Indian Fields Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina

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

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Contents 1 History 2 Owners 3 Slaves 4 Sources

History

Archibald Calder owned Indian Fields Plantation in Prince William Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina.^[1] The only information we have on this plantation is who it belonged to and where it was. Near the end of his life the owner, Archibald Calder was in a state of dementia and Mathew O'Brien was his overseer from Feb 1804 until the death of Archibald Calder in April 1804.^[2] This plantation was to be passed on to his daughter, Martha Calder, wife of Dr. William Calder.^[1][3] Dr. William Calder was the brother of Henry Calder, whose executors sold the plantation to William Edings.

Owners

• Archibald Calder
• Martha Calder
• William Edings^[4]

Slaves

The slaves of Archibald Calder were named and valued in his probate inventory in 1777.^[5]

For more information please see:

• the Slaves of Archibald Calder 1777
• the Slaves of William Edings 1836

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 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. 17 1774-1779 Wills v. 18 1776-1784
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1774-1779, Vol. 017 > image 179 of 424; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-N47P-C (accessed 18 February 2023)
   • the will of Archibald Calder 1777
2. ↑ DeSaussure, William Henry, ed. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Chancery in the State of South Carolina…, Vol. II (1817), pp. 342-361 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433009475306&view=1up&seq=9
3. ↑ Miscellaneous records, 1771-1868: "Miscellaneous records, 1771-1868"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous records, 1771-1868 Miscellaneous records, v. 3A-3B 1791-1793
   Film number: 008616790 > image 66 of 528
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C34X-NZP7 (accessed 16 March 2023)
   • Vol 3A p.66, 7 May 1791 Martha's inheritance rights
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. 40-41 1834-1839
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1834-1839, Vol. 040 > image 429 of 999; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JXSW-R2 (accessed 25 April 2023)
   • will of William Edings
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 1776-1778
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1776-1778 > No File Description Available > image 128 of 413
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JZ9W-RF (accessed 18 February 2023)
   • Probate inventory of Archibald Calder