Dear Charles and others, Am interested in what you said about Mecklenburg Do later becoming Spartanburg Co, SC. I have a booklet on the formation of Counties of SC, and it does not show that at all. However, I do know that part of SC and NC boundary was in dispute at some point, but do not know the history of that. Would be interested as I have NC then SC folks, who might have really lived in the same area if what you say if true. Billie -----Original Message----- From: Bonedigger <bonedigr@concentric.net> To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, February 19, 2001 9:43 AM Subject: [SC] Robert MILLER Family >Robert MILLER died Mecklenburg 1765[area later became Spartanburg SC] left a will naming his children >and wife Mary: Elizabeth 1726 m. Adam MEEK, Mary m. Wm. Neely, >Hannah or Ann m. Cpt Alexander Lewis, James m. Mary NEELY, >Robert Jr., Nathaniel m. elizabeth colson went to south GA, >John m. Margaret he also died 1765. >Want to discuss these fine people? >Charles > > >Don't worry bout me, I'm as organized as a henhouse full of chickens. >bonedigr@concentric.net > > > >==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== >Subscription management instructions are posted at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/SC/misc.html > >============================== >Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life >If you know how to reduce these risks. >http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > > >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C09A90.68E85A80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My Robert MILLER came from MD to Anson Co NC, 1752 on an 800 acre grant dated 1753, he died in Mecklenburg NC where his will was probated BUT HE LIVED alongside the TYGER Rivers in Spartanburg SC and never moved from that original 800 acre grant in Fairforest south of Spartanburg. See the attached notes and par 10. will show that from NC counties old 96 District of SC was formed then later Spartanburg Co was formed. It is clearly my opinion that folks did not know exactly where they lived in those days and went to the courthouse [to do deed or other business] they were familiar with or closest to. Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee and Billie Jones" <tjones@camden.net> To: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [SC] Robert MILLER Family > Dear Charles and others, > > Am interested in what you said about Mecklenburg Do later becoming > Spartanburg Co, SC. I have a booklet on the formation of Counties of SC, > and it does not show that at all. > > However, I do know that part of SC and NC boundary was in dispute at some > point, but do not know the history of that. Would be interested as I have > NC then SC folks, who might have really lived in the same area if what you > say if true. > > Billie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bonedigger <bonedigr@concentric.net> > To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, February 19, 2001 9:43 AM > Subject: [SC] Robert MILLER Family > > > >Robert MILLER died Mecklenburg 1765[area later became Spartanburg SC] left > a will naming his children > >and wife Mary: Elizabeth 1726 m. Adam MEEK, Mary m. Wm. Neely, > >Hannah or Ann m. Cpt Alexander Lewis, James m. Mary NEELY, > >Robert Jr., Nathaniel m. elizabeth colson went to south GA, > >John m. Margaret he also died 1765. > >Want to discuss these fine people? > >Charles > > > > > >Don't worry bout me, I'm as organized as a henhouse full of chickens. > >bonedigr@concentric.net > > > > > > > >==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== > >Subscription management instructions are posted at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/SC/misc.html > > > >============================== > >Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > >If you know how to reduce these risks. > >http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== > SCRoots Query Board > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCROOTS > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C09A90.68E85A80 Content-Type: text/plain; name="sccounty.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="sccounty.txt" SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES COUNTY FORMED PARENT(s) Abbeville 1785 County of Ninety-six District. Became District 1798. Aiken 1871 Edgefield, Orangeburg, Barnwell, Lexington. Allendale 1919 Barnwell, Hampton. Anderson 1826 Pendleton District. Bamberg 1897 Barnwell. Barnwell 1798 Orangeburg District. Bartholomews* 1785 County of Charleston District. Abolished 1798. Beaufort 1769 Original District. Berkeley* 1682 Proprietary County. Abolished 1769. Berkeley* 1785 County of Charleston District. Abolished 1798. Berkeley 1882 Charleston. Calhoun 1908 Lexington, Orangeburg. Camden* 1769 Original District. Abolished 1798. Carteret* 1685 Proprietary County. Name changed to Granville 1708. Charleston 1769 Original District. Charleston* 1785 County of Charleston District. Abolished 1798. Cheraws* 1769 Original District. Abolished 1798. Cherokee 1897 Union, York, Spartanburg. Chester 1785 County of Camden District. Became part of Pinckney=20 " District in 1791. Became District 1798. Chesterfield 1785 County of Cheraws District. Became District 1798. Claremont* 1785 County of Camden District. Abolished 1798. Clarendon* 1785 County of Camden District. Abolished 1798. Clarendon 1855 Sumter District. Colleton* 1682 Proprietary County. Abolished 1769. Colleton* 1785 County of Charleston District. Abolished 1798. Colleton 1798 Charleston District. Craven* 1682 Proprietary County. Abolished 1769. Darlington 1785 County of Cheraws District. Became District 1798. Dillon 1910 Marion. Dorchester 1897 Berkeley, Colleton. Edgefield 1785 County of Ninety-six District. Became District 1798. Fairfield 1785 County of Camden District. Became District 1798. Florence 1888 Marion, Darlington, Clarendon, Williamsburg. Georgetown 1769 Original District. Granville* 1708 Name changed from Carteret. Abolished 1769. Granville* 1785 County of Beaufort District. Abolished 1798. Greenville 1786 County of Ninety-six District. Became part of " Washington District 1791. Became District 1798. Greenwood 1897 Abbeville, Edgefield. Hampton 1878 Beaufort. Hilton* 1785 County of Beaufort District. Abolished 1798. Horry 1801 Georgetown District. Jasper 1912 Beaufort, Hampton. Kershaw 1791 County of Camden District. Became District 1798. Kingston* 1785 County of Georgetown District. Abolished 1798. Lancaster 1785 County of Camden District. Became District 1798. Laurens 1785 County of Ninety-six District. Became District 1798. Lee 1902 Darlington, Sumter, Kershaw. Lewisburg* 1785 County of Orangeburg District. Abolished 1791. Lexington* 1785 County of Orangeburg District. Abolished 1791. Lexington 1804 Orangeburg District. Liberty* 1785 County of Georgetown District. Abolished 1798. Lincoln* 1785 County of Beaufort District. Abolished 1798. Marion* 1785 County of Charleston District. Abolished 1798. Marion 1798 Georgetown District. Marlboro 1785 County of Cheraws District. Became District 1798. McCormick 1916 Greenwood, Abbeville. Newberry 1785 County of Ninety-six District. Became District 1798. Ninety-six* 1769 Original District. Abolished 1798. Oconee 1868 Pickens. Orange* 1785 County of Orangeburg District. Abolished 1791. Orangeburg 1769 Original District. Pendleton* 1789 County of Ninety-six District. Became part of " Washington District 1791. Became District 1798. " Divided into Anderson, Pickens in 1826. Pickens 1826 Pendleton District. Pinckney* 1791 Camden, Ninety-six District. Abolished 1798. Richland 1785 County of Camden District. Became District 1798. Salem* 1792 County of Cheraws District. Abolished 1798. Saluda 1896 Edgefield. Shrewsbury* 1785 County of Beaufort District. Abolished 1798. Spartanburg 1785 County of Ninety-six District. Became part of=20 " Pinckney District 1791. Became District 1798. Sumter 1798 Camden District. Union 1785 County of Ninety-six District. Became part of " Pinckney District 1791. Became District 1798. Washington* 1785 County of Charleston District. Abolished 1798. Washington* 1791 Ninety-six District. Abolished 1798. Williamsburg 1785 County of Georgetown District. Became District 1804. Winton 1785 County of Orangeburg District. Abolished 1798. Winyaw* 1785 County of Georgetown District. Abolished 1798. York 1785 County of Camden District. Became part of Pinckney " District in 1791. Became District 1798. NOTES: 1. South Carolina was part of the Province of "Carolina" until 1710 when North and South Carolina were made separate provinces. In the early = years of South Carolina (1682-1769) Counties were only used for=20 geographical divisions, and did not have governmental functions. In 1706 Parishes were set up and coexisted within the various counties. These=20 Parishes remained until after 1790. In 1769 South Carolina was divided=20 into seven Judicial Districts, which served as the Governmental units.=20 Later these districts were subdivided into counties, which rarely served = any official function. Many of these counties later became districts and took on governmental duties. It was not until 1868 that South = Carolina redesignated all of the Districts as "Counties". 2. In 1682 three Proprietary counties were set up: Berkeley, Colleton = and Craven. In 1685 Carteret County was added. Carteret was renamed = Granville County in 1708. These four counties remained until 1769 when they were abolished in favor of the new Judicial Districts. 3. In 1706 Parishes were set up within the bounds of the existing = Counties. Neither the Counties nor the Parishes were divisions of the other, they = just coexisted, with the Parish actually having the record keeping authority. = The original Parishes of 1706 were Saint John's, Saint James Goose = Creek,=20 Saint Thomas, Saint Denis, Christ Church, Saint Philip's, Saint = Andrew's,=20 Saint James Santee, Saint Bartholomew's and Saint Paul's. In 1712 Saint=20 Helena's Parish was created from part of St. Bartholomew's Parish. In = 1717 Saint George's Parish was created from part of St. Andrew's. In 1721 = Prince George Parish was created from St. James Santee Parish. In 1734 Prince Frederick Parish was created from Prince George Parish. Also in 1734 = Saint John's Colleton Parish was created from St. Paul's Parish. In 1745 = Prince William Parish was created from St. Helena's Parish. In 1747 Saint=20 Peter's Parish was created from Prince William Parish. In 1751 Saint=20 Michael's Parish was created from St. Philip's Parish. In 1754 Saint=20 Stephen's Parish was created from St. James Santee Parish. In 1757 Saint Mark's Parish was created from Prince Frederick Parish. In 1767 All = Saint's Parish was created from Prince George Parish. Also Saint Luke's Parish = was created from Saint Peter's Parish. In 1768 Saint David's Parish was = created from Saint Mark's Parish. Also Saint Matthew's Parish was created from = St. George's Parish and St. James Santee Parish. The parishes fell out of = use after 1769, but in some cases were still used. 4. In 1769 Seven Judicial Districts were created that abolished the four existing old counties. The Districts coexisted with the various = Parishes. In 1785 the Districts were divided into counties, many of which never = became functional. At various times, many of the counties became Districts and = in some cases abolished their old Districts in the process. In some cases = the counties themselves were abolished in favor of the parent District. 5. Beaufort District was created in 1769. In 1785 Beaufort was divided = into four counties: Granville, Hilton, Lincoln and Shrewsbury. These counties never became functional, and in 1798 these counties were abolished. = Beaufort District became Beaufort County in 1868. 6. Camden District was created in 1769. In 1785 Camden was divided into seven counties: Chester, Claremont, Clarendon, Fairfield, Lancaster, = Richland, and York. In 1791 Kershaw County was created in Camden District from = parts of Claremont, Fairfield, Lancaster and Richland Counties. Also in 1791 = Pinckney District was formed taking Camden Districts counties of Chester and = York. In 1792 Salem County was formed from parts of Claremont and Clarendon = Counties and then placed in the Cheraws District. In 1798 Sumter District was = formed taking Claremont and Clarendon Counties. Also Richland County became = Richland District. In 1798 Camden District was abolished and the remaining = counties=20 of Fairfield, Kershaw, and Lancaster became Districts. 7. Charleston District was created in 1769. In 1785 Charleston was = divided into six counties: Bartholomews, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Marion = and Washington. These counties never became functional, and in 1798 these=20 counties were abolished. Charleston District became Charleston County in = 1868. In the 1790 Census, Charleston District was divided up by Parish. 8. Cheraws District was created in 1769. In 1785 Cheraws District was = divided into four counties: Chesterfield, Darlington and Marlboro. In 1792 Salem = County was formed from part of Camden District, but placed in Cheraws=20 District. In 1798 Cheraws District was abolished and the counties of=20 Chesterfield, Darlington and Marlboro became Districts. Salem County = became part of Sumter District. 9. Georgetown District was created in 1769. In 1785 Georgetown District = was divided into four counties: Kingston, Liberty, Williamsburg and Winyaw. = These counties never became functional, and in 1798 were abolished. In 1798 = Marion District was formed from Georgetown District taking the entire county of Liberty. Georgetown District became Georgetown County in 1868. In the = 1790 census, Georgetown District was divided up by Parish (Prince George, = Prince Frederick and All Saints). The 1800 census, Georgetown District was = divided up by Counties: Kingston, Williamsburg and Winyaw. 10. Ninety-six District was created in 1769. In 1785 Ninety-Six District = was divided into six counties: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, Newberry,=20 Spartanburg and Union. In 1786 Greenville County was created. In 1789=20 Pendleton County was created. In 1791 Pinckney District was formed from = parts of Ninety-six and Camden Districts, taking the counties of Spartanburg = and Union. Also in 1791 Washington District was formed from Ninety-six = District taking the counties of Greenville and Pendleton. In 1798 Ninety-six was abolished when all of it's counties became Districts: Abbeville, = Edgefield, Laurens and Newberry. 11. Orangeburg District was created in 1769. In 1785 Orangeburg District = was divided into four counties: Lewisburg, Lexington, Orange and Winton. In = 1791 Lewisburg, Lexington and Orange Counties were abolished. In 1798 = Barnwell District was created taking most of Winton County, which was abolished.=20 Orangeburg District became Orangeburg County in 1868. 12. Pinckney District was created in 1791 from parts of Camden and = Ninety- six District. It took the counties of Chester, Spartanburg, Union and = York. In 1798 Pinckney District was abolished by all of it's counties becoming Districts: Chester, Spartanburg, Union and York. 13. Washington District was created in 1791 from Ninety-six District, = taking the counties of Greenville and Pendleton. In 1798 Washington District = was abolished when Greenville and Pendleton Counties both became Districts. 14. Any and all comments are welcome. Please report any errors or=20 omissions to: Marty Grant Rt 10, Box 137-A Kinston, NC 28501 e-mail on America Online at: Martygrant=20 or CompuServe at: 75121,1745=20 or Internet at: Martygrant@aol.com SOURCES: "The Handy Book for Genealogists", Eighth Edition.=20 The Everton Publishers, Inc., Logan, UT 1991 "Map Guide to the Federal Censuses, 1790-1920", William Thorndale=20 and William Dollarhide, Baltimore. 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