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South Carolina Court Records : An Introduction for Genealogists
Helsley, Alexia Jones
Helsley, Alexia Jones
Abstract
Until 1868 when the courts of law and equity merged, South Carolina's judicial system consisted of three courts of law-the Court of Common Pleas, the Court of General Sessions, and the County and Intermediate Court-and the Court of Equity and the Probate Court. This publication sketches the background of each of these five courts and lists the colonial, early state, and antebellum court records held b y the Department. It also supplies maps to show changes in the jurisdiction of the courts. Shaded areas on the maps indicate new districts, counties, or circuits and the date for legislative incorporation.
Issue Date
1993
Keywords
Court records--South Carolina, South Carolina--Genealogy, South Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Sources
Type
Text
Rights
Copyright status determined to be in the public domain on April 27, 2020 by United States Supreme Court ruling (Georgia et al., Petitioners v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. : 590 U.S.__(2020)).
Digitization Specifications
300ppi, Epson Expression 12000xl flatbed scanner with Adobe Acrobat DC Standard software, Archival Master file is a multi-image TIFF; online version is a PDF/A-1b, 24-bit color.