The 2004 Peden Reunion held at Fairview Presbyterian Church near Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina will be on July 17 & 18. This reunion is celebrated by the descendants of John Margaret (Peggy) McDill Peden who migrated to SC from Antrim County, Ireland in 1773.

Their ten children, all born in Ireland, include:
Mary, born 1732, married James Alexander
James, born 1734, m) Mary (Brown?)
Jane, born ca 1738, married 1) John Morton 2) Robert Morrow
Thomas, born 1743, m) Elizabeth White
William, born 1749, m) Mary (Polly) Archer
Elizabeth, born 1750, m) William Gaston (No Children)
John, born 1752, m) Baker?, Archer?
Samuel, born 1754, m)1st Katherine White m) 2nd Margaret
Alexander, born 1756, m) Rebecca Martin
David, born 1760, m) 1st Eleanor Goodgion m) 2nd Margaret Hughes


FOR A REGISTRATION FORM (must have to plan tours and Saturday's supper) email Rebecca Moss
rebbmoss@msn.com
Please put Peden Reunion in the subject of your email


ONE HUNDRED FIFTH ANNIVERSARY - PEDEN REUNION
SATURDAY ACTIVITIES
JULY 17, 2004
On this year's Saturday Tour we will visit Cowpens Revolutionary War Park and the Revolutionary War Park in Kings Mountain, NC. Our Pedens were soldiers in these battles. Also on Saturday morning if there are enough new visitors who want to visit Peden family cemeteries, we will also provide a tour to the Thomas Peden family cemetery, the McDill Peden Cemetery (John and Peggy McDill Peden are buried here), and Ole Catholic Presbyterian Church.

There will be a Saturday evening meal in the Social Hall. Cost is $6.00 per person payable in advance. This is not just for out of town people-this is also for local people. What better time to get acquainted with cousins than at a Saturday night supper.

We will have a speaker after supper, Ms. Rebecca Bruton Moss, who will tell us a little about the Pedens and their migration West; especially the House of William.
Also please bring pre-1900 pictures, records, letters, bible records, church records, histories, keepsakes, etc. that you have for your Peden/Paden family. We plan to have a sharing of information from the different houses on Saturday night.
We will also be asking to make copies of these articles to prepare exhibits for future reunions. These will be scanned on a computer so your originals or copies would be returned immediately, and directly, to you.

SUNDAY ACTIVITIES
Sunday, July 18th
On Sunday we will meet in the church sanctuary at 11:30 for the formal meeting, reports and speaker. Registration will begin at 10:30 at the church, and we urge everyone to register. Our speaker this year will be Hooper (Lex) Alexander, IV. Bring food to share and a picnic lunch will be served on the grounds at 1:00 p.m. The Historical Building will be open at 2:30 p.m. We usually have Pedens and Padens from all over the country, who come to visit the graves and markers of their ancestors, and to see where they lived and worshipped.

FOR A REGISTRATION FORM (needed to plan tours and Saturday's supper) email Rebecca Moss
rebbmoss@msn.com
Please put Peden Reunion in the subject of your email


TO PURCHASE BOOKS
If you are unable to attend the reunion and would like to purchase a copy of "Fairview Presbyterian Church History" Book by Mary Lou Stewart Garrett, you may do so by sending a request to the church address along with a check for $25.00.
Fairview Presbyterian Church,
126 Fairview Church Road,
P.O. Box 1664
Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644

If you don't have a "Pedens of America" book, you can purchase one at the reunion for $32.00 or by mail for $35.00. Please send requests to W. S. Peden, Jr., 521 McKelvey Rd, Pelzer, SC 29669

For additonal reunion information contact:

W. S. Peden, Jr. Phone: (864) 243-5255

James H. Rodgers Phone: (864) 862-4086
E-Mail: JamesHJellybean@aol.com