Josef (anglicized Joseph) was born 1814 in Poland. He came to Charleston as a stowaway about 1830 when he was only 15 years old to escape the salt mines when Russia was in rule. He became a tailor's apprentice, legend says to the Gov. of SC. He learned to speak English by translating the entire Bible from English to Polish. He met and married Susannah Dicks Beaty in Conway, SC. where they married in 1839. Josef and Susannah moved to Anson County, NC where they opened a tailor shop. They had 5 children, all girls. Only one daughter, JoAnna, survived to adulthood. The other four daughters died before the age of 12.
Josef Przyborowski died in 1850 and Susannah moved back to Conway, SC. There she met and married Thomas Nelson Rowe. They had two children, William Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Rowe.
Susannah was the daughter of Rev. John Hanson Beaty and Susannah Dicks from Horry County, SC.
Josef (anglicized Joseph) was born 1814 in Poland. He came to Charleston as a stowaway about 1830 when he was only 15 years old to escape the salt mines when Russia was in rule. He became a tailor's apprentice, legend says to the Gov. of SC. He learned to speak English by translating the entire Bible from English to Polish. He met and married Susannah Dicks Beaty in Conway, SC. where they married in 1839. Josef and Susannah moved to Anson County, NC where they opened a tailor shop. They had 5 children, all girls. Only one daughter, JoAnna, survived to adulthood. The other four daughters died before the age of 12.
Josef Przyborowski died in 1850 and Susannah moved back to Conway, SC. There she met and married Thomas Nelson Rowe. They had two children, William Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Rowe.
Susannah was the daughter of Rev. John Hanson Beaty and Susannah Dicks from Horry County, SC.
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