slaveholders Archives - Lowcountry Africana

Enslaved People at Palo Alto Plantation of Alexander E. Gadsden, Berkeley, SC, 1864

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...

Enslaved People in the Estate of John P. Porcher, Berkeley, SC, 1864

Feb 7, 2017 | LCA Main Blog, SC Records

The estate inventory of John P. Porcher, filed 21 Dec 1865, lists the names of enslaved ancestors in age groups. Enslaved ancestors listed in the estate were: Abel aged 90 Between 70 & 80 years Scye, Fayette, Leah, Amy, George, Will Between 60 and 70 Lauder,...

Join Lowcountry Africana ~ Unearthing Treasures: Tracing African American Ancestors at the South Carolina Historical Society

Aug 30, 2013 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors

Please join Lowcountry Africana for a very special seminar at the South Carolina Historical Society, “Unearthing Treasures: Tracing Your African American Ancestors at the South Carolina Historical Society” on Saturday, November 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....

Freedmen’s Bureau Record Breaks Through the 1870 Brick Wall for SC African American Genealogy

Feb 28, 2013 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors, SC Records

So rarely does a record from Reconstruction actually connect freed people to a former slaveholder. When we find records like this we are so excited. We are very excited today, because we found another! This record is a part of the “Pre-Bureau” records for...