On December 27 and 28, 1833, appraisers divided the estate of Francis Marion. The record of the division notes how the 155 slaves were divided among Marion's heirs.

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Below are the names of Marion's heirs, and names of the enslaved ancestors they received:

Under the terms of Francis Marion's will, his widow Harriet Marion was to select 6 slaves before the estate was divided. She selected:

· Francis - Slave

· Chloe - Slave

· Clarissa - Slave

· Polly - Slave

· Willy - Slave

· Adam - Slave

Louisa C Marion was also to select 6 enslaved ancestors. She selected:

· March - Slave

· Judy - Slave

· Mary - Slave

· Stalira - Slave

· Sammy - Slave

· Primus - Slave

The appraisers then divided the remaining 143 enslaved ancestors in the following way:

To Mrs. H Marion:

· Henrietta - Slave

· Cynthia - Slave

· Paddy - Slave

· Inkle - Slave

· Gibby - Slave

· Harriet - Slave

· Richard - Slave

· Caty - Slave

· Sibby - Slave

· Peggy - Slave

· Jenny - Slave

· William - Slave

· Lee - Slave

· Paul - Slave

· Buddy - Slave

· Pheobe - Slave

· Lola - Slave

· Violet - Slave

· Rachel - Slave

· Thirsa - Slave

· Elisa - Slave

· Virginia - Slave

· Joe - Slave

· Sarah - Slave

· Grace - Slave

· John - Slave

· Paris - Slave

· Pantoo - Slave

· Lucy - Slave

· Peggy - Slave

· Peter - Slave

· Washington - Slave

· Hardtimes - Slave

· Venus - Slave

· Moses - Slave

· Gundy - Slave

· Tenah - Slave

· Willoughby - Slave

· Scipio - Slave

· Sam - Slave

· Scipio - Slave

· Lavinia - Slave

· Tecumseh - Slave

· Alice - Slave

· Elsey - Slave

· Roda - Slave

· John - Slave

· Hannah - Slave

· George - Slave

· Fanny - Slave

To Miss Gabriella Marion:

· Diana - Slave

· Seilly - Slave

· Sanders - Slave

· Amelia - Slave

· Mary - Slave

· Bob - Slave

· Joe - Slave

· Sambo - Slave

· Dennis - Slave

· Hector - Slave

· Simon - Slave

· Neshe - Slave

· Monimia - Slave

· Dianna - Slave

· Hester - Slave

· Phoebe - Slave

· Nelly - Slave

· Lancaster - Slave

· Nelly - Slave

· Isaac - Slave

· Toby - Slave

· Glasgow - Slave

· Susannah - Slave

To Miss Louisa C Marion:

· Brutus - Slave

· Judy - Slave

· Nanny - Slave

· Linda - Slave

· Roxanna - Slave

· Lydia - Slave

· Molly - Slave

· Amy - Slave

· Brutus - Slave

· Fortune - Slave

· Jane - Slave

· Joe - Slave

· Toby - Slave

· Long John - Slave

· Norwich - Slave

· Binah - Slave

· Jenny - Slave

· Cas - Slave

· Eve - Slave

· Harriet - Slave

· Henry - Slave

To Mrs. Vido Yeadon:

· Rosa - Slave

· Jacky - Slave

· Mathias - Slave

· Jacob - Slave

· Peter - Slave

· Somerset - Slave

· Sary - Slave

· July - Slave

· Scirca - Slave

· Beck - Slave

· Lucy - Slave

· Cain - Slave

· Doreas - Slave

· Abraham - Slave

· Sempa - Slave

· Bamelia - Slave

· Tom - Slave

· Sophy - Slave

· Elsey - Slave

· Sam - Slave

· Finette - Slave

· Stephen - Slave

· Tommy - Slave

· Carlos - Slave

To Mrs. Catherine Palmer:

· Sempa - Slave

· Bella - Slave

· Myra - Slave

· Mustapha - Slave

· Frank - Slave

· Patty - Slave

· Charley - Slave

· Abigail - Slave

· Affy - Slave

· Linda - Slave

· Stephen - Slave

· Murray - Slave

· Ben - Slave

· Bella - Slave

· Susy - Slave

· Blanche - Slave

· Abel - Slave

· Molly - Slave

· Ned - Slave

· Rosella - Slave

· Rose - Slave

· Joe - Slave

· Sally - Slave

· Catharine - Slave

· Boston - Slave

Division of Slaves in the Estate of Francis Marion, Charleston, SC, 1833