Sale of Slaves in the Estate of James D. Sommers, Tongeville Plantation, SC

The estate inventory of James D. Sommers, filed 6 Feb 1850, lists the names of slaves at Sommers' Tongeville Plantation in Charleston District. In March of 1850, 91 slaves were sold from the estate by order of the Court of the Ordinary (see story below).

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This record was indexed and made searchable by Angela Y Walton-Raji.

Names indexed in this record were:

· James D. Sommers

· H. P. Dawes

· Peter - slave

· Young Judy - slave

· Henry - slave

· Amelia - slave

· Ben - slave

· Henry - slave

· Little Isaac - slave

· Abderdeen - slave

· Israel - slave

· Tira - slave

· Sucart - slave

· Charlotte - slave

· James - slave

· Sampson - slave

· Nelly - slave

· Little George - slave

· Tommy - slave

· Phillis - slave

· Old Judy - slave

· Anne - slave

· Mariann - slave

· Bess - slave

· Mathias - slave

· Aaron - slave

· Andrew - slave

· Old Isaac - slave

· Maria - slave

· Cudjoe - slave

· Moses - slave

· Esau - slave

· Sam - slave

· John - slave

· Richard - slave

· Hesther

· Jane - slave

· Lydia - slave

· Daniel - slave

· Old Jerry - slave

· Young Jerry - slave

· Young January - slave

· Robin - slave

· Davy - slave

· Davey - slave

· Affey - slave

· Pompey - slave

· Easton - slave

· Patsey - slave

· Rose - slave

· Stephen - slave

· Carolina - slave

· Mary - slave

· Bob - slave

· Tenah - slave

· William - slave

· Shedrick - slave

· Sue - slave

· Flora - slave

· Cain - slave

· Amy - slave

· George - slave

· Prince - slave

· Hagar - slave

· Phoebe - slave

· Kit - slave

· Harry - slave

· Harriot - slave

· Jane - slave

· Elsey - slave

· Dick - slave

· Mingo - slave

· Eve - slave

· Sarah - slave

· Jane - slave

· Peter - slave

· Daphne & infant - slaves

· Beck - slave

· Edward - slave

· Lizzy - slave

· Jacob infant - slave

· Molly - slave

· Abel - slave

· Camba - slave

· Jacob - slave

· Cupid - slave

· Rhina - slave

· Louisa - slave

· Cilla - slave

· Old January - slave

· Bella - slave

· Cyrus - slave

· Brister - slave

· Nat - slave

· Old Dido

· Kit - slave

· Jimmy - slave

· Joe - slave

· Billy - slave

· Dye - slave

· Little John - slave

· Tumba - slave

· Thos. B. Miles

· H. Grimke

· Thomas Gelzer

· Jos I. Waring

· I. W. Sommers

 

In March of 1850, 91 slaves in the estate of James D. Sommers of Tongeville Plantation, Charleston, SC, were sold by order of the Court of the Ordinary.

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Names indexed in this document:

· James D Sommers
· Geo Buist
· Henry - slave
· Little Isaac - slave
· Israel - slave
· Tyra - slave
· Smart - slave
· Charlotte - slave
· James - slave
· Bess - slave
· Mathias - slave
· Samson - slave
· Nelly - slave
· George - slave
· Tommy - slave
· Phillis - slave
· Nat - slave
· Old Judy - slave
· Annie - slave
· George - slave
· Annee - slave
· Ben - slave
· Aaron - slave
· Old Isaac - slave
· Maria - slave
· Cudjoe - slave
· Moses - slave
· Esau - slave
· Sam - slave
· Andrew - slave
· John - slave
· Richard - slave
· Hester - slave
· Jane - slave
· Liddy - slave
· Daniel - slave
· Young Jerry - slave
· Young January - slave
· Robin - slave
· Tenah - slave
· Shadrack - slave
· Davey - slave
· Affy - slave
· Rose - slave
· Patsy - slave
· Easton - slave
· Pompey - slave
· Dall - slave
· Steven - slave
· Carolina - slave
· Mary - slave
· Bob - slave
· William - slave
· Sue - slave
· Flora - slave
· Cain - slave
· Prince - slave
· Hagar - slave
· Phoebe - slave
· Kit - slave
· Harry - slave
· Harriet - slave
· Jane - slave
· Elsey - slave
· Mingo - slave
· Dick - slave
· Eve - slave
· June - slave
· Peter - slave
· Daphne - slave
· Beck - slave
· Edward - slave
· Lizzy - slave
· Jacob - slave
· Molly - slave
· Cumba - slave
· Abel - slave
· Aberdeen - slave
· Cupid - slave
· Rhina - slave
· Souisa - slave
· Cilla - slave
· Old January - slave
· Bella - slave
· Cyrus - slave
· Jacob - slave
· Buster - slave
· Kit - slave
· Dic - slave
· Dido - slave
· Thos D Condy
· James D Sommers
· Geo Buist
· Billy - slave
· Davy - slave
· Jimmy - slave 

You can read more about the Equity Court case Buist vs. Dawes involving this estate on Google Books.

This document was digitized as part of a collaborative effort between Footnote, Lowcountry Africana, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and FamilySearch, to digitize all surviving Charleston, SC Estate Inventories, 1732-1872 and Bills of Sale, 1773-1872, for a FREE Footnote collection.

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This document was indexed and made searchable by Angela Y. Walton-Raji and Sheri Fenley.