History:  Columbia County. Robert Randolph, Thos R. Burnside, Judge 
Raymond Reed, Mr Crawford, Miss Maria Randolph, Mrs Bell Nash, Coky 
Murray, Marshall, Madison Darsey and John McPherson Berrien.

Reminisces of Dr. H. R. Casey
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Articles written for the Columbia Sentinel in 1883.

Permission granted by the Columbia County News and transcribed by 
Stephanie Harrison.

The articles were written in 1883 by Dr H. R. Casey for the Columbia 
Sentinel. 
He writes about many of the early pioneers of Columbia County 
who arrived in Georgia in the late 1700's and early 1800's."

Robert Randolph, Thos R. Burnside, Judge Raymond Reed, Mr Crawford, 
Miss Maria Randolph, Mrs Bell Nash, Coky Murray, Marshall, Madison 
Darsey and John McPherson Berrien.

February 21, 1883
ROBERT RANDOLPH
Or "Old Bob" as he was familiarly called immigrated from Virginia and
settled many years ago Columbia County. He descended from the 
Randolphs--the F. F. Vs of the noble old state, and consequently 
claimed kin with Pocohontas, that celebrated character in the early 
history of the State. He lived near Cobbham on the place now owned by 
Thos R. Burnside. His daughter and only child married Judge Raymond 
Reed of Augusta. He was a farmer and a clever aristocratic gentleman of 
the old school, but a man of very strong prejudices. He took a very 
great dislike to Mr Crawford and the shaping his politics therefrom, he 
ever afterwards acted in opposition to the Crawford party. He was the 
Uncle, I think, of Miss Maria Randolph, now living in Washington, 
Wilkes county. He was 75 years old at the time of his death.
Miss Maria Randolph has since died. I think she died in 1879. She
left her beautiful residence in Washington, Wilkes county to her
niece--Mrs Bell Nash--now of New York, and her sister.

THE MURRLYS
William and Lucurgus as he dubbed Coky Murray. Their mother was a
Marshall--both clever and well--to be farmers. Their father left them
each a fine estate in land and slave property but the results of the 
war left them as it did thousands of others, minus the slaves and the 
lands much depreciated in value. But, unlike many of the present day, 
three gentlemen have made farming pay. They are still in comfortable
circumstances, highly respected and esteemed by their many friends and
acquaintances. They now live in McDuffie county.

MADISON DARSEY
was the son of Joseph Darsey who immigrated from the "Eastern Shore" of
Maryland and bought and settled a farm near little river, not far from
Baysville. Here Madison or "Mad" Darsey as he was called was born. He
was one of Columbia's most noted citizens for his sterling worth and
fine business qualities. He was one of the best planters. He made
money by letting other people's business alone and attending to his 
own.  He was a firm supporter of the Whig principles and always acted 
with that party. The political Gamaliel at whose feet he worshipped was 
John McPherson Berrien