Re: Slave data- Abbeville Co, SC - gerald f. greene
Subject: Re: Slave data- Abbeville Co, SC
From: gerald f. greene
Date: March 04, 1998

hi, sonia.  any suggestions in finding info on slave surnames in barnwell county sc
and also perhaps the names of families that kept slave records.  novice at this.
needs some advice.  thanks.

Sonia L Walker wrote:

 Greetings SC Rooters,
>
> I host the Enslavement Data Page for Abbeville Co, SC, primarily because
> my ancestors were enslaved there.  We have a few pieces of data for Elbert
> Co, GA (just across the Savannah from Calhoun Falls) and a few for
> Edgefield Co (because of the connections of the slave holding families),
> and some from MS because the wills bequeathed enslaved Africans to
> Abbeville Co SC residents.
>
> Your data and queries are most welcome.  I have compiled from the 1860
> Abbeville Co SC slave schedule a list of the 1468 slave holders of that
> county and will look up a few surnames, but you can visit the page for all
> that info:  http://members.aol.com/scabbegen/index.html
>
> Take care,
> Sonia
>
> On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, URQ5 wrote:
>
> >  In response to a couple of recent requests for slave information, here
> > follows a list of addresses for mailing slave data that you come across. They
> > are particularly interested in wills & other documents that list slaves by
> > name-- along with the names of the owners. I assume that an e-mail to any of
> > them would result in some suggestions of where to look for other online slave
> > data.
> >
> > [email protected]
> > [email protected]
> > [email protected]
> > GFS [email protected]
> > GFS [email protected]
> >
>

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