Gail Heriot is tracing her roots.
Light, interesting reading from The Right Coast:
"I didn't make it to Sandy Island on that trip. I will go again in the winter. I want to be able to wear boots, since Sandy Island is home to both coral snakes and cottonmouths and I'm sure that wearing boots in the summer in the South Carolina Low Country is not pleasant. But I've learned a lot about Sandy Island since my first trip. It turns out that most of it is owned by the State of South Carolina and managed by the Nature Conservancy. And the folks at the Nature Conservancy have been kind enough to offer some advice and assistance."
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Gail Heriot and Sandy Island, South Carolina
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I am also decendent of Sady Island my mother and grand mother and also great grandmother was also raised on that island and the spell of your heriot's does not match the spelling of the herriott's that has been living on this island for hundreds of years you may be talking about Pawley's Island which is on the other side alittle down the river
Hello, and thank you for visiting. I am always amazed when a post nearly a year old gets a comment! (For the record, this comment and the first one are on March 31, 2006!)
I checked the link to Gail Heriot's comment and it still works. You might want to track it back and leave your message there. I was simply blogging the link because I found it interesting. I'm sure the two of you might have a poroductive exchange if you can get in touch.
My name is Julie Pyatt, and I too am a decendent of the people of Sandy Island. My grandfather was raised there and my father and uncles spent half their lives there. I am from California and have been here my whole life. However, whenever I visit the Island, such a tremendous feeling of Homecoming washes over me. I love this Land of my Ancestors and find myself always wanting to return there. I go to almost all of the family reunions (with the exception of the last; I had strep throat), and I hoope to see you all there.
Julie
Wow it is so amazing to see so much about Sandy Island on the internet. I am a Pyatt living and working in Chicago. I recently spent time down there with my mother and a surveyor. According to information in Georgetown County quite a bit of that land belongs to our families. I think we should get to know the true history of our ancestors and share it with our future. By the way, the people of Sandy Island are not Gullah! Sorry Thomas(Pyatt). We really got to get togeter and do this right!
Jettyon
Hello,
I was just reading your blogs. I am researching the surname (weathers, withers. My gggrandfather was eliott weathers. I have heard some people say that he was probably from sandy island. Do you have any info on the weathers surname since I saw that some of the owners on Mt. Arena was named Withers.
My email address is sharonmcghee823@hotmail.com
Thanks
Sharon
Hello,
My grandmother was from the Island. It's just too bad I really don't have any Idea how many cousins or aunt' or uncles I really have I would love to get to know my extended family and to hear stories about the Island.
My email address is stephanieubryantg@yahoo.com
The area where Myrtle Beach, SC is now located was once an indigo plantation owned by the Withers familly. They spelled it Withers.
hello,
visited sandy island this past september with my family, I only stood on the landing at pawleys island my uncle bill murray is from that island as well as my great grand father, I would like to know more about the reunions
I am gretchen_washington2006@yahoo.com
looking forward to hearing from someone
Hello again
just doing some research, talking with my aunt who lives in charleston(Lillian Washington jones)
I am excited to know that Phillip Washington was my great grandfather, his son Charles washington was my grandfather and Charles benjamin washington jr is my dad. He is living here with me in las vegas, nevada He is 80 years old retired navy. We would like to hear from someone related...lets put pieces of a puzzle together...Sending great love to my family that i don't know ...Yet...
Please can someone contact me about the family reunion this year for the Herriott family reunion please contact me stephanieubryant@yahoo.com
Please can someone contact me about the family reunion this year for the Herriott family reunion please contact me stephanieubryant@yahoo.com
hello my name is Simona Brown. I was very interested into your stories about sandy island. My great grandmother and my grandmother and her siblings are from Sandy Islasnd. My Great grandmother name was Harriet Washington and so was my Grandmother. I have no idea about the roots there and would like to know more about my family. my unle name was primus washington. please contact me at simonabrown_32@yahoo.com. thanks
Wow, It's been 15 months since I posted my last comment and finally someone has contacted me. I'd almost given up on this site
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