Thomas Morton Plantation, Abbeville County, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Morton Slavery Black_Heritage

Plantations Index South Carolina Plantations

Contents 1 History 2 Slaves 3 Census 3.1 1820 Census 3.2 1830 Census 3.3 1840 Census 3.4 1850 Census 4 Sources

History

The Thomas Morton Plantation was started about 1829 when Thomas W. Morton purchased property from Martin Burress.^[1] For a time Thomas lived on and was enumerated at his property in Edgefield County, but near the end of his life (as mentioned in his will) he was living in Abbeville County, South Carolina.^[2]

By 1845 Thomas W. Morton owned 2550 acres in Abbeville County, South Carolina,^[2] that he gave to his wife at his death. He also owned 1569 acres in Edgefield County, South Carolina, that he bequeathed to his son Augustus H. Morton who was living on that property at the time.^[2]

This page contains the enslaved of both properties, as neither property was specified in Thomas Morton's will or probate papers in relation to the slaves.

Slaves

In 1845 the slaves of Thomas W. Morton were named in his will^[2] and in his probate papers. There were two personal property inventories, one in July and one in Aug 1845. The following are the enslaved listed in those papers:^[3]

Name	Will	July 1845 Inventory	Aug 1845 Inventory	Value	Notes	to Lucinda Morton	to Augustus Morton
Moses	X		X	$1,650	Valued with Jinny, Betsy, Loura, and America at $1650	X
Betty	X					X
Lora, Loura	X		X	$1,650	Valued with Moses, Jinny, Betsy and America at $1650	X
Tom	X		X	$2,500	Tom, Matilda, Dinah, Becky, Felix, Barry, Aaron, Leucretia valued together at $2500	X
Matilda & their children	X		X	$2,500	Tom, Dinah, Becky, Felix, Barry, Aaron, Leucretia valued together at $2500	X
Dinah			X	$2,500	Tom, Matilda, Becky, Felix, Barry, Aaron, Leucretia valued together at $2500
Becky			X	$2,500	Tom, Matilda, Dinah, Felix, Barry, Aaron, Leucretia valued together at $2500
Felix			X	$2,500	Tom, Matilda, Dinah, Becky, Barry, Aaron, Leucretia valued together at $2500
Barry			X	$2,500	Tom, Matilda, Dinah, Becky, Felix, Aaron, Leucretia valued together at $2500
Aaron			X	$2,500	Tom, Matilda, Dinah, Becky, Felix, Barry, Leucretia valued together at $2500
Leucretia			X	$2,500	Tom, Matilda, Dinah, Becky, Felix, Barry, and Aaron valued together at $2500
James, Jim	X		X	$1,100	Valued with Rach and child at $1100	X
Rachel and child, Rach	X		X	$1,100	Valued with Jim and her child at $1100	X
Peter	X		X	$1,000	Valued with wife at $1000	X
Hanna and child	X					X
yellow Jess	X		X	$500	Valued with Frank and family at $1500	X
Lucy and family of children	X					X
Lila and her children	X					X
Amy	X					X
Abram, Abraham	X		X	$550	Valued with Bill, John, and Anthony, at $1875	X
Makeing(?)	X					X
Sit	X					X
Ben	X		X		Valued with his wife and child at $1100	X
Mary and child	X					X
Sarah	X					X
Peg	X		X		Valued together with Reuben, Sarah, Viny & child at	X
Antony, Anthony	X		X	$550	Valued with Bill, John, and Abraham, at $1875	X
Jake	X		X		Valued with his wife at $950	X
Harriet	X					X
Bob	X		X	$800	a Blacksmith, valued with Dick at $1500	X
Jackson	X		X	$550	Valued with Jerry and Bill for $1450	X
Big Jim, Gim	X		X		Jim valued with his family, Milly, Francis, Amos, Fletcher, and Berry for $1450	X
Milly and four children	X				Jim valued with his family, Milly, Francis, Amos, Fletcher, and Berry for $1450	X
Francis			X		Jim valued with his family, Milly, Francis, Amos, Fletcher, and Berry for $1450
Amos			X		Jim valued with his family, Milly, Francis, Amos, Fletcher, and Berry for $1450
Fletcher			X		Jim valued with his family, Milly, Francis, Amos, Fletcher, and Berry for $1450
Berry			X		Jim valued with his family, Milly, Francis, Amos, Fletcher, and Berry for $1450
Chap, Chapman	X	X			Chapman and Hulda & Amanda and Mayson, Chesley, Ann, Dick, & Caroline $2500		X
Hulda and six children	X	X			Chapman and Huldah & Amanda and Mayson, Chesley, Ann, Dick, & Caroline $2500		X
Lewis	X		X	$1,525	Louis valued with wife Narsis, Doctor, Cathran, Margaret $1525		X
Narsis			X	$1,525	Louis valued with wife Narsis, Doctor, Cathran, Margaret $1525
Doctor			X	$1,525	Louis valued with wife Narsis, Doctor, Cathran, Margaret $1525
Cathran			X	$1,525	Louis valued with wife Narsis, Doctor, Cathran, Margaret $1525
Margaret			X	$1,525	Louis valued with wife Narsis, Doctor, Cathran, Margaret $1525
Caroline and four children	X						X
Edmond, Ed	X	X			Valued with Mary, and children Cato and Sarah at $1250		X
Mary and one child	X	X			Valued with Edmond, and children Cato and Sarah at $1250		X
Cato		X			Valued with parents Edmond and Mary, and sibling Sarah, at $1250
Sarah		X			Valued with parents Edmond and Mary, and sibling Cato, at $1250
Isaac	X	X		$600			X
Lid and one child, Lydia	X	X		$600	Lydia valued with child Chaney		X
Chaney		X			Chaney valued with mother Lydia
Simon	X	X			Simon valued with wife Frankey and child Butler at $1150		X
Frankey	X	X			Simon valued with wife Frankey and child Butler at $1150		X
Butler		X			Simon valued with wife Frankey and child Butler at $1150
Charles	X	X		$600			X
Rufus	X	X		$375	boy		X
Hervy	X						X
Squire	X	X			Valued with his wife at $1000		X
Vina (wife of Squire)	X	X			Valued with her husband at $1000		X
Betsy	X		X		Valued with Moses, Jinny, Loura, and America at $1650		X
America	X		X		Valued with Moses, Jinny, Betsy, and Loura at $1650		X
Janey, Jinny	X		X		Valued with Moses, Betsy, Loura, and America at $1650		X
Jerry	X		X	$450	Valued with Bill and Jackson for $1450		X
Black Jess	X						X
Dick	X			$700	Valued with Bob at $1500		X
Nelson	X		X	$600	Valued with Jake and Ben at $2650		X
John	X						X
Big Bill	X		X	$450	Valued with Jerry and Jackson for $1450		X
Louisa, Luiza	X		X	$1,250	Lock valued with family Fereby, Louisa, Shed, and Sol at $1250		X
Shed	X		X	$1,250	Lock valued with family Fereby, Louisa, Shed, and Sol at $1250		X
Solomon, Sol	X		X	$1,250	Lock valued with family Fereby, Louisa, Shed, and Sol at $1250		X
Eva	X						X
Frank	X		X	$1,000	Valued with wife and child, and with Jesse, at $1500		X
Pink	X						X
Lock	X		X	$1,250	Lock valued with family Fereby, Louisa, Shed, and Sol at $1250		X
Fereby	X		X	$1,250	Lock valued with family Fereby, Louisa, Shed, and Sol at $1250		X
Rueben			X	$1,200	Reuben and wife and children, valued with Sarah, Peg & child, Viny and child, at $1200
Bill			X	$225	Valued with Abraham, John, and Anthony, at $1875
John			X	$550	Valued with Bill, Abraham, and Anthony, at $1875
Abb		X		$600
Henry			X	$1,100	Valued with wife Mary at $1100
Mary			X	$1,100	Valued with husband Henry at $1100
Jesse			X	$2,500	Jesse and Winey valued with children Shilow, Josiah, Blan, Permilia, Emeline, at $2500
Winey			X	$2,500	Jesse and Winey valued with children Shilow, Josiah, Blan, Permilia, Emeline, at $2500
Shilow			X	$2,500	Jesse and Winey valued with children Shilow, Josiah, Blan, Permilia, Emeline, at $2500
Josiah			X	$2,500	Jesse and Winey valued with children Shilow, Josiah, Blan, Permilia, Emeline, at $2500
Blan			X	$2,500	Jesse and Winey valued with children Shilow, Josiah, Blan, Permilia, Emeline, at $2500
Permilia			X	$2,500	Jesse and Winey valued with children Shilow, Josiah, Blan, Permilia, Emeline, at $2500
Emeline			X	$2,500	Jesse and Winey valued with children Shilow. Josiah, Blan, Permilia, Emeline, at $2500
Lyle			X	$1,200	Lyle, Ama, Shep, Josh, Safrona valued together at $1200
Ama			X	$1,200	Lyle, Ama, Shep, Josh, Safrona valued together at $1200
Shep			X	$1,200	Lyle, Ama, Shep, Josh, Safrona valued together at $1200
Josh			X	$1,200	Lyle, Ama, Shep, Josh, Safrona valued together at $1200
Safrona			X	$1,200	Lyle, Ama, Shep, Josh, Safrona valued together at $1200

Census

1820 Census

In 1820 Thomas Morton is listed in Edgefield County, South Carolina with 33 slaves.^[4]

• 16 males to age 14
• 3 males ages 14-26
• 3 males ages 26-45
• 1 male age 45 and up

• 6 females to age 14
• 2 females ages 14-26
• 1 female age 26-45
• 1 female age 45 and up

1830 Census

In 1830 Thomas W. Morton is listed on the census in Edgefield County South Carolina with 80 slaves.^[5]

• 13 males under age 10
• 18 males ages 10-24
• 13 males ages 24-36
• 5 males ages 36-55
• 1 male age 55-100

• 17 females under age 10
• 8 females ages 10-24
• 4 females ages 24-36
• 1 female age 55-100

1840 Census

Thomas is listed on the 1840 census in Edgefield County, South Carolina showing his family and 84 slaves.^[6]

• 12 males under age 10
• 10 males ages 10-24
• 12 males ages 24-36
• 3 males ages 36-55
• 1 males ages 55-100

• 14 females under age 10
• 12 females ages 10-24
• 18 females ages 24-36
• 2 females ages 36-55

At his property in Abbeville County there are no white persons listed on this 1840 census, only 16 slaves.^[7]

• 6 males ages 10-24
• 7 males ages 24-36
• 1 male age 36-55

• 2 females ages 10-26

1850 Census

By the 1850 census these slaves had been split between Mrs. Lucinda Morton,^[8] the widow of Thomas W. Morton, and their son Augustus H. Morton.

Sources

1. ↑ Deed: "Deeds, 1787-1866; index to deeds, 1787-1869"
   Catalog: Deeds, 1787-1866; index to deeds, 1787-1869 Deeds, v. 42-44 1826-1830
   Film number: 007856785 > image 639 of 728
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS7S-B9P9-8 (accessed 22 December 2022)
   • Deed Bk 44 p.278 & 279
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 174, Packages 3276-3292 > image 159 of 594
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FZ99-WG (accessed 22 December 2022)
3. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 174, Packages 3276-3292 > image 163 of 594
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FZ99-7J (accessed 22 December 2022)
   • 1845 probate inventory slaves, this page and the next. 31 Jul 1845
4. ↑ United States Census, 1820: "United States Census, 1820"
   Image path: United States Census, 1820 > South Carolina > Edgefield > Not Stated > image 43 of 67; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYM-9RN9 (accessed 24 December 2022)
   • 1820 census Edgefield County, South Carolina.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1830: "United States Census, 1830"
   Image path: United States Census, 1830 > South Carolina > Edgefield > Not Stated > image 196 of 208; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYN-3SYF (accessed 24 December 2022)
   • 1830 census Edge
6. ↑ United States Census, 1840: "United States Census, 1840"
   Image path: United States Census, 1840 > South Carolina > Edgefield > Not Stated > image 155 of 187; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY1-SQKH (accessed 22 December 2022)
   • 1840 census Edgefield County, South Carolina
7. ↑ United States Census, 1840: "United States Census, 1840"
   Image path: United States Census, 1840 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Not Stated > image 120 of 188; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB7-KCT (accessed 24 December 2022)
   • 1840 census Abbeville County, South Carolina
8. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville county > image 141 of 231; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-62KH-Y7Y (accessed 24 December 2022)