Quay Plantation, Abbeville County, South Carolina

Date: 1798 to 1842
Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Wardlaw Slavery

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Contents 1 History 2 Slaves 2.1 Inventory 2.2 Sale 2.3 Census 3 Sources

History

The Quay Plantation was located in Abbeville County, South Carolina. The home was built by the first owner, John Quay, about 1786. Quay sold the property to James Wardlaw about 1798.^[1][2] James Wardlaw^[3] lived there most of his life. His plantation grew cotton. This home is now known as The Quay-Wardlaw House.^[4]

Slaves

Inventory

James Wardlaw had 64 slaves listed in his probate inventory at the time of his death in 1842.^[5]

• Old Molly, value $00
• Simon, value $600
• Richmond, Rachel, & Lucy, value $1000
• Elsey, value $150
• Harry, value $400
• Nelson, Peggy, Martha, Jefferson & McDuffie, value $800
• Thomas, boy, $500
• Peter & his wife Hannah, value $900
• Webster, Sarah, Clementine, Hazzard, Albert, & Betsey Ann, value $1700
• Gilbert, boy, value $500
• Cressy, girl, value $500
• Frank, black smith, value $625
• Jack & his wife Juda, value $600
• Aquilla & his wife Sofa, Kitty, George, Jackson, Cornelia, Duff Green, Jinny, value $2500
• Middleton & his wife Tabba, Maria, Lindy, Ben, Celia, Lizanne?, Powel, & Dick, value $1800
• Joshua, value $750
• Ishmael, value $550
• Kizzy & her children, Tamar, Henry, & Lydia, value $850
• Jacob, carpenter, and Charlotte, value $1275
• Bay, boy, value $500
• Matilda & her child Catherine, value $600
• Frank & wife Fanny, Charles & Becky, value $1200
• Jerry, the ditcher, value $300
• Kizziah & her children Richard & Willis, value $700
• Bob, value $700
• Dorcas, a weaver, value $375

Sale

The slaves were divided and sold off to family members and others:^[6]

to D. L. Wardlaw

• Fanny & Gilbert, value $575
• Jacob & Charlotte, value $1310
• Matilda & Catherine, value $690
• Bob, value $796
• Elsey, value $146 less Molly $100, total value $46

to Francis H. Wardlaw

• Cressy, girl, value $566, sold to D. S. Wardlaw
• Tamar, girl, value $400
• Jerry Hole Rives, value $584.75 (see William A. Wardlaw)

to Robert H. Wardlaw

• Coleman, value $600
• Acquilla, Sophey, Kitey, George, Jackson, Cornelia, Duff Green, & Jinney, valued at $3060
• Jack & Judy, value $775

to Joseph J. Wardlaw

• Moses
• Nelson, Peggy, Martha, Jefferson, & McDuffie, value $855
• Richmond, Rachel, Lucy, value $1021, from A. C. Ramsey

to William A. Wardlaw

• Dorcas, value $503
• Simon, value $730
• Hannah, value $370
• Keziah, Richard, Willis, Miranda, value $1202
• add Jerry Hole Rivas, $18.75

to Thomas C. Perrin

• Billy, value $425
• Peter, value $775
• Ishamel, value $675
• Jerry, value $300

to Lewis J. Patterson

• Harry & Celia, value $590
• John & Dick, value $600
• Joshua, value $856
• Polly, value $650
• Thomas, value $600
• Middleton, Tabby, Maria, Lindy, Ben, Powel, Sims, & Judy, value $2261
• Kizzy, Tamar, Henry, & Lydia, value $1201
• Frank, Fanny, Beck, & Charles, value $1200
• deduct 1 negro Tamar to F. H. Wardlaw, $400

to A. C. Ramsey

• Mariah, $535
• Richmond, Rachel, Lucy, value $1020 (deduct to Jo's J. Wardlaw)

to Wm Bowie

• Ann, Van Bosen, & George, value $810

to Wm H W Claw

• Webster, Sarah, Clementine, Hazzard, Albert, & Betsey Ann, value $2460

to John L. Boyd

• Frank & Jack, value $1200

Census

1800 census^[7]

• 8 slaves

1810 census^[8]

• 14 slaves

1820 census, 38 slaves:^[9]

• 8 males to age 16
• 8 males 16-26
• 5 males 26-45
• 6 females to age 16
• 7 females ages 16-26
• 3 females ages 26-45
• 1 females ages 45 and up

1830 census, 56 slaves:^[10]

• 6 males under age 10
• 11 males ages 10-24
• 4 males ages 24-36
• 3 males ages 36-55
• 18 females under age 10
• 6 females ages 10-24
• 3 females ages 24-36
• 4 females ages 36-55
• 1 females age 55-100

1840 census, 60 slaves^[11]

• 15 males under age 10
• 2 males ages 10-24
• 7 males ages 24-36
• 5 males ages 36-55
• 13 females under age 10
• 7 females ages 10-24
• 7 females ages 24-36
• 3 females ages 36-55
• 1 female age 55-100

Sources

1. ↑ The Historical Marker Database https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=86812
2. ↑ South Carolina Historic Properties Record http://schpr.sc.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/35169
3. ↑ Genealogy of the Wardlaw Family http://archives.tamuk.edu/uploads/A2018-014.0399.pdf
   • p.50
4. ↑ National Register of Historic Places - Abbeville Historic District https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b51e7efc-683b-4c9f-953a-7adf3771656c
   • p.16, No. 484
5. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 102-103, packages 2504-2533
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 102, Packages 2504-2523 > image 194 of 265
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC98-QD (accessed 22 January 2023)
   • Slave inventory in loose probate papers
6. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 102-103, packages 2504-2533
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 102, Packages 2504-2523 > image 181 of 265
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9D-C7 (accessed 22 January 2023) Dec 1842 probate inventory
7. ↑ United States Census, 1800: "United States Census, 1800"
   Image path: United States Census, 1800 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Not Stated > image 78 of 78; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR8K-67H (accessed 22 January 2023)
   • 1800 census Abbeville County, South Carolina
8. ↑ United States Census, 1810: "United States Census, 1810"
   Image path: United States Census, 1810 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville > image 60 of 64; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBD-98CH (accessed 22 January 2023)
   • 1810 census Abbeville County, South Carolina
9. ↑ United States Census, 1820: "United States Census, 1820"
   Image path: United States Census, 1820 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville > image 66 of 79; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYM-9PRN (accessed 22 January 2023)
   • 1820 census Abbeville County, South Carolina
10. ↑ United States Census, 1830: "United States Census, 1830"
    Image path: United States Census, 1830 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Not Stated > image 6 of 235; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY1-9ZJC (accessed 22 January 2023)
    • 1830 census Abbeville County, South Carolina
11. ↑ United States Census, 1840: "United States Census, 1840"
    Image path: United States Census, 1840 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Not Stated > image 55 of 188; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB7-VPV (accessed 22 January 2023)
    • 1840 Census, Abbeville County, South Carolina