Lewisfield Plantation, Berkeley County, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Lewis-Simons Slavery Black_Heritage

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History

Lewisfield, formerly called Little Landing,^[1][2] was purchased by Sedgewick Lewis,^[3] built up and then given to his daughter, Sarah Lewis.^[4] Lewisfield Plantation was run by Keating Lewis Simons, husband of Sarah Lewis, until his death.

Slaves

Keating Lewis Simons died in 1819. His estate inventory in 1820 listed these enslaved persons. It is unknown if these persons were on the Pond Bluff Plantation or on this Lewisfield Plantation.^[5] Some of these persons may have profiles on Pond Bluff Plantation. Please check there before creating profiles from this list.

• Esther
• Nelly
• William
• Charlotte
• George
• Bully
• Harry
• Isaac
• Robert
• Sally
• Hammond
• Chance
• Pompy
• Molly
• Gresham
• Dinah
• John
• Celia
• Guy
• March
• Aranissa
• Diana
• Harriot
• Beck
• William
• Sam
• Hagar
• Nancy
• Cato
• Joe
• Abby
• Susy
• Robin
• Amy
• Joe
• Judy
• Monday
• Simon
• Robin
• London
• Doll
• Ellen
• Betty
• Stephen
• Elvira
• Edmond
• Carolina
• Anthony
• Amy
• Patience
• Jack
• Adam
• Hannah
• Bungy
• Rinah
• Tamor
• Andrew
• Suky
• Tommy
• Charlotte
• Isaac
• Job
• Phaby
• Selena
• Prince
• Cas
• Andrew
• Sandy
• Statira
• Betsy
• Daphney
• Betty
• Sam
• Charlee
• George
• Clara

Later, after the death of Keating Lewis Simons his probate inventory of Jan 1835 listed these enslaved persons on Lewisfield Plantation:^[6]

• Will, driver
• Hannah
• Dolly
• Pompey
• Billy
• William
• Cornelius
• Andrew
• Jenny
• Celia
• Susey
• Tom
• Wally
• George
• Molly
• George
• Tenah
• Simon
• Susey
• Jimmy
• March
• Judy
• Bristol
• Onia
• Molly
• Phillip
• Eve
• Sarah
• Israil
• Frank
• Simus
• Jenny
• Paul, cooper
• Charlotte
• Diana
• Jackey
• Robert
• Lizette
• Pompey, sawyer
• Lucy
• Diana
• Hope
• Wally
• Delia
• Christmas
• Suckey
• Martha
• Grace
• Charles
• Lizette
• Hercules
• Charley, car.
• Harriette
• Handy
• Amey
• Charles
• Celia
• Dick
• Cato
• Silly
• Harry
• Tony
• Nancy
• Pino
• Hammond
• Cena
• Nanzo
• Charles
• Frank, cooper
• Rose
• Clarindo
• Judy
• Moses
• Sampson, miller
• Grace
• Hardtimes
• Bess
• Clarinda
• Sampson
• Israel
• Stephen
• Sally
• Rinah
• Charley
• Bess
• Handy
• Phillis
• Elsey
• Johnny
• Johny, sawyer
• Beck
• Phillis
• Violet
• Comistra, Johny's mother
• Frank
• Sylvia
• Emanuel
• Silver
• Mary
• Sabina
• Tom
• July
• Charley
• Maria
• Hector
• Bella
• Betty
• Joe
• Peter
• Jupiter, carpenter
• Dido
• Maryann
• Charlotte
• Quash
• Violet
• Harriett
• Sarah
• Belinda
• Sanders, car.
• Jenny
• Clarinda
• Bob
• Hercules
• Brutus
• Chloe
• Jackey
• Tenah
• Onia
• Sancho
• Eliza
• Moses
• Hope
• Robert
• Hope
• Bella
• Christmas, patroon
• Judy
• Prince
• George
• Stephen
• Marcus, blacksmith, cooper, & carpenter
• Chloe
• Jupiter
• Silly
• Cate
• Marcus
• Abram
• Rose
• Amey
• Lydia
• Nat
• Lucy
• Thomas
• Partra
• Sary
• Rachel
• Ben
• Murria
• Jenny
• John
• Kitty
• Toney
• Billy, carpenter
• Jenny
• Lafayette
• Jack
• Nancy
• Sandy, carpenter
• Cyrus
• Nancy
• Dick
• Tom
• Hester
• Cato
• Jacob
• Ned
• Dublin
• Sary

Sources

1. ↑ http://sites.rootsweb.com/~scbchs/Lewisfield.html
2. ↑ http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/berkeley/S10817708007/index.htm
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisfield_Plantation
4. ↑ https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=29132
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 391 of 1454
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 22 March 2022)
   • Feb 1820, Keating Lewis Simons, inventory of slaves
6. ↑ 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 > 1834-1844 > No File Description Available > image 1007 of 1454
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 22 March 2022)
   • 1835 inventory of Keating Lewis Simons.