my thanks to everyone on the south carolina and sumter lists for their responses
to my questions.  i had printed off a list once that someone had posted on one
of the rootsweb mailing lists that showed when each of the counties became a
county.  that list said that clarendon county did not become a county until
1855.  thus, my confusion.

thanks again everyone.

julie thames howell, jax, fla

[email protected] wrote:

 << about Clarendon County and Sumter District....
>
>  at what date were they considered not to be in Camden District? >>
>
> Greetings from SC. Judicial districts (7) were est. in 1769 and divided into
> counties (34) in 1785. The system of seven judicial districts was abandoned
> in 1800. After that date, the counties stood on their own as judicial
> districts.
>
> Of course, you may see continued references after 1800 to Camden District
> because that system was used for so long.
> URQ
>