09/09/09

Note from: Lee Jacobsen

     There is an error in information on the Golightlly-Dean House in that David Sr. and David Jr. have been confused.  In large part it is because the architects that filled out the application were confused by the uncle David and the nephew David.   

     The house belonged to David Jr. not David Sr.  David Jr. was the son of William; David Sr. was the brother of William.  The property was sold by David Jr. when David Jr. and Nancy Golightly,  

     Henry Ogburne and Martha White Golightly all moved Cherokee Co. AL. 

     The house was left to David Jr. when his mother Amey (widow of William) died in 1812 and was sold December 1836 (filed in Feb.1837).  It was Thurza's father who owned the house; she would have left that house when she married B. F. White.

     You can see how confused it was on the application at: http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/spartanburg/S10817742038/index.htm
 

     They muddied the waters with reference to Rev. David Golightly who was David Sr. They were, of course, more interested in the architecture than accurate history and may not have even realized that there were two Davids.