Slaves of Robert Fenwick, South Carolina

to 1726
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Fenwick

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Probate Inventory 1.2 Widow Sarah Fenwick 2 Sources 3 Acknowledgements

Background

Robert Fenwick lived in Charleston County, South Carolina. He died about 1726. This page was created to record the enslaved he owned during his life and at his death, in order to help their descendants to locate them.

Probate Inventory

The estate inventory of Robert Fenwick was recorded on 3 May 1727 and named 49 enslaved people:^[1]

Name	Valuation
Mingo	£100.00
Wollintine	£150.00
Betty	£250.00
Jacky	£80.00
Sabina	£70.00
Bissum	£40.00
Susanah	£150.00
Flora	£150.00
Franck	£150.00
Clarinda	£80.00
Venus	£60.00
Sam	£60.00
Joan	£90.00
Toney	£100.00
Billy	£20.00
Bella	£150.00
Tom	£200.00
Dandy	£150.00
Sam	£150.00
Primus	£150.00
Jack	£130.00
Kate	£100.00
Betty	£60.00
Jack	£300.00
Joan	£200.00
Dido	£100.00
Bessy	£80.00
Nick an Idiot	£0.00
Hercules	£300.00
Diana	£150.00
Ameretta	£50.00
Jemmy	£10.00
Hagar	£100.00
Judy	£100.00
Amy	£160.00
Jenny	£160.00
Dowey (?)	£80.00
Cyrus	£50.00
Judy	£40.00
Orion	£180.00
Jupiter	£140.00
Pompey	£300.00
Cuffee	£300.00
Caset	£80.00
Cato	£200.00
Malphin (?)	£180.00
Sambo	£20.00
Scipio	£150.00
Bess	£20.00

Widow Sarah Fenwick

Sarah Fenwick, the widow of Robert Fenwick, died not too long after her husband (1726-27). Her will stated that half of her property was to go to her niece Sarah Hext, whose husband was Hugh Hext, the administrator of her estate. The other half of the estate was to go to Hugh Hext to have and dispose of as he saw fit.

Sarah Fenwick's will named the following enslaved persons:^[2]

to Margaret Clapp

• Wallington
• Matphin

to sister --- Boone

• the attendance of Flora

to the Desenting pastor or teacher

• Arra
• Cato
• one to be bought for the said use

to Henry Livingston Jr 3 negro children

• Dowey
• Cyrus
• Iney

• I appoint my Negroe Man Jack his Freedom upon this Condition that he pay five pounds Current money Yearly to the Dessenting Pastor or Teacher on this Neck

• Item I appoint Old Judy her freedom on Condition She pay to Said Dessenting Teacher Yearly five Shilings

Sarah Fenwick's 1728 probate inventory only gave one name for the enslaved she held, and instead just recorded male/female, and adult/child status:^[3]

• 5 negro men, £1300
• 4 do, £600
• 1 do by the name of Arrow belonging to the Meeting(sp?), £200
• 4 negro boys, £700
• 4 do, £300
• 4 children negroes, £100
• 5 negro women, £1000
• 3 do, £700
• 10 negro girls, £800
• 2 old negroes a man and a woman, £30

Sources

1. ↑ Estate Inventory of Robert Fenwick - "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-J8SH-L?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-368%3A210905601%2C211192001 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Miscellaneous record, 1726-1729 > Page 73, Image 381 of 529. Recorded 3 May 1727.
2. ↑ 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. 1-2 1671-1731
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1722-1731, Vol. 002 > image 200 of 507; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-NH9H-6D (accessed 17 October 2024)
   • will of Sarah Fenwick
3. ↑ Miscellaneous probate record, 1696-1792: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous probate record, 1696-1792 Miscellaneous record, 1726-1729.
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Miscellaneous record, 1726-1729 > image 425 of 529; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JZQ2-SY (accessed 17 October 2024)
   • probate inventory of Sarah Fenwick

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Naomi Van Tol for creating this page.