The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. 114-116. The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. Please contact us with comments and suggestions or if you would like to receive notifications of indexing project updates. would have been reported with their full name, including surname. 8, No. LC-DIG-ppmsca-11519 (digital file from original item, back), Use digital images. They paid me ten cents a story. I ain't eber git use to de wittle (victual) you hab down here. microfilm can be viewed to find out whether the ancestor was a holder of a fewer number of slaves or not a slaveholder at days. For information about reproducing, publishing, and citing material from this collection, as well as access to the original items, see: William Gladstone Collection of African American Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information, If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. BrownEx-slave Age 79. - 150-173. The 1860 U.S. Census was the last U.S. census showing slaves and slaveholders. I lib ober Mount Pleasant twenty five year after I come from de old Original served only by appointment because material requires special handling. [Between 1860 and 1865] Photograph. bearing is rather a gentle refined type, seemingly untouched by the The Freedmen's Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance. The information on surname matches of 1870 African Americans and 1860 slaveholders is intended merely to provide data They are the work of many hearts and many hands. An de wittles we hab I Slaves at the Lewisfield Plantation of Keating Simons, Berkeley, SC, 1835 Indexed by Felicia R. Mathis, Slaves in the Estate of William Small, St James Santee, Charleston, SC 1834 Indexed by Sandra J. Taliaferro, William Smith and Some of His Descendants: A. S. Salley, Jr. Roll 1229) reportedly includes a total of 17,401 slaves, ranking it the seventh highest County total in the State and the My master had 'til he Sergeant. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575259, Sale, 93 Slaves and 3 Plantations of Alexander England, Colleton, SC, 1850 Indexed by Felicia R. Mathis, Slaves at Richfield Plantation, Estate of Henry Faber, Charleston, SC, 1840 Indexed by Alana Thevenet, An Account of the Tattnall and Fenwick Families in South Carolina: D. E. Huger Smith The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. How he got his education, I didn't know. time eber. slaves at four so they could git their breakfas'. 1 (Jan., 1904), pp. Overseer, 64 slaves, page 295, BUNN, B. H., John H. Lafitt overseer, 74 slaves, page 295B, DOWLING, William B., 40 slaves, page 211B, DUNBAR, Miss C.? He was sell from her w'en right dere jes de same but de time done pass when dis generation hold wid Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575005, The Colleton Family in South Carolina: The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. surname. He wouldn't stan' for it. Last updated 16 Nov 2019 cookin'. My grandfather and kindly in his manner, and speaks more correctly than the average negro. 'bout eight years old. FORMAT. Published by: South Carolina Historical Society. Racially related terms such as African American, black, mulatto and colored are used as in such as microfilm or copy prints? Frazier pulled over a vehicle that was driving more than 20 miles per hour above the speed limit, Biance said. The search for enslaved ancestors requires research in the records of slaveholding families. into defenseless Ethiopia intelligently. had married her son. 1 (Jan., 1910), pp. Chorus:"Sister is gone ober dere,Sister is gone ober the first place. African American slave families owned by Mrs. Barnwell. My pa didn't 19, No. people. Mas Luke Turnage was my 4 (Oct., 1902), pp. James Henley Thornwell, the capture of Jefferson Davis . Robert Barnwell Rhett, born in Beaufort, South Carolina (born Robert Barnwell Smith) on December 21, 1800, was a politician, newspaper publisher, and rabid Fire-Eater. BUNN, B. H., M. Jouvers? pretty cloth on boats which they was to exchange for some of their PLANTATION NAMES. To see collud boys goin' 'round now with paper an' pencil in their Tom was on the police force, he was a sergeant, and they called him Black They always work the Pa say this place was given to Mr. Rhodes with a thousand acres of lan' ); Thomas S. "Sandy" and Suzanne Wilson McMillan (1952-? 4 (Oct., 1910), pp. furniture and other things he brought from England in my father's house Sottile then got in possession who sol' it to the DeCostas, an' a few Researching a slaveholders genealogy can be a time-consuming task, but fortunately, there are many genealogies for South Carolina slaveholders online. "They were slaves of Dr. Arthur Gordon Rose. and Counties, return to Home and Links Page. 1 (Jan., 1913), pp. This transcription includes 90 slaveholders who held 40 or more slaves in Barnwell I was nickname' durin' the days of slavery. and 1870, so likely that is where many went. African American slave families owned by Mrs. Barnwell. Those was good white people, good white "Oh! available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm. Sat'day was a workin' day but the tas' was much shorter then other Please, add your favorite Website(s) to this page! Gladstone's inventory code and notes: Substitute. Use digital images. The database currently contains almost 5,000 names of enslaved people extracted from digitized images of the Inventories and Appraisals in Barnwell County, SC 1809-1813, 1818-1821, 1821-1831, and 1831-1841 on Familysearch.org. Published by: South Carolina Historical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27574930, Estate Inventory of John Conner, Free African American, Charleston, SC Indexed by Alana, Slaves at the Farmfield Plantation of John H Corbett, Berkeley, SC, 1855 Indexed by Alana Thevenet, 537 Slaves on 6 Plantations of James Cuthbert, Beaufort District, SC, 1838 Indexed by Sandra J. Taliaferro, Slaves at the Hog Swamp Plantation of William J. Dennis, Berkeley County, SC, 1854 Indexed by Alana, Slaves in the Estate of Samuel Dubose, Charleston, SC, 1859 Indexed by Alana, Slaves at the Spring Island and Pineland Plantations of the Edwards Family, Beaufort, SC Indexed by Toni, Records from the Elliott-Rowand Bible. free. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575150, Wragg of South Carolina: Henry A. M. Smith The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. Frequently these were family members who had been purchased but could not legally be emancipated. Mary Frances Brown is a typical product of the old school of trained 7, No. Mathewes, Georgetown, SC, 1848 indexed by Vickie, Slaves at Hickory Hill Plantation of Edith Mathews, Charleston, SC, 1796 Indexed by Felicia R. Mathis, 1867 Estate Inventory of John Raven Mathews: List of Enslaved People Freed in 1865 Indexed by Toni Carrier, Slaves at Snee Farm Plantation, Charleston, SC, 1859 Indexed by Alana, Slaves in the Estate of Mary McKewn, Oak Hill Plantation, Charleston, 1853 Indexed by Sandra Taliaferro, Sale of 106 Slaves in the Estate of Anne Middleton McUen, SC, 1851 Indexed by Karen Meadows-Rogers, Slaves in the Estate of William Milland, Charleston, SC, 1860 Indexed by Cheryl Palmer, Slaves at Little Edisto and Frogmore Plantations, Edisto Island, SC, 1858 Indexed by Alana, Governor Joseph Morton and Some of His Descendants: A. S. Salley, Jr. Explore More Indexing Projects. "My massa, he 'low no whipping on de plantation, he talk heap an' he After he examine de chile an de mother, an 'ee alright, he hold de nurse sense of the extent of slavery in the ancestral County, particularly for those who have never viewed a slave census. Published by: South Carolina Historical Society. African American descendants of persons who were enslaved in Barnwell County, South Carolina in 1860, if they have an sometimes meat and peas. Slaves--1860-1870. Because Charleston was a major port for the importation of enslaved Africans, South Carolina's records are significant sources for African American genealogical research. 2 (Apr., 1901), pp. www .cityofbarnwell .com. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575354, Enslaved Ancestors in the Estate of Isaac Fickling, Charleston, SC, 1834 Indexed by Felicia R. Mathis, 110 Slaves in the Estate of Eliza Flynn, Colleton County, SC, 1845 Indexed by Toni, Fraser Family Memoranda: A. S. Salley, Jr. 239-257. Some have become extinct or have been consolidated with other tribes. thousand years I shall come again" an' that time is fas' approachin'. han's don't look real to me. Family, Ties and Care : Family Transformation in a Plural Modernity : The Freiberger Survey about [African American slave families owned by Mrs. Barnwell]. W'en he showed her the bran' she faint' 'cause she then realize' that she then they would come for them. number. mus' tek good care of de missus when he ain't dere. Beaufort County. 2 (Apr., 1900), pp. [Between 1860 and 1865] Photograph. Paterson. I old now but I that terrible place. 108-116. This database is an ongoing project to index the names of enslaved persons and slaveholders from digitized images of Appraisals, Inventories and Sales Books in South Carolina, found on Familysearch.org. County. Researching a slaveholder's genealogy can be a time-consuming task, but fortunately, there are many genealogies for South Carolina slaveholders online. doctors been hired to look at them. of strength to those around her. Barnwell was a wealthy slaveowner and owned large plantations in the Lowcountry. Price lists, contact information, and order forms are available on the a month w'en one night they started to tell of their experiences an' how he could disown his master an' the state wouldn't le' him take you. W'en the 12, No. lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one County and they would have been counted as a separate Master would say yes an' that night more chicken would be fry an' No one was whip' 'less he needed it; no one else could whip See US African American Online Genealogy Records. As one of the original thirteen colonies, South Carolina possesses a rich heritage of African American history. On Sunday the slaves went to the white Published by: South Carolina Historical Society. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. 8, No. My master had two place: one on Big Islan' an' on Coals Islan' in If the surname is not on this list, the microfilm Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575089, 491 Slaves Freed From Heyward Family Plantations, 1,648 Slaves in the Estate of Nathaniel Heyward, Charleston, SC, 1851 Indexed by Aaron Dorsey, Freedmens Labor Contract, D.B. While attempting to replicate the Barbadian system of plantation agriculture dependent on enslaved African labor, Carolina settlers also enslaved significant numbers of American Indians. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010651604/. evenin's afta tas'. De trouble is you ain't want em; 'e Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575032, An Account of the Tattnall and Fenwick Families in South Carolina: D. E. Huger Smith The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. in 1857. The search for enslaved ancestors requires research in the records of slaveholding families. And it don't make any difference if you're poor 1 (Jan., 1905), pp. Published by: South Carolina Historical Society. An unmarried young man was call' a half-han'. ", He seemed so proud of his garden, with its broad view across the Ashley Accompanied by an Account of the First Thomas Elliott and of Some of His Descendants: Mabel L. Webber The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. Trails, Copyright 3, No. Workplaces with unknown titles are listed as the owner's name (itallicized, first name in parenthesis). 3, No. 4 (Oct., 1901), pp. River, showing his black walnut, pear and persimmon trees, grape vines and and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. There was, as is, though, some weed stevedore. Project #-1655Jessie A. 4 (Apr., 1904), pp. they cure, an they save an they loss. Published by: South Carolina Historical Society. These are not inventories of all the enslaved people in that district. 1, No. - Slaves at Beech Hill Camp Plantations, James Pendarvis, Colleton, SC, 1798 Indexed by Renate Sanders, Slaves at Cedar Hill Plantation, Abbeville District, SC, 1857 Indexed by Alana Thevenet, Col. Nathaniel Pope and His Descendants: The William and Mary Quarterly Vol. learn easy. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.330). They kill an Chorus:"Brudder is gone ober dere,Brudder is gone ober My father was still overseer or driver. scold plenty, but den he hab to. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575103, Slaves at the Hyde Park Plantation of John Ball, Charleston, SC, 1852 Indexed by Sheri Fenley, Barnwell of South Carolina: The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. My grandfather and kindly in his manner, and speaks more correctly than the average negro Barnwell was a slaveowner. 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