Some S.C.

Government Agencies
For: Land/Deed records
Register of Mesne Conveyance, Charleston County (RMC Office) - Office records land titles, liens and other documents related to property transactions (including slave sales) - Statewide (1719- ??) Charleston (1719-present) - Need to know name of seller or buyer and approximate date of sale - Must use microfilm (printed index available) O.T. Wallace County Office Building 2 Courthouse Square, Room 201 Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 958-4800 State Department of Archives and History (SCDAH) http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ - Repository for state and local public records, including wills, land records, legislative and judicial papers, census, and military service records - Online index for various record series dating from 1675 to 1952 http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/Archives/default.asp - Offer educational programs and a state-of-the-art research facility South Carolina Archives & History Center 8301 Parklane Road Columbia, SC 29223 (803) 896-6100

For: Charleston Co. Marriage Records

Probate Court -Charleston County 1879- present -Free and fully searchable online at www.charlestoncounty.org Judicial Center 100 Broad St., Suite 469 Charleston, SC 29401

(843) 958-5183 (over)

For: Statewide Marriage, Death, and Divorce Records (some restrictions apply)
Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) -Statewide holdings (marriage from 1950-present; birth from 1915-present; divorce from 1962-present) -Death records searchable online from 1915-1952 at http://www.scdhec.net/vr/di/default.htm -$12 per record; includes one certified copy, if located Division of Vital Records/S.C. DHEC 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 898-3630

For: Charleston City Birth and Death Records (some restrictions apply)
DHEC- Division of Vital Records/Statistics -Birth records 1915-present -Death records searchable online from 1915-1952 at http://www.scdhec.net/vr/di/default.htm -$12 per record, if located DHEC- Division of Vital Records/Statistics Perimeter Center 4050 Bridgeview Dr., Suite 600 North Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 746-3801

For: Charleston County Wills/Letters of Administration and Inventories

Probate Court - 1983-present searchable online at www.charlestoncounty.org - 1671-1868 will/inventory books, indexed - 1849-present on their in-house computer

- free to search, $0.25 per copy Estate Division Historic Courthouse 84 Broad Street, Third Floor Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 958-5030