Land Deed to Harrison Lucas from James Fordham, February 6, 1797, Liberty County, Georgetown District SOUTH CAROLINA.

1797. Land Deed to Harrison Lucas from James Fordham, February 6, 1797, Liberty County, Georgetown District SOUTH CAROLINA.

[Deed] Manuscript Document Signed: Single sheet, with fold lines, measures 7.5" 12.5". Please note that Liberty County is a now extinct county

Liberty County was created in 1785 within Georgetown District from the northernmost quarter part of the overarching Georgetown District. It is now an "extinct" South Carolina county...

Liberty County was never surveyed or properly laid out. Its boundaries were ambiguous. Its county government never became functional. Most records were kept at the parish level, or at the Georgetown District level; none were kept at the county level. There was no county seat. There were no political connotations to the county's existence. In this case the term "county" had no meaning other than to describe an approximate geographical area. It was a county in name only.

Liberty County was officially renamed Marion County in 1798. However, census officials were slow to make the change and used Liberty County in the 1800 federal census. Item #101207

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