Slaves of John Coming Ball, Berkley County, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Berkley County, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Ball Slavery Black_Heritage

Slaves of John Coming Ball, Berkley, South Carolina

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the slaves held by John Coming Ball (1714-1764) in Berkley County.

According to information on the Ball family, John Coming Ball owned seven plantations and 695 slaves at the time of his death.^[1]

1765 Estate Inventory

Estate inventory completed January 12, 1765. The following slaves were appraised:^[2]

• Mariah 300
• Palace 260
• Silvia & Willie 400
• old Sarah 10
• Caesar 340
• Lydia Prince & Phinius 500
• Jenny 100
• young wench #1 (unnamed) 350
• young wench #2 (unnamed) 350
• Vilot 280
• Susey 260
• Pompey 200
• Jenney 100
• Philippy 320
• Renard 420
• Brawley 380
• Jacob 500
• Lusey 400
• Dickey 350
• Pino 280
• Isaac 250
• Brawley 120
• Cussander 70
• Jenny Bina & Rinah 350
• Amos 250
• Cuffey 200
• Abraham 130
• old Amos 500
• Phebe 200
• Mathias 400
• Lena 250
• Abigall & Minoa 350
• Dockam 50
• Jenney 350
• Jackey 600
• Dolley 350
• John 300
• Cupid 100
• Phender & Natt 380
• Caesar 200
• Cupid 130
• Marcus 270
• Sambo 200
• Bina & Sarah 600
• Marsha 180
• Cato 150
• Julata 200
• Joel 280
• True Love 340
• Linda & child 350
• Grace 100
• Wambaw 340
• Dina Rose & Cuba 380
• Sally 270
• Monimia 500
• Peter 70
• Silvia 50
• Robin 400
• Flora 300
• Silvia 250
• Peter 600
• Melia Die & Beck 380
• Satira 10
• Peggy 300
• Carolina 500
• Nanncy 200
• Roebuck 100
• Portras 180
• Accanto 330
• Lizette 300
• Dina 330
• Santee 150
• Lettuce 80
• Molly 400
• Paris 260
• Betty 500
• Harriet 50
• Scivia 100
• Pompey 10
• Brafey 1
• JUba 500
• Titus 200
• Essex 300
• Sie 270
• Rose Dianna & Rina 470
• Prince 300
• Mary 300
• Hagar & Lena 250
• Janury 300
• Satira & Sirus 400
• Bristol 200
• Hercules 250
• Norig 200
• Savey 300
• Betty & Brass 350
• Sanko 200
• Julius 180
• Lizette 180
• Grace & Allen 180
• Mathias 500
• Donas 200
• Lucey 180
• Hector 380
• Newman 330
• Hannah & Mimba 400
• Glasco 200
• Sofey 300
• Giny 400
• Judy 350
• Nancy & Catey 500
• Taranjo 400
• Natt 300
• Guy 330
• ISabell 300
• Juma & Tom 400
• old Cate 80
• Hamedy 100
• Frank 500
• Daphney & Tomboy 370
• Phillis 180
• Bina 100
• Jack 250
• Charles 150
• Cooba 100
• Cato 200
• Molly 200
• Manzer 400
• Grace Paris & Sam 550
• Devonshire 350
• London 70
• Aincy & Rose 350
• Manney 380
• Sampee 400
• Billie 400
• Bella 300
• Ratcliff 350
• John 150
• Balinda 50
• Ballefo 350
• Rachell 330
• Cato 200
• Sapho 250
• Nelly & Isaac 350
• old Tom 10
• Cuff 500
• Fortune 400
• Hanna 350
• Mary 250
• Sally & Fortune 500
• Tom 150
• Hora 100
• Herculus 350
• Quash 450
• Dennis 400
• Hannibal 450
• Polipus 350
• Cobbey 400
• Greenage 350
• Hannah 60
• Willey 500
• Daniel 500
• Tom 500
• George 450
• Abraham 500
• Stephen 450
• Hampton 370
• Cujoe 350
• Jupiter 200
• Sampson 500
• Primus 600
• Carlow 400
• Liverpool 370
• Bully 350
• Tenan Peggy & Billy 450
• Ned 200
• Clarinda & Mary 500
• Aleck 250
• Phillis & Tenan 350
• Nanncy 300
• Quashebah & Jack 400
• Tena 300
• Jengo 300
• Dublin 350

Sources

1. ↑ Ball Family Slaveholders, 1698-1865; Low Country Africana website; accessed 09-20-2022 Link to webpage
2. ↑ Estate Inventory: "South Carolina, Charleston District, Estate inventories, 1732-1844"
   citing Court, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, S213032, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   Link to Page (accessed 20 September 2022)
   Name: John Coming Ball; Court Date: 29 Nov 1764; Court Place: Charleston, South Carolina, United States; Source Pub Year Range: 1763-1767; Source Series Name: Records Of The Secretary Of State, Recorded Instruments, Inventories Of Estates; Source Series Nbr: S213032; Source Volume Nbr: W.