Slaves of Andrew Pickens Calhoun, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] to 1865
Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Calhoun, Colhoun Slavery Black Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Plantations 1.2 Slaves 1.3 Probate Inventory 2 Sources

Background

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Andrew Pickens Calhoun, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Plantations

• Fort Hill Plantation, Pickens County, South Carolina

Slaves

1854 purchase of 50 slaves by Andrew Pickens Calhoun from John C. Calhoun's widow, Floride Bonneau Colhoun:

Name (1854)	Est. Birth	Age
Sawney	1795	59
Tilla	1804	50
Ned	1829	25
Nicholas	1836	18
Jonas	1838	16
Jim	1842	12
Matilda	1844	10
Chapman	1846	8
Moses	1832	22
Gargar	1831	23
Lucinda	1849	5
Armstead	1851	3
Binah	1851	3
Tom	1853	1
Cato	1852	2
Baby	1853	1
Daniel	1827	27
Rosanna	1822	32
Willis	1833	21
Peter	1842	12
Dice	1846	8
Fanny	1835	19
Hannah	1851	3
Daniel	1853	1
Billy	1819	35
Jane	1824	30
Mark	1844	10
Sawney	1846	8
Moses	1848	6
Suckey	1850	4
Pegg	1846	8
John	1853	1
Caty	1854	0
Mary	1831	23
Delphi	1846	8
Sally	1852	2
Edward	1850	4
Peggy	1846	8
Isaac	1831	23
Cloe	1817	37
Amos	1834	20
Katy	1794	60
Kitty	1833	21
Child	1852	2
Nancy	1845	9
Richmond	1831	23
Phebe	1754	100
Lucy	1849	5
Grandison	1850	4
Jackson	1852	2

1860 Slave Schedule
In the 1860 census, Andrew was in Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina, United States with 54 slaves.^[1]

Gender	Est. Birth	Age
Female	1794	66
Male	1799	61
Male	1840	20
Female	1847	13
Male	1849	11
Female	1851	9
Male	1813	47
Female	1819	41
Male	1833	27
Female	1845	15
Male	1840	20
Male	1854	6
Male	1828	32
Female	1828	32
Male	1847	13
Female	1847	13
Male	1850	10
Male	1852	8
Male	1856	4
Male	1859	1
Female	1832	28
Female	1850	10
Male	1854	6
Male	1858	2
Female	1769	91
Male	1832	28
Female	1831	29
Male	1846	14
Female	1848	12
Male	1851	9
Male	1855	5
Male	1840	20
Male	1793	67
Male	1833	27
Female	1797	63
Female	1838	22
Male	1842	18
Female	1839	21
Male	1857	3
Male	1858	2
Female	1860	6/12
Male	1817	43
Female	1817	43
Female	1844	16
Female	1846	14
Male	1851	9
Male	1854	6
Male	1839	21
Male	1827	33
Female	1831	29
Male	1847	13
Female	1838	22
Male	1859	1
Male	1824	36

Probate Inventory

The following enslaved persons were listed in the probate inventory of Andrew Pickens Calhoun, 26 Apr 1865^[2]

• Stepny, house servant, $1125
• Alick, house servant, $1050
• Jane, house servant, $775
• Louisa, Billy's wife, house servant, $800
• Ella, 11 years old, house servant, $800
• Louisa, Edwards wife, house servant, $800
• Christy, house cook, $500
• Isaac, gardner, $600
• Priest, coachman, $900
• Billy, a miller, $600
• Nicholas, a blacksmith, $1500
• Fed(sp?), a carpenter, $1200

1865 Appraisal of the estate of Andrew Pickens Calhoun Names and ages of the 127 enslaved, with average valuation at $425 each: ^[3]

Name (1865)	Est. Birth	Age
Sawney	1794	71
Tiller	1803	62
David	1863	2
Matilda	1842	23
Bella	1862	3
Mary Jane	1864	1
Jim	1845	20
Pheoby	1840	25
Laura	1863	2
Emelia	1865	3/12
Susan	1843	22
Binah	1846	19
Babe	1865	6/12
Armstead	1851	14
James	1854	11
Liddy	1861	4
Thomas	1864	1
Jimmy	1842	23
Delphy	1845	20
Tessie	1862	3
Harriot	1842	23
Francis	1848	17
Christy	1863	2
Richard	1852	13
Isaac	1854	11
Margaret	1844	21
Aaron	1861	4
Edward	1833	32
Fanny	1858	7
Allen	1859	6
William	1861	4
Robert	1863	2
Nancy	1847	18
Louis	1865	6/12
Peter	1843	22
Dice	1847	18
Babe	1865	6/12
Richard	1855	10
Amos	1830	35
Sarah Ann	1830	35
Binah	1848	17
Tom	1849	16
Cato	1851	14
Moses	1856	9
Rose	1860	5
Izzy	1861	4
Peggy	1777	88
Isaac	1832	33
Edward	1849	16
Alick	1853	12
Katy	1801	64
Cloe	1807	58
Orr	1832	33
Wash	1826	39
Hammer	1828	37
Daphney	1847	18
Sam	1835	30
Lucy	1846	19
Allison	1850	15
Jack	1853	12
Jonas	1836	29
Chapman	1840	25
Harry	1824	41
Delia	1817	48
Harry	1842	23
Margaret (2)	1845	20
Sarah Anne	1853	12
Eliza Anne	1851	14
Jack	1849	16
Billy	1820	45
James	1827	38
Moses	1848	17
Sue	1850	15
Peggy	1852	13
Kate	1854	11
Alick	1858	7
Mary	1856	9
Beller	1801	64
Sharper (Husband of Caroline)	1832	33
Richmond	1832	33
Caroline (Wife of Sharper)	1835	30
Solomon	1854	11
Tiller	1857	8
Simon	1859	6
George	1833	32
Martha	1833	32
Hammer	1849	16
John	1814	51
Binah	1817	48
Jack	1856	9
Frank	1839	26
Amy	1841	24
David	1856	9
Nick	1858	7
Betty	1859	6
Ben	1839	26
Becky	1843	22
Lizzie	1862	3
Dink	1839	26
Susan	1840	25
Beck	1861	4
Mack	1842	23
Ellen	1843	22
Amos	1846	19
Pheobus	1831	34
Kitty	1831	34
Robert	1847	18
William	1854	11
Stepny	1857	8
Mary	1862	3
Martha	1865	6/12
Simon	1814	51
Missy	1823	42
Jim	1839	26
Darcas	1831	34
Katy	1850	15
Abb	1833	32
Joe	1857	8
Arthur	1862	3
Tom	1833	32
Jane	1837	28
Moses	1853	12
Tom	1861	4
Peter	1815	50
Ephraim	1836	29
Maria	1845	20
Nancy	1862	3

Sources

1. ↑ 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 #90905144 (accessed 26 December 2022)
   A P Calhoun in Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956: "Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 840-906 1864-1879
   Film number: 007649189 > image 389 of 676
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9P1-KTLZ (accessed 20 May 2024)
   • probate inventory of A.P. Calhoun
3. ↑ Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956: "Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 840-906 1864-1879
   Film number: 007649189 > image 386 of 676
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9P1-KTG6 (accessed 20 May 2024)
   • probate inventory

• African Americans at Fort Hill
• Fort Hill on WIkipedia
• Clemson, South Carolina