Contents 1 Background 1.1 Will 1.2 Probate Inventory 1.3 Census 2 Sources

Background

John Gambrell I (1755-1834) lived in Anderson County, South Carolina. This page was created to record the enslaved he held during his lifetime in order to help those descendants find their ancestors.

John Gambrell died in 1834 and the enslaved were named in his will and probate papers.

Will

He listed the following enslaved in his handwritten will of 10 May 1830:^[1]

• Jane - to wife wife Barbara
• Frank - to wife Barbara, and then to son Matthew

• Mesheck and Eliza together with her 4 children - to executor (however son Henry Gambrell actually received them)^[2][3]
• Rachel
• Grace
• Maria
• Jenny

Probate Inventory

Enslaved named in the probate inventory and their value:^[4]

• Sam, $600, sold to John Gambrell for $719
• Bob, $580, sold to Matthew Gambrell for $670
• Grandison, $590, sold to William K Stringer for $775
• (unnamed) woman and child, $600, sold to James Major for $806

Census

John is shown residing in Pendleton, South Caroline in 1790 with one slave in his household^[5], and in Anderson District forty years later with 8 enslaved in his household^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets: "Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets"
   Catalog: Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets Estate records, 212-252, ca. 1828-1878
   Film number: 008520329 > image 240 of 701
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C337-YP8B (accessed 17 April 2024)
   • will of John Gambrell
2. ↑ Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets: "Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets"
   Catalog: Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets Estate records, 964-990, ca. 1828-1878
   Film number: 008520331 > image 518 of 967
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C33W-99MR-3 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   • estate of Henry Gambrell
3. ↑ Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets: "Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets"
   Catalog: Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets Estate records, 964-990, ca. 1828-1878
   Film number: 008520331 > image 513 of 967
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C33W-99S1-V (accessed 17 April 2024)
   • the sale of the members of this family
4. ↑ Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets: "Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets"
   Catalog: Anderson County, South Carolina estate papers packets Estate records, 212-252, ca. 1828-1878
   Film number: 008520329 > image 252 of 701
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C337-YPST (accessed 17 April 2024)
   • probate inventory
5. ↑ "1790 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Pendleton, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 7; Family History Library Film: 0568151
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #391338 (accessed 10 March 2023)
   John Gambrel in Pendleton, South Carolina.
6. ↑ "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Anderson, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 173; Page: 146; Family History Library Film: 0022507
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #675536 (accessed 10 March 2023)
   John Gambrel in Anderson, South Carolina.