James Huey Plantation, Abbeville County, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Slave Owners 1.2 Slaves 2 Sources

Introduction

In his 1845 Will, James Alexander Huey described his plantation as including 93 acres where he lived, plus an additional 63 acres. Given that the number of enslaved persons on this property is less than 20, the status of this property as a "plantation" is problematic

Slave Owners

• James Alexander Huey (1796 - 1845)

Slaves

1830 US Census
In the 1830 census, James was in Abbeville, South Carolina with 3 slaves.^[1]

• Males - 24 thru 35: 1
• Males - 55 thru 99: 1
• Females - 10 thru 23: 1

1840 US Census

• 2 boys under age 10 (b.1831-1840)
• 2 men, age 24 – 35 (b.1805-1816)
• 2 girls under age 10 (b.1831-1840)
• 1 female, age 10 – 23 (b.1817-1830)
• 2 women, age 24 – 35 (b.1805-1816)

1845 Slaves Named in the Will of James Huey James's estate passed probate on 8 February 1845.^[2]

To wife Martha P. Huey

• Catherine - negro girl
• Mingo - negro man
• Peggy - negro woman

To daughter Sarah C. Clinkscales

• Ben - negro man; valued at $600.00
• Mary - negro girl; valued at $200.00

To daughter Martha D. Huey

• Maria - negro girl; valued at $325.00
• Bannister - negro boy; valued at $300.00

Dispsition undetermined:

• Cathern (probably Catherine)
• Susan
• Dollars

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Abbeville, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 169; Page: 64; Family History Library Film: 0022503
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #626876 (accessed 26 December 2022)
   James Huey in Abbeville, South Carolina.
2. ↑ Probate: "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
   South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868; Author: Brimelow, Judith M.; Probate Place: Abbeville, South Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9080 #571215 (accessed 26 December 2022)
   James Huey probate on 8 Feb 1845.

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