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]