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Subject: [SCDILLON] Fwd: Slave Records 1730 to 1820
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 00:04:53 -0400

>From: "Jean Shanelec" <>
>Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 13:46:41 -0500
>Subject: [SCMARION-L] Slave Records 1730 to 1820
>To:
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>Jean
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>FLADGER SLAVES
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>Including those from Keene, Davis, & Bethea Plantations
>
>FROM MARION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
>
>{Unless otherwise specified}
>
>Jean Fladger Shanelec
>
>August 16, 2002
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>June 30, 1730
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>Mortgage from Robert Fladger, butcher of Charlestown, to John Carmichael
>for 537 pounds. Mentions five negroes and 20 shillings.
>
>June 5, 1737
>
>Robert Fladger buys 700 acres on the Little Pee Dee River from William
>Borland for 1,464 pounds and ten negro men: Tom, etc. (I did not copy
>all of the names. This document can be found in the State Archives in
>Columbia, SC.)
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>7 Nov 1769 Charleston, SC
>
>This indenture made between Buckingham Keen of the Province of South
>Carolina of the one part Elizabeth Keen Daughter of said Buckingham Keen
>and James Johnston of Charleston in the said Province Baker of the other
>part witnesseth that the said Buckingham Keen for and in consideration
>of the Natural Love and Affection which he hath and beareth to the said
>Elizabeth Keen and for the better maintenance and livelihood of her the
>said Elizabeth Keen hath given granted conveyed and confirmed unto the
>said Elizabeth Keen and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and to
>the said James Johnston, all those two Negro slaves Judy and her son
>Minoros together with their future issue and increase TO HAVE AND TO
>HOLD (etc. etc.)
>
>Buckingham (K his Mark) Keen. In the presence of Nath'l Balline and Wm.
>Clarkson.
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>15 Oct 1770 Berkeley County, SC
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>Berkley County Js. Sworn to by Nathaniel Balline before Robert Brisbane
>J.P. and Recorded the same day.
>
>1735
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>"Living on the west side of Little Pee Dee in the Neck was Robert Fledge
>r. He got possession of about 2000 acres, lived on them, and had at the
>sale 25 slaves, 3 riding horses, 4 mares and 50 head of cattle. In the
>short period of six years, a wilderness had been reduced to a habitable
>and profitable plantation."[Rambles in the Pee Dee Basin by H.T. Cook,
>p. 28, as quoted in Marion County Churches & Churchmen, by Victor Bland
>Stanley Jr. (1938) p.34. Also Sellers.]
>
>June 5, 1786
>
>Indented Certificate to Mr. Charles Hadger (sic) for the sum of One
>Hundred Pounds Sterling for a Negro man named Hesick (or Kesick)
>Executed by order of a Court Justices & Freeholders pr as from the
>Commissioners. #1229 Book Y Printed Form [Note: Later in the same file
>the name is spelled FLADGER. A cursive FL and H are almost identical.]
>
>1790 Census
>
>Elizabeth Fladger 12 Slaves
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>Buckingham Keene 5 Slaves
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>February 16, 1805
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>An Inventory and Appraisement of the Goods and Chattles Rights and
>Credits of Elizabeth Fladger, late of Marion District Deceased:
>
>One Negro woman SATIRAH $300 boy TONY $450 Negro Man TOM $300
>
>1810 Census
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>Henry Fladger 4 Slaves
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>September 1, 1814
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>Joseph Davis, in consideration of love good will and regard that he
>bears towards his daughter Ann Maria Fladger lends to her two negroes
>slaves, Sophia and Bonapart. Abraham Giles Davis, Trustee. (Recorded 5
>June 1821)
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>May 24, 1817
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>An Inventory of the Goods and Chattles of the Estate of Henry Fladger,
>Deces'd
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>One Negro Man ROBIN---$500
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>One Negro Woman SITTIRA---$350*
>
>One '' BESS---$400
>
>One girl PEGG---#250
>
>[*The only substantiation I have found that Henry might be an heir of
>Elizabeth Fladger; most likely a son. In another document he inherits
>land from Charles Fladger.)
>
>1820 Census
>
>Jane Fladger (widow of Henry) 6 Slaves
>
>Hugh G. Fladger 12 Slaves

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