I am interested in the McClanahans of Spartanburg/Greenville/Pickens Co, SC, as my line lived somewhere in SC circa 1780-1800. There is a Girod McClanahan, orphan, over in Louisiana later on. I'm wondering if Gerard/Girod/Sherrod are the same name written by different recorders? We migrated to the same part of TN as the McCs from Laurens, but can't lock in to their researched family.
John McClanahan