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The Beddington Surname

And What we know of Bedington's

1.  At this time, we know nothing of Nancy Bedington's lineage. She may be related to one of
     the Beddington's mentioned in various documents of the Spartanburg area. 

**UPDATE - We now know Nancy'e surname was BETTERTON... 

Note:
The Children of Stephen & Nancy were recently discovered, on a posting on Ancestry.com  

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:963917&id=I44628397

2.  She was from Spartanburg.

3.  Was told this name was on a list of the most common misspelled names.

      Bedington, Beddington, Bendington, Bettenton, to name a few.

4.  There is a deed for, Thomas Beddington, Spartanburg:

     ""Spartanburg Deed Abstracts Book B Page 37

"p.323 - 324 Jul. 30 1789 Daniel Grant and wife Catherine ( Spartanburgh) to Thomas Beddington (same); 
for 20L Sterling sold 101 ac on N side of Tyger R and N of Cane Cr; part of 249 ac grant Jul 3, 1772 to Timothy Toney; border: S-Tyger R, W-Joel Hembree, N-Samuel Cathcart, and E-Daniel Grant, Witness Thomas James and James Crowdr. Signed Daniel and Catherine Grant's marks. Wit. Oath Sept., 19, 1789 James Crowder to Wm Smith. ""

NOTE:  We know Robert White Sr. had property on the Tiger River, 1788, he also sold land he
              had along Cane Crk, but I believe this Crk was in Laurens Co.  There was another Cane
              Creek, in Union near the Tiger and Broad river, eastern side of Union. 

5.  James Beddington (Bendington)  appears on a deed, involving families the White's married
     into, Harland, Beddington, Palmer's were on Anna Gibbs side, brother Elias White's wife.

     SC Records, Vol II
     """Page 283: 28 dec 1789. Jas BENDINGTON of Spartanburgh Co., SC to George HARLING (HARLAND) of Union Co, for 35.4.0 sterling, 100 acs. on the waters of Sugar Creek of Fairforest Creek in Union Co, bound by land held by Thomas PARMER (PALMER) and Daniel PARMER (PALMER), David PRAET (PRUITT), and Mill SUMNER. Signed by mark, James BEDDINGTON. Marked ack. and rec. 28 Dec 1789."" 

6.  The 1790 Spartanburg census mentions has a James & Thomas Bettenton:

     1790 Spartanburg Co SC Census page 87 ancestry image page 4

Thomas Bettenton (index is Beddenton)  1 0 4 0 0
James   Beddenton                                1 0 4 0 0

Note:
Each has 4 females in their respective families, bet Nancy Bedington is in one of them...
The spelling of Bettenton, Beddenton, is an example of the 'creativity' of the census takers.

Other Census Records:

If Beddington turns out the be Betterton, then this Wil, may help us later, Robert White Sr., is living next door the John Bayley (Bailey) in the 1800 Census.

Union Co SC Will Book A

Pp. 37-38
Will of John Bailey of Union District... to my wife Mary, all my estate, real and personal; after her decease, my negro man Luke his freedom with all his property that is in my name for a certain sum of money already paid to my full satisfaction, and said negroe man shall not be hired nor sold during her natural life oiut of her possession; to Thomas Winn, one dollar; to William Winn, one fourth part of my estate ; to my son Harrison Bailey; one fourth part of my estate, to be divided between her and her two sons, my grandson Harrison Bailey & William Bailey; to my daughter Palatiah Betterton, one fourth part of my estate; my son in law Thomas Betterton, my exr., 31 Dec 1801.  John Bailey (I) (Seal), Wit: William White, Robert White, Jas Duncan, son of Alexr. Proved by James Duncan, 9 March 1802. 

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