I'm sorry I don't have the specific references handy, but the South
Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine published articles giving
the names of persons on the first ship to Charles Towne (with other
information on that voyage) and also an article on the early landowners in
the Charleston area. The articles were in early issues.

Lynn
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On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Cynthia H. Porcher wrote:

 Does anyone know of any location where ships manifests of emigrants to 
> the port of Charleston may be located.  I have found some lists of aliens 
> in several books by Brent Holcomb, but he only lists the date of entry 
> and the city from which they came, but not port from which they sailed. I 
> have one in 1796 and another in 1823. Corresponding microfilms show only 
> head of family. There is nothing I have found wthich shows the names of 
> family members who came along.  This info seems to be available for 
> Phildelphia, Baltimore and other ports, and may be available for 
> Charleston also. I may not be looking in the right place.
> 
> Also, is there to anyone's knowledge any kind of record of the FIRST ship 
> that came into Charleston in 1670?  Through some real estate records I 
> have located a possible ancestor who was on that ship. There is a 
> landgrant from the Lord's Proprietors which actually mentions that he was 
> on the first ship.A manifest naming other family members who were aboard 
> would help me begin the process of tying the family together.  The very 
> prospect is very exciting to me, and I would really love to be able to 
> prove this connection.
> 

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