Slaves of James Louis Petigrue, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Petigure

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by James Louis Petigrue, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slave counts from the 1830 and 1840 census

Description	1830	1840
Males - Under 10:	0	4
Males - 10 thru 23:	4	4
Males - 24 thru 35:	2	1
Males - 36 thru 54:	2	2
Females - Under 10:	0	4
Females - 10 thru 23:	2	3
Females - 24 thru 35:	1	2
Females - 36 thru 54:	2	2

1850 Slave Schedule - St Michael and St Phillip, Charleston, South Carolina

Female 55

Male 50

Male 33

Male 29

Female 50

Female 18

Female 22

Female 35

In 1851 James was deeded 5(+) slaves by his friend Edward Neufuille in his will. ^[1] Their names were: Toney, Abram, Flora, and Rinah & her children.

In his will, written in 1860 and executed in March 1863 James names the following slaves:

• Marcus - "To my sister Mary I leave Marcus the Blacksmith whom my sister Anna generously gave me that he may not be seperated from his wife and that they may share the same lot.
• Nancy - "I commend to the benovolence of my heirs and Legatees and to the care of my Executors the sewing woman Nancy whose dutiful service entitles her to consideration if she should survive her mistress."
• Prince - "to my son Daniel Petigru to whom I also give Prince" it does not specify that Prince is a slave or even a person
• Jim - "I also give him (his brother John G. Petigru) for his life the boy Jim now in possession of Dr. William C. Pettigrew and after his death to Daniel Petigru."

There were also the following plantations and land mentioned in the will, although not stated there may have been slaves included:

• The Plantation China Grove - left to brother: John G. Petigru for his life
• Bagfield, Goodwell, Norwood, Tidlam and Ryeworth are to be annexed to Badwell the ownership of which is somehow divided with his sisters

Sources

1. ↑ Chatham County, Georgia, Wills, Vol. H page 431, (image 471) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30147203?h=6de3bd

• Charleston, South Carolina, Wills, Vol 50-51, 1862-1868, page 54 (image 69) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30147767?h=441784