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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: <br> | Lists of many early landowners of [[South Carolina]] are found in: <br> | ||
*Salley, Alexander S. ''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 Google Books]; {{FHL|197721|item}}, FHL book 975.7 N2rs; FHL film 1425662 item 5. This includes deeds, wills, and other records. | |||
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 | 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 | ||
*Salley, A.S. ''Warrants for | *Salley, A. S. ''Warrants for Land in South Carolina 1672-1711. ''Columbia, S.C.: Historical Commission of South Carolina, 1910-1911. [http://www.genealogical.com/ '''Free Name Search''']<ref name="name">Name Search at Genealogical.com is a comprehensive name index to 638 books and CDs published or reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company (now Genealogical.com). For a complete list of the works included, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Publications_in_Name_Search_at_Genealogical.com Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com]</ref>; publisher's bookstore: [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Warrants_for_Land_in_South_Carolina_1672_1711/9435.html Genealogical.com]; {{FHL|197796|item|disp=FHL Film 845162 Items 3-4 }}; digital versions 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 Google Books]. | ||
===== '''Royal Period''' ===== | ===== '''Royal Period''' ===== | ||