Hi Stephanie, In the 1800s births and deaths were not recorded except by churches and newspapers. Roman Catholics kept pretty good records, but not many others. It's unlikely a birth would appear in a newspaper, unless there was something remarkable about the birth, or it was a small-town newspaper. Births were usually recorded in family Bibles in those days, but few of those have survived. It's very surprising you even know the exact date of his birth. Bill >===== Original Message From SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com ===== >Hi... >I am seeking assistance and I am not sure where to look...I have >contacted the SC archives but they don't carry birth records as far back >as the early 1800's. >I am seeking the birth record of Thomas Hersey who was born Sep 28, 1802 >in the Darlington District, SC. He had a twin named George Hersey. I am >need of his parents names. >I am not sure where else to look....anyone know of somewhere else to >look? Like maybe the local newspapers, libraries or something like that? > >Any help would be appreciated. >Stephanie Grohol > > > > >==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have given us! Alternate E-mail Address: wrs1940@netscape.net