Sam (Abney) Gilder (bef. 1812 - aft. 1839)

Born before 1 Jan 1812 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Died after 25 Dec 1839 after age 27 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Sam (Abney) Gilder is a part of US Black heritage.

Sam was bought for $342.00 by Zachariah Abney (1782-1838) on January 1, 1824 in Edgefield County, South Carolina from John Abney.^[1]

It's thought that this is the same Sam that was sold to William Gilder on December 25, 1839 for $1,740.00 from the estate of Zachariah Abney (1782-1838).^[2] By this time Sam had become an accomplished Blacksmith.

Last name based on the first slave owner.

Slave Owners

1. John Abney
2. Zachariah Abney (1782-1838)
3. William Gilder

Slaves_of_Zachariah_Abney_-_Slavery_Documentation_Page

Research Notes

USBH Naming Conventions for Slaves: LNAB based on the first slave owner. Current last name based on most recent slave owner. In Other Last Names list all other slave owners.

Before I estimated any of the dates for the Abney slaves I looked at every value and realized that the very young, and older slaves were valued less; female less than male. After comparing the rest of the Abney values I decided that at the first transfer Sam was a boy. I estimated his age to be around ten years old. This would have made him around 27 at the second transfer. The appraised value was inline with my estimated date. I set the death date for after the last transfer date. Everything can be modified as more records are found.

He was called Sam the Blacksmith. Is it possible that Blacksmith became his last name once he was emancipated?

The last name of the last owner is hard to make out. I've included a link in the source to view this for free. I did a search in the slave transfer records for Edgefield, Laurens, & Newberry Counties South Carolina using every spelling combination I could think of. I found nothing.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S., Slave Records, 1774-1866 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, Edgefield County Historical Society, 2010; Edgefield, South Carolina; Slave Records of Edgefield County, South Carolina; Author: Lucas, Gloria Ramsey; Reference: Box # 2, Pkg. 38, Name: Sam, Gender: Male, Race: Black, Residence Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, Date Bought: 1 Jan 1824, Price: $342.00, Page number: 8, Role: Enslaved Person, Previous Owner/New Owner: John Abney, Zachariah Abney. Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1785-1868; Indexes to Records, 1785-1957; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Edgefield County); Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; 1. Name: Zachariah Abney, Residence Date: Abt 1838, Residence Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, Will Date: 26 Feb 1838, Probate Date: 26 Feb 1838, Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, Inferred Death Year: 1838, Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA, Item Description: Probate Records, 1827-1839, Ancestry Sharing Link; 2. Name: Zachariah Abney, Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA, Item Description: Probate Records, 1827-1839, Ancestry Sharing Link; 3. Name: Zachariah Abney, Probate, Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA, Case Number: 11, Item Description: Probate Records, Boxes 1-2, Packages 1-64, Others Listed: Zachariah Abney, Table of Contents 30 images, Cover Page 1, Sales Paper 2–3, Account Papers 4–24, Administration Papers 25–30. Ancestry Sharing Link, Sold Sam: Ancestry Sharing Link