Richfield Plantation Auction 1 Mar 1854

Date: 1 Mar 1854 [unknown]
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Hunt Slavery black_heritage

Transcribed Advertising flyer for the Auction of Richfield Plantation and 111 Enslaved person. The plantation belonged to Benjamin Faneuil Hunt (1824-bef.1873) and located on the Pee Dee River near Georgetown, South Carolina. It was being auctioned off due to a failure to pay the mortgage. The enslaved persons where to be auctioned off in family groups.^[1]

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Under Decree in Equity. William C. Smith, et al., vs. Benjamin F. Hunt et al., John H Tucker vs Benjamin F. Hunt, et al.

On Wednesday, 1st March, 1854, Will be sold in Georgetown, at the Court-House, at 11 o'clock, or soon thereafter, all that Plantation or Tract of Land called "Richfield"...Also, A Gang of about 111 Negroes, and their Issue, attached to the said Plantation, accustomed to the culture of Rice and Provisions. To be sold in Families, as follows:

Family Group One

Name	Age	Add'l Info
Joe Grafton	40
Phillis	40
Romeo	18
Grafton	12
Rose	45	Blind

Family Group Two

Name	Age	Add'l Info
Cresia	45
Gusta	22
Johnny	20
Jenny	22
Fortune	10	ruptured
Hannah	12
Abby	Infant

Family Group Three

Name	Age	Add'l Info
Martin	35
Nanny	25
Romeo	Infant
Nancy	45
Rose	9
Grace	24
Alice	Infant
Wiloby	18
Tim	14
Nat	9
Peter	8

Family Group Four

Name	Age	Add'l Info
Tamer	50
Abraham	30
Mingo	45
Lucy	50
Harriett	28
Maria	25
Minda	6
Paris	4

Family Group Five

Name	Age	Add'l Info
Paul	35	Cooper
Charlotte	35
Will	14
Sam	8
Rebecca	6
Hetty	8
Sally	2

Family Group Six

Name	Age	Add'l Info
Big Isaac	35
Phoebe	35
Mary	50
Eve	25
Jane	8
Rhina	6
Amelia	6
Billy	1
Nancy	45
Barnwell	22
Billy	60	Driver

Family Group Seven

Name	Age	Add'l Info
Spenser	50
Dinah	45
Jack	30
Robert	30
Robert	30
Stephen	20
Lydia	15
Bella	14
Betty	10
Mary	6
Madaline	4

Family Group Eight

Name	Age	Add'l Info
Doll	35
Tephney	35

Family Group Nine

Name	Age	Add'l Info
Abby	50
Abraham	24
Katy	30
John	12
Seipio	4
Charles	35	Engineer
Buck	30
Jacob	30
Linda	18
Peggy	16
Hester	13

Family Group Ten

Name	Age	Add'l Info
William	40	Cooper
Suckey	40
Nanny	12
Maria	6
King	35	Miller, Carpenter and Blacksmith
Madeline	35
Isaac	20	Half Engineer
Bob	18
Ben	14
Margy	12
Binah	11
Phoebe	10
Lizza	8
King	7
Eliza	5
Caroline	4
Sarah	2
Shadrack	8 mo.
Hector Nancy	45
Liza	Infant

Family Group Eleven

Name	Age	Add'l Info
Prime	35	Driver
Dolly	20
Anthony	16
Joe Boon	35
Winter	10
Patty	6
Judy	25
Prime	2
Tamer	4
Billy	18 mo.
Madaline	30
Molly	7
Marcus 30
Joe Burrows	32
Paris	35

Also the following three enslaved person were listed and not attached to any family group:

• Old Sylvia
• Old Nanny
• Old Nancy

Research Note

Post auction the plantation land was sold to the Heriot family, and then in 1859 to the Sparkman family. The Heriot family changed the name to Dirleton Plantation and built a new manor house which still stands. However, the enslaved who lived on the newly named Dirleton Plantation do not appear to be any of the families that are listed above. The Sparkman family remained in possession well into the 20th century. The land described here is now the Samworth Wildlife Management Area.

For more information please see the Dirleton Plantation

Source

1. ↑ Under Decree . . . that Plantation or Tract of Land Called "Richfield". . . also, a Gang of About 111 Negroes. Letterpress broadside, 19 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, signed in type by James Tupper, Master in Equity. Document on Auction by Swann Galleries - Sale 2631, Lot 22. https://web.archive.org/web/20230326050120/https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/(SLAVERY--ABOLITION)-Under-Decree----that-Plantation-or-Trac?saleno=2631&lotNo=9&refNo=803151