Slaves Records of Archdale Hall

The Baker family owned Archdale Hall for nearly 300 years. During that time they kept records on their slaves. The following transcribed document was written in different handwritings suggesting that members of the Baker family added to the records over the years. The records consist mainly of birth and death records. The Bakers did note any family relations among the slaves along with how some of them died. Of interest, one of the Bakers made a note that Whooping Cough was prevalent in 1829 and killed several slaves (mainly children). The records also include the issue of blankets and mention of two ships the Bakers had built. The links below will take you to these notes.

In this transcription abbreviations, spellings, and punctuation marks have been preserved. Line breaks also remain intact, as well as column structure. Indentations and spacing are difficult to replicate on the Web and may be distorted or omitted. [?] represents an unknown word. There were no page numbers on the documents so [Next page] has been used to denote pages.

These records can be found at the South Carolina Historical Society, File 1138.01.

Notes on:
Slaves - births and deaths
Issue of Blankets
Ships - a Sloop and a Packet

Old Kate married to Middleton [?] Abraham [?]
[?] as follow
Molly born February 1788 Died March 1829
Mary born December 1789 Died May 15, 1864 aged 74
Nancy born Aug 12^th 1792 Died 5 March 1844
Kate born 27 Nov^r 1798
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Miley's Jesse by Othello & Jack & Joe
January born [?] June 1797 Died 2^nd July 1851
[?] born 3 October 1802
Charles born 15 October 1804
Maria born 12 January 1807
Nanny born 27 September 1809
Betsy born 1 June 1812
Joe born 3 September 1818

Miley died August 9. 1863
very aged & infirm
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Peggy & Cesar's Issac
Betty born 17 October 1795
Jimmy born 10 December 1797 died November 15 1853
Miley born 23 July 1800
Ceasar died in Aug^t 1827
Peggy died at 12 O'clock at night February 28. 1850
aged 78.

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Molly (O Kate's Daughter) her Issue died March 1829
John born 1^st Aug^t 1807 sold to Orleans [?] 1831
Isaac born 12^th April 1819
Jacob born 8 Aug^t 1823 (died March 1829 Hooping Cough)

Nancy (O Kate's Daughter) her Issue Nancy died March 5 1844 aged 51 [?] Fever
Tom born 29 april 1816 died Jan^y 1836
Abram born 13 March 1819 Dead
Hooping cough prevailed in 1820

Betty (Peggy's Daughter) her Issue
Peggy born 20 Nov^r 1815
Mark Died
Ceasar born 26 Sep^t 1830 died 1831
Nanny born 1832
John born 22^nd April 1835 [?] 1854 Jan. 18

Celia died March 22. 1848
Celia (Ria's Daughter) her Issue William born 27 Dec 1827
Maria born 24 Nov^r 1818 Sally born 5^th Aug^t 1821
January born 28 Sep^t 1823 Dead H Cough
Ben born in August 1825 died of hoop Cough (1829 20 Feb^y)

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Kate (O Kate's daughter) her Issue (by London
Jack born 1^st May 1817
Sabina born 25 Feby 1821
Billy born 29 July 1823 Died 1826
Mary born 25 January 1829 Died 1829
Emily born 1^st Day of May 1833
Stephen born March 28 1841. Died April 11 1843

Maria Daughter of Miley & Jack born 12 Jan^y 1807
her son Abram born 30 Jan^y 1825
Charles born 10^th February 1827 Died 1896
John born 21 Nov^r 1828 Died Sep^r 1829
Polly born 29 July 1830
James born 1^st May 1832
Jack born 17 July 1834

Billy Celia's son born 1827

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Hannah (Daughter of Rachel & Sandy) had a Son born
8^th of April 1827 named Abraham Dead. a Girl born
20 Dec^r 1828 named Flora Died Sept^r 1829
25 October 1830 hannah had a Son born named Peter
another Son born on the 4^th February 1833 named John
[?] born 6 April 1835
Charlotte born 11^th Feb^y 1837
Isaac born 17 September 1840. died June 6 1850.

Jane (Rachel's Daughter) had a Son born 28 December 1827 nam'd Benja
min Jane died 29^th July 1830 in Childbed delivered of
2 Boys caused by Hemorrage

Nanny Old Miley's Daughter had a Son born 12 Sep^t 1828
named Peter died Nov. 16 1837 from vomiting blood a very fine boy
hooping cough now (1829) prevailing in Plantation in January 21 Children Totaled
Measles on Plantation 1830
Sophia had a Son born named David on the 19 May 1835 died July 1873 aged 38
and a Daughter born 18 Jan^y 1837 named Jane who died shortly after
& a Son born October 15 1838 named George
1840. Sophy had a Son born 21 October & he died on 30.
1842 February 22 Sophy delivered of a Daughter named Sarah.
1844 April 24 Sophy delivered a Son named Ben, who died August 2 aged 3 Months & 9 days.
1847 January 15 Sophy had a son born named Robert
1848 October 4 Sophy delivered of a Daughter named Hannah

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Betsy Daughter Miley & Jack
had a Girl born 11 Oct^r named Nancy 1820 died
1850 Sophy delivered of a Boy (Andrew) who died
Dec. 16 January 8 1851
Sophy delivered of a Boy named Samuel [?] 1851 Jan 18
Sophy delivered of a Boy named Cato Jan 24. 1854
Sophy delivered of a Girl named Louisa Dec. 15 1856 [?] 1861 Jan. 14

Ben & Annette were married to each other on
the tenth Day of March 1832
Ben died January 21 1856

Selina & Jan^y, family - Miley & Margaret
(Lucy/ died 1829/ Othello born 31^st May 1828
died 1829 - hooping cough) Rose born
14 Feb^y 1830 /died in April 30/ Sue born
24 May 1831 - Sarah born Sept^r 1833
24 Dec^r 1835 - Girl born named Leah
1 Dec^r 183[?] Girl born named Martha

Simms died May 20. 1851.

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[?] died April 19 [?]
Laura died January 26 1844. very aged, infirm, & blind
Nanny daughter of Betty & Daniel
delivered of a son August 23 1849. Died next day
& of a Boy in the Summer of 1851 who died shortly after
1854 Jan. 13 Nanny delivered of a Daughter named Mary

Amelia. Daughter of Kate delivered of a Boy
November 7. 1852 Isaac Died August 4. 1853
June 19. 1856 Amelia delivered of a Boy. David.

1856
October 15 Sally delivered of a Boy Her Firstborn
at the age of 35. She has named him Jacob

1861
July 8 Sarah delivered of a Boy: died 21^st

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[?], 14 November gave London
Duffil Blankets to Following negro

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Launched the Sloop Harriet of 35
Tons 10 May 1808 Length of Keel 38
Feet, Breadth of Beam 15 Feet &
Depth of Hold 5.8 Inches
Length of Mast 59 Feet Diameter in partners
    D^o of Boom 42   D^o
    D   of [?]     17   D^o
12 Inches from hull to hounds 44.9. from hounds to Head 5.3
Square of Hounds [?] whole Length 50
Square of Head 6 Inch

Launched the Packet John 18 June
1810, Length of Mast 36 Feet, Diameter
in Partners 9 Inches
1813 30 October Blankets to the Following Negroes
April       London
[?]         Lymus
Nanny
Betsy
Rachel
Jack
Cato
Marcus
old Kate
House Kate
Molly
Casar
Peggy
Mingo
2 for House

22 Jan^y 1816 gave very Inferior
Blankets to Following Negroes

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gave Blankets to the Following
Negroes 2 Dec^r 1799