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The knot of Sandlin families in York District SC at the turn of the 19th century is complex and not currently well-understood. This page is an attempt to gather together the various pieces of the puzzle rather than present a final picture.

 

Hart Genealogy

 

The following pedigree, from the Hart Genealogy, was our original point of departure. We are now convinced this cannot be quite right as it stands, and probably collapses individuals from two generations into one

 

Generation 1

 

William Sandlin (?- 1798) and Massey (maiden name unknown)

 

Generation 2

 

Randall Sandlin (?- ca. 1806) and Mourning (maiden name unknown) (?-1822)

 

Generation 3

 

(1) Polly Sandlin

(2) Leodica ("Dicey") Sandlin

(3) Randolph Sandlin

(4) Littleton Sandlin

(5) Jenny Sandlin

 

Our supposition was, in the absence of documented dates, that the Jenny Sandlin of Generation 3 was our Gilly Sandlin (1801-1870). But the identification of JENNY with GILLY now appears incorrect, particularly when checked against (infuriatingly unsourced!) notes of ancestry.com's 'One World Tree'

 

 

If this account is approximately correct, then the 'Littleton Sandlin' here is more likely to be Gilly's father than her sibling. From a similar (and as yet unverified) source as above, he is said to have married (in 1803) one Sarah Childers (1784-1869), or one Sarah Kennedy, who bore the following children:

 

 

The version of the name as "Littleton Bland Sandlin" appears sound, as the name in that form persists in later (well documented) Sandlin generations, although it is not clear when and how the name 'Bland' entered the line. It is highly suggestive that John B. Darwin and Gillie Sandlin may have been cousins of some degree.

 

The naming of John B. Darwin and Gilly (Sandlin) Darwin's children may be significant. Their first son, John W., may have been named for John B.'s father as well as for himself, and their second son, Littleton Bland Darwin, perhaps named for Gilly's father (rather than a favourite brother, as we had previously assumed). Among their daughters are a Jane and a Sarah, perhaps representing their grandmothers' names. But this is, so far, conjectural.

 

As for the parents of Littleton Bland Sandlin, ancestry.com offers the following (unverified) consensus:

 

 

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Federal Census Returns

 

As Census returns pre-1850 only name the householder, they are of limited use in identifying family relationships. The following Sandlin heads of family are identified in these early returns for York District, SC:

 

1790

 

John Sandlin

Nicholas Sandlin

 

1800

 

John Sandlin

John Sandlin

Jonathan Sandlin

Lewis Sandlin

Littleton Sandlin

Randolph Sandlin

William Sandlin

 

1810

 

This is the only Census in which Gilly (born 1801) would be counted in a Sandlin household; in 1820, she is counted in the household of her husband, John B. Darwin. There are six Sandlin households in 1810 in York, ennumerated as follows:

 

1810	A ♂ 0-10	B ♂ 11-16	C ♂ 17-26	D ♂ 27-45	E ♂ 45+	F ♀ 0-10	G ♀ 11-16	H ♀ 17-26	I ♀ 27-45	J ♀ 45+
James Sandlin	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0
John Sandlin	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	2	1	1
Littleton Sandlin	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	0
Massey Sandlin	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Nicholas Sandlin	5	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Randal Sandlin	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1

 

Families of James, Littleton, Randal and Nicholas all have counts in Column F (Females aged 0-10)

 

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Notes and Sources

 

• The 1822 will of Mourning Sandlin (York Co. Will Book "G", p. 368, Case 29/File 491; probated 30 January 1832; will includes reference to her "deceased first husband, William Sandlin.") bequeaths her "one-third dower right to land on Wolf Branch and King's Creek" to her son, Littleton Sandlin, her daughter "J. Sandlin" and to "J. Darwin"--probably John Bland Darwin, her son-in-law (from 1819). It is also suggestive to find that John B.'s sister, Pamela Darwin, married in January 1822 (the same year in which Mourning Sandlin made out her will) and named her first child (born 27 August 1822) "Elizabeth Mourning". See: The Summerford Secret.

 

• A William Mannon is enumerated in the 1790 Federal Census for York County; his neighbours are Sandlins. A further document associates Sandlins and Mannons. The will of a "Thomas Manion" (York County Will Book A, p. 174: Case 60/File 299), of unknown relationship to Massey Mannon, was witnessed on 9 July 1802 by Littleton Sandaland (who signs with his mark) and Randolph Sandlin; if these are indeed Gilly's brothers, they must have been at least 12 to 15 years her senior

 

• Mourning is Randolph Sandlin's wife per York County, SC Will Book G, page 101. This is dated Feb 28, 1804.

 

• Notes kindly furnished by Mrs. Mary W. Cordell of Pulaski, Tennessee, show the Sandlins in Virginia from 1668. "John Sandland, Jr." is believed to have been a soldier in the Revolution and is known to have lived in York District SC in 1808-1810. The family believes the name to derive from Sandilands, Scotland.

 

• Internet and unsourced: Lewis Sandlin was son of William and Mourning Sandlin.

 

• Internet and unsourced: "Littleton Bland Sandlin and Sarah Sandlin had 9 children, Jesse Littleton, Randolph (Bland), Jonathan (Junk), Daniel, Alfred (Alford), Sherod (Bunk), and 3 daughters. I don't have their names. They were married to John Childers, Joseph Logan, and James Leavey. They are mentioned in York County, SC Deed Book N, page 923, Aug 18, 1831"

 

• 1860 Federal Census for Morgan County, Alabama, shows household of Gilly Sandlin's brother, Randolph Sandlin, aged 53 (born circa 1806 in South Carolina). Included in the household is a son, Littleton B.

 

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