Abbeville / Ninety-Six Early Tax List — Educational Sample

Edited by Avery Parker for South Carolina Genealogy · Cited educational abstract · Last reviewed July 13, 2026 · How we work & cite

c. 1784 method drill · Abbeville County

Searchable practice table for colonial/district-era name lists. Filter surnames, log neighbor clusters, then open primary film.

Source citation

Consult SCDAH tax/district series and published Abbeville/Ninety-Six abstracts. Cite repository, series title, and page of the film or book you actually used. This table is an educational surname-cluster sample only (updated 2026-07-13)—not a complete roll.

Educational abstract — not a complete tax roll. Practice reading district-era name lists, then open fuller images at SCDAH / published compilations. Filter the table in your browser (Ctrl/Cmd+F) or use the search box below.

Filter surnames:

#	Name (as commonly encountered in published abstracts)	Cluster / notes	Next search
1	Calhoun, Patrick (and kin networks)	Scotch-Irish / Ninety-Six naming patterns	Confirm on primary film; land + probate
2	Hamilton / Hambleton variants	Spelling drift on same list page	Neighbor clusters + deed indexes
3	Pickens / related backcountry surnames	Military + land trails	Neighbor counties after formation splits
4	Anderson (multiple households)	Common surname — disambiguate by neighbors	Census + tax same decade
5	Wilson / Willson	Orthographic variance	Church + marriage bonds
6	Brown (multiple)	Do not merge without packet proof	Plats + watercourse language
7	Smith / Smyth	High frequency — map by district label	Parent Ninety-Six context
8	Jones	Same	Equity if land partition later
9	Martin	Often with Scotch-Irish neighbors	Presbyterian church trails
10	Miller / Millar	Variant endings	Tax → census bridge
11	Davis	Cluster before assuming one line	Probate inventories
12	Taylor	Watch for SC/NC dual residences	NC sister site if line blurs
13	Moore / More	Spelling drift	Deed grantor/grantee indexes
14	White	Common — need watercourse	Plats + neighbor affidavits
15	Harris	Often mid-list neighbors matter more than head	Read three names above/below
16	Thompson / Thomson	Variant	Church + cemetery survey
17	Jackson	Do not force presidential myth onto list	Primary only
18	Clark / Clarke	Terminal e variance	Equity bills
19	Lewis	Check later Abbeville County film separately	Post-1785 county series
20	Walker	Border mobility possible	Anderson / Greenwood heirs later

Full images & complete rolls: SCDAH county/district tax series and published society abstracts. Hub: Abbeville County · Series inventory panel on the hub · How we cite.