Slaves of David Wyatt Aiken, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

Information

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by David Wyatt Aiken, and attempt to connect them to their families.

There are 2 slaves schedules for 1850 related to David Wyatt Aiken. The slaves listed seem to be quite different, which appears to be a mystery. What is clear is that Aiken relocated from Fairfield County to Abbeville County between 1850 and 1860.

1850 Slave Schedule (30 August 1850)
In the 1850 census, David was in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States.^[1]

Gender	Age	Est. Birth
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	30	1820
Female	25	1825
Female	25	1825
Female	25	1825
Female	25	1825
Female	25	1825
Female	25	1825
Female	25	1825
Female	25	1825
Female	25	1825
Female	25	1825
Female	20	1830
Female	20	1830
Female	20	1830
Female	20	1830
Female	20	1830
Female	20	1830
Female	20	1830
Female	20	1830
Female	15	1835
Female	15	1835
Female	15	1835
Female	15	1835
Female	15	1835
Female	15	1835
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	10	1840
Female	5	1845
Female	5	1845
Female	5	1845
Female	5	1845
Female	5	1845
Female	3	1847
Female	3	1847
Female	3	1847
Female	3	1847
Female	3	1847
Female	2	1848
Female	2	1848
Female	2	1848
Female	2	1848
Female	2	1848
Female	3/12	1850
Female	5/12	1850
Female	5/12	1850

1850 Slave Schedule (November 1850)
In the 1850 census, David was in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States.^[2]

Gender	Age	Est. Birth
Male	80	1780
Male	70	1790
Male	70	1790
Male	70	1790
Male	70	1790
Male	70	1790
Male	60	1800
Male	60	1800
Male	60	1800
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Male	38	1822
Male	38	1822
Male	38	1822
Male	38	1822
Male	38	1822
Male	38	1822
Male	38	1822
Male	30	1830
Male	30	1830
Male	30	1830

1860 Slave Schedule (Abbeville County)
In the 1860 census, David was in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.^[3]

Gender	Age	Est. Birth
Male	9	1851
Male	8	1852
Male	6	1854
Male	4	1856
Male	3	1857
Male	1	1859
Male	1	1859
Female	70	1790
Female	40	1820
Female	25	1835
Female	24	1836
Female	22	1838
Female	23	1837
Female	20	1840
Female	19	1841
Female	18	1842
Female	17	1843
Female	16	1844
Female	10	1850
Female	9	1851
Female	8	1852
Female	7	1853
Female	5	1855
Female	4	1856
Female	3	1857
Female	2	1858
Female	1	1859
Female	1	1859
Male	55	1805
Male	35	1825
Male	22	1838
Male	20	1840
Male	19	1841
Male	18	1842
Male	17	1843
Male	15	1845
Male	14	1846
Male	12	1848
Male	11	1849
Male	10	1850
Male	10	1850

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91916032 (accessed 22 January 2023)
   David Aiken in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91923193 (accessed 22 January 2023)
   David Aiken in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #90676681 (accessed 22 January 2023)
   D Wyatt Aiken in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.