Slaves of Echard family, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Eckhard Slavery Black_Heritage

This page collects information about people enslaved by the Eckhard family in Charleston, South Carolina. The name Eckhard is also spelled Eggart, Eggard, Echard, Echardt, etc.

Contents 1 Slave Owners 2 CENSUS RECORDS 3 Enslaved People 4 Eggarts - Free People of Color 5 Sources

Slave Owners

The Eckhard family lived in Charleston, South Carolina. Jacob and both his sons were musicians. Their house at 103 Tradd Street is now a historical site.^[1]

• Jacob Sr and Priscilla Barnes Eckhard
• son Jacob Jr (1788-1832) and wife Elizabeth
• son George Bryan Eckhard (1794-1845)
• Mary Eckhard (widow of Jacob Jr)
• daughter Caroline Eckhard
• daughter Margaret Eckhard
• daughter Priscilla Eckhard Rogers and her two children

Juliet Eggart (a freed woman of color who was enslaved by Jacob Jr until 1817) was also a slave owner.

Households in 1830

• Jacob Eckhard Sr. (musician) lived at 31 George St.
• George B Eckhard (attorney) lived at 31 George St.
• Jacob E Eckhard Jr lived at 37 Society St.
• Juliet Eggart (a free person of color) lived at 34 St. Phillip Street

CENSUS RECORDS

• 1790 - 4 people enslaved by Jacob Sr^[2][3]
• 1800 - 6 people enslaved by Jacob Sr^[4]
• 1810 - ^[5][6]
• 1820 - 3 people enslaved by Jacob Sr^[7]
• 1830 - 4 people enslaved by Jacob Sr^[8]
• 1840 - 5 people enslaved by George^[9]
• 1850

Enslaved People

• Juliet Eggart (1797-1833) - freed by Jacob Jr in 1817
• Harriett Eggart (1816-1857) freed by Jacob Jr in 1817
• Venus 1817-1843
• Sarah 1822-1822
• Sarah 1826-1827
• Benjamin
• Flora 1817-1824
• Grace 1808- ? purchased by Jacob and Juliet in 1823 for $370

Eggarts - Free People of Color

• Juliet had three children (Harriet, Michael, and Maria). Juliet and Harriet (age 10 months) were freed by Jacob Jr in 1817. Thus, Michael and Maria were born free. Jacob Jr is likely the father of all three children. Juliet was a slave-owner.

Sources

• Information is found in Census Records, Sales of Negro Slaves, Capitation Tax in Charleston, Death records, birth records, Cemetery markers, and a few newspaper articles.

1. ↑ 103 Tradd Street https://charleston.pastperfectonline.com/archive/CEB00CD6-394B-42F0-BA42-954388038500
2. ↑ Jacob Sr Census Year: 1790; Census Place: St Phillips and St Michaels, Charleston, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 335; Image: 206; Family History Library Film: 0568151
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-6V1 : Thu Mar 07 22:52:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacob Eckhard, 1790.
4. ↑ Jacob Sr Census Year: 1800; Census Place: Charleston, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 48; Page: 117; Image: 172; Family History Library Film: 181423
5. ↑ Jacob Sr Census Year: 1810; Census Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: 60; Page: 323; Image: 00176; Family History Library Film: 0181419
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1810", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-6VH : Sat Mar 09 14:06:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacob Eckhard, 1810.
7. ↑ Jacob Sr Census 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina; Page: 46; NARA Roll: M33_119; Image: 103
8. ↑ Jacob Sr Census Year: 1830; Census Place: Charleston Ward 4, Charleston, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 170; Page: 105; Family History Library Film: 0022504 six enslaved people.
9. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: 509; Page: 82; Family History Library Film: 0022508