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==== English Immigrants ==== | ==== English Immigrants ==== | ||
In lieu of official passenger lists regarding early settlers of | The major port of entry to South Carolina was [[Charleston_County,_South_Carolina|Charleston]]. Additional ports include [[Beaufort County, South Carolina|Beaufort]] and [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]]. In lieu of official passenger lists regarding early settlers of South Carolina, genealogists must rely on evidence gleaned from a variety of sources to successfully trace immigrant origins. | ||
The Prerogative Court of Canterbury in London proved the wills of many residents of South Carolina. For access, see [[South_Carolina_Probate_Records|South Carolina Probate Records]]. Heraldic visitations list some members of prominent English families who crossed the Atlantic. [http://www.pricegen.com/english_genealogy.html Expert Links: English Family History and Genealogy] includes a concise list of visitations available online. Online archive catalogs, such as [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ Access to Archives], can be keyword searched for place names, such as "South Carolina" and "Charleston," to retrieve manuscripts stored in hundreds of English archives relating to persons and landholdings in this former English colony. These types of records establish links between South Carolina residents and England, which can lead researchers back to their specific ancestral English towns, villages, and hamlets. | |||
The multi-volume ''Calendar of Colonial State Papers Colonial, America, and West Indies'' (1574-1739), which is available for free online (see discussion in [[ | The multi-volume ''Calendar of Colonial State Papers Colonial, America, and West Indies'' (1574-1739), which is available for free online (see discussion in [[South_Carolina_Public_Records|South Carolina Public Records]]), highlights many connections between England and South Carolina. | ||
Three major immigration databases are: | Three major immigration databases are: | ||
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Remnants of passenger lists and other substitute sources are discussed below. | Remnants of passenger lists and other substitute sources are discussed below. | ||
In the eighteenth century, many immigrants petitioned for headright lands in the Colony of South Carolina, see: | |||
*Holcomb, Brent H. ''Petitions for Land from the South Carolina Council Journals''. (1734-1774) 7 vols. Columbia, S.C.: SCMAR, 1996-1999. {{FHL|975.7 R2h v. 1}} | *Holcomb, Brent H. ''Petitions for Land from the South Carolina Council Journals''. (1734-1774) 7 vols. Columbia, S.C.: SCMAR, 1996-1999. {{FHL|975.7 R2h v. 1}} | ||