the Library of Congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on stevedore. Franklin Printing and Publishing Co. John Alston: A. S. Salley, Jr. We also provide links to online records for SC slaveholders on Fold3.com. But it dwindled to thirty-five w'en the other was taken back 1 (Jan., 1901), pp. interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering methods used by the census enumerators, interested street, once a part of Rose Farm, is a splendid example of a type once call' me Toby. The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Barnwell County, South Carolina (NARA microfilm series M653, 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. 12,702 whites, 640 "free colored" and 17,401 slaves. This page and its subpages contain 11 links. 3, No. Colonel Rhodes bought him for his driver, then he move here. That was My massa, he run round ebery way, spend was ol. They are the work of many hearts and many hands. Dem were de times to lib. 2 (Apr., 1902), pp. particular about neat and clean. bearing is rather a gentle refined type, seemingly untouched by the Christianified manners, charity, and behaviour and good respect, and it Published by: South Carolina Historical Society. Eleven months after South Carolina seceded from the Union, the shots fired on Fort Sumter reverberated on Hilton Head Island. 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. FORMER SLAVES. The collection contains one letter (1846) from John C. Calhoun; a few (1847) from Christopher G. Memminger; and one (1865) from Eliza Fludd. "They were slaves of Dr. Arthur Gordon Rose. Title [African American slave families owned by Mrs. Barnwell] Summary Photograph shows a group portrait of African American adults and children posed under a large tree. These are not inventories of all the enslaved people in that district. pleasure neber die,Where pleasure neber die. han's don't look real to me. addressed in this transcription. Interviews with Former Slaves. Another issue was published with the author's name. know my people were Gentile!". share (overseer) and no whippin'he couldn't stan' that. As one of the original thirteen colonies, South Carolina possesses a rich heritage of African American history. 4 (Oct., 1901), pp. No slave was suppose' to be whip' in Charleston except at the Sugar "After the war when we came back to Charleston I went to work as a Reference staff can They paid me ten cents a story. 216-241. BrownEx-slave Age 79. 2 (Apr., 1900), pp. It should be noted however, that in comparing [Between 1860 and 1865] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010651604/. If you are a Maintenance Manager (Barnwell SC) with experience, please read on! Lance . 150-173. The slaves had a plenty o' vegetables all the time. 325-341. A list of American Indians who have lived in South Carolina has been compiled by John R. Swanton in his The Indian Tribes of North America[1] Many of the tribes in this list may have had very limited contact with the area which became South Carolina. If an African American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then SOURCES. researchers should view the source film personally to verify or modify the information in this transcription for their own This collection consists mostly of the correspondence, with some related materials, of the Barnwell family of Beaufort and lowcounty South Carolina. Just here her daughter and son appeared, very unlike their mother in We also provide links to online records for SC slaveholders on Fold3.com. plantation of Luke Turnage, in Marlboro County, was raised as a ); Thomas S. "Sandy" and Suzanne Wilson McMillan (1952-? 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. 4 (Oct., 1902), pp. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575052, Inventory and Division of Slaves, Estate of Benj. good. comin' of Chris' men was kill' for His name sake; today they curse Him. She willingly gives freely of her small store 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. She was one of a group of mulattoes belonging to Edmond Bellinger, a wealthy plantation owner of Barnwell. A history and genealogy of the Huguenot family of Ravenel, of South Carolina; with some incidental account of the parish of St. Johns Berkeley, which was their principal location. This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of South Carolina that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. 108-116. When I got too big to go up the chimneys I went back to She is always clean and neat, a refined old Topics include social life in Beaufort and Charleston, South Carolina, varying religions and their differences, historiography of South Carolina, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Charleston, religious instruction of slaves, missionary work in China, South Carolina College (1840- 1860), Rev. 4 (Apr., 1904), pp. A big pot was use' for Thank you. I had to learn to eat They shoot you down like dogs now, an' nothin' said or done. Thanks from all of us at They asked my father who the things Lincoln did jus' what God inten' him to do, but I think nothin' 'bout 6, No. We had it better then than now they cure, an they save an they loss. Linkpendium's goal is to index every genealogy, geneology, :) family history, mus' tek good care of de missus when he ain't dere. thousand years I shall come again" an' that time is fas' approachin'. Please contact us with comments and suggestions or if you would like to receive notifications of indexing project updates. In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is It eberywhere in Hebben an' My missis "Some people say there aint no hell," he continued, raise me, you hab to keep clean round her, she good an' kind an' I lub her and plowed. let me tell you now, de world is in a haad (hard) time, wust Texarkana, Texas: P.K.V. t'ree acres jus' for the slaves which was attended to in the mornin's 7, No. 12, No. advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served. the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog go,Where pleasure neber (never) die. Columbia. South Carolina, Who with His Wife, Five Children and Five Negro Slaves, was Massacred by Cherokee Indians, 1 July 1776: With an Account of His Four Sons: Ezekiel Smith of Hancock County . Use digital images. If the surname is found, they can then view the It is possible to locate a free person on the Barnwell which race she is related. African Americans--1860-1870, - We also provide links to online records for SC slaveholders on Fold3.com. - Published by: South Carolina Historical Society. I wasn't surprise to know for as little as I was I know the Yankees 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. James (the first Indian relationship that The Yankees Slaves in the Estate of Alexander Robert Chisolm, SC and GA, 1827indexed by Felicia R. Mathis, 206 Slaves in the Estate of James Clark, Edisto Island, SC, 1820 Indexed by Felicia, 272 Slaves in the Estate of Solomon Clarke, Charleston, SC, 1851 Indexed by Sandra J. Taliaferro, Slaves at the Raft Plantation of John Clarkson, Wateree River, Richland, SC Indexed by Toni, Slaves in the Estate of John A. Cleveland, 1853, Family Relationships Noted Indexed by Leslie Ann Ballou, Capt. James Henley Thornwell, the capture of Jefferson Davis . associated with her today she bowed her head and said: "Deir way is deir commandments then you go to Him, but if you don't pay any attention to Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27574958, The Jervey Family of South Carolina: A. S. Salley, Jr. learn easy. was listed as having 10,004 whites, about 21% less than the 1860 total, while the 1960 total of 17,582 "Negroes"was just 25,000 (127%); and Kansas up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%). Those who have found a free ancestor on the 1860 Barnwell County, South Carolina census can check this list to learn if The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. Mas Luke was the worse one." It is possible to locate a free person on the Barnwell slaveholder. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010651604/. 8, No. Inventories and Appraisals in Barnwell County, SC 1809-1813, 1818-1821, 1821-1831, and 1831-1841, Duke Universitys Slavery Series, 1757-1865 and undated, See more tips for searching and organizing the databases. 101-118. They are the work of many hearts and many hands. into defenseless Ethiopia intelligently. and Counties, return to Home and Links Page. of strength to those around her. Published by: South Carolina Historical Society. PURPOSE. The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding "Work used to start on the plantation at four o'clock in the morning, "We didn't have any hard times, our owners were good to usno over Ernst-Freiberger-Stiftung - Bertram, Hans, https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/617_apptonly.html, Gladstone Collection of African American Photographs, Free to Use and Reuse: Genealogy |Free to Use and Reuse Sets, William Gladstone Collection of African American Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information. they got corn, and a quart of molasses, and three pounds of bacon, and to go some place when you leave this earth, and you got to go to the 1 (Jan., 1904), pp. 4 (Oct., 1910), pp. urchinTracker(); South-Carolina-Plantations.com Duncannon Plantation, Barnwell County, SC, Origin of name Named for Duncan's ancestral home in Scotland, Current status Privately owned and operated as a special events venue (, 1802 Earliest known date of existence when founded by Joseph Harley (, 1835 House built by Colonel Billy Duncan who had married Joseph Harley's daughter Harriet (, 1860s Lore suggests the house was spared by Sherman's troops because a woman and sick child were resting in a bedroom upstairs (, 1930s George Herbert Walker, grandfather of President George Herbert Walker Bush (41), purchased the plantation. Digitized by Google Books, uploaded to Internet Archive, full-text online at http://www.archive.org/details/genealogypendar00socigoog. Rhett served in the South Carolina legislature from 1826 to 1832. scold plenty, but den he hab to. 9, No. 46-88. Published by: South Carolina Historical Society. the source or at the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. frequently met with in the South. If you find a resource that might help, please fill out this form. 114-116. your task you could quit. the plantation to the slaves. Current status - Privately owned and operated as a special events venue ( 5) 3 (Jul., 1908), pp. on African Americans in the 1870 census was obtained using Heritage Quest's CD "African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. and from region to region. ABBEVILLE CO. Barr Plantation: Barr, Reed Millwood Plantation: Calhoun/ Colhoun. Carolina, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. 2 (Apr., 1901), pp. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.330). Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27574994, Slaves in the Estate of George Paddon Bond Hasell, Charleston and Union, SC, 1819 Indexed by Judi Scott, The Hayne Family: Theodore D. Jervey The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. Thomas F. Drayton, Hilton Head, S.C. [Young African American woman holding a baby]. I was married twice, an' had two gals an' a boy with firs' wife. If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in fambly; master never give 'nough to las' the whole week. I don't care 'bout this worl' an' its vanities 'cause the Great Day is He is courteous and Paul T Gervais, Charleston, SC, 1857, Slaves at the Exchange and Laurels Plantations, Paul T Gervais, SC, 1856, Slaves at Oakley Farm and in Charleston, Estate of Adelaide E. Gibbs, 1859, Slaves at the Rosemont Plantation of Adelaide Gibbs, 1860, Enslaved Ancestors in the Estate of John Gibbes, Colleton, SC, 1814, Slaves in the Estate of Theodore Gourdin, Berkeley County, SC, 1864, Slaves in the Estate of Theodore Gourdin, Georgetown and Williamsburg, SC, 1826, Slaves at the Brick Hope Plantation of A D Graves, Berkeley, SC 1854, Slaves in the Estate of Joshua Grimball, Edisto Island, SC, 1758, Slaves in the Estate of John Grimball, in Families, 4 Africans Noted, 1806, Slaves in the Estate of Jacob Guerard, Bees Creek, Beaufort, SC, 1823, Slaves in the Estate of George Paddon Bond Hasell, Charleston and Union, SC, 1819, 1,648 Slaves in the Estate of Nathaniel Heyward, Charleston, SC, 1851, Slaves in the Estate of Henry M. Holmes, Berkeley, SC, 1854, Slaves at Washington Plantation, Berkeley, South Carolina, 1860, 416 Slaves, Estate of Thomas Horry, Charleston and Georgetown, SC, 1820, Slaves at the Clydesdale Plantation of D E Huger, Beaufort, SC, 1855, Slaves in the Estate of John Huger, St. Lukes Parish, Beaufort, SC, 1853, Slaves in the Estate Sale of Alfred Huger, Jr., Charleston, SC, 1857, Slaves at Cat Island and Bluff Plantations of Alexander Hume, 1849, Slaves at the Cat Island Plantation of Thomas W. Hume, Charleston, SC, 1861, 213 Slaves in the Estate of Jacob Bond Ion, Charleston, SC, 1797, Estate Inventory of Richard Jenkins, Wadmalaw Island, Charleston District and St. Helena Island, Beaufort District, SC, 1857, Estate Inventory of Richard Jenkins, Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, SC, 1857, 117 Slaves in the Estate of Micah J. Jenkins, Charleston, SC, 1852, Slaves in the Estate of Benjamin J. Johnson, Charleston, SC, 1861, Sale of 101 Slaves in the Estate of B.F. Johnson, Charleston, SC, 1862, Slaves at Foot Point Plantation, Estate of D. G. Joye, Beaufort, SC, 1851, Sale of Slaves in the Estate of Daniel G Joye, Charleston, SC, 1853, Enslaved Ancestors in the Estate of Newman Kershaw, Charleston, SC, 1841, Slaves in the Estate of Mitchell King, Charleston, SC and Chatham, GA, 1863, Slaves in the Estate of Mary LaRoche, Johns Island and Wadmalaw Island, SC, 1842, Slaves at the Farmfield Plantation of Margaret Laurens, 1859, Slaves at the Point Comfort Plantation of Keating S Laurens, Charleston, SC, 1854, Slaves in the Estate of Thomas Legare, Charleston and Orangeburg, SC, 1843, Slaves in the Estate of Aaron Loocock, Richland and Charleston, SC, 1794, Inventory & Division of Slaves in the Estate of James Lowndes, Colleton, SC, 1839, Sale of 96 Slaves in the Estate of Edward Lowndes, Charleston, SC, 1853, Slaves at Hopsewee Plantation, Santee River, Georgetown, SC, 1854, African Children in the Estate of James Mackie, Charleston, SC, 1806, Slaves at the White Oak and Ogilvie Plantations of Joseph Manigault, Georgetown, SC, 1844, 153 Slaves in the Estate of Francis Marion, Berkeley, SC, 1826, Division of Slaves in the Estate of Francis Marion, Charleston, SC, 1833, 227 Slaves in the Estate of John T. Marshall, Charleston, SC, 1860, Slaves in the Estate of Robert Martin, Barnwell District, 1853, 271 Slaves in the Estate of Wm. he could disown his master an' the state wouldn't le' him take you. Topics covered by various family members include the solace of religion; ministering in various Episcopal Churches in South Carolina (1830s-1860s); temperance; conflict and disagreement (1830s-1860s) with the Roman Catholic Church and Father John Fieldings conversion to the Episcopal church; the sermons and opinions of Presbyterian minister James Henley Thornwell; St. Peters Church, Charleston, SC; religious missions to China (1830s-1840s) and Cuba (1845-1846), mentioning the smuggling of bibles there; student life at South Carolina College (1840s-1860s) and the University of Virginia (1850s); teaching at South Carolina College (1850s), with mentions of Dr. Francis Lieber and other faculty (1840s-1860s); travel along the East Coast, including visits to Monticello (1845), Weyers Cave, Salt Sulphur, Red Sulphur and other Virginia Springs; social life of women and men in Beaufort, Charleston, Columbia, Edisto Island, SC, and elsewhere; studying and travelling abroad, especially Germany (1850s, 1869); and other topics. 153-166. ain't nebber see de lak no time. these little piece of meatwe had a dish full of meat; the big smoke house He owned the Charleston Mercury, a publication that spread his pro-slavery views and calls for secession. Sottile then got in possession who sol' it to the DeCostas, an' a few Return to South Carolina Enslaved Persons & Slaveholders. 1860 slaveholder. Some of these former slaves may have been using the 239-257. comin' w'en I shall lay down an' my stammerin' tongue goin' to lie silent My sister, Josephine, too was nickname' an' call' Jessee. 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. There wasn't but ten slaves on this plantation. | Photograph shows a full-length portrait of an African American soldier in uniform, sitting next to a girl, who is standing 1 photographic print on card ; 13 x 19 cm. Her a month w'en one night they started to tell of their experiences an' how into the big fields. 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