Rose Bradley (bef. 1801 - abt. 1837)

Born before 1801 in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina

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Biography

Rose Bradley is a part of US Black heritage.

Rose was born before 1801. She was owned by James Clark, then by Charles Bailey, the brother-in-law of James Clark. She adopted the last name of Bradley, along with her husband Primus.^[1]

In the 31 Jan 1821 estate inventory for James Clark, she is valued at $500 and is listed with Bess ($300), Ned ($150), Primus ($600), Priscilla ($100), who are family members.

In the 1 Mar 1821 estate inventory for James Clark, she is listed with family members Bess, Primus, Ned, Priscilla, Jimmy, valued collectively at $1,800.

She is the first of 2 women named Rose in these documents.

In the 1837 Bill of Complaint for Charles Bailey, she is listed on Edisto Island with a value of $600.

Slave Owners

• James Clark (1768-1819)^[2][3]
• Charles Ernest Bailey (1792-1836)^[4]

Plantations

• Unknown

Sources

1. ↑ Information provided by Darius Brown-Bey, genealogist at the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, who is a descendant.
2. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1810-1818 1819-1824 1819-1824 (indexed with last item) 1824-1844
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1818-1824 > No File Description Available > image 97 of 325
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJ93-QZ (accessed 10 May 2023)
   • 31 Jan 1820, p.175
3. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1810-1818 1819-1824 1819-1824 (indexed with last item) 1824-1844
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1818-1824 > No File Description Available > image 173 of 325
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJ9S-89 (accessed 10 May 2023)
   • p.316
4. ↑ "Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868"
   Catalog: Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868 Bills of complaint, no. 1-29 1837
   Film number: 008458604 > image 23 of 355
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3M5-G3V6-2 (accessed 5 June 2023)
   • Bills of complaint, list of enslaved on Wadmalaw appears to be the same as probate inventory