While we are on the subject of land transfers in South Carolina, can someone please explain to me the "lease and release" system? In terms an old lady can understand? I'd be really grateful! Mildred "Mickey" Fournier 1730 SE CR 252 Lake City, FL 32025 mickey@se.rr.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Timmons [mailto:ray@atc.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:10 PM > To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SC] Land Memorial ? > > Ah yes, another memory comes back. After King George made > South Carolina a Royal Colony, he wanted to know what he had. > > Ray > > Joy King wrote: > > Ray, > > > > The Land Memorials were designed for the better collection > of His Majesty's Quit Rents. They begin in 1733 and continue > until the Revolution. > > > > Joy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ray Timmons > > To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 5:23 PM > > Subject: Re: [SC] Land Memorial ? > > > > > > Hi Elaine, > > > > (Folks, please correct any errors I make.) > > > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > To contact the list maintainer > > SC-Genealogy-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > > the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the > last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > If you are leaving your current ISP, please unsubscribe! > Digest SC-Genealogy-D-request@rootsweb.com > List SC-Genealogy-L-request@rootsweb.com > only one word in body of message UNSUBSCRIBE > No signature/No nothing! > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your > ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

Somebody correct me again if I'm wrong, but "lease and release" was the mode of conveyance of land. It means that the land was sold (I think). Ray Mickey Fournier wrote: > While we are on the subject of land transfers in South Carolina, can someone > please explain to me the "lease and release" system? In terms an old lady > can understand? > > I'd be really grateful! > > Mildred "Mickey" Fournier > 1730 SE CR 252 > Lake City, FL 32025 > mickey@se.rr.com >