Slaves of Joshua Fletcher, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Fletcher Slavery

Slaves of Joshua Fletcher, South Carolina

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the people enslaved by Joshua Fletcher (1790-1857) in Marlboro County, to assist in connecting those people to their families.

1857 Petition for Distribution

Raiford Fletcher, the administrator of the late Joshua Fletcher, seeks an accounting and partition of land and slaves in his late father's estate. Joshua Fletcher died intestate in 1857, leaving a considerable estate in land, slaves, and other property; he also left many children to whom, over the years, he has given gifts of lands and slaves. Shortly after the death of his father, Raiford was granted "letters of administration on the goods and chattels, rights and credits." Having sold lands and slaves, Raiford is now "desirous of having and enjoying his share of the real Estate of the said Joshua Fletcher." The petitioner is prepared to appear before the court to account for his actions as the estate's administrator. He further requests that the heirs of Joshua account for the gifts that they received from their father before his death and that the court issue a writ of partition on property that is remaining in said estate.^[1]

Name	Age	Color or Race	Sex	Role in document	Enslavement Status	Enslaver?
Aleck		black	male		slave
Alfred		black	male		slave
Ann		black	female		slave
Candis		black	female		slave
Caroline		black	female		slave
Clara		black	female		slave
Crawford		black	male		slave
Dora		black	female		slave
Enoch		black	male		slave
Ester		black	female		slave
Flora		black	female		slave
Harriet		black	female		slave
Harris		black	male		slave
Jack		black	male		slave
Jacob		black	male		slave
Jim		black	male		slave
Jonas		black	male		slave
Jonathan		black	male		slave
June		black	female		slave
Juno		black			slave
Mary		black	female		slave
Mary		black	female		slave
Mary Ann		black	female		slave
Mint		black	female		slave
Neas		black	male		slave
Right		black	male		slave
Sandy		black	male		slave
Sarah		black	female		slave
Sary Ann		black	female		slave

Sources

1. ↑ Marlborough District, South Carolina.; October 30, 1858. - February 12, 1859.; Court: Equity Petition # 21385857 accessed on Digital Library of American Slavery website 02-09-2024 Link to Abstract