Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Surnames/tags: Bowen Slavery Black_Heritage
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Background
William Bowen lived in Pickens County, South Carolina. This page is to record the enslaved he owned during his lifetime.
Probate Inventory
The enslaved of the Bowen estate were named and assessed for value:[1]
- Larkin, age 55, $400
- Frank age 52, $600
- Joann & child Charles, $500
- Jane, age 12, $800
- Jim, age 10, $600
- Nep, age 8, $500
- Mary, age 6, $350
- Perry, age 3 1/2, $325
Enslaved Sold
After his death the executors held a sale for the estate of William Bowen which included the enslaved.[2]
The following enslaved persons were sold after William Bowen's death:[3][4][5][6]
sold to R. E. Bowen
- Ben, a man, for $437
sold to Wm Hunt
- a negro woman and 3 children for $1700
sold to Margaret (sp?) Latham
- Catherine, a girl, for $700
sold to James McAdams
- Peter, a man, for $83
sold to John Bowen
- a negro man sold at the lowest bid, for $99
sold to Reece Bowen
- Sarrah, a woman, for $196
sold to James Burdine
- a negro woman at the lowest bid, $150
sold to Andrew Archer
- Jim, a boy, for $650
sold to John G. Bowen
sold to Robert Bowen
- Jane, a girl, $805
sold to Rebecca Dilworth
- Larkin, a man, for $200
sold to Alford Taylor
Census
In 1800 William Bowen and his wife lived in what was then the Pendleton District South Carolina. The census shows them to have 4 enslaved persons.[7]
By 1810 William Bowen, still in Pendleton District in South Carolina, declared 10 enslaved persons.[8]
In 1820 William Bowen declared 12 enslaved persons:[9]
- 6 males under age 14
- 2 males to age 26
- 2 females to age 14
- 2 females age 45 and up
1830 William Bowens declared 15 enslaved persons:[10]
- 1 male under age 10
- 4 males ages 10-24
- 1 male age 24-36
- 4 females under age 10
- 3 females ages 10-24
- 1 female age 24-36
- 1 female age 36-55
In 1840 William Bowens declared 12 enslaved persons:[11]
- 1 male under age 10
- 3 males ages 10-24
- 1 female under age 10
- 5 females ages 10-24
- 2 females ages 55-100
In 1850 William Bowen declared 10 enslaved persons:[12]
- 1 male age 45
- 1 male age 43
- 1 male age 14
- 1 female age 30
- 1 female age 18
- 1 female age 11
- 1 female age 4
- 1 male age 2
- 1 male age 6/12
- 1 female age 1
Sources
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 142 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RYRB (accessed 22 January 2024)- 1857 probate inventory assessment of the enslaved
- ↑ Executor's Sale https://www.newspapers.com/article/keowee-courier-1857-william-bowen-estate/139339265/
- Keowee Courier, Pickens, South Carolina, Sat, Dec 26, 1857, Page 3
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 138 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RBKJ (accessed 22 January 2024)- Loose Probate papers for William Bowen, slaves sold
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 139 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RBKP (accessed 22 January 2024)- Loose Probate papers for William Bowen, slaves sold
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 143 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RBKN (accessed 22 January 2024)- names the enslaved that were sold
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 144 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RYT3 (accessed 22 January 2024)- names the enslaved that were sold
- ↑
United States Census, 1800:
"United States Census, 1800"
Image path: United States Census, 1800 > South Carolina > Pendleton District > Not Stated > image 8 of 129; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R8W-NDQ (accessed 22 January 2024)- 1800 census
- ↑
United States Census, 1810:
"United States Census, 1810"
Image path: United States Census, 1810 > South Carolina > Pendleton > Not Stated > image 40 of 54; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBM-9PT (accessed 22 January 2024)- 1810 census
- ↑
United States Census, 1820:
"United States Census, 1820"
Image path: United States Census, 1820 > South Carolina > Pendleton > Not Stated > image 15 of 72; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYT-98XS (accessed 22 January 2024)- 1820 census
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGY-8HK : Thu Jul 20 16:53:41 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bowen, 1830.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRY-JWK : Fri Jul 21 00:45:09 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bowen, 1840.
- ↑
United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 :
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > South Carolina > Pickens > Pickens county > image 29 of 45; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZFS-9BW (accessed 22 January 2024)- 1850 slave schedule
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