On June 23, 2000, my cousin Dee Schmidt and I spent the day at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History in Columbia. While there, I decided to try out the search function on a computer available for patrons. I entered the search term "Clarendon," and browsed through the list of holdings at the archives. I came across a listing for Equity Bills that I had never seen before. I filled out a document request slip and what was brought out to me was a box of original court papers from Clarendon County. Many of these papers still had the string tied around the packets. It appeared that they have not been opened since being processed through the court in 1869 and 1870. Dee and I went through the box, searching for packets with surnames of our family. We found a few names of interest to us and opened those packets, but did not find any really new information on our family lines. Since we were going through and reading the outsides of all of the packets in the box, and I had my laptop with me, I decided to type up the names listed on the outsides of the packets. Dee read the information out loud, and I typed it up. What you will find below are the notes that I took that day. They are in the order that we found the packets in the box. We hope that these notes will be of assistance to someone....Cindy Parker & Dee Schmidt

Bill for Account and Relief - John D. Grizette & Mary Ann, his wife vs Elias G. DuBose, Executor of Sophornia Fleming - Filed August 28th 1869

Bill for Injuction and Relief - Willliam J. McFaddin vs John G. Raffield - Oct. 19, 1869

Bill of Foreclosure - Philip C. Kirk, Exor. vs. James H. McKnight - 23 Jan. 1869

Bill for Partition and Relief - B. Joseph Hodge and Susan F., his wife vs. Robert J. Winter, Florence Winter, Sally Winter, Eudora Winter - 5 April 1869

Answer of James D. Weeks - Charles M. Richardson and Mary Ann, his wife, et. al vs. James D. Weeks - 19 Aug. 1869

Separate answer of Rebecca A. Hodge - Rebecca A. Hodge and Daniel J. Bradham vs. William A. Barfield - 18 Aug 1869 (notes: Daniel J. Bradham is the son-in-law of Rebecca A. Hodge; land had been sold to the Barfield by Bradham.)

Bill for Injucntion Acct, Sale Marshaling assets & Relief - John L. Manning vs. John O. Brock, Josiah M. Felder, Martha Martin, and others (The name of John O. Martin was crossed out and appears to have been replaced with Martha Martin and others.) 1 Feb. 1869 with Exhibit "A"

Bill for Account Marshalling of Assets Sale of Land Relief, etc. - David J. Winn, Assignee vs. Junius J. Belser & Priscilla A., his wife - Aug. 28, 1869 with Exhibits A, B, and C.

Bill for Foreclosure of Mortgage - George W. Reardon, Clerk of Court of Common Please, successor of W.T.B. Haynes vs. Henry F. Tindal - 10 July 1869, filed with Exhibits A and B.

Bill for Foreclosure Relief, Etc. - Caldwell & Robinson vs Sarah R. Nelson, Emma I. or J. Burgess, J. or I. Murray Nelson, Samuel E. Nelson and Elizabeth N. Nelson - 14 April 1869 with Exhibits A and B.

Bill for Foreclosure, Etc. - Caldwell & Robinson vs. Sarah R. Nelson - 12 April 1869 with Exhibits A and B.

Bill to Foreclose Mortage - Samuel C.C. Richardson vs. James Henry Colclough - Feb. 26, 1870 with Exhibits.

Bill for Account Dower and Relief - Asa McKenzie and Elizabeth, his wife vs. Henry G. Hickson, William Y. Lee, ?????? Hickson, Henry Hickson, and Elizabeth Hickson July ? 1870 (William Lewis Hickson died sometime during the Fall of 1854 at Elmira in the State of New York, having first made a last will and testemant, admitted to Probate in the then ordinary's office for the then District of Clarendon on the 13th day of November 1865. That one Henry G. Hickson..... was there and appointed executor..... three children of tender years, under the age of 21, to wit: Emmerline Hickson, Henry Hickson, Elizabeth Hickson, and your oratrix, his widow Elizabeth who intermarried with your orator Asa W. McKenzie on the 5th day of March A.D. 1867.

Answer of Defendant - Margaret McKenzie vs. Pinckney W. Mims - Jan. 22, 1870

Bill for Specific Performance of Award and Relief - William A. Barfield vs. Daniel J. Bradham and Rebecca A. Hodge - 27th April 1869

Bill for Relief - Mary E. Butler & Will Morgan Butler by next friend vs. Y. Newton Butler and David W. Cuttino, admor - Jan 13, 1870