Narratives of colleton county, south carolina beulah. The gullah culture is still prominent in the lowcountry and is often celebrated through museum exhibits, musical and art exhibits, and local festivals. A press printing company, 1997 order narrative history of union county south carolina. Sciway s directory of colleton county, south carolina websites. Kershaw county, south carolina minutes of the county court, 17911799. Bellinger, john rice son of william cotesworth pinckney bellinger and jane elizabeth rice bellinger, was born in walterboro, colleton county, south carolina, march 14, 1851. Researching a slaveholders genealogy can be a timeconsuming task, but fortunately, there are many genealogies for south carolina slaveholders.
Colleton county, south carolina, memorial library history. Read books by south carolina authors or send in your own book for publication. Colleton, one of the three early counties of south carolina, has always occupied a unique place among people interested in the history of the state, but information. Colleton county is a county located in the lowcountry region of the u.
This volume allows the reader to walk down dusty, shady country roads, examine the exteriors and explore the interiors of some of colleton countys most historic. Around walterboro, south carolina postcard history. Cast net fishing is a significant part of history in the south carolina lowcountry. Cchaps mission shall be to promote, nurture, support, and protect the historical and cultural heritage of walterboro, colleton county, and its environs through programs of awareness, education, and preservation. Colleton county colleton county was one of three original counties established in south carolina in 1682. The author or editor of nine books on southern and womens history, in 2007, she was named the south carolina professor of the year, by the carnegie foundation for teaching and case. Established as a summer haven for rice planters from lower colleton county in.
Colleton county memorial library econtent colletonlibrary. Records and collects into one treasured volume priceless photographs, heirlooms and historical information that will be an authentic reference for posterity. The colleton county memorial library minute books and ledgers collection contains digitized minute books, record books and ledgers in the holdings of colleton county memorial library. Colleton county also has its first case and five new cases are reported by roper st. One of thousands of historic addresses sites, in colleton county and the s. South carolina sc maps sc county maps colleton county map map of colleton county our map of colleton county documents the roads, highways, towns, and boundaries in and near walterboro. Orangeburg county can be included in the lowcountry region. Colleton county memorial library, university of south carolina. Learn more about state of south carolina court, tax, land and probate records the clerks office does not do research. A member could check out a folio a large book, approximately the size of.
Colleton genealogy society was chartered by the secretary of state for south carolina on march 20, 2014. The search for enslaved ancestors requires research in the records of slaveholding families. South carolinaatlas south carolina colleton county, south carolina people quickfactscolleton countysouth carolina population, 2005 estimate 39,6054,255,083 population, percent change, april 1, 2000 to july 1, 2005 3. We also house many reference books and sc history resources and information in our south carolina room. Our team of economic development experts is here to assist you with all of your site location needs. It helps researchers track down relatives in colleton county using records of military service and war casualties, cemetery records, recovered court dockets believed destroyed during the civil war, and an index to births, deaths and marriages that appeared in the press.
Colleton county was one of three original counties established in south carolina in 1682. The mission of colleton genealogy society is to raise the standards of genealogical research through educational programs and workshops, publications of genealogical data, promotion of the collection and preservation of records, and the stimulation of a general interest in genealogy and family history. One of the most distinctive elements of the south carolina and georgia lowcountry is the architecture. Seafood was plentiful on the south carolina coast and barrier islands sea islands and made up a large part of the diet. South carolina families include ayer, byrd, gavin, hughes, raysor, risher, stokes, and related families. Located near i95 along the edisto, one of the longest blackwater rivers in the country, colleton state park also makes a perfect stop for visitors on their way to the south. Besides keeping parish registers, the church kept many records of a civil nature in their vestry books. Library service in colleton county has a long and distinguished history. An abstract of the records of all grants of land that have been made in the province of south carolina, from the first establishment of this colony, specifying the names of the grantees, the time when each grant was made, the quantity of acres, and the quitrents, if any, reserved thereon and expressing the situation and location of each grant to 12 december 1683. Narratives of colleton county, south carolina beulah glover.
The generous and enthusiastic outpouring of photographs from the community has made possible this. Free colleton county south carolina genealogy collections online include. Salley, the introduction of rice culture into south carolina bulletins of the historical commission of south carolina columbia, sc. Bryan, evelyn mcdaniel frazier and gibson howard bryan. Click here to read the press and standard article on january 28, 2016. Learn more about state of south carolina court, tax, land and probate records the clerks office does not do research most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. Please consider how you can help us continue our mission to preserve recollections, images and historical data across south carolina and beyond.
History and genealogy volunteers dedicated to free genealogy part of the genealogy trails group always free, always updating. Our goal is helping you find your ancestors by placing data online for the free use of all researchers. Charles, narrative history of union county south carolina greenville, sc. A great overview map for the walterboro area, including local landmarks like edisto beach, lodge, smoaks, etc. South carolina land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. Colleton county, south carolina genealogy genealogy. Colleton county, south carolina history and genealogy welcome.
This is a collection of over 700 south carolina county road maps from 1930s to the 1990s, courtsey of the university of south carolina thomas cooper map collection. The colleton county memorial system will be closed to the publi c, until april 30th, in response to the covid19 pandemic. It was named for sir peter colleton, lord proprietor of south carolina. South carolina land grants, 1674 to 1683 genealogy quest. Before the american revolution, the state church of south carolina was the church of england the anglican church, or protestant episcopal church. Colleton genealogy society yearbooks of colleton county. This south carolina state page of our website provides direct links to major databases and historical titles and information found on south carolina genealogy and history, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. The photographs are from the archives of the south carolina state library and many were taken by state library field agents. The south carolina public library history, 19301945 collection consists of photographs and documents from the. Visitor information page 3 colleton county, south carolina. The library houses an extensive collection of popular dvds, books on cd, popular new fiction and nonfiction titles, graphic novels, anime, young adult teen fiction and children materials.
The colleton county memorial library was established through the consolidation of two libraries, the historic walterboro library society and the colleton county library. Around walterboro, south carolina postcard history sherry j. We also provide links to online records for sc slaveholders on. In 1682, colleton was created as one of the three original proprietary counties, located in the southwestern coastal portion of the new south carolina colony and bordering on the combahee river. Colleton state park provides easy access to the edisto river, one of the longest free flowing, blackwater rivers in the country, and serves as the headquarters for the edisto river canoe and kayak trail. Colleton county museum in walterboro has the following books in stock available by mail order price list. His father was a merchant and planter of unusual strength of character, noted for absolute integrity, fidelity to every duty, sobriety, industry, faithfulness and loyalty to friends and in every relation of life. Professor of history at converse college is an awardwinning teacher and scholar.
Cemeteries of upper colleton county, south carolina. All colleton county schools will be closed to students until the start of the next school year, currently scheduled for. From 1719 to 1775, when south carolina was a royal colony, grants were recorded by the secretary of the province and deeds were recorded separately by the public register. In order to identify records of interest, you must first examine the genealogy of slaveholding families. Africans transported to the lowcountry, later known as the gullah people, brought with them skills in boating and fishing. The colleton county courthouse is located in walterboro, south carolina. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Other amenities at colleton include an easy nature trail, a campground, picnic shelters and ballfields. Orangeburg county has a relatively large land area. Slave sales and mortgages were often recorded in county deed books. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. Researching a slaveholders genealogy can be a timeconsuming task, but fortunately, there are many genealogies for south carolina slaveholders online. As the author stumbles across books online about colleton county, they will be listed here. South carolina digital library colleton county genealogy.
Genealogy trails history group colleton, sc returns from u. Slave narratives are stories of surviving slaves told in their own words and ways. New covid19 cases in greenwood, colleton and lowcountry. Marriage and death notices from the charleston sc observer, 18271845. Colleton county is located in the southern carolina region of south carolina and is served by the colleton county economic alliance, inc. On wednesday, april 22, governor henry mcmaster announced his plan to close all public schools in south carolina for the remainder of the school year due to the covid19 virus. South carolina genealogy free south carolina genealogy.
When established, the library had a handsome book collection bound in full calf with the name walterboro library society printed in gold letters on the binding. Learn about colleton county history, attractions, jobs, schools and colleges, churches, businesses, government, and much more. He describes in very human terms 475 years of recorded history in the palmetto state, including the experiences of all south carolinians rich and poor. The internal revenue code, section 501c3 allows tax deductions for the value of material donated to this society. Discover south carolina asked tonya browder of the old edgefield genealogical society for advice. The south carolina digital library provides free access to historic materials, such as photographs, manuscripts, journals, books, oral histories, objects, etc. In the first comprehensive history of south carolina published in nearly fifty years, walter edgar presents a sweeping narrative of a state with an illustrious, sometimes infamous, past. Orangeburg county south carolina dorchester county. Colleton county, sc plat map property lines, land ownership. Where can find colleton county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. For the first thirty years, until 1700, the dissenters controlled the province. In 1706, the county was divided between the new saint bartholomew and saint paul parishes.
Colleton county was considered the stronghold of the dissenters. The county is named after sir john colleton, 1st baronet, one of the eight lords proprietor of the province of carolina. Colleton county memorial library minute books and ledgers. As noted in colleton county, south carolina, a history of the first 160 years, 16701830, not all dissenters were presbyterians, but all presbyterians were dissenters.
The colleton county memorial library system walterboro main library, cottageville library, edisto beach library, mobile library will be closed to the public, beginning march 17 through march 31 in response to the covid19 pandemic. During the colonial period from 1685 to 1715, colleton was a major cattleraising region. Colleton county, south carolina military index source. Freeing a slave after 1800 often had to be approved by a court or state legislature, so check those records too. Hill, owner of a farm in the colleton district, south carolina, between charleston and savannah, was mustered into service in captain wheeler smiths company. One of the remarkable documents in this collection is a list of 491 enslaved people who were freed from charles heywards amsterdam, lewisburg, pleasant hill, rose hill, myrtle grove and ashley farm plantations. After land offices suspended much of their business in the 1720s, sir george carteret bought out most of the proprietors lands in 1729. Colleton county vital records can be found at the south carolina department of health has copies of birth records after 19 and death records after 1930, copies of marriage since jan 1962 and a divorce records since 1958. The south carolina state library and the south carolina digital library present the south carolina bookmobiles collection, a collection of historical and contemporary images from the 1940s to the early 2000s. Colleton county historical and preservation society. The acrevalue colleton county, sc plat map, sourced from the colleton county, sc tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. I am pat sabin, county coordinator for the colleton county scgenweb, as well as dorchester and bamberg counties.
Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Here, we provide links to online genealogies of south carolina slaveholders. Colleton county counties south carolina digital library. James graham padgett was born near smoaks cross roads, colleton county, south carolina, on march 10, 1869, and is the fourth child in the order of birth of the seven children born to hansford duncan and mary isabella goodwin padgett. Our office is in walterboro, south carolina located in the bedonlucas house. The cypress swamp nature trail, campgrounds, ballfield, picnicking and easy access to the edisto river all these attractions make colleton state park an ideal destination for the veteran paddler or young family. The little library colleton county historical and preservation society. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds.
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