Slaves of Charles Drayton 1820, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] to 1820
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Drayton Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Property 1.2 Slaves 2 Sources

Background

Charles Drayton died in 1820. His will mentioned one enslaved person named Ben who went to his daughter Charlotte.^[1]

Property

The following properties were mentioned in the will of Charles Drayton:^[1]

• Jehosse Island Plantation, to son Charles Drayton
• Savanah Plantation
• Drayton Hall Plantation, to son Charles Drayton
• Kentucky Lands bought of Col. Dry of North Carolina
• Lands bought from Mr. Middleton
• Satilla lands in Georgia

Slaves

Drayton's probate inventory named and valued the enslaved after his death at the following locations:^[2]

at the Savannah Plantation

• Nelly, Sue, Sam, Petty, Dick, Tim, $2050
• Toby, Mary, Maria, Venus, Exeter, Affy, Toby, Doll, & Cip, $2950
• Peggy, Tipsey/Tissey, Rose, Dianah, Thomas,Grace, & Bess, $2550
• Libi, Manuel, Ned, 1000, Lucy, Jacob, Joan, Betty, Billy, 1950, $3050
• old Tom, Moll, John, Elsey, Joe Charles, $2050
• old Dick, Hannah, Sampson, $700
• Cinda, Carolina, Old Cloe, Old Seaboy, Cyrus, $1400
• Tom $700, Abraham $700, Sue, Silvia, Bess, Peggy, John, Tenah 1900, $3300
• O Sandy, Marian, Mary, George, James, January, Doll, Benny
• Mary ann 2800, $2800
• Cimon, Sack, Cudjoe, Bess, Joan, Juba, April 700, $3200

at Drayton Hall Plantation

• Harry $700, Sally $650, Caesar $700, $2050
• O. Will, O. Abbey, Diana, William, Daniel, Grace, Rachael, Jacob, Nella, $2900
• Caesar, Peggy, James, Thomas, Jack, Ceasar, $2000
• Phillis, Joe, Exeter, Hannah, Billy, $2200
• Emanuel, Ciss, Jack, Judy 1250, Ciss, Beck, Isreal 950, $2200
• Grau, Judy, Phillis, Child, $1150
• Jack 700, Hercules 400, Rial 800, Pompey 300, $2200
• Annett 800, Will, John, and Judy 1400, $2200

on Jehosse Island

• Pariss, Charlotte, Sam, Rhina 1350, Nelle 200, $1550
• Kinsale 800 (in 1822 Sold to John Birnie, for $700^[3] see the Slaves of Henrietta Augusta Drayton for more information), George 700, Robin 800, Kinsale 50, $2350
• Philip, Phillis & Ben 700, Robin 800, Lucy 400, George 700, $1800
• Quash, Mary, Bess, Phillis, July 1800, Sam, Flora 700, $2500

p.248

• Elsey, Charlotte, Beaver, Dido, Jack, $1200
• Charles 700, Bob 600, Joe, Delia 950, $2250
• Tom, Moll, Phillis, Joan, Grace 1500, Chloe 1, $1501
• Flora, Sophia 600, Willoughby 500, Quamina 600, $1700
• Phillis, Tom, Martha 600, Mary 300, $900
• Sarah, Auba, Nelly, Brown, Dembo, $1700
• Anni, Juba, Fatima, Judith 1100, Renty 400, $1500
• Carolina, Hannah, Peggy, Rinah, Harry, $1200
• Affy & Sharper 800, Amie, Gabriel, Hester, Sally 800, $1600
• July, Hannah, Siss 1000, Tobias, Catharine, & Eve 1000, $2000
• Joe, Die, Cato, Binah, Brutus, $2300
• Tenah, Sampson, Daphne, Lucy, Billy, Kit, & Sally, $1800
• Sarah, Mall, Hagar $300

For more information please see:

• Drayton Hall Plantation

Some of the enslaved were sold by Drayton's daughter, for more information please see:

• the Slaves of Henrietta Augusta Drayton

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 34-35 1818-1826
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1818-1826, Vol. 034 > image 363 of 875; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJ9W-TG (accessed 6 June 2023)
   • 1820 will of Charles Drayton, Bk 34 p.344
2. ↑ 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 > 1818-1824 > No File Description Available > image 436 of 1227
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJ9S-T5 (accessed 6 June 2023)
   • 1820 probate inventory of Charles Drayton
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. 4Y, 4X, 5A 1820-1825
   Film number: 008196080 > image 412 of 782
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLV-G39V-C (accessed 29 January 2024)
   • bill of sale for enslaved Sam/Kinsale, 13 Sept 1822, 1 Apr 1823