Heneka Hill Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Prince Williams Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: McPherson Slavery Black_Heritage

Index of Plantations

South Carolina Plantations

Introduction

NOTE: PLEASE PROFILE WITH COTTON HALL PLANTATION

General John McPherson (1756 - 1806) was the owner of several plantations in South Carolina. Low Country Africana has transcribed the estate inventory of John McPherson, made (following his death at sea) in December of 1806, which lists enslaved ancestors at Laureum, Pine Comfort, Cotton Hall and Heneka Hill Plantations in Prince William Parish, Beaufort District, and Newton on Pon Pon in Colleton District, SC.

Enslaved ancestors from Cotton Hall and Heneka Hill Plantations were listed together. They were listed by families and in groups that may have been extended families.

Cotton Hall, Heneka Hill:

1. Cuffey a prime fellow (at Mr. Brailsfords) $400
2. Kit the Driver, Doll his wife, with their five children named Rose, Sibby, Pattey, Molly, Israel $1200
3. Judy, Venus, Bella $750
4. Betty, Jack & Jenny $850
5. Catoe, Susannah & two children Titus & Betty $800
6. Old Jack, Hagar, & two children named Pender & Scipio $500} $4500

1. Old Kate $150
2. King & Elsey, his wife $600
3. Moses, Juliet, & one child Jacob $700
4. Peggy, Aaron & Tommy $800
5. Charlotte & son Sam $500
6. Prince & Bella $600
7. Mary $150
8. Renta & one child named Rivers $400
9. Frank, & one boy named Buck $550

1. Amelia, & her four grown children Tinkny, Juba, Ishmael, Sandy; and Amey, Sarah, Peter $2200

1. Shem $300
2. London $300
3. Mary & two children, named Evans & Joseph $500
4. Roebuck $300
5. Sibbey $250
6. Mary $300} $8600

1. Barbary & Paul, & two children named Polly & Susan $800
2. Hellen & Ben & five children named Doll, Rachell, Leah & Adonis, & Ben Billey & Marian being two children of Helen grown up $2200} $3000

1. Maria & two children named Hannah & Maria $700
2. Polly & Prince $700
3. Nelly & four children, Betty, Amey & Little Nelly & Sue $1300
4. Jim $400
5. Nella & Margaret & two children Little Cymon & Antony $850
6. Ben $200
7. June & Biner & two children Barbary & Tim $850
8. Harry & Molly, & two children Sue & George $500
9. London & Harriett $700
10. Elsey & Shrub $200
11. Tener & her two children, Phillis & Jane & her grandson Adam $750
12. Andrew & Suddy $700
13. Old Dick Charlotte, his wife $200
14. Celia $150
15. George & Venus $400
16. Lucy, Phoebe, Stepney & Senty Sam & Peggy $1300
17. Jenny & Miley $600
18. Tener & two children, Little Tinkney & Hester $750 Isaac $300} $11,550

1. December, Fortimore, & three children, Nanny, Diana & Plenty $950
2. Cromwell (Carpenter) $500} $1450

1. Penda (Cromwell’s wife) & two children named Toby & Peggy $800
2. Judy (Cromwell’s Mother) $50} $850

1. Paris & Rebecca $700 Sam $400 Old Affey & 2 children, William & Chloe, Rosey, Tissey & Isaac $1300} $2400

1. Simon, Charles & Rachel $1000
2. Phoebe (blind) & Charles & Tirah $700
3. Toney (Carpenter) $400} 2100

1. Quash, Peggy & two children Vicey & Richard $800
2. Joe & Nella – grand children of Mary $450} 1250

1. Dick & Catey $700
2. Cyrus (Carpenter) $600
3. Morris $400
4. Israel (little) $250} $1950

Africans:

1. Mathew & Hester $700
2. Cuffy & Favorite $600
3. Luke & Adele $600
4. Summer & Fancy $600} 2500

1. Rock & Spring $600
2. September & Poplar $600
3. Mentor & Boon $600
4. Primus & Quaco $550
5. Jack & Handy $600
6. Julia & Agnes $600
7. Harry, Sophia & child $650
8. October & Smart $600
9. Quomina & Hynman $600
10. Cicero & Maria & child Clarissa $650
11. Caesar & Speed $550
12. Louisa & Tom $600} $7200
13. Mindstraight & Sancho $600
14. Mark & Lott $600
15. Augustus & Bristol $600
16. Robin & Charity $600} $2400

1. Nimble & Rosetta $600
2. Winter & Sumersett $550
3. Clifton and Rotterdam $550} $1700

Sources

• https://lowcountryafricana.com/enslaved-ancestors-estate-john-mcpherson-sc-1806/
• “South Carolina Estate Inventories and Bills of Sale,” online database at Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/256/308409945), Estate Inventories, Book D (1800-1810), Pp. 421-423, accessed 18 Mar 2017.