The Clarendon County Fire Department is cooking chicken bog and one of the churches is cooking barbecued chicken. We’re also having hamburgers, hot dogs, fish, frozen drinks and solf drinks.” • Arts and craft vendors from the area will have wares on sale throughout the day; Dr. Sylvia Clark will be on hand selling copies of “Shadows of the Past: An Illustrated History of Clarendon County, SC”; a representative with the Clarendon County Archives will be selling calendars and ornaments; and T-shirts heralding Paxville’s 100th birthday will also be on sale. • “We’re encouraging everyone to bring lawn chairs and blankets to sit on so they can enjoy the afternoon’s entertainment,” McLeod said. “The bands will be performing from a stage located behind Town Hall.” • After the parade and throughout the afternoon, the Clarendon County Fire Department will be hosting tours of the county’s newest station located in Paxville. Firefighters will be selling chicken bog dinners to raise money for the station. • For more information on the Paxville Centennial Celebration, call 452-5113. [7, 8, 9, 10, 11] |
Abt 1748 - 1827 (~ 79 years)
