York County, South Carolina Wills

York County was first established in 1785 and was part of Camden District. From 1791 to 1800 it was part of Pinckney District, but became a separate district at the dissolution of Pinckney in 1800. In 1897, part of the county was divided to become Cherokee County. It was named for York County, Pennsylvania. This region is known for the Catawba Indians and the famous Battle of Kings Mountain. The Catawbas signed a treaty with the English in 1763 relinquishing their rights to lands and thus ultimately reducing the size of their reservation. This treaty opened up the area to Scotch-Irish pioneers who were removing down from Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution, the battle of Williamson's Plantation was fought on July 12, 1780 and the battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780. The famous mountain victory helped to turn the tide of events for the Americans. Early settlers: John Martin, Colonel William Bratton (1742-1815), Nathaniel Henderson, Walter Thompson, William Edmondson, Elijah Browne, Samuel Watson, John Moffett, Joseph Turnbull.

Transcripts of York County Wills are Available to Members of South Carolina Pioneers

Land

York County Land Warrants 1807-1816

Transcripts of York County Wills 1816 to 1839

Adams, Francis

Adams, Margaret

Alexander, Hester

Alexander, Herman

Allison, Albert

Allison, Robert

Anderson, Ann

Ardry, William

Armstrong, Arthur

Armstrong, James

Armstrong, Mary

Armstrong, Robert

Barnes, John

Barnhill, John

Barnett, Thomas (2)

Barnette, Richard

Barron, John

Barron, Thomas

Barry, Jane

Barry, John Sr.

Barry, Roger

Barry, Samuel

Bartlett, Daniel

Bates, John

Bates, Robert

Baxter, Mary

Baxter, William

Beamgarde, Godfrey

Beard, Jane

Benson, Jacob

Bigger, Moses

Bigger, William

Black, John

Black, Robert

Blair, Samuel

Blaylock, Jeremiah

Boggs, Aron

Boyd, Joseph

Boyd, Thomas Sr.

Bozewell, Robert

Bradley, Ellfyday

Bradley, Samuel

Bratton, Martha

Bridges, Thomas

Brown, Joseph

Brown, Robert

Brumfield, Elizabeth

Bryan, James

Buchanan, Samuel

Camp, William

Campbell, Elizabeth

Carroll, John

Carroll, Joseph

Carroll, Thomas (2)

Carruth, John

Chambers, Elizabeth

Chambers, John

Chambers, Samuel

Chambers, William

Champion, William

Cherry, Peter

Choat, William

Clark, John

Clendinen, Thomas

Cooper, Margaret

Craig, James

Craig, Mary

Crawford, Agness

Crawford, James Sr.

Crawford, James

Currence, Rebecka

Curry, Charles

Cushman, Xerxes

Darby, Samuel

Darnal, James

Darwin, John

Davis, Thomas

Davis, William Sr.

Davison, Margaret

Dickson, William

Donally, Martha

Donnally, James

Donnom, Isaac

Dunlap, Susannasah

Dunlap, William

Dunwoody, John

Durhsm, John

Ellis, John

Ellis, Sarah

Enloe, Isaac

Enloe, Mary

Falls, John

Feemster, James

Feemster, John (3)

Ferris, Alexander

Floyd, Andrew

Forbes, John Sr.

Gabbie, Joseph

Gabby, John

Gallagher, Jane

Galloway, Alexander (2)

Galloway, William

Gault, Elizabeth

Gazaway, William Sr.

Gill, Mary

Gillispie, Margaret

Good, Mary

Green, Abraham

Greer, Agnes

Greer, Susanna

Grier, Robert

Grier, Thomas

Gwin, Richard

Hagan, William

Hall, William

Hambright, Frederick

Hambright, Patrick

Hamilton, Patrick

Hamilton, William

Hanna, Archibald

Hanna, Sarah

Hannah, Rosanah

Harper, Matthew Sr.

Hart, Priscilla

Harris, James

Harris, Mary

Harris, Nathaniel

Harris, Prudence

Harris, Robert

Harrison, Henry

Hart, John

Hemingway, William

Hemphill, Mary

Hemphill, Ssmuel

Henderson, John

Henderson, Nathaniel

Henry, Alexander

Henry, William Sr.

Hill, Solomon

Hoff, Powel

Hogg, James

Hogg, Thomas

Hogge, John

Holdrage, Hannah

Holt, Akillas

Hood, George

Houser, Henry

Houser, John

Howie, Robert

Hutchison, Samuel

Jackson, David

Jackson, John

Jackson, Joseph

Jenkins, Benjamin

Johnston, David

Johnston, John

Johnston, Sarah

Kimbrel, Nancy

Kindrick, William

King, John

Kuykendall, Jonathan

Latham, Janes

Laurance, Joseph

Leatham, Mary

Lipscomb, Wyatt

Little, William

Love, Alexander

Love, Robert (2)

Love, William

Lowry, Samuel

Lusk, Elizabeth

Lusk, Jame

Mannon, Massey

Marley, Jamieson

Martin, Michal

Mason, James

McCall, Guzzell

McCarter, Christopher

McCarter, James

McCarter, Sarah

McCarter, Walter

McCaw, John

McCaw, John Sr.

McConnel, John Sr.

McCreight, Robert

McDaniel, Thomas

McElwain, John

John McFarlin

McGuown, William

McKenzie, Joseph Sr.

McLean, William

McLenahan, Finney

McMackin, Thomas

McMeans, James

McNeel, Mary

McSwain, George

Meacham, Bartlett

Miller, Abraham

Miller, Elvy

Miller, Hughey

Miller, John

Miller, Joseph (2)

Miller, Samuel

Minter, John

Moore, Gordon

Moore, John

Moore, John Sr.

Moore, Nathan

Moore, Ruth

Moore, Samuel

Moore, William Sr.

Muldoon, John

Mullin, Unity

Neely, David

Neely, Jean

Neely, Jonathan

Neely, Samuel

Neely, William

Nesbitt, Francis

Orr, John

Packard, Zedic

Pair, Mial

Patrick, William

Patrick, Robert

Patterson, Andrew

Patterson, Robert

Peters, James

Peters, John

Peters, Martha

Pettus, George

Pettus, John

Pettus, William

Polk, John

Polk, William

Porter, Samuel

Pursley, James

Pursley, Robert

Quinn, Thomas

Rainey, William

Ramsey, John

Rea, Sarah

Reeves, Cynthia

Riddle, George

Roberts, Andrew

Roberts, Jesse

Roberts, James

Roberts, John

Robertson, John

Robinson, Mary

Robinson, William

Robison, William

Rogers, Isaac

Ross, George

Ross, James

Rowell, William

Sadler, Elizabeth

Sadler, Jane

Sadler, Jane (2)

Sadler, Richard

Sandifer, Elizabeth

Sandefur, Philip

Smith, James

Scott, Elizabeth

Sherer, Thomas

Simeril, James

Simmoons, Daniel

Smith, Henry

Smith, James

Smith, John

Smith Lillis

Smith, William Sr.

Smith, Winefred

Springs, Richard

Stanton, William

Steedman, Michael

Steel, William

Steele, Mary

Stevenson, William

Stuart, Archibald

Suggs, Laban

Swann, Ann

Swann, John

Swann, Mary

Tate, James

Thomasson, Nathaniel

Thompson, Alexander

Thompson, John

Thompson, Thomas

Thomson, William

Tilghman, Joshua

Turner, Robert

Turner, Thomas (2)

Vennable, James

Vennable, William

Waddel, David

Walker, Hugh

Wallis, Martha

Webb, Eleanor

Wells, Hugh

White, Hugh

Whitesides, Hugh

Wilkins, Smith

Williams, Charles

Wilson, Thomas

Workman, John

Wood, Aaron

Wylie, Nancy

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