Apr 17, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
The 1866 estate inventory of Hugh Wilson of Wadmalaw Island, SC, lists the names of 136 enslaved people freed by the United States government at the end of the Civil War. Will You can view the will of Hugh Wilson1 on FamilySearch, here. The will mentions the following...
Mar 28, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of John Raven Mathews, filed May 8, 1867, includes a list of more than 170 enslaved people who were freed by the United States government in 1865. Although the enslaved community held by Mathews had been freed two years before Mathews’ death...
Mar 27, 2017 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of Thomas Porcher, made at White Hall and Goshen plantations near Pinopolis in Berkeley, SC on 24 Nov 1843, lists the names of 135 enslaved people at White Hall and 106 enslaved people at Goshen1. This document was indexed by Alana Thevenet. Those...
Mar 7, 2017 | Freedmens Bureau, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors
In the years between 1865 and 1872, the Freedmen’s Bureau provided inpatient and outpatient medical care to Freedmen and poor whites at hospitals established in the former slaveholding states. The register below, transcribed by Alana Thevenet, records the names...
Mar 6, 2017 | Freedmens Bureau, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors
The Freedmen’s Bureau provided many services to Freedmen and poor white refugees during its operations in the former slaveholding states. In the years between 1865 and 1872, the bureau established hospitals and provided inpatient and outpatient medical care to...
Feb 28, 2017 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of John McPherson, made in December of 1806, lists enslaved ancestors at Laureum, Pine Comfort, Cotton Hall and Heneka Hill Plantations in Prince William Parish, Beaufort District, and Newton on Pon Pon in Colleton District, SC. This document was...
Feb 27, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
In December of 1859, more than 200 enslaved ancestors were listed at Pimlico Plantation, Berkeley County, SC in the estate inventory of James Gadsden (b. 15 May 1788, d. 26 Dec 1858) of Charleston, SC. On 9 Jan 1860, 235 enslaved people...
Feb 27, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of William G. Baynard of Edisto Island, SC, filed 17 January 1862, lists the names of 167 enslaved people. Enslaved ancestors listed in the estate were: · Emanuel · Shedrick · Daniel · Rachel · Nanny · Tyra · Emanuel · William · Virginia · Charity...
Feb 25, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
RootsTech 2017 was a whirlwind! More than 200 class sessions to choose from, an incredible Expo Hall, the Innovator Showdown, keynote addresses and the camaraderie of Genfriends made this year’s RootsTech conference special. Lowcountry Africana was there! Please...
Feb 7, 2017 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Records
The estate inventory of Alexander E. Gadsden, made 29 Oct 1864, lists the names of 42 enslaved people at Palo Alto Plantation, McClellanville, St. James Santee in Berkeley County, SC. Slaves listed in the estate were: Primus Maria Dorcas Frank Sophy Margaret Julianne...
