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

This page on the internet might help you: http://www.huguenotsociety.org/ Jimmie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Timmons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 4:51 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 >