Topics: Miscegenation; Slave Manumissions; Slaves, Named
Complete records of the following information can be found at the South Carolina Department of Archives & History in Columbia, South Carolina
Date: Unknown
Series: S165015
Item: 01875
Rene Peter David, petition
asking for permission to free three mulatto slaves, they being his children. (4
pages)
Slave Names: Aimiee, Lelia,
& Rosine.
Date: Unknown
Series: S165015
Item: 01880
Philipe Stanislaus, petition
and supporting papers asking that his slave Celestine, and her six children by
him be freed. (4pages)
Slave Names: Alexander,
Celestine, Josephine, Louise, Melanie, Philippe, and Pierre Louis.
Date: 2/14/1753
Series: S213003
Volume: 0021
Page: 00381
James Bond of Colleton
County, To his wife Peggy and his children Sarah, Nanny, and Den, all former
slaves of Tabitha Peter, from whom the said James Bond purchased his family on
May 2, 1751, Manumission. (2pages)
Slave Names: Ben, Nanny,
Peggy, Sarah.
Date: 3/1737
Series: S213003
Volume:002G
Page:00002
Free Sampson, a Negro man,
and Swarry, his wife with William Ellis, of Charles Town, Pewterer, Articles of
Agreement constituting a conditional manumission of Swarry, who was purchased
by Sampson from Ann Elliott, of Berkeley County, the previous July, and who
shall be free if she continues to cohabit with Sampson until his death.
(2pages)
Locations: Berkeley County;
Charleston
Date: 11/28/1738
Series: S213003
Volume: 002G
Page: 00178
Caleb Davis of St. Augustine,
Florida, to his slave Francis Trent, Manumission. (1 page)
Location: Florida; St.
Augustine
Date: 8/6/1739
Series: S213003
Volume: 002H
Page: 00044
David Arnett of Christ Church
Parish, to his Slave Omor and hr three children named Billy, Nan, and Molly.
Manumission
Location: Christ Church
Parish
Date: 10/20/1740
Series: S213003
Volume: 002E
Page: 00215
Margery Jordan, Widow, to
Venus Jordan, aged about five years, Manumission. (3pages)
Slave Names: Venus Jordan.
Date: 1/30/1741
Series: S213003
Volume: 002E
Page: 00137
Edward Wigg of Beaufort, to
Joseph a mulatto boy the son of his slave Phebe, Manumission. (3pages)
Date: 3/1/1741
Series: S213003
Volume: 002F
Page: 00310
Robert Wright to a Negro
woman called Hagar and her child Cate, Manumission upon his death.
Date: 11/16/1741
Series: S323003
Volume:002E
Page: 00092
Robert Thorpe of Granville
County, to his slave Tula and her son Robert, Manumission. (3pages)
Date: 12/22/1741
Series: S213003
Volume: 002E
Page: 00156
Gideon Ellis and his wife
Elizabeth, to Titus, an Indian Slave, Manumission.
Date: 6/23/1743
Series: S213003
Volume: 002F
Page: 00109
William Stevens of Johns
Island, to Isaac, the son of his Wife Sarah, Manumission. (2pages)
Date: 9/3/1743
Series: S213003
Volume: 002G
Page: 00128
Item: 001
Peter Benoist to his slave
Caesar, Manumission upon his death.
Date:4/3/1744
Series: S213003
Volume: 002G
Page: 00330
Item: 001
Thomas Lanie, Daniel Lanie,
and Henry Warner, Planters of Prince George Parish, to an old female slave
named Yanaha, Manumission, provided that she does not leave from the three
plantations of the aforesaid planters without first receiving their consent.
(1page)
Document type: Deed of Gift
Date: 9/25/1744
Series: S213003
Volume: 002F
Page: 00130
Item: 002
John Cooper Townsend of St.
Phillips Parish, to his slave Mall, Manumission.
Locations: Charleston; St.
Philips Parish
Date: 3/1/1745
Series: S213003
Volume: 002G
Page: 00083
Item: 002
Richard Stevens, Planter of
Granville County to Abraham
Mitchell (Free Black), commonly known as Abram Mikall, Manumission as set out
in the will of Ephraim Mikall and agreed upon with the executors of his estate,
William Hazzard, John Mikall, Joseph Mikall, and Thomas Wigg. (2pages)
Date: 8/13/1745
Series: S213003
Volume: 002F
Page: 00356
Elizabeth Cheesman to her
brother Richard Lake, Deed of Gift upon her death for the unborn child of her
Negro woman Grace and for all of her household furniture, linens, books, and
possessions except her slaves and bonds and also giving Rachel her mulatto
slave, her freedom and one hundred pounds upon her death and maing her brother
her guardian until she is eighteen. (1page)
Date: 12/4/1745
Series: S213003
Volume: 002F
Page: 00353
Item: 001
Elizabeth Akin to Moses
Oterbridge, a mulatto man, Manumission.
Date: 5/22/1746
Series: S213003
Volume: 002F
Page: 00434
Item: 001
William Stone, to his slave
Tartar, manumission after eight years of service. (1page)
Date: 6/17/1746
Series: S213003
Volume: 002K
Page: 00043
Caleb Davis certification
that the bearer of this document is his own former slave, a man named Carolina,
who was sold at St. Augustine, Florida, in 1738, deserted from the garrison at
that port, and arrived in town of Frederica, Georgia, on June 7, 1746, and that
he, Caleb Davis, acquits himself of any right or claim to his person and
declares Carolina a free man. With appended certification dated June 16, 1746,
by Major William Horton, Commander of Georgia, requesting Carolina be permitted
into South Carolina as a free man. (2pages)
Locations: Federica, GA;
South Carolina; St. Augustine, FL
Date: 7/15/1746
Series: S213003
Volume: 002G
Page: 00021
Item: 001
William Snow, Planter of
Craven County, to Sarah a mulatto woman and her three children, Mary, Benjamin,
and Sarah, Manumission, said slaves having previously been owned by John
Summers and then sold to James Maxwell in a conditional Bill of Sale that
became absolute and subsequently sold by Maxwell to Snow.
Locations: Berkeley County;
Craven County
Date: 9/3/1746
Series: S213003
Volume: 002G
Page: 00027
Thomas, Thompson Rector of
St. George Dorchester Parish, to his Slave Nancy, Manumission. (2pages)
Locations: Berkeley County;
St George Dorchester Parish
Date: 9/18/1746
Robert Thorpe, Gentleman, to
his slave Amy and her heirs, Manumission
Date: 10/28/1746
Series: S213003
Volume: 002G
Page: 00076
William Ellis, Butcher of
Charles Town, to his mulatto slave William, previously purchased from Elias
Ball, Manumission. (2Pages)
Locations: Charleston
Date: 3/1/1747
Series: S213003
Volume: 002G
Page: 00293
Margery Jordan to her slave
King Jordan, manumission. (2pages)
Date: 8/25/1747
Series: S213003
Volume: 002G
Page: 00194
Joseph Hasford, to his
mulatto slave named Abraham, Manumission.
Date: 10/12/1747
Series: S213003
Volume: 002G
Page: 00356
Hugh Cartwright, Bricklayer
of Charles Town, to Francis Cartwright, of Charles Town, Manumission. (1page)
Date: 11/3/1748
Thomas Olive, Mariner of
Charles Town, to his slave Judith and her daughter Jane, Manumission.
Location: Charleston
Date: 11/3/1748
Thomas Olive, of Charles
Town, to his slave Juda, and her two daughters Judy and Susannah, Manumission
at the time of his death. (1page)
Date: 5/13/1749
Series: S213003
Volume: 002H
Page: 00050
John Thorpe, to his slave
Lucy, Manumission. (1page)
Date: 3/19/1750
Series: S213003
Volume: 002H
Page: 00235
Joseph Hunt to his slave
Perthena, Manumission. (1page)
Date: 5/6/1750
Series: S21303
Volume: 0021
Page: 00471
William Stewart of Charles
Town, to his mulatto slave Jenny, Manumission. (2pages)
Location: Charleston
Date: 5/9/1750
Series: S213003
Volume: 002H
Page: 00328
Thomas Seares of London,
Merchant, to his servant Judith Seares, Manumission. (1page)
Location: London
Date: 5/12/1750
Series: S213003
Volume: 002H
Page: 00243
Charles Pinckney of Charles
Town, to John Williams, A mulatto, formerly a slave known as Quash, mortgaged
with seven other slaves by the Honorable George Lucas, Lieutenant Governor of
Antigua, to Captain Charles Alexander of Antigua and then in turn sold by
William Boone and Andrew Rutledge, Attorneys for Charles Alexander, to the said
Charles Pinckney, Manumission. (2pages)
Locations: Antigua;
Charleston
Date: 10/30/1750
Series: S213003
Volume: 002H
Page: 00330
Item: 001
Richard Lampart of Charles
Town, Berkeley County, Wheelwright, to his slave Kingtown Lampart, Manumission
upon the death of said Richard Lampart. (1page)
Locations: Berkeley County;
Charleston
Date: 4/20/1751
Series: S213003
Volume: 002I
Page: 00185
Item: 002
Sir John Colleton, to Thomas
and Nathaniel Broughton, letter with Power of Attorney to handle the Estate of
his late son John Colleton, including instructions to appoint Thomas Sabb
Manager of Fairlawn and Exeter Plantations, to send the said Sir John Colleton
a copy of the agreement between John Colleton and Morgan Sabb over the
management to the Southern Barony, to Grant slaves names Hector and Lissey
their freedom, and other instructions. (3pages)
Locations: Charleston;
England; London; Stone Landing
Date: 5/20/1752
Series: S213003
Volume: 002I
Page: 00251
Nathaniel Broughton, of St.
Johns Parish, Berkeley County, surviving Attorney for Sir John Colleton, of
Exmouth, Great Britain, Baronett and surviving Executor of his late son John
Colleton, of Fairlawn Barony in St. Johns Parish, Berkeley County, to Hector
and Lissey, both faithful slaves of the late John Colleton and his wife
Susannah Colleton, who accompanied the said John and Susannah Colleton to England
and were present when John Colleton passed away, Manumission. (2pages)
Locations: Berkeley County,
Exmouth, Great Britian, St. Johns Parish
Date: 5/26/1752
Series: S213003
Volume: 002I
Page: 00205
Hugh Cartwright of Charles
Town, Bricklayer, to his mulatto boy named Dick and his mulatto girl named
Salley, Manumission upon his Death. (2pages)
Location: Charleston
Date: 8/5/1752
Series: S213003
Volume: 002I
Page: 00640
Thomas Olive of Charles Town,
to his slave Susanna aged seven months upwards, daughter of his slave Judith,
Manumission. (1page)
Location: Charleston
Date: 2/14/1753
James Bond of Colleton
County, Planter, to his wife Peggy and his children Sarah, Nanny, and Ben, all
former slaves of Tabitha Peter, from whom the said James Bond purchased his
family on May 2, 1751, Manumission. (2pages)
Date: 3/16/1753
Series: S213003
Volume: 002I
Page: 00386
Jacolb Motte, Esq., of
Charles Town, to his slave Cloe and her daughter Sue, Manumission for the sum
of five hundred pounds paid by Cloe. (2pages)
Location: Charleston
Date: 10/1/1753
Series: S213003
Volume: 002I
Page: 00554
Mary Heskett to her slave
Tom, Manumission on account of money paid to her deceased son Joseph Heskett by
Thomas Frankly. (1page)
Date: 6/4/1754
Series: S213003
Volume: 002K
Page: 00098
Bing, a free man, manumission
and sworn statement and proof by receipt that on October 20, 1746, from Hugh
Bryan, now deceased, and by the Bill of Sale from Mary Bryan, widow of Hugh,
April 20 last, he purchased his wife, Judy and five children Bing, Johnny,
Judy, Bess, and Jemmy, all of whom shall now be free. (1page)
Location: South Carolina
Date: 1771
Series: S372001
Volume: 03T0
Page: 00111
Elizabeth Oliver to
Portsmouth and Rose, Manumission.
Date: 1783
Series: S108093
Reel: 0014
Frame: 00512
William Pearson of Camden
District, Kershaw County Will Typescript (MSS Will: Camden District Estate
Record Book A1, Page 60; Estate Packet: At. 129, PKG 5080) (2 Frames)
Slave Names: Dole, Jem, Jim,
Lucretia, Mensor, Moriah, Moses, Phebe, and Prince.
Location: Anapolis County,
MD; Camden District; Marlyland; North Carolina; Talbot County, MD
Manumissions
Date: 2/1/1783
Series: S126005
Item: 00044
Committee report to consider
a letter from Mr. John Rutledge to Gov. Mathews concerning freeing the wife and
child of a negro man. (2pages)
Slave Name: Antiqua
Date: 1784-1785
Series: S108093
Reel: 0014
Frame: 00618
John James of Saint Marks
Parish, Craven County, Kershaw County Will typescript (MSS Will: Camden
District Estate Record Book A1, Page 246; Estate Packet: Apt.130, Pkg. 5104) (3
Frames)
Slave Names: Ben, Bidge Baby,
David, Fillis, Gimme, Hanna, Wila James, January, Jean Wilay, Little, May Ann,
Mear, Milla, Sarah, Siah, Solomon, Toney, Winna.
Locations: Camden District;
Craven County; Mush Swamp; St. Marks Parish
Date: 2/28/1788
Series: S165005
Item: 00007
Committee on Accountd, Report
on thre accounts of Edmond Martin, Sheriff of Ninety Six District, and Estate
of John Harleston for an Emancipatied Slave. (4pages)
Slave Name: Antigua (Free
Black)
Date: 1/30/1799
Henry Wakefield of Abbeville
County, Anderson County Will typescript (MSS Will: Pendleton District Estate
Record Book C, Page 165; Estate Packet: PKG. 793) (2 Frames).
Slave Name: Robert
Locations: Abbeville County;
North Carolina
Slave Manumissions
Date:11/10/1827
Series: S165015
Item: 00100
David Martin petition asking
permission to emancipate two female children so that he can give them his
property, since he is their father. (2 pages)
Slave Names: Eliza Martin and
Martha Martin.
Date: 12/1/1837
Series: S165015
Item: 00014
William W. Dunn, petition
desirous of freeing his 12 year old slave, William, born of a white father.
Date: 11/24/1845
Series: S165015
Item: 00032
Elisha Blackmon, Exor. of
Samuel McCorkle, deceased, petition for the manumission of several slaves
belonging to McCorkle, being the children of McCorkle and his slave Lydia. (8
pages)
Slave Names: Bob, Harriet,
Isaac, John, Lund, Lydia, and Simpson.
Date: 1845
Series: S165015
Item: 00118
Dr. Theodore Gaillard and
others of St. Johns Berkeley Parish, Petition and supporting paper, asking to
be vested the estate of George Broad that he may send to Liberia those slaves
acknowledged as Broad’s offspring and their mother, with a copy of the Broad’s
will appended. (8pages)
Slave Names: Betsey, Daphne,
Frederick, George, Jacob, James, John, Mary, Nicholas, Sammy, Sarah, Simon, and
William.
Date: 3/28/1883-10/1883
Series: L40059
Item: 01558
The State vs Richard Portee
and Mary Dus, accused of intermarrying.
Location: Richland County
Date: 7/1883-10/1883
Series: L40059
Item: 01559
The State vs Stephen Wilson,
Accused of Writing in the Bonds of Matrimony, Two Persons of Different Races.
Location: Richland County
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