Slaves of Malinda Agnew, Abbeville County, South Carolina

Date: 1844 to 1851
Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Agnew Slavery Black_Heritage

Plantation Index

Contents 1 History 1.1 Census 1.2 Probate Inventory 2 Sources

History

Malinda Dodson Agnew lived in Abbeville County, South Carolina. She was married to Samuel Agnew. Their children were:

• Enoch Agnew
• Elizabeth Agnew Pressley
• Andrew Agnew (no source for connecting him yet)
• James Wilson Agnew
• Joseph Agnew
• Samuel White Agnew
• William B. Agnew
• Washington Agnew
• Alfred Agnew
• Malinda Jane Agnew

In 1844 Malinda's husband Samuel died. Malinda purchased these slaves from the estate Nov 19-21, 1845:^[1]

Name	Value	Age	Notes
Anthony	$390	51	Valued with Mary
Mary		52	Valued with Anthony
Isum	$305	40	man
Rose	$580		Valued with 2 children
Cindy	$805		Valued with 3 children
Elvira	$220		a girl
Dick	$500
Wiley	$325		a boy

Census

In 1850 Malinda is seen on the 1850 Slave Schedule with these slaves.^[2]

No.	Slave Age	Sex	Color
1	55	M	B
2	45	M	B
3	22	F	B
4	12	M	B
5	10	M	B
6	6	M	B
7	4	M	B
8	6mos	M	B
9	58	F	B
10	17	M	B
11	20	F	B
12	13	F	B
13	11	F	B
14	9	M	B
15	7	F	B
16	5	F	B
17	2	F	B
18	6mos	M	B
19	45	F	B
20	25	F	B
21	4	M	B
22	7	F	B
23	6mos	M	B

Probate Inventory

Malinda Agnew died in 1851. Her probate inventory listed these slaves:^[3]

Name	Value	Notes	Sold to	Price Paid
Anthony	$250	Valued with Mary	E E Pressley	$350
Mary		Valued with Anthony	E E Pressley
Cindy/Scindy	$1,100	Valued with the following 3 persons	M J Agnew	$1,175
Martha		Valued with Scindy	M J Agnew
Sarah		Valued with Scindy	M J Agnew
Griffin		Valued with Scindy	M J Agnew
Ishom/Isham	$1,400	Valued with the following 4 persons	Dr W Agnew	$1,760
Rose		Valued with Ishom	Dr W Agnew
George		Valued with Ishom	Dr W Agnew
Cornelius/Neal		Valued with Ishom	Dr W Agnew
Griffin/Norris		Valued with Ishom	Dr W Agnew
Wiley	$800		Dr E Agnew	$900
Elvira	$600		Alfred Agnew	$610
Vashti	$450		W Agnew	$480
Florah	$1,200		E Rasor	$1,215
Tom		Valued with Florah	E Rasor
Peter		Valued with Florah	E Rasor
Hariot		Valued with Florah	E Rasor
John	$400		A A Agnew	$500
Harry	$500		S W Agnew	$565
Anderson	$375		S W Agnew	$310
Ailsy/Alzany/Elzana	$375		E E Pressley	$300
Mariah	$5		unknown, no value, deceased?

For more information please see:

• Slaves of Samuel Agnew
• South Carolina Plantations
• US Black Heritage South Carolina State Page

Sources

1. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 004, Packages 61-80 > image 62 of 223
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FDNV-M (accessed 24 November 2022)
   • Slave inventory sale in probate paperwork
2. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville county > image 48 of 231; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-62KC-M4M (accessed 24 November 2022)
   • 1850 Slave Schedule, Abbeville, South Carolina
3. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 123-124, packages 3611-3660
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 123, Packages 3611-3640 > image 18 of 744
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9H-N8 (accessed 25 November 2022)
   • 1851 slave probate inventory for Malinda Agnew