What is the ComIndex and where do I find it? sheryl Louise Pettus wrote: > The SC ComIndex of the State Archives is indeed wonderful but there > is one area of Lancaster County it does not work for (at least it > doesn't work for anything before 1840) and that is Indian Land, the > area north of Twelve Mile Creek. That was the Catawba Indian Land > and although there were numerous settlers there, they held leases > from the Indians and did not have state grants (the Catawba Indians > had the grant, dated 1763, from the British, given at the end of > the French and Indian Wars in gratitude for the Catawba's loyalty > and military support). The amount of land was 144,000 acres or > 15 miles square, most of it in York County but, as said above, the > Indian Land (still called that) of Lancaster County is not on the > comindex before 1840 Treaty of Nation Ford which allowed the > white settlers to get a title. > > Louise Pettus > ---------- > >From: Laura Lee Scott <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [SCLANCAS] SC ComIndex > >Date: Sat, Mar 25, 2000, 6:30 PM > > > > >that is what is so great about the comindex, you know who > >the neighbors > >were and who they probably married > > > >Chris Reeder wrote: > >> > >> What all does this give? Are you saying that I could find everyone who > >> bought land on Lynches Creek or Flat Creek??? > >> > >> Chris > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Laura Lee Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 4:06 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [SCLANCAS] SC ComIndex > >> > >> The SC State Archives has made an index of all their early > >> records, land and military. It is really great, you can look > >> up by family name or locality such as Lynches Creek. It > >> consists of 21? reels of 16 mm film. > >> I first used it at the Archives, but have since talk members > >> of our > >> Gen Soc into purchasing this set for the Pensacola Public > >> Library in case you are in NW FL. > >> > >> -- > >> L. L. Scott, IBSSG > >> L. L. Scott's Virtual Office: > >> http://www.geocities.com/~llscott/ > >> Peace: http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~llscott/peace.htm > >> > >> ______________________________ > > > >-- > >L. L. Scott, IBSSG > >L. L. Scott's Virtual Office: > >http://www.geocities.com/~llscott/ > >Peace: http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~llscott/peace.htm > >