Slaves in the Estate of John A. Cleveland, 1853, Family Relationships Noted

The estate inventory of John A. Cleveland of Charleston, SC, taken in May of 1853, notes the family relationships of slaves in the estate. Anyone may contribute to this page.

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Slaves listed in the estate were:

· Boy Thomas - Slave

· Boy Willis - Slave

· Woman Caroline - Slave

· John her son - Slave

· Matilda - Slave

· Mary Jane her child - Slave

· George her child - Slave

· Betsey - Slave

· Susay - Slave

· Michael - Slave

· America - Slave

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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