I have found with my search that if they owned land in more than one Parish
they would state of whichever Parish that the land transaction was in.  May
not be the case for others but have seen it.
Bouy
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From: ELIZABETH RUSSO 
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Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 10:09 PM
Subject: SUMPTER, DUBOIS, GAILLARD, MILES; NEILSON, NELSON, MASON,
RUGELEY


 This transaction was recorded right after the previous one posted.  In
> the first one, SAMUEL DUBOIS was said to have been of St. Stephens
> Parish; here he is from St. Johns Parish.  I'm not clear why he would
> state himself to be of one, then the next parish in back-to-back
> transactions like this, especially since the first purchase he was said
> to already be of St. Stephens where both transactions take place.  So it
> is not like he had just moved to St. Stephens in the second
> transaction...
>
> SAMUEL DUBOIS also appears in records in St. Matthew's Parish, where he
> died and left a will.
>
> Do others find their ancestors in several parishes within the same
> year?  I've found this happening with several of my ancestors.
>
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>
> Book Z-3, pp. 265-271 THOMAS SUMPTER, & MARY, his wife, of St.
> 31 May & 1 June 1771 Marks parish, Craven Co., to SAMUEL DUBOIS,
> L & R planter of St. Johns Parish, Berkeley Co., for L 650
> currency, 200 a. on S side Santee River, bounding E on Scotts Old Field;
> S on JOHN HAY; W on TACITUS GAILLARD;  which 200 a. were granted on 15
> Oct. 1766 to AQUILLA MILES; who by L& R dated 15 Oct. 1766 sold to
> THOMAS SUMPTER.  Witnesses:  JARED NEILSON, WILLIAM NEILSON (NELSON).
> Before WILLIAM MASON, JP.  Recorded 10 Nov. 1772 by HENRY RUGELEY,
> Register.
>