Saltcatcher Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Wragg Slavery Black_Heritage

Plantations Index

South Carolina Plantations Index

History

The Saltcatcher Plantation of Charleston County, South Carolina, was owned by Joseph Wragg. When Joseph died his probate inventory listed the enslaved on that plantation 24 Feb 1752.^[1]

Slaves

Men

• Essex(1), value £150
• Michail, value £230
• Goliah, value £250
• Penrose, value £230
• Joseph, value £200
• York(1), value £300
• Darby old, value £70
• Spitfire, value £250
• Essex(2), value £150
• Jeffrey, value £250
• Andrew, value £200
• Venture, value £150
• Long Jack(1), value £130
• July, value £150
• Mathias, value £180
• Stephen, value £350
• Will, value £300
• Hampshire(1), value £250
• Need Cooper, value £250
• Bristol, value £220
• Scipio(1), value £220
• Cain, value £240
• Boatswain, value £200
• T. Boatswain, value £240
• Sampson(1), value £150
• Daniel, value £200
• Simon, value £200
• Robin, value £60
• Harry, value £250

Women

• Cumba, value £250
• Nanny, value £260
• Sue, value £200
• Cinda, value £170
• Sarah, value £200
• Murrea, value £160
• Judy, value £160
• Sarah old, value £200
• Phillis, value £150
• Mary(1), value £130
• Town Mary(3), value £250
• Wragg-596|Dorinda, value £240
• Monimia, value £200
• Statira, value £120
• Priscilla, value £160
• Rose, value £250
• Alce, value £130
• Molly, value £160

Boys

• George, value £200
• James, value £200
• Stephen(1), value £200
• January, value £140
• York(2) & Essex(3), value £60
• Adam, value £200
• Cato, value £200
• Stephen(2), value £150
• Tom, (no value listed)
• Charles, (no value listed)
• Sampson(2), value £70
• Devonshire, value £200
• Jacob, value £150
• Scipio(2), value £200
• Jack M.(2), a boy, value £250
• Lewy, value £100
• Stepny, value £120
• Hampshire(2), value £40
• Jenny a girl, value £70
• Abram & Mary(4), children, value £100

Girls

• Nelly, value £40
• Cate, value £60
• Mary(2), value £40
• Dinah, value £120
• Juba, value £70
• Cloe Wo(woman?), value £220

Sources

1. ↑ Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Inventories v. 82A-82B 1753-1756
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Inventories, 1753-1756, Vol. 082A > image 76 of 529; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JWSY-K3 (accessed 16 September 2022)
   • 1752 Joseph Wragg probate inventory