Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Surnames/tags: One_Place_Studies Black_Heritage Enslaved_Ancestry



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Williams-Earle House
(aka Holly Hill; Ivy Lawn)
This page is dedicated to the enslaved peoples of Williams-Earle House Plantation, owned by Thomas Blackburn Williams (1787-1852) then his second wife, Annie Mariah (Bowen) Williams (1811-1893) after his death in 1852.
Population
Slaves
The 1852 will of Dr Williams names the following slaves:[1]
- To his wife, Maria:
- To his son, Robert M Williams:
- Nelson Tina and her children
- To his daughter, Mrs Harry Cleveland:
- negro girl, Louisa
Slaves of Dr Thomas Blackburn Williams
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Slaveholders
?1820-1832: Thomas Blackburn Williams (1787-1852) and first wife, Elizabeth Thompson Maxwell
- Elizabeth Ann
- Robert Maxwell
- Mary Louisa
1832-1852: Dr Williams and second wife, Annie Mariah (Bowen) Williams (1811-1893)[10][1]
- Thomas[10]
- Waddy Thompson[10]
- Pierce[10]
- Maria[10]
- Florida[10]
- Alexander Campbell[10]
- Caroline[10]
- George[10]
- Antoinette[10]
- Ossie Bowen[10]
1852-1865:? Annie Mariah (Bowen) Williams (1811-1893)
Other Residents
1880-?: Richard Harrison Earle[11]
Property
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Williams-Earle House 1981[12] |
- Continent: North America
- Country: United States
- State/Province: South Carolina
- County: Greenville
- GPS Coordinates: 34.826010, -82.405325
- Elevation: 283.0 m or 928.5 feet
This property is located at 319 Grove Rd Greenville, SC. Construction on the house began around 1820, by Dr Williams and was completed around 1850.[11] Richard Harrison Earle acquired the property in 1880.[11] The house and slave quarters have been moved from this location.[11][13]
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Probate
- "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980" (accessed 30 January 2022) South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868; Author: United States. Works Progress Administration (South Carolina); Probate Place: Greenville, South Carolina - Ancestry Record 9080 #699941 Thomas B Williams probate on 27 Jul 1852.
- "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980" (accessed 30 January 2022) Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1787-1868; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Greenville County); Probate Place: Greenville, South Carolina - Ancestry Record 9080 #55488 Thomas B Williams probate on 27 Jul 1852.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 “Williams Earle Cabin” Roper Mountain (https://www.ropermountain.org/ : accessed 4 Feb 2022) built 1845, inhabited by Moses and Rita Maxwell, and Susan, a seamstress
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGD-16T : accessed 30 January 2022), Thomas Williams, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm . Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #970087
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP2-KN2 : 20 February 2021), Thomas B Williams, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing 339, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 172; FHL microfilm 22,506. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #671955
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-WCP : 30 January 2022), Thomas B Williams, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 283, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm . Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2963130
- ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWC-JVZM : 23 February 2021), T B Williams in entry for MM9.1.1/MVZB-D7X:, 1850. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #1950609
- ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKTX-2KT2 : 16 October 2019), Maria Williams, 1860. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #90747088
- ↑ "In the words of Thomas Butler Williams...", FROM DEPOSITION A. OF BUTLER WILLIAMS ALIAS MOUNTS, NO. 1,006.549. Williams Family History, blog w/images (https://oldswilliams.org/ : accessed 29 Jan 2021)
- ↑ "Educator's roots provide lesson on slavery" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) 17 Jun 2000, Sat Page 15
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QN-TM3 : 23 December 2020), Thos B Williams, Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 “Williams-Earle House, Greenville County (319 Grove Rd., Greenville)” South Carolina Department of Archives and History (https://www.sc.gov/ : accessed 4 Feb 2022) National Registry - Nomination Form
- ↑ Williams-Earle House, Right Oblique. Courtesy of the National Register of Historic Places program, at the S.C. Department of Archives and History (SCDAH), Box 6, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014 Property Number: 727 Negative No. 207-039.
- ↑ McGill, Joseph. "Slave Dwelling Project: Sleeping in a Relocated Slave Dwelling" blog, Lowcountry Africana (https://lowcountryafricana.com/ : accessed 30 Jan 2022) July 4, 2011
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