Slaves of Sarah Adams, South Carolina

Date: 1855 to 1860
Location: Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Adams Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Slaves of Sarah Adams, South Carolina 1.1 1855 Probate of William Adams 1.2 1860 Slave Schedule 2 Sources

Slaves of Sarah Adams, South Carolina

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the people enslaved by Sarah (Fletcher) Adams (1818-1892) in Marlboro County, to assist in connecting those people to their families.

1855 Probate of William Adams

Sale of the Personal Property of William B Adams, December 11, 1855^[1]

sold to Mrs Sarah Adams

• negro man Moses for $830
• negro girl Harriet for $1000
• Robert for $700
• Susan for $460

See: Slaves of William Branch Adams, South Carolina

1860 Slave Schedule

In 1860 Sarah Adams held 13 people enslaved in Marlboro County.^[2]

• Male 50
• Female 35
• Male 30
• Female 20
• Male 14
• Female 12
• Male 8
• Female 7
• Female 5
• Male 2
• Male 2
• Female 3/12
• Male 5

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
   Estate Papers, Ca. 1790-1904 ; Index to Estate Papers, Ca. 1790-1973; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Marlboro County); Probate Place: South Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9080 #1247991 (accessed 9 February 2024)
   William B Adams probate in South Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7668 #90881705 (accessed 9 February 2024)
   Sarah Adams, slave owner of 13 enslaved people, in 1860 in Marlboro, South Carolina, USA.