Slaves of Rev John McLeod 1769, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] to 1769
Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: McLeod Slavery

Background

John McLeod was a Pastor for the Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island. He also owned property and slaves.

When John died in 1768/9 his probate inventory named and valued the 21 enslaved persons he owned at his death:^[1]

• Jack £250
• Summer £350, Bristol £500
• Castor £350, Billy £500
• Prosper £300, Friday £400
• Abram £500, Fithes? £40
• Jacob £450, boy Dick £300
• boy Simon £280
• winch Sarah and child Aaron and child Peter £550
• wench Lucy and boy Cudjo £350
• Juba £420
• Cyphas £300
• girl Jenny £180, girl Drucilla £200

John's wife Martha also owned slaves. The following were received from her father's estate in 1739:^[2]

• Phebe a girl
• Sarah a girl

Sources

1. ↑ 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 1763-1767 1765-1769
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1765-1769 > No File Description Available > image 343 of 547
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-J6QD-QS (accessed 14 May 2023)
   • 1769 probate inventory for Rev. John McLeod
2. ↑ Probate: "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
   Wills and Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1671-1868; Author: Charleston County (South Carolina). Probate Judge; Probate Place: Charleston, South Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9080 #4865 (accessed 25 February 2023)
   Paul Hamilton probate on 16 Nov 1739 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.