Near Tigerville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

David Barton Home Site

1785-1838

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 10, 2011

1. David Barton Home Site Marker

Inscription. The log home of David Barton and wife Nancy Barrett was established near this site circa 1785. The tract was “west of Old Indian Boundary on both sides of Neal's Fork of Tyger River,” and ultimately consisted of 424 acres. Today Neal's Fork is known as Noe Creek. The Cherokee Indian Trading Trail was just north of here. The State Road of 1818 from Charleston to Asheville crossed the Barton tract here, and today this section is part of N. Tigerville Road. David also had land in Buncombe County, NC. He was a farmer and stockman, and probably did service during the Revolutionary War. In old age he was blind. David and Nancy possessed valuable books and taught their children to make best use of them. Children of David and Nancy were: Thomas, Mary, (Col.) Wilson, William, Rebecca, Joseph, Willoughby, (Rev.) Jefferson and Benjamin. David and Nancy are buried at Tyger Baptist Church Cemetery.

Erected 2010 by Barton Historical Society and the Tyger Barton Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 35° 5.596′ N, 82° 21.872′ W.

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Marker is near Tigerville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on North Southerlin Rd 0.4 miles east of North Tigerville Road (County Road 117), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Taylors SC 29687, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To the Glory of God (approx. 1.2 miles away); North Greenville Baptist Academy (approx. 1.7 miles away); Tigerville (approx. 1.8 miles away); Poinsett Bridge (approx. 2.7 miles away); Mush

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 10, 2011

2. David Barton Home Site Marker

Creek Baptist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mountain View School (approx. 4.3 miles away); John H. Goodwin House (approx. 4.9 miles away); William Few Bridge (approx. 5.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Barton Historical Society Dedicates Marker to Ancestor. The Times Examiner (10/06/2010) (Submitted on June 22, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 10, 2011

3. David Barton Home Site Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 10, 2011

4. David Barton Home Site Marker