Sale of Slaves at Villa Plantation of John E Bonneau, Charleston, SC, 1852

In March of 1852, Villa Plantation and 84 slaves were sold from the estate of John E Bonneau. The record of the sale lists the names of purchasers and the slaves they purchased.

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Purchasers, and those they purchased, were:

James Coward:

· Johnny - slave

· Bella - slave

· Phillis - slave

· Old Phillis - slave

· Lyke - slave

John Laurens:

· Jacob - slave

· Mary - slave

· John - slave

Wm Mason Smith:

· Mary Ann - slave

· Sam - slave

· Miley - slave

· Marcus - slave

· Amey - slave

· Charles - slave

· Rachael - slave

· Angelo - slave

· Mary - slave

· Betsey - slave

· Harriet - slave

· Isaac - slave

· Eleanor - slave

· Nelly - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Sharper - slave

· Stephen - slave

· Linda - slave

· Carolina - slave

· Chloe - slave

· Peter - slave

· Catharine - slave

· Nelly - slave

· Sarah - slave

· June - slave

· Sandy - slave

· Diana - slave

· Billy - slave

· Beckey - slave

· Sancho - slave

· Phillipe - slave

· Plenty - slave

· Charlotte - slave

· Bess - slave

· Joe - slave

Alfred Huger:

· Beckey - slave

John M Gilchrist:

· Frederick - slave

· Dido - slave

· Mingo - slave

· Lewis - slave

· Thomas - slave

· Venus - slave

· Lizzy - slave

· Cato - slave

· Maria - slave

· Kate - slave

· Tenah - slave

· Bess - slave

· Cretia - slave

· Abby - slave

· Will - slave

· Hannah - slave

· Cinda - slave

· Eve - slave

· Manuel - slave

· Jenny - slave

· Adam - slave

· Margaret - slave

· Paul - slave

· Nanny - slave

· Jenny - slave

· Jacky - slave

· Collin - slave

Thos M Gadsden:

· Manuel - slave

· Henry - slave

· Pompey - slave

Jones & Quattlebaum:

· Ben - slave

· Lavinia - slave

· Selina - slave

· Catharine - slave

· Sue - slave

Lewis Cannon:

· Bristol - slave

· Charlotte - slave

· Diana - slave

· Adam - slave

· Joe - slave

Cannon later sold a slave named Charlotte to Eliza M. Bonneau:

Series: S213050

Volume: 006D

Page: 00092

ignore: 000

Date: 2/15/1854

Description: CANNON, LEWIS TO ELIZA M. BONNEAU, BILL OF SALE FOR AN EDERLY SLAVE NAMED CHARLOTTE. 

Names indexed: BONNEAU, ELIZA M.; CANNON, LEWIS; CHARLOTTE (SLAVE)

Locations: 

Document type: BILL OF SALE

Topics: SLAVES, NAMED

 

The Bill of Sale to James Coward is among the holdings of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History:

Series: S213050

Volume: 006C

Page: 00071

ignore: 000

Date: 2/25/1850

Description: BONNEAU, ELIZA M., EXIX. OF JOHN E. BONNEAU TO JAMES COWARD, BILL OF SALE FOR 8 SLAVES. 

Names indexed: BELLA (SLAVE); BONNEAU, ELIZA M.; BONNEAU, JOHN E.; COWARD, JAMES; JACOB (SLAVE); JOHN (SLAVE); JOHNNY (SLAVE); MARY (SLAVE); OLD PHILLIS (SLAVE); PHILLIS (SLAVE); SUKE (SLAVE)

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Document type: BILL OF SALE

Topics: ESTATE DISPOSITIONS; SLAVES, NAMED

 

The Bill of Sale To John Laurens may also be ordered from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History:

Series: S213050

Volume: 006C

Page: 00075

ignore: 000

Date: 3/2/1850

Description: BONNEAU, ELIZA MCCRADY, EXIX. OF JOHN E. BONNEAU TO JOHN LAURENS, BILL OF SALE FOR 24 SLAVES. 

Names indexed: BECKY (SLAVE); BESS (SLAVE); BONNEAU, ELIZA MCCRADY; BONNEAU, JOHN E.; CAROLINE (SLAVE); CATHARINE (SLAVE); CHARLOTTE (SLAVE); CHLOE (SLAVE); DIANA (SLAVE); ELEANOR (SLAVE); ISAAC (SLAVE); JOE (SLAVE); JUNE (SLAVE); LAURENS, JOHN; LINDA (SLAVE); NANCY (SLAVE); NELLY (SLAVE); NILLA (SLAVE); PETER (SLAVE); PHILLIPE (SLAVE); PLENTY (SLAVE); SANCHO (SLAVE); SANDY (SLAVE); SARAH (SLAVE); SHARPER (SLAVE); STEPHEN (SLAVE)

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Document type: BILL OF SALE

Topics: ESTATE DISPOSITIONS; SLAVES, NAMED

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