John McMuldrow, Sr moved from Virginia to South Carolina about 1764 to claim a roya land grant on the Black River in old Craven County, SC. He had five additional land grants and two land purchases which totaled 950 acres between Darlington and Florence. He married 1. Mary McLaughlin (bScotland) 2. Agnes Hamilton 3. Frances Cusack.
His son John McMuldrow, Jr was born in1741 and died in 1817. He married Mary Ellison. Their children: Dr. Robert Muldrow, John Boyd Muldrow, Matthew Ellison Muldrow, Agnes Muldrow, Simon Connell Muldrow and Mary Ellison Muldrow.
1790 Census SC
No slaves
1800 Census Darlington, SC
17 slaves
1810 Census Darlington, SC
22 slaves
Will of John Muldrow, Darlington Dist SC - written 2 Dec 1816
- To son Matthew Ellison - plantation or tracts of land 1300 acres, marked number 2 AND 3... negroes: Hanabal, Crefey and Moses
- .To son Simon - 3 negroes Buonaparte, Judy and Cooper
- To daughter Agness Muldrow Witson 3 negroes already given: Flander, Binah and Daniel. Plus a negrow girl Mary.
- To daughter Mary Muldrow Bigham 3 negroes already given: Taney, Hannah and Jacob, plus 2 negroes named Levinia and Florris.
- To wife Mary plantation incl 1244 acres marked number 3 incl mansion house. ... and all my other negroes.
Executors: wife Mary and sons Robert and Matthew
Witnesses: John Cooper, Isaac WW Hunter, Hugh Muldrow Jr
Matthew Ellison Muldrow s/o John boyd Muldrow, Jr, was born in 1794 and died in 1867. He married Sopheria A Anderson (1798-1880) and was a large landowner living in the Shiloh Community in Sumter District, now known as the Brick Church area of Sumter County.
1820 Census Sumter, SC
15 slaves
1830 Census Sumter, SC
29 slaves
1840 Census Sumter, SC
40 slaves
1850 Census Sumter, SC
49 slaves
1860 Census Sumter, SC
45 slaves
Also of interest: the Slave Inventory of the Estate of John H Muldrow 1860 - published in the Darlington Flag, Winter 1998, Vol 10, Issue 1. Old Darlington District Chapter, SCGS, PO box 175, Hartsville, SC 29551
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