Slaves of James Simmons 1775, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] to 1775
Location: Johns Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Simmons Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Slaves 1.1.1 Will 1.1.2 Probate Inventory 2 Sources

Background

James Simmons lived in Charleston County, South Carolina. He was an attorney, but also owned a plantation on Johns Island. This page is to record the enslaved he owned during his life.

Slaves

Will

The enslaved listed in the will of James Simmons:^[1]

to daughter Elizabeth Simmons

• negro wench Nanny
• yellow wench Isabel & her child Wheeler

Probate Inventory

James Simmons probate inventory of 1775 named and valued the enslaved after his death:^[2]

At Charles Town

p.572:

• Johney, a Mulato Man (Carpenter) £800
• Harry, a Negro Man (Carpenter) £500
• Peter, a Negro Man (Carpenter) £700
• Prince, a Negro Man (Cook) £600
• Arrah a Man Boy (Butcher) £400
• Isabella a Woman and Child Wheeler £700 (also in the will)
• Betty a Woman a Seamstress £500
• Judee a Woman, House Wench £500
• Micaiah a Girl £300

On Johns Island

p.567:

• Ned the driver, £1400
• Bess an old woman (cook), £200
• Portius a young negro man, £450
• Mansell a boy, £300
• Jenny, her children Mary, Sambo, Rinah & Bess, £1000
• Linda, her child Amos £450

p.568

• Abo, her children Kate, Sandy, Primus & Affey, £1000
• Dinah, her children Clarissa, Cato, & Satira, £800
• Hannah, her children Judie, Billy, Matilda, Ramus, & Paul, £1200
• Chloe, her children Delia & Bristol, £600
• Hannah, her children Strephon & January, £700
• Sarah, her children Rose, Cloe, Sampson & London, £1100
• Moll & child Israel, £400
• Daphne, her daughter Nanny & her child Smart, £700
• August man £400, Daniel £550
• Nanny, her child'n Melia, Stephney, Minoa, £700
• Colia, her child'n Ponelipe & April, £600
• Marcia, her cild Phillis, £200
• Peg a woman £325, Rachel £400
• Affey an old woman, £50
• Sam a man £600, Jack £350
• Peter £500, Dick £600, Tom £600
• March £350, February £350, October £350
• September £450, June £300, December £300
• November £300, Pompey £250, Simon £100
• Pope £100, Jemmie a man £250
• Manser a boy £350, Abraham a boy £350
• Walley a boy £250, Syphax a boy £350, Abraham a boy £350
• Jacob a boy £350, Isaac £300, Toby a boy £350
• Frank a man £200, July a man £250

For more information please see the Johns Island Plantation page.

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. 17 1774-1779 Wills v. 18 1776-1784
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1776-1784, Vol. 018 > image 139 of 369; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-N4ZM-M (accessed 2 June 2023)
   • 1775 will of James Simmons, will Bk 17 p.129
2. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1771-1774 1772-1776 1774-1785
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1772-1776 > No File Description Available > image 629 of 809
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-V39K-HT (accessed 1 June 2023)
   • 1775 probate inventory of James Simmons, inv book p.567