Oak Island Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina
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Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Plantations
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History
Captain William Seabrook (1773-1836) was the first owner of Oak Island Plantation on Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina.
The house was built c. 1828.[1]
Captain William died in 1836 and willed the plantation to his oldest son William Seabrook Jr. William Jr. died, probably intestate in October 1860.
William Jr.'s son William Edings Seabrook inherited the plantation some time after his father died.[2]
Oak Island sold - John Edward Seabrook would pay William E. and Martha Seabrook for Oak Island (contract 1860), and John Edward Seabrook would hold the premises until default of payment shall be made. Dated 21 Jan 1867.[3]
Slaves
See Slaves of Captain William Seabrook for a list of the 186 slaves at Oak Point Plantation in 1837
See Slaves of William Seabrook Jr. for the list of slaves in his inventory in 1860. The total number of slaves in his inventory for Oak Island Plantation was 119.
In the 1850 US Census Slave Schedule, William Seabrook Jr. owned 168 slaves.[4]
In the 1860 US Census Slave Schedules, he owned 175 slaves.[5]
Sources
- ↑ http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710143/index.htm
- ↑ Spencer, Charles, Edisto Island 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy Charleston, SC: The History Press (2012), p. 144
- ↑
Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898:
"Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898"
Catalog: Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898 Land records, v. A15-C15 1866-1868
Film number: 008300063 > image 725 of 1027
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSR8-X98N-7 (accessed 18 May 2023)- by bond for Oak Island from John Edward Seabrook, 13 Dec 1860, residence of the late William Seabrook
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1850 Census:
"1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91849510
William Seabrook in St Johns Colleton Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. - ↑
1860 Census:
"1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #90812581
Wm Seabrook in Edisto Island, Colleton, South Carolina, USA.
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