Slaves of William Grimball Baynard, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Edisto Island

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by William Grimball Baynard (1792 - abt. 1861), and attempt to connect them to their families.

1820 US Census
In the 1820 US Census, William was in Wadmalaw, Charleston, South Carolina, United States with 45 slaves.^[1]

Total Slaves 45

• Males - Under 14 5
  
• Males - 14 thru 25 10
  
• Males - 26 thru 44 5
  
• Males - 45 and over 5
  
• Females - Under 14 5
  
• Females - 14 thru 25 10
  
• Females - 26 thru 44 2
  
• Females - 45 and over 3
  

In 1821 Henry Calder sold these slaves to William G. Baynard, for $12,050.^[2]

• January (1)
• Sophia
• Dick
• Fanny
• Harriet
• January (2)
• Maria
• Santee
• Jeffry
• Jane or June
• Paul
• Jerry or Terry
• Judy
• Hannibal
• Lady or Mary
• Charles
• Tarleton or Rasleton
• John
• Nelly
• Elvia/Eliza
• John
• Miley
• Cumbo/Comba
• William
• Rinah
• Susannah
• Jack (1)
• Juno - Jms(James?)
• Cornelia
• Jack (2)
• Daniel

1830 US Census
1830 Census, St. John's Colleton Parish, Charleston, South Carolina. William Baynard with 108 slaves;

• 1 male age 5 to 10
• 1 male age 20 to 30
• 1 male age 30 to 40
• 1 female age 5 to 10
• 1 female age 20 to 30
• 108 enslaved persons. ^[3]

1840 US Census
1840, St. John's Colleton Parish, Charleston, South Carolina. William G. Baynard with 183 slaves;

• 2 male under age 5
• 1 male age 10 to 15
• 2 male age 15 to 20
• 1 male age 20 to 30
• 1 male age 40 to 50
• 2 female under age 5
• 1 female age 10 to 15
• 1 female age 15 to 20
• 1 female age 40 to 50
• 183 enslaved persons (adjacent record is Est A Baynard, property of William's first cousin). ^[4]

1850 Slave Schedules (2 for same period) ^{[5] [6]}

1850 Slave Schedules

Document #1			Document #2
Gender	Age		Gender	Age
Female	60		Female	45
Female	30		Male	18
Female	30		Male	16
Female	37		Male	14
Male	12		Female	10
Male	10		Female	25
Male	7		Female	20
Female	3		Male	60
Male	70		Female	40
Male	60		Female	10
Female	50		Male	55
Male	50		Female	60
Male	30		Male	26
Male	30		Female	20
Male	35		Male	30
Female	32		Female	25
Male	14		Female	6
Female	6		Female	2
Male	3		Male	30
Male	32		Male	60
Female	28		Female	50
Male	3		Male	18
Male	2		Female	12
Male	36		Male	8
Female	27		Male	50
Female	2		Female	45
Male	55		Female	19
Male	12		Female	50
Female	10		Male	25
Male	9		Female	18
Female	70		Male	40
Male	60		Female	40
Male	28		Male	18
Male	22		Male	40
Female	28		Female	36
Female	29		Female	14
Male	22		Female	10
Female	1		Male	8
Female	70		Male	6
Male	35		Male	40
Female	19		Male	36
Female	12		Female	6
Female	9		Male	45
Male	8		Male	30
Male	30		Female	25
Female	25		Male	25
Female	35		Female	6
Female	40		Female	30
Female	18		Male	6
Male	10		Male	108
Female	9		Female	25
Male	7		Male	20
Male	40		Male	22
Female	39
Female	4
Male	3
Male	60
Female	60
Male	24
Female	20
Female	28
Male	30
Female	30
Female	2
Female	1
Female	50
Male	50
Female	45
Male	14
Male	12
Female	7
Female	4
Male	40
Female	28

1860 Slave Schedule
^[7]

Gender	Age
Female	78
Male	75
Male	75
Male	70
Male	70
Female	70
Female	70
Female	70
Male	68
Female	68
Female	65
Female	65
Male	65
Male	65
Female	64
Female	63
Male	63
Male	61
Female	60
Female	60
Male	60
Male	60
Female	58
Female	5
Male	55
Male	55
Male	53
Female	50
Female	50
Female	50
Male	50
Male	50
Male	48
Female	48
Female	45
Male	45
Male	45
Female	45
Female	45
Female	45
Male	44
Male	44
Female	43
Male	43
Male	41
Female	40
Female	40
Female	40
Female	40
Male	40
Male	40
Male	40
Female	38
Female	38
Male	38
Male	36
Female	35
Female	35
Female	35
Female	35
Male	35
Male	35
Male	35
Female	34
Female	34
Male	34
Female	33
Male	33
Female	32
Male	32
Male	32
Male	31
Female	31
Female	31
Male	30
Male	30
Female	30
Female	30
Female	30
Female	30
Female	30
Male	29
Male	29
Male	28
Female	28
Female	28
Female	28
Female	28
Male	28
Male	28
Male	28
Male	27
Male	27
Male	27
Female	27
Male	26
Male	26
Female	26
Female	26
Female	26
Female	25
Female	25
Female	25
Female	25
Female	25
Male	24
Female	24
Female	23
Male	23
Female	22
Female	22
Female	22
Male	22
Male	22
Female	21
Female	21
Female	21
Male	21
Male	21
Male	20
Male	20
Male	20
Female	20
Female	20
Female	20
Female	20
Female	19
Female	19
Male	19
Male	18
Female	18
Female	18
Female	18
Female	18
Male	17
Male	17
Male	17
Female	17
Female	17
Female	16
Female	16
Male	16
Male	16
Male	15
Male	15
Male	15
Female	15
Female	15
Female	15
Female	15
Male	14
Male	14
Male	14
Male	14
Female	14
Male	13
Male	13
Female	13
Female	13
Female	12
Female	12
Female	12
Male	12
Male	12
Male	11
Male	11
Female	11
Female	11
Female	10
Female	10
Female	10
Male	10
Male	10
Male	10
Male	10
Female	9
Female	9
Female	9
Male	9
Male	9
Male	8
Male	8
Male	8
Female	8
Female	8
Female	7
Female	7
Male	7
Male	7
Male	7
Male	6
Male	6
Male	6
Female	6
Female	6
Male	5
Male	5
Male	5
Female	5
Female	5
Female	5
Female	4
Female	4
Female	4
Male	4
Male	4
Female	3
Female	3
Female	3
Male	3
Male	3
Female	2
Female	2
Female	2
Female	2
Male	1
Male	1
Female	1
Female	0.75
Male	0.25

The 1862 probate Inventory of William G. Baynard named and valued the enslaved at his death.^[8]

No.	Name	Value		No.	Name	Value		No.	Name	Value
1	Emanuel	$150.00		45	Shadrick	$800.00		89	Daniel	$900.00
2	Rachel	$500.00		46	Nanny	$700.00		90	Tyra	$750.00
3	Emanuel	$650.00		47	William	$900.00		91	Virginia	$250.00
4	Charity	$500.00		48	Shedrick	$600.00		92	Toby	$500.00
5	Cinda	$800.00		49	Billy	$125.00		93	Caesar	$450.00
6	Polly	$750.00		50	Penelope	$500.00		94	Maria
7	Tom	$1,000.00		51	Kitty	$200.00		95	Joe	$1,050.00
8	Mary	$800.00		52	Primus	$300.00		96	Lovey	$800.00
9	Cimon	$800.00		53	Jack	$900.00		97	Infant	$150.00
10	Rhina	$400.00		54	Maria	$300.00		98	Cushey	$450.00
11	Stephen	$650.00		55	Jeffrey	$700.00		99	Joe	$750.00
12	Beck	$500.00		56	Tarleton	$1,000.00		100	Sue	$600.00
13	Monday	$500.00		57	Cilla	$300.00		101	Harriet	$600.00
14	Noah	$1,000.00		58	Betsey	$850.00		102	Sampson	$900.00
15	Nell	$800.00		59	Cason	$600.00		103	Susannah	$650.00
16	Dryus	$800.00		60	Gabriel	$650.00		104	Will	$800.00
17	Stephney	$650.00		61	Patience	$150.00		105	Hester	$500.00
18	Hannah	$650.00		62	Billy	$300.00		106	Jane
19	Noah	$300.00		63	Bob	$1,000.00		107	Moses	$650.00
20	Nancy	$100.00		64	Judith	$850.00		108	Lizzy	$300.00
21	Henry	$1,000.00		65	Inocent	$650.00		109	Nanny	$215.00
22	Diana	$850.00		66	Domar	$600.00		110	Stepney	$750.00
23	Maria	$250.00		67	Cornelia	$450.00		111	Sary	$150.00
24	Infant	$175.00		68	Domar Carpenter	$1,200.00		112	Stephen	$1,200.00
25	Jackson	$1,100.00		69	Edith	$700.00		113	Scipio	$800.00
26	Anne	$950.00		70	Prince	$800.00		114	Tenah B	$150.00
27	Shedrick	$1,100.00		71	Amelia	$700.00		115	William	$975.00
28	Clarinda	$850.00		72	Peter	$950.00		116	Little Tenah	$450.00
29	Sam	$150.00		73	Baynard-349	$350.00		117	Sancho	$1,000.00
30	Infant	$100.00		74	Infant	$100.00		118	Daphne	$925.00
31	Peggy	$875.00		75	Jerry	$1,050.00		119	Infant	$100.00
32	Mingo	$350.00		76	Susy	$800.00		120	July	$950.00
33	Eve	$250.00		77	Bess	$550.00		121	Nancy	$700.00
34	Infant	$125.00		78	Jacob	$350.00		122	Abram	$700.00
35	Old Paul	$5.00		79	Tommy	$300.00		123	Theodore	$300.00
36	Jeffrey	$75.00		80	Bella	$150.00		124	Adam	$550.00
37	Nancy	$500.00		81	Sam	$1,000.00		125	Sandy	$850.00
38	Wilson	$550.00		82	Sue	$600.00		126	Sury	$450.00
39	Peter	$450.00		83	Phillis	$150.00		127	Eliza	$500.00
40	Dick	$350.00		84	Paul	$1,000.00		128	Harry	$300.00
41	Charles	$1,000.00		85	Sam	$650.00		129	Grace	$850.00
42	Judith	$675.00		86	Paul	$225.00		130	John	$700.00
43	Charles	$700.00		87	Hannah	$550.00		131	Bachus	0
44	Dolly	$700.00		88	Peg	$350.00		132	Martha	$600.00
p.318
132	Peter	$200.00		150	Leander	$700.00		168	Flora	$850.00
133	Nanny	$300.00		151	Cely	$800.00		169	Shem	$1,000.00
134	Bob	$400.00		152	Jim	$350.00		170	Lucy	$500.00
135	Fanny	$400.00		153	Toney	$200.00		171	Lady	$100.00
136	January	$650.00		154	Willis	$800.00		172	Rose	$250.00
137	Babbet	$750.00		155	Elizabeth	$250.00		173	Sam	$1,000.00
138	Cato	$700.00		156	Tecumseh	$600.00		174	Dinah	$600.00
139	Primus	$550.00		157	Abram	$350.00		175	Daniel	$750.00
140	Sarah	$300.00		158	Frank	$500.00		176	Bachus	$600.00
141	Sophy	$175.00		159	Johny	$700.00		177	Limus	$300.00
142	Sampson	$100.00		160	George	$550.00		178	Peggy	$200.00
143	Aaron	$1,000.00		161	Jacob	$125.00		179	Judith	$100.00
144	Katy	$800.00		162	Saturday	$250.00		180	Billy	$300.00
145	Moll	$125.00		163	Jimmy	$1,000.00		181	Sue	$250.00
146	Scipio	$100.00		164	Rent	$900.00		182	Rhina	$200.00
147	Cudjo	$1,000.00		165	Maria	$750.00		183	Abel	$700.00
148	Lizzy	$800.00		166	Brister	$1,000.00		184	Isaac	$780.00
149	Hester	$200.00		167	Peter	$800.00

For more information see Baynard's Little Edisto Plantation

Losses Claimed

Losses Claimed by Edisto Planters 1861-1862^[9]
By William G, Baynard

4 unnamed slaves from the Prospect Hill Plantation p. 8-2
1 unnamed slave from the Little Edisto Plantation p. 8-3

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census", database with images
   [[Name]] Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Wadmalaw, Charleston, South Carolina; Page: 100; NARA Roll: M33_119; Image: 214
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #178290 (accessed 16 December 2023)
   William G Baynard in Wadmalaw, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina: "Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina"
   Catalog: Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina v. 4Y, 4X, 5A 1820-1825
   Film number: 008196080 > image 50 of 782
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLV-G3SX-H (accessed 15 March 2023)
   • 1 Feb 1821 sale of slaves
3. ↑ 1830, St Johns Colleton, Charleston, South Carolina, p. 153
4. ↑ 1840, Colleton, South Carolina, p. 196
5. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules", database with images
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91847941 (accessed 16 December 2023)
   William Baynard, slave owner of 74 enslaved people, in 1850 in St Johns Colleton Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
6. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules", database with images
   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 Record 7668 #90814003 (accessed 16 December 2023)
   Wm G Baynard, slave owner of 215 enslaved people, in 1860 in Edisto Island, Colleton, South Carolina, USA.
7. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules", database with images
   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 Record 7668 #90814003 (accessed 16 December 2023)
   Wm G Baynard, slave owner of 215 enslaved people, in 1860 in Edisto Island, Colleton, South Carolina, USA.
8. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867 1856-1864
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, 1860-1864, Vol. F > image 510 of 646; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-V49T-WS (accessed 3 May 2023)
   • 1862 probate inventory of William G. Baynard
9. ↑ Spencer, Charles, "Documents on Edisto Island History" Edisto Island, SC: Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society (2008)