Craven County, S.C. - Cynthia Ridgeway Parker
Subject: Craven County, S.C.
From: Cynthia Ridgeway Parker
Date: April 25, 1998

Hello SC Rooters,

As coordinator for 3 of the SCGenWeb pages, I am often asked about Craven
County, due to the fact that my three counties, Sumter, Clarendon, and Lee
were once part of Craven. Since so much of the back country of S.C. was once a
part of Craven County, I decided to post this bit of info.



                      Craven County

In the modern sense, Craven was not a unit of government, but merely a
geographical expression for a general location. 
Created originally in 1682, on the coast of South Carolina, Craven County
extended from Seewee Bay for 23 miles northeast and inland from the shore only
35 miles. As settlers moved into the interior, the inner and northern
boundaries moved back with them and eventually Craven "county" extended to the
North Carolina line.
  For the most part, Craven County was an election district for representation
in the provincial Commons House. There were a few justices of the peace, and a
sheriff, and a coronor. 
  When the province of South Carolina was laid out into parishes in 1706,
Craven County ceased to be an election district, and representation was
thereafter by parishes. The county lost all governmental significance but the
name continued to be used until about 1769 when the circuit court districts
were created.


This information was gleaned from reading from The History of Sumter County by
 Anne King Gregory, pub. in 1954 by the Library Board of Sumter County


Good luck with your research,
Cindy in Sumter County, S.C.

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