In 1795, a Deed of Gift is found in the Fairfield County, South Carolina court records indicating that Thomas Hathcock (Jr. ) was a shoe maker who lived on the "Old Muster Grounds ... [Note 3] Thomas Hathcock in this deed gave his son John Heathcock all of his household goods and shoemaker tools. In 1785, a John Heathcock of Fairfield County is found in the court records. [Note 4]533

Note 3. The Old Muster Ground is found on an old map of Fairfield County, as a place where the militia practiced drill two or three miles due south of Winnsboro, the County Seat (source: Maps, South Carolina Archives, Columbia).

Note 4. In Northampton County, North Carolina, in 1778, a William Cato conveyed land to John Haithcock and in Fairfield County, South Carolina, in 1798, one William Cato witnessed a Bill of Sale of John Haithcock.