Lancaster County
Lancaster, formed in 1785, originally part of the Camden District, was named for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In 1791 part of it was removed to form Kershaw County.
Scotch-Irish settlers from Pennsylvania began settling the area in the mid 1700s. It was called the Waxhaw settlement and was the birthplace of President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). During the Revolutionary War British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton earned his nickname of
Bloody Tarleton when he massacred American troops in this vicinity on May 29, 1780.
Records Available to Members of South Carolina Pioneers
- Index to Lancaster Deed Book A (1787 to 1794)
- Index to Lancaster Deed Book B (1788 to 1799)
- Index to Lancaster Deed Books C and E (1789 to 1834)
- Index to Lancaster Deed Book D (1797 to 1799)
- Draffen, Margaret, LWT
- Foster, Henry Estate, 1799
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