Willam F. Zimmerman (abt. 1763 - 1815)

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Died 12 Oct 1815 at about age 52 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA

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Intoduction

Colonel (honary title) William F. Zimmerman was born about 1763 likely of South Carolina. He had four sons and three daughters with Mary Ann Dozier between 1795 and 1815. He died on October 12, 1815, in Darlington, South Carolina, at the age of 52.

Research indicates he was more likely born in either Maryland or Virginia.
He served in the American Revolutionary War in a light cavalry unit organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the surrounds. His service includes time in South Carolina. He recieved 100 acres of land for his service from Virginia as a Sergeant. He apparently sold that bounty land and later went to South Carolinia where he bought land and settled.

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General Notes

NOTE:
Darlington County, SC was formed in 1798 from Cheraws District which was created in 1769.

BIOGRAPHY:
DARLINGTON COUNTY RESPONSE TO DECLARATION OF WAR (1812)
By Brian Gandy - Director July 13, 2018
https://dchcblog.net/2018/07/13/darlington-county-response-to-declaration-of-war/
On July 18, 1812, a group of Darlington County residents gathered to discuss the declaration of war. The following is a transcription of an article published in the City Gazette, September 11, 1812, found in the Darlington County Historical Commission’s Collection, which contains the results of that meeting.
Darlington Public Meeting
At a meeting of a respectable number of the citizens of Darlington District, at Darlington Court-House, on the 18th day of July, 1812, Col. LAMUEL BENTON[1], was called to the chair, and Col. WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN[2], was appointed Secretary.
Darlintonians Mentioned In Article
[2] Col. William Zimmerman was born in 1762. He married Mary Ann Dozier (died October 1, 1815) and had seven children. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, Representative from 1798-1800 (elected in 1800 but resigned); Sherriff from 1800-1802; Ordinary; Justice of the Quorum; and Senator from 1808-1812. In 1811 he was a part of the group in Darlington District petitioning the General Assembly to provide a system of free schools in South Carolina. In 1812 he served as Secretary of the Darlington Citizens Committee. He died October 12, 1815 at his residence in Darlington.

TITLE: Colonel
The honorable title prefix and style of "Colonel" is designated legally for various reasons by US governors in common law to citizens, employees, travelers and visitors within their states.[1]
The origins of the titular colonelcy can be traced back to colonial and antebellum times when men of the landed gentry were given the title to commission companies or for financing the local militias without actual expectations of command. This practice can actually be traced back to the English Renaissance when a colonelcy was purchased by a lord or prominent gentleman but the actual command would fall to a lieutenant colonel, who would deputize its members for the proprietor.[2]
The authority and distinction of the title of Colonel dates back to 1651 with the Virginia Company. Literally a colonel was recognized during colonial times as a head of the colony, everyone else was a colonist or colonial.
There were colonels of expedition companies, land companies, trading companies, county militias, farm communities, plantations and frontier forts. The only person above the colonial colonel was the Governor, this begins changing once the colonels during the Revolutionary War select and become the first US state governors, senators and congressmen under democratic principles.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_(U.S._honorary_title)

MILITARY:
So far no William Zimmerman has been found as an officer, let alone as a Colonel in the American Revolutionary War.
A William Carpenter who served in the American Revolution is likely the same person.
He “Likely” served under Captain (later Major) Moore Fauntleroy’s Third Troop of the 4th Continental Light Dragoon Regiment. - this from the JRC "Summary" report.
A William Zimmerman (Zeamerman, Zimmeron) of Virginia, enlisted on 23 Mar 1777 then again on 23 Sep 1778 for three (3) years. His military term of service would then expire about 23 Sep 1781. But on 20 Jun 1783 he is still on the payroll of the 4th Regiment of the Light Dragoons assigned to the Continental Line.
Later he was awarded 100 acres of land from Virginia for his service as a Sergeant. It would be beneficial to examine this land grant. - in progress Citations indicate that there are associated War Department records for this William Zimmerman (Zeamerman, Zimmeron). It would be beneficial to seek copies of this record. - in progress
Various Records indicate he served as a Corporal, a Sergeant and lastly as a Drill Sergeant.

BOOK: (online)
"United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-HFVY-Q?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM9%3A1588791495

24 January 2018), Virginia > image 869 of 886; citing various published state rosters, United States.

NOTE: Includes
Zimmerman, Frederick, Clark's Ill. Reg.
Zimmerman, Frederick, Clark's Ill. Reg. in 1782. T-GV1P49.
Zimmerman, William, Sgt., WD. <--- War Department record exists
Zimmerman, William, awarded 100 acres. <--- Virginia gave Sergeants 100 acres
SEE ALSO: Page 859
4th Light Dragoons - Colonel Stephen Moylan, of Pennsylvania. This command of Continental Cavalry was made up largely of Virginia men.

SEE:
"All U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783" - some 33 results - 2 Fredericks from Virginia and a William Zimmerman(20 Jun 1783) from Virginia and a William Zeamerman 23 Mar 1777 unk state. 3)
Name: William Zimmeron
Military Date: 20 Jun 1783
Military Place: Virginia, USA
Rank: Sergeant
Military Unit: Virginia
Notes: State
Source Citation
National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881; NARA Roll Number: 1096
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
NOTE: Appears to be the same as 4).
4) images
Name: William Zimmeron
Military Date: 20 Jun 1783
Military Place: Virginia, USA
Rank: Sergeant
Military Unit: Virginia
Notes: State
Source Citation
National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881; NARA Roll Number: 1096
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
NOTE: per image
Served in the 4th Regiment Light Dragoons - Continental Troops
Corporal & Drill Sergeant
Enlistment: 23 Mar 1777 for 3 years in Virginia.
Served in Captain Moore Fauntliroy's Third Troop of the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons commanded by Stephen Moylan, Esq.
COMPARE TO: image
Name: William Zeamerman
Gender: Male
Military Date: 23 Sep 1778
Military Place: USA
State or Army Served: Continental Troops
Regiment: 4th Regiment Light Dragoons
Rank: Drill Sergeant
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Original data:
Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.

Census & Probate

CENSUS: 1790 US Census

CENSUS: 1793
Name: William Zimmerman
State: SC
County: Darlington County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1793
Database: SC Early Census Index
Source Information
Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. South Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.

CENSUS: 1800 US Census

PROBATE: 1808 - image - He is the Executor
Name: William Zimmerman
Probate Date: 19 Feb 1808
Probate Place: Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Inferred Death Year: 1808
Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA
Item Description: County Court Minutes
Others Listed
William Zimmerman
Source Citation
Minutes; Author: South Carolina. County Court (Darlington District);
Probate Place: Darlington, South Carolina
Source Information
Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: South Carolina County, District and Probate Courts.
NOTE: per image
Elizabeth Barwick (spelling?) asked him to "letters of Administration" of the deceased William Warwick with the application dated 19 Feb 1818.

CENSUS: 1810 US Census
Name: Wm Timmerman [Wm Zimmerman] [Wm Zimmerman] [Wm Zimmerman]
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Darlington, South Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 <--- b. 1765 or before
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Numbers of Slaves: 56
Number of Household Members Under 16: 5
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 64
Source Citation
Year: 1810; Census Place: Darlington, South Carolina; Roll: 62; Page: 661;
Image: 00023; Family History Library Film: 0181421
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

PROBATE: 1815 image
Name: William Zimmerman
Probate Place: South Carolina, USA
Item Description: Wills, 1672-1730
Others Listed
William Zimmerman
Source Citation
Genealogical Collection; Author: Daughters of the American Revolution (South Carolina); Probate Place: South Carolina
Source Information
Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: South Carolina County, District and Probate Courts.
NOTE: per image
Name Vol. Date Section Page
Zimmerman, William 1 1812-1817 13 -
SEE ALSO: image

PROBATE: 1815 - image
Name: William Zimmerman
Residence Date: Abt 1815
Residence Place: South Carolina Darlington
Will Date: 11 Oct 1815
Probate Date: 11 Oct 1815 <--- per image - recorded 2 Sept 1816
Probate Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
Inferred Death Year: 1815
Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA
Item Description: Index and Will, Vol 3, Books A1, P, 1833-1853
Others Listed Relationship
William Zimmerman
William Zimmerman Son
John Zimmerman Son
Daniel Zimmerman Son
Sam Slave
James Zimmerman Daughter
Eliza Zimmerman Daughter
Melvina Zimmerman Daughter
Sarah Zimmerman Daughter
Source Citation
South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868; Author: Brimelow, Judith M.; Probate Place: Chester, South Carolina
Source Information
Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: South Carolina County, District and Probate Courts.
NOTE: per image
Will dated 11 Oct 1815. And "died Oct 12" in printed letters.
Sons William and John Zimmerman - land.
Well beloved son Daniel Zimmerman - the Plantation.
My negro man named Sam to be set at Liberty and land to cultivate.
Other slaves not set free but to be distributed to different Plantations, along with personal and other real property, to be equally divided between my four (4) sons and three (3) daughters:
Sons James, William, John & Daniel
Daughters: Eliza, Melvina & Sarah (infant).
Clarification: James who had already been given two Negroes - Harry & Daniel - "is to thrown in the two negroes ..."
Exectutors: Timithoy Dargan, James Zimmerman, William Zimmerman, & John Zimmerman.
Will signed & published 11th day October 1815. And handwritten "died Oct 12".
Recorded 2nd Sept 1816.

PROBATE: 1818 - image
Name: William F Zimmerman <--- William F. clear on document
Probate Date: Dec 1818
Probate Place: Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Inferred Death Year: 1818
Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA
Item Description: Wills, Vol 3-5, 1813-1818
Others Listed
William F Zimmerman
Source Citation
Estates, Wills & Letters of Administration, 1791-1895; Index, 1791-1905; Author: Darlington County (South Carolina). Judge of Probate; Probate Place: Darlington, South Carolina
Source Information
Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: South Carolina County, District and Probate Courts. NOTE: per image
Presentation of propery, slave names with dates of Dec 1818 and material into Jan 1819.

PROBATE: Misc - image
Name: William Zimmerman
Probate Place: South Carolina, USA
Item Description: Index to Estates and Wills, A-Z Vol 1-2, 1791-1905
Others Listed
William Zimmerman
Source Citation
Estates, Wills & Letters of Administration, 1791-1895; Index, 1791-1905; Author: Darlington County (South Carolina). Judge of Probate; Probate Place: South Carolina
Source Information
Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: South Carolina County, District and Probate Courts.
NOTE: per image
Zimmermans mentioned on this page are:
Adela, Daniel, J.P., William and James D. (this last was John D. but the John was crossed out.)
J.P. has William Zimmerman as executor.
James D. has Sarah Zimmerman as adminstrator.

Will

Will of William Zimmerman
In the name of God amen I William Zimmerman of South Carolina Darlington district being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind and memory blessed be God for the same do make and declare this my last Will and testament in manner and form following.

Item 1st I Give and bequeath my well beloved sons William and John Zimmerman all the lands which I purchased from James and William Prothro called my Quarter Plantation also the Tract of Land I purchased of Even Prothro called the Jack Bay tract to be equally divided between them.

Item 2nd I Give and bequeath unto my well loved Daniel Zimmerman the Plantation on which I now live together with the dwelling House, and improvements and all the adjoining lands.

Item 3rd my will and desire is that my negro man named Sam be set at Liberty and a sufficiency of and allowed by my Executors to him in order to Cultivate for support, and should he be rendered unable to support himself by old age or otherwise then in that case he is to have a support out of my estate, made and provided for by my Executors.

Item 4th My will further is that whole of my estate both personal and real be kept together until the whole of my Just debts are paid and the negroes worked on the different Plantations as may appear best unto my Executors.

Item 5th My will further is that as soon as my lawful debts are that the whole of my estate both personal & real not given away in this will already be equally divided between my four sons & three daughters, James Zimmerman and William Zimmerman, John Zimmerman & Daniel Zimmerman, Eliza Zimmerman, Melvina Zimmerman, and Sarah Zimmerman infant, and be it clearly understood that my son James is to throw in the two negroes which I Gave him Harry & Daniel previous to the division of my estate.

And lastly I do appoint Timothy Dargan, James Zimmerman, William Zimmerman & John Zimmerman my Executors to this my last Will & testament revoking all wills by me made heretofore Signed sealed published by the above named William Zimmerman as his last Will & testament in the presence of us this 11th day October 1815

MISC

MISC COMMENTS: From various Ancestry Trees

1)
From: cpr1955 - https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/15278295/person/723579409/facts Col Zimmerman/Timmerman: According to his great-great grandson, Arthur Louis Zimmerman, William F. Zimmerman came south from Pennsylvania with Green's Army, as a colonel, in the Revolutionary War, and settled in Darlington District/County, South Carolina. As of 16 Nov. 1963, Arthur had his sword.
11 years ago
Military: 1776
Nathaniel Greene's Army in Revolutionary War <-- no media or sources. 2)
From: judykayrs - https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/9631625/person/-762473738/facts
William Zimmerman 1763-1815: William Zimmerman 1763-1815
SCMAR, Vol. VIII, Fall 1980, No. 4, p.226 ZIMMERMAN-DOZIER. Mrs. Iris H. Zimmerman (Rt.1, Box 137, Bertram, Tx. 78605) would like to exchange info about William Zimmerman and wife, Mary Ann Dozier, ca 1787-1792 both died 1815 in Darlington, S.C. Children were:
William F., (m) Sarah F. ____;
Dr. John Perkins (m) Mary Caroline DuBose;
James Dozier (m) Sarah T. _____; Daniel;
Eliza (m) Dr. T.J. Flinn; Sarah (m) W.R. Davis;
Mary Malvina died in 1815.
11 years ago
3)
From: zimmerman68 - https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/12446443/person/-259208853/gallery
8 images of which includes letters and an inventory of W. F. Zimmerman.

INVENTORY:
Inventory of Col Zimmerman
11 Sep 1816
Darlington, South Carolina, USA

Inventory and Appraisment of all and singular the goods and chattels of Col. William Zimmerman dec. as shown to us by James D. Zimmerman executor.
One Side Board 45
Two Mahogany Tables 30
Five Common Tables 7
One Black Walnut Stand 2
One Pair Large Looking Glasses 40
One Dozen Setting Chairs 8
One Lot Crockery Ware and Glass 25
One Lot Tea Trays 12 One Lot Jars & Jugs 8
One Lot Knives & Forks & Pewter Spoons 8
One Lot Silver Silver Spoons 8
Two Pair Candlesticks 5
One Demijohn & Lot Tin Ware 2
One Lot Fire Dogs, Shovel & Tongs 10
One Lot Coopers Ware 5
One Lot Pots 12
One Lot Spinning Wheels & Cards 13
One Lot Stands 5 One Ox Cart 15
One Yoke Oxen 30
Two Grindstones 6
Two Looms 16
One Lot Barrels 5
Two Desks 10
One Lot Trunks & One Chest 20
Two Carpets 16
Six Beds, Bedsteads & Furniture @ $50 300
One Hand Mill 8
One Waggon & Gear 100 19
One Lot Plows & Gears 40
One Hoes & Spades 16
One Cutting Knife, Box & Fro 2
One Saw Gin 25
One Cross Cut Saw & Plantation Tools 6
One Lot Axes 7
One Stock Sheep 50
One Merino Ram 20
One Stock Hogs 200
One Stock Cattle 350
One Bay Horse (Bedford) 50
One Bay Horse (Charles) 50
One Bay Horse (Chatham) 70
One Bay Horse (Prince) 45
One Bay Horse (Star) 50
One Bay Horse (Tarlton) 45
One Sorrel Mare (Nancy) 20
One Black Mare (Ginny) 50
One Mule 75
One Dutch Fan 8
One Negro Woman, Sal, & Child, Adam 450
One Negro Woman, Phillis & Three Children, David, Selah & Jasper 800
One Negro Woman, Amy & Three Children, Nancy, Darrel & Hubbert 800
One Negro Man, Elex 600
One Ditto Ditto Daniel 600
One Ditto Ditto Dicks 600
One Boy, Absalom 500
One Girl, Tamer 450
One Girl, Keriah 425
One Girl, Selak 400
One Boy, Jack 350
One Boy, Stephen 300
One Boy, Ephraim 200
One Negro Woman, Phebe & Child, Peter 500
One Negro Girl, Patt 500
One Ditto Ditto Rachel 500
One Ditto Ditto Beck 500
One Boy, Jacob 500
One Girl, Rhoda 400
One Girl, Hagar 375
One Boy, Tom 350
One Boy, Arnold 325
One Boy, George 200
One Girl, Sally 150
One Negro Woman, Ginny 250
One Negro Man, George 600
One Negro Man, Sam 300
One Negro Man, Joe 600
One Negro Girl, Clary 500
One Negro Boy, Simon 500
One Negro Girl, Agga 450
One Negro Girl, Zilpha 375
One Negro Girl, Dilla 275
One Negro Woman, Leah, & Child Hannah 500
One Negro Girl, Lucy 500
One Boy, Amos 500
One Boy, Hector 450
One Boy, Ceaser 450
One Girl, Anna 350
One Boy, Bob 275
One Girl, Gilly 250
One Girl, Tarey 200
One Girl, Grace 450
One Negro Man, Pompey 600
One Negro Man, Bob 450
One Negro Man, Harry 500
One Negro Woman, Chloe 250
One Negro Woman, Violet & Child Andrew 700
One Flock Geese 17
One Riding Chair & Harness 50

We do hereby Certify that is is a true Inventory and Appraisment of the Estate of Col. William Zimmerman as has been shown to us by James D. Zimmerman Adm.
With the Will Annexed, this 11th September 1816.
Rasha Cannon
Sam Bach
John Gee
John M Crea
cpr1955 originally shared this on 19 Feb 2014

LETTER: 1964 Arthur Louis Zimmerman Letter on Zimmerman Family 1964
Written in Texas

Excerpts from the "History of the Old Cheraws" (South Carolina) by the Right Reverend Alexander Gregg, formerly Rector of St. David's Church, Cheraw, SC, extending from 1730 to 1810.

Page 169: Tuesday, October 4, 1768. The Poll for the election of a Member of the Assembly for the Parish of St. David, in Craven County, South Carolina, was opened at the house of Mr. MacIntosh, and the following persons voted, Viz: (113 names listed, including James Dozier), Claudius Pegues, Esq., was unanimously elected a Member of the Assembly.

Page 172: New writs of election were sent up to the churchwardens, Feb 25, 1769, and the election ordered for the 7th and 8th of March, at the same places as in the former year. (Included were the following, who did not vote in 1768: Arthur Hart and John Perkins).

Page 197 Arthur Hart and John Perkins were listed as having served on the Grand Jury in 1773.

Page 225 South Carolina, Jan. 9, 1775. “It is ordered by his Honor, the Lieutenant-Governor, in Council, that the names of the Magistrates for the several districts in this Province be printed in the several Gazittes. The names of the Magistrates for Cheraw District, as published, were these, viz: William Arthur, Thomas Wade, James Lindlay, Henry Patrick, Claudius Pegues, Charles Augustus Steward, Thomas Turner, John Perkins, Arthur Hart, Alexander MacIntosh, Philip Pledger, and William Henry Harrington.” In this list of his Majesty’s Justices for Cheraws are found the names of some who had already become conspicuous from their opposition to the Crown.

Page 458: In the Memorable canvass of 1798, in Darlington, for the Legislature, a name appeared which has been destined to become distinguished in South Carolina. Samuel Wilds was one of four candidates. His competitors were Andrew Hunter, of Revolutionary note, Ezekiel Du Bose, just of age, and William Zimmerman. Mr. Wilds was then in his 23rd year, etc. Mr. Zimmerman was already a public man of prominent position, and young Du Bose, in addition to attractive personal traits, had the advantage of a very extensive family connection in his favor. He led the ticket followed by Mr. Zimmerman.

Page 460: The term count was now laid aside, and that of district took its place, which has since been retained. Alexander MacIntosh was elected sheriff of Darlington. The Commissioners appointed for building and repairing the several Court Houses and gaols [British variant for jail] were: For Darlington, Robert Ellison, William Zimmerman, Andrew Hunter.

Page 461: The dividing line between Cherterfield and Darlington had not, up this time, been run out. An act was accordingly passed at this session, appointing Alexander Craig, William Falconer, and Erasmus Powe, Commissioners on the part of Chesterfield; and Robert Ellison, Williamson, and D. R. Williams of Darlington, to establish said line.
On the 11th of April 1800, a very considerable shock of an earthquake was felt by many of the inhabitants on Peedee.
In the canvass of 1800 for the Legislature, another exciting contest took place in Darlington. Samuel Wilds, having been since at the Bar, was becoming more widely known, and being superior as a speaker to all his competitors, was elected without difficulty. William Zimmerman retained his seat. In the canvass of 1802, which was warmly contested, Alexander MacIntosh was returned for the Senate, in place of William Thomas, of Marlborough. William Zimmerman was elected Sheriff in place of Alexander MacIntosh, now in the Senate.
Excerpts from the Addenda to Gregg’s History of the Old Cheraws; Perkinds-Zimmerman-Keith:

Page 624: Extracts from a letter of Miss Elizabeth Zimmerman to the Secretary of the Pee Dee Historical Society: John Perkins, a native of Kershaw. Margaret Perkins, daughter of John Perkins, married first, James Dozier, of Georgetown.
There were two children of this marriage: Mary Dozier, who married William F. Zimmerman, and James Dozier, who died in infancy.
Mary Dozier Zimmerman had a large family: James Dozier, William F., John Perkins, Daniel, Eliza (Mrs. T. J. Flinn), Sarah (Mrs. W. R. Davis, and Malvina (who died in infancy).
Margaret [Perkins] Dozier, married the second time, Colonel Keith of Georgetown, and had two daughters, Lydia Keith and Harriet Keith. Lydia Keith married Timothy Dargan and had quite a large family: G. Washington, Jeremiah, Timothy, John, Julius, Edwin, Sidney, Theodore, Charles, and Mrs. Furman (Henrietta), and Mrs. Sims (Margaret).
Harriet Keith married Mr. Samuel Ervin, of Darlington, and moved to Georgia. They had one child, Harriet, who married a Mr. Burch. Mr. and Mrs. Burch had one child, Rosalie. Mrs. Burch died in Darlington at her aunt’s, Mrs. Lydia Dargan.

The tragic fate of Col Keith should be remembered. He was killed by his body-servant on his way from Georgetown to his home in Darlington. This occurred not far from the place were Mr. Mat Muldrow afterward lived. The murdered was burned near the spot where the deed was committed.
cpr1955 originally shared this on 22 jul 2010

Sources

• Copy of Will of William Zimmerman
• "History of the Old Cheraws" (South Carolina) by the Right Reverend Alexander Gregg, formerly Rector of St. David's Church, Cheraw, SC, extending from 1730 to 1810.