Slaves of Hugh Wardlaw, Abbeville County, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Wardlaw Slavery

Contents 1 History 2 Slave Sales 3 Census 4 Sources

History

Hugh Wardlaw lived in Abbeville County, South Carolina. He died in 1802. Hugh wrote his will 9 Nov 1802.^[1] In his will he names a number of enslaved persons as follows:

• Doll, and her 5 children, given to wife Polly
• Pinck and Phoebe and family are to be sold

The 1803 probate inventory names the Wardlaw slaves:^[2]

• Pinck, value $150
• Alce, value $350
• Doll & Fanny her child, value $425
• Phoebe & Stephen her child, value $425
• Lucy, value $375
• Sauney, value $450
• Peter, boy, value $325
• Simon, boy, value $300
• Violet, girl, value $160
• Charlotte, girl, value $150
• Jamima/Mima, girl, value $150

Slave Sales

Hugh Wardlaw probate papers name the slaves that were sold in 1803.

to D. R. Caldwell^[3]

• Doll - $200
• Charlotte, Eliza, Esau, Dolly, $1010

to John A. Burton^[3]

• Franky, Simon, Adeline & Hannah, $965

to Robert H. Wardlaw^[4]

• Ned, $795
• Caroline, $325

to William Meaus^[5]

• Peter, $600

to Robert Clem't Sharp^[5]

• Rachel, $380

to William Yarbrough^[5]

• Violet, Ishmael, Dorcas, & Moses, $865
• Ruth, $560

to James Blain^[5]

• Leah, Jackson, Limas & Louisa, $915

to John Wardlaw^[5]

• Harriet, $460

to Henry Caldwell^[6]

• Alce, girl, $400

to William Ware^[6]

• Mima/Jamima, girl, $225

Census

In 1790 Hugh Wardlaw was listed as owning 8 slaves on the census in Abbeville County, South Carolina.^[7]

In 1800 Hugh Wardlaw is listed as having 9 slaves.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958: "Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 94-95, packages 2322-2356
   Film number: 007705237 > image 201 of 500
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YB-N9QV-Y (accessed 21 January 2023)
   • 1802 Hugh Wardlaw will
2. ↑ Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958: "Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 94-95, packages 2322-2356
   Film number: 007705237 > image 204 of 500
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YB-N9QV-7 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   • 18 Jan 1803
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958: "Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 94-95, packages 2322-2356
   Film number: 007705237 > image 212 of 500
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YB-N9QV-8 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   • slave sale to Caldwell, Burton
4. ↑ Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958: "Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 94-95, packages 2322-2356
   Film number: 007705237 > image 213 of 500
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YB-N9QV-F (accessed 21 January 2023)
   • slave sale to Robert H. Wardlaw
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958: "Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 94-95, packages 2322-2356
   Film number: 007705237 > image 214 of 500
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YB-N9QJ-5 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   • slave sale to Meaus, Sharp, Yarbrough, Blain, John Wardlaw
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958: "Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 94-95, packages 2322-2356
   Film number: 007705237 > image 223 of 500
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YB-N9QN-G (accessed 21 January 2023)
   • Mar 1803, Slave sale to Caldwell, Ware
7. ↑ United States Census, 1790: "United States Census, 1790"
   Image path: United States Census, 1790 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Not Stated > image 10 of 21; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBZ-C3T (accessed 22 January 2023)
   • 1790 census
8. ↑ United States Census, 1800: "United States Census, 1800"
   Image path: United States Census, 1800 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Not Stated > image 74 of 78; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R8K-DYK (accessed 22 January 2023)
   • 1800 census Abbeville County, South Carolina