Slaves of Thomas Baynard 1805, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] to 1805
Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Baynard Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Slaves 1.1.1 Inherited 1.1.2 Runaway 1.1.3 Division of Enslaved 2 Sources

Background

Thomas Baynard lived on Edisto Island. He was a planter. This page is to record the enslaved he owned during his lifetime.

Slaves

Inherited

Thomas Baynard's father gave him the following enslaved persons through his will in 1773:^[1]

• Chloe
• Dilla
• Sampson
• James
• Mayg

Runaway

In 1781 Thomas Baynard ran this ad in the paper: "Run Away from Edisto Island, about four or five weeks ago, a NEGRO FELLOW, belonging to the estate of William Baynard, named Adam : He is slim made, about five feet nine or ten inches high, of this country born, is rather slow of speech, but very sensible, and is supposed to be gone to Wdmalaw, where he formerly had a wife and acquaintance, or to John's-Island or Charles-Town. Whoever will apprehend the said fellow and confine him in the Sugar-House, or deliver him to the subscriber on Edisto-Island, shall receive Eight Dollars reward. Thomas Baynard"^[2]

Division of Enslaved

After the death of Thomas Baynard the following enslaved persons were listed in his family's court papers in 1839:^[3]

Lot No. 1 drawn by W.E. Baynard for Archibald Baynard

• Phillip, Tinah, Dye, Jim
• Martha, Mary, Phebia, Nancy, Somerset, Venus, Nancy
• Lizzy, Ben, Riner, William, Little Ben, Estella, Simon

Lot No. 2 drawn by E. M. Baynard

• Old Bob, Embro
• Grace, Tamer, Betty, Eloner, Mary, Jane, Jack, Bob
• Phillis, May, Silvy, George

Lot No. 3 drawn by W. E. Baynard

• Sam, Nelly
• Phillip, Little Sam, Stephen, Warley, July, Mary, Dora
• Charlotte, Hannah, Phillis, Jenny

For more information please see:

• Baynard's Little Edisto Plantation
• Baynard's Old Place Plantation
• Crawford's Plantation

Sources

1. ↑ Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 14-16 1771-1779
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1771-1779, Vol. 015 > image 427 of 1138; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-NWSW-X6 (accessed 21 May 2023)
   • 1773 will of father, William Baynard, p.399
2. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-royal-gazette-1781-run-away-slave-fr/125107779/
   • The Royal Gazette, Charleston, South Carolina, Wed, Sep 26, 1781, Page 4
3. ↑ Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868: "Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868"
   Catalog: Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868 Bills of complaint, no. 1-16 1841
   Film number: 008458615 > image 469 of 679
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3M5-MJ41 (accessed 13 June 2023)
   • Bills of complaint, loose papers, 1839