Colonel Arromanus Lyles (b. Abt. 1748, d. 02 Sep 1817)
Arromanus Lyles (son of Ephraim Lyles and Ann Margaret Lyther) was born Abt. 1748 in Fairfield, South Carolina, and died 02 Sep 1817 in Lyles Ford, Fairfield, South Carolina. He married Rebecca Valentine.
Notes for Arromanus Lyles: "Ivy Hall," in Western Fairfield County, SC.constructed between 1780 and 1790 by Arromanus Lyles, was purchased by Lawrence M Blair circa 1900.
"The Lyles Family" by William Edrington News and Herald (Winnsboro, SC) March 15, 1901 http://home.earthlink.net/~jbl2403/lyles_family/Fairfield_Co._Lyles.html
Colonel Aromanus Lyles was the eldest son of Ephraim Lyles, and inherited all the land on which his father had located by the law of primogeniture, which was in force in South Carolina and other states until after the Revolution. He was a partisan officer during the war and fought in many of the battles. "Little Ephraim," as he was called by way of distinction, told me of his [word omitted] and his brothers being in the engagement at Fish Dam, where General Sumter commanded, and of other battles which I have forgotten, except that all of the Lyles who were old enough fought in the battle of Eutaw, which was one of the hardest contested conflicts of the Revolutionary War.
I think Col. Aromanus Lyles first married a Valentine, afterwards a Means, a sister of Colonel Thomas Means (she died childless), and last, a widow, Mrs. Kinnerly in the year 1816. He died shortly after, in 1817. He had six sons and one daughter, viz: Ephraim, John, Valentine, James, Aromanus, Thomas, and Rebecca.
Ivy Hall Plantation – Blair – Fairfield County Basic Information
* Location – Blair (Buckhead Section), Fairfield County
On the western side of Fairfield near Broad River
* Origin of name – Ivy which grows profusely on and around the structures
* Other names –
* Current status – Standing, New roof in 2002 - Unrestored
Timeline
* Earliest known date of existence – Before 1780 to 1790
* House built by Arromanos Lyles –
Ivy Hall was restored at the turn of the century, but it has sat abandoned for about 40 years. However, the house is still standing.
Land
* Number of acres – 2000
* Primary crop – Cotton
Owners
* Alphabetical list – Lawrence M. Blair (circa 1900), Arromanos Lyles, Pelham Lyles, Thomas Minter Lyles
Slaves
* Number of slaves – 184
* Slaveholders
Buildings
* Main House is 6000 square feet. Five outbuildings still standing.
Web Resources
* Ivy Hall Plantation
Print Resources
* Initial references:
Contact Information
* Telephone: 919-562-1212
Children of Arromanus Lyles and Rebecca Valentine are:
+John R. Lyles, b. 25 Dec 1776, Union, South Carolina, d. 27 Sep 1842, Chambers, Alabama.
Colonel Arromanus Lyles (b. Abt. 1748, d. 02 Sep 1817)
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