Slaves of Elizabeth (Walker) Lesesne

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Walker Lesesne Slavery

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Associations with Plantations 1.2 Slaves 2 Sources

Background

This page holds the information of the slaves of Elizabeth Walker Lesesne during her lifetime.

Associations with Plantations

Elizabeth's father, Thomas Walker, and uncle, John Walker, purchased Fairbank Plantation, Berkeley County, South Carolina in 1732. Fairbank Plantation neighbored the Lesesne Plantation, and the Walker and Lesesne families intermarried. ^[1]

Slaves

Elizabeth Lesesne willed the enslaved individuals below to various family members in her will. ^[2]

To her daughter Sarah Lesesne Parker:

• Lucy Phillis, and her unnamed child
• Judy, a "Negroe Girl"
• Tommy
• Tira
• Dickky
• Mora

To her daughter Elizabeth Lesesne Broughton:

• Tony
• Toby and his wife Cloe, and their two children Jack and Jupiter
• Quaqua

Sources

1. ↑ Daniel Island Publishing, 03/02/2006. Daniel Island's Fair Bank Plantation Produced Indigo, Cotton And Ships. Daniel Island News. Retrieved from http://thedanielislandnews.com/opinions/daniel-island’s-fair-bank-plantation-produced-indigo-cotton-and-ships by Becca Hopkins on July 19, 2023.
2. ↑ ancestry.com. Will of Elizabeth Lesesne. South Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1670-1980. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9080/images/004753752_01107?pId=17937 retrieved by Becca Hopkins July 18, 2023