South Carolina, United States Genealogy

United States  South Carolina

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Welcome to South Carolina, The Palmetto State

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About 80 percent of the settlers of colonial South Carolina were of English origin. Many of them came by way of Barbados and other colonies rather than directly from England. A group of Dutch settlers from New York came to South Carolina in 1671. Another smaller group was of French origin, mostly descendants of Huguenots, who came to the area beginning in 1680. More numerous were the Scottish dissenters, who were brought in beginning in 1682, and the Germans, who arrived during the eighteenth century. Blacks constituted a majority of the population from early colonial times until 1930. Indian wars drove most of the native Americans from the state, but there are still a few Catawba Indians in York County.

Featured Content

 * African American Resources
 * Restore the Ancestors Indexing Project: SC Estate Inventories
 * South Carolina Genealogy Trails
 * South Carolina Pioneers (Jeannette Austin)