Prince William Parish, South Carolina

United States   South Carolina    Prince William Parish

History
Prince William's Parish serves [served?] Beaufort County, South Carolina.

South Carolina's "Anglican parishes were used as election districts and had responsibility for road development, care of the poor, and education."

Founded

 * 1767

Boundary

 * Borders Prince George and Prince Frederick parishes. For a map, see: Early parishes in South Carolina.

Research Guides

 * South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Prince William County, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Genealogy

 * Bowers, Gloria Cook Jones. Southern Cousins: Cook, Fennell, and Related Families of Prince William's Parish, South Carolina. Varnville, S.C.: G. Bowers, 1991. 929.273 C771bg

Parish History
For an early history of the parish, see Chapter 23, Prince William's Parish, pages 382-384, in:


 * Dalcho, Frederick. An Historical Account of the Protestant Episcopal Church in South Carolina from the First Settlement of the Province, to the War of the Revolution; with Notices of the Present State of the Church in Each Parish and Some Account of the Early Civil History of Carolina, Never Before Published. Charleston: E. Thayer, 1820. ; digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive.


 * Todd, John Reynard and Francis Marion Huston. Prince William's Parish and Plantations. Richmond, Va.: Garrett &amp; Massie, 1935.

Parish Records

 * Sheldon Church, Prince Williams Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina Births or Christenings 1825-1873. 975.7 B2s v. 56-57; Index:  821 Item 15; also indexed in the IGI
 * Sheldon Church, Prince Williams Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina Marriages 1826-1876. 975.7 B2s v. 57; Index:  1002591 Item 12; also indexed in the IGI