Slaves of Charles Ernest Bailey (1792 - 1836), South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Census 2 Research Needed 3 Sources

Background

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Charles Ernest Bailey (1792 - 1836), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Charles Bailey lived on Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. At his death he owned property on Edisto Island, Wadmalaw Island, and Bailey's Island. The following enslaved person are recorded in his will:

Charles's estate passed probate on 3 September 1836 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States and mentioned 2 slaves designated for his wife.^[1]

• Wench
• Lavinia

and his property inventory in 1836:^[2]

Bailey's Island^[3]

• Pompey $450, Johnny $800, Sam $700
• Sary $450, Phillis $600, Beck $600
• Jim $400, Pompey $350, Ishmael $300
• Patty $250, Amy $600, Joe $300
• Hercules $250, LIzzy $300, Moses $800
• Cudjo $800, Peter $700, Bess $600
• Venus $450, Molly $400, Eliza $300
• Abel $250, Nat $800, Hagar $450
• Sue $250, Grace $150, Affy $600
• George $400, Jeffrey $350, Fanny $250
• Diana $150, Mathias $700, Hannah $600
• Jonas $250, Amy $600, Jimmy $600
• Sam $500, Katy $500, Mathias $800
• Billy $800, Delia $600, Bagshaw $450
• Nelly $200, Jack $500, Phillip $500
• Peg $500, Tom $800, Sary $600
• Tissy $300, Monday $550, Scilla $300
• Dublin $800, Edwin $800, Betty $400
• Bob $800

Edisto Island^[3]

• Sambo $800, Sary $600, Tom $800
• Robert $350, Quash $300, Nelson $700
• Tenah $600, Jack $800, Letty $500
• Juddy $400, Joe $300, Virtue $250
• Emily $200, Lewis $150, Bellah $500
• Peggy/Pegg $350, Rose $200, Hannah $300
• Fanny $500, Beck $300, Grace $600
• Katy $500, David $600, Isaac $800
• Bob $800, Diana $400, Dee $300
• Phillis $100, Anthony $1000, Betsey $600
• Primus $200, Rose $600, Scilla $600
• Jimmy $550, Bob $500, Pompey $400
• Venus $400, Hannibal $300, Tom $200
• Julius $150, Old Bess $200, Ned $150
• John $800, Bram $800, Lavinia $600
• Edward $200, Joe $150, Scilla $600
• Jimmy $600, Amy $400, Sam $200

Wadmalaw Island^[4]

• Caesar $800, Old Sampson $150, Chloe $200
• Lydia $600, Peter $150, Phillis $600
• Frank $200, Harry $150, Marcus $800
• Mary $600, Nancy $500, Toney $500
• Brister $300, Hetty $200, Phillis $250
• Sambo $800, Judy $600, Chloe $500
• Sampson $400, Adam $300, Juliana $250
• Sambo $200, Abraham $800, Tyrah $600
• Amos $300, Pompey $200, Martha $150
• Flora $600, Stephen $500, Jack $500
• Harriet $350, Dickey $700, Mary $500
• Belinda $350, Dinah $300, Rose $200
• Sue $150, Derry $800, Simon $800
• Alfred $800, Fratima $5, Molly $600
• Sam $300, Toby $250, Sandy $200
• Jupiter $150, Charlotte $500, Patty $350
• Mingo $300, Isaac $600, Peter $500
• Molly $300, Strephon $800, Limus $800
• Albert $350, Harry $700, Marian $600
• Ben $400, Abraham $300, Bella $10

For more information please see the Riverside Plantation page.

Census

1820 US Census
In the 1820 census Charles was in Wadmalaw, Charleston, South Carolina with 70 slaves.^[5]

• Males - Under 14: 10
• Males - 14 thru 25: 10
• Males - 26 thru 44: 10
• Males - 45 and over: 5
• Females - Under 14: 5
• Females - 14 thru 25: 10
• Females - 26 thru 44: 10
• Females - 45 and over: 10

1830 US Census
In the 1830 census Charles was in St Johns Colleton, Charleston, South Carolina with 137 slaves.^[6]

• Males - Under 10: 17
• Males - 10 thru 23: 13
• Males - 24 thru 35: 20
• Males - 36 thru 54: 10
• Males - 55 thru 99: 8
• Females - Under 10: 18
• Females - 10 thru 23: 13
• Females - 24 thru 35: 20
• Females - 36 thru 54: 9
• Females - 55 thru 99: 9

Research Needed

Note: the following profiles have history with Charles Ernest Bailey (1792-1836)^[7]

• Jack Clark - which of the 3 men named Jack on this page?
• The probate records for James Clark list one woman named Patty, but the valuation does not suggest a connection to either of the 2 women with that name in this list. Needs checking.
• The records for James Clark list a woman named Susannah or Sue. There is not enough information to determine which woman named Sue is in this Charles Bailey list.
• There are 2 Simons in the documentation for James Clark. Cannot determine is the Simon in this list is Clark-85098 or Clark-85099.
• Beck is listed in the documentation for James Clark, but it cannot be determined if this is either of the Becks in this listing.
• There are 3 women named Phillis, but which is connected to the 2 estate inventories of Charles Clark cannot be determined.
• There are 2 Charlottes in the documentation for James Clark (Charlotte and Charlotte). Unable to determine which is listed in this document.
• There are 2 Graces in the documentation for James Clark (Grace and Grace). Which went to Bailey's Island and which to Edisto cannot be determined from the available records.
• Sam is the only Sam from earlier records, but which relates to the 3 Sam's in this document cannot be determined.
• Sambo is the only Sambo from earlier records, but which relates to the 3 Sam's in this document cannot be determined.
• There are 2 men named Adam in the documentation for James Clark (Clark-86065 and Clark-86067), but there is insufficient evidence to connect either with the Adam in this list.
• There are 2 men named George in the documentation for James Clark (Clark-85096 and Clark-86079), but there is insufficient evidence to connect either with the George in this list.
• There are 2 women named Chloe in the documentation for James Clark (Clark-86098 and Clark-86100), but there is insufficient evidence to connect either with the 2 Chloe's in this list.
• There are 4 Sandy's in the documentation for James Clark. There is insufficient information to connect any of them to the one Sandy on this page.
• There are 4 Bob's in the documentation for James Clark. There is insufficient information to connect any of them to the three Bob's on this page.
• There are 3 Joe's in the documentation for James Clark. There is insufficient information to connect any of them to the three Joe's on this page.
• There is 1 Abraham/Abram in the documentation for James Clark. There is insufficient information to connect him to the two Abraham's on this page.

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
   South Carolina Wills and Related Probate Matters, ?land and Property Records, ?public Records, Some ?marriage Contracts, 1671, 1692-1868; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Charleston County); Probate Place: Charleston, South Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9080 #437524 (accessed 18 March 2023)
   Charles Bailey probate on 3 Sep 1836 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
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 > 1834-1844 > No File Description Available > image 1072 of 1227
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJRT-2 (accessed 7 May 2023)
   • 1836 probate inventory of Charles Bailey, p.213-214
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868: "Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868"
   Catalog: Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868 Bills of complaint, no. 1-29 1837
   Film number: 008458604 > image 24 of 355
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3M5-G3V6-Z (accessed 5 June 2023)
   • Bills of complaint, enslaved on Bailey's Island and Edisto Island appear to be the same as the probate inventory list
4. ↑ Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868: "Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868"
   Catalog: Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868 Bills of complaint, no. 1-29 1837
   Film number: 008458604 > image 23 of 355
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3M5-G3V6-2 (accessed 5 June 2023)
   • Bills of complaint, list of enslaved on Wadmalaw appears to be the same as probate inventory
5. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   1820 U S Census; Census Place: Wadmalaw, Charleston, South Carolina; Page: 100; NARA Roll: M33_119; Image: 214
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #178293 (accessed 18 March 2023)
   Charles Bailey in Wadmalaw, Charleston, South Carolina.
6. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: St Johns Colleton, Charleston, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 170; Page: 152; Family History Library Film: 0022504
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #648168 (accessed 18 March 2023)
   Charles Bailey in St Johns Colleton, Charleston, South Carolina.
7. ↑ "Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868"
   Catalog: Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868 Bills of complaint, no. 1-29 1837
   Film number: 008458604 > image 23 of 355
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3M5-G3V6-2 (accessed 5 June 2023)
   • Bills of complaint, list of enslaved on Wadmalaw appears to be the same as probate inventory