Slaves of Abney Mays Sr

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Abney Slavery

Slaves of Abney Mays Sr. (1758-1804)

Purpose of this page is to document and identify the slaves held by Abney Mays, Sr in Edgefield County, South Carolina.

Estate Inventory

Abney's estate passed probate on 27 February 1804. An inventory was completed on March 7, 1804 and listed the following slaves.

• Probate: "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
  

Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1785-1868; Indexes to Records, 1785-1957; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Edgefield County); Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9080 #996580 (accessed 10 May 2022) Abney Mays probate on 27 Feb 1804.

• man Gabriel $525
• woman Nancy $250
• boy Abram $400
• boy Aron $375
• girl Abby $300
• woman Rose $400
• girl Fanny $200
• girl Sealy $225
• girl Dice $150
• boy Ned $100
• Child Sharlotte $50
• child Tilday $50

Distribution of Slaves

On May 22, 1804 a sale of slaves of Abney Mays was completed.

• Slave Record: "Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S., Slave Records, 1774-1866"
  Edgefield County Historical Society, 2010; Edgefield, South Carolina; Slave Records of Edgefield County, South Carolina; Author: Lucas, Gloria Ramsey
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60512 #10017457 (accessed 10 May 2022)
  Name: Abney Mays; Role: Previous Owner; Enslaved Person: Abram Nanny Abby Aron Dice Fanny Joe Ned Charlotte Matilda.
• man Gabriel - Elizabeth Mays
• woman Nancy/Nanny - Thomas Young
• boy Abram - Wm Mays
• boy Aron - Dannett Hill
• girl Abby - Jesse Scurry
• girl Fanny - Stephen Whitley
• girl Dice - Sally Mays
• boy Ned - Wm Mays
• boy Joe - Stephen Whitley
• Child Sharlotte - Elizabeth Mays
• child Tilday/Matilda - Elizabeth Mays