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History (Formation and Divisions) |
| Ninety Six District was created
as an original Judicial District in 1769. It superceded the old County
system that had been in place since the 1600's. |
| In 1785 Ninety-Six District was divided
into six counties: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg and
Union. These counties coexisted within Ninety-Six District, and were
non-functional (no government), and served only as geographical divisions
until later on (see below). |
| Greenville County was formed as a
division of Ninety Six District in 1786. |
| Pendleton
County was formed as a division of Ninety Six District in 1789. |
| Pinkney District was formed from part of
Ninety Six District in 1791, taking the "counties" of Spartanburg and Union
with it. |
| Washington District was formed from part
of Ninety Six District in 1791, taking the "counties" of Greenville and
Pendleton with it. |
| In 1798, all Judicial Districts were
abolished, and their county divisions became Districts, so at that time,
Ninety Six was abolished by being divided into Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens
and Newberry Districts. |
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Availability and Location of Records |
| Ninety Six District records are still
mostly available, as far as I know, having been transferred to the various
new districts created from it. However many records from that time frame
were not filed at the local level, but kept in Charleston at the State (or
Colony) level. |
| Census records available:
1790 records are extant |
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| Web
Links of Interest |
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Ninety-Six District, S.C - Journal of the Court of Ordinary, Inventory Book
Will Book, 1781-1786 |
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Wills and Bonds Abstracts of Ninety-Six and Abbeville
District |
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| Online
Sources for Books and other material regarding this county |
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Amazon.com has many Genealogy and History books |
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| My
Ancestral Names from this County |
- Bruce
- Bryson
- Cathey
- Moore
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