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In Wake, NC, there was a William Rabun Jr. who married in 1800 (to Phereby Horn). The Wake 1810 & 1820 censuses are missing. So there is a huge gap of time when I cannot tell where this William might have been. I have always estimated that he was between 21-26 years of age in 1800 since he does not appear in the 1790 Wake census. Is it possible that he migrated to the Horry County area? Does his age match up to any Williams anyone has come across in their research? My ancestor, Renson Rabun, probably a younger brother of William's was born 1787. He came to Warren County GA abt. 1817 and stayed here until his death in 1866.
In 1800-1805, there were three "Rabons" in Warren County, GA: Charles, Richard and John. I have always felt that Renson came to this county because he had a connection to one or all of these men. I had no idea where any of them came from. Prior to Renson's arrival, they moved a few counties west into Putnam/Green/Jones, GA (they seem to have been right at the convergence of these counties). Renson purchased (in 1825) the very same land in Warren County that Charles Rabun had owned.
Renson's wife was a Martin (married 1810 Wake County NC). Ruben Jordan served as bondsman to Renson's marriage and also was executor to the will of William (d. 1813). When Renson purchased his land in 1825, it was from Gibson Joiner. In the 1850 Horry County census, I see Rabons living very close to many people with these surnames.
Then, about a year ago I came across two Rabons, Charles and John who served in the American Rev. from St. David's Parish, SC. That area seems close enough to present day Horry that they might have left descendants in that area and moved into Georgia. They might have been brothers of William of Wake...seemingly, about the same age as he.
To further convolute things, there was another Rabun whose migration from North Carolina to Georgia was well documented. Matthew Rabun moved from the Hillsborough NC to GA about 1785, eventually settling in Hancock County, just west of Warren Co. Matthew's only son, William (1771-1819) became governor of Georgia (1817-1819). Renson claimed that he was a 2nd cousin of the governor's. Matthew standardized the spelling of the name to RABUN so that most Georgians from the Warren/Hancock adopted that spelling.
Any research that would clarify a connection of these 3 clans would be grreatly appreciated.
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