201 Slaves at Point Comfort and Brabant Plantations, Berkeley, SC, 1802

The estate inventory of Reverend Robert Smith, made 4 May 1802, lists the names of 122 slaves on Point Comfort Plantation and 79 slaves on Brabant Plantation in Berkeley, SC.

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122 Enslaved ancestors listed at Point Comfort Plantation were:

· Brutus - slave

· Catto - slave

· Young Brutus - slave

· Stephen - slave

· Frank - slave

· Frank - slave

· Chloe - slave

· Frank - slave

· Pleasant - slave

· London - slave

· Billy - slave

· Grace - slave

· Lydia - slave

· Tom - slave

· Sue - slave

· James - slave

· Chloe - slave

· Old Jack - slave

· Judy - slave

· Hannah - slave

· Sye - slave

· Sharper - slave

· Bella - slave

· Joe - slave

· Hagar - slave

· Sam - slave

· Phillis - slave

· Kitty - slave

· Dolly - slave

· Jack - slave

· Jubo - slave

· Sophy - slave

· Linda - slave

· Jack - slave

· Lucy - slave

· Rya - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Smart - slave

· Chloe - slave

· Dick - slave

· Glasgow - slave

· Dolly - slave

· July - slave

· Jack - slave

· Will - slave

· Will - slave

· Minda - slave

· Cesar - slave

· Molly - slave

· Dinah - slave

· Bob - slave

· Mich - slave

· Sumira - slave

· Lucy - slave

· Cuffey - slave

· Minta - slave

· Grace - slave

· Old Grace - slave

· Bella - slave

· Maryann - slave

· Dorset - slave

· Martin - slave

· Jenny - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Amey - slave

· Geoffry - slave

· Cork - slave

· Jenny - slave

· Primus - slave

· Polly - slave

· Primus - slave

· Black - slave

· Ansel - slave

· Andrew - slave

· Lydia - slave

· Mary - slave

· Betty - slave

· Hector - slave

· Sylvia - slave

· Juba - slave

· Amos - slave

· Canty - slave

· Violet - slave

· Renty - slave

· Harry - slave

· Prince - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Young Nancy - slave

· Clara - slave

· June - slave

· Cyrus - slave

· Sarah - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Sancho - slave

· Elizabeth - slave

· Abram - slave

· Sancho - slave

· Prince - slave

· Rina - slave

· Cuffy - slave

· Peggy - slave

· Cuffy - slave

· Bristol - slave

· Damsher - slave

· Dolly - slave

· Jemmy - slave

· Lucy - slave

· Judy - slave

· Ishmael - slave

· Nanny - slave

· Sarah - slave

· Affey - slave

· Hannah - slave

· George - slave

· Sylvia - slave

· Abram - slave

· Guy - slave

· Molly - slave

· Disha - slave

· John - slave

· Bob - slave

· Abraham - slave

79 slaves listed at Brabant Plantation were:

· London - slave

· Minda - slave

· Kate - slave

· Will - slave

· Moses - slave

· Bacchus - slave

· Grace - slave

· Elsy - slave

· Nelly - slave

· Scrupper - slave

· Cork - slave

· Sampson - slave

· Sue - slave

· Marcus - slave

· Cuff - slave

· Charles - slave

· Miley - slave

· Renty - slave

· Diana - slave

· Charles - slave

· Ishmael - slave

· Nanny - slave

· Carolina - slave

· Dolly - slave

· Young Betty - slave

· Phoebe - slave

· Nancy - slave

· Flora - slave

· Toney - slave

· London - slave

· Binah - slave

· Peter - slave

· Billy - slave

· Sarah - slave

· Phil - slave

· Abigail - slave

· Sue - slave

· Perreau - slave

· Renty - slave

· Betty - slave

· Daniel - slave

· Serina - slave

· Old Sib - slave

· Billy - slave

· Young Sib - slave

· Isaac - slave

· Ned - slave

· Cherry - slave

· Jacob - slave

· Daphney - slave

· Dorah - slave

· Mary - slave

· Mich - slave

· Susey - slave

· Lucy - slave

· Amelia - slave

· Boatswain - slave

· Molly - slave

· Tommy - slave

· Vincent - slave

· Lucy - slave

· Paul - slave

· Harriott - slave

· Fortune - slave

· Bunkey - slave

· Polly - slave

· Sylvia - slave

· Charley - slave

· Abraham - slave

· Yellow Billey - slave

· Mintey - slave

· Polly - slave

· Elsey - slave

· Jeremiah - slave

· Sarah - slave

· Jacob - slave

· Nanny - slave

· Will - slave

· Tenah - slave

The estate inventory also has the following notes appended to the list of slaves at Point Comfort and Brabant:

"Free - Tenah 

Dorset - bequeathed to Robert Smith

John, Charlotte, Simon, Titus & Bill Wye - bequeathed to William Mason Smith

Casar, Jim, Nunty, Moses, Rachel & Katey - acquired after making the will"

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