SC Archives Summary Guide

South Carolina Archives Summary Guide

BERKELEY COUNTY

Formed in 1882 from part of Charleston County; it includes part of an earlier Berkeley County formed by the Proprietors in 1682

 

 

 

Register of Mesne Conveyances

 

L 08001 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Conveyance books
1870-1964
21.00 microfilm reels, 143.00 volumes and 1050.00 MBs

SC Electronic Records Archive

L 08002 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Plat books
1885-1958
4.00 microfilm reels and 1.00 volume

L 08003 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Mercantile and industrial establishments other than corporations registers
1918-1921
1.00 volume

L 08006 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Abstracts of agricultural lien books
1888-1909
8.00 volumes

L 08016 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Real estate mortgage books
1880-1969
39.00 volumes

 

L 08079 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Miscellaneous records recorded by the Register of Mesne Conveyances
1883-1969
53.00 volumes

 

L 08080 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Agricultural lien books
1904-1915
1.00 volume

 

L 08082 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Debtor index to financial statements
1981-1991
2.00 volumes

 

L 08083 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Bills of sales books
1892-1920
1.00 volume

 

L 08085 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Charter books
1883-1899
1.00 volume

 

L 08086 Berkeley County (S.C.). Register of Mesne Conveyances.
Official bonds books
1921-1963
2.00 volumes


Clerk of Court

L 08004 Berkeley County (S.C.). Clerk of Court.
Voter registration books
1883-1956
14.00 volumes

L 08005 Berkeley County (S.C.). Clerk of Court.
Register of county officials
1883-1924
2.00 volumes

L 08007 Berkeley County (S.C.). Clerk of Court.
Transcripts of proceedings in municipal water works bonds issues
1938-1939
1.00 volume

L 08008 Berkeley County (S.C.). Clerk of Court.
Record of estrays
1883-1950
1.00 volume

L 08009 Berkeley County (S.C.). Clerk of Court.
Register of motor vehicles
1907-1915
1.00 volume

L 08066 Berkeley County (S.C.). Clerk of Court.
Register of aliens
1940
1.00 volume

 

L 08084 Berkeley County (S.C.). Clerk of Court.
Record of written instruments book
1912-1920
1.00 volume


L 08089 Berkeley County (S.C.). Clerk of Court.
Record of judgments by default
1890-1964
1.00 volume
 

 

Court of Common Pleas

L 08010 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Civil journals
1883-1927
4.00 volumes

L 08011 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Judgment rolls
1882-1904
15.00 cubic ft.

L 08012 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Pleadings and judgments
1883-1918
1.00 volume

L 08013 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Reports of the Master
1883-1890
1.00 volume

L 08014 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Confessions of judgment before the clerk (recorded copy)
1883-1895
1.00 volume

L 08015 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
File dockets
1881-1928
1.00 microfilm reel

L 08017 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Bar dockets (attorney's copy)
1920-1931
0.00 cubic ft. (partial container)

L 08018 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Jurors pay lists
1931
0.33 cubic ft.

L 08067 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Calendar no. 1
1883-1963
4.00 volumes

L 08068 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Calendar no. 2
1883-1963
4.00 volumes

L 08069 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Calendar no. 3
1883-1963
3.00 volumes

L 08070 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Bar calendar no. 1
1883-1963
4.00 volumes

L 08071 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Bar calendar no. 2
1883-1922
3.00 volumes

L 08072 Court of Common Pleas (Berkeley County)
Bar calendar no. 3
1883-1963
3.00 volumes
 

Master

L 08073 Berkeley County (S.C.). Master.
Minutes of the Master
1892-1896
1.00 volume

L 08074 Berkeley County (S.C.). Master.
Ledgers of the Master
1883-1891
1.00 volume

L 08081 Berkeley County (S.C.). Master.
Sales books of the Master
1898-1919
2.00 volumes

 

Probate Court

L 08019 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Will books
1882-1956
1.00 microfilm reel and 2.00 volumes

L 08020 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Administration bond books
1883-1981
2.00 microfilm reels and 1.00 volume

L 08021 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Administration bonds with will annexed books
1883-1947
0.00 microfilm reel (partial reel)

L 08022 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Letters of administration books
1883-1974
2.00 volumes (includes partial volume)

L 08023 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Letters of administration with will annexed books
1883-1947
1.00 microfilm reel

L 08024 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Letters testamentary books
1883-1970
2.00 volumes

L 08025 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Committee letters and bonds books
1883-1961
0.00 microfilm reel (partial reel)

L 08026 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Estate papers
1883-1998
29.00 cubic ft.,16.00 microfilm reels and 3.00 volumes

L 08027 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Inventories, appraisements, and sales books
1883-1947
1.00 volume

L 08028 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Inventories and appraisements books
1947-1955
1.00 volume

L 08029 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Lands devised books
1861-1937
1.00 volume

L 08030 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Letters of guardianship books
1883-1962
1.00 microfilm reel

L 08031 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Guardian, trustee, and committee bond books
1883-1962
0.00 microfilm reel (partial reel)

L 08032 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Letters dismissory books
1884-1962
1.00 microfilm reel

L 08033 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Returns books
1884-1973
5.00 microfilm reels and 1.00 volume

L 08034 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Petitions and decrees books
1932-1956
1.00 volume (includes partial volume)

L 08035 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Petitions for letters of administration books
1922-1956
1.00 volume

L 08036 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Petitions to prove wills in common form
1922-1932
0.00 volume (partial volume)

L 08037 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Public guardian journals
1888-1897
0.00 volume (partial volume)

L 08038 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Journals of the Probate Court
1884-1919
1.00 volume

L 08090 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Marriage registers
1916-1970
27.00 volumes

L 08094 Probate Court (Berkeley County)
Applications for commitment
1895-1922
1.00 volume

(Restricted for 75 years after date of record)
 

Court of General Sessions

L 08039 Court of General Sessions (Berkeley County)
Criminal journals
1882-1927
2.00 volumes

L 08040 Court of General Sessions (Berkeley County)
Indictments
1919-1949
4.00 cubic ft. and 0.00 microfilm reel (partial reel)

L 08041 Court of General Sessions (Berkeley County)
Criminal dockets
1883-1954
1.00 microfilm reel and 1.00 volume

L 08042 Court of General Sessions (Berkeley County)
Contingent dockets
1883-1916
1.00 volume

L 08043 Court of General Sessions (Berkeley County)
Coroner's inquisitions
1924-1939
0.00 cubic ft. (partial container)

L 08044 Court of General Sessions (Berkeley County)
Pardons, paroles, and commutations
1921-1944
0.33 cubic ft.

L 08045 Court of General Sessions (Berkeley County)
Recognizances
1924-1925
0.00 cubic ft. (partial container)

L 08046 Court of General Sessions (Berkeley County)
Papers
ca. 1927-1940
0.00 cubic ft. (partial container)
 

Coroner

L 08075 Berkeley County (S.C.). Coroner.
Coroner's inquisition books
1883-1927
4.00 volumes
 

Magistrates Court

L 08047 Magistrates Court (Berkeley County)
Criminal dockets
1893-1950
7.00 volumes (includes partial volume)

L 08048 Magistrates Court (Berkeley County)
Civil dockets
ca. 1893-1960
2.00 volumes (includes partial volume)
 

Board of Honor

L 08049 Berkeley County (S.C.). Board of Honor.
Distribution of state pension fund books
1916-1919
1.00 volume
 

County Council

L 08050 Berkeley County (S.C.). County Council.
Minutes of the County Council
1882-2009
2.00 volumes and 1119.70 MBs

SC Electronic Records Archive

L 08051 Berkeley County (S.C.). County Council.
Claims against the county
1893-1894
0.00 volume (partial volume)

L 08052 Berkeley County (S.C.). County Council.
Expenditures in support of the poor
1892-1920
1.00 volume (includes partial volume)

L 08053 Berkeley County (S.C.). County Council.
Road tax assessments paid by road work
1893-1904
1.00 volume

L 08054 Berkeley County (S.C.). County Council.
Sentences of convicts
1895-1896
0.00 volume (partial volume)

L 08095 Berkeley County (S.C.). County Council.
Record of settlements
1911-1961
2.00 volumes

L 08096 Berkeley County (S.C.). County Council.
General ledgers of the County Council
1909-1922
3.00 volumes

 

Legislative Delegation

L 08076 Berkeley County (S.C.). Legislative Delegation.
Audit reports
1882-1972
1.00 cubic ft. and 1.00 volume

L 08077 Berkeley County (S.C.). Legislative Delegation.
Audit reports on schools
1953-1974
1.00 cubic ft.
 

Auditor

L 08055 Berkeley County (S.C.). Auditor.
Auditor's tax duplicate books
1884-1986
125.00 microfilm reels

L 08087 Berkeley County (S.C.). Auditor.
Real estate conveyance books
1885-1979
13.00 volumes

L 08088 Berkeley County (S.C.). Auditor.
Transfer of real estate book
1882-1885
1.00 volume

 

Treasurer

L 08056 Berkeley County (S.C.). Treasurer.
Treasurer's tax duplicate books
1882-1967
30.00 microfilm reels and 3.00 volumes

L 08057 Berkeley County (S.C.). Treasurer.
Letters sent
1891-1896
1.00 volume

L 08078 Berkeley County (S.C.). Treasurer.
General ledgers of the Treasurer
1908-1960
2.00 volumes
 

Board of Education

L 08058 Berkeley County (S.C.). Board of Education.
Teachers' certification record books
1945-1951
2.00 volumes

L 08059 Berkeley County (S.C.). Board of Education.
Teachers' recertification record books
1945-1947
1.00 volume

L 08060 Berkeley County (S.C.). Board of Education.
Annual reports of the Superintendent of Education
1924-1949
13.00 volumes and 0.16 cubic ft.

L 08061 Berkeley County (S.C.). Board of Education.
General ledgers of the Superintendent of Education
1912-1961
11.00 microfilm reels and 7.00 volumes

L 08062 Berkeley County (S.C.). Board of Education.
General cashbooks of the Superintendent
1905-1912
1.00 microfilm reel

L 08063 Berkeley County (S.C.). Board of Education.
Annual school tax settlements of the Board of Education
1894-1926
1.00 microfilm reel

L 08064 Berkeley County (S.C.). Board of Education.
Teachers' payrolls
1950-1951
1.00 volume

 

L 08097 Berkeley County (S.C.). Board of Education.
Audit reports of the Superintendent of Education
1899-1904
1.00 volume

 

Sheriff

L 08091 Berkeley County (S.C.). Sheriff.
Jail books of the Sheriff
1924-1980
3.00 volumes

L 08092 Berkeley County (S.C.). Sheriff.
Execution books of the Sheriff
1919-1941
1.00 volume

L 08093 Berkeley County (S.C.). Sheriff.
Sales books of the Sheriff
1941-1960
1.00 volume

 

 


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