Slaves of Christopher Jenkins (abt. 1790 - abt. 1830), South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Edisto Island

Contents 1 History 2 Slaves 3 Research Needed 4 Sources

History

Christopher Jenkins (1790-1830) was of Charleston County, South Carolina.^[1] He lived on Edisto Island, Charleston County, and grew up on his family's property called Peter's Point Plantation. This property was inherited when his father, Christopher Jenkins (1769-1794) died. Like his father, Christopher Jenkins was a planter. Peter's Point Plantation grew "Sea Island Cotton" and was worked by the large number of slaves that he and his family owned.

Christopher Jenkins owned the following properties:^[2]

• Peter's Point Plantation^[3]
• property on John's Island, this was for sale after his death^[4]
• property in St. Bartholomew's Parish called Jenkins Island
• and property in the City of Charleston

Slaves

Christopher Jenkins was a slaveholder. When he died in 1830 his will and his probate inventory named and valued the slaves on his property. It is unknown if any these slaves were on the Peter's Point Plantation. His probate inventory states they were inventoried on John's Island.^[5][2]

• King, Clarinda (Clarinder), Nancy, Amey, Matilla (Matilda?) $1,500
• Cyrus, Moll, Mary, John Bull (John ?) (from son Christopher Jenkins III), Henry $1,600 ?
• Bob, Jenny, Bella, Adam, Robert, Lydia $1,500
• Tom, Sue, Bunch, Hector, Jack, Moris, Little Tom, Hercule, Sander $1,900
• Sampson, Celia, Sally, Minda/Minder, Hardtimes, Tommy, Anthony $1,700
• Polidore, Clarinda, Peter $700, Delia $350 ($1,050)
• Stepney, Doll, Patience, Sary, Rosetta, James, Martha $1,400
• Charles, Sucy, Tenah, March, Little Charles, Betty, Sampson $1,400
• Hannah, John, Dido, Adam, Ellena, Old Dido, Tomlanse $1,600
• Tilla, Renty, Old Stephen, Jane ($800), Elsey, Peter, Jacob (possibly Jenkins-21175, but he would be really old!), Tamar, Jenny, Sary, Girgin, Sucy, Susey, June $3,800
• Old Harry, Nilla, Olde Nancy, Dublin, Randolph ($1,100) $1,250
• Sally $600

Note: the groupings for these slaves do not appear to represent family relationships. It is not clear from the estate inventory what the purpose of the groupings might be.

For more information please see Peter's Point Plantation page.

Research Needed

• There are 2 Toms listed in the father's estate inventory. It is not clear which corresponds to this person, although Tom Salvidore was passed to this owner.
• There are 2 Sampsons in this listing. Which is connected to Sampson cannot be determined yet.
• There are Adams in this listing. Neither is listed in the father's documentation.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27569499.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Ab01b6eea79106e34592d236b07d8e818&ab_segments=&origin=&initiator=&acceptTC=1
   • p.239/image 18
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 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 857 of 1227
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJYR-3 (accessed 11 February 2023)
   • probate inventory for Christopher Jenkins
3. ↑ 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. 24 1786-1793 Wills v. 25-26 1793-1800
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1793-1800, Vol. 025 > image 148 of 341; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-J495-ZG (accessed 13 February 2023)
   • will of his father Christopher Jenkins 1794
4. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118470176/1835-christopher-jenkins-plantation/
   • The Charleston Daily Courier, Charleston, South Carolina, 23 Oct 1835, Fri, Page 1
5. ↑ 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. 38-39 1826-1834
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1826-1834, Vol. 038 > image 385 of 874; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JLSS-RD (accessed 11 February 2023)
   • 1830, the will of Christopher Jenkins, WB 38 p.780

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