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Irish slaveholders and overseers by South Carolina Counties and Districts.
Database compiled and created by Martine Brennan M.A., Ireland. Enslavement to citizenship: African Americans in Irish Slaveholder records by Martine Brennan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This means that the research contained here is Open Access, requiring only an acknowledgement of the researcher Martine Brennan. Also the information cannot be put behind a paywall. Please note that county/district boundaries changed over time. New counties were created and boundaries changed. The maps used below are of the counties today and may not correspond to the boundaries in use in documents 1670-1865. Therefore, you may find records of Irish slaveholders and the people they enslaved, in different counties than those identified here. In some cases, Irish slaveholders owned farms and plantations in more than one county or they had a city residence and a country residence. If you are engaged in deeper research on any one Irish slaveholder, county boundary changes will affect where you can find records. To give a sense of perspective, Ireland and South Carolina are almost equal in size. Prior to the U.S. Federal Census 1850, place of birth was not identified in the Census. It is challenging to identify the Irish-born slaveholders in the period 1670-1850. This database will expand as we uncover more records. |
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Anderson County, South Carolina est. 1826 (13 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 4.)
Bell, James c1776- Caldwell, Joseph c1763- Crawford, James c1800- Crawford, Sarah c1778- Greer/Grier, David c1760-1855 (born Antrim, Ireland) Harkness, John c1774- McAllister, Nathan c1782- McCully, Stephen c1800-1881 (born Antrim, Ireland) Orr, Thomas c1783-1866 (born Armagh, Ireland) Orr, William c1788- Ransom, William c1788- Steele, Henry c1824 Todd, Olive (born Down, Ireland) c1780-1866 |
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Beaufort County, South Carolina est. 1769 (10 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023.)
Butler/Butter, Edward c1787- Cardwell, A S c1795- Catherwood, Samuel c1825- Cunningham, A/A M c1820- Goettee, George c1838-1922 Goettee, John G c1807-1850 Fielding, John c1795- McElheran/Elheran, David M c1800- OConnor, Michael c1793- www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/michael-oconnor-1793-ireland-beaufort-county-south-carolina Pearse, Isabel c1782 |
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*(Berkeley County, South Carolina est. 1682 (10 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 9.)
Please note that this map is of modern-day Berkeley County. The district referred to as Berkeley County by the following people is modern-day Charleston, city and county. Arthur, Dominick resident c1707 (born Limerick, Ireland) Butler, Pierce 1744-1822 Carlow, Ireland, South Carolina, Butler Island, Georgia & Philadelphia. Cantey, Sir Teige 1618-1679 Cork, Ireland, address given in Will, Ashley River.) https://www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/sir-teigue-cantey-1618-1679-county-cork-ashley-river-south-carolina Dalton, Joseph (resident SC 1670-) Gough, John resident c1707 (born Limerick, Ireland) Harleston, Affra d.1698 (born Dublin, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/affra-harleston-berkeley-county-died-1698 Harleston, John c1670-1738 ( born Dublin, Ireland)see entry for Affra. Harleston, Elizabeth d.1721 (born Dublin, Ireland. Wife of Elias 'Red cap' Ball) see entry for Affra. Mahon, Michael resident 1707-1713 (born Limerick, Ireland) O'Sullivan, Florence (resident SC 1670-1680) (born Kinsale, Cork, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/florence-osullivan-kinsale-south-carolina |
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Charleston County, South Carolina est. 1769 (24 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan 2023. Irish place of birth 15) Incomplete.
Adger, James 1777-1858 (born Antrim, Ireland) (www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/james-adger-1777-1858-antrim-charleston) Addison, George c1800-1883 Addison, John c1816- Anthony, Jane c1783- Armstrong, William c1829- Berwick, Simon d.1783 (born Armagh, Ireland) Berwick, John (born Armagh, Ireland) Berwick, Elizabeth (born Armagh, Ireland) https://www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/simon-berwick-d-1783-of-armagh-charleston Burke, Aedanus 1743-1802 (born Galway, Ireland) Connolly, Bernard c1824- England, John (R.C. Bishop) 1786-1842 (born Cork, Ireland) Fitzsimons, Christopher 1762-1825 (born Louth, Ireland) Gibson, Elizabeth c1770- Kennedy, Brian (resident in Tipperary, Ireland 1802) Sale of enslaved people Charleston 1802, source lowcountryafricana.com Kennerly, John c1812- Lynch, Patrick (R.C. Bishop) 1817-1882 (born Monaghan, Ireland) see William McKenna, Lancaster County. Lynus, B c1817- McKeegan, John 1800-1881 (born Antrim, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/john-mckeegan-1802-1881-ireland-charleston-south-carolina O'Raw, John 1783-1841 (born Antrim, Ireland) Payne, William d.1834 (probably born Carlow, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/william-payne-sons-charleston-south-carolina Robinson, Joseph c1813- (born Belfast, Ireland) Ryan, Thomas c1800-1866 Torrans, John Gordon 1702-1780 (born Derry, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/william-payne-sons-charleston-south-carolina Walker, John Falls 1798-1841 (born Armagh, Ireland) |
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Chester County, South Carolina est. 1785 (25 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 4)
Boyd, Charles 1787-1882 (born Northern Ireland) Bruce, Hugh 1793- Farmer 1850 Carlisle, John 1800- Farmer 1850 Dickey, John 1806-1887 (born Antrim, Ireland) Fife, Samuel 1775- Farmer 1850 Henry, Hugh 1781-1867 Kennedy, John 1770-1867 Marion, J A 1819-1897 (born Antrim, Ireland) McClintock, John 1782- Farmer 1850 McCullough, John 1803- Farmer 1850 McCullough, William 1829- Farmer 1850 McGill, J B 1799-1880 (born Antrim, Ireland) McKeown, Moses 1780-1854 McNeill, George 1810- Farmer 1850 Nelson, Frank 1816- Farmer 1850 Omelveney, Hugh 1794- Farmer 1850 Reed, William 1813- Farmer 1850 Robinson Jas G 1808- Farmer 1850 Ross, Hugh 1763-1851 Sterling, Sam 1798- Farmer 1850 Torbit, John 1784-1863 Walker, Thomas 1780-1855 Wilson, David 1794- Farmer 1850 Wilson, William G 1806- Farmer 1850 Wylie, Sam 1783-1853 |
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Chesterfield County, South Carolina est. 1798 (4 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 2)
Craig, Margaret 1817-1897 (born Sligo, Ireland) Craig, William E c1818- Lynch, Conlan/Conlaw 1790-1870 (born Monaghan, Ireland) Moore, Margaret c1778- |
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Colleton County, South Carolina est. 1798 (6 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 2)
Clifford, L C 1813-1885 (born Wexford, Ireland) Delamar, Charles G c1798- Leonard, Samuel c1802- Lining, Thomas c1799- Purcell, James c1790- Sandford, Matthew 1792-1859 (born Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland) |
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Darlington County, South Carolina est. 1785 (3 Irish-born slaveholders and overseers identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 1)
Flinn, Thomas c1798-1865 (born Dublin, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/thomas-j-flinn-1798-1865-of-dublin-ireland-darlington-county-south-carolina O'Neal, Griffin c1790- www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/griffin-oneal-born-1790-ireland-darlington-south-carolina Ross, John c1808, Overseer 1850 www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/irish-born-overseers-in-south-carolina-1850 |
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Edgefield County, South Carolina est. 1785 (15 Irish-born slaveholders as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 2)
Bailey, James c1822- www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/james-william-richard-bailey-edgefield-south-carolina Bailey, Richard c1823- www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/james-william-richard-bailey-edgefield-south-carolina Bailey, William c1811- www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/james-william-richard-bailey-edgefield-south-carolina Carroll, James 1771-1820 (born Tipperary, Ireland) Carroll, Mary 1782-1851 Colgan, John 1809-1892 Hamphill, Samuel c1785- (born Derry, Ireland) Herbert, William c1813- Hernaghan, Thomas c1798- Kenny, Robert c1782- Mcevoy, William c1810- Moore, Patrick c1810- O'Conner, F c1790- OKeefe, Michael c1813- Todd, Robert c1815- |
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Fairfield County, South Carolina est. 1798 Incomplete. (4 Irish-born slaveholders and overseers identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 1)
Cabean/Cabeen, Richard c1813, Overseer 1850 www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/adeline-cabean-brown-fairfield-county Clowney, Robert c1838-1885 (born Dromore Parish, Down, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/adeline-cabean-brown-fairfield-county Scott, Matthew c1820, Overseer 1850 www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/irish-born-overseers-in-south-carolina-1850 Stuart, James c1827, Overseer 1850 www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/irish-born-overseers-in-south-carolina-1850 |
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Greenville County, South Carolina est. 1786 (8 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 2)
Dickson, James K c1811-1893 Dickson, William c1812-1901 Dunbar, James c1800- Erwin/Irwin, William 1818-1893 (born Roscommon, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/william-irwin-1818-1893-roscommon-ireland-spartanburg-south-carolina McCullough, Joseph c1779-1853 (born Antrim, Ireland) McCullough, William c1763-1852 Walker, Thomas c1781- Woodside/s, James c1795-1858 |
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Kershaw County, South Carolina est. 1801 (5 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 2)
Carlisle, William c1797-1867 Cooper, John M c1815- Spence, Samuel c1808-1886 (born Belfast, Ireland) Tweed, Robert L c1815-1850 (born Antrim, Ireland) Wilson, Robert c1822- |
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Lancaster County, South Carolina est. 1798 (4 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 1)
McKenna, William c1790-1859 (born Cock Hill, Donegal, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/families-enslaved-by-william-mckenna-lancaster-county-south-carolina-auction-catalogue-1861 Perry, M (female) c1790- Robertson, William c1807- Steale, M c1783- |
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Laurens County, South Carolina est. 1785 (16 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023.)
Austin, Samuel c1802- Austin, William c1801- Baxter, William c1790- Bell, James c1828- Bell, Robert c1796- Bell, Sarah c1779- Downey, Samuel c1800- Dunn, William C c1809- Hamilton, Samuel c1800- McWilliams/Williams Alexander c1798- Simpson, John B c1782- Todd, John c1792- Todd, Patrick c1768- Todd, Samuel A c1789- Todd, Samuel R c1808- Workman, Robert c1781- |
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Lexington County, South Carolina est. 1804 (2 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 1)
Egan, James c1790- Walace, James c1782-1851 (born Kilkenny, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/james-wallace-c1783-1851-kilkenny-ireland-lexington-county-south-carolina |
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Newberry County, South Carolina est. 1785 (7 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 2)
Chalmers, James c1784- Fleck, James c1813- (Antrim, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/james-fleck-antrim-newberry-county-south-carolina Hunter, William c1769-1853 (born Antrim, Ireland) Moore, Roseanna c1769- Redd, James c1768- Thomson, Hannah c1780- Warnack, Samuel c1818- |
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Orangeburg County, South Carolina est. 1769 (2 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023.)
O Dowd, William c1818- Wilson, Alexander c1799- |
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Pickens County, South Carolina est. 1868 (4 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 1)
Johnston, Robert c1809- Magee, Tilman c1770 Lamont Walker, Jane c1768-1856 (born Antrim, Ireland) Young, James c1808- |
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Richland County, South Carolina est. 1785 (8 Irish slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 3)
Brodie, Alexander c1784- Gaffney, Peter c1812- (see wikitree) Haley, Matthew c1813- Keenan, Roland c1794-1872 (born Antrim, Ireland) (www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/roland-keenan-1794-1872-antrim-ireland-barnwell-and-richland-south-carolina) Miller, Robert c1772-1852 Quigley, Kyle 1811-1844 (born Derry, Ireland) Scott, James S c1805- Waddell, Robert 1799-1841 (born Donegal, Ireland) |
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Spartanburg County, South Carolina est. 1785 (6 Irish-born slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 2)
Arnold R c1815- Copeland, Rebecca c1755- Dixon, William c1770- Gaffney, Michael 1755-1854 (born Longford, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/michael-gaffney-1775-1854-granard-co-longford-spartanburg-south-carolina Moore, Charles 1729-1805 (Ulster, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/irish-descendant-slaveholders/fannie-moore-born-1849-spartanburg-county-south-carolina Surrat, Anne c1780- |
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Sumter County, South Carolina est. 1798 (8 Irish-born slaveholders and overseers identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 1)
Burgess, Thomas c1783-1854 (Belfast, Ireland) Graham, John L c1818, Overseer 1850 www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/irish-born-overseers-in-south-carolina-1850 Kavanagh, Briant c1800- Lowry/Lowery, Robert c1819- Mack, James c1815- Stewart, Wm K c1817- Tallon, E H c1791- Valentine, William c1800- |
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Union County, South Carolina est. 1798 (10 Irish-born slaveholders and overseers identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 2)
McDowell Black, Mary c1790-1875 (born Antrim, Ireland) Clowney, Moses 1822-1894, Overseer 1850 (born Dromore Parish, Down, Ireland) www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/irish-born-overseers-in-south-carolina-1850 Comer or Connor, Jesse c1822, Overseer 1850 www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-americans-in-irish-slaveholder-records-blog/irish-born-overseers-in-south-carolina-1850 Dunn, Philip c1818- Jennings, Rowan c1820- McCaughey, James c1802- McIlwain, John c1801 Murphy, James c1798- Patrick, Isabella c1775- Pearson, Joseph c1805- |
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York County, South Carolina est. 1785 (23 Irishborn slaveholders identified as of Jan. 2023. Irish place of birth 3)
Blair, James 1805-1895 (born Derry, Ireland) Boyd, Thomas 1798-1853 (born Derry, Ireland) Cairnes John c1808- Cairnes/Caunes, Robert c1815- Caldwell, James 1787-1871 (born Antrim, Ireland) Caldwell, Robert c1785- Crawford, James c1790- Hackett, William c1792- Hunter, John B c1803- Nesbit, Robert c1786- McClure, Robert c1788- McDowell, James c1814- McElwee, William c1790- McGowan, John c1805- McKnight, Dickson c1808- More, Andrew c1811- Scott, John c1803- Scott, William c1791- Sloan, John J 1778-1865 Stewart, Robert c1802- Wallace, James c1784- Watson, William c1799- Wylie, William S c1815- |
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