1800 SOUTH CAROLINA CENSUS ELDRIDGE/ETHERIDGE/ALDRIDGE (Possible Variations of Spelling) (by County) (Part 1 of 2) IN THE BEGINNING...1682 - 1769 IN THE BEGINNING: >From the establishment of a colony on the Ashley River in 1671 until roughly 1710, South Carolina was part of "Carolina" which embraced both modern North and South Carolina. South Carolina was recognized as a royal colony in 1723. In 1682-83, the first three counties were established by the Lords Proprietors for the purposes of local government, administration of justice, granting of land, and the election of representatives to the legislative assembly: Berkeley, Colleton, and Craven, with a fourth, Granville, established somewhat later. All were discontinued in 1769 and the present Berkeley County is NOT the original. These old county names were used by older residents and can cause confusion when searching for records. Of primary importance to the researcher is the fact that records pre-dating 1785 were all filed in Charleston, irrespective of the residence in these old "royal" counties and such early documents will be found at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History in Columbia, South Carolina. BERKELEY COUNTY (1683 - 1769) Created: 1683, discontinued 1769 One of the original "counties" created by the Crown for administrative purposes, this Berkeley County centered around Charleston and extended from the Stono River on the south to Seewee Creek (modern Awendaw Creek) on the north. See map above (1710) for modern counties represented in this area. NOTE: All records prior to 1785 were filed in Charleston and this is NOT modern Berkeley County. COLLETON COUNTY (1683 - 1769) Created: 1683, discontinued 1769 One of the original "counties" created by the Crown for administrative purposes, Colleton extended from Seewee (Awendaw) Creek on the north to the Combahee River. See map above (1710) for modern counties represented in this area. NOTE: All records prior to 1785 were filed in Charleston. CRAVEN COUNTY (1683-1769) Created: 1683, discontinued 1769 One of the original "counties" created by the Crown for administrative purposes. See map above (1710) for modern counties represented in this large area. NOTE: All records prior to 1785 were filed in Charleston. GRANVILLE COUNTY (1683 - 1769) Created: 1683, discontinued 1769 One of the original "counties" created by the Crown for administrative purposes, Granville extended from the Combahee River in the north to the Savannah River in the south. See map above (1710) for modern counties represented in this area. NOTE: All records prior to 1785 were filed in Charleston. The area known as Granville County became Beaufort District in 1769. PARISHES OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH Parishes of the Anglican Church served as election districts during the colonial period. You will note on the 1790 federal census, that many parish names were used as enumeration districts. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1769: COUNTIES SPLIT INTO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS BEAUFORT DISTRICT Created: 1769 from Granville County as one of seven original judicial districts. CAMDEN DISTRICT (1769 - 1798) Created: 1769 from portions of Berkeley and Craven Counties as one of seven original judicial districts. Split in 1798 to form: Chester, Lancaster, Fairfield, Kershaw, and Sumter Districts, and Camden was discarded as a district name. CHARLESTON DISTRICT Created: 1769 from portions of Colleton and Berkeley Counties as one of seven original judicial districts. Split in 1798 to form: Charleston and Colleton Districts. ESTILL, BOARDMAN CHARLESTON CO 37 10100-00001-00 EHRICK, JOHN M. CHARLESTON CO 137 00001-01010-00 CHERAWS DISTRICT (1769 - 1798) Created: 1769 from area of Craven County as one of seven original judicial districts. Split in 1798 to form: Chesterfield, Darlington, and Marlborough Districts, and Cheraw was discarded as a district name. GEORGETOWN DISTRICT Created: 1769 from area of Craven County as one of seven original judicial districts. Split in 1798 to form: Georgetown and Marion Districts. NINETY-SIX DISTRICT (1769 - 1798) Created: 1769 from portions of Colleton and Granville Counties as one of seven original judicial districts. Split in 1798 to form: Abbeville, Edgefield, Newberry, Laurens and Spartanburg Districts, and Ninety-Six was discarded as a district name. ORANGEBURG DISTRICT Created: 1769 from portions of Colleton and Berkeley Counties as one of seven original judicial districts. Split in 1798 to form: Orangeburg and Barnwell Districts. ARGROWE, LEAVEN ORANGE CO 307 00111-00210-00 EASTERLING, ENOCH ORANGE CO 283 10110-1110-00 EASTERLING, JONATHAN ORANGE CO 321 10100-20100-00 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ c. 1792 - 1868 Districts AND Old Counties The "District" period lasted from c. 1798-1868 when the new S.C. Constitution ordered that the districts be known as counties. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT Created: 1795 Formed from: part of Ninety-Six District. AGRE, JOHN ABBEVILLE DIST 4 00001-02101-00 ESKRIDGE, RICHARD ABBEVILLE DIST 5 00100-20100-07 ALDRIDGE, JOHN ABBEVILLE DIST 9 10010-00100-00 ALDRIDGE, NATHANIEL ABBEVILLE DIST 18 32010-20010-03 BARNWELL DISTRICT Created: 1798 Formed from: part of Orangeburg District. AKRIDGE, ABEL BARNWELL DIST 43 00010-10100-00 AKRIDGE, GREENBURY BARNWELL DIST 43 00100-00100-00 AKRIDGE, MARGARET BARNWELL DIST 43 00000-11011-00 ESTERLIN, JOEL BARNWELL DIST 52 00100-1010-00 CHESTER DISTRICT Created: 1798 Formed from: part of Camden District. CHESTERFIELD DISTRICT Created: 1798 Formed from: part of Cheraw District. ARRANT, JACOB CHESTERFIELD CO 100 41010-01110-00 ARRANT, PETER CHESTERFIELD CO 100 20010-21010-00 ETHRIDGE, JAMES CHESTERFIELD CO 108 10010-00100-00 CLARENDON DISTRICT Created: 1855 Formed from: part of Sumter District. COLLETON DISTRICT / COUNTY Created: 1798 Formed from: part of Charleston District. County seat: Walterboro EASTERLING, H. COLLETON CO 158 20101-00101-00 DARLINGTON DISTRICT Created: 1798 Formed from: part of Cheraw District. ALDRIDGE, THOMAS DARLINGTON CO 121 20001-30010-01 EDGEFIELD DISTRICT Created: 1795 Formed from: part of Ninety-Six District. ETHERIDGE, HENRY EDGEFIELD CO 134 11110-20110-00 ARBEL, AARON EDGEFIELD CO 145 12110-10210-01 EPERT, ADAM EDGEFIELD CO 155 30001-10100-01 ETHERIDGE, EDMUND EDGEFIELD CO 157 20010-00100-00 ETHERIDGE, LEWIS EDGEFIELD CO 157 20101-10010-01 ETHERIDGE, WILLIAM EDGEFIELD CO 157 12001-01110-02 ETHERIDGE, JOEL EDGEFIELD CO 176 10010-20011-00 ETHERIDGE, JOHN EDGEFIELD CO 176 41010-21010-00 ETHERIDGE, LOTT EDGEFIELD CO 176 41010-21010-00 ETHERIDGE, SAMUEL EDGEFIELD CO 176 32101-01002-00 ETHERIDGE, LEWIS EDGEFIELD CO 177 10100-00100-00 ELLAN, WILLIAM EDGEFIELD CO 178 10100-10100-00 ETHERIDGE, ______ EDGEFIELD CO 178 23101-21101-08 ETHERIDGE, AARON EDGEFIELD CO 178 23101-21101-08 ETHERIDGE, AUSTIN EDGEFIELD CO 181 10100-00100-01 ALDRIDGE, JAMES EDGEFIELD CO 187 10010-30010-00 ALDRIDGE, JOHN EDGEFIELD CO 187 02101-21001-04 FAIRFIELD DISTRICT Created: 1798 Formed from: Camden District. ADGER, WILLIAM FAIRFIELD CO 204 10011-40010-02 ARLEDGE, ISAAC FAIRFIELD CO 215 11001-10010-03 ARLEDGE, AMOS FAIRFIELD CO 218 10010-00010-00 ARICK, JOHN FAIRFIELD CO 220 01201-01010-08 ARLEOGE, WILLIAM FAIRFIELD CO 222 00100-22000-00 ARLEDGE, MOSES FAIRFIELD CO 223 10100-10100-00 ARLEDGE, CLEMENT FAIRFIELD CO 233 11301-01100-01 ARLEDGE, JOSEPH FAIRFIELD CO 233 00101-01110-00 ARLEDGE, ISAAC JUN FAIRFIELD CO 238 00010-00100-06 GREENVILLE DISTRICT (1798 - 1826) Created: 1798 Formed from: part of Washington District. EASTRIDGE, GARLAND GREENVILLE CO 257 20100-10011-00 ELLAGE, ABRAHAM GREENVILLE CO 257 20010-30010-00 ELLAGE, EPHRAIM GREENVILLE CO 257 00010-00100-00 ELROD, ADAM GREENVILLE CO 260 10001-00010-03 EASTRIFS, CHARLES GREENVILLE CO 269 00101-00001-00 EASTRIF, CHARLES, JR GREENVILLE CO 271 20010-30010-00 ELLAGE, THOMS GREENVILLE CO 284 00001-00000-00 (Continued)