Marlboro County, South Carolina Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the Duke of Marlborough. The County is located in the north central location of the state.

County Courthouse
Marlboro County Courthouse 105 Main Street Bennettsville, SC 29512 Phone: 843-479-5616 Marlboro 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

 * There are more than 100 burial grounds in the county.
 * To view a list, see Marlboro County, South Carolina Cemeteries.
 * National Cemetery Administration

Census Records

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

1820 Manufactures The original manufactures schedules for South Carolina are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FS Library copies: 1024517 - 1024518. Published abstract:
 * National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. 973 X2m 1820;

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners
 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841. 973 X2pc 1840;  2321; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See South Carolina, Marlborough [Marlboro] District on page 144.

Church Records
Church of England (Anglican, Episcopal) See St. Davids Parish, South Carolina

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records Marlboro County has court records from 1785 that are held in the office of the Clerk of Court. Marlboro County was a part of the Cheraws District from 1785 - 1800. The South Carolina Archives and History Center has court records available on microfilm for Marlboro County. The FamilySearch Library collection includes books and microfilm regarding court records for Marlboro County.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans Known Marlboro County plantations, South Carolina Plantations:
 * United States African Americans
 * South Carolina African Americans
 * Appin - Bennettsville
 * Broad Oaks - Clio
 * Claudius Pegues House
 * Fulton
 * Rose Hill
 * Weatherly Plat
 * Wolftrap

Genealogies
General Surname indexes to Leonardo Andrea's Files | Folders | Resources are available online, courtesy: The Andrea Files: South Carolina Genealogical Research. Learn more.
 * Thomas, J.A.W. A History of Marlboro County, with Traditions and Sketches of Numerous Families. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote &amp; Davis, 1897. Item 5; digital version at Internet Archive, Ancestry ($).

Bibliography
 * Adams Pate, Julia Claire. Pate, Adams, Newton and Allied Families Principally in Richmond, Scotland and Robeson Counties in North Carolina and Marlboro County, South Carolina. Red Springs, N.C.: J.C. Pate, 1958.
 * Darby - Templeton, R.H. "Darbys of the South Carolina Pee Dee Area," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Spring 2009):63-68.
 * Drake - Watson, John Drake. Descendents of Zachariah Alford Drake of Marlboro County, S.C. Newberry, S.C.: J.D. Watson, 1981.
 * Fuller - "An Unusual Migration in the Fuller Family," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Fall 1999):208-209.
 * Grant- Kendall, Jerry T. The Grant Family Descendants of Duncan Grant, Marlboro County, South Carolina. Bennettsville, S.C.: J.T. Kendall, 2002.
 * Harris Harris, Malcolm Hart. "Three William Harrises in Hanover County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1978):3-15; Vol. 22, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1978):99-104; Vol. 22, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1978):187-192. Online at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($)..
 * McCollum - McCollum, J. Kinloch. The Family of John McCollum (1792-1867) of Bennettsville (Marlboro County) South Carolina. Middleburg, Fla.: J.K. McCollum, 1999.
 * Newton - Pate, Julia Claire. Pate, Adams, Newton and Allied Families Principally in Richmond, Scotland and Robeson Counties in North Carolina and Marlboro County, South Carolina. Red Springs, N.C.: J.C. Pate, 1958.
 * Pate - Pate, Julia Claire. Pate, Adams, Newton and Allied Families Principally in Richmond, Scotland and Robeson Counties in North Carolina and Marlboro County, South Carolina. Red Springs, N.C.: J.C. Pate, 1958.
 * Stubbs Andrea, Leonardo and Joseph Edward Hill. Abstracts of Divisions of Estates of Stubbs and Allied Families of Marlboro County, South Carolina. 1964.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and 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.

The following chart shows where you may best expect to find land records. Land and Deeds Records, USGenWeb Archives
 * Some early records may be in North Carolina

Local Histories
The county is named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722).


 * McColl, D.D. Sketches of Old Marlboro. 1916. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * Thomas, J. A. W. A History of Marlboro County: With Traditions and Sketches of Numerous Families. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote &amp; Davies Co., Printers and Binders, 1897. Digital versions at  Internet Archive, Ancestry ($).
 * Gregg, Alexander. History of the Old Cheraws Containing an Account of the Aborigines of the Pedee, the First White Settlements, their Subsequent Progress, Civil Changes, the Struggle of the Revolution, and the Growth of the Country Afterward, Extending from About A.D. 1730 to 1810 with Notices of Families and Sketches of Individuals (Baltimore, Maryland Genealogical Pub. Co., 1967 ), 629 pages. Book at
 * Kelly, Margaret McLaurin Ricaud. A Short History of Marlboro County, S.C., 1600-1979. (Baltimore, Maryland Gateway Press, 1979), 74 pages. The first settlers on the Great Pee Dee River, in what is now Marlboro County and their descendants. Book at and [3gep7j6 Other Libraries].

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Marlboro County for European settlers included:
 * Fall Line Road about 1735

Military Records
Revolutionary War
 * Revolutionary War Pension Applications, USGenWeb Archives. Scroll down to "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 Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Vol. 5, South Carolina, Marlborough [sic] County, p. 187. 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)
 * "Marlboro County, SC in The War Between The States." SCGenWeb-Marlboro County Internet site, accessed 11/30/2010. This site lists links and a few rosters of soldiers that served in the Civil War from Marlboro County.

Regiments. Civil War service men from Marlboro County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Marlboro County or from many of its men:
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's), Company H (also known as Pee Dee Guards)
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Artillery, Company D
 * - 4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's), Company A and Company E
 * - 4th Regiment, South Carolina State Troops, Company H
 * - 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers), Company B
 * - 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company F
 * - 7th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Ward's), Company C Roster
 * - 8th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company G and Company K
 * -9th Battalion, South Carolina infantry (Smith's) (Pee Dee Legion), Company C
 * - 16th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company B
 * -20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Reorganized Company I, Reorganized Company L, Reorganized Company M, and Reorganized Company N
 * -21st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company F
 * -23rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hatch's Coast Rangers), Company G
 * - 24th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company B

Other Resources
 * Kendall, Jerry T. Confederate Burials, Marlboro County, South Carolina. (Bennettsville, South Carolina J.T. Kendall, c2001), 124 pages. Purpose is to make a record of the places where Confederate Veterans are buried in Marlboro County, South Carolina so their grave sites can be marked and preserved. Book at and [3bxvs89 Other Libraries].

Newspapers

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

Historic The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Marlboro 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.
 * Community Observer (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1978-1981.
 * Cyclone Mack's Recusant (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1929-1931.
 * Eastern Carolina News (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1913-1914.
 * Marlboro County Herald (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1931-1951.
 * Marlboro Herald-Advocate (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1951-current.
 * McColl Dispatch (McColl, S.C.) 1924-1925.
 * McColl Messenger (McColl, S.C.) 1948-1951.
 * Pee Dee Educator (Bennettsville, Marlborough Co., S.C.) 1890-1900.
 * The Bennettsville Banner (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1891-1895.
 * The Bennettsville Journal (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1866-1870.
 * The Bennettsville Review (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1894-1895.
 * The Carolina Messenger (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1974-1978.
 * The Chronicle (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1885-1886.
 * The Farmer's Friend (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1880-1882.
 * The Fine Print News (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1982-1990.
 * The Marlboro Chronicle (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1886-1888.
 * The Marlboro Democrat (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1911.
 * The Marlboro Monitor (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1884.
 * The Marlboro News (McColl, S.C.) 1926-1926.
 * The Marlboro Times (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1871-187?.
 * The Marlboro Times (McColl, S.C.) 1908-1913.
 * The Pee Dee Advocate (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1895-1951.
 * The Pee Dee Alliance (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1888-1890.
 * The Pee Dee Argus (Bennettsville, S.C.) 189?-1891.
 * The Pee Dee Daily (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1913-1914.

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

Current
 * Marlboro Herald-Advocate (Bennettsville, S.C.) Online edition.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has microfilms or typescripts of wills, inventories, bills of sale, power of attorneys, bonds, notes, administrations, judgments, and sales records. Archival records include estate papers from 1790-1893 from the court of ordinary and probate court records, along with other corollary papers. Statewide Will Transcriptions, 1782 to 1855, database is available online with a searchable index by name. Images are available. Early will records of Marlboro County may be found in Cheraws and Chesterfield District. See James C. Pigg's compilation of Cheraw[s]/Chesterfield District wills, 1750-1865 &amp; Abstracts from the Court of Common Pleas, 1823-1869 for some early Marlboro County probate records, formerly recorded in Cheraws District. Estate records of Marlboro County are found in the county court of ordinary, probate court, civil court, and court of equity. Many of these records are also available on microfilm, including the following: Note: Marlboro County frequently assigned the same apartment and package number to more than one estate files. Whenever estate files with duplicate file numbers were found they were filmed consecutively.
 * Estate papers, ca. 1790-1904; index to estate papers, ca. 1790-1973. Probate court, Marlboro County.
 * Estate record books, 1787-1840, Court of Ordinary, Marlboro District.
 * Court records, 1805-1877, Court of equity, Marlboro County.
 * Will books, 1787-1905, Probate court, Marlboro County.
 * Equity records and bills, 1805-1869, with index, 1805-1870, Civil Court, Marlboro County.
 * Wills, 1787-1803 (transcripts). See names of testators. South Carolina Pioneers
 * Index to Marlboro County Wills 1787-1853 South Carolina Pioneers
 * 1670-1980 South Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1670-1980 at Ancestry.com — index & images ($)
 * 1671-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
 * 1732-1964 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
 * 1737-1964 South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 at Ancestry - images ($)
 * 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
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

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

Original sources  The 1868 tax execution book is kept at the county courthouse. Copies: and SC Dept. Archives and History.

Published abstracts 
 * 1812 Pearson, W. Glenn, trans. "Statement of the Persons and the Amount of Taxes Paid in Marlborough District for the Year 1811 as Paid Return to the Comptrol," available online, courtesy: SCGenWeb.
 * 1813 "1813 Tax List for Marlborough District," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Winter 1996):3-7.
 * 1819 Pearson, W. Glenn, trans. "Statement of the Persons and the Amount of Taxes Paid in Marlborough District for the Year 1818 as Paid Return to the Comptrol," available online, courtesy: SCGenWeb.

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
Online Marriage Records and Indexes
 * Some Marriage Records Online by Marlboro County, South Carolina USGenWeb - index, incomplete
 * Marriage Lists, North Carolina by Leonardo Andrea - index; includes Marlboro County, South Carolina
 * 1724-1953 Marlboro County, South Carolina Marriage Registers, 1724-1953 - index and records
 * 1791-1825 Marriage Bonds and Licenses from abt. 1791-1825
 * 1885-1906 Early Marlboro County, South Carolina Newspapers by Gloria Calhoun WorldCat - index
 * 1911-1950 Marlboro County, South Carolina Marriage Licenses, ca. July 1911-Dec. 1950 - 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
Online Death Records and Indexes
 * 1816-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1821-1969 South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1885-1906 Early Marlboro County, South Carolina Newspapers by Gloria Calhoun WorldCat - index
 * 1915-1943 South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 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.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Camden South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Charlotte North Carolina South FamilySearch Center
 * Florence South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Pembroke North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Sumter South Carolina FamilySearch Center


 * Fairfield County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * York County Libraries Main Branch - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Marlboro County, SCGenWeb
 * Marlboro County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Marlboro County, South Carolina Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * South Carolina Pioneers South Carolina Pioneers


 * – 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: Marlboro County, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.