SLinAZ3 wrote: > > Can anyone tell me where to "look" for deeds that were done in the old county > of Craven? Look in the Charleston deed books for Craven County. Craven was just a geographical location without a court. The court was still in Charleston when the area was in Craven County. I have several that were "laid out to" David Williams, Catherine > Williams and Robert Williams about 1770. > > Did the term "laid out to" just mean "deeded to"? Also, does anyone know > where St. David's Parish and St. Mark's Parish would be "located" now? Here is a description of St. Mark's Parish From History of Sumter County by Dr. Anne King Gregorie pg. 24 "During the 1750's so many new settlers dame to live in the High Hills and adjacent country, that the region became of political importance. In 1757, therefore it was made into a new parish called St. Marks' with representation in the Commons House of Assembly. The line which separated St. Mark's from the Prince frederick's was an extension of the northwest line of Williamsburg Township to the Santee and the Pedee. St. Mark's embraced all the area between these rivers northward to the North Carolina line, and was the largest of the parishes." I have a map that shows the parishes. Prince Frederick (created 1734) looks to me to have covered what is now Williamsburg and parts of present day counties west of present day Horry and Georgtown. (All Saints and Prince George Parishes were along the northern coast of S.C. with All Saints hugging the coast line and Prince George spreading out some to the west to what is now the N.C. border. Prince Frederick was west of Prince George. St. Marks was west of Prince Frederick with the Santee River being its southern border and the Pee Dee River being its northern border separating St. Marks from St. David's. St. Davids was north of St. Marks and they both shared a border with Prince Frederick. Another map that I have show the St. Davids Parish border with St. Marks more closely as Lynches River. (Present day Lee County river) Seems to me that St. Davids has present day Florence, Darlington, and some of the other counties which are in what is known present day as the Pee Dee section of S.C. I would add Chesterfield, Marlboro counties to that list. Looks like Marion County was probably in Prince Fredericks, along with Dillion County. I do know that in driving through Society Hill, S.C. to take my son to Boy Scout camp that there is a St. David's Acadamy. Society Hill is a very old town. It's in Darlington County, almost in Chesterfield because not long after you turn off to go to the camp you are in Chesterfield. Good luck, Cindy