Hi Mike, FYI - Darlene Camden District, South Carolina 1769 - 1800 Significant Towns Established 1769 - 1800 Winnsborough, Columbia, Fergus's Crossroads, Singleton's Crossroads, Statesburgh, Lancaster, Chester A History of the Camden District In 1768, South Carolina eliminated all of the original counties and established seven new "overarching Districts," with judicial seats in each district. The Act creating these new districts was nullified by the British Parliament, but the re-introduction of the Act in 1769 was approved. From 1769 to 1785, these "overarching Districts" remained intact, however, the district seats did change some during that time-frame. After the American Revolution in 1785, South Carolina re-established the concept of counties and thirty-four (34) "new" counties were defined and established. Each of these new counties were "subsets" of, and subordinate to, the "overarching Districts" that had been in existence since 1769. Some of the newly-defined counties were abolished between 1785 and 1800, whereas other newly-defined counties were created during that period. In 1785, seven newly-defined "counties" were created wholly within the existing Camden District - Chester, Claremont, Clarendon, Fairfield, Lancaster, Richland, and York - but, the overarching Camden District remained intact. The town of Camden was always its district seat. In 1800, South Carolina abolished all "overarching Districts" and essentially went with the county concept from that year forward. However, in 1800, all counties were now called "districts" and would continue being called districts until after the American Civil War. In 1868, South Carolina reverted back to the term "county" and this term has been used continuously since then. The boundaries of the original Camden District remained the same from inception in 1769 until 1791, when the new Pinckney District was carved out of the Camden District and the Ninety-Six District. In 1798, some of the Districts were re-defined with updated boundaries, and Camden District was again reduced in size, giving up lands to carve out a newly-defined Salem County in 1792 (which was later abolished). The first United States Census was taken in 1790 and each of the original seven "overarching Districts" were enumerated within that census. By the 1800 U.S. Census, all of the original seven "overarching Districts" had been abolished and new counties (called districts at that time) were enumerated separately in that census. Since its abolishment in 1800, there has been no Camden District or Camden County in South Carolina. On 3/30/2016 3:57 PM, Mike Boyd via wrote: > >From the 1790 US Census we know that there were 39 Boyd families in South Carolina. > > BOYD,John SC Co:Chester Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Charles SC Co:Chester Twp:Unknown > BOYD,David SC Co:Chester Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Robert SC Co:Chester Twp:Unknown > BOYD,William SC Co:Chester Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Robert SC Co:Chester Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Andrew SC Co:Camden District Twp:Unknown > BOYD,William SC Co:Camden District Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Robert SC Co:Camden District Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Samuel SC Co:Camden District Twp:Unknown > BOYD,David SC Co:Camden District Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Benjamin SC Co:Camden District Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Andrew SC Co:Camden District Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Allen SC Co:Camden District Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Richard SC Co:York Twp:Unknown > BOYD,John SC Co:Charleston Twp:St.Johns > BOYD,Evan SC Co:Georgetown Twp:Prince Fredericks > BOYD,John SC Co:Georgetown Twp:Prince Fredericks > BOYD,Hardy SC Co:Georgetown Twp:Prince Georges > BOYD,William SC Co:Abbeville Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Robert SC Co:Abbeville Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Hugh SC Co:Abbeville Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Edmund SC Co:Edgefield Twp:Unknown > BOYD,John SC Co:Edgefield Twp:Unknown > BOYD,John SC Co:Laurens Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Robert SC Co:Laurens Twp:Unknown > BOYD,David SC Co:Laurens Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Hugh SC Co:Laurens Twp:Unknown > BOYD,John SC Co:Laurens Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Archibald SC Co:Laurens Twp:Unknown > BOYD,William SC Co:Laurens Twp:Unknown > BOYD,John SC Co:Laurens Twp:Unknown > BOYD,John SC Co:Union Twp:Unknown > BOYD,Thomas SC Co:Orangeburgh Twp:Unknown > BOYD,John SC Co:Orangeburgh Twp:Unknown > > I have some of entries turned into family Chapters, but I have not make a 4th column entry to that effect. To save me time, if you belong to any of these families could you let me know and what Family Chapter number I might have given that family, so that I can enter those details in the fourth column. > > The entries for the Camden District do not match the current Counties. Camden District was abolished in 1785, so I am not sure why this term was used in in 1790, but with many of these Counties being in the NW corner of South Carolina, it may be worth descendants of any of these families going to the Greenville, SC Games at the end of May. This is usually held on the Saturday, with about 60 Clan Tents include a Boyd Tent. > > Then you can visit the County Library from where your family came from. It will be worth contacting each Library to see when they are open, as to if you visit them before or after the Games at Greenville. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > Historical Committee, HBS > > ==================== > *** Remember to trim your message before hitting send or your message may be held on the server for being too large due to excessive quoting. *** > > > Deleting quotations of earlier messages will help keep within the limits when replying. > > Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. > ====================================== > > > > {{{{{{{{{ Want to HOST a BOYD Tent at events near you? You must be a Member of House of Boyd and have official standing as a Convenor. 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