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John Andrew Jackson, enslaved by Robert English
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Joshua English was born 24 June 1701 in Moate, County Westmeath, Ireland and died 1 Jan 1771 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina. He was the son of William Thomas English 1667-1711 and Mary Polly Sharpe 1673-1711. Joshua married
Mary Holmes who was born 1705 in Ireland and died 1789 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina. Joshua arrived in America 1753 and later was a Loyalist during the Revolutionary War. Both Joshua and Mary are buried in the Quaker Cemetery in Camden, South Carolina.
1769 List of Regulators [later] Fredericksbury Township, SC
Living on Spears Creek of Wateree River with 1200 acres and 45 Slaves.
Thomas English, son of Joshua English 1701-1771 and Mary Holmes 1705-1789, was born 1731 in Moate, County Westmeath, Ireland and died 1795 in Craven, Clarendon County, South Carolina. He married Margaret Flynn 1732-1793 who was the daughter of Edward Flynn 1692-1762 and Ann Martin 1720-1796.
Robert English, son of Thomas English 1731-1795 and Margaret Flynn, was born 13 June 1773 and died Dec 1847, both in Sumter County, South Carolina. He married Elizabeth Wilson 1779-1860.
1800 Census Salem, Sumter District SC
No Slaves
1810 Census Salem, Sumter District SC
36 Slaves
1820 Census Sumter SC
51 Slaves: 16 M under 14, 4 M 14-25, 5 M 26-44, 2 M 45+, 11 F under 14, 5 F 14-25, 6 F 26-44, 2 F 45+.
1830 Census Sumter SC
58 Slaves: 7 M under 10, 12 M 10-23, 2 M 24-35, 9 M 36-54, 14 F under 10, 5 F 10-23, 8 F 36-54, 1 F 55-99.
1840 Census Sumter SC
54 Slaves: 3 M under 10, 5 M 24-35, 5 M 36-54, 3 M 55-99, 9 F under 10, 10 F 10-23, 4 F 36-54, 5 F 55-99.
Will of Robert English Written 17 Nov 1841 Sumter County, SC
Item: to wife Elizabeth... Negroes Doctor, Betty, Emma, Case?, little Adam, Jinny, Wilson and child Siller?, Ephraim, Amelia and child Harriet, Bob, Sally, Adeline, old Rudy, Monday, Doll, Mill and child Sally, old Jincey, Nancy, and their increase...
Item my old blacksmith named Adam be left on the plantation on which my mansion now stands to attend to the Mills and Smith Works....
Item ... also to my wife Elizabeth one other Negroe man named Jacob during her life
Item at death of wife the following Negroes go to my daughter Martha McFadden and her heirs: Jacob, Milly and child Sally and their increase.
Item to granddaughter Sarah McFaddin one Negroe girl named Elsey
Item to daughter Margaret E Cooper the following Negroes Negroe man Esaue and Negroe woman Rinah and at the death of my wife the following Negroes: Bob, Sally, Adeline, Old Jincy/Jinny and their increase, in addition to the Negroes given her at her marriage
Item to my daughter Jane Beasley $5 and my Negro woman Mary in addition to what she received at marriage
Item to my grandsons Robert English Beasly and Henry Martin Beasly $100 each
Item ...at the death of my wife... Negroes should go to my Grandson Robert Marton English: Nancy, Emma, Ruth and their increase.
Item to my grandchildren Robert James English, Jane English, Sarah Selina English, Thomas White Stephenson English... Negroes Prince, Aggy, Dorcas, little Prince Amelia, Caroline and Selina. Negroes kept as joint stock for benefit of said grandchildren.
Item to my two grandsons Robert James English and Thomas White Stephenson English... Negroes: my Negro boy Davis to Robert James English and Negroe boy Thomas to Thomas White Stephenson English...
Item to my grandson Thomas James McFaddin one Negro boy named Warren now learning the carpenters trade with Mr Johnston
Item to my grandson Eli English McFaddin... Negroes John and Bella and when he arrives at 21 give him $1,000
Item to my two grandsons John Harrington Cooper and Robert J Cooper and all other male heirs of my daughter Margaret E Cooper...
Item to my son Thomas R English my Negro man Rick... to my grandsons Robert Martin English, Thomas Reese English...land...
Item to grandsons Robert Martin English and Robert James English my Negro boy Daniel for the purpose of minding their and their grandmother's stock
Item to the male children of my daughter Margaret E Cooper... Negroes Margaret, Mary and George and all their increase...
Item at the death of my wife Elizabeth give to my daughter Jane Beasly Negroes Doctor, Billy and Case
Item at the death of my wife Elizabeth... to children of my deceased son James English... Negroes Ephraim, Amelia and Harriet.
Item at the death of my wife Elizabeth... to my daughter Martha McFaddin... Negroes little Adam, Jicey, Wilson, and Siller and also Negro man Monday and Negro woman Doll
Executors: son-in-law Samuel Cooper and grandson Robert Martin English
Probate 17 Jan 1848
From Robert English's headstone:
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones.
So let it be with Robert.
James Wilson English, Son of Robert English 1773-1847 and Elizabeth Wilson 1779-1860, was born 27 Dec 1797 in Lynchburg, Lee County, South Carolina and died 31 Oct 1841 in Bishopville, Sumter County, South Carolina. He married Mary Jane Bradley who was born 20 May 1801 in Sumter County, South Carolina and died 19 Sep 1875 in Bishopville, Sumter County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Roger Bradley 1754-1806 and Martha Mitchell. [See separate blog post for much more on this Bradley family.]
1820 Census Sumter Sumter SC
7 Slaves: 1 M under 14, 1 M 14-25, 1 M 26-44, 2 F under 14, 2 F 14-25.
1830 Census Sumter SC
28 Slaves: 6 M under 10, 5 M 10-23, 2 M 24-35, 2 M 36-54, 2 F under 10, 6 F 10-23, 3 F 24-35, 2 F 36-54.
1840 Census Sumter SC
41 Slaves: 8 M under 10, 5 M 10-23, 3 M 24-35, 2 M 36-54, 1 M 55-99, 9 F under 10, 8 F 10-23, 2 F 24-35, 2 F 36-54, 1 F 55-99.
1850 Slave Schedule Sumter, Sumter SC
28 Slaves: M 80, F 35, f 49, f 50, f 53, m 58, m 30 Mulatto, M 28, M 21, M 22, F 19, F 24, F 22, F 14, F 13, M 16, M 15, M 10, F 8, F 8, F 8, M 8, M 7, F 7, F 3, F 2/12, F 1 1/2, F 1 1/12
1860 Slave Schedule Sumter, Sumter SC
23 Slaves; 4 Slave Houses: M 50, M 35, M 28, M 18, M 18, M 17, M 13, M 7, M 5, M 4, F 55, F 44/49, F 54, F 30, F 15, F 12, F 11, F 10, F 9, F 8, F 7, F 8/12, F 3
Will of James W English, husband of Mary Jane Bradley - Sumter Co SC Estate Records Bundles 32-39 1784-1960
Inventory and Appraisement made 7 and 9 Dec 1841 59 Slaves Named
Carter 550 Sally 300
Cyrus 600 Tilly 300
Willie/Willis 600 Cate 275
Joe 550 Grace 200
George 500 Amelia 150
Burrel 650 Betty 200
Henry 500 Milly 150
Luke 450 Lavinia 175
Ben 400 Caroline 200
Maria 250 Blk Hannah & child 400
Bily? 50 Florah & child 500
young Hannah 250 Rose & child 400
Bob 200 Harriet 300
Peter 200 Sila/Silas? 350
Sidney 175 Viny 400
Harvey 150
Tenah 450
Dinah 400
Ruinas 400
L (little?) Tenah 300
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Newt? 625 Becky & child 575
Billy 575 L Phebe 450
Tom 500 L Phillis 450
Flander 425 Judy 450
Sam 600 Peggy 450
Jack 450 Jinny & child 400
Gabriel 525 Cato charged as expense 01
July 425 Old Phillis 350
William 400 Old Phebe 200
Calvin 350 Doll 200
L Jack 350
Martha Mills English, daughter of Robert English 1773-1847 and Elizabeth Wilson 1779-1860, was born 16 Apr 1811 in Sumter County, South Carolina and died 1878 in Ozan, Hempstead County, Arkansas. She married John Gamble McFaddin who was born 1806 in Sumter County, South Carolina and died 1861 in Ozan, Hempstead County, Arkansas. He was the son of John M McFaddin 1782-1827 and Agnes Elizabeth Gamble 1789-1819.
1830 Census Sumter SC
42 Slaves: 10 M under 10, 5 M 10-23, 2 M 24-35, 2 M 36-54, 2 M 55-99, 9 F under 10, 6 F 10-23, 2 F 36-54, 2 F 55-99.
1840 Census Sumter SC
32 Slaves: 3 M under 10, 8 M 10-23, 3 M 36-54, 11 F under 10, 5 F 10-23, 2 F 24-35. 1 Blind Colored Person.
27 Mar 1847 Sumter Dist SC
Notice in the Sumter Banner newspaper from 31 Mary 1847 placed by Thomas R English regarding John Andrew Jackson, Runaway Slave from the Robert English plantation. $50 Reward. Jackson details life on the English plantation in his book The Experience of a Slave in South Carolina. [See image at top of page]
1850 Slave Schedule Ozan Twp, Hempstead County, Arkansas
67 Slave: 55 M, 60 F, 18 F, 21 M, 13 F, 13 M, 6 M, 1 F, 39 F, 20 M, 18 F, 16 M, 14 M, 12 F, 10 F, 8 F, 8 F, 5 F, 1 F, 75 M, 61 F, 18 F, 5 F, 2 F, 25 F, 6 M, 4 M, 2 F, 1 M, 42 F, 20 M, 18 F, 16 M, 12 F, 8 M, 4 M, 8/12 F, 18 F, 2 F, 55 M, 18 F, 3 M, 25 F, 5 F, 4 F, 45 F, 22 F, 3 F, 2 F, 2 M, 40 M, 35 M, 22 M, 52 M, 32 F, 2 M, 9 F, 8 M, 25 M, 35 M, 30 F, 13 M, 13 F, 8 F, 6 F, 4 M, 1 M.
1860 Slave Schedule Ozan Twp, Hempstead County, Arkansas
52 Slaves; 8 Slave Dwellings: 65 F, 60 M, 60 F, 52 F, 53 M, 49 F, 45 F, 47 M, 39 F, 2 - 36 F, 2 - 33 M, 2 - 21 F, 19 F, 2 - 14 F, 2 - 26 F, 2 - 13 F, 3 - 11 F, 2 - 14 M, 2 - 18 M, 2 - 23 M, 4 - 13 M, 2 - 10 M, 2 - 9 M, 3-8 F, 2-5 F, 3 F, 2 F, 1 F, 2 - 10 M Mulatto, 8 M Mulatto, 2 - 15 M.
Will of John G McFaddon Probate 16 Aug 1861 Hempstead County, AR. Admin bonds, Vol M 1861-1914. Bond set at $50,000. Executor: wife Martha. Witnesses: Thomas J McFadden, Elizabeth McFadden, Thomas G McFadden. [I have yet to see an actual copy of the will.]
Joshua English, son of Joshua English 1701-1771 and Mary Holmes 1705-1789, was born 1745 Moate, County Westmeath, Ireland and died 19 July 1795 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina. He married Sarah Adamson 1746-1805.
1790 Census Richland, SC
37 Slaves
Will of Joshua English Written 18 July 1795 Recorded 7 Aug 1795 Kershaw County, SC
Will Book C pg 217+ Bundle 819 Apt 23 *Note Surnames
Item to wife Sarah, the following Negroes: Summer, Lib, Bill, Rose, Jack, Jacob and Lib's child. Also that my wife Sarah shall have a Negro Girl Filly
Item all my land to be equally divided among my sons James, Joseph, John, Joshua and my wife Sarah
Item to my son James a Negro Boy York
Item to my daughter Elizabeth the following Negroes: Coffee, Moll, Hannah, Anthony, Hector, Aggy
Item to my daughter Mary the following Negroes: Old Peter, Cloe, Penny, Abby, and Linder
Item to my daughter Harriet the following Negroes: Pheby, Fanny, Hope BATHURST, and Milley
Item to my son Joseph the following Negroes: Peggy, Teffer, Harry and Monday
Item to son John the following Negroes: Cunabar, Brutus, Dick, and Peter JONES
Item to son Joshua the followoing Negroes: Dianah, Young Bob, Pompey, and Young Nan
Executors: wife Sarah, sons James and Joseph English
Witnesses: Daniel O'Quin, Martha Belton, Wm Sowden
James English, son of Joshua English 1745-1795 and Sarah Adamson 1746-1805, was born 4 Dec 1768 and died 26 Aug 1826, both in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina. He married Ann Prudence Darrington 1770-1831.
1820 Census Kershaw, SC
108 Slaves: 13 M under 14, 13 M 14-25, 13 M 26-44\, 11 M 45+, 13 F under 14, 14 F 14-25, 20 F 26
-44, 11 F 45+.
Will of James English Written 13 Jan 1826 Kershaw District, SC
Item to wife Anne P English... land.. the following Negroes: Belsey, Diller, big Jo, Bea, Daniel, Moses, York, Cully, Ned, Hancob, Sam the carpenter, Paul the Blacksmith, and Tony the Sawyer
Item to daughter Sarah... land (several tracts) ... the following Negroes subject to the limitations herein after mentioned: Phillippy, Amelia, and Isaac
Item to my son Alfred... land... the three following Negroes: Jack, George, and Jacob.
Item to my son Alred and my daughter Sarah all the rest and residue of my negroes not herein before disposed of, to be equally divided between them share and share alike to the said Alfred and Sarah and their issue...
Item It is my earnest wish and desire that when a division of the negroes takes place, my old driver Abram may be set free. That he be allowed as much land as he can cultivate and the privilege of raising a small stock and that my son Alfred do support him comfortably when he is unable to support himself.
Item [mention of tract of land in Georgia on the Alincaha River to wife]
Executors: wife Anne P English, son Alfred English, John C Carter
Witnesses: W C Carlops, Sarah English, Thomas Wallace
Recorded 8 June 1826 Kershaw SC Will Book L pg 92
Alfred English, son of James English 1768-1826 and Ann Darrington 1770-1831, was born 5 June 1800 and died sometime after June 1826 in South Carolina.
1830 Census Kershaw, SC
42 Slaves: 11 M under 10, 7 M 10-23, 4 M 36-54, 6 F under 10, 12 F 24-35, 2 F 55-99.
Sarah Ann English, daughter of James English 1768-1826 and Ann Darrington 1770-1831, was born 3 Nov 1804 and died 29 Aug 1842, both in or near Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina. She married James Cureton Doby 1801-1850. He was the son of James Doby - see below.
1840 Census Kershaw County, SC (James Cureton Doby)
135 Slaves: 22 M under 10, 13 M 10-23, 15 M 24-35, 10 M 36-54, 8 M 55-99, 23 F under 10, 12 F 10
-23, 15 F 24-35, 10 F 36-54, 7 F 55-99. 1 Colored Person - deaf and dumb.
James Doby, father of James Cureton Doby 1801-1850, was born 1776 in Lancaster County, South Carolina and died 20 Oct 1826 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina. He married Elizabeth Frances Massey 1750-1800.
1800 Census Lancaster District, SC
8 Slaves
Joseph Doby, son of James Doby 1776-1826 and Elizabeth Massey, was born about 1765 in Waxjaws, South Carolina and died 1811 in Kershaw County, South Carolina. He married Sarah White 1782-1861.
1800 Census Lancaster Dist SC
8 Slaves
1810 Census Lancaster Dist SC
40 Slaves
