RudEbOy wrote:
> 
> Does any one on the list know where I can find a "list" of the founding
> families for South Carolina?

The following is from the SCRoots archives.

    Subject: Re: First Familes of SC info needed
Resent-From: [email protected]
       Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 19:56:10 -0400
       From: "Steven J. Coker" 

[email protected] wrote:
> 
> I lost my copy of the qualifications for the First Families of South Carolina

There are at least two different organizations I'm aware of to which you might
be referring.  These are:

The Society of First Families of South Carolina, 1670-1700
P.O. Box 31681
Charleston, SC 29417

The above address was as of July 1985.


The second organization is "Founding Families of the State of South Carolina"
and is described below.
http://www.liszt.com/read/SCRoots-L/[email protected]

    Subject: Founding Families of the State of South Carolina
Resent-Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 16:00:12 -0800 (PST)
Resent-From: [email protected]
       Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:01:08 -0500

In honor of South Carolina's 210th birthday, the Columbia Chapter of the South
Carolina Genealogical Society (SCGS) is sponsoring this new heritage program. 
Persons who are directly descended from an ancestor living in South Carolina
when the state was admitted to the United States in 1788, or before, are
eligible for membership.  To qualify for membership the applicant must directly
descend from an ancestor who settled in South Carolina prior to May 23, 1788. 
The applicant must be able to prove descent from the ancestor (male or female)
by an acceptable record or records for each generation, including proof for the
applicant.  Current South Carolina Residency is not a requirement.  

The information that applicants furnish as proof of their lineage will be placed
in the archives of the Columbia Chapter of the SCGS.  There it will serve as a
valuable resource for other researchers and genealogists.  The collection will
be a valuable addition to the history of South Carolina and a source of
information and pride for future generations.

Applicants who qualify and are admitted to membership will receive a handsomely
designed certificate issued by the Columbia Chapter of the SCGS featuring the
applicant's name and the name of the applicant's ancestor.

For more information on this exciting project, or for an application form,
please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

SCGS, Columbia Chapter
Founding Families of the State of South Carolina
P. O. Box 11353
Columbia, SC 29211-1353

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