Location: Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Worthy Slavery Black_Heritage
Slaves of Martin Worthy, Chester, South Carolina
The purpose of this page is to identify and document the slaves held by Martin Worthy (abt.1781-1856) in Chester, South Carolina.
1856 Petition to Equity Court
In 1856, Henry Worthy, administrator of the estate of Martin Worthy, petitioned the court to allow for the assignment of guardians for minor heirs to allow for the division of the property.[1] 72 slaves were identified by name.
firstName | middleName | lastName | gender | enslavedStatus | colorRace |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim | male | slave | black | ||
Milton | male | slave | black | ||
Charly | male | slave | black | ||
Davy | male | slave | black | ||
Amanda | female | slave | black | ||
Jinny | female | slave | black | ||
Ann | female | slave | black | ||
Susan | Ann | female | slave | black | |
Amos | male | slave | black | ||
Laura | female | slave | black | ||
Sally | female | slave | black | ||
Betsy | female | slave | black | ||
Lizzy | female | slave | black | ||
Sisly | female | slave | black | ||
Mary | Ann | female | slave | black | |
Josahine | female | slave | black | ||
Liza | Wade | female | slave | black | |
Pelina | female | slave | black | ||
Thompson | male | slave | black | ||
Washington | male | slave | black | ||
Obadiah | male | slave | black | ||
John | male | slave | black | ||
Becky | female | slave | black | ||
Charity | female | slave | black | ||
Spencer | male | slave | black | ||
Warren | male | slave | black | ||
Isaac | male | slave | black | ||
Ann | female | slave | black | ||
Charity | female | slave | black | ||
Silvy | female | slave | black | ||
Martha | female | slave | black | ||
Catharine | female | slave | black | ||
Henry | male | slave | black | ||
Lucy | female | slave | black | ||
Fanny | female | slave | black | ||
Luticia | female | slave | black | ||
Dolly | female | slave | black | ||
Charity | female | slave | black | ||
Siller | female | slave | black | ||
Liza | female | slave | black | ||
Neely | female | slave | black | ||
John | male | slave | black | ||
Catharine | female | slave | black | ||
Eli | male | slave | black | ||
Canzada | female | slave | black | ||
Viny | female | slave | black | ||
Jack | male | slave | black | ||
Morning | female | slave | black | ||
Jack | male | slave | black | ||
Sam | male | slave | black | ||
Erasmus | male | slave | black | ||
Billy | male | slave | black | ||
Partheny | female | slave | black | ||
Nancy | Ann | female | slave | black | |
Viny | female | slave | black | ||
Mary | female | slave | black | ||
George | male | slave | black | ||
Didamar | female | slave | black | ||
Jinny | female | slave | black | ||
Leonard | male | slave | black | ||
Emmy | female | slave | black | ||
Jane | female | slave | black | ||
Louiza | female | slave | black | ||
Berry | male | slave | black | ||
Marjoranne | female | slave | black | ||
Ezel | male | slave | black | ||
Sivilla | female | slave | black | ||
Betty | female | slave | black | ||
Mary | female | slave | black | ||
Jane | female | slave | black | ||
Maryann | female | slave | black | ||
Dolly | female | slave | black |
Sources
- ↑ Petition # 21385637; Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina; Records of the Equity Court, Bills; Page: frames 94--97, 118--120; Microfilm: Reel CS83 accessed on Digital Library on American Slavery 04-06-2023 Link to Abstract
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