Barnwell County, South Carolina Genealogy

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South Carolina

Barnwell County

Guide to Barnwell County, South Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

South Carolina Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Barnwell Organized: April 16, 1868 Parent County(s): Barnwell District Neighboring Counties Aiken  • Allendale  • Bamberg  • Burke (GA)  • Orangeburg See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption This page is available for adoption

County Information

Description

The County was named for John Barnwell, a local figure in the Revolutionary War. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse

Barnwell County Courthouse
57 Wall Street
Barnwell, SC 29812
Phone: 803-541-1020
Barnwell County Website

County Pronunciation
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Barnwell County, South Carolina Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1915	1911	1915	mid 1700s	mid 1700s	1800	1790
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1915. General compliance by 1918.

Record Loss

Probate records (1781-87) and clerk of court's records, including deeds (1791-99), were destroyed with the records of Orangeburg County in February 1865.

For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:

• Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle.
• When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog.
• Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
• List of counties in the United States with Record Loss

Boundary Changes

1868 - Barnwell and all other districts became counties. County Seat Barnwell Interactive Map of South Carolina County Formation History (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating South Carolina county boundary changes Barnwell County, South Carolina Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Barnwell
Towns
Blackville Elko	Hilda Kline	Snelling Williston

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Barnwell County, South Carolina online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Find A Grave SCGenWeb USGenWeb Archives SC Tombstone Transcription Project BillionGraves
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Find A Grave FamilySearch Places
See South Carolina Cemeteries for more information.

• To view a list, see Barnwell County, South Carolina Cemeteries.
• National Cemetery Administration

Census Records

For all existing and online Federal population schedules of South Carolina, see South Carolina Census. See also USGenWeb Census Project, South Carolina, including links to transcribed files.

• 1829-1920 South Carolina, State and Territorial Censuses, 1829-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	7,376	—
1810	12,280	66.5%
1820	14,750	20.1%
1830	19,236	30.4%
1840	21,471	11.6%
1850	26,608	23.9%
1860	30,743	15.5%
1870	35,724	16.2%
1880	39,857	11.6%
1890	44,613	11.9%
1900	35,504	−20.4%
1910	34,209	−3.6%
1920	23,081	−32.5%
1930	21,221	−8.1%
1940	20,138	−5.1%
1950	17,266	−14.3%
1960	17,659	2.3%
1970	17,176	−2.7%
1980	19,868	15.7%
1990	20,293	2.1%
2000	23,478	15.7%
2010	22,621	−3.7%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

1800

• Jarrell, Lawrence E. Early Barnwell, South Carolina Census. High Point, N.C.: Alligator Creek Genealogy Publications, 1998. FHL Collection 975.79 X2j

1810

• Jarrell, Lawrence E. Early Barnwell, South Carolina Census. High Point, N.C.: Alligator Creek Genealogy Publications, 1998. FHL Collection 975.79 X2j

1820

• Jarrell, Lawrence E. 1820 Barnwell District, South Carolina Census. High Point, N.C.: Alligator Creek Genealogy Publications, 1998. FHL Collection 975.77 X2j 1820

1820 Manufactures
The original manufactures schedules for South Carolina are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL Collection 1024517 - 1024518.

• National Archives. Indexes to Manufacturers Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820.

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841. FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840; FHL Collection 2321; digital version at Google Books. See South Carolina, Barnwell District on page 142.

Church Records

Barnwell County Churches identifies dozens of churches in the area, courtesy: South Carolina Genealogical Society.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

African Americans

• United States African Americans
• African American Resources for South Carolina
• Kelly, Wilhelmina Rhodes. The Hines Bush Family: and Other Related People of Color from Barnwell District, South Carolina, 1842-2004. Tucson, Ariz.: Hats Off Books, 2004. FHL 929.273 B963k
• Vandervelde, Isabel. Other Free People in Early Barnwell District. Newberry, S.C.: Art Studio Press, 2001. FHL Book 929.273 G139v
• South Carolina: Barnwell County Enslaved and Free Persons, and Slaveholders is database that contains almost 5,000 enslaved people extracted from Barnwell District inventory and appraisal books from 1809-1841 and other sources.

Known plantations South Carolina Plantations:

• Aeolian Lawn
• Back Pen - Barnwell - also called Banksia Hall, Old Manville House, The Pond
• Banksia Hall
• Briarwood
• Cedar Hall
• Cowden
• Duncannon
• Elko
• Ervings
• Fairmount - Blackville - also called Kilkenny, Old Reynolds Pla
• Fiddle Pond - Kline
• Goose Pond
• Grimkie
• Humble Cot
• Kilkenny - Blackville - also called Fairmount, Old Reynolds Place
• Midway
• O'Bannon
• O'Bininanze
• Pine Forest
• The Pond - Barnwell - also called Back Pen, Banksia Hall, Old Manville House
• Richmount
• River
• Short Staple - Barnwell
• Silver Bluff
• Simmons
• Trotti Place - also called Briarwood
• Vale
• Ward

Genealogies

• Manning, Edna Anderson. Manning Collection, Barnwell County, South Carolina Records, 1717-1965. MSS., South Caroliniana Library, Columbia, S.C. 15 vols. FHL Collection 1841506
• [Bassett] Bassett Family Association and Jeffrey N. Bassett. Splinters from the Tree. New Haven, Conn.: Bassett Family Association of America, 1897-. FHL Collection 929.27305 B294f
• [Bilbo] Bilbo Family Bible Records, 1779-1940. MSS. Microfilmed 1971. FHL Collection 850402 Item 2
• [Boyd] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Family of Rueben Boyd (1769-1827) of Barnwell County, South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1963. FHL 929.273 B692de
• [Bradley] Drake, Charles E.F. "Benoni Bradley of Beaufort: A Connecticut Yankee in the Low Country," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Reseach, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Summer 2005):127-132. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 33
• [Brown] Johnston, Ernest. Brown and Hallonquist: An Account of the Ancestors of Benjamin Franklin Brown (1814-1884) and His Wife, Catherine Ann Hallonquist (1830-1894) of Barnwell, South Carolina. Shepherdstown, W. Va.: [E. B. Johnston], 1998. FHL 929.273 B812jeb
• [Bush] Kelly, Wilhelmina Rhodes. The Hines Bush Family: and Other Related People of Color from Barnwell District, South Carolina, 1842-2004. Tucson, Ariz.: Hats Off Books, 2004. FHL 929.273 B963k
• [Collins] Vaughn, Michael J. The Family and Pedigree of Henry Rampy (1817-1866): South Carolina to Texas. Waco, Texas: M.J. Vaughn, 1998. FHL Book 929.273 R148v
• [Creel] Creel, George Edison, Theo Lula Creel Manning, and Daniel Thomas Creel. Creel Family History -- April 2003. Hernando Beach, Fla.: G.E. Creel, 2003. FHL Collection 929.273 C861cg
• [Creel] Creel, Jeanne V. The Road to Slocumb. [Lecanto, Fla.]: J.V. Creel, 2004. FHL Collection CD-ROM no. 1703
• [Dunbar] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. Ancestors of the Francis Fickling Dunbar Family of South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: De Huff, [1954?]. FHL Collection 929.273 D911d
• [Dunbar] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Dunbar Family of Barnwell County, South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1970. FHL 929.273 D911da
• [Dyess] Trammell, Pamela Karen Veuleman. The Descendants of the Dyess Brothers of Barnwell, South Carolina: A Heritage of Which We Can All Be Proud. Texarkana, Texas: P.K.V. Trammell, 1994. FHL 929.273 D989t ; Supplement: FHL 929.273 D989t supp.
• [Dyess] Trammell, Pamela Karen Veuleman. Dyess Newsletter. Texarkana, Texas: Tri-State Genealogical Research, 1995. FHL 929.27305 D989
• [Fender] Cheek, Mrs. John L. Record of the Fender Family in the United States: Also Cheek and Allied Families. Typescript, microfilmed 1977. FHL Collection 1036555 Item 35
• [Hair] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. Aid in Genealogical Research on the Hair Family of Barnwell County, South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1966. FHL 929.273 H127d
• [Hallonquist] Johnston, Ernest. Brown and Hallonquist: An Account of the Ancestors of Benjamin Franklin Brown (1814-1884) and His Wife, Catherine Ann Hallonquist (1830-1894) of Barnwell, South Carolina. Shepherdstown, W. Va.: [E. B. Johnston], 1998. FHL 929.273 B812jeb
• [Hiers] Hiers, James Lawrence. The Hiers Geneology (Heyer, Hyer, Hier, Hire, Hires, Hiers) And Allied Families Platts, Rentz, Fender, Varn, Carter, Parker, Croft, Kinard, Others. Columbia, SC: R. L. Bryan, 1974.
• [Harter] Smith, Mannie George. The Harters of Barnwell District South Carolina (c. 1753). Columbia, S.C.: R. L. Bryan, 1994. FHL 1598285 Item 6
• [Holly] Henderson, Beulah Holly. The Holly-Graham Families and Their Descendants from the Seventeenth Century. Ocala, Fla.: B.H. Henderson, 1954. FHL Collection 929.273 H729he
• [Holly] MacDowell, Dorothy K. The Holly/Holley Family: Early Barnwell & Edgefield Districts, South Carolina. Aiken, S.C.: D.K. MacDowell, [198-?]. FHL 929.273 H729m
• [Howell] Clark, Betty Lane. Joseph Howell, Revolutionary Soldier of Old Barnwell District, S. C.: and Allied Families. Typescript, 1971. FHL 907986 Item 1
• [McCreary] McCreary, Richard A. The McCrearys of Barnwell County, S. C. Columbia, S.C.: R.A. McCreary, 1991. FHL 929.273 M137ma
• [Middleton] Brown, Leslie H. "John Middleton of Hampton, Va., and Onslow County, N.C.," The American Genealogist, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Jul. 1979):161-162. FHL 973 D25aga v. 55
• [O'Bannon] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Family of Thomas O'Bannon of Fauquier County, Virginia, and Barnwell County, South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1969. FHL 929.273 Ob1d
• [Prescott] Prescott, Adell Taylor. Moses and Susannah (Warren) Prescott and Their Descendants. Greenville, N.C.: A. Prescott, 1985. FHL Collection 929.273 P921pa
• [Richardson] Davis, Anne Richardson. Richardson and Allied Lines of the Southeast: Including Powell, McRae, Johnson, Garriss, Lightsey, Waller, Cook, Sheppard & Gatch. Darien, Ga.: Sea Griffin Pub., 2000. FHL Collection 929.273 R393da
• [Rigdon] Gillett, Jean Thomson. Descendants of Ephraim Rigdon and the Southern Migration. 1998. FHL Collection 929.273 R448g
• [Sandefer] Harp, Goldie. The Descendants of Joshua A. Sandefer. [Longview, Wash.]: G. Harp, 1996. FHL Collection 929.273 Sa56hg
• [Simmons] Simmons, William W. Data Pertaining to Richard Simmons Family (1770-1814) and Other Families of Pike County, Mississippi. Cleveland, Miss.: William W. Simmons, 1955. FHL Collection 929.273 Si47sw
• [Smith] Woodruff, Caldwell. Captain Aaron Smith, of Old Ninety-six, South Carolina, Who with His Wife, Five Children and Five Negro Slaves, was Massacred by Cherokee Indians, 1 July 1776: With an Account of His Four Sons: Ezekiel Smith of Hancock County, Georgia; Major John Carraway Smith, of Jones County, Georgia; Thos. Keeling Smith, of Putnam County, Georgia and Lieutenant Aaron Smith, Jr., of Barnwell County, S. C. Typescript, Georgia Historical Society Collection, Savannah, Ga. Microfilmed 1959. FHL 203244 Item 1
• [Stansel] Owen, Thomas McAdory. A Genealogy of the Stansel Family. Carrollton, Ala.: West Alabamian Printing, 1900. FHL Collection 1429793 Item 18; digital version at Ancestry ($).
• [Tobin] Hagood, Johnson. Meet Your Grandfather, a Sketch-Book of the Hagood-Tobin Family. Charleston, S.C.: n.p., 1946. FHL Collection 929.273 H123h
• [Tobin] Tobin Family Scrapbook. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Touchstone] Sandel, Mary E. and Elias Wesley Sandel. The Touchtones of Maryland, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana. [Amite, La.]: M.E. & E.W. Sandel, 1972. FHL Collection 929.273 T642sm
• [Treadway] Thompson, Opal Treadway and Ted Thompson. Treadway, a History of the Treadway Family of Barnwell County, South Carolina. North Augusta, S.C.: O.T. Thompson, 1991. FHL 929.273 T71tot
• [Valentine] Greer, Richard Dale. Valentine Family History. MSS., Larkin Edwards Room, Shreveport Memorial Library. Microfilmed 2001. FHL Collection 2243264 Item 1
• [Weathersbee] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Weathersbee Family of Halifax and Martin Counties, North Carolina and Barnwell County, South Carolina. [Augusta, Ga.]: E.W. De Huff, 1965. FHL 929.273 W378a Supplement: FHL Collection 929.273 W378a supp.
• [Williams] Fanning, Lawrence R. Ancestors and De[s]cendants of Charles Preston Williams and Nancy Tisdale Williams. Columbia, S.C.: L.R. Fanning, 1971. FHL Collection 929.273 W67fa; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Willis] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Family of Robert Willis of Barnwell County, South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1957. FHL 929.273 W679we; 1960 update: FHL Collection 929.273 W679we supp. 1; 1962 update: FHL 929.273 W679we supp. 2; 1965 update: FHL Collection 929.273 W679we supp. 3
• [Wilson] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. Family of the Rev. James Wilson of Barnwell County, South Carolina. [Augusta, Ga.]: E.W. DeHuff, 1958. FHL 9.273 W694de; 1963 edition: FHL 929.273 W694de 1963
• [Woodward] Geiger, Linda Woodward. "Probate Records of Charles Woodward of Barnwell District: An Analysis," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 26, No. 1 (Winter 1998):3-8. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 26
• [Woolley] Hill, Joseph Edward. Woolley Family of Conyers, Georgia: The Children and Grandchildren of Basel Woolley (1803-1881) and His Wife Susannah Cumba (1808-1880). Decatur, Ga.: J.E. Hill, 1963. FHL Collection 978079 Item 8
• [Young] Young, Roy B. Forever Young. 2 vols. Duncan, Okla.: Young & Sons Enterprises, 1992-1994. FHL Collection 929.273 Y85yr

Land and Property Records

Because South Carolina was an agricultural state, many residents owned land. For earliest records, search 1) Charleston District, 2) your ancestor’s residential district, 3) neighboring districts, 4) the residential county, 5) neighboring counties. Not all districts and counties kept records. See also South Carolina Land and Property.

Online Land Indexes and Records
The following chart shows where you may best expect to find land records.

Tracing Land Currently in Barnwell County with Parent Counties and Districts

Date	Government Office
1868-Present	Barnwell County
1800-1868	Barnwell District
1791-1799	Records Lost*
1786-1791	Winton County"
1769-1786	Records Lost"*
1719-1769	Charleston District
1710-1719	Proprietary Land Grants

• Plats For State Land Grants 1784-1868 For information about the State Land Grants, see State Land Grants
• Orangeburg District records destroyed by fire

Deeds
The original Barnwell County deed books are kept at the county courthouse. An index to deeds exists for the years 1779-1884, but only the years 1789-1851 have been microfilmed. All of these films are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The "Deeds, 1789-1851; index to deeds, 1779-1884" collection on FamilySearch also contains browsable digital images of the direct index to deeds, as well as deeds from 1789-1826:

• Direct index to deeds 1779-1884 FHL film #23282 (digital images online)
• Deeds, v. 1 1789-1792 Deeds, v. A-B 1799-1806 FHL film #23283 (digital images online)
• Deeds, v. C-D 1806-1810 FHL film #23284 (digital images online)
• Deeds, v. E-G 1810-1814 FHL film #23285 (digital images online)
• Deeds, v. H-J 1814-1818 FHL film #23286 (digital images online)
• Deeds, v. K-M 1817-1821 FHL film #23287 (digital images online)
• Deeds, v. N-P 1821-1826 FHL film #23288 (digital images online)
• Deeds, v. Q-R 1826-1831 FHL film #23289
• Deeds, v. S-T 1831-1834 FHL film #23290
• Deeds, v. U-V 1834-1838 FHL film #23291
• Deeds, v. W-X 1838-1842, 1852 FHL film #23292
• Deeds, v. AA-BB 1842-1847 FHL film #23293
• Deeds, v. CC-DD 1847-1851 FHL film #23294

Local Histories

The county was named after the John Barnwell, a leader during the Revolutionary War. The South Carolina Railroad brought people to the area in the mid-nineteenth century when it connected Charleston and Hamburg (located on the Savannah River. Learn more about the history of Barnwell County from the South Carolina State Library or from Carolana.com.

Maps and Gazetteers

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• Barnwell County Historical Maps at South Carolina's Information Highway
• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Barnwell County for European settlers included:

• Savannah River pre-historic
• Occaneechi Path pre-historic
• Lower Creek Trading Path pre-historic
• Cisca and St. Augustine Trail (or Nickajack Trail) pre-historic
• Fort Moore-Charleston Trail about 1716
• Fall Line Road about 1735
• Augusta-Savannah Trail 1739
• Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s
• Augusta-St. Augustine Trail 1740s
• Augusta and Cherokee Trail about 1777

Military Records

General

• "Muster roll, 1836," News and Journal, 2001, Volume 17, Issue 3. Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical Society: Aiken, South Carolina. Seminole War
• Pension applications, various wars," Huxford Genealogical Society Magazine, December 1985, Volume 12, Issue 4. Huxford Genealogical Society:Homerville, GA. FHL Collection Book 975.8 D25h or Film 1320528 and 1320535
• Some district veterans, 1833," South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Winter 1981, volume 9, Issue 1. Brent Holcomb: Columbia, SC. FHL Collection Book 975.7 B2sc.
• Manning, Edna Anderson; South Carolina Library, Manning Collection (Columbia, South Carolina); Daughters of the American Revolution, General John Barnwell Chapter (South Carolina); Daughters of 1812 (South Carolina). Manning Collection, Barnwell County, South Carolina records, 1717-1965. Columbia, South Carolina South Caroliniana Library, 1988. FHL Collection
• Film 1841510-11. Family histories (cont.) Index Vol. 12 Family index [i.e. table of cont.] Family histories (to p. 236): 1817-1962. Family histories (cont.) Index Vol. 14 Index to fam. [i.e. table of cont.] Family histories: 1756-1959 Index Vol. 15 History of Barnwell County: 1769-1965 1850 census of Barnwell County Index History of Barnwell Co. & family: 1717-1916 histories of civil servants. Family records: 1763-1958 Index to last 2 items.

Revolutionary War

• Manning, Edna Anderson; South Carolina Library, Manning Collection (Columbia, South Carolina); Daughters of the American Revolution, General John Barnwell Chapter (South Carolina); Daughters of 1812 (South Carolina). Manning Collection, Barnwell County, South Carolina records, 1717-1965. Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Library, 1988. FHL Collection
• Film 1841506. General index Vol. 1 Contents [not quite accurate] Abstracts of old wills: 1787-1900. Marriage records: 1877-1895. Cemetery records: 1813-1935. Index to wills Index to cemetery records Revolutionary period residents: 1735-1868 & others Mexican War data: 1846-1847, Confederate veterans: 1861-1865.
• Film 1841507. Vol. 3 Ancestry of members of Gen. John 1736-1914 Barnwell Chapter, DAR Family records & short family: 1603-1911; histories Family Bible records: 1740-1881; A family sketch or Beaufort's: 1772-1905; Bridge and its People" (various families) Memoirs of Tarleton Brown, a 1745-1781 revolutionary soldier.
• Film 1841507. Court Declarations by 2 Rev. War: 1834 veterans for benefits; Voter's lists of Winton [later .... late 1700s- Barnwell] County ear. 1800s Diary of Isaac Kinney, son of ... 1789-1852 a rev. war soldier Index to Ancestry of mem....--1st item on this reel of film Index to Rev. War ancestors Misc. index Cemetery records: 1851-1948.
• Film 1841507. Vol. 4 Family histories: 1787-1959. Index Vol. 5 Barnwell County appointed officials 1880-1962 Vol. 6 Family index [table of contents] Family records (to p. 201): 1750-1927.
• Film 1841508. Family records (cont.): 1750-1962. Index Vol. 7 Family index [table of contents] Family histories: 1764-1933. Index Vol. 8 Index of families [table of contents] Family histories (to p. 304) ...... 1790-1961.
• Film 1840509. Family histories (cont.) Index Vol. 9 Family index [i.e. table of cont.] Family histories: 1730-1945 Index Vol. 10 Contents Daughters of War of 1812, elig. 1812-1916 for membership; rosters of men who served in War of 1812 rendering civil or military service.

War of 1812

• List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. See Vol. 5, South Carolina, Barnwell County, p. 182. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.
• "Six bounty land warrants," News and Journal, 2001, Volume 17, Issue 3. Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical Society:Aiken, South Carolina. War of 1812.
• Manning, Edna Anderson; South Carolina Library, Manning Collection (Columbia, South Carolina); Daughters of the American Revolution, General John Barnwell Chapter (South Carolina); Daughters of 1812 (South Carolina). Manning Collection, Barnwell County, South Carolina records, 1717-1965. Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Library, 1988. FHL Collection
• Film 1840509. Family histories (cont.) Index Vol. 9 Family index [i.e. table of cont.] Family histories: 1730-1945. Index Vol. 10 Contents Daughters of War of 1812, elig. 1812-1916 for membership; rosters of men who served in War of 1812 rendering civil or military service.
• Short history of South Carolina Daughters of 1812 Members of the state org. of the Daughters of 1812 Index of rosters a few items back Vol. 11 Family Index (i.e. table of contents). Family histories (to p. 187): 1735-1961.

Civil War

• 1861-1865 South Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
• 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Regiments. Civil War service men from Barnwell County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies and regiments that were formed with many men from Barnwell County:

- 1st Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C

- 1st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters, Company A (also known the Union Light Infantry and German Fusiliers); Company B (also known as the Sumter Guards); and Company C (also known as the Charleston Sharpshooters and Palmetto Guards)

- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C (also known as Edgefield Rangers) and Company K (had been Company D of 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion)

- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood's),

- 1st Company A - ( also know as Bamburg Guards or Glover Guards)

- 1st Company D - ( also known as the St. Matthews Rifles and the Keitt Guards)

- Company E - (At Reorganization was known as Wee Nee Volunteers or Williamsburg Volunteers)

- 1st Company F -

- Company G - (also known as the Johnson Guards)

- 1st Company H -

- 1st Company I - (possibly known as the Republican Blues)

- 1st Company K - (also known as the Bamberg Guards)

- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (McCreary's) (1st Provisional Army), Company A (also known as Gregg's Guards)

- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Mounted Militia in the following companies:

- Bostick's Company (also known as Allendale Guards)

- Evan's Company (also known as Palmetto Rangers)

- Johnson's Company (also known as Savannah River Guards)

- Martin's Company (also known as Calhoun Minute Men or Red Oak Rangers)

- Percival's Company (also known as Pickens Rangers)

-2nd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Company D

- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A (also known as the Boykin Mounted Rangers and Hampton Scouts)

- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia), Company D, Company F, and Company H

- 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry Reserves,

- Company F - (also known as the Savannah River Guard or Guards)

- Barnwell Dragoons ( also called Lawton's Company, South Carolina Volunteers)

- Calhoon Minute Men (also known as the Calhoon Mounted Men and Martin's Company, South Carolina Volunteers)

- A few Barnwell men in Beaufort District Troop (also known as Captain J. H. Howard's Company)

- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months 1863-64), Company E and Company K

- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Artillery, Company A, Company B, Company E, Company G, and Company H

- 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry,

- Company D (also known as the Barnwell Dragoons)

- Company F (also known as the St. Peter's Guards)

- Company I (also known as the Rebel Troops), a few from Barnwell

- Company K (also known as Savannah River Guards and Captain Thomas H. Johnson's Company)

- 5th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's), Company I

- 7th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Nelson's) (Enfield Rifles), Company E

- 8th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Stalling's), Company C

- 11th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (9th Volunteers), Company E

- 11th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves(90 days 1862-63), Company A, Company F, and Company L

- 14th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company H

- 14th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company D

- 14th Regiment, South Carolina Militia, Company A and Company B

- 17th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company G and Company H

- Aiken's Mounted Infantry, South Carolina

Newspapers

• 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)

Historic
The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Barnwell County, South Carolina on their Chronicling America website. For publication details, including dates of publication, frequency, preceding and succeeding titles, and to find out which libraries have holdings, click on the newspaper title.

• Barnwell County Times (Blackville, S.C.) 1871-1875.
• Barnwell Sentinel (Barnwell, S.C.) 185?-1925.
• Palmetto Sentinel (Barnwell, S.C.) 1852-1860.
• The Allendale Enterprise (Allendale, Barnwell Co., S.C.) 1889-1892.
• The Barnwell County Banner (Barnwell, S.C.) 1986-current.
• The Barnwell Journal (Blackville, S.C.) 1869-18??.
• The Barnwell People (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925.
• The Barnwell People-Sentinel (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current.
• The Blackville News (Blackville, S.C.) 1876-187?.
• The Fairfax Enterprise (Fairfax, Barnwell Co., S.C.) 1892-1908.
• The New Sentinel (Barnwell, S.C.) 1902-1904.
• The People (Barnwell, S.C.) 1877-1884.
• The Williston Way (Williston, S.C.) 1921-1992.

University of South Carolina Library Catalog

• Historical Newspapers of South Carolina at University of South Carolina Libraries - not complete

Periodicals

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers new to their area may not encounter. Periodicals at various levels (county, region, and state) may carry articles useful to research in this area. For more information and links, see South Carolina Periodicals.

• Carolina Genealogist
• Georgia Genealogical Magazine
• News and Journal
• South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research

Probate Records

Various types of records are created throughout the probate process of settling estates and property, usually after death. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information see probate records in South Carolina Probate Records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• Barnwell County Wills (abstracts) 1778-1810; 1811-1820; 1821-1840; 1841-1856 South Carolina Pioneers
• 1670-1980 South Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1670-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
• 1671-1977 South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
• 1732-1964 South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
• 1737-1964 South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 at Ancestry - images ($)
• 1782-1866 South Carolina, Will Transcripts 1782-1866 at Findmypast — index, ($) — $, index

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records

Tax-related records are kept by the offices of the county Assessor, Auditor, Sheriff, and Treasurer. Taxes were levied on real and personal property and can help establish ages, residences, and relationships. See South Carolina Taxation for online resources and suggestions.
Published tax records

• 1787 Tax List, 1787, Georgia Genealogical Magazine, No. 49 (Summer 1973).
• 1787 Tax List, 1787, Old Winton County, Carolina Genealogist, No. 11 (Summer 1972).
• 1810 "1810 Tax Return for Barnwell District," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Spring 1991):63-68; Vol. 19, No. 3 (Summer 1991):145-149. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 19
• 1870 Assessor's Return of Taxable Real Property in Barnwell County Annexed by Aiken County, 1870, News and Journal, Vol. 24, No. 3 (2008).

Vital Records

Birth, marriage, and death records were not recorded by South Carolina until the 1900s, thus leaving a lack of vital records created by Civil authorities. See South Carolina Vital Records for online resources and suggestions.

Birth

State-wide birth registration did not begin until 1915. For records after 1915, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

• 1766-1900 South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
• 1915-1917 South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Marriage

In South Carolina, Probate Courts issued and still keep marriage licenses from 1 July 1911 to the present. Licenses were not required before 1911. In the 1700s, the Church of England parish churches were required to record all marriages - even if the couple were not members of the denomination. Statewide registration of marriages started in July, 1950. See South Carolina Vital Records for indexes and more information.

Marriages - Indexes

• 1764-1859 Barnwell County Marriages, 1764-1859, Implied in Barnwell Co., S.C. Deeds by Barbara R. Langdon FHL Collection WorldCat - index
• 1911-1959 Barnwell County Marriage Index 1911-1959. Batch M734729 at FamilySearch - free.
• There are several online marriage indexes containing miscellaneous marriage records found insome counties of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Death

State-wide death registration began in 1915. For information and online records, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Deaths - Indexes and Records

• 1816-1990 South Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1816-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
• 1821-1969 South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1915-1943 South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
• 1915-1965 South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
• State-wide South Carolina Death Indexes. There are several online death indexes covering all of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Barnwell County. For state-wide library facilities, see South Carolina Archives and Libraries.

Family History Centers

Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Aiken South Carolina Family History Center
• Evans Georgia Family History Center

• Augusta Genealogical Society, Adamson Library - an affiliate library
• Augusta-Richmond County Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Barnwell County. For state-wide library facilities, see South Carolina Archives and Libraries.

Barnwell County Library
Address:
40 Burr Street
Barnwell, SC 29812
Telehone: (803) 259-3612
Hours of Operation: Monday to Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday 1000 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 to 200 p.m., Sunday Closed
The Barnwell County Library is part of the ABBE Regional System listed below. It shared an online catalog with the other libraries in the ABBE Regional Library System.
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The links below lead to the websites of the other libraries in Barnwell County. Each has its own hours and services, but all share the same catalog. The "Click 'n' Search" option allows you to select categories of records such as genealogy and history. BlackvilleWebsite

Williston
Website

• ABBE Regional Library System
  A.B.B.E. Regional Library System (The Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield Regional Library System) is headquaterred in Aiken county and serves the four South Carolina counties named in its title. It has 14 brances and a bookmobile. One of those branches is the Barnwell County Library.

Museums

• Barnwell County Museum
  Address:
  P.O. Box 422
  9726 Marlboro Avenue
  Barnwell, South Carolina 29812
  Telephone: (803) 259-1916
  This facility is primarily a site for viewing artifacts and participating in heritage programs. The Fuller House is currently being renovated to become the future home of the museum.The Barnwell County Museum is only one of several museums in the area.

Societies

Listed below are societies in Barnwell County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see South Carolina Societies.

• Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical Society
  P.O. Box 415
  Aiken, SC 29802
  Email: aikenbarnwellgenealogy@gmail.com
  Facebook

Websites

• Barnwell County, SCGenWeb
• Barnwell County, South Carolina Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• South Carolina Pioneers South Carolina Pioneers
• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

• "Some Notes on Barnwell County Research," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Fall 1986):186. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 14
• South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Barnwell County, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Family History Library

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