South Carolina Court Records : An Introduction for Genealogists

Authors
Helsley, Alexia Jones
Keywords
Court records--South Carolina , South Carolina--Genealogy , South Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Sources
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.
Description
URI
https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/42532
Collections
Department of Archives and History Documents
Thumbnail Image
Files
DAH_SC_Court_Records_Intro_for_Genealogists_1993.pdf (18.5 MB)
Issue Date
1993
Contributor
Stauffer, Michael E.
Andrews, Judith M.
South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Public Programs Division
Date Accessioned
2022-02-14T17:35:25Z
Date Available
2022-02-14T17:35:25Z
Item Format
application/pdf
Media Type
Document
Item Language
English
Publisher
South Carolina State Library
Digital Collection
South Carolina State Documents Depository
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)).
Type
Text
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.