Marion County Wills and Estates
Marion County was initially created in 1785 as the county of Liberty in the old Georgetown District, one of the original judicial districts created in 1769. In 1798 when courthouse districts were created in South Carolina, the name Marion District was named after General Francis Marion who was born in St. John;’s Parish, near Georgetown, South Carolina. Early settlers: William; Britton, Joseph Burch, John; Burnett, Joshua Dennis, James; Crawford, Joseph Gregg, William; Griggs, James; Keen, Edwards Owens, Daniel Stone, Anthony Sweet, Jesse Wiggins.
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Index to Marion County Will Book I (1796-1853).
Transcripts of Marion County Wills, 1796 to 1840
Testators: Allen, Bennett; Arrington, Benjamin; Avant, Abraham; Ayres, Darius; Baley, William; Ballard, Rachel; Barrow, Benjamin Post; Bartell, Mary; Bass, Right; Beckwith, Henry; Bellune, James C.; Benson, John; Berry, Eli; Bethea, John; Bethea, Philip; Bethea, William; Bigham, James; Bird, Arthur; Britton, Stephen; Britton, William; Brown, Edward; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Samuel; Bryant, Jesse; Burch, Joseph; Burkett, Thomas; Burnett, John; Campbell, James; Campbell, Peter; Carter, Josiah; Carter, Stephen R.; Clark, Joseph; Coward, John; Coxe, Judith; Crawford, James; Creel, James; Davis, Benjamin; Davis, Francis; Davis, Hanna; Davis, James; Davis, Joseph; Davis, P. F.; Davis, William; Dees, Arthur; Dees, Malakiah; Dennis, Joshua; Dennis, Thomas Sr.; Dew, Christopher Sr.; DeWitt, Thomas; Douge, Tully; Dozier, Ann; Dozier, John; Dozier, Leonard; Drew, Thomas; Edwards, Samuel; Evans, Nathan; Exum, Benjamin; Exum, Robert; Exum, William; Finkler, John; Flowers, Nathan; Ford, Preserved; Fore, Judith; Foxworth, James; Foxworth, Job; Gibson, Jordan; Godbold, Thomas; Gourley, Joseph; Greaves, William Henry; Greavis, John; Gregg, James; Gregg, John; Gregg, Joseph; Gregg, Robert; Gregg, William Sr.; Grice, James; Grice, William; Griggs, William; Harlee, Thomas Sr.; Harrell, James; Harrell, Lewis; Harrelson, Jeremiah; Harrelson, Lewis; Haselden, William; Hays, Benjamin; Hinds, Robert; Hodges, Moses; Hodge, Robert; Holland, James; Hooks, Demcy; Howard, Richard; Hudson, James; Hyman, Eaton; Johnson, Andrew Farrell; Johnson, Andrew F.; Johnson, James C.; Jolly, Joseph; Jones, David; Jones, Frederick; Jordan, John; Keith, Sara Ann; Kiff, James; Kilburn, Samuel; Kirton, Philip; Lewis, James; Martin, James; McKay, Donald; McKay, Flora; MacLellan, Agnes; MacSwain, Malcom; Manning, Sarah; McArthur, Peter; McBride, Francis McInnis, Neil; McKinsey, James; McPhersion, Celia; McQueen, Neal; Melton, Peter; Moree, David; Moree, Penelope; Myers, Daniel; Nappier, Robert Sr.; O’Cain, William; Owens, David; Owens, Edward; Owens, Ruth; Page, Joseph; Paisley, John; Port, Frances; Porter, Abijah; Pritchet, Simon; Reaves, Joseph C.; Rice, John; Roberts, Kezia; Rogers, Eli; Rogers, Lot; Rogers, Patience; Rozar, William; Runnels, Dreadzel; Shackelford, Francis; Shackelford, Stephen Jr.; Shackelford, Stephen; Smith, John; Smith, William; Stephenson, Elizabeth; Stephenson, Thomas; Stone, Austin Sr.; Stone, Daniel; Sweet, Anthony; Tart, Enos; Tart, John; Teass, William; Thompson, James; Thompson, Lewis; Thompson, Stephen; Timmons, John Sr.; Wallen, Mathew; White, Daniel; White, Darling; Wiggins, Baker; Wiggins, Jesse; Wiggins, Lewis; Wilson, Robert W.; Witherspoon, John; Wood, John; Yelventon, Jacob; Woodbery, Richard; Woodberry, Richard; Woodbbury, Elizabeth
Transcripts of Marion County Wills 1840 to 1855
Testators: Anderson,, Silas S.: Baker, John; Barnes, Elias; Bartell, Philip; Bigham, John; Bird, Elizabeth; Braddy, Martha; Brown, Ann; Campbell, Apsley; Coleman, John; Collins, Jonah; Cooper, Elizabeth S.; Coward, Wilson; Cox, Ann; Cox, Herbert; Crawford, James S.; Cribb, John C.; Daniel, Ezekiel; Donnelly, Ann V.; Fore, Joel; Foxworth, Mary; Gaddy, Allen; Gaddy, Ithemar; Gaddy, William; Gasque, Henry; Gibson, John S.; Gordon, Roger; Gregg, Mary; Hatchel, John; Henaghan, B. K.; Herring, Arthur; Hinds, Asa; Hinds, Hester; Hodges, Samuel; Jackson, Owen; Jolly, Joseph A.; Jones, Bryant; Kerby, Archibald; Lewis, Jonathan; Manning, John; Martin, Aaron Sr.; Meggs, John; McCall, Nathaniel S.; McInnis, Daniel; McInnis, Malcom; McIntyre, Archibald; McKinnon, Archibald; McRae, John T.; McWhite, Elizabeth; McWhite, Lewis; Miles, David; Moody, James; Moore, Redding; Mumnerlyn, Ann; Owens, Solomon; Palmer, David; Perrit, Joseph; Phillips Ann; Pitman, Amy; Porter, Charity; Poston, Ely; Richardson, John; Rogers, Dew; Rogers, William B.; Roper, John; Rowell, William; Salmon, Desdamona; Scarborough, Richard J.; Shields, James; Singletary, William M.; Smith, John; Smith, Moses; Smith, William; Stackhouse, Celia; Stackhouse, Isaac; Stone, Frances; Tart, Nathan J.; Townson, William; Whittington, Nathaniel Sr.; Williams, Henry; Windham, Charles; Yelvington, Levi