Includes wills, estate inventories, inquest materials, etc., especially from the upper section of South Carolina. The second volume is taken from a collection of mimeographed booklets given to the publisher in 1966 and 1971, and includes records of real estate sales, citizenship papers, "Historical Records" of Old Pickens District, and Old Pendleton District courthouse records.

These records comprise the loose files of the late Pauline Young, one of South Carolina's most widely known genealogist on Upper South Carolina. Each family record is filed with names of persons mentioned, these records consists of estate settlements, bastardy bonds, deeds, wills, coroner's inquests, abstracts of letters pertaining to estates, guardianships, tavern licenses, etc... It is estimated each book contains more than 40,000 names of early settlers in Upper South Carolina from the mid 1700's down to the 1850's. These records are primarily from Upper South Carolina counties such as: Pendleton District, Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenville, and Pickens Counties.

" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.

Originally published in Charleston, 1950. Reprinted with permission by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD.