Treasure Chest Thursday~Some Chesterfield County Resources, Some Lesser Known

 
There are many newcomers doing Chesterfield County genealogical research that may not be aware of some of the lesser known genealogical resources. I will list several that you may not be aware of and a few that should be well known. 
 
1. The Elizabeth Baptist Church Minutes, 1825-1919


Several noted genealogist/family historians were instrumental in getting this document produced, printed and on-line. Notable among the group is Miss Elizabeth Burch who supplied the minutes, Marie Gulledge Wiggins who transcribed the minutes in July 1887, Kathy W. Lowery who used OCR and produced the digital document that enabled James & Julia Pigg to post the minutes on his website (Website is no longer on-line). 
 
2. Rev Aaron Weaver Knight Journal, 1810-1921

REVEREND AARON WEAVER KNIGHT JOURNAL
Begun by Rev. Aaron Weaver Knight (1810 - 8 Jul 1888) and ended by his son, Rev. Sidney Thomas Knight (1 Dec 1846 - 28 Aug 1921). ¹
As in the case above, several noted genealogist/family historians were instrumental in getting this document produced, printed and on-line. Their contributions are outlined in the introduction of the document but among those producing this document were: Janie E. Jowers, Edna Holtzclaw and Alma Jowers Baker. Hough entries provided by Mrs. Harold (Elizabeth Pitts) Hough.

• The journal has been printed by the Carolinas Genealogical Society.

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3. Chesterfield County, South Carolina Marriage Index Book, 1911-1914, by Angela Rayfield

Compiled from marriage book #1

A list of all marriages on file in the Probate Office, Chesterfield County Courthouse., between 1911, the first year of recording and 1914.

4. Descendants of Margaret Rayfield [11 May 2011].pdf

Can be download from on-line. Just google the full title

5. Books by James C. “Jim” Pigg

DEATH CERTIFICATES:

• Union County, NC Death Certificates with South Carolinian Ancestry 1917-1930, James Pigg

MISC:

• Index to Selected Royal & State Land Grants, Craven County, Cheraw Dist. & Chesterfield County, SC J. Pigg
• 1869 Militia Roll For Chesterfield County, SC, by James C. Pigg

6. History Of The Old Cheraws, By The Right Rev. Alexander Gregg, D. D.

7. Books for Sale by the Chesterfield District Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society – Listing here

• http://www.chesterfield.scgen.org/CCGS%20Publications.html

8. There are numerous Church Histories and Family Histories published for Chesterfield families. Some are on sale by your local genealogical society; some are out of print and others can only be found by networking and exchange of information. 










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[1] Aaron Weaver Knight, "Aaron Weaver Knight Journal," page 1;
[2] Ibid.