Laurens Co. SC Genealogy: Images of Wills

Laurens County Probate Records

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

• Map of Laurens County

Military

• Veterans of Laurens District in 1818 and 1832

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