John Adam Epting Jr. (abt. 1756 - abt. 1801)

Born about 1756 in Dutch Fork, South Carolina

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Descendants

Died about 1801 at about age 45 in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Per the detailed research by Theodore Epton, this John was a son of John Adam Epting - stating John married Anna Lohner and they had four sons: Jacob, George, Adam, and John.

Originally, John's father was granted land in what was then known as the Saxe Gotha Township in 1749. The area later became known as the "Dutch Fork"^[1] and was in Lexington County, South Carolina.

A James Dougherty purchased 100 acres of land on Cannon's Creek which was stated to have been part on a tract sold by John Epting to a Silas Koon.

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.dutchforkchapter.org/dutch_fork.html

See also:

• Epton, Theodore. A History of the Epting and Epton Families of South Carolina. December 1979, page 67

• "The Dutch Fork - A Catalog of Early Land Records" by the Dutch Fork Chapter, South Carolina Genealogical Society, 1992, page 21

• German Settlers in the Dutch Fork of South Carolina. Compiled by Carl W. Nichols and Hannelore Enderle.

Acknowledgements

• Thank-you to Roger Davis for creating Epting-30 on 10 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Roger and others.