South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868
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Country
US
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
eng
Contact information: postal address
8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Contact information: phone number
001 803 896 6196
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Contact information: email
Reference number
S 108093
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Title (official language of the state)
South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868
Language of title
eng
Creator / accumulator
Department of Archives and History. Archives and Publications Division
Date(s)
1782/1868
Date note
Transcripts from 1980
Language(s)
eng
Extent
32 microfilm reels and 1 volume
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
This series forms part of the records of the Archives and Publications Division of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. It consists of the microfilm publication of transcripts of wills from the following South Carolina counties: Abbeville, Anderson, Barnwell, Chester, Darlington, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Horry, Kershaw, Laurens, Marion, Marlboro, Newberry, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, and York. Wills from Camden and Pendleton Districts were transcribed and filmed under Kershaw County and Anderson County, respectively.
It includes transcripts of wills of Sephardic Jews, such as the following:
Vol. 21, p. 158: Will of Moses Molina of Charleston, December 6, 1785. The will mentions other Sephardic Jews, such as Isaac da Costa, Joseph Abendanon, Moses and Rebecca da Costa, Joseph de Palacios, Isaac Motta and Aaron Pimentel.
Vol. 22, p. 45: Will of Joseph Salvador of England, October 7, 1782.
Vol. 25, p. 51: Will of Sarah da Costa of Charleston, October 2, 1793.
Vol. 40, p. 99: Will of David N. Cardozo, August 11, 1824.
It includes transcripts of wills of Sephardic Jews, such as the following:
Vol. 21, p. 158: Will of Moses Molina of Charleston, December 6, 1785. The will mentions other Sephardic Jews, such as Isaac da Costa, Joseph Abendanon, Moses and Rebecca da Costa, Joseph de Palacios, Isaac Motta and Aaron Pimentel.
Vol. 22, p. 45: Will of Joseph Salvador of England, October 7, 1782.
Vol. 25, p. 51: Will of Sarah da Costa of Charleston, October 2, 1793.
Vol. 40, p. 99: Will of David N. Cardozo, August 11, 1824.
Archival history
In the 1930s, the Civil Works Administration (CWA), in conjunction with the Daughters of the American Revolution, transcribed most of the antebellum wills of 21 counties. Some transcripts are from the original wills filed in the Estate Papers series, while others were transcribed from recorded copies in estate record books and will books. Subsequently, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) continued the project, transcribing (in most instances) the postbellum Will Books instead of the original wills. The CWA transcripts are published here and constitute a series distinct from the Will Books. In Charleston, where the colonial and antebellum estate papers did not survive, the Will Books were copied.
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Finding aids
This series is indexed in the repository's On-line Index to Will Transcripts. All personal names and slave names mentioned in the wills are included. The On-line Index also indexes geographic locations and (as topics) the churches and charitable institutions mentioned in the wills.
A consolidated index to decedents (only) is available on roll 1 of the microcopy and in a manuscript in the repository's Reference Room.
An every-name index produced by the repository on three reels of computer output microfilm (COM) in 1991 is incomplete.
A consolidated index to decedents (only) is available on roll 1 of the microcopy and in a manuscript in the repository's Reference Room.
An every-name index produced by the repository on three reels of computer output microfilm (COM) in 1991 is incomplete.
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Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2022
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
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| Jews of Charleston, South Carolina Collection | Existence and location of originals |
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| South Carolina Department of Archives and History | Collections (official language of the state) |