John Abercrombie [1768-1800] was an early settler in Laurens County, South Carolina. On 2 February 1768 he petitioned the South Carolina Council for 200 acres of land “on Rayburns Creek where he now lives.” This land was surveyed by Ralph Humphreys, deputy surveyor, on 27 April 1768 adjacent to James Abercromby’s land, and the survey plat was certified on 7 March 1769 and again on 8 November 1769. This 200 acres was granted to John Abercrombie on 21 December 1769 and the memorial was dated 24 January 1770. His grant of 200 acres indicates that John had two dependents in 1768 because the headright system of granting land then provided 100 acres for the head of household who had to be at least sixteen years old and 50 acres for each additional person in the household.

He must have conveyed some of this land to Robert Coker because in 1797 Robert Coker sold 100 acres of John Abercrombie’s 1769 grant to Philip Coker [Laurens Co. Deed Book F, page 229].

On 20 September 1799 John Abercrombie sold 150 acres of land on “Rabourns Creek” to Jonathan Abercrombie, but this land bounding on Lewis Saxon and on Thomas and William Johnson was not part of his original grant, but had previously been conveyed by indenture from Job Smith in 1788.

John Abercrombie appears in the 1790 and 1800 federal censuses for Laurens County.

The 1800 census for Laurens County was organized by military regiments and companies to indicate geographical subdivisions. In the 1800 census he was listed in Capt. John Cochran's company of the Laurens District Saludy Regiment, Upper Battalion with a household consisting of one male over 45 years of age [himself], one female over 45 years, one female 10-16 years, and one female under 10 years.

Others of interest in Capt. Cochran's company were: James Abercrombie, Esq., William Abercrombie, Jonathan Abercrombie, Hastings Dial and Isaac Dial.

In the 1800 census for Laurens County many Cokers including Robert Coker, Jr. appear in Captain William Owens' company # IV of the Upper Battalion of the Enoree Regiment that also included Alexander Abercrombie (?-1831).

This John Abercrombie has not been found in records after 1800.