From: http://home.lorettotel.net/~lcarchives/landterms.htm "Chain Carrier, C. C., or S. C. C - Surveyor's assistants that handled the measuring chain. Often the chain carrier was a relative of the claimant or a neighbor. The law required that the chain carrier take an oath to the honesty of his work, therefore the chain carrier should have been of legal age. The term "Chain Bearer" is also used. The chain was usually made of wrought iron links and was sixty-six feet in length. The 1806 law required to be used, a chain of two perches of sixteen and one-half feet each or a total length of thirty three feet." I have Emanuel County documents where relatives were the chain carriers. Yvonne <<I wonder if anyone else wondered why a deed would specifically name chain bearers, since today the licensed surveyor is ultimately legally responsible for the accuracy of the survey and his assistants work namelessly under his direction. I found this explanation in the NC Roots archives... "Chain bearers were hired by surveyors or worked in conjunction with them to measure land. Each chain bearer owned his own chain (much like some tradesmen today bring their own tools onto the job.) A good chain bearer was a highly respected and in demand person." Apparently naming specific and respected chain bearers helped authenticate the survey and left less room for challenge. Delores >>