Waverly Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: James Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Grimball Slavery

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Contents 1 History 2 Slaves 3 Census 4 Research Notes 5 Sources

History

Waverly Plantation is located on James Island, St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina. Paul Chaplin Grimball owned Waverly Plantation. At his death the plantation was to be passed on to his son Isaac P. Grimball.

This plantation is not to be confused with the Waverly Rice Plantation of Pawley's Island.

Although bequeathed to Isaac Grimble, it seems that this plantation may have been run by Paul C. Grimball's son Thomas H. Grimball until his death (see 1860 slave schedule below). In post Civil War records this plantation was called Grimball's Plantation.^[1] There is almost no information available about this plantation.

Slaves

These slaves were named in the 1864 will of Paul Chaplin Grimball:^[2]

• Marietta
• Nat
• Lavinia
• Lovey
• Catharine
• Dandy
• Annie
• Peter(1)
• Affy
• Bob
• Elizabeth
• Julianna
• Rosetta
• Peter (2)
• Sam

Census

1850 census Paul C. Grimball is listed as having 110 slaves.^[3]

1860 census in St. Andrew's Parish, 93 slaves recorded under Thomas H. Grimball.^[4]

Research Notes

Probate inventory of Paul C. Grimball has not been located to retrieve the names of all the enslaved on this plantation.

Sources

1. ↑ United States, Freedmen's...t Commissioner, 1865-1872: "United States, Freedmen's...t Commissioner, 1865-1872"
   Catalog: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the state of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1870 Endorsements sent, endorsements pertaining to restoration of lands 1865-1866. Register of letters received 1865-1866. Register of applications for restoration of property 1865-1866. Register of lands and occupants 1865-1868. Register of restoration orders 1865-1866. Restoration orders 1865-1866. (NARA Series M869, Roll 32)
   Image path: United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872 > South Carolina > Roll 32, Restoration orders, 1865-1866 > image 678 of 792; citing multiple NARA microfilm publications; Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861 - 1880, RG 105; (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1969-1980).
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TZ-8QWX-R (accessed 26 February 2023)
   • Application for Grimble Plantation property to be returned to the Grimball family, 6 Feb 1866
2. ↑ 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. 50-51 1862-1868
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1862-1868, Vol. 050 > image 285 of 457; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JWSC-7W (accessed 24 February 2023)
   • will of Paul Chaplin Grimball 1864
3. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > South Carolina > Charleston > Charleston county > image 406 of 534; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XXN2-XY (accessed 26 February 2023)
   • 1850 slave schedule
4. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 > South Carolina > Charleston > Saint Andrews > image 6 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS8-9HQX (accessed 26 February 2023)
   • 1860 slave schedule