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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