Abbeville County, South Carolina Genealogy

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Description
The County was named for the town of Abbeville, France. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

Abbeville County South Carolina Courthouse
As of October 13, 2013 the Abbeville County Probate Court and County Register of Deeds into the county administrative complex on Highway 72 West.

Abbeville County Courthouse 201 Court Square Abbeville, SC 29620-2452 Phone: 864-366-5312

Abbeville County Probate Court 102 Courthouse Court Square, Rm.102 P.O. Box 70 Abbeville, SC 29620 Phone: 864-366-5312 Ext. 62 Fax: 864-366-4023 Marriage and Probate records

Abbeville Register of Deeds 102 Courthouse Court Square Abbeville, South Carolina 29620 Phone: 864-366-5312 Land records

Abbeville County Clerk of Court 102 Courthouse Court Square, Rm. 103 P.O. Box 99 Abbeville, South Carolina 29620 Phone: 864-366-5312 Fax: 864-366-9188 General Sessions and Common Pleas court records.

Hours 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

Abbeville County South Carolina Historical Facts
Abbeville County takes its name from the town of Abbeville, which was named by Huguenot settler Dr. John de la Howe in honor of his home, Abbeville, France. Abbeville County was settled heavily by Scots-Irish settlers who migrated from Pennsylvania along the Great Wagon Road. Learn more about the history of Abbeville County from the South Carolina State Library or from Carolana.com.

When Abbeville was created from the old Ninety-Six District in 1785, it inherited the former district's record collection.

Parent County/Boundary Changes

 * 1785 - Thirty-three counties were created within existing South Carolina Districts. Abbeville County was created within Ninety-Six District.
 * 1800 - Abbeville was re-christened a district and Ninety-Six District was abolished.
 * 1868 - Abbeville and all other districts became counties.
 * 1897 - Greenwood County was created from Abbeville and Edgefield Counties.
 * 1898 - Greenwood County gained from Abbeville and Edgefield Counties.
 * 1916 - McCormick County was created from Abbeville, Greenwood, and Edgefield Counties.

For more information as well as maps of Abbeville County through time, see the South Carolina State Archives or For animated maps illustrating South Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation South Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1682-1987) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

County Seat
The county seat of Abbeville County is Abbeville.

Record Loss
Fires in January and November of 1872 and January 1873 destroyed virtually all records except those of the probate and equity courts.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Research Guides

 * South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Abbeville County, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
 * Inventory of county archives of South Carolina no. 1, Abbeville County (Abbeville), WPA, pub. 1938., FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Research Materials in South Carolina, by John H. Moore; pub. Columbia, South Carolina, 1967
 * Bibliography of South Carolina, 1563-1950, 6 vol., Robert C. Turnbull; pub. Charlottesville, Virgina 1956-1960

African Americans
United States African Americans South Carolina African Americans


 * 150 Years Later, Collier, Melvin J., pub. 2011. Available here: 150 Years Later. This resource will be very useful for identifying research techniques and historical documentation available for discovering ancestors who were former slaves and former slaveholders.  Specific resources often overlooked are cited and are useful for research in Abbeville County, SC.  Methods for identifying ancestors migrating to Mississippi prior to 1865 have also been cited.


 * Fair, Robert A. Our Slaves Should Have the Bible: An Address Delivered Before the Abbeville Bible Society, At Its Anniversary, July, 1854 by Robert A. Fair, Esq., Abbeville, S.C., pub. 1854. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * Heinegg, Paul. "'Other Free' Heads of Household in the 1790 South Carolina Census, by County," Free African Americans.com. Includes free blacks in Abbeville County.
 * Will of George Galphin. Typescript, 2002. Chiefly the will of George Galphin of Abbeville, South Carolina. He gave all the legatees listed in his will their freedom and discharged them from all manner of slavery and bondage. He also left items to family members living in Ireland.
 * In Those Days is an oral history from elderly African Americans in Elbert County, Georgia, and Abbeville County, South Carolina.

Known plantations, South Carolina Plantations:


 * Broadway
 * Cedar Hill
 * Cherry Hill
 * Clinckscales - Antreville
 * Clover Hill
 * Cotton Hill
 * Cotton Level
 * Ellington
 * Lochaber (at Long Cane)
 * Millwood (at Calhoun Falls)
 * Orange Hill
 * Rocky Grove
 * Vienna (at Mount Carmel)

Biography

 * First Settlers of South Carolina, 1670-1680, pub. 1969,
 * First settlers of South Carolina, 1670-1700, pub. 1985,
 * Aiken, Virginia Carolina Smith, 1831-1900. Diary, 1872-1898.

Cemeteries
There are more than 120 burial grounds in the county.


 * To view a list, see Abbeville County, South Carolina Cemeteries.
 * National Cemetery Administration
 * Cemetery GPS Mapping

Census

 * 1829-1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Federal
1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Abbeville County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see South Carolina Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See South Carolina Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

See Abbeville County, SC census assignments, including links to transcribed files The USGenWeb Census Project®

1779

 * 1779 Census-96th District (online)

1800

 * Ware, Lowry P. The Second Census of the United States, 1800, Abbeville District, South Carolina. 1972.

1810

 * Pursley, Larry E. Federal Census of Abbeville County, South Carolina, 1810-1840. pub. 2006.

1820

 * Pursley, Larry E. Federal Census of Abbeville County, South Carolina, 1810-1840. pub. 2006.

1820 Manufactures
The original manufactures schedules for South Carolina are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies:.

Published abstract:


 * National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. pub. 1920; reprint 1977. ; digital version at Lineages. Includes this county.

1830

 * Pursley, Larry E. Federal Census of Abbeville County, South Carolina, 1810-1840. pub. 2006.

1840

 * Pursley, Larry E. Federal Census of Abbeville County, South Carolina, 1810-1840. pub. 2006.

Revolutionary War Pensioners

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. pub. 1841. ; digital version at Google Books. See South Carolina, Abbeville District on page 142.

1850

 * Lawrence, Harold. The 1850 Census of Abbeville District, South Carolina. pub. 1981.

1860

 * McKinney, Margaret Vaughan. Abbeville County, South Carolina, 1860 Census. pub. 1991.

1890
For 1890, see: United States Census 1890.

Churches
Baptist

South Carolina Baptist Historical Collection James B. Duke Library Furman University 3300 Poinsett Highway Greenville, SouthCarolina 29613-0600 Phone: (864) 294-2194 Fax: (864) 294-2194

Methodist

United Methodist Archives and History Center of the United Methodist Church Located on the campus of Drew Universtiy, Madison, New Jersey.

The Inventory of (SC) Church Archives 1937-1939 is available for free online, courtesy: South Caroliniana Library. Abbeville County's W.P.A. reports are included.

Abbeville County Churches identifies dozens of churches in the area, courtesy: South Carolina Genealogical Society.

Presbyterian

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * The Constitution and Bye Laws, of the Upper Long-Cane Society of Abbeville District. Abbeville, S.C.: John Taggart, 1832. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * FamilySearch Places

DNA
DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Abbeville County residents. FamilySearch has not independently verified the lineages of those tested.

Peter Lee (African American) b. ca 1810 SC

John Thomas Black b. 1870 Anderson Co, SC - d. ca 1958 Abbeville Co, SC

Genealogy

 * [Adams] Brothers, Mary A. The History and Genealogy of the Families of Mary Catherine Adams (1920- ) and Lionel Raymon Brothers (1904-1991). DeLand, Fla.: M.A. Brothers, 1994. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Andrea] Descendants of Auguste Andrea and Mary Jane Wyatt, 1857-1970. 1970?
 * [Baker] Fowler Family Bible Records, 1788-1873. Item 4
 * [Barmore] Barmore, N. Jane. History of the Barmore Family. Typescript, 1960. Item 1
 * [Baskin] Bell, Raymond Martin. The Baskins-Baskin Family: Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina. Includes supplement
 * [Baskin] Beck, William Henry. A Family Genealogy: Harkness, Carmichael, Lester, Greene, Andrews, Brown, White, Polhill, Beck Families. Griffin, Ga.: W.H. Beck, 1958.
 * [Baskin] Bell, Raymond Martin. The Baskin(s) Family: South Carolina--Pennsylvania: With Stephens and Martin Notes. Washington, Pa.: R.M. Bell, 1975. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Bickley] Bell, John C. "Bickleys of the Pamunkey River Watershed of Virginia in the 18th Century," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1983):32-49; Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1983):90-104; Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):179-189; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):259-264; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):19-32; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):88-98; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):169-186; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):261-274. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Blain] Shackleton, Bernice Close. The Blain Family, 1794-1980, from Kentucky to Kansas.
 * [Blackwell] Preston, Peter. The Children of John Blackwell: An American Odyssey. Mathews, Va.: P. Preston, 2009. FHL CD-ROM no. 5702; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Boshell] Boshell, Muris R. Boshell Family History. [Haleyville, Ala.]: M.R. Boshell, 1987.
 * [Boyce] Boyce, Earnest. The Genealogical Record of One Branch of the Boyce Family in America. [Ann Arbor, Mich.: E. Boyce], 1972.
 * [Breckenridge] Breckenridge, Roger Carroll. The Breckenridge Papers. Apple Valley, Minn.: R.C. Breckenridge, 1994.
 * [Brown] Brown, Kenneth B. Le Brun: A Compilation of the Descendants of Julius "Jules" Brown Jr., an Immigrant from Ireland to America: and the Following Related Families: Calhoun, Hair, Jackson, Lassater, Ledbetter, Mc Kenzie, Mc Neely, Pruitt, Summerlin, Thornhill. Rancho Cordova, Calif.: K.B. Brown &amp; Assoc., 1998.
 * [Calhoun] Salley, A.S. "The Calhoun Family of South Carolina," The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1906):81-98; Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul. 1906):153-169. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Calhoun] Calhoun, Alan T. Genealogical Tree of Calhoun family of America, 1733-1912 from Donegal County, Ireland to America, 1733: James Calhoun and Catherine Montgomery, His Wife, were the First Calhouns to Emigrate from Donegal County, Ireland to America, 1735: Members of This Family Moved to Abbeville District, South Carolina, Known as "the Calhoun Settlement". Typescript, 1956. Item 2
 * [Calhoun] Dundas, Francis de Sales. The Calhoun Settlement, District of Abbeville, South Carolina. Staunton, Va.: F.S. Dundes, 1950.
 * [Calhoun] Calhoun, Robert Dabney. The Calhouns of Ninety Six, South Carolina, &amp; Their Descendants. MSS., William King Hunt Collection, Salt Lake City. Microfilmed 1958. {{FHL|16201615651} Item 7
 * [Calhoun] Coldiron, Kara Lee. Our Calhoun and Hamilton Families: A Partial Genealogy. Lincoln, Nebraska: K.L. Coldiron, 1993.
 * [Calhoun] Johnson, Ellen R. History of the Colquhoun/Calhoun Families and Their Ancestral Homeland. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1993.
 * [Calhoun] Brown, Kenneth B. Le Brun: A Compilation of the Descendants of Julius "Jules" Brown Jr., an Immigrant from Ireland to America: and the Following Related Families: Calhoun, Hair, Jackson, Lassater, Ledbetter, Mc Kenzie, Mc Neely, Pruitt, Summerlin, Thornhill. Rancho Cordova, Calif.: K.B. Brown &amp; Assoc., 1998.
 * [Callaham] Callahan, Anna Deihls. A History of the Callaham and Carwile Families. Charlotte, N.C.: Delmar Publishers and Printers, 1976.
 * [Carwile] Callahan, Anna Deihls. A History of the Callaham and Carwile Families. Charlotte, N.C.: Delmar Publishers and Printers, 1976..
 * [Cheatham] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "The Cheatham Family of Colonial Virginia," in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):163-173; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):273-279; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):38-43; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):102-112; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):209-216; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):293-297; Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):32-40; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):123-127; Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1985):179-185; Vol. 29, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1985):262-265; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1986):17-23; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1986):99-104. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Clark] Clark, Eva Turner. Jacob Clark of Abbeville, South Carolina and Some of His Descendants: Notes on Allied Families and Letters of Reverend Jacob Clark; a Family Memorial. New York, New York: Downs Printing, 1926.
 * [Clearman] Baker, Ola Grace. Flowers of the Field: A Genealogy of These Family Names: Clearman, Cotton, Gilmore, Holladay, Henderson, Hollingsworth, Phillips, Rush, Swift and Others. Montgomery, Ala.: Paragon Press, 1974. Item 3
 * [Cooper] Andrea, Leonardo. Cooper. Typescript, National Library, DAR. Microfilmed 1971. Item 10
 * [Cosby] Cosby, Karen. Sweet Remembrance: Carney Valley Childhood Memories of Flora Adella Adams Cosby. Sims, Ark.: Noah Cosby Printing, 1984.
 * [Cothran] Cothran, William Benjamin and Samuel Alexander Cothran. Cothran-Chiles Notes: and an Update After More Than a Half-century. Aiken, S.C.: S.A. Cothran, 1992.
 * [Craig] Craig, Marion Stark. The American Ancestry of Marion Stark Craig, M.D. (Born 1920) and Brother, Robert Andrew Craig, D.D.S. (Born 1922). Little Rock, Ark.: M.S. Craig, 1985. and three supplements
 * [Craig] Craig, Marion Stark. James Craig (RW Soldier) of (Now) Abbeville County, SC (Killed 1 February 1781) and Son, John Craig: A Genealogical Compilation. Little Rock, Ark.: M.S. Craig, 1991.
 * [Devlin] Soulé, Hiram Ellsworth. Genealogy of Hiram (10) Ellsworth Soulé, Jr.: Starting with George (1) Soulé, Who Came from England on the Mayflower and Landed at Plymouth in the Year 1620; to Hiram (9) Ellsworth Soulé, Sr., Then to All of His Descendants as of June 1st. 1983. Memphis, Tenn.: H.E. Soulé, 1984-1985. Item 3
 * [Dodson] Lucas, Silas Emmett. The Dodsons (Dotsons) of Southwest Virginia. [Birmingham, Ala.: Lucas, 1959].
 * [Drake] Drake, Charles E. "The Drake Family of Ninety Six District and Abbeville County, South Carolina," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Fall 2001):183-195.
 * [Elgin] Darrell, Genille. Elgin Family Records, ca. 1748-1975. Typescript, microfilmed 1987. Item 4
 * [Finley] Finley, Carmen J. "John and Mary Finley of Montgomery (Wythe) County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1990):243-255; Vol. 35, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1991):18-33; Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):122-135; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):173-185; Vol. 35, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1991):251-262. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Fooshe] Geer, Samuel Taylor and James Dudley Fooshe. Soldier, Planter, Philosopher: The Life of J.D. Fooshe. [Dallas, Texas?]: S.T. Geer, 1999.
 * [Gilmer] Walker, Robert B. Our Family Genealogy. Typescript. Microfilmed 1960. Item 4
 * [Green] Russell, Lauretta Snodgrass. John Green, Pioneer Alabama Legislator and His Descendants. [San Antonio, Texas]: Russell, 1963-1966.
 * [Griffin] Sharp, Eron M. The Griffin Family. Memphis, Tenn.: E. Sharp, 197-? Item 6
 * [Hackleman] Hackleman, Phyllis Ann Clem and Burr Keith Hackleman. Hacklemans in America, 1749-1988. Rochester, N.Y.: P.A. Hackleman, 1988.
 * [Hagood] Hagood, Melvin A. Hagood Looking: Genealogy of the Hagood Family and Allied Families of Melvin A. Hagood. Corvallis, Oregon: M. Hagood, [1993].
 * [Harkness] Beck, William Henry. A Family Genealogy: Harkness, Carmichael, Lester, Greene, Andrews, Brown, White, Polhill, Beck Families. Griffin, Ga.: W.H. Beck, 1958.
 * [Harrison] Hatchett, Bessie M. Descendants of Daniel R. Harrison and Margaret Susannah (Rucker) Harrison, 1780-1952. Microfilmed 1974.
 * [Hawthorn] McBryde, Sara Chappell. Genealogy: Means--Hawthorn--Cook. 1935.
 * [Hawthorn] Bowie, C. Newell. Hawthornes of Long Cane Headwaters. Due West, S.C.: C.N. Bowie, [1987?]. Item 8
 * [Heard] Zarnowitz, Elsie L. The Heard Journal: &amp; Herd, Hird, Hurd, Too. Bellingham, Washington: Family Tree Helpers, 1984-1995.
 * [Heard] Fontenot, Eunice Fox. Heards, Logans, Wardlaws: of Old '96/Abbeville District, South Carolina. Greenville, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 2002.
 * [Hodges] Griffen, William J. and Charles Dochterman. Hodges Family. Typescript, 197-. Item 6
 * [Hodges] Meier, Grace. Hodges Family Genealogical Data, 1713-1976. Typescript, Ripley County Historical Museum, Versailles, Ind., 1981. Item 42
 * [Johnson] Block, Frank E. Johnson, Dalton, Staton of Western North Carolina: Working Paper: with Some Account of Arledge, Blackwell, Boone, Capps, Corn, Henderson, Holbert, Lankford, Stover, Walker and Other Families of Western North Carolina. Atlanta, Ga.: F.E. Block, 1989.
 * [Jones] Jones, Frank Merlin. Jones of S.C. and Allied Families. Decatur, Ala.: Budget Print Center, 1981.
 * [Kay] Kay, William D. The Descendants of John Kay, 1777-1855: Abbeville County, South Carolina. [Mt. Pleasant, S.C.]: W. Kay, [1985?]. ; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Lewis] Craig, Marion Stark. John Lewis Craig (1801-1864) and wife Margaret Ann Harding (1817-1910): Ancestors, Descendants and Allied Families. Little Rock, Ark.: M. Craig, 1989.
 * [Lockridge] Walters, Robert B. and Harriet H. Walters. Descendants of James and William Lockridge: Pioneer Brothers of Early Augusta County, Virginia. 1997.
 * [Logan] Logan, Richard K. Logan: A Directory of the Descendants of Andrew and Lydia Logan of Albany, New York and Abbeville, South Carolina. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1994.
 * [Logan] Fontenot, Eunice Fox. Heards, Logans, Wardlaws: of Old '96/Abbeville District, South Carolina. Greenville, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 2002.
 * [McAdams] Edgar, Kelly and Ina May Ogletree McAdams. The McAdams Family of Walker County, Texas: A Texas Sesquicentennial History Written to Honor the Memory of John McAdams, Jr., Who Fought in the Texas Revolution and His Father, John McAdams, Sr., a Methodist Circuit Rider Minister, Who in 1829 Rode into Texas from Alabama, to Preach the Protestant Gospel in Catholic ... Austin, Texas: K. Edgar, 1985.
 * [McAdams] McAdams, William H. A History of the Thomas McCadam Family: of County Down, Northern Ireland; Abbeville District, South Carolina; Fayette, Lamar &amp; Pickens Counties, Alabama and Other States, 1757-1900 and Beyond. Rockland, Maine: Penobscot Press, 2006.
 * [McBryde] MacBryde, David Caldwell. MacBryde (McBryde--Macbride) of Auchinnie, Parish of Port Montgomerie (Portpatrick) Co. of Wigton, Galloway, Scotland. Richmond, Va.: Genealogical Bureau of Virginia, 1921.
 * [McCleskey] McCleskey, Charles S. Descendants of James and Joseph McCleskey, Soldiers of the Revolution, the Texas Group. Baton Rouge, La.: C.S. McCleskey, 1978. Item 2
 * [McClinton] McClinton, Arthur T. McClinton Families of Old Ninety-six and Abbeville Districts, South Carolina: and Their Westward Movement in the Colonial and Early Years of America. Stephens City, Va.: C.M. McClinton and A.T. McClinton, 1993.
 * [McCurdy] Zook, B. Jesse. McCurdys of Long Canes, South Carolina to Upshur County, Texas. Camden, Ind.: B. Zook, 1988.
 * [McCurdy] McCurdy, John C. The McCurdys of Long Canes: "A Settlement of Ulster Scots." [Atlanta, Ga.]: J.C. McCurdy, 1989.
 * [McDill] Myer, Lois C. Descendants of John McDill and Jane Bell, Belfast, Ireland, Died in Illinois. MSS., microfilmed 1969. Item 1
 * [McGaw] Folan, Ruth Magaw. McGaw - Mcgaw Family History, 1563-1978. Typescript, 1979. Item 29
 * [McMurtrey] "Group Sheets and Support Data Pertaining to Samuel McMurtrey (1745-1796) of Augusta County, Virginia and Abbeville County South Carolina," in Richard K. McMurtry, MacMurtrie Clan Family Records, 2005 Publication. Item 4
 * [McMurtrey] "Support Data Pertaining to Samuel McMurtrey (1745-1796) of Augusta County, Virginia and Abbeville County, South Carolina," in Richard K. McMurtry, MacMurtrie Clan Family Records, 2005 Publication. Item 1
 * [McWhorter] Hinrichs, Mabel Woods. McWhorter Family. Typescript, National Library, DAR, 1965. Items 2-7
 * [McWhorter] Wright, Shirley McWhorter, E.R. McWhorter and Lottie Wherry McWhorter. Some Descendants of David McWhorter (McWhirtir) (c. 1741-1789) and His Wife, Mary Poston (Posten) McWhorter (1750-1846). Typescript, 1978. Item 2
 * [Martin] Bagwell, William. A History: The Martin Family of Abbeville District, South Carolina. Donalds, S.C.: W.F. Bagwell, c1981, 1988.
 * [Mattison] Gadbury, Ruth and Mary Hood. A Branch of the Madison Tree: With Supplements: Ware, Barley, Sample [and] Rusler. [Austin, Texas: Shelby Print], 1974.
 * [Morris] Morris, S.L. The Records of the Morris Family. Atlanta, Ga.: Hubbard Bros., 1922. Item 10
 * [Moseley] Andrea, Leonardo. Moseley Family Records, 1415-1888. Typescript, 1948.
 * [Norris] Young, Pauline. The Norris Family of Abbeville, South Carolina (Old Ninety Six District). Typescript, Iowa State Historical Society, Des Moines, Iowa, 1948. Microfilmed 1977. Item 10
 * [Parnell] Dowdey, H. Grady. Parnell -- Camp: Genealogy and Records. Fort Worth, Texas: Miran Publishers, [1975?]. ; 1989 reprint:
 * [Patterson] Egger, Marjory Ann Baldy. Reining in the Family Lines. Mesa, Ariz.: n.p., 1997.
 * [Perrin] Harrison, Thomas Perrin. The Honorable Thomas Chiles Perrin of Abbeville, South Carolina: Forebears and Descendants. Greenville, S.C.: N.M. Perrin, 1983.
 * [Pettigrew] Robberson, Richard Wilkerson and Verna Lerdall. Descendants of Abednego Robberson and Elizabeth Jane Pettigrew Robberson: with Allied Families Croak, Franssens, McClure, and Pettigrew. Oklahoma City, Okla.: V.R.W. Lerdall, 1991.
 * [Prewitt] Gephart, Reba, Ruth Pruitt, and Chelsea Orem Dinn. Moses and William Pruitt, Indiana Pioneers. Franklin, Ind.: C. &amp; R. Dinn, 1973.
 * [Pyles] Lucas, Silas Emmett. The Dodsons (Dotsons) of Southwest Virginia. [Birmingham, Ala.: Lucas, 1959].
 * [Rasor] Pattie, Grace Huffman. The Rasor Family in Indiana, 1808-1958.
 * [Reid] Reid, Wayne Alexander. The 1860 Diary of Lemuel Reid, an Abbeville District, South Carolina Planter: with His Genealogy and Descendants. Melbourne, Fla.: W.A. Reid, 1994.
 * [Richey] Richey, Frank Miller. Descendants of Andrew W. 'Andy' &amp; Mariah Park Sims Richey. Lilburn, Ga.: F.M. Richey, 1997.
 * [Sample] Franklin, Frances Sample. The Ancestry of Frances Sample Franklin. Wolfe City, Texas: Henington Pub., 1972.
 * [Shirley] Moore, Augusta Letitia Shirley. A Brief History and Genealogy of the Shirley Family. Oklahoma City: A.L.S. Moore, 1911. Item 11
 * [Shoemaker] Shoemaker, Clara and Virdie Hodnett Egger. Shoemaker, Russum, Dean, Hall, Smith, Winiford, Robertson, Norvel. Colorado City, Texas: C. Shoemaker, 1983.
 * [Sims] Sharp, Eron M. Nathan Sims of Granville Co., N.C. and Abbeville Co. S.C.: His Ancestors and Descendants. Memphis: E. Sharp, 1973. Item 6
 * [Smith] Smith, Carl Barnard. My Ancestors and Descendants. Tampa, Fla.: Rinaldi Printing, 1972. Item 11
 * [Smith] Glenn, Nell McCullough and Inez McCullough Lawson. Family Data, Records, Incidents, Traditions, and Obituary Notices Concerning: the Smiths, Fullers, Cooks, McDavids, Shumates, McCulloughs. Typescript. Microfilmed 1974. Item 18
 * [Spruill] Cox, Clarice S. Gabriel Spruill of Carroll County, Georgia - Descendants and Allied Families. Carrollton, Ga.: C.S. Cox, 1984.
 * [Stallworth] Stallworth, Hugh Wagner. Stallworths and Related Families with Their Descendants and Connections: Compiled from Original Records, Letters and Other Material. [Nashville, Tenn.]: H.W. Stallworth, 1966. Item 11
 * [Stone] Brunson, Lavorne.Derry Stones: The Family of William and Jane Stone, of Londonderry, Ireland. Wyandotte, Okla.: Gregath, 1998.
 * [Stone] Stone, Ilona Hinrichs. A Collection of Stones and Most of Them -- Gems: The Descendants of William and Jane Stone, Immigrants from Londonderry, Ireland; Including Information about the Allied Families of Graham, Gilkeyson/Gilkerson and Richey. Tucson, Ariz.: I.H. Stone, 2002.
 * [Towles] Andrea, Leonardo. Towles in S.C.Typescript, 1962. Item 1
 * [Uldrick] Bratcher, R. Wayne. The Uldrick Book. n.p.: R.W. Bratcher, 1993.
 * [Wadlington] Metzger, Donna Humphrey. That Wadlington Family and Others. Chico, Calif.: D.H. Metzger, 2007. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Wardlaw] Wardlaw, Diane. Wardlaw Chronicle: A History of the Wardlaws in America from Their Coming to America in the Early 1700's. [San Luis, Colo.: D. Wardlaw, 199?].
 * [Wardlaw] Fontenot, Eunice Fox. Heards, Logans, Wardlaws: of Old '96/Abbeville District, South Carolina. Greenville, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 2002.
 * [Whitten] Alexander, Virginia Wood. Whitten and Allied Families. [Columbia, Tenn.]: V.W. Alexander &amp; W.C. Whitten, 1984.
 * [Wilson] Wilson, Barnett. The Wilson, Hallmark, Hendricks, Hewitt Families. [Fort Payne, Ala.]: B.F. Wilson, [19--].
 * [Wright] Kay, William D. Robert Norris Wright, Esquire: 1812-1885, His Life and Four Generations of His Family, Anderson County South Carolina. Mt. Pleasant, S.C.: W.D. Kay, 2005.
 * [Youngblood] Lant, Kay Freels and Kathryn Libbert Freels. Southern Indiana Youngbloods: Their Ancestors and Descendants. Evansville, Ind.: K.F. Lant, 1968. {{FHL|929.273 Y88L}; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Youngblood] Youngblood, Delois Kelley. Research and Remembrances of Youngblood, Martin, Perry, Mann, Kelley, McKinney, McWhorter. Charlotte, N.C.: Dekey Publisher, [1987?].

History

 * Davis, Mary Katherine. "The Feather Bed Aristocracy: Abbeville District in the 1790s," The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 80, No. 2 (Apr. 1979):136-155. Digital version at JSTOR ($).


 * Carlisle, H. Arnett. The History of Lowndesville, S.C. (Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, c1987), 414 pages. Includes biographies, military history, cemeteries and the following census information: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910. Book found at ,

Immigration

 * Moragne, W.C. An Address, Delivered at New Bordeaux, Abbeville District, S.C., November 15, 1854, on the 90th Anniversary of the Arrival of the French Protestants at that Place. James Phynney, 1857. Digital version at Google Books.
 * Porter, H. Leonard. Destiny of the Scotch-Irish: An Account of a Migration from Ballybay, Ireland to Washington County, New York; Abbeville District, South Carolina; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Preble County, Ohio; Randolph County, Illinois and the Central Illinois Prairie, 1720-1853. 1985.

Early migration routes to and from Abbeville County for European settlers included:


 * Savannah River pre-historic
 * Middle Creek Trading Path pre-historic
 * Augusta and Cherokee Trail in Georgia 1740s
 * Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail about 1765
 * Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path about 1765-1777

Land and Property

 * Plats For State Land Grants 1784-1868 For information about the State Land Grants, see State Land Grants

Deed Books
Because of South Carolina’s history as an agricultural state many residents owned land. For more information about types of land records see South Carolina Land and Property.

Tracing records through South Carolina county and district changes can be difficult. In general, for earliest records begin by searching the Charleston District, then your ancestor’s residential district, then neighboring districts, then the residential county, then neighboring counties. Not all districts and counties kept records. The following chart show where you may best expect to find land records for Abbeville County:

* Deeds burned in 1873 while in storage

** Records of Pendleton/Anderson County should also be checked

Maps
Abbeville County Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of South Carolina (South Carolina Digital Collections)

Topographical Maps of Abbeville County, South Carolina, 1888-1975 (South Carolina Digital Collections)

Military

 * Abbeville County, South Carolina Military Index (South Carolina Genealogy Trails)

Revolutionary War

 * "Battle of Cedar Springs," Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History,Feb 2006 Volume 20, Issue 1. Piedmont Historical Society: Spartansburg, SC. Revolutionary war history.
 * "Revolutionary war pensions, B", Genealogical Roots and Branches, August 1989, Volume 10, Issue 7. Old Ninety-Six Chapter, SCGS: Greenwood, SC.
 * "Pension records, Revolutionary War," Genealogical Roots and Branches, November 1987, Volume 8, Issue 9. Old Ninety-Six Chapter, SCGS : Greenwood, SC.
 * "Revolutionary pension records," Genealogical Roots and Branches, October 1987, Volume 8, Issue 8. Old Ninety-Six Chapter, SCGS: Greenwood, SC.
 * "Soldiers killed, 1788," Carolina Genealogist, Winter 1977, Issue 29. Heritage Papers: Danielsville, Georgia. . Indexed in PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) under CRGN.

War of 1812

 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. ; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, South Carolina, Abbeville County, p. 181. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Regiments. Civil War service men from Abbeville County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regimens that were formed of many men from Abbeville County.


 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company B and Company G
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Rifles, Company A
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery, Company A (also known as Calhoun's Battery; Sumter Light Artillery, Sumter Battery, Preston's Battery, Blake's Battery and other name variations)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A (also known as M. T. Owens Cavalry and Albemarle, South Carolina Cavalry, and Abbeville Troop) - many men from Abbeville District (County) and Company G (also known as L. J. Johnson's Cavalry)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (6 months, 1861), Company D (also known as the Abbeville Volunteers)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Butler's) (1st Regulars), Company A (also called Company B and Beauregard Artillery)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (McCreary's) (1st Provisional Army), Company H (also known as Haskell's Rifle Corps)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia), Company F and Company G
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's), Company B (also known as Abbeville Minutemen or McDuffie Guards and Company E (also known as Oconee Riflemen or Oconee Rifles) and Company G (also known as Marshall Riflemen)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops, Company F and Company I
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A (also known as M. T. Owens Cavalry and Albemarle, South Carolina Cavalry and Company G (also known as L. J. Johnson's Cavalry)
 * - 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company G (also known as Bonham's Light Dragoons and Lipscomb's Troop) and Company I (also known as the Edgefield Hussars or formerly known as Company A, Cavalry Battalion, Hampton Legion, and the Edgefield Dragoons)
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (2nd Palmetto Regiment), Company F (also known as Secession Guard)
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Rifles, Company A, Company F, and Company K
 * - 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Lauren's) (James'), Company A and Company D
 * - 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery (Palmetto Battalion), Company F (also known as the Chestnut Light Artillery)
 * - 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company F
 * - 4th Battalion, South Carolina Reserve, Company B and Company F
 * - 5th Battalion, South Carolina Rifles, Company A and Company F
 * - 5th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63), Company A, Company G, and Company H
 * - 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers), Company A, Company B, Company C, Company G, and Company H
 * - 6th Regiment, South Carolina Militia
 * - 7th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Nelson's) (Enfield Rifles), Company H
 * - 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company G
 * - 14th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company G and Company I
 * - 15th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company K
 * - 16th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A, Company B, Company C, and Company G
 * - 19th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company B
 * - 19th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company G, Company H, and Company I
 * - 20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (reorganized), E Company
 * - 22nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company G
 * - 24th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company F

Other Resources
 * Ingram, Virginia. Confederate Veterans of Abbeville County [S.C.] from the Enrollment Books Taken About 1902. All Civil War veterans of Abbeville County are listed first by township &amp; then Alphabetically by veteran's surname. ,
 * Carlisle, H. Arnett, The History of Lowndesville, S.C. Includes biographies, military history, cemeteries and the following census information: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910. Civil War pages 2, 14, 121 &amp; 136. ,
 * South Carolina. County Court. County Enrollment Book [of] Confederate Veterans; List of Widows, 1929. Arranged by surname in alphabetical order.
 * Abbeville County Courthouse. Distribution of the State Pension Fund in Abbeville County, South Carolina for 1916-1956..

Newspapers
Historic

The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Abbeville County, South Carolina on their Chronicling America website. For publication details, including dates of publication, frequency, preceding and succeeding titles, and to find out which libraries have holdings, click on the newspaper title.


 * Abbeville Press (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869.
 * Abbeville Wig and Southern Nullifier (Abbeville, S.C.) 1831-1833.
 * Due West Telescope (Due West, S.C.) 1851-1867.
 * Erskine Miscellany (Due West, S.C.) 1850-1851.
 * Lowndesville Advertiser (Lowndesville, S.C.) 1888-1889.
 * The Abbeville Bulletin (Abbeville, S.C.) 1865-1865.
 * The Abbeville Medium (Abbeville, S.C) 1871-1923.
 * The Abbeville Messenger (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1888.
 * The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1925.
 * The Banner (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847.
 * The Calhoun Falls News (Calhoun Falls, S.C.) 1961-current.
 * The Calhoun Falls Times (Calhoun Falls, S.C.)1946-1959.
 * The Donalds Progress (Donalds, S.C.) 1906-1906.
 * The Due West Weekly (Due West, S.C.) 1949-1958.
 * The Independent Press (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860.
 * The Evening Medium (Abbeville, S.C.) 1923-1925.
 * The Press and Banner and Abbeville Medium (Abbeville, S.C.) 1925-current.
 * The Scimitar (Abbeville, S.C.) 1914-1918.
 * The Village Observer (Due West, S.C.) 1976-current.

University of South Carolina Library Catalog
 * The Abbeville Press Vol. 8, no. 28 (Nov. 9, 1860) - v. 17, no. 22 (Sept. 24, 1869)
 * The Abbeville Banner Vol. 4, no. 1 (Mar. 3, 1847) - v. 25, no. 47 (Sept. 9, 1869)
 * The Abbeville Medium Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 29, 1871) - Ceased in 1923.

Current

Periodicals
See: Periodicals for description.


 * The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research
 * The South Carolina historical and genealogical magazine (1900) Internet Archive (F)

Probate Records
Probate is the “court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid” and encompasses “all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc.” Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information see probate records in State Probate Records.

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has holdings of microfilms or typescripts of wills, inventories, bills of sale, power of attorneys, bonds, notes, administrations, judgments, and sales records. They have placed Will Transcriptions for 1782 to 1855 online. Index searchable by name and the image is available.

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Abbeville wills and probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
 * 1787-1837 - Abbeville Will Books 1-2:
 * 1770s-1840s - Abbeville Probate Records: Loose Records

Available at South Carolina Pioneers:
 * 1787-1815 - Abbeville Wills (Transcripts) South Carolina Pioneers $
 * 1776-1783 - Index to Abbeville County Minutes of Court of Ordinary, Book B, South Carolina Pioneers $
 * 1782-1868 - Index to Abbeville County Will Book A South Carolina Pioneers $
 * 1815-1839 - Index to Abbeville County Will Book B South Carolina Pioneers $
 * 1839-1855 - Index to Abbeville County Will Book C South Carolina Pioneers $

Additional Abbeville County probate records include:


 * Young, Willie Pauline. South Carolina Historical Records: Records of Will Books of County of Abbeville (Ninety-six District) South Carolina. Multi-volume, 1947. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Online Probate Records
 * 1670-1980 - South Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1670-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1671-1977 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1732-1964 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1782-1866 - South Carolina, Will Transcripts 1782-1866 at findmypast — $, index
 * 1783-1868 - Abbeville County South Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1782-2006 - Archived Abbeville County Probate Court Wills

Taxation
Tax-related records are kept by the offices of the county Assessor, Auditor, Sheriff, and Treasurer. Taxes were levied on real and personal property and can help establish ages, residences, relationships, and the year an individual died or left the area. They can be used as substitutes for missing or destroyed land and census records.

Published abstracts

 * 1784 Sarrett, Paul R. "1784 Tax Records - Abbeville County," available online, courtesy: The USGenWeb Archives - South Carolina.
 * 1787 Holcomb, Brent H. Two 1787 Tax Lists from Ninety Six District, S.C., 1974. 1787 tax lists from Ninety Six District, S. C. Covers the area of Edgefield and Abbeville Counties in the 1790 census
 * 1794 1794 Tax Records Abbeville County USGenWeb Archives

Vital Records
Birth, marriage, and death records were not recorded by South Carolina until the 1900s, thus leaving a lack of vital records. Substitute records, when available, are used to obtain this information. These substitute records including newspapers, court records have been added to this section, when applicable.

Birth
State-wide birth registration began in 1915. For a copy of a birth from 1915 or later, contact the South Carolina Department of Health. The Abbeville County Health Department also has copies but they provide only an abbreviated form with limited information. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.


 * 1766-1900 - at FamilySearch — images

Marriage
In South Carolina, marriage licenses were not required by local governments until 1 July 1911. However, in the 1700s, the Church of England parish churches were required to record all marriages - even if the couple were not members of the denomination. Not all churches recorded these marriages and some have not survived. See South Carolina Vital Records for more information.

The Abbeville County probate court holds marriage licenses issued from 1 July 1911 to the present. Statewide registration of marriages began in July 1950 and the South Carolina Division of Vital Records has copies of licenses issued after 1 July 1950 through November 2009.

Newspapers are used as a substitute to locate marriage information. See South Carolina Newspapers.

Marriages and Marriage Substitutes - Indexes and Records


 * 1774-1890 - 7500 Marriages from Ninety-Six and Abbeville District, S.C., 1774-1890, by Larry E. Pursley, - index
 * 1777-1852 - Abbeville District, South Carolina, 1777-1852 by Silas Emmett Lucas, - index
 * 1777-1852 - Abbeville District, South Carolina Marriages, 1777-1852 by Pauline Young. - index; these marriages are taken from old wills, equity records, etc.
 * 1780-1879 - Abbeville County Marriages, 1780-1879, Implied in Abbeville County, South Carolina Equity Records by Barbara R. Langdon, - index
 * 1846-1860 - Marriage and Death Notices from the Abbeville Banner, 1846-1860 by E. Don Herd, - index
 * 1911-1951 - Abbeville County, South Carolina Marriage Registers and Licenses,1911-1951 - index and records
 * There are several online marriage indexes containing miscellaneous marriage records found in some counties of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Death
State-wide death registration began in 1915. For a copy of the death certificates from 1915 or later, contact the South Carolina Department of Health. The Abbeville County Health Department only has copies for deaths occurring in the last 5 years. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Deaths and Death Substitutes - Indexes and Records ,, ,
 * 1816-1990 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1846-1860 - Marriage and Death Notices from the Abbeville Banner, 1846-1860, - index
 * 1915-1965 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * '''State-wide South Carolina Death Indexes. There are several online death indexes covering all of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Abbeville County Libraries

 * Abbeville County Library 203 South Main Street Abbeville, SC Telephone: 864-459-4009 Hours: Monday, Wednesday. Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Abbeville County Library system has a main county library and two branches. The county library has the largest collection of genealogical material, though the branches also have helpful material. The County Library has books, name files, old newspapers, and microfilm. The library system has an online catalog which is shared by three other counties. You can search for specific items in the search box at the top of the screen. Or you can brows the collection by clicking the starred Search tab, then limiting your search results to the genealogy collection. At the Reference tabthere are a number of genealogy resources you can search.

The Abbeville County Library system is on Facebook

For Genealogy Requests - please email [mailto:genealogy@abbevillecounty.org genealogy@abbevillecounty.org] including some background and specific information you are seeking. Genealogy volunteers will search for your information and respond directly to you.


 * Erskine College

The McCain Library at Erskine College has records helpful to genealogists. The Archive and Special Collections located in Ried Hall serves as a central location for preserving and accessing records relating to the intertwined histories of Erskine College, Erskine Theological Seminary, the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, and Abbeville County, South Carolina. The genealogical collection contains information on persons having connections to any or all of these institutions and locations, as well as general resources for those doing family history research. There are census records, diaries and family histories, local newspapers, and more.It includes the Miller-Henry Family History Center and the Woffard E. Baldwin Reading Room. The Library also has a Government documents section. The archival research and photocopying policies are available online.

Erskine College maintains a searchable databaseof periodical subscriptions owned by Piedmont Technical College, Lander University, Erskine College, Greenwood County Library, and the libraries at the Greenwood Genetics Center and Self Regional Healthcare. You will be able to search for periodical holdings by title and limit your search by location.

The Archivist is available Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon, or by special appointment. To Contact the Archivist: Phone: 864-379-8763 or 864-379-6576 Fax: 864.379.2900 E-mail: ebrawley@erskine.edu Mailing Address: Edith Brawley, McCain Library, Erskine College and Seminary P.O. Box 188 One Depot Street (for FedEx and UPS) Due West, SC 29639 South Carolina Digital Library - scroll down for Abbeville's online collections.

The South Carolina Digital Library (SCDL) is a collaborative effort that includes South Carolina’s schools, libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. It includes resources for ageds kindergarten through adult. Its mission is to create, maintain, and promote digital collections that represent South Carolina's historical and cultural resources. It also seeks to enhance the overall education and scholarship of South Carolina's citizens by coordinating free and unlicensed access to these digital collections through a central web presence.

Abbeville County Museums

 * Abbeville County Museum Address: Popular and Cherry Streets Abbeville, SC 29620 Telephone: 864 366 6525 or 864-459-4600 The Abbeville County Museum is part of a collection of historic sites in the Old 96 District that includes Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, and McCormick counties.
 * For a list of Abbeville and other South Carolina museums, Click here.

Abbeville County South Carolina Genealogy Societies - Genealogical, Historical, Lineage

 * Boonesborough Historical Society - Abbeville and Anderson counties - especially Donalds, Due West, and Honea Path


 * South Carolina Genealogical Society - Old 96 District Chapter Old 96 Chapter SCGS P.O. Box 3468 Greenwood, SC 29648-3468

The Old 96 Chapter includes Greenwood, Abbeville and parts of Edgefield and McCormick counties.

Abbeville County South Carolina Genealogy Websites

 * Abbeville County, SC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Abbeville County SCGenWeb project
 * Abbeville County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Abbeville County, South Carolina Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * South Carolina Pioneers
 * South Carolina Genealogy! Just Ask! - South Carolina Genealogy! Just Ask! This group is sponsored by Genealogy! Just Ask! a Facebook Group. Ask questions about ancestors who lived in South Carolina or about South Carolina resources.

Abbeville County South Carolina Genealogy References
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