Slaves of Benjamin Seabrook Whaley, South Carolina

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

Contents 1 Slaves of Benjamin Seabrook Whaley, South Carolina 1.1 1820 Census 1.2 1830 Census 1.3 Estate Inventory 2 Sources

Slaves of Benjamin Seabrook Whaley, South Carolina

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the people enslaved by Benjamin Seabrook Whaley (1791-abt.1832) in Charleston County, South Carolina to assist in connecting them to their families.

1820 Census

In 1820, Benjamin Whaley held 38 people enslaved in Wadmalaw in Charleston County.^[1]

• Slaves - Males - Under 14 5
• Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25 4
• Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44 3
• Slaves - Males - 45 and over 4
• Slaves - Females - Under 14 6
• Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25 10
• Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 4
• Slaves - Females - 45 and over 2

1830 Census

In 1830 Benjamin Whaley held 50 people enslaved in Charleston County.^[2]

• Males - Under 10: 10
• Males - 10 thru 23: 7
• Males - 24 thru 35: 2
• Males - 36 thru 54: 6
• Females - Under 10: 7
• Females - 10 thru 23: 10
• Females - 24 thru 35: 6
• Females - 36 thru 54: 2

Estate Inventory

the Edisto Island Plantation, 67 enslaved persons

the Slanns Island Plantation, 55 enslaved persons

Inventory and appraisement of the estate of Benjamin S Whaley, planter, deceased ^[3]

: Edisto Island Plantation - May 22, 1832

valued jointly at $400

• Rose
• Jane

valued jointly at $700

• Molly
• Sophy
• Robert
• Caroline

valued at $400

• John

valued jointly at $1800

• Cyrus
• Phillis
• Toney
• renty
• Milly
• Cyrus
• Johnn
• Brutus

valued jointly at $700

• Brutus
• Pender
• Susanna

valued jointly at $1500

• Sancho
• Rose
• Jacob
• Betty
• Judith

valued jointly at $2000

• Rinor
• Will
• Guy
• Jenny
• Andrew
• Joe
• Phillis

valued jointly at $1200

• Abram
• Minty
• Mary
• Ann
• Abram

valued jointly at $1500

• Glasgow
• Elsey
• May
• Pinder
• Sambo
• Simon

valued jointly at $1000

• Alfred
• Harriet
• Will
• Jane
• Lucy

valued jointly at $700

• Kitty
• Elick
• William

valued jointly at $750

• Patrick
• Bess
• Elsey

valued jointly at $1100

• July
• Rachel
• Dyna
• Charles
• Emma

valued at $500

• Scipio

Valued at $400

• Sam

valued at $400

• Ralph

valued jointly at $500

• George
• Hardtimes

valued jointly at $100

• Billy
• Tiney

valued jointly at $200

• Sary
• Sally

: Slanns Island Plantation - May 25, 1832

valued jointly at $2100

• Sam
• Chloe
• Abram
• Sam
• Jacob
• Tama
• Joe
• Nancy
• Billy

valued jointly at $1800

• Peter
• Affey
• Chloe
• Renty
• Lydia
• Venus
• George
• Shem
• Jack

valued jointly at $2100

• Cyrus
• Amy
• Tom
• Mary
• Samson
• Silvey
• Letty
• Cash
• Brutus

valued jointly at $1800

• Andrew
• Jane
• Ned
• Tyra
• Cyrea
• Nelly

valued jointly at $3500

• Jack
• Peggy
• Dafney
• Beck
• Dina
• Toney
• Cesar
• Jemmy
• Bella
• Jemmy
• Rose
• Doc
• Simon
• Dafney

valued jointly at $1600

• Chloe
• Mary
• Brutus
• Elsey
• Moses
• Scipio
• Ellen
• Tim

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Wadmalaw, Charleston, South Carolina; Page: 100; NARA Roll: M33_119; Image: 215
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7734 #178318 (accessed 22 December 2023)
   Benjamin Whaley in Wadmalaw, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: St Johns Colleton, Charleston, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 170; Page: 153; Family History Library Film: 0022504
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #648179 (accessed 18 March 2023)
   Benjamin Whaley in St Johns Colleton, Charleston, South Carolina.
3. ↑ 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 280 of 322
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJYR-7 (accessed 12 May 2023)
   • 1832 probate inventory