Slaves of Ebenezer Simmons 1763, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Johns Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Simmons Slavery

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Slaves 1.1.1 Will 1.1.2 Probate Inventory 2 Sources

Background

Ebenezer Simmons lived in Charles Town, South Carolina. He also had a plantation on Johns Island, South Carolina. This page is to record the known enslaved that he owned during his lifetime.

Slaves

Will

The 1763 will of Ebenezer Simmons named the following enslaved:^[1][2]

to wife Mary

• Phebe, Martha, Catty, Mary, ?, Isaac

• to Mullato girl Catty and her future Increase offspring, her and their respective future freedom and liberty from all and all manner of bondage and service whatsoever absolutely and to all intents & purposes whatsoever or anything hereinafter contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding, and from the immediately after the Decease of my said Wife. I further give and bequeath unto the said Mullatto girl Catty, the sum of Sixty pounds current money of this province yearly and every year during the term of the natural life of the said Mullatto girl Catty for her support and maintenance To be paid her by my loving son Eben-Ezer Simmons the Younger

unto my two loving sons the said Ebenezer Simmons and James Simmons to be equally shared and divided between & delivered to them at the decease of her my said wife Mary (and not before) my said slaves:

• Phebe, Martha, Mary, Jonny, Isaac, & Redding/Reading

to son Ebenezer:

• Lucy, on the Johns Island plantation
• And all the slaves which are in Charles Town

to son James:

• all the Negroes on the (Johns Island Plantation)

Probate Inventory

Ebenezer Simmons 1763 probate inventory named and valued the enslaved after his death at these locations:^[3]

in Charles Town

• Airah a negro man slave £600, Charles £400
• Monday £300, Cesar £400
• Harry £350, Old Will £50
• Cyrus £340, Lucy a woman £200
• Isaac a Mullatto slave £400, Ben £400
• Phebe a Woman Slave £200
• Mary & her three children Isaac Abram & Menza, £700
• Martha & her four children Redding, Arsah, Dick, & Johnny, £800
• Patty & her child Patty, £300?

at Johns Island

• Tommy £350
• Pope £500
• Ocre £200
• Caesar £200
• Dick £400
• Sam £400
• Joe £400
• Frank £250
• Sambo £200
• Prince £10
• Scipio £400
• August £500
• Ned £600
• Amos £500
• Peter £500
• Daniel a boy £200
• Prince a boy £300
• Wally a boy £100
• Tom a boy £300
• Bess & 2 children £350
• Hannah & 2 children £500
• Sarah & 2 children £500
• Abaw & 1 child £300
• Tonny & 1 child £350
• Judy old wench £1
• Grace £10
• Affy £200
• Daphney £250
• Judy the younger £300
• Lindy £150
• Nanny £200
• Little Bess £200

For more information please see:

• Johns Island Plantation page

Sources

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. 9-10 1760-1767
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1760-1767, Vol. 009 > image 412 of 465; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-NWSH-QC (accessed 1 June 2023)
   • Will of Ebenezer Simmons
2. ↑ Abstract of South Carolina Wills, 1760-1784, p. 35, Will Book QQ 1760-1767 http://tesstree.blogspot.com/2015/03/abstract-of-will-of-ebenezer-simmons.html
3. ↑ 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 1763-1767 1765-1769
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1763-1767 > No File Description Available > image 24 of 256
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-J6QC-9T (accessed 1 June 2023) 1763 probate inventory, p.3-6