Slaves of William Edings 1836, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Edings Slavery Black_Heritage

Background

This page records the enslaved of William Edings who died about 1836. William Edings lived on Edisto Island at Locksley Hall Plantation. His family owned Locksley Hall Plantation for multiple generations before and after the Civil War.

Slaves

William Edings will^[1] and probate papers named and valued the enslaved at his death:^[2]

At the property on Edisto in 1836, (Locksley Hall Plantation) 136 enslaved persons:

• Ned $1000, Binah(1) $700
• Will(1) $200, Clarenda(1) $100, Little Will(2) $1000
• Dianna $700, Jacob $900, Morris $1000
• Hetty $700, Selina(1) $800, Tom(1) $500
• John(1) $300, Elisa $200, Narte(1) $100
• Caesar(1) $1000, Nelly $700, Jeffrey $250
• Bella(1) $200, July $100, Letty $150
• Daphney(1) $800, David $1000, Sam(1) $500
• Lawson $500, John(2) $300, Andrew $300
• Cornelius $200, Cratana $150, Kelly $100
• Juliet $700, Bone $1000, Miley $700
• Violet(1) $200, Peter $100, Precilla $600
• Jim(1) $700, Charles(1) $800, Jerry $800
• Sitirah $600, Kitt $200, Colonel $400
• Judy $300, Mary $800, Lewis $300
• Edwin(1) $100, Edward(2) $1000, Leah(1) $400
• Jim(2) $100, Dick $300, Mariah $250
• Caesar(2) $400, Renty $1000, Selina(2) $700
• Susan(1) $500, Bess(1) $500, Joe $1000
• Mariann(1) $300, Betty $300, Paddy(1) $700
• Sary $500, Pompey $900, L Paddy(2) $700
• Cloe $450, B (big) Pat(1) $500, Jane $700
• Martha $600, Rosanna(1) $500, Mariann(2) $200
• Rachel $300, L (little) Pat(2) $800, Billy $900
• Dinah $500, Rose(2) $400, Affey $300
• Amelia $250, Charlotte $200, Strap $300
• Bella(2) $316, Mingo $1000, Phoebe $700
• Primus $900, Sue(2) $500, Minty $400
• Lucy $100, George $1000, Simon $1000
• Hannah $500, Sue(3) $400, Prince(1) $1000
• Peggy $500, L (little) Prince(2) $1000, Sylvia $700
• Michael $100, Old Binah(2) $5, Roger $300
• Thomas(2) $150, Bacchus $1000, Cate(1) $700
• Tirah $300, Neptune $200, Metilda $100
• Charity $700, Amy $300, Christianna $200
• Susan(4) $100, Old Cyrus $200, Flora $700
• Sye $700, Bess(2) $300, Cato $200
• Fortaba $200, Leah(2) $700, Nancy $100
• Sally $500, O (old) Clarinda(2) $300, Y (young) Clarinda(3) $700
• Sib $700, Narte(2) $100, Sampson(2) $1000
• Sancho $1000, Sam(3) $1000, Nelson $1000
• Bob $200, Daniel $200, Phillis $300
• Moses $400, Cojoe $1000, Frank $300
• O (old) Violet(2) $100, O (old) Charles(2) $300, Cuffy $1000
• Abraham $600, Cate(2) $500, A Caesar(3) $1000
• Daphne(2) $150, Tamer $500

At the property in St. Bartholomews Parish (Colleton County), 16 enslaved persons:^[3]

• Harry(1) $800, Will $500, Harry(2) $300
• Judy $700, Cloe $700, Betty $300
• Nelly $400, Sammy(1) $300, Molly $100
• Caesar $200, July $250, Jacob $300
• Adam $1000, Phillis $400, Sam(2) $450
• Jane

At Indian Fields Plantation, 23 enslaved persons:

• Jacob $300, Judy $150, Doe $700
• Sancho $500, Isaac $500, Sampson $700
• Tenah $600 & her 2 children Hagar $200 & John $150
• Binah $650 & her 3 children Beck $300, Bella $200, Josey $150
• Caesar(1) $200, Sue(1) $300, Kate $700
• Israel $550, Charles $400, Little Sue(2) $300
• Little Caesar(2) $300, Whalley $700, Winter $700
• Rachel $650

At the property on Johns Island, 24 enslaved persons:

• Dick(1) $800, Mariah $600, Binah $500
• Phoebe $400, Richard(2) $400, Phillis $250
• Sally(1) $200, Elcey $500, Mary(1) $600
• Bowman $1000, Susan $400, Charlotte $300
• Renty $150, Lot $350, Smart $1250
• Abraham $1000, Rinah $700, Joseph(1) $700
• Sally(2) $600, Ned $800, O. Mary(2) $200
• Joe(2) $800, Paul $1000, O. Mary(3) $100

Sources

1. ↑ 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. 40-41 1834-1839
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1834-1839, Vol. 040 > image 424 of 506; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JXSW-RK (accessed 27 April 2023)
   • 1836 will of William Edings, Will BK 40 p.400
2. ↑ 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 1810-1818 1819-1824 1819-1824 (indexed with last item) 1824-1844
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1834-1844 > No File Description Available > image 1050 of 1227
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJR4-2 (accessed 27 April 2023)
   • probate inventory of William Edings 1836
3. ↑ possibly Deed Bk C8 p.425