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Land grants were made by the Lords Proprietor from about 1670 to 1719, and recorded by the Register of the Province. Proprietary land titles, abstracts of title, and registrations of land grants are sometimes called “memorials.” Governors issued warrants and ordered plats and surveys, but most of these documents are lost. After 1682 an indenture was often used to deed land in exchange for quitrents. <br> | Land grants were made by the Lords Proprietor from about 1670 to 1719, and recorded by the Register of the Province. Proprietary land titles, abstracts of title, and registrations of land grants are sometimes called “memorials.” Governors issued warrants and ordered plats and surveys, but most of these documents are lost. After 1682 an indenture was often used to deed land in exchange for quitrents. <br> | ||
Lists of many early landowners of [[South Carolina]] are found in Alexander S. Salley, ''Records of the Secretary of the Province and the Register of the Province of South | Lists of many early landowners of [[South Carolina]] are found in Alexander S. Salley, ''Records of the Secretary of the Province and the Register of the Province of South Carolina, 1671-1675,'' (Columbia, South Carolina: Historical Commission of South Carolina, 1944; [http://books.google.com/books?id=-k0TAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Records+of+the+Secretary+of+the+Province+and+the+Register+of+the+Province+of+South+Carolina,+1671-1675&hl=en&ei=_HDlTP7CKY30swPm7a2xCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]; {{FHL|197721|item}}, FHL book 975.7 N2rs; FHL film 1425662 item 5. This includes deeds, wills, and other records. '''<br>''' | ||
Land warrants were presented to the surveyor general and recorded by the secretary of state. They are often the most complete guide to early land settlement. Proprietary grants are listed in A.S. Salley, Jr., ''Warrants for Lands in South Carolina, 1672-1711", Reprint (Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1973; digitized version at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH33&CISOPTR=80815&CISOSHOW=80588 Family History Archives]; [http://books.google.com/books?id=7RoWAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Warrants+for+Lands+in+South+Carolina,+1672-1711%22&hl=en&ei=6XHlTJ2_FYiCsQPH5PiwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]; {{FHL|197792|item}}, FHL book 975.7 R2s]; {{FHL|197796|item}}, films 845162-845163 <br>'' | Land warrants were presented to the surveyor general and recorded by the secretary of state. They are often the most complete guide to early land settlement. Proprietary grants are listed in A.S. Salley, Jr., ''Warrants for Lands in South Carolina, 1672-1711", Reprint (Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1973; digitized version at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH33&CISOPTR=80815&CISOSHOW=80588 Family History Archives]; [http://books.google.com/books?id=7RoWAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Warrants+for+Lands+in+South+Carolina,+1672-1711%22&hl=en&ei=6XHlTJ2_FYiCsQPH5PiwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]; {{FHL|197792|item}}, FHL book 975.7 R2s]; {{FHL|197796|item}}, films 845162-845163 <br>'' | ||