My maiden name was Conaway & I am 32% Scottish (all from my Father's side). Comparing statistics with other Conway/Conaway/Connaway individuals that took an autosomal DNA test, it appears that much of their herritage is also from Scotland. My earliest Ancester was Arthur Conaway. He was born in ?South Carolina about 1750. This page is a look at the early Conaway (various spellings) that I have found who came to South Carolina before 1800.
Immigration:
1670– to South Carolina
George Conway
John Conway
John Connoway
1710 – to South Carolina
John Kenneway From Scotland
The early settlers received land in
Colleton County
1/12/1705 500 Acres John Kennaway
7/8/1707 Memo George Conway
6/28/1711 500 Acres John Kennaway
2/9/1715 304 Acres John Kennoway Edisto River, SC
2/15/1715 80 Acres John Kennoway
1742-1743 adj land John Kennoway
9/9/1774 had adjacent land Edward Conway
8/22/1777 witness/dispute/judgment roll Robt. Conaway
Berkley County
5/3/1733 Memorials John Kennoway & John Connaway
1749-1750 Lease Daniel Conaway & wife (Ann)
1754-1755 Lease Daniel Conaway & wife (Ann) Cooper River
1765 deed release Ann Conaway (Daniel’s wife)
2/6/1766 Memo Daniel Conway
2/7/1766 Cooper River Daniel Conway
11/15/1769 adj land John Connaway
1/15/1771 adj land Margaret Connaway
2/22/1771 adj land Edward Connoway
4/10/1771 adj land Edward Connaway
5/4/1773 100 Acres Margaret Connoway
Granville County
2/25/1715 500 Acres John Kennoway
8/22/1771 adj land Arthur Connoway
Orangeburg Dist
12/4/1786 adj land Conoways (Arthur)
1/7/1788 adj land Conoway (Arthur)
Craven County
5/3/1733 Memorials John Kennoway & John Connaway
7/17/1751 100 Acres Thomas Coneway 6/7/1749 Survey of 300 acres on Forks of Wateree River – has made improvements, built a house & settled Family on land. Has been settled near four years on the North side of the Broad River having brought his Family from Virginia that he had a Wife and four Children and himself – never had land granted – 300 Acres was granted in court on 4/2/1751.
1/21/1754 adj land Thomas Conway N. Side Broad River
11/4/1755 300 Acres Thomas Conaway
11/7/1758 150 Acres Thomas Connaway
10/7/1762 300 Acres Thomas Connoway
11/17/1769 200 Acres Edward Conway
10/12/1770 adj land Thomas Conoway
Beauford
1783 Petit Jury Philip Conaway
1783 Grand Jury Philip Conway **went to Wilkes Co, GA
George Town Dist
7/2/1787 200 Acres Robert Conway
7/2/1787 233 Acres Robert Conway