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John Jane Black Thomas emigrated to S.C. c.1755 from
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American Revolution. A monument was installed by the Greenville County Historical Preservation Commission and Mark III Properties and a highway marker was installed by the Spartanburg Chapter of the
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In 1776, he was a representative of the
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