South Carolina Magazine
of Ancestral Research
ARCHIVES, 2009 = http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/Search.aspx
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STUDY these land changes/Names, they may help us follow our families. msh
Proprietary Counties, 1682 |
In 1682, after the first hard years of settlement, the Proprietors ordered three counties laid out. Berkeley County, centering around Charleston, extended from the Stono River on the south to Seewee Creek (present-day Awendaw Creek) where it emptied into Bulls Bay on the north. Craven County lay north of Berkeley, and below Berkeley, Colleton extended to the Combahee River. Later, a fourth county, Granville, was laid out between the Combahee and the Savannah rivers.
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Parishes of the Anglican Church |
Throughout the colonial period, the small population and its limited legal needs kept most government, records keeping, and judicial activity confined to the municipal limits of Charleston. Parishes of the established Anglican Church served as election districts, and courts with jurisdiction over the entire colony sat in Charleston.
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Districts, 1769-1784 |
Georgetown extended from the North Carolina line to the Santee. Charleston lay between the Santee and the Combahee. Beaufort sat between the Combahee and the Savannah. Northwest of Georgetown was the Cheraws District, bounded on the west by Lynches River; west of the Cheraws was the large district of Camden, bounded on the west by the river system of the Santee, Congaree, and Broad; south and west of Camden, two more large districts extended to the Savannah River--Orangeburg to the south, and Ninety-Six to the north.
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Districts and Counties, 1785 |
The 1785 act gave the Cheraws District the counties of Chesterfield, Marlboro, and Darlington; it divided Camden District into York, Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Richland, Claremont, and Clarendon counties. It gave Ninety-Six District the counties of Spartanburg, Union, Laurens, Newberry, Abbeville, and Edgefield. And it divided Orangeburg District into Orange, Lewisburg, Lexington, and Winton (an early version of Barnwell) counties.
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Districts and Counties, 1786-1790 |
In 1786, part of the unorganized Indian land, which had been taken from the Cherokee Indians during the American Revolution and lay northwest of Ninety-Six District, became Greenville County; in 1789, the remainder of the Indian land became Pendleton County. A few counties had been set out in the three Low Country districts of Georgetown, Charleston, and Beaufort, but there, where the old parish system was well established, the counties failed to take root.
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Districts, 1791-1799 |
In 1791, the four Orangeburg counties were abolished, and two new districts were created. Washington District was formed to encompass the counties of Greenville and Pendleton. Pinckney District took York and Chester counties from Camden District, and Spartanburg and Union counties from Ninety-Six District.
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Districts and Counties, 1791-1799 |
In 1791, Salem County was formed from portions of Claremont and Clarendon counties; and Kershaw County was formed from portions of Claremont, Lancaster, Fairfield, and Richland counties.
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Districts, 1800-1814 |
In 1800, most of the counties were formed into districts. Washington, Pinckney Ninety-Six, Camden, and the Cheraws districts vanished, and the counties they had encompassed became districts. Claremont, Clarendon, and Salem counties became Sumter District. Marion District was formed from part of Georgetown, Colleton District from part of Charleston, and Barnwell District from part of Orangeburg. Georgetown yielded Horry District in 1801 and Williamsburg District in 1804. That same year, Lexington District was formed from Orangeburg with roughly the same territory as the old county of the same name.
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Districts, 1815-1867 |
In 1826, Pendleton was divided into the two districts of Pickens and Anderson. In 1855, Clarendon District was taken from Sumter with the same boundaries as the old Clarendon County of 1785. |
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from CAROLE
Carole Walker [mott@navacore.net]
AUG 30, 2009
Marie and all - don't know if you are aware of this? I found some of my families that went through SC here.
http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/search.aspx
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From PAULA
Paula Gretchen [gallmankane@gmail.com]
S213184: Colonial Plat Books (Copy Series) CHANDLER, JAMES, PLAT FOR 250 ACRES IN CRAVEN COUNTY. http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/Thumbnails.aspx?recordId=105932 = ADAM SELLERS in 1773
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from
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lewgriffin/p844.htm
Herman Geiger1 Male, #13493, (before 18 December 1707 - November 1751)
Biography* Herman and his family left Switzerland in September 1736, and arrived in Charleston, SC, on February 1, 1737. Herman Geiger became a trader with the Catawba Indians. About 1750, he rescued several friendly Indians from a band of hostile Canadian Indians who had captured them near Charleston, SC. The following summer, Herman, having set out for the Catawba Nation in company with a half-breed, was captured by several of the very party of Canadian Indians from whom he had rescued the friendly Indians a year before. They carried Herman Geiger toward the Great Lakes and finally killed him. Herman Geiger's will was proved December 6, 1751. In the SC Gazette of June 18, 1753, John and Henry Gallman advertized for the creditors of Herman Geiger, dec'd. John Gallman was one of the executors of Herman Geiger's estate. John Gallman, who had apparently married one of Herman's sisters, married second Herman Geiger's widow, Elizabeth, and took her children into his home. Henry Gallman, brother of John, married Herman Geiger's daughter Elizabeth.
The standard reference is a series of
books which are being published by
Historical Publications here in Raleigh
called "North Carolina Troops". 13
volumes have been published so far.
MARRIAGES (no county given) Info from = ?
SELLERS, ANDREW
B526 BENIGER, DOROTHY
Oct 18 1804
SELLERS, ANDREW
B653 BRANDEBURG, MARY
Jan 26 1813
WHETSTONE, MAGDELEN
S462 SELLERS, ANDREW
Aug 20 1803
WHITE, SARAH
S462 SELLERS, JACOB
Feb 19 1801
SELLERS, JOSEPH
M520 MUNGO, JANE (no date-listed with some of 1838)
SELLERS, JAMES
H400 HILL, ELEONER MRS
Nov 01 1795
SELLERS, WILLIAM
" , ELISABETH (is this a ditto for Hill?msh) NEED DATE!
ZIEGLER, JACOB
S462 SELLERS, MARGERET
Jun 05 1810
CELLAR, SARAH
A536 ANDREWS, SAMUEL
May 08 1772
SELLER, FREDERICK
H620 HARRIS, MARY SUSAN WIDEM (1774-1890)
HORNE","Peter","SELLERS","Sarah",20,"May","1771","Colleton Co.","SC"
"HORNE","Peter","SMITH","Mahalah E.",23,"Feb","1832","Colleton Co.","SC"
A few days since Mr. Alexander Chovin was married to Miss Polly Tart, daughter of Mr. Nathan Tart, and not to Miss Mary Seller, as mentioned in The General Gazette. (Ibid.) Marriage Notices in The South-Carolina Gazette AND ITS SUCCESSORS. (1732-1801.)
WAR RECORDS, BIBLE RECORDS will show earlier marriages, please send, msh
1778 CAMDEN DISTRIC, SC =
John SELLARS (born before 1758)
1779 NINETY SIX DIST., SC=
Thomas SELLARS
Need neighbors=
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Districts and Counties, 1785 The 1785 act gave the Cheraws District the counties of Chesterfield, Marlboro, and Darlington; it divided Camden District into York, Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Richland, Claremont, and Clarendon counties. It gave Ninety-Six District the counties of Spartanburg, Union, Laurens, Newberry, Abbeville, and Edgefield. And it divided Orangeburg District into Orange, Lewisburg, Lexington, and Winton (an early version of Barnwell) counties.
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Districts and Counties, 1786-1790 In 1786, part of the unorganized Indian land, which had been taken from the Cherokee Indians during the American Revolution and lay northwest of Ninety-Six District, became Greenville County; in 1789, the remainder of the Indian land became Pendleton County. A few counties had been set out in the three Low Country districts of Georgetown, Charleston, and Beaufort, but there, where the old parish system was well established, the counties failed to take root.
1787 EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, South Carolina =
THOMAS SELLERS
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Contributed by BELINDA GUERETTE
guerette@Alaska.NET
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In 1786, part of the unorganized Indian land, which had been taken from the Cherokee Indians during the American Revolution and lay northwest of Ninety-Six District, became Greenville County; in 1789, the remainder of the Indian land became Pendleton County. A few counties had been set out in the three Low Country districts of Georgetown, Charleston, and Beaufort, but there, where the old parish system was well established, the counties failed to take root.
OCT 13, 1800 SION SELLERS of SC sells 100 acres on 7 CREEKS
(D/247) TO Elias Duncan
Witness = JORDAN SELLERS AND BENJAMIN SELERS
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Districts, 1800-1814 In 1800, most of the counties were formed into districts. Washington, Pinckney Ninety-Six, Camden, and the Cheraws districts vanished, and the counties they had encompassed became districts. Claremont, Clarendon, and Salem counties became Sumter District. Marion District was formed from part of Georgetown, Colleton District from part of Charleston, and Barnwell District from part of Orangeburg. Georgetown yielded Horry District in 1801 and Williamsburg District in 1804. That same year, Lexington District was formed from Orangeburg with roughly the same territory as the old county of the same name.
1800 MARLBORO CO, SC
WILLIAM SELLERS 3-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0
1800 ORANGEBURG CO , SC
DAVID SELLERS, PAGE 311
JAMES SELLERS, PAGE 313
JESSEE SELLERS, PAGE 313
QUESS?
Here is the entire index. I will try to do lookups for you if you
keep in
mind it may take me awhile. Sandra
JAMES JENKINS BOOK INDEX (Printed for the author in 1842)
Sellers, Leven 160=
See <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/sc_countyhistories.html">http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/sc_countyhistories.html</A>.
Jett Hanna
7006 Edgefield Drive
Austin, TX 78731
phone 512.349.7253
email jett@jetthanna.com
http://www.jetthanna.com
Civil District Court Act 71 of 1908
Name: Sellers, A. J.
age : 72
state enlisted: SC
Regiment & Co: 26th SC F
ward: 6
date married: blank