Betty - The Mesne conveyance office address is: Register of Mesne Conveyance , 2 Courthouse Square, Charleston, SC 29401 phone: 843 723 6780. They have deeds from 1719 - current. ----- Original Message ----- From: <PSI4E@aol.com> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [SCCHARLE] Re: SCCHARLE-D Digest V00 #80 > Thanks for the name on Robert. He would be the brother to my Gt. > Grandfather, Alexander Richie Haig. Do you know how I could get in touch > with the mesgne office you mentioned.? George Haig MD my gt. gt. > gt.grandfather who owned a lot of property and 270 slaves had a home in > Charleston and also in the Low Country had died in 1789. I have learned > aboout him inly in the past few months. I recently learned that he had owned > a lot of propert on DeFauski Island near Hilton Head SC. > A light house was built there later and was called Haig Light House. I > understand that it is now a Bed and Breakfast. I wrote to someone there who > knew about Light houses. He explined why it was called Haig Light House. > Getting a lot of little pieces. i just need to find records on the > grandparents. > Thanks > Betty > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Lots of holdings on Charleston County Families > South Carolina Historical Society > http://www.schistory.org >