Slaves Of John C. Bethune, South Carolina

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

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by John C Bethune and attempt to connect them to their families.

Probate Records of John's Father Angus N. Bethune

Division of Inventory dated January 29, 1840

• Probate: "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
  Miscellaneous Estate Records, 1784-1960; Author: South Carolina. County Court (Sumter County); Probate Place: Sumter, South Carolina
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9080 #384661 (accessed 18 August 2022)
  A M Bethune probate.

Given to John C. Bethune on January 29, 1840:

• Arthur Bethune
• Bellow Bethune
• Jane Bethune

1860 Slave Census Clarendon County, South Carolina

• Enumerated on June 7, 1860
• 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 #789653 (accessed 17 August 2022)
  (35) in Clarendon, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA.
• 35, F, B
• 25, M, B
• 20, F, B
• 18, M, B
• 17, M, B
• 8, M, B
• 14, F, B (listed as fugitive from the state)

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