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Historical Facts

In 1768 South Carolina replaced all of her previous counties with seven court districts including the newly organized area of Ninety-Six District northwest of the previous counties. See the 1775 South Carolina map.

In 1785 South Carolina created six subordinate counties within the overarching Ninety-Six District:^[1] (See the 1785 South Carolina map.)

• Abbeville County 1785
• Edgefield County 1785
• Laurens County 1785
• Newberry County 1785
• Spartanburg County 1785
• Union County 1785

• Greenville County was added in 1786 from previously Cherokee lands
• Pendleton County was added in 1789 from previously Cherokee lands (See the 1790 South Carolina map.}

• In 1791 Greenville and Pendleton counties were used to create the new overarching Washington District. Also Spartanburg and Union counties became part of the new overarching Pinckney District
• In 1798 Washington District was renamed Pendleton District (See the 1799 South Carolina map.)

In 1800 South Carolina abolished all her overarching districts including Ninety-Six District, Pendleton District, and Pinckney District. However, the remaining counties were often called districts as late as 1868.

Records

Surviving records of old Ninety-Six District are kept at the Abbeville County Courthouse.^[2]

For documents of people who lived in this area from 1768 to 1800, look in:^[3]

• papers filed in the District Seat 1768-1781 at Ninety-Six Town, or 1781-1800 at Cambridge^[1]
• papers filed in the Washington/Pendleton District Seat 1791-1800 at Pickensville
• papers filed in the Pinckney District Seat 1791-1800 at Pinckneyville
• papers filed in the early capital at Charleston, South Carolina

Record Loss

• A fire during the British occupation of Ninety-Six Town in 1781 destroyed most of the town, and its district records.

Resources

Research Guides

• South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Ninety-Six District, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Census

See Ninety-Six District, SC census assignments, including links to transcribed files [The USGenWeb Census Project^®]

1779

• Sarrett, Paul R. 1779 Census Ninety-Six District, South Carolina, available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.

Genealogy

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

• Locate publications about direct ancestors
• Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
• Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

• [Butler] Jervey, Theodore D. "The Butlers of South Carolina," The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct. 1903). FHL Book 929.273 B976dj; digital version at FamilySearch Books Online .
  
• [Cheatham] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "The Cheatham Family of Colonial Virginia," in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):163-173; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):273-279; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):38-43; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):102-112; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):209-216; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):293-297; Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):32-40; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):123-127; Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1985):179-185; Vol. 29, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1985):262-265; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1986):17-23; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1986):99-104. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 27 (1983)-v. 30 (1986).
• [Drake] Drake, Charles E. "The Drake Family of Ninety Six District and Abbeville County, South Carolina," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Fall 2001):183-195. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 29
• [Jackson] Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. "The Jacksons of Lower Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1986):163-169; Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1986):288-295; Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1987):11-18; Vol. 31, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1987):101-111; Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1987):195-204; Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1987):269-278; Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1988):49-57; Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):119-130; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):185-192; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):259-263; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):34-44; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):135-143; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):204-207; Vol. 33, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1989):295-304. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 30 (1986)-v. 33 (1989).
• [Maret(t)] Haines, Clara Mae. "Visit Our Family Tree," An index of descendents, ancestors and relatives of the Maret(t) family of Oconee County (Pendleton Dist./ Old 96th District), South Carolina. 352 Pages. Originally Published: July 1974; 1st Rev: April 1976; 2nd Rev: 1991; 3rd Rev: 2002. Digital version at www.VisitOurFamilyTree.net

Land

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Ninety-Sixth District land records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:

• Ninety-Sixth District Land Plats, Vol. A: 1784-1794
• Ninety-Sixth District Land Plats, Vol. B: 1785-1787
• Ninety-Sixth District Land Plats, Vol. C: 1786-1788

Websites

Ninety Six District, South Carolina, This is a great site that has maps and a history of the District.

References

• First Settlers of South Carolina, 1670-80, by Agnes L. Baldwin; pub. Columbia, South Carolina, 1969
• Inventory of County Archives of South Carolina, 14 vol., Historical Records Survey; pub. Columbia, South Carolina, 1937-1941
• Research Materials in South Carolina, by John H. Moore; pub. Columbia, South Carolina, 1967
• Bibliography of South Carolina, 1563-1950, 6 vol., Robert C. Turnbull; pub. Charlottesville, Virgina 1956-1960
• The History of South Carolina, 4 vol., David D. Wallace; pub. New York, 1934

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