Slaves of Benjamin Bailey 1830, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Bailey Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Slaves 1.1.1 Purchases 1.1.2 Sales 1.1.3 Probate Inventory 2 Sources

Background

Benjamin Bailey (1780-1830) lived on Wadmalaw Island. This page records the enslaved persons he owned during his lifetime.

Slaves

Purchases

12 Feb 1829, from Hannah Swinton, $3900:^[1]

• Old Elsey
• Sary and her 3 children, Jack, Nancy, Sam
• Mary and her 3 children, William, Joe, and Bella
• Patience
• Betty and her child Elsy

21 May 1829, from Ann Crandal, for $500:^[2]

• Simon (sold see below)

Sales

22 May 1829, to Horatio G. Street, for $500.^[3]

• Simon

Probate Inventory

The following enslaved were named in the probate inventory of Benjamin Bailey 1830:^[4]

p.423 property "on The Main"

• August driver, Patience, Elivra $950
• Solomon, Minda, Louisa, Venus, Grace, $1000
• Lot, Sary, Jacky, Nancy, Sam, $1000
• George, Hester $700, Billy, Diana $350, $1050
• Betty, Charles, Elsey $550, Sancho, Jenny, Rose $700, $1250
• Mary, Bella $500, Bias, Bina $600, Jenny $200, $1300
• Tom, Renty $600, Sandey, Amadney, Little Sandy $500, $1100
• Juddy $250, Laura $300, Jemmy $225, $775

the inventory continues on "Wadmalaw Island"

• Aiken (driver), Hannah
• Peggy, Diana, Chance, Miley, Betty, Peter, Robin, $2000
• Patty, Mariah, Binah, Sary, Peter, Doll, Ceasar, Chloe, $1600
• April, May, Hercules, Lucy, William, Miley, $1800
• John, Rachel, Rose, Caty $800, Daphne, Beck $400, $1200
• Charles, Patty, Lydia, Amos $1000, Rose, Strephon $300, $1300
• Andrew, Patience, Abraham, Hagar, $1100
• Stephen, Venus, Jane, $600, Abram, Phoebe, Joe $800, $1400
• Abraham, Phillis, Isaac, Affey, Cudgo, Stephen, $1900
• Jubba, John, Phoebe, Sambo, Hannah, $1100
• Bob, Clarkey, Mary $650, Prince, Elsey $350, $1000
• Nancy, Ceasar, Martha $700, Betty & child $400, $1100
• Elsey, William, Josie $700, Frank, January, Obey $600, $1300
• Juddy, Thishia $600, Ben, Jenny, Yorick $900, $1500

No enslaved persons listed for "the Bay"(Edings Bay) in the probate inventory.

Sources

1. ↑ Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina: "Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina"
   Catalog: Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina v. 5D, 5G 1825-1829
   Film number: 008196081 > image 513 of 569
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLV-G3CM-L (accessed 24 May 2023)
   • 1829 slave sale Swinton to Bailey, p.445
2. ↑ Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina: "Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina"
   Catalog: Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina v. 5D, 5G 1825-1829
   Film number: 008196081 > image 560 of 569
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLV-G3HB-V (accessed 24 May 2023)
   • 1829 purchase from Ann Crandal
3. ↑ Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina: "Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina"
   Catalog: Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina v. 5D, 5G 1825-1829
   Film number: 008196081 > image 561 of 569
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLV-G3HY-F (accessed 24 May 2023)
   • p.541, Bailey to Street
4. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1810-1818 1819-1824 1819-1824 (indexed with last item) 1824-1844
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1824-1834 > No File Description Available > image 851 of 1227
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJBD-W (accessed 24 May 2023)
   • 1830 probate inventory of Benjamin Bailey