Slaves in the Estate of Benjamin Villeponteaux, St Johns Berkeley, SC, 1853

The estate inventory of Benjamin Villeponteaux, filed 11 Jul 1853, lists the names of enslaved ancestors in St Johns Parish, Berkeley, SC.

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Enslaved ancestors listed in the estate were:

· Molly - slave

· Fortune - slave

· Peter - slave

· Mariah - slave

· Fenny - slave

· Nanny - slave

· Jeffrey - slave

· Stephen - slave

· Maryanne - slave

· Summer - slave

· Fortune - slave

· Dover - slave

· Jacob - slave

· Joshua - slave

· Charlotte - slave

· Rose - slave

· Susan - slave

· Edward - slave

· Henny - slave

· Ellen - slave

· Lizzy - slave

· Phoebe - slave

· Lucy - slave

· Hitty - slave

· Nelson - slave

· Old Nanny - slave

· Bella - slave

· Matty - slave

· Daniel - slave

· Abram - slave

· Frank - slave

· Joe - slave

· Suley - slave

· Charley - slave

· Lit Daniel - slave

· Linden - slave

· O Amy - slave

· Sary - slave

· Teena - slave

· Tim - slave

· Philip - slave

· Amy - slave

· Jockey - slave

· Dover - slave

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