Please note: Unless otherwise noted, the information contained on this page is from the Diary of David Gavin of St. Georges Parish, SC, 1855-1874. I have attempted to "construct" family groups, but many slaves are mentioned in the diary as individuals with no obvious connection to other family members.As it was common practice to "hire out" negroes to other land owners, sometimes it is difficult to determine the owners, so the same individuals may be linked to two owners. There also are some slave sales mentioned in the diary with no information as to the seller or purchaser.
I am copying this information from a photocopy, and may have mis-read names. If anyone with a better copy finds an error, please let me know! If anyone has additional slave data from another source, please let me know and we'll add it here. If anyone has access to slave schedules, let's work on getting data online. Thanks! Pat Sabin
This is a work in progress! Last updated 6-16-01.
| JOHN BELL - Estate Distribution, Oct 28, 1861
To: NED N. BELL
To: GEORGE W. BELL
To: JACKSON J. BELL
To: ANGELINE BELL
To: ADRIAN F. BELL
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| MRS. MARGARET CANADAY - Estate sale 1860 - sold to W.
L.
Byrd
Nelly & Children
Jake or Jacob Betsey Mary & Children
John Sam, Junior Isaac |
| MRS. MARGARET CANADAY - Estate sale 1860 - sold to Mr.
Jonathan
Westbury and wife Elizabeth.
Keziah and Children
Ned Sam, Senior Eliza |
| MRS. MARGARET CANADAY - Estate sale 1860 - sold to
D. Byrd.
Harriet
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| CHARLES GAVIN
Oct 29, 1856, purchased from J. S. Murray by David Gavin for his brother, Charles: Harriet William Gavin left Charleston, SC, Dec. 29, 1857 for Florida (Alachua Co), taking five negroes purchased by David Gavin for his brother, Charles at the J. L. Inabnet sale: Rose and children:
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| MAJ. DAVIN GAVIN, TEXAS
PLANTATION
When reminissing about the "old days" of 1843, Gavin mentions five slaves: Friday, Peg, Elsy, Philis & Abram. On April 10, 1859, David Gavin owned a total of 4,699 acres of land in St. Georges Parish, and 26 negroes. The names here are mentioned in the diary over a period of years, from 1855 to mid 1860s. Friday
Pride? Mary and youngest child, Tenah
(about 6
yrs old); bought
Team
Big Mary (Bryant)*. She had at least one daughter, Mildred. Her mother was Peg. - land left to this family in David Gavin's Last Will and Testament Harriet and son,
Nolli / Nolly (male)
*These appear to have been trusted individuals in key positions on the plantation |
| ESTATE OF JOHN GAVIN
April 1860 650 acres of land 19 negroes |
| WILLIAM GAVIN & WIFE - purchased at sale at Mrs.
E.
Moorer,
May
27, 1856
Ned
Tenah (not purchased at the above sale - died of
pneumonia Mar.
19, 1861)
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| SEE HORN |
| ESTATE OF JAMES HUTSON AND HIS MOTHER HESTER
HUTSON
Hector - sold at estate sale Feb. 21, 1856 At same sale:
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| J. L. INABNET (INABINET)
Listed Dec. 9, 1859 by David Gavin (Implies but does not actually state that these are family units) Rachael, about age 40
Beck, 40
Binah, 10 (single) Mar. 22, 1861, Maj. Gavin notes that Talle(y) and Fanny came
to him
to complain that a Wm. B. Harley to whom they had been hired out from
the
J. L. Inabnet Estate, was mistreating them - not feeding them enough
and
making them work too hard.
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| H. INABNET (INABINET)
Peg (attempted runaway February 28, 1857) |
| MRS. E. MOORER owned 340 acres of land and 8 negroes
in April
1860.
MRS. E. MOORER - sale May 27, 1856 Daniel
D. W. MOORER at sale of Mrs. E. Moorer, May 27, 1856 Harry
At same sale - no mention of who purchased: Andrew
Tom
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| JOHN R. MOORER
Sale of Mar. 5, 1861: Sampson, Jenny and Child (does not state that this is a family unit - no buyer noted) |
| R. E. MOORER
Listed with 769 acres of land in April 1860, and 13 negroes Residue of estate is divided April 4, 1862 among Peter L. Horn, his wife, Mary E. Horn, and Laura A. Horn: Lot #2, Drawn by P. L. Horn: Jane & Children
Lot #1, Drawn by P. L. Horn & Mary Horn Sophia & Joe, Jr
|
| DAVID RHODE
Left for Florida March 2, 1857 and sold his negroes to Fly & Witherspoon, traders of Memphis, TN: Ceale or Celia and her mother
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| CHARLES RUMPH
Abb (female) died 1855
|
| MRS. ANN RUMPH
Moses |
| COL. J. S. SHINGLER
Cato (escaped and was captured Feb. 28, 1856) |
| T. J. SISTRUNK
March 5, 1861 - Sale of John (48 years old) for $675.00. (no buyer listed) |
| SUMMERS (Martha S. Summers' estate)
Ceasar - sold to J. S. Horn,
Jan 1, 1856
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| DR. MOSES WEST, SON IN LAW OF RUMPH:
Sued Rumph 1855 for negroes he purchased from S. Canaday - Jude & Children |
| MRS. S. E. WEST - April 1860
15 Negroes |
| SALE OF OCTOBER 17, 1859
NO BUYER OR SELLER LISTED Lot 1:
Lot 2:
Lot 3:
Lot 4:
Lot 5:
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OTHER MENTIONS OF SLAVES:
210 negroes belonging to the estate of Wm. A. Carson were sold a few days ago for about $600.00 per head, amounting to $125,000 and his rice plantation on Cooper river called Dean Hall at private sale for $50,000.00 total land and negroes $176,000.00."
FREE NEGROES mentioned:
As a point of refernce for a timeline on this family, David Gavin's
father, John Gavin, was born 1780 in Orangeburgh District, and
died
1838. His grandmother, Bathiah Byrd Gavin, was born about 1750
and
died in Mississippi.