Category: Abbeville

Hugh Calhoun c1818- Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/25/2023

Hugh Calhoun, a carpenter, was born in Ireland about 1818. He lived in Abbeville, South Carolina in 1850. He enslaved four human beings, the youngest a newborn baby girl. Her racial designation was Mulatto.

Sources
(all accessed 25 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-XSZ
1850 Slave Schedule Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWH-SNPZ

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Benjamin McKetric/Kitrick c1798 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/25/2023

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Benjamin McKetric/Kitrick was born in Ireland about 1798. He lived in Abbeville, South Carolina in 1850. McKetric/Kitrick enslaved a man aged 38.

Sources
(all accessed 25 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-SGG
1850 Slave Schedule Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWH-SCPZ

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David McWilliams c1790 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/25/2023

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David McWilliams was born in Ireland about 1790. He lived with his family in 1850 in Abbeville, South Carolina. He enslaved two men ages 30 and 40.

Sources
(all accessed 25 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-HZS
1850 Slave Schedule Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWH-3NMM

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Mary McCartney c1780 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/25/2023

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Mary McCartney was born in Ireland about 1780. In 1850 she lve in Abbeville, South Carolina with Jane McCartney (possibly her daughter). Mary McCartney enslaved a 13 year old boy.

Sources
(all accessed 25 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-39Z
1850 Slave Schedule Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWH-SXPZ

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John McBride c1804 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/25/2023

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John McBride was born about 1804 in Ireland. He was living with Jane McBride (possibly his wife) in Abbeville, South Carolina in 1850. One of his closest neighbours was a Thomas McBride born about 1806. John McBride enslaved one woman aged 20.

Sources
(all accessed 25 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-QYY
1850 Slave Schedule Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWH-MP6Z

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George Marshall 1779-1852 Tyrone, Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/25/2023

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George Marshall was born in Tyrone, Ireland in 1779. In 1850 he lived in Abbeville, South Carolina with Jane Marshall (born in Georgia, possibly his wife). He enslaved 33 people.

Sources
(all accessed 25 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-FGP
1850 Slave Schedule Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW4-KKMM

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Joseph Marshall 1784-1854 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/25/2023

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Joseph Marshall was born in Ireland in 1784. In 1850, he lived in Abbeville, South Carolina with South Carolina-born overseer Jacob B Hammond. Joseph Marshal enslaved 19 human beings.

Sources
(all accessed 25 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-F2G
1850 Slave Schedule Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW4-KJ2M

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Samuel Marshall 1789-1861 Tyrone, Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/25/2023

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Samuel Marshall was born in Tyrone, Ireland in 1789. In 1850 he was living with his wife Eliza in Abbeville, South Carolina. Samuel Marshall enslaved 89 human beings.

Sources
(all accessed 25 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-F28
1850 Slave Schedule Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW4-KJZM

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Joseph Lesley/Lesly c1764- Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/25/2023

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Joseph Lesley/Lesly was born in Ireland about 1764. In 1850, he lived with Mary Lesly (possibly his mother) in Abbeville, South Carolina. He enslaved eleven human beings, the youngest a baby girl aged one.

Sources
(all accessed 25 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-WWV
1850 Slave Schedule Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWH-742M

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John Lathers c1773- Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

9/25/2023

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John Lathers was born in Ireland about 1773. In 1850 he lived in Abbeville, South Carolina with his Irish-born wife Agnes. He enslaved a man aged 50.

Sources
(all accessed 25 Sept. 2023)
1850 US Federal Census Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-P5B
1850 Slave Schedule Abbeville, SC
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW4-1R3Z

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Hugh Calhoun c1818- Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

Benjamin McKetric/Kitrick c1798 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

David McWilliams c1790 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

Mary McCartney c1780 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

John McBride c1804 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

George Marshall 1779-1852 Tyrone, Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

Joseph Marshall 1784-1854 Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

Samuel Marshall 1789-1861 Tyrone, Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

Joseph Lesley/Lesly c1764- Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

John Lathers c1773- Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina

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