Literally thousands of Germans migrated into Pennsylvania and South Carolina during the 1700s. In the month of April, 1764, Germans from the Palatinate arrived in Charlestown, South Carolina “and presented a letter from the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations to Governor Boone, acquainting him that his Majesty had been pleased to take the poor Palatines under his royal care and protection, and as many of them were versed in the culture of silks and vines, had ordered that a settlement be provided for them in Carolina. That they might be settled in a body, one of the two townships, called Londonderry, was allotted for them, and divided in the most equitable manner into small tracts, for the accommodation of each family. Captain Calhoun, with a detachment of the rangers, had orders to meet them by the way, and conduct them to the place where their town was to be built, and all possible assistance was given towards promoting their speedy and comfortable settlement.”
Londonderry was located in Spartanburg County between the Broad and Saluda Rivers.
Source: An Historical Account Of The Rise And Progress Of The Colonies Of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1, by Alexander Hewatt; Charleston Records