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Lewisburg, Orange, Lexington, and Winton Counties were formed in
Orangeburg District, South Carolina, in 1785. Winton County was
renamed Barnwell County in 1868. Winton County "is the only county
of Orangeburg District which has eighteenth century records extant.
We have Winton County Court Minutes, 1786-1791, and deeds for the
same period, with the wills beginning in 1787, when the circuit
court districts ceased that function...This volume contains a
transcription of the court minute book, which includes a tax list
for the year 1787, and abstracts of the instruments in Will Book 1.
The original loose wills and estate papers for the period 1787-1791
have not survived. They probably perished with the Orangeburg
District records in 1865." A full name index adds to the value of
this work.
Newspaper abstracts can be extremely helpful sources of
genealogical data, especially where and when civil records were not
kept with diligence. The "Observer" was a Presbyterian newspaper
which published denominational news, and marriage and death notice
Newspaper abstracts can be extremely helpful sources of
genealogical data, especially where and when civil records were not
kept with diligence. The "Observer" was a Presbyterian newspaper
which published denominational news, and marriage and death notice
Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church was organized about 1770. Rev.
John Simpson (1740-1808) was ordained and installed as pastor in
1774; he served the church until 1790 when he removed to Pendleton
District, South Carolina. Rev. Simpson visited every famil
While the length and contents of these abstracts vary, most of them
provide the name of the testator, date of the will, names and
relationships of all heirs to the estate (sometimes with ages given
or inferred), contents of the estate, names of executors, and,
usually, the date of probate.
Bute County was formed from Granville County in 1764, and abolished
in 1779 to form Warren and Franklin Counties. During Bute County's
brief existence there were 103 land grants issued, one tract
entered and one plat made with no grant issued for it.The
Kershaw County was formed in 1791 from the counties of Fairfield,
Lancaster and Richland. Therefore, prior to 1791, the county
records of those counties should be researched for persons who
appear in the county court minutes herein. These records are typi
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