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Date: 1704/05
Description: WHITE, WILLIAM, ABSTRACT OF LAND GRANT FOR 540
ACRES IN BERKLEY COUNTY.
Names Indexed: WHITE, WILLIAM////
Locations: BERKELEY COUNTY//
Type: ABSTRACT OF LAND GRANT//
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Date: 1704/05/05
Description: WHITE, GEORGE, ABSTRACT OF LAND GRANT FOR 540 ACRES
IN BERKLEY COUNTY.
Names Indexed: WHITE, GEORGE////
Locations: BERKELEY COUNTY//
Type: ABSTRACT OF LAND GRANT//
These two records should be checked to see if there is further description of the land. With no more information than this, we can't be sure if these are two separate tracts or if William White's tract was reissued to his son George White IF William White had died by 1704. The George White tract seems to have been surveyed by 20 July 1703 since his land is mentioned in the John Croskeys plat of that date. The mention of White's Creek is intriguing, but this doesn't seem to be the same creek as William White's Creek mentioned in the records for the 500a granted to William White I. George White's land and William White I's land do not seem to have adjoined along this creek.
South Carolina Deed
Abstracts, 1719-1772 by Clara A Langley, 1983.
Book X p 169 2 & 3 Aug
1739 L & R
Andrew Rutlege Esq & Sarah his wife (lately widow &
divisee of Hugh Hext Esq, also divisee of Sarah
Fenwick widow) all
of Christ Church Parish, to John Vanderhorst of Christ Church Parish
& Michael Darby Esq of St Thomas & St Dennis Parish, for good
causes & L20 currency 80
a being the S part of 380a
adjoining the plantation on which Andrew & Sarah Rutledge live
& on part of which 80a stands a certain house; the 80a bounding S
on John Severance; other sides on Andrew Rutledge; with the proviso
that Vanderhorst & Darby at all times permit the dissenting pastor
or teacher of the Congregation of Christian People of the denomination
of congregationalism to assemble at the meeting
place next adjoining the tract of 80a in Christ Church
Parish bounding S on Capt. Robert Fenwick (her
husband) & on John Severance; E on John Holybush; N on John White and John
Croskeys; W on John Croskeys and Robert Fenwicke; and by deed poll dated
18 Jan 1726 for love of her religion & to carry out her husband's
instructions, granted the 380a her husband purchased from John Hales for that purpose, to
Vanderhorst & Darby for a habitation of a dissenting pastor or
teacher; & whereas
Vanderhorst & Darby took possession of the 380a on 16 Jan 1726
until the 3rd of this Aug & whereas Vanderhorst & Darby [broken
page] granted Andrew & Sarah Rutledge (the 380a?); now Rutledge
reconveys 80a to them. Witnesses: George Oliver, John Savage,
Edward Fenwick. Before William Hendricke, J.P. James
Mickie, Dep. Pub. Reg.
Langley vol III, p 88. Book
VV p 29 31 July 1756 Release
Involves the same land. But this time it's described:
Whereas Sarah Fenwicke widow of Robert Fenwicke,
planter, of Berkeley Co, owned 380a, English measure, on E side
of Wando River, within land, formerly bounding S on said Robert
Fenwicke & on John Soverance; E on John Hollybush; N on John White & John Croskeys according to plat
of original grant dated 8 Oct 1704, signed by
Gov Nathaniel Johnson and made to James Bassford
planter of Berkeley Co
Obviously this land was near
the church. We have not determined who the John White was who was
mentioned in these records. We do know that John Croskeys held land
that adjoined William White and son George White, but George left only
one daughter who sold that land. Below is the Basford plat mentioned
above.
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Date: 1704/07
Description: BASFORD, JAMES, PLAN OF LAND IN BERKLEY COUNTY ON
THE EASTSIDE OF WANDO RIVER CONTAINING 380 ACRES, SURVEYED BY JOB
HOWE.(C.470)
Names Indexed: SCAVERON, JOHN/WHITE, GEORGE/CROSKEY/FENWICK,
ROBERT/JOHN/HOWE,
JOB/BASFORD, JAMES/PURCELL/PARKER, CHARLES/
Locations: BERKELEY COUNTY/WANDO RIVER
Type: PLAN/
Abstracts of Records of
Secretary of the Province of South Carolina 1692-1721
Caroline T Moore
(p 350-351) Indenture: between George Stewart of
Berkeley County in province of S.C., cordwainer, and Christian his
wife, sole
heir of George White,son of William White, late
of same place, planter, dec., of the one part and John Vanderhorst of
Berkeley County, planter, of the other part; said Stewart and his wife
for consideration of L360 c.m. paid by said Vanderhorst, the receipt is
hereby acknowledged, have sold 540 acres of land situate in Berkeley
County on S side Wando River bounding to N on
the marsh, to WNW on a creek and part of land of John Croskeys, to S on
lands not yet laid out, and to E part on lands of John Hollibush and
on said creek marsh with all houses, etc; all of said land was lately
granted to George White by Hon. Sir Nathaniel Johnson, Knt., and rest
of Lords Proprs. and Commissioners appointed for selling land dated 5 May 1704, as by grant remaining on record
in Sec's Office ...... he paying quit rent to Lords Proprs............
Signed: George Stewart, Christian Stewart. Wit: Richd. Allein, Wm.
Billing. D: 17 Dec 1715/.
Received the day and year within written of John Vanderhorst L360 being
consideration therein mentioned. Signed: [same] Wit: Roger Player, John
Frizer, John Vanderhorst, Junr., Joseph Meades.
Memorandum: came before me John Vanderhorst, Jr., Joseph Mead and John Frizer who swore they did see George Stewart and Christian his wife sign within Deed to John Vanderhorst, Sr., for uses therein mentioned. Signed: Geo. Logan. D 19 Dec 1715 R 20 Oct 1716.
Nicholas Trott, Esq., Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas:
appeared before me Christian Stewart, wife of George Stewart of
Berkeley County, cordwainer, acknowledged she did freely consent to
jointly sign Deed dated 17 Dec 1715 to John Vanderhorst of said county,
planter, for plantation of 540 acres in said county on S side Wando
River. Signed: Nicholas Trott. D 17 Dec 1715. R 20 Oct 1716/. p
424
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Book S p 196 11 & 12 Apr 1735
Thomas Lynch Esq to John Atchison planter & Mary
his wife (daughter of Thomas Lynch) all of Berkeley Co, for natural
love & affection, 500a on Wando River, Christ Church Parish, commonly called Croskeys, bounding N on White's
Creek, W on land called Wilson's Neck, S on vacant land, E on Mr White. Witnesses: John Linning,
Joseph Cook. Before Thomas Dale, J.P. Robert Austin, Register.
This is a puzzling record. The land was formerly
Croskeys, and the number of acres matches the 1703 Croskeys plat.
White's Creek is mentioned as a boundary and the land is on the Wando
River. All of this matches the 1703 Croskeys plat. The 1715 Stewart
deed for the George White land states that the land was bounded WNW on
a creek and part of land of John Croskeys. The 1735 Lynch deed states
the Croskeys land was bounded on the N by White's Creek and on the E by
Mr White. So Mr White could certainly be George White even though his
land had been sold to Vanderhorst 20 years before. It wasn't unusual
for deeds to refer to land by the name of the original grantee rather
than the present owner.
The 540 acre tract that was
granted to George White was still owned, undivided, by the Vanderhorst
family in 1762. We have not traced it further.
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Date: 1762/04/30
Description: VANDERHORST, JOSEPH, MEMORIAL FOR 540 ACRES ON
WANDO RIVER, CHRIST CHURCH PARISH, SUMMARIZING A CHAIN OF TITLE TO A GRANT TO GEORGE WHITE OF MAY 5, 1704.
(2 PAGES)
Names Indexed: VANDERHORST, JOSEPH/CROSKEY, JOHN/HOLLYBUSH, JOHN/WHITE, GEORGE/VANDERHORST,
JOHN SR./STEWART, GEORGE/STEWART, CHRISTIAN/VANDERHORST,
JOHN JR./VANDERHORST, MARY/HODSDEN, JOHN/
Locations: WANDO RIVER/CHRIST CHURCH PARISH/BERKELEY COUNTY
Type: MEMORIAL/
With the records we now have, we have not yet been able to prove whether or not the William White who was the father of George White was the same as William White I who was the father of William White II.
The original landowners and the landowners of 1787 for the land in
this vicinity can be found in a deed quoted in
South Carolina Historical Magazine
Vol. 58, 1957
"Wappetaw Congregational Church"
by Petrona Royall McIver
pages 84 and 85
"A one-year lease of 1787 contributes to the history of Wappetaw, the names of the surviving trustees of the post-war period, as the following extract from the document will show:
State of South Carolina. This indenture made the fifth day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand, Seven Hundred and Eighty-Seven Between Daniel Legare, Isaac Legare, Joseph Legare, Gabriel Capers, John Singletary, George White, Joshua Toomer, John Murrell, Robert Murrell, George Barksdale, Jr., Charvil Wingood, George Hamlin an William Hamlin, of the State of South Carolina, Gentlemen, Surviving Trustees of the Independent Church of Christ Church Parish, and Thomas Barksdale, planter, in consideration of five shillings paid, They do and each of them doth Grant, Bargain and Sell unto the said Thomas Barksdale all the Plantation or Tract of Land Situate, Lying and Being in Christ Church Parish in the State of South Carolina, measuring and containing Three hundred Eighty Acres, Butting and Bounding to the North partly on Land formerly the property George White, now belonging to George Airs, and partly on Land formerly the property of Mr. John Croskeys, but now belonging to Joshua Toomer, to the East by Land formerly the Property of Mr. John Hollybush but now belonging to Estate of Nathan Legare, to the South partly on Lands formerly belonging to Mr. John Soverance, but now the Property of John Hartman, and partly on Land formerly of Mr. Robert Fenwicke but now the property of Jonathan Dorrill, and to the West on Lands formerly of Mr. Robert Fenwicke and Mr. John Croskeys but now the property of Sarah Rutledge, also the Land of Mr. Nathaniel Polhill but now of Jonathan Dorrill. Which make in the whole a Tract of 390 Acres. Yielding and paying therefor at the expiration of the said term the rent of one pepper Corn only if the same shall be lawfully demanded. In Witness whereof the said Parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and Seals. [Signed] Isaac Legare, Joseph Legare, John Murrell, Gab. Capers, William Hamlin, Joshua Toomer. Robt. Murrell, Charvil Wingood, Geo. Barksdale. Sealed and delivered In the Presence of Nathan Legare, George Airs.
It will be noted that four of the trustees named in the lease did not sign."
A footnote with the article states:
"This lease was given to the compiler of this article. It will be
placed with the Presbyterian Historical Foundation at Montreat, N. C.
Apparently, it was not recorded at the courthouse in Charleston."
The compilation of these records is the
collective work of Elizabeth
Girardeau, John Morrel,
and Frances Cullom Harper.
All three are Murrell/Morrell descendants - as well as Elizabeth's
husband. Elizabeth also descends from John White and wife Sarah
Severance who moved from Berkeley Co to Craven Co. It is strongly
suggested that the original records be obtained whenever possible since
abstracts do sometimes contain errors.