Gordon Homestead Plantation, Abbeville County, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Gordon Slavery Black_Heritage

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Contents 1 History 2 Slaves 2.1 Census 3 Sources

History

The Gordon Homestead Plantation belonged to Robert Campbell Gordon and was located in Abbeville County, South Carolina. It is unknown what the family name for this plantation was. In his will and probate paperwork it is only described as his Homestead plantation.

Robert's probate paperwork in 1852 states that the Home tract was 1731 acres, the Kirkpatrick tract was 250 acres, and the Bowie tract was 113 acres.^[1]

A Plat Survey of the Gordon Homestead Plantation, 839 acres, was included in Robert Gordon's probate paperwork.^[2]

Slaves

Robert C. Gordon held about 81 slaves at the time of his death in 1852.^[3] There was an undated petition to sell some of the slaves. Those slaves have not been identified.^[4]

• Kitty and children George, Allen, Fanney, Charles, Billy, Squire, Jack, & Manda, valued together at $3400
• Rachael & children, Ann, Alex, Adam, Loucinda, Shadrach, valued together at $3050
• Simon & Betty, & children Alfred, Manuel, Lizzy & Franky, valued together at $2150
• Lucy & child John, valued together at $800
• Almina & children, Prince & Adaline, valued together at $1000
• Naph/Nath? & Minda & children Jerry, Philis, Wash, Sam, & Spence, valued together at $2700
• Moya, Philis, & Eliza, valued together at $1000
• Kit & Milly & children Prince & Peggy, valued together at $2100
• John & Nancy & children Caroline, Gus, Cein/Seine, Rinda, Martha, Yancy, Langdon, & Laura, valued together at $4100
• Betty & Alex, valued together at $900
• Amy & daughter Lucy & children George, Bob, Jim, John, Leah, Henry, Carrick, & Pleasant, valued together at $3700
• Daniel & Mariah & children Wince, Ally, Lythia, Frances, Harriet, Asberry, Thornwell, & Vance, valued together at $3950
• Ned, valued at $700
• Guie, valued at $800
• William, valued at $750
• Benj, valued at $750
• Moyajess, valued at $800
• Lewis, valued at $800
• Bob, valued at $500
• Joicy, valued at $600
• Sally, valued at $600

By the time the slaves were divided up and sent to new homes there were 97:

Division of estate to James Gordon^[5]

• Daniel & Mariah & children Ally & her child Jim, Talitha, Frances, Harriet, Asbury, Thornwell and Vance, valued together at $8100
• Rachael & family, Ann, Alex, Adam, Loucinda, Shadrach, valued together at $5000
• children John, Mina, Lizzy, and Lavinia, valued together at $1100
• Ned, valued at $1000
• Guy, valued at $1100
• Bob, valued at $600

Division of estate to Robert Thomas Gordon^[6]

• Kitty and children George, Allen, Charles, Billy, Squire, Jack, & Amanda, valued together at $6850
• Simon & Betty, & family Alfred, Manuel, Lizzy & Franky, Josephine, Margaret, & Sophelia, valued together at $5500
• Ben & Fanny & family Hala, Frazier & Charlotte, valued together at $2700
• Lewis, valued at $1100
• Joicey, valued at $750

Division of estate to Mary Watt Gordon^[7] Lucy & family, Amy, George, Bob, Jim, John, Leah, Henry, Carrick, & Pleasant, Jinney, & Laramere, valued together at $8300

• Naph & family Minda, Jerry, Philis, Wash, Sam, & Spence, Clarissa, & Jane, valued together at $5000
• Elmina & family, Pinckney, Adaline, Milly, Marzilla, & Irena, valued together at $2500
• William, valued at $900

Division of estate to Miss Jane Eliza Gordon^[8]

• Nancy & family Caroline her child Emma, Gus, Seine & her child Wrightman, Rinda, Martha, Yancy, Langdon, & Laura & Baskin, valued together at $8600
• Kit & Milly & family Prince & Peggy & her child Miles, valued together at $3550
• Philis & family, Eliza, Golden, & Loliver, valued together at $1500
• Jesse, valued at $1000
• Sally, valued at $700

Census

The Gordon slaves are seen on the census under the name of Robert C. Gordon. They are unnamed in the following years:

1800 census^[9]

• 2 slaves

1810 census

1820 census^[10] 12 slaves:

• 2 males to age 14
• 1 male age 26-45
• 1 male age 45 and up
• 5 females to age 14
• 2 females ages 14-26
• 1 female age 26-45

1830 census^[11] 23 slaves:

• 4 males under age 10
• 2 males ages 10-24
• 2 males ages 24-36
• 1 male age 36-55

• 8 females under age 10
• 2 females ages 10-24
• 3 females ages 24-36
• 1 female age 55-100

1840 census^[12] 35 slaves:

• 9 males under age 10
• 6 males age 10-24
• 1 male age 24-36
• 3 males age 55-100

• 7 females under age 10
• 6 females ages 10-24
• 1 female age 24-36
• 2 females ages 36-55

1850 slave schedule^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 123-124, packages 3611-3660
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 124, Packages 3641-3660 > image 337 of 380
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9H-41 (accessed 10 January 2023)
   • acreage of property 1852
2. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 123-124, packages 3611-3660
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 124, Packages 3641-3660 > image 284 of 380
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9C-QV (accessed 9 January 2023)
   • Homestead plantation survey
3. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 123-124, packages 3611-3660
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 124, Packages 3641-3660 > image 336 of 380
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9H-LR (accessed 9 January 2023)
   • Inventory and Appraisement, 11 Feb 1852
4. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 123-124, packages 3611-3660
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 124, Packages 3641-3660 > image 371 of 380
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9H-LB (accessed 9 January 2023)
   • undated, loose probate papers
5. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 123-124, packages 3611-3660
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 124, Packages 3641-3660 > image 280 of 380
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9C-9V (accessed 9 January 2023)
   • estate division to James Gordon
6. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 123-124, packages 3611-3660
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 124, Packages 3641-3660 > image 281 of 380
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9H-1N (accessed 9 January 2023)
   • estate division to Robert Thomas Gordon
7. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 123-124, packages 3611-3660
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 124, Packages 3641-3660 > image 282 of 380
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9H-NL (accessed 9 January 2023)
   • division of estate to Mary Watt Gordon
8. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 123-124, packages 3611-3660
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 124, Packages 3641-3660 > image 283 of 380
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9H-32 (accessed 9 January 2023)
   • division of estate to Jane Eliza Gordon
9. ↑ United States Census, 1800: "United States Census, 1800"
   Image path: United States Census, 1800 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Not Stated > image 11 of 78; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR8K-X4G (accessed 9 January 2023)
   • 1800 census, Abbeville County, South Carolina
10. ↑ United States Census, 1820: "United States Census, 1820"
    Image path: United States Census, 1820 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville > image 74 of 79; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYM-9GTH (accessed 9 January 2023)
    • 1820 census, Abbeville County, South Carolina
11. ↑ United States Census, 1830: "United States Census, 1830"
    Image path: United States Census, 1830 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Not Stated > image 126 of 235; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY1-9CLV (accessed 9 January 2023)
    • 1830 census, Abbeville County, South Carolina
12. ↑ United States Census, 1840: "United States Census, 1840"
    Image path: United States Census, 1840 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Not Stated > image 180 of 188; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB7-VYY (accessed 9 January 2023)
    • 1840 census, line 7, Abbeville County, South Carolina
13. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville county > image 136 of 231; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-62KH-BTM (accessed 9 January 2023)
    • 1850 slave schedule