At 02:08 PM 8/1/99 -0400, you wrote: >I have an ancestor George BELL who received a land grant in NC in >January of 1775. This land was later shown as part of Craven Co, SC, >then as Camden District, SC, and finally as Chester Co, SC. Can anyone >tell me in what county or district the original NC grant was PROBABLY >made? > you will have to dig back thru counties on SC Genweb. I can tell you about what is Tennessee today - say right after Rev War....the eastern section was Sullivan County NC, the middle section was Davidson Co NC, the western third was Indian land and not open for whites. Then Sumner Co NC and Tennessee Co NC were formed just before it became state of TN. If you go back to 1775....figure eastern part of TN was Washington Co VA in 1774....seem to remember that 1775 was about the time surveys were done to settled which colony owned what, at least the VA/NC line.....not sure about NC southern line. Let me dig thru some of my maps. I have not really worked with SC that early. I know I was supposed to do this yesterday for you - it is cooler today so I will get with it. Mary