By: Rev. J.A.W. Thomas, Pub. 1897, reprinted 2025, 330 pages, NEW INDEX, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-948-3. Located in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, Marlboro County was created in 1785 from the Cheraw District. The first colonists started arriving around 1736. These Baptists immigrants to this area were Welsh settlers from Pennsylvania, Delaware and Wales. Along with the history of the area and traditions of its settlers, the bulk of this work covers numerous sketches of the following Marlboro County pioneer families: Adams, Brown, Bruce, Carloss, Cochrane, Covington, Coxe, David, Ellerbe, Evans, Forniss, Gillespie, Gregg, Henagan, Hodges, Irby, Kolb, Lee, McCall, McColl, McLaurin, McLeod, McLucas, McRae, Magee, Parish, Parker, Pearson, Pegue, Pledger, Pouncey, Rogers, Spears, Terrell, Thornwell, Thomas, Townsend, and Vining. The New Index that was created for this book mentions approximately 3,000 persons.