Laurens County, SC Genealogy Records
Pictured
is the Manson of the Governor, and the Octagon House.
Laurens County was established in 1785 as part of the Ninety Six
District. It was named for Revolutionary War leader Henry Laurens
(1724-1792). Settlers were Scotch-Irish and English immigrants who came
in the early eighteenth century. When Revolutionary War battles such
as the battle of Musgroves Mill on August 18 of 1780 were fought in the
county, it was discovered that many of its residents were loyalists.
Early Settlers: McCain, Drew, Kellett, Miller, Millwee, Hellans,
Allison, Prather, McNight, Logan, Cunningham, Ferguson, Adair, Baugh,
Lewis, Starnes, Musgrove, Fowler, Arnall, Armstrong, Walker, Akins,
Fowler, Garner, Dunlap, Simmons, Bailey, Griffin, Montgomery, Mahaffy,
Coker, McCrary, Green, East, Crage, Stevens, Johnson, Goodman, Pollock,
Garrot, Holcomb, Day and Middleton.
Wills and Estates Available to Members of
South Carolina Pioneers
Abstracts of Last Wills and Testaments
- Laurens County Will Book A (1787-1789), abstracts
- Laurens County Will Book C (1797-1807), abstracts
- Laurens County Will Book D (1799-1817), abstracts
- Laurens County Will Book E (1819-1825), abstracts
- Index to Laurens County Will Book A (1766-1802)
- Index to Laurens County Will Book F (1826-1834)
Digital Images of Wills, Book E, 1836-1839
Names of Testators:
Allen, Sally ;
Anderson, David ;
Beal, Even ;
Bell, David ;
Blakely, James ;
Calhoun, John ;
Cheek, Ellis ;
Cole, Mary ;
Cummings, John ;
Dunlap, Matthew ;
Goodwin, William ;
Hamilton, Jane ;
Jones, Edward ;
Leek, Bryant ;
Leeman, Hugh ;
McClintock, Martha ;
McCoy, John ;
McMeese, Robert ;
Middlesperger, Abraham ;
Pool, James ;
Poole, Seth ;
Potts, William ;
Reece, William ;
Robeson, Bennet ;
Simpson, Sarah;
Swan, Rebecca ;
Wait, John ;
Watson, Elijah
Misc. Laurens County, South Carolina Wills and Estates (images and transcripts)
- Bailey, James, LWT, 1825, transcript
- Bennett Richard, LWT, 1820
- Brazeale, Enoch, LWT, 1825, transcript
- Brown, Roger, LWT, 1825, transcript
- Burnside, Thomas, 1825, transcript
- Burnside, William, 1825, transcript
- Carter, Robert, LWT, 1825, transcript
- Cason, John, Sr., LWT
- Garey, Charles, LWT, 1805
- Garrett, Ambrose, LWT, 1840
- Garrett, Hannah, LWT, 1821
- Garrett, Jesse, LWT, 1853
- Garrett, John, LWT, 1806
- Garrot, Edward, LWT, 1794
- Glenn, Alexander, LWT, 1825, transcript
- Gordon, Ann, LWT, 1825, transcript
- Holcombe, Richard, LWT, 1804
- Jones, Joseph, 1825, transcript
- Knight, Ephraim, 1825, transcript
- Man, Susannah, LWT, 1797, transcript
- Mathews, John, 1825, transcript
- McCurley, John, 1825, transcript
- McDaniel, Archibald, 1825, transcript
- McGrady, William, 1825, transcript
- Meadors, Susannah, 1825, transcript
- Mitchel, Judith, 1825, transcript
- Nickle, Chortis, 1825, transcript
- Osborne, Daniel, 1825, transcript
- Owings, Robert, LWT, 1840
- Pinson, Aaron, LWT, transcript, 1803
- Teague, Elijah, 1825, transcript
- Wilson, John, 1825, transcript
Maps
Military
- Veterans of Laurens District in 1818 and 1832
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