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Appendix B
THE BAXTER FAMILY
Marion Francis Baxter?s forebears came to North America in the 17th and 18th centuries to escape the religious and political oppression that burdened them in Britain, France, and the German States. Their stand against tyranny was not unique, but the magnitude of their stand, their total rejection of any impediment to the freedom of mind and soul was a readily discernible trait - a trait that became a hallmark of the family?s prevailing attitude in subsequent years.
Ancestral surnames in the Baxter family represented a typical cross section of northwest Europe. From England came Ashley, Lewis, Lounsberry, Barton, and Miles. Scotland and Ireland produced Gregg, Baxter, Ervin, Grier, Hartly, Ridgill, Wickham, Windham, and White. Germany brought Flagler, Michel, and Hoofd; and France, Bategnon,	Cordesf~and
Marion. Most of the English and German forebears settled in New York state, the others for the most part in South Carolina.
This Baxter name first became a matter of public record in North America when Arthur Baxter, great great grandfather of Marion Francis Baxter, died November 23, 1769, about seven years before the American Colonies issued the Declaration of Independence. Death occurred in the Georgetown, South Carolina area where the Scotch-Irish Baxters had settled in the 1730s.
Georgetown was a thriving settlement on Winyah Bay, a protected harbor about 50 miles north of Charles Town (now Charleston). Located in the rich tidewater, Georgetown was fast becoming the center of a thriving rice and indigo district. In addition, Georgetown with its excellent harbor facilities was enjoying an ever increasing volume of shipping.
Arthur Baxter was married to Agnes Grier, and from this marriage four children were born. One of their four children,