Ray you are referencing the Exclusion Act and the Church Act of 1704. Both Acts had dual purposes, one to protect the Church of England and reflect the second generation of Proprietors aligence to Queen Anne and the other to wrest control of the province from the Religious Dissenters which included contol of of the lucrative back country indian trade. Most of the first generation of Proprietors and the Govenors, and other members of the colonial government were Religious Dissenters who allowed the practice of Occasional Comformity so dissenters could participate in the Government. Also the first Generation of Proprietors believed that their charter from the King allowed them to avoid establishing the Church of England as the State Church. Then the Cromwellian Revolt occured followed by the restoration. The Crown was rather shaky in England and by the Anne took over things were not settled in England. She choose to firmly back the Church of England and the high church philosphies rather than the low church represented by Cromwell. By this time the first generation of Proprietors had died and their sons were the owners of South Carolina and determined to make their way in Court. The second generation believe one way to ensure their advancement was to establish the Church of England in South Carolina and disenfranchise the Dissenters. Part of their strategy was to enfrancise the Huguenots. When the Huguenots were enfrancised, they tended to vote with and support the Goose Creek men who were Church of England,. Their churches were melded into the Church of England. The parish of St. Thomas and St. Denis is an example of the melding of Huguenot Churches into the English Parish. In this manner the Huguentos were able to avoid the losses that occured to many of the Dissenters. The book "Religion and Religion and Politics in South Carolina" provides a good quick read and overview of the religious and political struggles in colonial South Carolina. Deborah Byrd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Timmons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 5:51 PM Subject: [SC] Early SC records of property transfers when there are no qualified descendants? > Before around 1706, if you were not married in a state approved > church, you were considered not married, all your children were > considered illegitimate, and when you died, all your belongings > and property went to the State. This happened to many Huguenots, > including (according to handed down verbal stories) my 8th Great > Grandfather. You would think there would be a record somewhere > of that happening. > > Does anybody know what type of record source would be the place to > look for events like that (assuming the records have survived)? > > Ray Timmons > > > ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== > SC Archives: http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >