by Carol Wells (Author)

Deed books contain not only land conveyances, but also powers of attorney, depositions, judicial sales, and sales of household and farm equipment, livestock and slaves. These transactions often name wives, children, parents, assorted kinfolk, previous owners, witnesses, justices and others. These deeds were recorded between 1814 and 1817, a time where many families left Edgefield County to settle in newly acquired territories in the South and West.