Youngblood-Armstrong & Allied Families
especially of a thin walking cane which he "wore" to classes and twirled expertly. This style was immediately taken up by all the "young blades" on the campus. One of William Youngblood's daughters has as her middle name, the name of the lovely wife of Mr. Cleveland.
Even though William Youngblood was only a young student, he was deeply interested in his forebears and found time during his care-free, happy college days to visit the homes of his ancestors. He spent many, long summer days at the former home of his grandparents, Thomas and Jane (Head) Youngblood, and roamed over the woods and fields where his father, John Waters Youngblood, had hunted, fished and played "Shinny" as a boy before leaving for Alabama. He also visited the old home place of his great grand father, Thomas Youngblood, who was the first of the family to settle in South Carolina.
This Youngblood plantation, according to William Youngblood's written notations, was on the "Old 96 Road between Edgefield and Old Ninety Six. The little town was named "96" because it was located ninety six miles from Augusta. The plantation was situated in Edgefield District, on Ephram's Branch of Sleepy Creek of Turkey Creek of the Big Stevens Creek, waters of the Savannah River."
The site of the Youngblood plantation is shown on the map of Edgefield District, surveyed in 1817, and published in Mills Atlas, first edition.
Old 96 Road is the oldest public road in the state. It was the road the British planned to use during the Revolution for their march from Charleston, through South Carolina to join with their North Carolina Forces. A British garrison was stationed at the town of Old Ninety Six for a brief period during the Revolution.
This original South Carolina home place was willed to Thomas Youngblood's wife, Amy (Hopkins) Youngblood, daughter of Jesse Hopkins, Revolutionary Patriot and at her death to their son, William. Thomas Youngblood, (the Alabama pioneer) was willed adjoining property.
The Will of Thomas Youngblood of South Carolina, is recorded in Will Book C, p 87 in the Edgefield Court House and shows that he acquired considerable acreage in addition to his first Land Grant of 200 acres.
It seems unusual that he did not mention any of his daughters in his Will. One of his sons-in-law, James Adams, was named as an Executor. However in the final settlement his daughters are shown to have received their share of the Estate. It has been learned from Court House Records that he made Gifts of Land to
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