Slaves Freed From Myrtle Grove Plantation, Colleton County, SC
| Name | Age | Occupation | Residence |
|
Molly [in pencil, above list]
|
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| Sharper | 51 years | Driver | Myrtle Grove |
| Charles | 24 “ | Carpenter | ditto |
| Celia | 46 “ | Cook | ditto |
| Susannah | 40 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Davy | 42 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Matilda | 46 “ | ditto | ditto |
|
Eve [crossed out]
|
44 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Jimmy | 43 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Nanny | 44 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Dolly | 46 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Frank | none | ditto | |
| Binky | 44 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Juno | 35 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Aaron | 52 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Gabriel | 50 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Esther | 48 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Chloe | 46 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Lot | 41 years | Field Hand | ditto |
| Lizzy | 45 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Rose | 30 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Joe | 29 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Emma | 27 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Judy | 27 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Hannah | 27 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Quashiba | 25 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Tamlin | 25 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Jacob | 25 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Tony | 25 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Nelly | 25 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Hannah | 24 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Betsey | 24 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Bram | 24 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Pleasant | 23 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| June | 23 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Joseph | 24 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| William | 22 “ | Carpenter | ditto |
| Cato | 22 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| John | 21 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Philip | 20 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Mingo | 20 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
|
Elizabeth [crossed out]
|
20 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Frank | 17 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Silvy | 17 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Bella | 16 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Judy | 16 “ | Field Hand | ditto |
| Rachel | 15 “ | 1/2 Field Hand | ditto |
| Saul | 14 “ | 1/2 Field Hand | ditto |
| Adam | 14 “ | 1/2 Field Hand | ditto |
| Daniel | 14 “ | 1/2 Field Hand | ditto |
| Chloe | 12 “ | none | ditto |
| Phoebe | 12 “ | none | ditto |
| Patty | 12 “ | none | ditto |
| Monday | 11 “ | none | ditto |
| Lavinia | 11 years | none | Myrtle Grove |
| Butler | 11 “ | none | ditto |
|
Amey [written above
“mey” in pencil “nnie”]
|
10 “ | none | ditto |
| Simon | 10 “ | none | ditto |
| Mathew | 9 “ | none | ditto |
| Liddy | 9 “ | none | ditto |
| Prince | 8 “ | none | ditto |
| Renty | 8 “ | none | ditto |
| James | 8 “ | none | ditto |
| Emma | 7 “ | none | ditto |
| Reuben | 6 “ | none | ditto |
|
Tony [name is circled, “x” written to left of name]
|
6 “ | none | ditto |
| Katrina | 6 “ | none | ditto |
| Saby | 3 “ | none | ditto |
| Noah | 3 “ | none | ditto |
| Amaretta | 3 “ | none | ditto |
| Ben | 3 “ | none | ditto |
| Rose | 3 “ | none | ditto |
| Richard | 3 “ | none | ditto |
| Jinny | 2 “ | none | ditto |
| Henry | 3 “ | ditto |
Source Citation:
List of 491 Slaves Freed from Amsterdam, Ashley Farm, Lewisburg, Myrtle Grove, Pleasant Hill and Rose Hill Plantations. Charles Heyward Account Book, Heyward Family Papers, 1703 – 1975. South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.
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