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From 1719 to 1775, when South Carolina was a royal colony, grants were recorded by the secretary of the province and deeds were recorded separately by the public register. After land offices suspended much of their business in the 1720s, Sir George Carteret bought out most of the proprietor's lands in 1729. The portion originally held by Sir George, and later held by the Earl of Granville, remained under the proprietary system until the Revolution. A discussion of the land system, land frauds, and quitrents is in: | From 1719 to 1775, when South Carolina was a royal colony, grants were recorded by the secretary of the province and deeds were recorded separately by the public register. After land offices suspended much of their business in the 1720s, Sir George Carteret bought out most of the proprietor's lands in 1729. The portion originally held by Sir George, and later held by the Earl of Granville, remained under the proprietary system until the Revolution. A discussion of the land system, land frauds, and quitrents is in: | ||
*Smith, William Roy. ''South Carolina as a Royal Province, 1719-1776.'' New York, NY: Macmillan, 1903; [http://books.google.com/books?id=-5_II2mbG90C&printsec=frontcover&dq=South+Carolina+as+a+Royal+Province&hl=en&ei=dXLlTJ2lJY32tgOqidWyCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]; {{FHL|197282|item}}, FHL film 1320960 item 4. Also see [[South Carolina Taxation]] for further information on quitrents. | |||
*Smith, William Roy. ''South Carolina as a Royal Province, 1719-1776.'' New York, NY: Macmillan, 1903; [http://books.google.com/books?id=-5_II2mbG90C&printsec=frontcover&dq=South+Carolina+as+a+Royal+Province&hl=en&ei=dXLlTJ2lJY32tgOqidWyCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]; {{FHL|197282|item}}, FHL film 1320960 item 4. Also see [[South Carolina Taxation]] for further information on quitrents. | |||
'''North Carolina Records'''. In 1729 South Carolina was officially separated from North Carolina, although boundaries between the states remained unstable, and North Carolina granted some land to South Carolina. The North Carolina counties of Anson, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rutherford, and Tyron have records that pertain to South Carolina residents. An example of a printed source for these records is: | '''North Carolina Records'''. In 1729 South Carolina was officially separated from North Carolina, although boundaries between the states remained unstable, and North Carolina granted some land to South Carolina. The North Carolina counties of Anson, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rutherford, and Tyron have records that pertain to South Carolina residents. An example of a printed source for these records is: | ||
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'''Charleston Office Records'''. South Carolina deeds, releases, bonds, and mortgages from all counties were recorded at Charleston during the years 1719 to 1786. The original documents are in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance in Charleston. Copies are at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and the Family History Library. They are indexed in: <br> | '''Charleston Office Records'''. South Carolina deeds, releases, bonds, and mortgages from all counties were recorded at Charleston during the years 1719 to 1786. The original documents are in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance in Charleston. Copies are at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and the Family History Library. They are indexed in: <br> | ||
*Langley, Clara A. ''South Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1719-1772''. Four Volumes. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1983-84. {{FHL|319453|item}}, FHL book 975.7 R2L. Witnesses, neighbors, and residences are often mentioned. <br> | *Langley, Clara A. ''South Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1719-1772''. Four Volumes. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1983-84. {{FHL|319453|item}}, FHL book 975.7 R2L. Witnesses, neighbors, and residences are often mentioned. <br> | ||
''Charleston County (South Carolina), Register of Mesne Conveyance., An Index to Deeds of the Province and State of South Carolina, 1719-1785, and Charlestown District, 1785-1800''. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1977. {{FHL|279592|item}}, FHL book 975.7 R2c. This indexes the names of grantors and grantees, but gives little additional information. | ''Charleston County (South Carolina), Register of Mesne Conveyance., An Index to Deeds of the Province and State of South Carolina, 1719-1785, and Charlestown District, 1785-1800''. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1977. {{FHL|279592|item}}, FHL book 975.7 R2c. This indexes the names of grantors and grantees, but gives little additional information. | ||
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Royal land grants issued for the years 1731 to 1775 often pertain to the four original districts of Colleton, Craven, Berkeley, and Granville. The originals are housed at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, and copies are available at the Family History Library. {{FHL|473372|item}}, FHL films 022581-97 and {{FHL|309605|item}}, FHL film 361873. The index is on film 022581 {{FHL|473372|item}}. Headright grants were awarded in South Carolina, and are in the South Carolina Council Journals (1749-1773) found at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. <br> | Royal land grants issued for the years 1731 to 1775 often pertain to the four original districts of Colleton, Craven, Berkeley, and Granville. The originals are housed at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, and copies are available at the Family History Library. {{FHL|473372|item}}, FHL films 022581-97 and {{FHL|309605|item}}, FHL film 361873. The index is on film 022581 {{FHL|473372|item}}. Headright grants were awarded in South Carolina, and are in the South Carolina Council Journals (1749-1773) found at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. <br> | ||
Beginning in 1741, all persons who had received land in South Carolina after 1719 had to deliver “memorials” to the auditor general, stating the county, parish, location, quantity, names of adjacent land owners, boundaries, and how the present title was received. Originals of these records are found at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, and copies are available at the Family History Library for the years 1704 to 1775 {{FHL|284315|item}}, FHL films 023297-305; the index is on film 023297. A few of these records are published in Katie-Prince Ward Esker, ''South Carolina Memorials'', ''1731-1776: Abstracts of Selected Land Records from a Collection in the Department of Archives and History . . .'', Two Volumes. (New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1973-1977; {{FHL|47837|item}}, FHL book 975.7 R28e | Beginning in 1741, all persons who had received land in South Carolina after 1719 had to deliver “memorials” to the auditor general, stating the county, parish, location, quantity, names of adjacent land owners, boundaries, and how the present title was received. Originals of these records are found at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, and copies are available at the Family History Library for the years 1704 to 1775 {{FHL|284315|item}}, FHL films 023297-305; the index is on film 023297. A few of these records are published in Katie-Prince Ward Esker, ''South Carolina Memorials'', ''1731-1776: Abstracts of Selected Land Records from a Collection in the Department of Archives and History . . .'', Two Volumes. (New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1973-1977; {{FHL|47837|item}}, FHL book 975.7 R28e. <br> | ||
Original plats and surveys are available at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Copies of these records are at the Family History Library for 1861 {{FHL|473383|item}}, FHL films 022598-625, films 022598-600 contain indexes. These records show the location of the land and give the names of adjacent landowners. <br> | Original plats and surveys are available at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Copies of these records are at the Family History Library for 1861 {{FHL|473383|item}}, FHL films 022598-625, films 022598-600 contain indexes. These records show the location of the land and give the names of adjacent landowners. <br> | ||
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