Hello, If anyone has an answer to this, please post to the list. We, too, are planning a trip to Charleston sometime later in the year, and I need to research in the 1730's. Thanks. Marsha McWilliams -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Russo [mailto:elizabethrusso@home.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 2:13 PM To: SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCCHARLE] CHARLESTON CITY ARCHIVES Can anyone tell me what records are contained in the Charleston City Archives? 18th century records, Elizabeth DuBois Russo

Charleston in the 1730s - that's an interesting challenge. You'd find deeds at the mesne conveyance office and they will cover other areas of the colony besides Charleston. The newspapers that are filmed start about 1732 and are available at the public library, the SC Historical Society and the Charleston Library Society. The newspapers changed names frequently in the 1700s, so keep your eyes open for variations of the names. I found the newspaper collection at the Library Society the easiest to use - Public Library would be my second choice in terms of accessibility. Many church records for that time frame have been filmed. The public library has St. Philips for that time frame. The SC Historical Society has them on film or fiche and the Library Society has them on film/fiche as well. Of course, St. Philips wasn't the only church in the 1730s. I"m not sure about the other churches and whether their records are filmed or not. The Historical Society (SC) does have some account books and manuscripts that were kept by businessmen or leaders that might cover that time frame, but generally the 1730s is pretty early for much else. Of course, you have a wealth of cemeteries to check out (and there are graves from the early 1700s) - I don't think there has been a 'master cemetery' book that covers all the lower peninsula cemeteries, but you'll find various transcripts at the Library Society or the Historical Society (or by wandering). Some of the oldest are in the Circular Church graveyard on Meeting Street. The Public Library used to put out a hand out that covered their collection and identified other collections (with brief descriptions). You might check that out first. They have transcripts of wills from that time period as well as a collection of books that include some provincial records. Some miscellaneous records have been filmed about courts from 1716 - 1789 although it is limited. Unfortunately, the records in Charleston are scattered, but you've got a great city to visit while you're going from one repository to another ! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: Marsha McWilliams <rmmcw@effingham.net> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 3:05 PM Subject: RE: [SCCHARLE] CHARLESTON CITY ARCHIVES > Hello, > If anyone has an answer to this, please post to the list. We, too, are > planning a trip to Charleston sometime later in the year, and I need to > research in the 1730's. Thanks. > Marsha McWilliams > >> > South Carolina Historical Society > http://www.schistory.org >

Hi Pat, I'm allowing myself almost a week for research in Charleston. I'd like most to get into estate records and deeds going back to as early as the 1690s, especially looking at records that have not been transcribed or filmed before. -------------- ------------- Q. What I'd like to know is where the original estate records for that early are kept now. I understand that they are not held by the probate court for that early. Are they in the state archives? ------------- ------------- I know about the Charleston will transcriptions and plan to get what I don't already have at the public library, and understand that at least some administration records have been filmed, but am wondering if every little scrap got filmed and/or transcribed. I have worked my way through various abstract books, and know that there are family records not making it into these books--especially things like inventories for intestate estates for the earliest years. I have ordered database listings for the early newspaper listings from ESCN for some of my surnames. I have sent an email request to both the Huguenot Society and the SC Historical Society listing those documents I expect to obtain. The Huguenot Society responded rather quickly with 61 pages of documents for which they billed me, and the Historical Society is working with me on a research strategy to narrow down my requests as they involve several hundred pages of documents. I'll be spending a couple of days each at these places. I have been able to obtain a lot of info already from my research trips to Washington, DC. The DAR library was particularly helpful with its collection of books including church records and city directories and cemetery listings. What I'm looking to do in Charleston is focus on records and manuscripts and private collections that are available nowhere else. ------------ ------------ Q. Does anyone know the hours and copy costs for the Charleston Library Society? Does any facility allow flatbed scanning? [I tend to copy hundreds of pages per day.] ----------- ----------- I am mapping out a strategy so that I research at the places open only during the day for limited hours during those hours, supplemented by the Charleston County library thanks to the latter's generous hours allowing them to be open until 9 p.m. most nights. From my DC trips, I've managed to work in 12 hour research days routinely. Of course, this will be a little different as I plan to enjoy some non-research activities, or at least work in walking tours of neighborhoods where my ancestors lived. My son, cousins, and mother who are joining me from various states will ensure that I won't be under a research rock the entire time or I will have mutiny later. Besides, I remember how breathtakingly gorgeous Charleston is in April. Suggestions always welcomed, Elizabeth DuBois Russo Researching DUBOIS, MOUZON, JUIN, QUASH, PINCKNEY, HUTCHINSON, CARNE and many related families of 18th century Charleston especially St. Philip's Parish, and Old Berkeley county, especially St. Thomas/St. Denis Parish Patricia Kruger wrote: > > Charleston in the 1730s - that's an interesting challenge.