Slaves of Edward T Heriot, South Carolina

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

Background

This page was created to record the enslaved of Dr. Edward T. Heriot during his life and at his death.

Dr. Heriot owned Dirleton Plantation in Georgetown County, South Carolina. After his death the plantation, given to his son Robert Stark Heriot, however it was then acquired by his daughter Mary and her husband Dr. James Ritchie Sparkman. In Sparkman's plantation journal, which is dated 1859, he lists the names of about 165 enslaved persons that had belonged to the estate of Dr. Edward T. Heriot, who were still on the plantation.^[1][2] (divided into families on the list)

• Toney (Brownfield? see labor contract on Dirleton)
• Mary
• Hannah
• Caty

• Quash B. Smith^[3]
• Amelia
• Jackey(see labor contract on Dirleton)
• Julatta
• Sarah, b. 1 Jun 1854
• Daphney, b. 19 Jul 1856
• Dinah, b. 28 Oct 1858, d. 1860
• Margaret, b. 25 Mar 1860
• (unnamed) child b. 13 Jun 1862

• Hardtimes, carp'tr(last name Young^[4])
• Nancy
• Alice, d. 1859
• Hardy
• Patty
• Primus, b. 10 Nov 1855
• Mary (Alice child), b. 13 Jan 1859
• Minda, b. 11 May 1859

• Lydia
• Pia
• Samuel
• George
• Rosina
• Simon, b. 23 Jul 1857

• Venus
• Carolina, b. 28 Aug 1858
• Henry, b. 4 Aug 1860

• Frank
• Jimmy (March's sons)

• P.D. Will (sold in 1864 all of this family except Billy)
• Mary Ann
• Billy
• William
• Phillis
• Will, b. 24 May 1856
• Patsy, b. 5 Jul 1859

• Will Kieth^[5]
• Phillis, b. 10 May 1816
• Mirah
  • Philippey, 7 Jan 1861, child of Mirah
• Thisbo
  • Priscilla, b. 15 Aug 1859, child of Thisbe
  • Easter, b. 20 Jan 1863, child of Thisba & Billy (last name Ladson^[6][7])
• Paul
• Frank, b.6 Jan 1834

• Catherine
• Sary
• Hesther

• Elsey
• Joe, b. 21 Jul 1829, d.1864
• Lizzy, b. 9 May 1833
  • Julia, twin, b. 12 Aug 1859, child of Lizzy & Joe
  • Catharine, twin, b. 12 Aug 1859, child of Lizzy & Joe
  • (unnamed) child, b. 6 Jun 1862, child of Lizzy & Joe
• Trim, b. 9 Jul 1938
  • Toney, 29 May 1862, child of Jane and Trim
• Robert, b. Sept 1842

• Rebecca (Judy Ann's child)
• Ben (Judy Ann's child)

• Old Bess, d. 1863
• Bella, b. 20 Apr 1833
• Sary, d. 1859

• Anthony, bot from P.J. Porcher out of Northampton gang

• Carp'r Anthony, ((the following were) hired on the allowance list but not belonging to Dirleton)
• Carp'r Primus, Apprentice
• Louisa, b. 1823
• Judy Ann, b. 1826 (Louisa and Judy Ann Wm Heriot's servants)
  • Georgianna, b. 5 Aug 1861, child of Judy Ann and Jimmy

• Ned, b. Oct 1846 (Louisa's children, belonging to Wm Heriot, brout to Dirleton 24 Mar 1859)
• Ross, b. Sept 1848 (Louisa's children, belonging to Wm Heriot, brout to Dirleton 24 Mar 1859)

(Bought from Wm E.S. Heriot 1 Apr 1859)

• Katy
• Sarah (did she marry Anthony and have a child in 1860 named Sarah, and child named Harry 16 Aug 1863?)
• Isaac
• Phillis
• Grace
• Thomas
• Louisa
• Carp'tr Jack

for more information please see:

• the Slaves of Dr. James Ritchie Sparkman
• the Dirleton Plantation page

Sources

1. ↑ Records of ante-bellum Southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War: "Records of ante-bellum Southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War"
   Catalog: Records of ante-bellum Southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War Paul D. Weston papers - estate papers, 1830- 1867 John Sparkman plantation book, 1859-1864 Joshua John Ward plantation journals, 1800-1869 Dr. Andrew Hasell medical account book, 1830- 1842 Reverend Alexander Glennie parish diary, 1832- 1859 Thomas Aston Coffin plantation book, 1800-1813 Daniel Webb plantation books, v. 1-4, 1817-1842
   Film number: 008891450 > image 97 of 1089
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-R3GS-99ZJ-1 (accessed 25 January 2024)
   • Dr. Sparkman Plantation Journal, ca.1859
2. ↑ Records of ante-bellum Southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War: "Records of ante-bellum Southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War"
   Catalog: Records of ante-bellum Southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War Paul D. Weston papers - estate papers, 1830- 1867 John Sparkman plantation book, 1859-1864 Joshua John Ward plantation journals, 1800-1869 Dr. Andrew Hasell medical account book, 1830- 1842 Reverend Alexander Glennie parish diary, 1832- 1859 Thomas Aston Coffin plantation book, 1800-1813 Daniel Webb plantation books, v. 1-4, 1817-1842
   Film number: 008891450 > image 100 of 1089
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-53GS-99W5-W (accessed 25 January 2024)
   • Dr. Sparkman Plantation Journal Birth Records
3. ↑ United States Census, 1870: "United States Census, 1870"
   Image path: United States Census, 1870 > South Carolina > Georgetown > Pee Dee > image 34 of 60; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6LH7-PX6 (accessed 25 January 2024)
   • 1870 census, Quash Smith family
4. ↑ United States Census, 1880: "United States Census, 1880"
   Image path: United States Census, 1880 > South Carolina > Georgetown > Pee Dee > ED 57 > image 59 of 82; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBC-Z2B (accessed 25 January 2024)
   • 1880 census
5. ↑ United States Census, 1870: "United States Census, 1870"
   Image path: United States Census, 1870 > South Carolina > Georgetown > Pee Dee > image 33 of 60; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6LH7-GNF (accessed 26 January 2024)
   • 1870 census, James L. Magill, Will Keith, Toney Brownfield, James Brown and Cloe, Cast & Minda
6. ↑ United States Census, 1870: "United States Census, 1870"
   Image path: United States Census, 1870 > South Carolina > Georgetown > Georgetown Township > image 32 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6LH7-PBV (accessed 26 January 2024)
   • 1870 census Thisba & Billy Ladson
7. ↑ United States Census, 1880: "United States Census, 1880"
   Image path: United States Census, 1880 > South Carolina > Georgetown > Black River > ED 52 > image 14 of 39; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBK-9KVS (accessed 26 January 2024)
   • 1880 Ladson census