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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. | ||
The following important events affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements: | |||
The following important events affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements: | |||
*1670 The first permanent English settlement was made at Albemarle Point (Charles Town). | *1670 The first permanent English settlement was made at Albemarle Point (Charles Town). | ||
*1713-1719 The South Carolina region separated from North Carolina and became a royal colony. Records were kept in Charleston. | *1713-1719 The South Carolina region separated from North Carolina and became a royal colony. Records were kept in Charleston. | ||
*1769 Nine original judicial districts were established, but records were still kept in Charleston<br> until 1780. | *1769 Nine original judicial districts were established, but records were still kept in Charleston<br>until 1780. | ||
*1788 South Carolina became a state. The state government was moved from Charleston to <br>Columbia in 1790, although some functions remained at Charleston until after the Civil War. | *1788 South Carolina became a state. The state government was moved from Charleston to <br>Columbia in 1790, although some functions remained at Charleston until after the Civil War. | ||
*1860 South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. The Civil War began there in 1861. | *1860 South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. The Civil War began there in 1861. | ||
*1868 South Carolina was readmitted to the Union. Districts were now called counties. | *1868 South Carolina was readmitted to the Union. Districts were now called counties. | ||
*A brief history of the settlement of South Carolina and the resultant effects on record keeping can be found on [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_South_Carolina Ancestry]. ($) | |||
*A discussion of South Carolina Probate Records written by Johni Cerny and Gareth L. Mark for ''Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources'' can be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=South_Carolina_Probate_Records Ancestry]. ($) | *A discussion of South Carolina Probate Records written by Johni Cerny and Gareth L. Mark for ''Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources'' can be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=South_Carolina_Probate_Records Ancestry]. ($) | ||