Here is a fantasyland if you think your Lancaster Co. ancestors came from Virginia. www.lva.lib.va.us/dlp/index.htm This is the Library of Virginia digital program. It has land records digitized in original form which can be read on screen or downloaded. When you get to the site page down and click on land records. Then select the land records by area. A list of surnames will come up. These names are NOT the only ones there, they are just starting points. So if yours is not there go to closest name and start from there. Also if you are new to genealogy on internet be sure to check out www.rootsweb.com/~sclancas/boards.htm includes query board and places for posting of will, Bibles, etc. www.genforum.genealogy.com/ has county and surname boards --- Laura Lee Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > I am afraid you are in fantsyland, but sometimes dreams > come > true, > we could all email them to put it online :D > Check this site: > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/mfmpubs.htm#com > > Phyllis Rickard wrote: > > > > I suppose I'm in fantasyland to hope that some portion > of this might be > > online? > > > > Phyllis > > > > At 08:42 PM 3/25/00 -0500, you 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 > > >> > > > > > > > > Phyllis Rickard > > Adrian, MI > > [email protected] > > -- > L. L. Scott, IBSSG > L. L. Scott's Virtual Office: > http://www.geocities.com/~llscott/ > Peace: http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~llscott/peace.htm > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com