African Americans in Irish slaveholder records blog

Joseph Dixon/Dickson c1896 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/24/2023

Joseph Dixon/Dickson was born in Ireland about 1806. In 1850, he lived in Abbeville, South Carolina with his Irish-born family. He enslaved 67 people.

Sources
(all accessed 24 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, South Carolina
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-8JV
1850 US Slave Schedule Abbeville, South Carolina
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW4-1YT2

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Mary McDowell Black 1790- Antrim, Ireland & Union County, South Carolina

9/24/2023

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Mary McDowell was born in Ireland in 1790, She married William Black. In 1850, Mary (McDowell) Black lived in Unon County, South Carolina. She enslaved eight human beings, the youngest a little girl aged one.

Sources
(all accessed 24 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Union County, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QL-KS2
1850 Slave Schedule Union County, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWZ-1QT2

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John McIlwain c1801 Ireland & Union County, South Carolina

9/24/2023

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John McIlwain was born in Ireland about 1801. In 1850, he lived in Union County, South Carolina with his Irish-born wife Martha and their children. He enslaved a young man aged 25 and a woman aged 50.

Sources
(all accessed 24 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Union County, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QL-D5L
1850 Slave Schedule Union County, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWZ-BCZM

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Joseph Pearson c1805- Ireland & Union County, South Carolina

9/24/2023

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Joseph Pearson was born in Ireland about 1805. In 1850, he lived in Union County, South Carolina wth his South Carolina-born wife Nancy and family. He enslaved 13 human beings, the youngest a newborn baby girl.

Sources
(all accessed 24 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Union County, South Carolina
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QG-QRY
1850 Slave Schedule Union County, South Carolina
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW8-81W2

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Isabella Patrick c1775 Ireland & Union County, South Carolina

9/23/2023

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Isabella Patrick was born in Ireland about 1775. In 1850 she lived in Union County, South Carolina. She enslaved two young men and a girl aged ten years.

Sources
(all accessed 24 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Union County, South Carolina
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QG-XYS
1850 Slave Schedule Union County, South Carolina
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWZ-BK3Z

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James McCaughey c1802- Ireland & Union County, South Carolina

9/23/2023

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James McCaughey was born in Ireland about 1802. In 1850 he was living with his Irish-born wife Mary & son John, and South Carolina-born daughter Sarah in Union County, South Carolina. He enslaved two women, a girl and a baby boy aged one.

Sources
(all accessed 24 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Union County, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QG-9WM
1850 Slave Schedule Union County, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWZ-B6MM

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Rowan Jennings 1820- Ireland & Union County, South Carolina

9/23/2023

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Rowan Jennings was born in Ireland about 1820. He worked as a Clerk (possibly at the Kings Mountain Iron Company) in Union County, South Carolina. He enslaved a 50 year woman at that time.

Sources
(all accessed 24 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Union County, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QL-2JK
1850 Slave Schedule Union County, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWZ-BN3Z

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Phillip Dunn 1818- Ireland & Union County, South Carolina

9/23/2023

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Phillip Dunn was born in Ireland about 1818. In 1850, Dunn lived in Union County, South Carolina. He enslaved a 31 year old Black woman and a seven year old boy designated a Mulatto

Sources
(all accessed 24 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Union County, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QL-DMN
1850 Slave Schedule Union County, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWZ-BF3Z

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David McElheran c1800- Ireland and Beaufort, South Carolina

9/22/2023

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David McElheran was born in Ireland about 1800. In 1850 he was living in St. Helena Township, Beaufort, South Carolina. At that time he enslaved twelve people. The youngest was a newborn baby girl.

Sources
(all accessed 22 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Beaufort, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QD-ZDM
1850 Slave Schedule Beaufort, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWH-98MM

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