Friend of Friends Friday~Distribution of Slaves of Rilah Smith

The “Friend of Friends Friday” blogging theme is to encourage the transcription of records related to enslaved ancestors.

This posting today is a listing of the “slaves” owned by Rilah Smith at his death and their distributions in settling the estate.

This first image is a listing of Slaves by names and their present value.


Transcription of above Image:
                                                        

Individual Slave by name and present value.
Mary & her youngest child, Jack	3000.00
Hariett	2850.00
Esther & Caroline	3250.00
Ned	6000.00
Jim	6000.00
Alexander	5000.00
Elvy	4500.00
Tony	4000.00
Bob	3000.00
Henry	3500.00
Lucy	2500.00
Penny	2000.00
Celia	1500.00
Sarah	1000.00
Joe	2000.00
Nancy	800.00
Jane	1200.00
Dick	3000.00
Tom	3250.00
Jim	6000.00
	64300.00

DISTRIBUTION:
Sarah Duncan
Tom & Elvy
Bob
Celia
F. H. Smith
Hariett & Henry
Tony
Nancy
Alfred White
Esther & child Alex
Penny
Joe
Isaac Smith
Ned
Lucy
Jerusha Gulledge
Dick & Jun
Jane

E. B. Smith
Jim
Mary & 2 children, Sarah and Jack


Rilah Smith Probate File is file #13 and is available for viewing on FamilySearch.org. The first Image in this file can be accessed by clicking here.




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"South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-24355-48?cc=1911928&wc=MMBR-QR9:n1082819048 : accessed 22 Nov 2013), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0001-0022 > image 211 of 493.