"The Carolina Genealogist"
Colonial Records
Volumes 13-21 of the Colonial Plats
Land Grants before the War with Britain that were not recorded yet.
pg. 21 1796
South Carolina
Plats & Name
10 HOPKINS, DAVID
2 HOPKINS, EVAN
9 HOPKINS, JOHN
1 HOPKINS, JOSEPH
2 HOPKINS, THOMAS
1 HOPKINS, WILLIAM
In "Some South Carolina Genealogical Records"
there is a
deed shown as follows:
shown in Chester Co. SC records: quit claim deed from
Edward ALLEN to Ferdinand HOPKINS of Chester Co. SC.
Land -----------granted to David HOPKINS on 15 Oct. 1785
bounded by lands of Charles COLEMAN, David
RICHARDSON and Nathaniel HARBIN.
In "Some South Carolina Genealogical
Records" there is a deed shown as follows:
shown in Chester Co. SC records: quit claim deed from Edward ALLEN to Ferdinand HOPKINS of
Chester Co. SC. Land -----------granted to David HOPKINS on 15 Oct. 1785
bounded by lands of Charles COLEMAN, David
RICHARDSON and Nathaniel HARBIN.
Microfilm of that professional researcher from SC.
SC Land Grants for HOPKINS:
John Hopkins, man servant did arrive in Charleston SC
August 1672.
John Hopkins, lay out for him 100 acres land, now a free
man...Aug. 2, 1677
John Hopkins, freeman did arrive in Jan. 1673...allowed
170 acres land.
Johh Hopkins was from Richland Co., VA and settled on the
Congaree....his wife was Sarah, a daughter of John Thomas Sr.
David 1767-75 Br. River, Little river, Sander river, Beaver Creek, Tyger River.
Ferdinand 1790, Camden, 96, Dhester, Fairfield
John 1790-1811, Camden, 96, Richland
Stephen 1812, Pendleton
Thomas, 1798-1804 Camden, Richland
John 1769 wateree River, Jackson Cr., Black Swamp, water of Saluda, Flinton CR.
Thomas 1770 Bush Creek
James HOPKINS came into SC in 1735---SW on Congaree Rv. in Craven Co.
OTHER HOPKINS RECORDS
DEEDS @ Greenville Co. Courthouse
George HOPKINS BK.I OR L pg. 255--140 Acres (1811-14)
Lucinda HOPKINS BK Z, pg. 527 --283 Acres 1863 (BK. FF, pg. 274--107 acres 1874
SOLOMON HOPKINS, JR. BK. I, pg. 325--100 (1804-14) bought from Wm Archer
Thomas HOPKINS BK. I., pg 256 bought from Solomon HOPKINS Sr. (faded copy...I need to
reprint)
No HOPKINS listed in 1784 book (deed) except David & Ferdinand.
Wm HOPKINS 1799-1803 BK. pg. 121 --1,000 acres--S. Tiger River
Charleston Co. Colonial Deeds
Joseph Curry of Craven Co...a deed sg. 27 May
1765 to John HOPKINS of Congaree...250acres land opposite to Saxe-Gotha
and an original grant to John Pearson 13 March 1752 and Pearson sold to Curry on 29 May
1756/ Wit. John Thomas Sr., John Thomas Jr. & Jesse Lum 24-a
Jacob Coleman's deed sg. 16 Nov. 1737 to
James HOPKINS and both of Saxe-Gptha Township, Berkeley Co., at
Congaree...150acres of the 350acres granted to Jacob COLEMAN 17 Sept. 1736 adjacent to
lands not yet laid out...land of Patrick BROWN...Land of John GIBSON...also on town lot
#24/ Wit. Henry COLEMAN & Thomas BROWN.
"ABSTRACTS OF EARLY RECORDS OF LAURENS COUNTY, SOUTH
CAROLINA 1785 - 1820" By
NASH
DEED BOOK F # 336
8/3/1797 DRURY SIMS & w. RUTH to THOS. MATTHEWS for L70 stg, 160 a. where sd
D.S. now lives on both sides RAYBURN'S Cr. h. on TULLY CHOICE, THOS. MCDONALD,
Mr. ANDERSON'S (where SARAH MCHAFFEE now lives), SAML. BOLLING by MOULTRIE.
Wit: SOLOMON HOPKINS, HENRY MORGAN. JNO. COKER,J.P.
DEED BOOK F # 427
12/10/1797 THOS. CAMP JUNR to MARTIN MAHAFFEE for $225, 100a. n.e. side S.
FK. RAYBOURNS Cr. part of orig. gr. to OWEN REID conv ; Plat shows b. on
WIDOW REID'S spr. Br. Wit: B.H.SAXON, SOLOMON HOPKINS. D.R.of w.
SUSANNAH.
JONTHN. DOWNS, J.P. & J.L.C.
[email protected]
Will you post this until I get back on list as I have so
much to do
this came in on 12-24-98
Deed BKx
vol #1 Abstracts 1773-1778
vol #2 "" 1776-1783
vol.#3 " 1783-1788
During this time deeds were recorded in Charleston.
e-mail address -for the place to purchase
[email protected]
The Lady that sent me this is looking in the 3 Volume for me
as she said it might not be wise to purchase unless you had
a lot of family there..below is her response to far..........
dated 2 Feb, 1770 there is
James Hopkins and wf Hannah he is dec',with his will recored in
Secretarys office at Charles Town.No children names, does mention
he and she (children)
Says his wf Hannah after his death intermarried with John Freymouth.....
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Charleston Co.
Samuel -- Will 1850; John Hopkins - will 1833--from PA. Sister, Hannah in
N.J. , father Samuel
James S. HOPKINS will 1826 --Children: James, Albert, Elizabeth S.,
Madaline, Keith, Margaret Mayzick.
No more on the James that came to SC in 1735........
Darlene