Slaves of Simon Magwood, South Carolina

Location: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Magwood

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Simon Magwood (1763-1836) and attempt to connect them to their families.

Simon Magwood was a merchant and planter in Charleston and St Andrew's Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina.

Will

Simon wrote his will on 18 March 1835, naming 25 enslaved people, and it was probated on 2 September 1836.^[1]

Name	Enslaver who inherited
"Israel & his wife Hannah & the whole of their children, both male and female"	Lavina, granddaughter
Rachel and her children	Susan Moreland, daughter
Molly and son Levi	Susan Moreland, daughter
"my Carpenter Man Adam"	Sarah F Magwood, daughter
"Syke & his Wife Miley and all her children"	Sarah F Magwood, daughter
"George my Cook"	Sarah F Magwood, daughter
Bella	Sarah F Magwood, daughter
Cesar	Sarah F Magwood, daughter
Sharper	Sarah F Magwood, daughter
"my two painters Guy and York"	William & Simon Robinson, grandsons (children of daughter Eleanor Robinson)
"Stephen and Lucy"	Mary & Sarah Robinson, granddaughters (children of daughter Eleanor Robinson)
Daniel	Charles A Magwood, son
William	Charles A Magwood, son
Jim	Charles A Magwood, son
Dick	Charles A Magwood, son
Jimmy	Charles A Magwood, son
Charles	Charles A Magwood, son
Loyd	Charles A Magwood, son
Timothy	Charles A Magwood, son
Israel	Charles A Magwood, son

Estate Inventory

Simon's estate inventory was recorded on 22 September 1836 and named 173 enslaved people. Some of these people were only valued individually, while others were valued in specific groups.^[2]

Name	Valuation of Individual	Valuation of Family Group
Old Frank	$400.00
Philip	$1200.00
George	$800.00
Barber	$1000.00
Tom Righton	$800.00
Guy	$600.00
York	$600.00
Stephen	$200.00
Lucy	$300.00
Daniel	$400.00
William	$600.00
Jim	$800.00
Jenny	$500.00
Charles	$800.00
Loyd	$800.00
Israel	$500.00
John	$1500.00
Molly	$0.00
Lewis	$1200.00
Adam	$1200.00
Rachael
Margaret
Louisa
Rebecca		$1800.00
Israel
Hannah
Daphne
John
Clarissa
Amelia
Joshua
Betsey Henry
Caleb
Cudjoe		$5500.00
George	$500.00
Bella	$100.00
Cesar	$400.00
Sharper	$1200.00
Beck	$0.00
Brister	$800.00
Syke
Miley
Jane
William
Syke
Mary		$4000.00
Carabara Pompey
Job
Jenny		$800.00
Cyrus
Sally
Sander
Andress
Tilla
Aron
Peggy
Amy
Cyrus		$3600.00
Packer	$400.00
Ebo Billy	$600.00	$1000.00
Isaac
Phoebe
Katy
Jacob
Isaac
Bella		$2400.00
Young Jack
Dinah
Daphne
Sylla
Sam
Isaac
Romeo		$3000.00
Dick
Venus
Eve
Sylva		$1600.00
Hester
Ben
Jacob
Stephen		$1500.00
Ned	$300.00
Old John	$150.00
Diana	$350.00	$800.00
Marcia
Lydia Ratclif
Cesar
Sophy
Nancy
Beck
Davy
Martha
Elizabeth
Mary
Peggy Charles
Little Brister		$5500.00
Molsy
Hager
Cuffee
Phillis
Sam
Indy
Tom
Elsy
Ben
Doctor		$4500.00
Will
Affee
Hardtimes		$1500.00
Tyra
Jean
Jacob		$1500.00
Paul
Dinah
Joe		$1200.00
Andrew
Daphne
Doll
Wallace
Rinah
Harry		$1800.00
Aaron	$200.00
Hogan	$400.00
Gomer Billy	$100.00	$700.00
Jack
Amelia
Job
Rinah		$2000.00
Guller Jack
Nelly
Hannah		$1200.00
Anthony	$100.00
Jim	$0.00
Mary	$800.00	$900.00
Ben
Rose
Berry		$1000.00
Abraham
Brammah	$600.00
Zander (?)	$300.00	$900.00
Emilly Fuller
George
Charlotte
Daniel
Nancy		$1700.00
Charles Rose	$50.00
Old Hannah	$100.00
Bob	$200.00	$350.00
Old Isaac
Flora
Mary
Nanny
Jane	$1400.00
Guller Pompey	$600.00	$2000.00
Paul Hopkins
Jim
Sally		$800.00
Hester
Watty
Cain
Bina		$1250.00
Glascow
Lydia
Old Lydia
July
Peter
Juba
Mima
Phillis
Judy
Tom
Pontac
Frank		$4500.00

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Simon Magwood (Transcription) - "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JXS7-71?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-JM9%3A210905601%2C212019101 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1834-1839, Vol. 040 > Page 475, Image 502 of 506. Written 18 Mar 1835. Probated 2 Sep 1836.
2. ↑ Estate Inventory of Simon Magwood - "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JJRJ-L?cc=1911928&wc=MP59-4WG%3A190562801%2C190562802%2C190882401%2C190560104 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1834-1844 > No File Description Available > Page 193, Image 98 of 263. Recorded 22 Sep 1836.