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Goal 7: Learn about South Carolina probate, land, and court records.
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ALearn about South Carolina probate and land records.
Summary
- Find probate records at the county level.
- Learn about the history of land and property claims in South Carolina.
- Learn about South Carolina probate records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: South Carolina Probate Records
AC—Wiki: South_Carolina Probate Records - Explore additional links for South Carolina probate records on the
LDSGenealogy site. - Explore probate records and wills on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- Land: Learn about South Carolina land and property records.
FS—Wiki: South Carolina Land and Property - Explore South Carolina land records on the Bureau of Land Management site.
- Explore additional links for South Carolina land records on the LDSGenealogy site.
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles or videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for probate and court records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Robert M Smalls left a will in South Carolina. Use the "AC: South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What is the probable death year of Robert M Smalls?
- Who administered his estate?
- What was the value of his personal property in his will?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Robert M" as the first name and "Smalls" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click View Record for Robert M Smalls.
- Click Original Document and read the will for the answers.
- Robert likley died in 1915.
- Mrs. Edna Smith was the administrator.
- His property was valued at $450. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
- AC: South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980
- FMP: South Carolina, Plats For State Land Grants 1784-1868
- FMP: South Carolina, Will Transcripts 1782-1866
- FS: South Carolina, Charleston District, Estate inventories, 1732-1844
- FS: South Carolina, Secretary of State, Slave Mortgage Records, 1734-1780
- FS: South Carolina, Charleston District, Bill of Sale of Negro Slaves, 1774-1872
BLearn about South Carolina court and other records.
Summary
- Learn about the history of court records in South Carolina and where to find them.
- Learn about South Carolina court records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: South Carolina Court Records
AC—Wiki: South_Carolina Court Records - Explore records for district and circuit courts on the National Archives site.
- Explore school record resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
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QUIKLinks
South Carolina Counties
Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook
Get a printable map of counties.
Get an interactive map of counties.