Slaves of Daniel Bath, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] to 1852
Location: Georgetown, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Bath Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 The Will 1.2 1850 1.3 1860 1.4 Labor Contract 2 Sources

Background

Daniel Bath lived in Georgetown County South Carolina. His property was called the Mill Creek property. Daniel died in the 1850's, the exact date is not known. He did write a will dated 1852.^[1]

The Will

The following enslaved were listed in the will of Daniel Bath:

to daughter Mary Grier

• woman, Candis
• girl, Caty
• boy, Henry
• boy, Job

to son Thomas Bath

• man, Job
• girl, Tabitha
• girl, Chaney
• girl, Cumbo
• girl, Betsy

to daughter Jane Bath

• boy, Jim
• girl, Flora
• girl, Elsey
• boy, Ben

The enslaved given to/left with wife Ann were not listed in the will.

Daniel Bath died before 1860. His will was written 18 Jul 1852. It is unknown when the will was proven. The will was recorded 3 Jul 1879.^[2]

1850

The 1850 slave schedule numbers the enslaved owned by him at that time.^[3] He also named the enslaved he was to bequeath to his family in his will.

1860

Wife, Ann Bath, was listed on the 1860 slave schedule owning 18 enslaved persons.^[4]

Labor Contract

After the Civil War Daniel's son Thomas Bath signed a labor contract, as executor of his father's property, with the Freedmen who wished to work on his father's plantation.^[5]

For more information please see the Bath Labor Contracts page.

Sources

1. ↑ Estate papers: "Estate papers"
   Catalog: Estate papers Estate papers, no. 325a-367 (AD 1215) 1831-1940
   Film number: 008703121 > image 108 of 965
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-J38V-2V1G (accessed 2 November 2023)
   • will of Daniel Bath
2. ↑ Estate papers: "Estate papers"
   Catalog: Estate papers Estate papers, no. 325a-367 (AD 1215) 1831-1940
   Film number: 008703121 > image 108 of 965
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-J38V-2V1G (accessed 2 November 2023)
   • will of Daniel Bath
3. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > South Carolina > Georgetown > Georgetown county > image 182 of 219; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DCT9-BXG (accessed 2 November 2023)
   • 1850 slave schedule, 2 pages
4. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 > South Carolina > Georgetown > Prince George Parish Division 2 > image 106 of 159; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSZ-HM8 (accessed 2 November 2023)
   • 1860 Slave Schedule
5. ↑ South Carolina, Freedmen'...Office Records, 1865-1872: "South Carolina, Freedmen'...Office Records, 1865-1872"
   Catalog: Records of the field offices for the state of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 Register of complaints, Nov. 1865-Apr. 1866; Register of rations issued to destitutes, Jan.-Sept. 1867; Register of contracts, Dec. 1865-Apr. 1866; Labor contracts, Dec. 1865-Apr. 1866; Labor contracts, May 1865-Mar. 1867 [NARA M1910 roll 76].
   Image path: South Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 > Georgetown (subassistant commissioner) > Roll 76, Labor contracts, May 1865-Mar 1867 > image 39 of 673; citing NARA microfilm publication M1910 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9ZG-C3VT (accessed 2 November 2023)
   • Freedmens Bureau Labor Contract