Slaves of William Meggett Murray, South Carolina

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

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by William Meggett Murray (1806 - 1866), and attempt to connect them to their families.

1830 US Census
n the 1830 US Census, William was in St Johns Colleton, Charleston, South Carolina with 22 slaves.^[1]

• Males - Under 10: 2
• Males - 10 thru 23: 2
• Males - 24 thru 35: 5
• Males - 36 thru 54: 1
• Males - 55 thru 99: 1
• Females - Under 10: 1
• Females - 10 thru 23: 3
• Females - 24 thru 35: 2
• Females - 36 thru 54: 3
• Females - 55 thru 99: 2

1860 Slave Schedule:
In the 1860 census, William was in St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, United States with 147 slaves.^[2]

Gender	Age
Female	35
Female	3
Male	2
Female	35
Female	32
Male	10
Male	2
Male	37
Female	35
Male	1
Male	1
Female	20
Female	35
Male	1
Male	1
Male	25
Male	65
Male	28
Male	60
Male	14
Male	4
Male	65
Male	2
Male	75
Male	55
Female	30
Male	30
Male	18
Male	20
Male	40
Male	25
Male	12
Male	10
Male	22
Male	5
Female	13
Female	25
Male	3
Female	35
Male	30
Female	40
Male	60
Male	70
Male	22
Male	80
Male	35
Male	17
Male	14
Male	19
Male	23
Male	25
Male	18
Male	60
Male	28
Male	15
Male	15
Male	10
Male	15
Male	19
Female	50
Female	17
Male	16
Male	14
Female	60
Female	65
Male	50
Male	85
Male	17
Male	14
Female	12
Female	7
Male	16
Female	13
Male	45
Female	6
Male	11
Female	4
Female	15
Female	12
Female	16
Male	15
Female	32
Male	7
Female	27
Female	8
Male	30
Male	32
Female	5
Female	1
Male	27
Male	34
Female	2
Female	2
Female	11
Female	9
Female	1
Female	12
Female	9
Female	6/12
Female	2
Female	1/12
Female	6
Female	4
Female	10
Female	8/12
Female	2
Female	60
Female	35
Female	3
Female	5
Female	20
Female	18
Male	50
Female	38
Male	20
Female	25
Female	40
Female	40
Female	20
Female	19
Female	75
Female	50
Female	22
Female	20
Male	18
Female	21
Male	35
Male	30
Female	18
Male	32
Female	54
Female	28
Female	35
Female	16
Female	20
Female	16
Female	38
Male	33
Female	12
Female	15
Male	35
Female	40
Male	30
Female	45
Male	55
Female	47
Female	35

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: St Johns Colleton, Charleston, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 170; Page: 152; Family History Library Film: 0022504
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #648156 (accessed 12 March 2023)
   William M Murry in St Johns Colleton, Charleston, South Carolina.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "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 Record 7668 #90807803 (accessed 12 March 2023)
   William M Murray in St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, USA.