Curtis Alexander Caldwell Sr. (abt. 1735 - abt. 1784)

Born about 1735 in Union, Berkeley, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah W. (Fondren) Caldwell — married 1758 in Union, South Carolina

Descendants

Died about 5 Jun 1784 at about age 49 in Greenwood, South Carolina

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Biography

ALTERNATE BIRTHPLACE: Union, Berkeley, South Carolina

Curtis was born about 1735. He enlisted in Capt. Fairchild's Troop of Rangers, 1751 as "Cristis Colwell".

Sources

• Cristis Colwell in Colonial Records of South Carolina" 1750-1754. Columbia, S.C., 1958; William L. McDowell, Jr., ed., "Colonial Records of South Carolina" (Documents Relating to Indian Affairs), v 1, 1750-1754. Columbia, S.C., 1958.
• 1760 Apr 20 Curtis Culwell received royal land grant for 100 acres on Bullocks Creek in Craven (Now York Co.) South Carolina, bounded on all sides by vacant land. Source: Land Grant Books 1694-1776 11:31. South Carolina Combined Index, SC Archives Series Number: S213019 Volume: 0011 Page: 00031 Item: 00

(This series, commonly called the "Royal Grants," is the result of an attempt to prepare a duplicate set of all colonial grants for use in the Columbia office of the Secretary of State. After the move of the state's capital to Columbia in 1789, offices for the Secretary of State were maintained in both Columbia and Charleston. The Charleston office retained the original grant books. Most of the copy volumes in this series were made under the supervision of commissioners Stephen Drayton and John Huger between 1789 and 1792, and most bear the title "Royal Grants" on their spines. Volumes 38 and 39 are the result of Drayton and Huger's only partially successful attempt to compile Proprietary Era grants.)

SUMMARY SCOPE NOTE: This series consists of copies of earlier recordings of land grants. Most entries include the name of the grantee; the number of acres granted; the county in which the grant was located; the boundaries, with the names of surrounding landholders; the quitrent requirements; the conditions of the grant; the certification date of the plat; and the date of the grant. Township grants include the name of the township and the number of the town lot, if any. Town lot grants include town lot numbers. Bounty grants are so annotated.

Most of the entries for the only partially successful attempt to compile the Proprietary Era grants were taken from the series, Abstracts of Grants, 1692-1718, and do not include full texts. Most volumes are recorded on pre-printed forms. Volume 40 bears the title "Georgia Grants" and consists of 1787 and 1788 re-recordings of Georgia grants; it is apparently the result of article 5 of the 1787 Treaty of Beaufort between Georgia and South Carolina.

• "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch . (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-F8PQ-S?i=219)
• https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1192&context=archanth_books

Where The Record Is Found (Citation) Register Ref: Charleston County, South Carolina Deed Book 3R pg 261-66 FHL Film 023,538 recorded 6 Oct 1770. Ref: South Carolina Abstracts 1719-1772 Vol. IV 1767-1773 Books I-3 - E-4 Abstracted by Clara A. Langley Describe The Record (Notes) Lease and release of 150 acres on Sandy River, Craven (now York Co.) SC for L300 from William and Mary Motte; being part of a grant of 300 ac to said William Motte on 27 Sep 1765 all sides then vacant, bounded now on the north by said William Mote and all other sides vacant: signed William (v) Mote, Mary (+) Mote; witnessed by John (I) Cobb, John Davis and Frederick Imer; undated receipt by William (v) Mote acknowledges L300 received from Curtis Caldwell deed proved 23 Jan 1769 by Frederick Imer as Justice of the Peace. Recorded Oct 6, 1770 by Henry Hugeley,

• 1782 Curtis Caldwell's Own estate administration and inventory. Abbeville County, South Carolina Probate Papers, Etc. FHLF# 181,689.

June 21, 2019

• 1760 Apr 20 Curtis Culwell received royal land grant for 100 acres on Bullocks Creek in Craven (Now York Co.) South Carolina, bounded on all sides by vacant land. Source:

Land Grant Books 1694-1776 11:31 South Carolina Combined Index, SC Archives Series Number: S213019 Volume: 0011 Page: 00031 Item: 00

• William L. McDowell, Jr., ed., "Colonial Records of South Carolina" (Documents Relating to Indian Affairs), v 1, 1750-1754. Columbia, S.C., 1958.

Describe The Record (Notes) Enlisted in Capt. Fairchild's Troop of Rangers, 1751 as "Cristis Colwell".

• PROBATE: Own estate administration and inventory. Abbeville County, South Carolina Probate Papers, Etc. FHLF# 181,689.

Microfilm of original records at the Abbeville County Courthouse in Abbeville, South Carolina. The index gives the box and package number. The records are arranged by package number and not by date. Contains guardian bonds, settlement of estates, wills, appraisements, inventories, returns, administrator bonds, and bills of sale.

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-F8PQ-S

Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-F8PQ-S?cc=1911928&wc=MPPF-ZNR%3A190566901%2C190566902%2C190566903%2C190560104 : 21 May 2014), Abbeville > Probate Court, Index to probate records, A-G > 1782-1958 > No File Description Available > image 220 of 635; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.

• US Marriage records, Ancestry. (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/7836/records/194177)