Many thanks to everyone who gave me such a great geography lesson. I'm in the right ball park ... now, if I can just keep my eye on the ball! Caroline -----Original Message----- From: URQ5@aol.com <URQ5@aol.com> To: SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, December 30, 1999 5:29 AM Subject: [SCCHARLE] BERKELEY CO., CRAVEN CO., AMELIA TWP, ST. HELENA PARISH >Greetings from SC. In the late 1600's four counties were established in SC. >They were all aong the coast since the upstate was not settled. Berkeley >County included Charles Town, Craven County was to the north of that, >Colleton County was to the South, and Granville County was on the Savannah >River. (Source: "South Carolina: The Making of a Landscape" by Kovacik and >Winberry, [geography professors, USC], USC Press, Columbia, SC, 1987). >URQ > ><< berkeley co is right next to charleston,,,, i think amelia twp is in > berkeley co, st helena parish.... i think it is st helena island is about > half way between charleston and beaufort..... craven co... there is one in > north carolina... don't know where,though... > >I've found a long print out of land transactions for my ancestors in > >Berkeley Co., Craven Co., Amelia Twp, and St. Helena Parish .... all in SC > >of course. > > > >Can someone tell me where these are located? Are they all near Charleston? > >> > > >==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== >Be sure to visit the Charleston County SC Genealogy Site >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/3577 >