Benjamin E. Sessions was born August 23, 1815 He was the son of Benjamin Jenkins Sessions and Lillian Davis Sessions. He lived at "Savannah Bluff" plantation in All Saints Parish, Horry District, South Carolina. Savannah Bluff plantation was located on the Waccamaw River just below Conway in the area where Hwy. 501 Bypass runs between the Waccamaw River Bridge and Red Hill. He attended private schools in Georgetown District and in Conwayborough, Horry District. He was respectfully known as "Colonel Ben."
B.E. Sessions married Ann Monk Browne on March 31, 1842 and four children were born to them: two daughters who died in infancy and two sons, James Whiteford and Benjamin Jenkins (who was sheriff of Horry County for 20 years).
Benjamin E. Sessions was commissioner of the poor and was a member of the House of Representatives (1862-65). He was a delegate to the S.C. Secession Convention from All Saints Parish and a signer of the S.C. Ordinance of Secession. During the War Between the States he was in charge of mail service in Horry District. B. E. Sessions was tax collector of Georgetown District 1859-62 and commissioner in equity in 1865. He was clerk of court when he died on January 14, 1873.
Sessions was buried in the old Methodist churchyard in Conwayboro. He was a faithful church member and steward superintendent of Sunday School for 40 years.
B.E. Sessions married Ann Monk Browne on March 31, 1842 and four children were born to them: two daughters who died in infancy and two sons, James Whiteford and Benjamin Jenkins (who was sheriff of Horry County for 20 years).
Benjamin E. Sessions was commissioner of the poor and was a member of the House of Representatives (1862-65). He was a delegate to the S.C. Secession Convention from All Saints Parish and a signer of the S.C. Ordinance of Secession. During the War Between the States he was in charge of mail service in Horry District. B. E. Sessions was tax collector of Georgetown District 1859-62 and commissioner in equity in 1865. He was clerk of court when he died on January 14, 1873.
Sessions was buried in the old Methodist churchyard in Conwayboro. He was a faithful church member and steward superintendent of Sunday School for 40 years.
Benjamin E. Sessions was born August 23, 1815 He was the son of Benjamin Jenkins Sessions and Lillian Davis Sessions. He lived at "Savannah Bluff" plantation in All Saints Parish, Horry District, South Carolina. Savannah Bluff plantation was located on the Waccamaw River just below Conway in the area where Hwy. 501 Bypass runs between the Waccamaw River Bridge and Red Hill. He attended private schools in Georgetown District and in Conwayborough, Horry District. He was respectfully known as "Colonel Ben."
B.E. Sessions married Ann Monk Browne on March 31, 1842 and four children were born to them: two daughters who died in infancy and two sons, James Whiteford and Benjamin Jenkins (who was sheriff of Horry County for 20 years).
Benjamin E. Sessions was commissioner of the poor and was a member of the House of Representatives (1862-65). He was a delegate to the S.C. Secession Convention from All Saints Parish and a signer of the S.C. Ordinance of Secession. During the War Between the States he was in charge of mail service in Horry District. B. E. Sessions was tax collector of Georgetown District 1859-62 and commissioner in equity in 1865. He was clerk of court when he died on January 14, 1873.
Sessions was buried in the old Methodist churchyard in Conwayboro. He was a faithful church member and steward superintendent of Sunday School for 40 years.
B.E. Sessions married Ann Monk Browne on March 31, 1842 and four children were born to them: two daughters who died in infancy and two sons, James Whiteford and Benjamin Jenkins (who was sheriff of Horry County for 20 years).
Benjamin E. Sessions was commissioner of the poor and was a member of the House of Representatives (1862-65). He was a delegate to the S.C. Secession Convention from All Saints Parish and a signer of the S.C. Ordinance of Secession. During the War Between the States he was in charge of mail service in Horry District. B. E. Sessions was tax collector of Georgetown District 1859-62 and commissioner in equity in 1865. He was clerk of court when he died on January 14, 1873.
Sessions was buried in the old Methodist churchyard in Conwayboro. He was a faithful church member and steward superintendent of Sunday School for 40 years.
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