Heneka Hill Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Prince Williams Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: McPherson Slavery

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South Carolina Plantations

Introduction

General John McPherson (1756 - 1806) was the owner of several plantations in South Carolina. Low Country Africana has transcribed the estate inventory of John McPherson, made (following his death at sea) in December of 1806, which lists enslaved ancestors at Laureum, Pine Comfort, Cotton Hall and Heneka Hill Plantations in Prince William Parish, Beaufort District, and Newton on Pon Pon in Colleton District, SC.

Enslaved ancestors from Cotton Hall and Heneka Hill Plantations were listed together. They were listed by families and in groups that may have been extended families.

Cotton Hall, Heneka Hill:

Cuffey a prime fellow (at Mr. Brailsfords) $400

Kit the Driver, Doll his wife, with their five children named Rose, Sibby, Pattey, Molly, Israel $1200

Judy, Venus, Bella $750

Betty, Jack & Jenny $850

Catoe, Susannah & two children Titus & Betty $800

Old Jack, Hagar, & two children named Pender & Scipio $500} $4500

Old Kate $150

King & Elsey, his wife $600

Moses, Juliet, & one child Jacob $700

Peggy, Aaron & Tommy $800

Charlotte & son Sam $500

Prince & Bella $600

Mary $150

Renta & one child named Rivers $400

Frank, & one boy named Buck $550

Amelia, & her four grown children Tinkny, Juba, Ishmael, Sandy; and Amey, Sarah, Peter $2200

Shem $300

London $300

Mary & two children, named Evans & Joseph $500

Roebuck $300

Sibbey $250

Mary $300} $8600

Barbary & Paul, & two children named Polly & Susan $800

Hellen & Ben & five children named Doll, Rachell, Leah & Adonis, & Ben Billey & Marian being two children of Helen grown up $2200} $3000

Maria & two children named Hannah & Maria $700

Polly & Prince $700

Nelly & four children, Betty, Amey & Little Nelly & Sue $1300

Jim $400

Nella & Margaret & two children Little Cymon & Antony $850

Ben $200

June & Biner & two children Barbary & Tim $850

Harry & Molly, & two children Sue & George $500

London & Harriett $700

Elsey & Shrub $200

Tener & her two children, Phillis & Jane & her grandson Adam $750

Andrew & Suddy $700

Old Dick Charlotte, his wife $200

Celia $150

George & Venus $400

Lucy, Phoebe, Stepney & Senty Sam & Peggy $1300

Jenny & Miley $600

Tener & two children, Little Tinkney & Hester $750 Isaac $300} $11,550

December, Fortimore, & three children, Nanny, Diana & Plenty $950

Cromwell (Carpenter) $500} $1450

Penda (Cromwell’s wife) & two children named Toby & Peggy $800

Judy (Cromwell’s Mother) $50} $850

Paris & Rebecca $700 Sam $400 Old Affey & 2 children, William & Chloe, Rosey, Tissey & Isaac $1300} $2400

Simon, Charles & Rachel $1000

Phoebe (blind) & Charles & Tirah $700

Toney (Carpenter) $400} 2100

Quash, Peggy & two children Vicey & Richard $800

Joe & Nella – grand children of Mary $450} 1250

Dick & Catey $700

Cyrus (Carpenter) $600

Morris $400

Israel (little) $250} $1950

Africans:

Mathew & Hester $700

Cuffy & Favorite $600

Luke & Adele $600

Summer & Fancy $600} 2500

Rock & Spring $600

September & Poplar $600

Mentor & Boon $600

Primus & Quaco $550

Jack & Handy $600

Julia & Agnes $600

Harry, Sophia & child $650

October & Smart $600

Quomina & Hynman $600

Cicero & Maria & child Clarissa $650

Caesar & Speed $550

Louisa & Tom $600} $7200

Mindstraight & Sancho $600

Mark & Lott $600

Augustus & Bristol $600

Robin & Charity $600} $2400

Nimble & Rosetta $600

Winter & Sumersett $550

Clifton and Rotterdam $550} $1700

Sources

• https://lowcountryafricana.com/enslaved-ancestors-estate-john-mcpherson-sc-1806/
• “South Carolina Estate Inventories and Bills of Sale,” online database at Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/256/308409945), Estate Inventories, Book D (1800-1810), Pp. 421-423, accessed 18 Mar 2017.