South Carolina Culpepper Archives
Georgetown District/County
History
In the eastern part
of the Carolina Low
Country, English planters and their African slaves
moved into the Georgetown region in the early eighteenth century,
building large rice and indigo plantations. The town of Georgetown,
which was established around 1730, was a busy port serving the
surrounding plantations.
Georgetown District was formed in 1769 as one of seven original
judicial districts. It encompassed the parishes of
Prince George, All Saints, and Prince Frederick. During the
Revolutionary War, the troops of General Francis Marion often hid in the
swamps of Georgetown County while waging guerrilla warfare against the
British. In 1785, Georgetown District was divided into four
counties: Kingston, Liberty,
Williamsburg and Winyaw. These counties
never became functional, and in 1798 these counties were abolished. In
the 1790 census, Georgetown District was divided up by its parishes. In 1798, Marion District was
formed from Georgetown District, taking the entire county of
Liberty. In
the 1800 census, Georgetown District was divided up by county:
Kingston, Williamsburg and
Winyaw. In 1868, Georgetown District was designated
Georgetown County. Its county seat, the historic town of Georgetown, is on US-17,
about 60 miles northeast of Charleston and 100 miles ESE of Columbia.
Georgetown County is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, and the counties of
Charleston, Berkeley,
Williamsburg, Marion and
Horry.
Newspaper:
Georgetown Times; The Post
and Courier, Charleston
Any names
below in red have not been matched
with a person in the Culpepper family tree. If you can identify any of
them,
please let us know.
Census Records
1790 - 1830 US Censuses
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No
Culpeppers were found. |
1840 US Census
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Unknown Townships, Georgetown District,
SC
H. A. Culpepper,
page 306, 1 M30-40, 1 F15-20, 2 F20-30, 208 slaves (#47765)√ |
1850 - 1930 US Censuses
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No
Culpeppers were found. |
Births
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No records of any Culpepper
births have been
found. |
Marriages
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No records of any Culpepper
marriages have been
found. |
Social Security Death
Index (SSDI)
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No
records of any Culpepper deaths have been found in the SSDI. |
Burials
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No records of Culpepper graves have been found.
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Places
If you have a photograph or more information on any of these, or in
particular, if you know which Culpepper a place may have been named for, please
contact us.
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No Culpepper-named or related places have been found. |
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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