Great information, thanks for posting. Beverley ----- Original Message ----- From: <scgreenv-request@rootsweb.com> To: <scgreenv@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:03 AM Subject: SCGREENV Digest, Vol 2, Issue 125 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: (no subject) (Joan Marie) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:20:21 -0700 > From: "Joan Marie" <my33har@open.org> > Subject: Re: [SCGREENV] (no subject) > To: <scgreenv@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <002201c7c829$cdf07250$636702c7@tonikneedoestoy> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > > Kelly Jane, > > I don't think I have seen anyone replying to you on list so here is what > my > LDS Research Outline for SC says (in part): > > Some major SC courts that kept records of genealogical value included the > following: > > 1671-1790's Court of Chancery handled land & inheritance matters for the > entire colony. (They were known as equity records later.) > > 1703-pres. Court of Common Pleas was a statewide court until 1790 when > when each district established a separate court with jurisdiction over > guardianshp & civil matters. > > 1769-pres. Circuit courts had district or countywide jurisdiction in > criminal cases & some civil cases. > > 1769-1776 Court of General Sessions was a statewide court until 1790 > when > each district had jurisdiction over criminal cases. > > 1791-1900 Courts of equity had countywide jurisdiction over property > matters. > > Prior to 1780 these records were all kept in Charleston, I think. Many of > them have been microfilmed by the LDS, too. The problem I have > encountered > with that is that the SC Archives that allowed the filming stipulated that > the films could only be used in Salt Lake City, which leaves folks like me > (in Oregon) at the mercy of others. > > Sounds like it might be worth your effort to check out those records > though. > Good luck. I may too! > > Joan Marie > > >> Can someone explain this to me... >> >> On the Greenville County government site there are historical records. >> One >> section is: >> >> Court of Common Pleas - Defendant and the other is Plaintiff. >> >> Since I have no idea what these records are or what information is in >> them >> can someone tell me if these contain any genealogical information that >> would be >> useful? >> >> Thanks in advance...Kelly Jane Moon O'Hara, Greer, SC >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SCGREENV list administrator, send an email to > SCGREENV-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SCGREENV mailing list, send an email to > SCGREENV@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCGREENV-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SCGREENV Digest, Vol 2, Issue 125 > **************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >