Spanning the history of Marlboro County from the first Welsh settlement in 1736 until the end of the 19th century, this work features sketches of the following Marlboro County pioneer families: Brown, Bruce, Carloss, Cochrane, Covington, Coxe, David, Ellerbe, Evans, Forniss, Gillespie, Henagan, Hodges, Irby, Kolb, Lee, McCall, McColl, McLaurin, McLeod, McLucas, McRae, Magee, Parker, Pearson, Pegue, Pledger, Pouncey, Rogers, Spears, Terrell, Thornwell, Thomas, Townsend, and Vining.