Slaves at Rice Hope Plantation of William Read, Berkeley, SC, 1845

The estate inventory of Dr. William Read lists the names of enslaved ancestors at Rice Hope Plantation in Berkeley and in Christ Church Parish, Charleston.

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Ancestors listed at Rice Hope Plantation, Berkeley, SC in Dec of 1845 were:

· Samson - slave

· Dabney - slave

· Elsy - slave

· Sampson - slave

· Lizzy - slave

· Fortune - slave

· Jeffrey - slave

· Ben - slave

· Joe - slave

· Lener - slave

· Mary - slave

· Lathern - slave

· Daniel - slave

· Tenah - slave

· Nelly - slave

· Hannah - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Moses - slave

· Primis - slave

· Bob - slave

· Phillis - slave

· Henry - slave

· Lilly - slave

· Ben - slave

· Toby - slave

· Maryan - slave

· Pierce - slave

· Louisa - slave

· Hester - slave

· Billy - slave

· William - slave

· Riner - slave

· Hannah - slave

· June - slave

· William - slave

· Major - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Bella - slave

· Billy - slave

· Patty - slave

· Harriet - slave

· Christina - slave

· Betsey - slave

· Stephen - slave

· Nelly - slave

· Casar - slave

· Brutus - slave

· Molly - slave

· Patty - slave

· Beck - slave

· Charles - slave

· Lonoon - slave

· Michael - slave

· Clarinda - slave

· Juba - slave

· Polus - slave

· Molly - slave

· Gabriel - slave

· Ben - slave

· Die - slave

· Smart - slave

· Judy - slave

· Judy - slave

· Mary - slave

· Betsey - slave

· David - slave

· Hannah - slave

· Kate - slave

· Cuffy - slave

· Sam - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Ranie - slave

· Hector - slave

· Rose - slave

· Lucy - slave

· Samuel - slave

· Grace - slave

· Nelssy - slave

· Mina - slave

· Charles - slave

· Casar - slave

· Betty - slave

· Clia - slave

· Joe - slave

· Bess - slave

· Cotto - slave

· Hercules - slave

· Philip - slave

· Titus - slave

· Cupid - slave

· Manuel - slave

· Easter- slave

· Hagar - slave

· Sam - slave

· Washington - slave

· Cordelia - slave

· Jim - slave

· Peter - slave

· Abelina - slave

· Paris - slave

· Paul - slave

· Sukey - slave

· Thomas - slave

· Cinda - slave

· Pleasant - slave

· Bob - slave

· Venus - slave

· Labin - slave

· Lizzy - slave

· Fortune - slave

· Jeffrey - slave

· Ben - slave

· Joe - slave

· Lener - slave

· Mary - slave

· Lathern - slave

· Daniel - slave

· Tenah - slave

· Nelly - slave

· Hannah - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Moses - slave

· Primis - slave

· Bob - slave

· Phillis - slave

· Henry - slave

· Lilly - slave

· Ben - slave

· Toby - slave

· Maryan - slave

· Pierce - slave

· Louisa - slave

· Hester - slave

· Billy - slave

· William - slave

· Riner - slave

· Hannah - slave

· June - slave

· William - slave

· Major - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Bella - slave

· Billy - slave

· Patty - slave

· Harriet - slave

· Christina - slave

· Betsey - slave

· Stephen - slave

· Nelly - slave

· Casar - slave

· Brutus - slave

· Molly - slave

· Patty - slave

· Beck - slave

· Charles - slave

· Lonoon - slave

· Michael - slave

· Clarinda - slave

· Juba - slave

· Polus - slave

· Molly - slave

· Gabriel - slave

· Ben - slave

· Die - slave

· Smart - slave

· Judy - slave

· Judy - slave

· Mary - slave

· Betsey - slave

· David - slave

· Hannah - slave

· Kate - slave

· Cuffy - slave

· Sam - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Ranie - slave

· Hector - slave

· Rose - slave

· Lucy - slave

· Samuel - slave

· Grace - slave

· Nelssy - slave

· Mina - slave

· Charles - slave

· Casar - slave

· Betty - slave

· Clia - slave

· Joe - slave

· Bess - slave

· Cotto - slave

· Hercules - slave

· Philip - slave

· Titus - slave

· Cupid - slave

· Manuel - slave

· Easter- slave

· Hagar - slave

· Sam - slave

· Washington - slave

· Cordelia - slave

· Jim - slave

· Peter - slave

· Abelina - slave

· Paris - slave

· Paul - slave

· Sukey - slave

· Thomas - slave

· Cinda - slave

· Pleasant - slave

· Bob - slave

· Venus - slave

· Labin - slave

 

The estate inventory of J. Harleston Read, taken in 1860, also lists the names of slaves on Rice Hope Plantation:

Slaves at the Rice Hope Plantation of J. Harleston Read, Berkeley, SC, 1860

Ancestors listed at an unnamed plantation in Christ Church Parish were:

· Mary - slave

· Brister - slave

· Louisa - slave

· Peter - slave

· Martha - slave

· Joe - slave

· Major - slave

· Smart - slave

· Simon - slave

· Richard - slave

· Will - slave

· Jim - slave

· Fortune - slave

· Munro - slave

· Old Adam - slave

· Isaac - slave

· Muser - slave

· Quash - slave

· Jim - slave

· Old Caroline - slave

· Old Munro - slave

· Sally - slave

· Francis - slave

· Little Fortune - slave

House servants listed in the estate were:

· Diana & 2 children - slave

· Ann - slave

· Grace & child- slave

· Edmund - slave

· Cupid - slave

· Abram - slave    

· Edward - slave

· Isaac - slave

· Old Binah - slave

Learn more about Rice Hope Plantation at SCIWAY.com.

 

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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