South Carolina Genealogy

South Carolina Genealogy is being developed as a free genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. It contains information and records for South Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. It also provides some historical details about different times and people in South Carolina history.

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Court Records for Newberry County South Carolina

Newberry District Estate Records: Book A: 1787-1796
This is an index of the Newberry District probate records from Book A, covering the years of 1787-1796. We have listed them alphabetically, though they’ll be found on the microfilm roll in number order. Microfilm: Newberry District Estate Records, 1787-1814: South Carolina Archives Roll# N400.
Newberry District Estate Records: Book B: 1800-1814
This is an index of the Newberry District probate records from Book B, covering the years of 1800-1814. We have listed them alphabetically, though they’ll be found on the microfilm roll in number order. Microfilm: Newberry District Estate Records, 1787-1814: South Carolina Archives Roll# N400.
Newberry District Estate Records: Book C: 1800-1803
This is an index of the Newberry District probate records from Book C, covering the years of 1800-1803. We have listed them alphabetically, though they’ll be found on the microfilm roll in number order. Microfilm: Newberry District Estate Records, 1787-1814: South Carolina Archives Roll# N400.
Newberry District Estate Records: Book D: 1803-1814
This is an index of the Newberry District probate records from Book D, covering the years of 1803-1814. We have listed them alphabetically, though they’ll be found on the microfilm roll in number order. Microfilm: Newberry District Estate Records, 1787-1814: South Carolina Archives Roll# N400.
Newberry County, South Carolina Estates, 1793-1830
Note: These are the original documents from Rolls # N 68 & N 69: South Carolina State Archives: The accounting documents appear to be just scraps of paper microfilmed for the particular person mentioned. This page will be updated as more documents are indexed.

Edgefield County Civil War Records

Civil War Regiments: Second Cavalry
Transcription of the muster Roll of Company “I,” Second Cavalry, prepared by Captain T. H. Clark, Trenton, Edgefield County, South Carolina: Names only of those men from Edgefield are here given, except officers who served the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Civil War Regiments: Second Regiment
Transcription of the muster Roll of Company “B,” Second Regiment, State Troops.
Civil War Regiments: Sixth Regiment
Transcription of the muster Roll of Company “B,” Sixth Regiment, Cavalry.
Civil War Regiments: Seventh Regiment Cavalry
Transcription of the muster roll for Company E, Seventh Regiment Cavalry who served the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Civil War Regiments: Fourteenth Regiment Infantry
Transcription of the muster Roll of Company “B,” Fourteenth Infantry Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers: The whole company, officers and men, were from Edgefield, so I need not repeat that statement.
Civil War Regiments: State Troops
Transcription of the muster Roll of Roll of Company “I,” South Carolina State Troops, Station Pocotaligo, February 1864.

Edgefield County War with Mexico

Abstract of the last muster roll of Captain Brooks
This page provides a roll of Captain Brooks Company in the Company of old Ninety-Six Boys, Company D, Palmetto Regiment, Mexican War. Includes casualty list with location and cause.
Volunteers in the War Against Mexico
This is an article from the Edgefield Advertiser dated February 11th, 1836, concerning a reunion of the men who volunteered to serve in the War against Mexico.

Edgefield County Settlers of Various Nationalities

South Carolina Genealogy Records

History of Orangeburg Presbyterian Church, 1835-1935

This manuscript chronicles the early years of the Orangeburg Presbyterian Church, outlining its formation in 1835 and its growth throughout the 19th century. The author focuses on key events, such as the acquisition of church property and the evolution of its membership, which included both white members and enslaved African Americans. The text also details the various organizations within the church, including the Sunday School, the Woman’s Auxiliary, and the Young People’s League, highlighting their contributions to the church’s spiritual well-being and growth. The author’s aim is to present a concise account of the church’s history, emphasizing its significant milestones…

History of Amelia Township South Carolina

Amelia Township, settled by Reformed Swiss in 1732, once existed on the south side of the Congaree River, now part of Calhoun County, South Carolina. Despite promising beginnings, the township never thrived due to settlers’ preference for large land tracts and isolation. Amidst restructuring in the late 1700s, Amelia Township vanished. The town of St. Matthews, founded in the early 1800s and still active, marks the location of the former township.

History of Orangeburg District South Carolina

The initial settlers in the Orangeburg District were sparse, consisting mainly of Indian traders and random grazers who pursued the untamed grasslands for their cattle herds. The first recorded instance of land ownership belonged to Henry Sterling, a trader who claimed a piece of Lyon’s Creek in 1704. Later, in 1732, John Hearn became the first to settle in what is now Orangeburg City, his property including the current Fairgrounds. The deed for Hearn’s lands was documented on May 28, 1735. The terrain between these pioneering settlers and the coast was almost impossible to navigate, consisting of dense undergrowth and…

The Jewish Cemetery at Orangeburg, SC

This Cemetery, the property of the Hebrew Benevolent Society, of Orangeburg, was purchased in 1886. The following are its inscriptions:

St. James Parish Goose Creek, SC 1850 census – Page 843

An 1850 census extract of page 843 in St. James Goose Creek, South Carolina including a digital image of the census. Lists the surnames of Massey, Griffin, Lewis, Way, Evans, Martin, Bunch, Banister, and Malone.

St. James Parish Goose Creek, SC 1850 census – Page 842

An 1850 census extract of page 842 in St. James Goose Creek, South Carolina including a digital image of the census. Lists the surnames of Eggleston, Smith, Martin, Jackson, Rast, Crawford, and Massey.

St. James Parish Goose Creek, SC 1850 census – Page 841

An 1850 census extract of page 834 in St. James Goose Creek, South Carolina including a digital image of the census. Lists the surnames of Tucker, Mims, Swett, Bunch, Jackson, Russel, and Way.

St. James Parish Goose Creek, SC 1850 census – Page 840

An 1850 census extract of page 840 in St. James Goose Creek, South Carolina including a digital image of the census. Lists the surnames of Murray, Way, Joyner, Davis, Massey, Bunch, Ginn, Watt, and Jackson.

St. James Parish Goose Creek, SC 1850 census – Page 839

An 1850 census extract of page 839 in St. James Goose Creek, South Carolina including a digital image of the census. Lists the surnames of Weatherford, Murray, and Stoutamire. Written Page 839 Typed Page 418 Schedule I.—Free Inhabitants in The Parish of St. James Goose Creek in the District of Charleston Stateof South Carolina enumerated by me on the 20th day of August 1850. John M. Shingler Ass’t Marshall 12345678910111213Eliz. Weatherford30FSouth CarolinaBowen Weatherford12Mdo/Jno Weatherford8Mdo/Ophia Weatherford6FdoWm Weatherford4Mdo6767Charles Weatherford27MLaborerdoEveline Weatherford23FdoPinckney Weatherford2Mdo6868Lidia Weatherford30FdoBenj Weatherford7MdoMary Weatherford5FdoPeter Weatherford4MdoCharlotte Weatherford3FdoWm Weatherford2Mdo6969George Murray48MPlanter200doEliz. Murray38FdoJames Murray16MLaborerdoJosephine Murray14Fdo/Julia Murray13Fdo/Darcus Murray11Fdo/Emanuel Murray9Mdo/Eliz. Murray8Fdo/Francis Murray6MdoMelisia Murray4FdoLaura Murray2FdoGeorge Murray6/12Mdo7070John Murray34MPlanter100doDoritha Murray28Fdo7171Arnold Murray55MPlanterdoBarbra…

St. James Parish Goose Creek, SC 1850 census – Page 838

An 1850 census extract of page 838 in St. James Goose Creek, South Carolina including a digital image of the census. Lists the surnames of Swett, Murray, Conner, Jackson, Jou, Weatherford, Bunch, Mims, and Warnock. Written Page 838 Typed Page Schedule I.—Free Inhabitants in The Parish of St. James Goose Creek in the District of Charleston Stateof South Carolina enumerated by me on the 17th day of August 1850. John M. Shingler Ass’t Marshall 12345678910111213Lavina Swett20FMSouth CarolinaGeorge Swett16MMdoCassius Swett10MMdoJoana Swett5FMdo5959Wm A Murray28MPlanter75doDarky Murray20FdoOliva Murray5FdoLewis Murray3MdoOriphe Murray1Fdo6060Frederick Conner25MPlanter400doMartha Conner24FdoEusibia Conner2FdoJames Jackson35MLaborerdo6161George Jou25MMechanicdoNancy Jou30FdoThomas Jou8Mdo6262Asgel Weatherford26MLaborerdoCelia Weatherford27FdoJacob Weatherford11Mdo/Letty C Weatherford5FdoDelvina Weatherford2Fdo6363Mary Bunch47FdoWm…

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