Books by J a Thomas

In this last hour, God is looking for women who will rise up with the word of God and stand tenaciously against the enemy for the Kingdom of God for their husbands and their children. All the help and power she needs is revealed in the word of God, through the Holy Ghost, who is ever present with all help, power, and guidance. This book will provide the tools necessary to help the godly woman, who has determined in her heart that she has had enough of being stolen from, to be prepared to tenaciously use the full armor of God and the sword of the word, empowered by the Holy Spirit and God's grace. She must consistently resist the devil through prayer, repentance, praise, and meditating on and by obeying the word of God. There is power in the spoken word. When we speak the word in faith, God confirms the word and manifest His glory, moving the mountain out of our way of victory. We can speak the word illumined by the Holy Ghost to defeat the enemy, and our changed lives become the world's Bible.

Marlboro County, located in the northeast corner of South Carolina, was established in 1785 in the Pee Dee region of the state (see Gregg's Early Pee Dee Settlers in the Main Catalog under "South Carolina"). It is believed that the area was inhabited solely by Indians until about 1730. The book presents chapters on the county's early history and settlers; industrial affairs of the early settlers; the American Revolution and the build-up toward it; operations on Pee Dee; Bishop Gregg; members of the legislature; Scottish settlers; the town of Clio; the courthouse; Bennettsville; Brightsville; Blenheim; the "Confederate War"; early ministers; Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches; the town of McColl; Adamsville; educational matters; "The Colored People"; 1886; "Down to the Twentieth Century"; and families such as David, Evans, Wilds, Hodges, Irby, Pegue, Rogers, Brown, Magee, Carloss, Mason Lee, Coxe, Townsend, Henagan, Bruce, Kolb, Pouncey, Cochrane, Spears, Vining, Terrell, Thornwell, Gillespie, Ellerbe, Forniss, Pledger, Thomas, Parker, Ammons, Fletcher, Easterling, Ayer, Covington, Eden, Meekins, Wilson, Campbell, McColls, McLaurins, McCall, Hawley, Weatherly, McRae, Hinshaw, McLeod, McLucas, Bennett, Stubbs, Moore, McInnis, Huckabee, Matheson, James, Williams, Bedgegood, Pugh, Breeden and Adams. In the chapter on the "Confederate War" there are rosters listing more than 800 soldiers, and an everyname index lists over 3,200 names. A fold-out map of Marlboro County and a map of the Old Marlborough Court House complement the work.