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== History == | == History == | ||
Probate records of [[South Carolina]] were kept by the secretary of the province prior to 1732, and were later kept by the courts of ordinary and probate courts of each county. Most of the original wills for the colonial period have not survived. Pre-Civil War probate files for Beaufort, Chesterfield, Colleton, Georgetown, Lancaster, and Orangeburg districts were destroyed. However, for the colonial period, dozens of South Carolina wills proved in the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] in London, England have survived. | Probate records of [[South Carolina]] were kept by the secretary of the province prior to 1732, and were later kept by the courts of ordinary and probate courts of each county. Most of the original wills for the colonial period have not survived. Pre-Civil War probate files for Beaufort, Chesterfield, Colleton, Georgetown, Lancaster, and Orangeburg districts were destroyed. However, for the colonial period, dozens of South Carolina wills proved in the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] in London, England have survived. | ||
== State Statutes == | |||
== Repositories == | == Repositories == | ||
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== Statewide Record Collections == | == Statewide Record Collections == | ||
== Wills == | === Wills === | ||
=== Proved in South Carolina === | ==== Proved in South Carolina ==== | ||
The Family History Library has microfilms of probate records for many counties. | The Family History Library has microfilms of probate records for many counties. | ||
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*Moore, Carolina T., and Agatha Aimar Simmons. ''Abstracts of the Wills of the State of South Carolina''. Three Volumes. Columbia, South Carolina: R. L. Bryan Co., 1960-69. {{FHL|975.7 P2m}}; {{FHL|1035622}} items 1-3; {{FHL|6051514}} These volumes cover the years 1670 to 1784. | *Moore, Carolina T., and Agatha Aimar Simmons. ''Abstracts of the Wills of the State of South Carolina''. Three Volumes. Columbia, South Carolina: R. L. Bryan Co., 1960-69. {{FHL|975.7 P2m}}; {{FHL|1035622}} items 1-3; {{FHL|6051514}} These volumes cover the years 1670 to 1784. | ||
=== Proved in London === | ==== Proved in London ==== | ||
South Carolina wills and administrations proved in London have been abstracted and published multiple times. Each edition is listed here, as some are available online, while others are not. In addition, publishers included more detailed abstracts in some editions than others. The 2007 edition includes a place-name index that enables users to pluck out South Carolina references: | South Carolina wills and administrations proved in London have been abstracted and published multiple times. Each edition is listed here, as some are available online, while others are not. In addition, publishers included more detailed abstracts in some editions than others. The 2007 edition includes a place-name index that enables users to pluck out South Carolina references: | ||
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*[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php#record_sets PCC Wills Index and Images (1384-1858)], courtesy: The Genealogist. (in progress) | *[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php#record_sets PCC Wills Index and Images (1384-1858)], courtesy: The Genealogist. (in progress) | ||
=== Proved in Edinburgh === | ==== Proved in Edinburgh ==== | ||
The wills of some South Carolina residents were proved in Edinburgh, Scotland, see: | The wills of some South Carolina residents were proved in Edinburgh, Scotland, see: | ||