Original Land Deed Destroyed During Civil War- Replacement Recorded 15 Feb 1867

Chesterfield County, South Carolina was among the first, if not the first county, in South Carolina to succeed from the Union. It is said that General Sherman instructed his generals to make an example by destroying the town of Chesterfield, South Carolina. The Court House and it’s contents was burned to the ground. Very few pre-civil war documents exist in this County. 

This Deed was recorded Dec 6th 1847 in Book P page 371 which book was destroyed by Genl Sherman’s Army.
Recorded Feb 15th 1867
Orig’l Dlv to Jno. L. P. Boan


Land Deed was first generated in 1847 when Daniel and Jane Gullage sold 100 acres of land to John L. P. Boan for sixty ($60) dollars. 

Replacement Land Deed:


Transcription:
Daniel Gullage to Jno. L. P. Boan __Deed
State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield District} Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Gullage of the state and District aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of Sixty Dollars to me in hand paid by John L. P.  Boan the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have granted, bargained sold and released unto the said John L. P. Boan a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred acres be the same more or lefs it being part of a survey granted to Jesse Sweat of 630 acres it lying on the East side of the Mountain Prong of Bear Creek and the said 100 acres lies above the mouth of Ginn Branch said branch is the N. E. Line and divides  it from the said D. Gullage line by a line of marked trees commencing at a stake corner represented in said plat and thence a stake line to said creek all that part or parcel of land containing one hundred acres be the same more or lefs together with all and singular the rights members hereditaments and appurtenances to have and to hold all and singular the premises before mentioned unto the said John L. P. Boan his heirs against myself my heirs Executors Administrators and afsigns to warrant and forever defends all and singular the premises before mentioned against myself my heirs and afsigns and against all other person or persons lawfully claiming the same or any part there this the fifteenth of November in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Seven.  
Test. Charles Boan}                                          Daniel Gullage {seal}
John Boan}                                                       Jane Gullage {seal|

State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield District} Charles Boan came before me and made oath that he saw Daniel Gullage and Jane Gullage sign seal and deliver the within deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned and that John Boan with himself witnefsed the due execution thereof.
Sworn to before me}
6th December 1847}                                            Charles Boan
Jno. C. Evans Clerk} This Deed was recorded Dec 6th 1847 in Book P page 371 which book was destroyed by Genl Sherman’s Army.Recorded Feb 15th 1867
Orig’l Dlv to Jno. L. P. Boan








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[1] http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=28327
[2] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Deed Book #1: page 92, Daniel Gullage to Jno. L. P. Boan __Deed; 6 December 1847, Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.