Frances (Mann) Asbill (1798 - aft. 1860)

Born 1798 in South Carolina

Wife of Jarvis Asbill — married 1815 in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Descendants

Died after 1860 after age 62 in Edgefield County, South Carolina

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Biography

There is conflicting information on the maiden name of Frances. Some sources say her maiden name is DeSaussure or DeShazo (Asbell Connections is one of them). Others say she is the illegitimate daughter of Mary Mann. More research is needed.

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Slaves

On December 16, 1857 there was a disposition of slaves owned by Jarvis Asbill^[1]

Allick, negro man to the widow

Ann, negro woman to the widow

Jack, negro old man to the widow

In 1860 Fanny Asbill held 3 slaves in Edgefield County^[2]

Male 56 - Allick

Female 45 - Ann

Male 60 - Jack

Sources

1. ↑ Slave Records: "Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S., Slave Records, 1774-1866"
   Edgefield County Historical Society, 2010; Edgefield, South Carolina; Slave Records of Edgefield County, South Carolina; Author: Lucas, Gloria Ramsey
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 60512 #10001560 (accessed 6 March 2022)
   Name: Jarvis Asbill; Role: Previous Owner; Enslaved Person: Alick Ann Frank Jack Joe Little Frank Muna Nat Sam.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7668 #90047384 (accessed 6 March 2022)
   Fanny Asbill in Saluda Regiment, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA.

• United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QF-F3F : 12 April 2016), Fannie Asbell in household of Jarelis Asbell, Edgefield county, part of, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing family 371, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTC-8DR : 2 October 2017), Fannie Asbill, 1860.

• Grimwood, James Maurice & Grimwood, Hilda Jernigan. Asbell Connections 1641-1988, Houston, 1991. (Page 32)

Acknowledgments

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