Slaves of Ephraim Seabrook Mikell 1865, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] to 1865
Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Mikell Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Property 1.2 Slaves 2 Sources

Background

Ephraim Seabrook Mikell (abt.1828-abt.1865) lived on Edisto Island.

Property

The Mikell family lived on the Blue House Plantation, which had descended from his father, and grandfather Ephraim Mikell.

Slaves

Ephraim Mikell, like his father and grandfather, was a slaveholder. His grandfather, in 1838, bequeathed the following 10 enslaved persons to him in his will:^[1]

• Cato
• Billy
• Sary
• Jimmy
• Robert
• Patty
• Amy
• Abram
• Brister
• Aron

For more information please see:

• Blue House Plantation

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. 40-41 1834-1839
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1834-1839, Vol. 041 > image 254 of 493; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JXS3-L3 (accessed 13 February 2023)
   • WB 41 p.717, will of his grandfather Ephraim Mikell Sr 1838