Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Grimball Slavery
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History
Joshua Grimball (1707-1757) lived on Edisto Island in Colleton County, (now Charleston County), South Carolina. He owned Point of Pines Plantation.
This page is to record the slaves that Joshua Grimball owned at his death in 1757.
Will
The following slaves were named in the will of Joshua Grimball in 1757:[1]
to wife Mary Grimball
- Maria
- Befs
- Peg
- Rose and her two children Maria & James
- Marian
- Pompey
- Dick
- Will
- Tom
- Jack
- Scilla, child of above mentioned Rose
Probate Inventory
The following slaves were listed and valued in Joshua Grimball's probate inventory in 1757:[2]
p.334
- Negroe Fellow Wando-Pompe, £200
- Do - Tom, £150
- Wench Murriah, £200
- Do - Mary Ann, £100
- Do - Rose & 3 young children, Maria, James, Celia, £600
- Do - Befs and child Peg, £400
- 1 Fellow Dick, £300
- Do - Billy, £300
- Do - Jack, £235
The above with the forgoing is given in a special manner to the widow Mary Grimbal as will appear by having recourse to the will proven 2 Dec 1757 by John Williams
p.337
- Old Toney, £50
- Peter, £220
- Casar, £100
- Dick, £180
- Grenage, £180
- Bristol, £220
- Jenny and son James, £275
- Dublin, £220
- Cate and 4 children, £700
p.338
- Big Sampson, £300
- Jo, £360
- Angolo Ned, £200
- Carpenter Sam, £400
- Sambo, £250
- Frank, £280
- Jo Panty, £225
- Adam, £260
- Sommerset, £280
- Sampitt, £300
- Stirling, £250
- Derby, £260
- London, £250
- Cloe, £240
- Catharina, £150
- Phillis & son Sam, £300
- Gamboa Sampson, £280
- Jacob and Phebey, £360
- Hannah, £300
- Gamboa George, £180
- Angolo Sampson, £260
- Tobey, £300
- Cato, £225
- Lucy, £120
- Rachell, £100
- Angolo Jack, £100
- Dafney and child Hesther, £300
- Charles, £180
- Abby, £60
p.339
- Dago, £400
- Cudgo, £400
- Carolina, £350
- Cuff, £250
- Beck and child Dinah, £100
- Moll and child Befs, £320
- Israel, £280
- Rofe(Rose), £200
- Billy, £230
- Muriah, £260
- Ned, £300
- Sandy, £280
- Amarrilla and 3 children Befs, Sale, & Benbo, £500
- Old Primus, £200
- Do - Amarilla, £70
- Do - Pompey, £200
- Pompey, £30
- March, £300
- Norway, £300
- Toney, £450
- Boy Peter, £180
- Do Abraham, £100
- Town Jack, £450
- Big Tom, £280
- Chance, £250
- Bellon, £130
- Judey, £170
- Tom Boy, £10
- Septem'r, £100
- Scipio, £180
p.340
- Jamey, £210
- Dick Junior, £180
- Jack, £70
For more information please see the Point of Pines Plantation page.
Sources
- ↑
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. 7-8 1752-1763
Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1752-1763, Vol. 008 > image 152 of 612; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
FamilySearch Image: 939L-J89S-59 (accessed 13 March 2023)- 1757 will of Joshua Grimball
- ↑
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 1756-1763
Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1756-1758 > No File Description Available > image 175 of 234
FamilySearch Image: 939L-J83D-SN (accessed 13 March 2023)- 1757 probate inventory of Joshua Grimball
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