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 >