Fenwick Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Calder, Seabrook Slavery Edisto Island

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Contents 1 History 1.1 Plantation Owners 1.2 Slaves 2 Sources

History

Fenwick Plantation is located on Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. This plantation should not be confused with Fenwick Hall which is on Johns Island.

Plantation Owners

• Henry Calder had 2 plantations, the Fenwick Plantation on Edisto Island, and one adjoining it called Theckity Island.^[1][2] The following deed gave Henry Calder's family permission to sell his properties in South Carolina after his death.^[3] When Henry Calder died in 1820 he had a number of slaves listed in his will^[4] and probate inventory.^[5]

• Ephraim Mikell Seabrook - 1821 Fenwick Plantation, a mortgage between Ephraim Seabrook and William Seabrook for this property.^[6][2] When Ephraim Mikell Seabrook died he left the Fenwick Plantation to his sons John Gabriel Seabrook and Joseph Whaley Seabrook.^[7]

Slaves

For more information please see:

• Slaves of Henry Calder
• Slaves of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook

Sources

1. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898: "Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898"
   Catalog: Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898 Land records, v. A10-D10 1831-1832
   Film number: 008300029 > image 42 of 1218
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSR8-X98L-X (accessed 1 March 2023)
   • Deed Bk A10 p.60-64, sold to Ephraim Mikell Seabrook and Henry Seabrook for
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898: "Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898"
   Catalog: Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898 Land records, v. A10-D10 1831-1832
   Film number: 008300029 > image 43 of 1218
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSR8-X98K-H (accessed 15 March 2023)
   • 1830 deed describes Thickety Island as well, Bk A10 p.63
3. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898: "Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898"
   Catalog: Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898 Land records, v. A8-B8 1809-1811
   Film number: 008196083 > image 347 of 514
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLK-Z1ZY (accessed 14 March 2023)
   • Deed Bk B8 p.183-191
4. ↑ 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. 34-35 1818-1826
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1818-1826, Vol. 034 > image 326 of 875; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJ9H-GT (accessed 1 March 2023)
   • 1820 will of Henry Calder
5. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1810-1818 1819-1824 1819-1824 (indexed with last item) 1824-1844
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1818-1824 > No File Description Available > image 434 of 1227
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJ9S-LK (accessed 1 March 2023)
   • Nov 1820 probate inventory of Henry Calder
6. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898: "Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898"
   Catalog: Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898 Land records, v. I9-M9 1821-1824
   Film number: 008293560 > image 330 of 1080
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSR7-BSLM (accessed 15 March 2023)
   • Deed Bk K9 p.132 (difficult to read)
7. ↑ 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. 44-45 1845-1851
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1845-1851, Vol. 044 > image 51 of 484; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JFC6-2 (accessed 16 March 2023)
   • 1846 will of Ephraim Mikell Seabrook