Hampton County, South Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Hampton County, South Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Description
The County was named for Confederate Civil War general Wade Hampton, who in the late 1870s was elected as governor of South Carolina. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hampton County Courthouse 1 Elm Street Hampton, SC 29924 Phone: 803-914-2252 Hampton County Website

County Pronunciation

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:

Cemeteries

 * To view a cemetery list, see Hampton County, South Carolina Cemeteries.
 * National Cemetery Administration

Census Records

 * 1829-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images

Church Records
All Saints’ Church, Hampton, South Carolina describes parish records held by the South Carolina Historical Society.

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans United States African Americans South Carolina African Americans Known plantations South Carolina Plantations:
 * Bear Head Tract
 * Belmont - Garnett
 * Bo Peep
 * Boggy - Estill
 * Bonnywood
 * Bostick - Estill
 * Broxton Bridge
 * Buckfield - Yemassee
 * Cotton Hall
 * Cubbage Hill
 * Cypress Vale
 * Gravel Hill - Garnett
 * Gregorie Farms
 * Gregory
 * Groton - Solomons Crossroads
 * Hamilton Ridge
 * Ingleside
 * Jericho
 * New Castle
 * Oak Grove - Brunson
 * Oak Ridge
 * Pleasant Hill
 * Possum Corner
 * Sunny Side
 * Upper Place
 * Woodside - Estill
 * Woodstock - Shirley

Genealogies
General Surname indexes to Leonardo Andrea's Files | Folders | Resources are available online, courtesy: The Andrea Files: South Carolina Genealogical Research. Learn more.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records The following chart show where you may best expect to find land records.

This series consists of recorded copies of plats for state land grants for the Charleston and the Columbia Series with their certificates of admeasurement or certification.All personal names and geographic features on these plats are included in the repository's On-line Index to Plats for State Land Grants The South Carolina Constitution of 1790 required the surveyor general to maintain offices in both the new capital at Columbia and in Charleston. The surveyor general began to use separate volumes for recording plats in his Columbia office in 1796. Before that, all plats were recorded in the set of volumes begun in Charleston in 1784. After 1796, most plats for land grants in the Upper Division of the state were recorded and filed in Columbia. The surveyor general chose to make the Columbia volumes a continuation of the state plat volumes begun in Charleston and gave the initial Columbia volume the number thirty-six to correspond with the number of the volume that had then been reached in the Charleston series. As a result, there are volumes numbered thirty-six through forty-three from each office, but the records in them are not duplicative. Also included are the Plan Books containing Plats and Plans.
 * Sherrard, Thomas H. A Working Plan for Forest Lands in Hampton and Beaufort Counties, South Carolina. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1903. Digital version at Google Books.

Local Histories

 * Lewis, Carolyn Baker. "The World around Hampton: Post-Bellum Life on a South Carolina Plantation," Agricultural History, Vol. 58, No. 3, Symposium on the History of Rural Life in America (Jul., 1984), pp. 456-476. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * Hampton County Tricentennial Commission.Both Sides of the Swamp, Hampton County  ([S.l.] Hampton County Tricentennial Commission, c1970 ), 191 pages. Not from classic sources but from quotations from letters and diaries, articles, editorials, speeches, songs and legends, the legends of memory bequeathed from one generation to another and, includes some biographies, pages 164-179. Book found at and Other Libraries.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records
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. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. See Vol. 5, South Carolina, Hompton County [sic], p. 185. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
 * 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)
 * Civil War Soldiers of Hampton County. South Carolina GenWeb. Internet site. Lists men who were from Hampton County, the military units they served in and some brief info about them.

Regiments. Civil War service men from Hampton County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies and regiments that were formed with many men from Hampton County:
 * - 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry Reserves, Company B (also known as the Marion Men of Combahee)
 * - 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A (also known as the Marion Men of Combahee), Company E (also known as the Calhoun Mounted Men or Calhoun Minute Men), and Company F (also known as the St. Peter's Guards)

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)

Historic The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Hampton 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.
 * Farmer's Review (Hampton, S.C.) 1911-1913.
 * Hampton County Guardian (Hampton, S.C.) 1879-current.
 * Hampton County Herald (Hampton, S.C.) 1916-1919.
 * The Hampton County Democrat (Yemassee, Hampton County, S.C.) 1937-1978.
 * The Hampton County News (Hampton, S.C.) 1910-1913.
 * The Hampton County News Herald (Brunson, S.C.) 1887-1890.
 * The True South (Brunson, S.C.) 1875-1875.
 * The Varnville Enterprise (Varnville, Hampton County, S.C.) 1892-1899.

University of South Carolina Library Catalog
 * Historical Newspapers of South Carolina at University of South Carolina Libraries - not complete

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1670-1980 South Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1670-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1671-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
 * 1732-1964 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
 * 1782-1866 South Carolina, Will Transcripts 1782-1866 at Findmypast — index, ($) — $, index

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * South Carolina Department of Archives and History tax lists for Hampton County.

Birth

 * 1766-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
 * 1915-1917 South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Marriage
Marriages - Indexes and Records
 * 1911-1950 Hampton County, South Carolina Marriage Licenses, ca. 1911-1950 - index and records
 * 1911-1954 Hampton County, South Carolina Marriage Registers, 1911-1954 - records
 * There are several online marriage indexes containing miscellaneous marriage records found insome counties of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Death
Deaths - Indexes and Records
 * 1816-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1821-1969 South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1915-1943 South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1915-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & 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.

Family History Centers

 * Beaufort South Carolina Family History Center
 * Ridgeland South Carolina Family History Center
 * Statesboro Georgia Family History Center


 * International African American Museum - an affiliate library

Libraries
Libraries Hampton County Library Address: 12 Locust Street Hampton, SC 29924 Telephone: (803)943-7528 Catalog: Click here Library Hours:''' Monday - Thursday 11:00 am -to 7:00 pm, Friday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm,Saturday 10:00 am to 2:00 pmWebsite The Hampton County Library is part of the Allendale, Hampton, Jasper Regional Library System. The regional system headquarters is in Allendale. The libraries in this system share their catalog.

Museums
Hampton Museum and Visitors' Center Address: 15 Elm St. E. Hampton, SC 29924 Phone: (803) 943-5318 E-mail: hmvc9891@yahoo.com Hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 1st Sunday of the month 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., other times by appointment Genealogy sources:''' There are over 50 books to assist with family history and the museum has inventoried over 125 cemeteries. An alphabetical list of people in all cemeteries is available. There re also 5,000 or more photographs to assist in researchWebsite Exhilits: There are a number of ehibits in the Museum

Societies
Hampton County Historical Society 702 First Street West PO Box 152 Hampton, SC 29924 (803) 943-5484 E-mail: [mailto:contact@hchssc.org contact@hchssc.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Hampton County, SCGenWeb
 * Hampton County, South Carolina Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

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