Slaves of James Hopkinson (1810 - 1875), South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Edisto Island

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by James Hopkinson (1810 - 1875), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

1850 Slave Schedule (1)
In the 1850 census James was in St Johns Colleton Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, United States with 52 slaves.^[1]

1850 Slave Schedule (2)
In the 1850 census James was in St Johns Colleton Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, United States with 56 slaves.^[2]

1860 Slave Schedule
In the 1860 census James was in Edisto Island, Colleton, South Carolina, United States with 257 slaves.^[3]

Gender	Age	Est. Birth
Female	55	1805
Male	28	1832
Female	14	1846
Male	14	1846
Female	28	1832
Female	55	1805
Male	55	1805
Female	27	1833
Female	13	1847
Female	13	1847
Female	27	1833
Male	51	1809
Female	50	1810
Female	27	1833
Male	13	1847
Female	12	1848
Male	27	1833
Female	50	1810
Male	50	1810
Male	27	1833
Female	12	1848
Male	11	1849
Female	26	1834
Male	48	1812
Female	48	1812
Female	26	1834
Male	10	1850
Female	10	1850
Female	26	1834
Male	45	1815
Male	45	1815
Female	26	1834
Female	10	1850
Male	9	1851
Female	25	1835
Male	45	1815
Female	45	1815
Female	25	1835
Male	9	1851
Male	8	1852
Female	25	1835
Female	45	1815
Male	25	1835
Female	8	1852
Female	44	1816
Female	8	1852
Male	25	1835
Female	42	1818
Female	42	1818
Male	25	1835
Male	7	1853
Female	7	1853
Female	24	1836
Male	42	1818
Female	75	1785
Male	40	1820
Female	24	1836
Female	6	1854
Female	6	1854
Male	24	1836
Male	40	1820
Male	70	1790
Female	70	1790
Male	40	1820
Male	24	1836
Male	5	1855
Male	5	1855
Female	23	1837
Female	40	1820
Female	7	1853
Female	67	1793
Female	40	1820
Female	23	1837
Male	5	1855
Female	4	1856
Male	23	1837
Female	40	1820
Male	65	1795
Female	65	1795
Female	38	1822
Female	22	1838
Male	4	1856
Female	3	1857
Female	22	1838
Female	38	1822
Female	63	1797
Male	6	1854
Male	36	1824
Female	21	1839
Female	3	1857
Male	3	1857
Male	21	1839
Male	35	1825
Male	6	1854
Female	6	1854
Male	35	1825
Female	21	1839
Female	2	1858
Male	2	1858
Female	20	1840
Female	35	1825
Male	58	1802
Male	55	1805
Female	35	1825
Male	20	1840
Female	2	1858
Female	1	1859
Male	20	1840
Female	35	1825
Female	55	1805
Female	55	1805
Female	34	1826
Male	20	1840
Male	1	1859
Male	2/12	1860
Female	19	1841
Female	33	1827
Male	54	1806
Female	51	1809
Male	33	1827
Female	19	1841
Male	4/12	1860
Male	19	1841
Male	33	1827
Male	5	1855
Female	50	1810
Female	32	1828
Female	18	1842
Female	18	1842
Female	30	1830
Female	50	1810
Female	50	1810
Female	30	1830
Male	17	1843
Female	17	1843
Female	30	1830
Male	48	1812
Female	45	1815
Male	30	1830
Male	15	1845
Female	15	1845
Male	30	1830
Female	45	1815
Female	45	1815
Male	15	1845
Female	28	1832
Male	28	1832
Male	14	1846
Male	45	1815
Female	26	1834
Male	14	1846
Male	43	1817
Male	43	1817
Female	13	1847
Female	25	1835
Female	25	1835
Female	41	1819
Female	13	1847
Female	12	1848
Male	4	1856
Male	25	1835
Male	25	1835
Male	40	1820
Female	10	1850
Male	10	1850
Female	40	1820
Male	25	1835
Male	25	1835
Female	4	1856
Male	10	1850
Female	9	1851
Male	39	1821
Male	24	1836
Female	24	1836
Female	39	1821
Male	9	1851
Female	8	1852
Female	38	1822
Female	23	1837
Female	23	1837
Male	36	1824
Female	8	1852
Male	7	1853
Male	36	1824
Female	21	1839
Female	21	1839
Male	36	1824
Male	7	1853
Female	7	1853
Female	35	1825
Male	21	1839
Female	20	1840
Female	35	1825
Female	5	1855
Male	5	1855
Male	35	1825
Female	20	1840
Male	20	1840
Male	35	1825

Losses Claimed

Losses Claimed by Edisto Planters 1861-1862^[4] p. 8-8
By James Hopkinson

• 1 prime fellow 18 years old
• Taken by Yankees:
  • Sandy $1,500
  • Juddy $1,000
  • Jeffrey $500
  • Sue $400
  • Ben $400
  • Sye $1,500
  • Peter $100
  • Isaac $200
  • Bess $0

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91851693 (accessed 21 March 2023)
   James Hopkinson in St Johns Colleton Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91851805 (accessed 21 March 2023)
   James Hopkinson in St Johns Colleton Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #90813541 (accessed 21 March 2023)
   James Hopkinson in Edisto Island, Colleton, South Carolina, USA.
4. ↑ Spencer, Charles, "Documents on Edisto Island History" Edisto Island, SC: Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society (2008)