Records of Colonel Isaac Hayne

Records of Colonel Isaac Hayne


During Colonel Isaac Hayne's ownership of Hayne Hall, Pear Hill, and Sycamore he kept records concerning his plantations and people in his community. He compiled his records from newspapers and other sources. The transcription below is only part of the records he kept. It contains information on his slaves - births, deaths, and sales. It also includes notes on plantation management such as the issuing of blankets and the work of overseers, plowmen, housekeepers, and others.

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.

A complete copy of Colonel Isaac Hayne's records can be found at the South Carolina Historical Society, File 34-0560. Several portions of the records have been published in the South Carolina Historical Magazine, Volumes 10, 11, and 12.


Notes on:
Slaves
Issue of Blankets
Overseers and paid workers




Records kept by Colonel Isaac Hayne

      NEGROES
Maurice born   1708
Jacob   "       1706 Died June 1768
Patro   "       1700   "     Augt 5 1780 S. Pox
Butcher
Toney   "       1718 Died Aug 5 1780 S. Pox
Owen
Prince   "       1723 Died April 11th 1778
Will   "       1730 Died Jan 1770 about 40
Tom hung himself 16 May 1773   A: 45
George born   1720 Died Aug 15 1780 Sm. Pox
Sharper   "       1731   "     Oct 1773
George Carp. born   1740   Sold 1771 for £1000
Andrew
Brutus born   1738
Yo. Jacob   "       August 10 1742 Died Septr: 4 1780
Johnny born   July 1746 Dd: July 31 1780 Small pox
Isaac
David
Tommy born   1745 Died Jan: 1771
Carolina Sold   Oct 1773 for £467.10
London
Peter Died   June 1776
John         August 1750
Billy   "       February 25 1750
Bristol   "       August 1752
Cuffy October 15 1752     Died 1770
Sam November 5th 1752
Molly born   1711
Phoebe   "       1700 Died Aug 1760
Miley   "       1710   "     Septr 1770
Nan   "       1722
Nanny   "       1715 Died Jan 68
Daphne   "       Septr 1737
Sarah
Hagar
Sabina
Judy born   Augt 6: 1744
Nancy   "       Novr 14: 1746
Aphy
Hannah   House, born   Decr 22: 1749
Hannah born   July 1750
Peg   "       Decr 31 1749
Molly   "       Decr 1 1755
Dinah   "       March 1754
Jenny   "       September 1756
Miley   "       1757
Lidda   "       Novr 5 1757   died of Miscarriage July 3             1780
Mariah born   July 1759
Betty   "       1764 died Mar: 71: 12
Hetty   "       Oct. 1767 Died 13 Sep. 1771
Lucy   "       February 9 1768 Dead
Harry Sold to Iron Works 1778     born 1748
Sanch Sold to Iron Works 1778       "     8 May 1751
Big Jack born 1720     run away & died of Small Pox in Town April 1780
Betty   "       May 1760 died 1767
Joe   "       April 1755 Sold 1776
Abram   "       1754 Died Feb: 1771
Ben   "       May 4, 1755 Died Hurrican 1780
Sye   "       Spring 1759
Caesar   "       1759 Died Aug 1769
Paul   "       Novemr 1760 died May 1835
Anthony   "           "         "
Maurice
Tom   "       August 1765 died July 67
Titus   "       March 9 1766
Jack   "       Septemr 23 1766
Monday   "       June 13, 1767
Tomm   "       August 1767
Moses   "       November 1767
Will born   March 14 1767
Prince Sold to Iron Works 1778
Scipio
L Jack March 17 1749
Monday Died 18 May 1775   A: 40
Caesar
Cyrus died 1772
Joe Sold to Iron Works 1778
Dick Sold to Iron Works 1778
Cymon
Rosario Died Decr 1770
Harry Sold 1770
Gudjoe Died April 1772
Cato Sold to Iron Works 1778
Frank ran away & died of Small pox on Town Neck April 1780
Pompey Died Decr 1770
Abram Died May 1773   aged 70
Charlotte Sold 1769
Aphy
Diana June 6, 1752
Mary November 9 1756
Flora
Hannah Wash:
Dorcas
Dolly Died May 8, 1778   A: 90
Peggy Sold to Iron Works 1778
Priscilla
Maria
Elsy Burnt to Death Novr 26 1778
Sarah Sold to Iron Works
Lindy Sold to Iron Works Oct 22 1778
[?]mba Sold to Iron Works Oct 22 1778
Judith Sold to Iron Works Oct 22 1778
Andrew February 26 1762   ran away & died of Campfever July 80
Lott born   February 11 1764
Maurice Died Sep: 69
Daniel born   May 12, 1767 Died 1771
Sam
Jemmy born   1760 Died June 69
Isaac
Bristol
Tom died 1771
Rose July 20, 1759
Nanny born   1762
Cate   "       1765
Patty   "       1767 Died Sep 1 1771
Dolly   "       1767 Died 8 Jan. 1843
Aphy Died April 1 1773
Rinah Died May 1771
Hannah born   February 1765
Betty Elsy's Daught:   born May 1768
Maria of O Affey             "   July 1769
Betty born   May 1769   Died Jan: 3 70
Phoebe Born Novr 28 1778 of Sabina
Caesar Born March 24 1771 of Hannah
Nelly Born of Peggy     Sold of Iron Works 1772
Pompey Born March 21 1772 of Scilla
Jonas Born March 23 1770 of Peg
Sarah Born May 1769   Died Feb 25 1773
Flandus £380, 1772   Sold to Iron Works
Juno £325, 1772
Venus £325, 1772
Cain £325, 1772   Died 13th May 1775   A: 25
Bob £400, 1772.   Swopped for horse   D 1775
Sampson £325 1772   Sold £300 13 Oct. 73
Cloe £400, 1773
Jemmy of Hannah   2 April 1773
Daniel of Aphy   5 April 1773
Sue of Judith   May 30 73   Sold to I.W.
Lynes of Clarinda   Sept 73   Sold to Martin
Boatswain
Clarinda died May 27th 1776
Toby born 1770   Died July 1774
Sampson Died May 12, 1774
Penda Sold to Iron Works 1778
Dida Sold to Iron Works 1778
Leo July 17, 1773   Died 11th April 1776
Plato Sold to Iron Works 1778
Ovid lost 1774 found 1778   Sold to Iron Works 1778
Festus Sold to Iron Works 1778
Felix Sold to Iron Works 1778
Seneca Died Novr 1775
Hebe Died Janr 1776   A: 20
Caroline Died May 1775
Octavia Sold to Iron Works 1778
Livia Sold to Iron Works
Claudia Sold to Iron Works
Fulvia Sold to Iron Works
Zenobia Sold to Iron Works
Cosbi Sold to Iron Works
Fausta died Decr 20th 73
Died Oct 4 of Cumba Sepr 1773
Died Janr of Penda Novr 21 1773
Stepheny of Cosbi Octr 27, 1773   Died June 4 77
Old Primus   May 1773
Died 26th of Hannah Decr 14, 1773
George of Sabina Augt 18, 1774
Died Sepr of Hannah W. July 29 1774
Sandy of Nancy Sepr 1, 1774
Die had a Daughter Octr 2 1774.   Died in two Days
Tena of Peggy   Sold to I.W.   Nov: 3 1774
Willouby of Peg   Dec. 1774
Cloe of Hannah   Dec 18 1774
Cloe of Hannah   Died 1775
123 Doe of Diana   Born Jany 27, 1776
124 Abram of Field Hannah   Born April 6, 1776
125 Statira of L Molly   Born April 9th 1776
126 Marianne of Lydda   April 21, 1776
David of L Effey   Born July 31 1776.   Died Jany 23, 1777
Bob     Bought Aug. 29, 1776 £350   Sold to Iron Works
Douglass   Do     Do              £320   Sold to Iron Works
Eve           Do     Do              £350   Sold to Iron Works
127 Hagar of Y. Sarah twins Y Boy Died   Born Septr 15, 1776
128 Adam of Judith   Novr 18 1776
129 Carolina of Elsy   Decr 4 1776 Burnt   Died Novr 28, 1778
130 Phillis of Cosbi   Decr 6, 1776
130 Bacchus of Hannah   Jan 23, 1776
130 Philip of Nancy   June 13, 1777
131 Barbary of Dinah   July 6, 1777
132 David of Mary   July 11, 1777
133 Will (a Patroon) bought 5th Augt, 1777 (£1400) Sold 1779 for £3500
134 Celia of Peggy Sepr 1 1777   Sold to Iron Works
135 Bess of Pegg: 1777
135 Nancy of Hannah Jan 15, 1778, Died June 1779
136 David of L Effey   April 17, 1778   Died Decr 2, 1778
Mariah }
Jack } Sold to Arthur Peronneau 1766
Cloe }
Peter Sold to Est: Wm Hutson 1766
Esther Hannah Toney O Jack   Sold to Richd Hutson 1766
Cudjo Lymus Jupiter Pompey Charles   Sold to James Donnom 1765
Abigail of Nancy Died July 18, 1779   July 10, 1779
          of L Molly Born July 31 1779   Died Augt 1779
Betty of Hanna   Augt 7 1779
Violet of Venus   Novr 1 1779
Martha of L Effey   Decr 6 1779
Beck of Dye Jany 12, 1780
Maria of Hannah Mar: 30, 1780   Dd Aug: 3d 80 S. Pox
Hagar of Cloe Apl 14 1780
         of Molly   June 19 178–,   Died June 24 1780
         of Livia   Oct. 21 1780
         of Hannah   June 5, 1781

                          MEMORANDOMS

    Negroes had Blankets October 1765. Jacob, Hannah,
Sharper, Tony & Wife, George & Wife, Will & Wife, Billy
Bristol, Patro, Prince & Wife, Sam with Caesar, Cuffy with
Paul, Andrew & Wife, Maurice & Wife, Brutus & Wife,
Abram with Miley, Dinah with Jenny, Maurice with Betty,
Peter & Wife, O Jacob, London, Tom, Peg, Carolina,
Phoebe, Tommy & Wife.
    Blankets October 1766. Butcher, Molly, Johnny Owen
Nanny Joe with Maria, John Carpenter, George, Isaac.
    April 23   Samuel Wallace a Pennsylvanian began to
Oversee for me & parted Oct: 23.
    November 1   Thomas Ballow a Carolinian began to
Oversee for me & parted Jan. 11, 1768
    January 18th 1768   Edward Williams an Englishman
began to Oversee & parted Ap: 18th
    April 20   George Thompson an Englishman began to
Oversee & parted Decr 20
    1768 Brutus began to be Driver   1769 Frank Driver at
P.H.
    Jan: 23 1769 Jam Lewis Culliatte began to Oversee a
Carolinian
    Blankets Jan. 1 1770   Prince & Wife, Hannah Andrew
& Nan. Patro, L Molly, Jacob, Billy, George & Wife,
Tommy & Wife, Scipio, Toney & Wife, Peter & Wife,
Will & Wife, Tom, Maurice & Wife, Brutus & Wife,
Bristol David. Y Aphy, Sam, Sharper, O Aphy, Carolina,
Dinah, Peg, London, Abram, Frank, L Maria, Cudjoe,
Dolly, Cuffy, Sye with Betty.
    Blankets Jan 1 1772. Little Jack, Cyman, Flora, Isaac
with Bristol, Titus with Will, Cato, Lindy, Sarah, Sanco,
Monday, Priscilla, Dick & Peggy, Elsy Caesar Adam,
Friday, Prince, Cumba, Abram, Cate & Dolly, L Sam.
    Blankets Jany: 4 1773   Venus, Stephen, Cain, Flander,
Juno, Sampson.
    Jany 8, 1772   James Lambright, a Carolinian came to
Oversee at home
    Jany 23 James Lewis Culliatte went away.
    January 1, 1773 James Lambright went away & John
Warnock an Irish Plowman began to Plow for me a
Month he staid.
    Jany: 13th 1773. Mathew Rivers a Carolinian came to
Oversee for me at home
Jany 26th 1773. George Rentz a German came to Oversee
for me at P. Hill.
    April 13, 1773 Joseph Smith a Carpenter indented to me
in London came to me an Englishman, he went away Apl
25, 1775
    May 1, 1773 James Taylor a Gardiner indented to me in
London a Scotsman came to me.
    May 26th turned Mathew Rivers away
    June 1st Jacob Martain a Carolinian came to Oversee for
me he went away Decr. 1775
    Novr 1 Cancelled Taylors Indenture by Agreement &
turned him off.
    Sept 28th Mary Bishop came to live with us as housekeeper.
    Blankets Jany 1, 1774. Hannah Brutus & Judy. L
Maurice Scipio & Peg. Old Maurice & Hannah. Billy &
L Molly. Toney & Hagar, Patro, Prince & Daphne, W
Hannah, Andrew & Nan, O Aphey, Rose, Sye, Y Aphey,
Nancy, Peter & Sarah. Jacob. George & Sabina. Dinah
London, Die, L Maria, Miley, (Lydas & Nanny one) Bristol,
Clarinda, Tenda, David, Ebe, Joe, Harry, Frank, Sam.
    Jany 1 1774. Geo: Rentz went away.

    Jany 10 1774   Herman Creudy a German came to Oversee
for me at Pear Hill. I turned him away 22 March
1774.
    March 27 1774 Robert Ensitler came to Oversee for me
at Pear Hill (a German) discharged him 31 Decr following.
    December 21st 1774 Mary Bishop (our Housekeeper)
went away. She had been in Charles Town 2 months of
the time.

    Jany 1st 1775. Blankets, O Jack. Mary (Andrew &
Lott) Jenny. Johnny. (Moses & Caesar) John Butcher
O Molly. Cuffy. Ben. Paul. (Jack & Jemmy) Cloe.
Dorcas. O Maria. Boatswain.

    John Remly a German January 6th 1775 began to Oversee
for me at Pear Hill turned him away Augt 24 75

    Joseph Smith went away April 24th 1775

    Sarah Newbould a Carolinian came here as housekeeper.

    Nathaniel Jones an Englishman & Carpenter came here
as Master workman & died at Ashepoo 10 April having
worked here off & on 4 2/3 Months.

    Daniel Crawford a Carolinian came here July 22 & having
built the Chimneys to the house went away the 26 Augt

    Jno Shepand a Dutchman began to Oversee at P. Hill
29th September & turned him away Novr 29, 1775

    George Forbes a Carpenter began to work Octr 23d

    Andrew Templeton a Scotchman began to wainscot the
East room 8 November 1775 & finished Octr: 31, 1776.

    Decr 29 1775 James Clotworthy began to Oversee at
Pear Hill a Carolinian & was turned off.

    Blankets Jan 1, 1776 Flora, Caesar, Elsy, Cymon, Dick,
L Jack, Peggy, Judith, Dr Prince (Isaac & Bristol) Cato
(Titus & Will) Cumba, Sancho. L Sam (Cate & Dolly)
Lott Yellow Sarah, Lindy

    Lawrence Watson a Scotchman began to Oversee at
Hayne Hall Plant: 28 Feb. 1776, discharged him at the
years end.

    George Stewart a Scotchman & Carpenter Came to work
on Hayne Hall, April 24, 1776 & continued till May 24,
1777

    Daniel Crawford came again Augt 23 1777 & staid off
& on till Decr 16, building the Smoak house & barn up to the
Windows.

    Ann Busk came to Suckle the Twins which She did 3½
Months.

    Jacob Myers a Dutchman & his Wife came to set up a
Weaving Shop Decr 30 1776 he ran away in a Month &
She in three–

    James Simson a Carolinian & Carpenter went away May
24 1777 having worked at Hayne Hall 6 Months.

    Ann Stack a North Carolina Girl came to live with us as
a Housekeper April 16 & went away Augt 16 1777.
    Josia Boswood a Carolinian came to Oversee both Plantations
July 25, 1777 & turned him away in three months.

    John Jonas a Hollander came to oversee & make Indico
March 26, 1778 & turned him away December 8, 1778–

    Jacob Martain came again to Oversee for me August 1st
1779 & live at Pear hill

    Blankets April 1779. Stephen. Venus Juno Scylla
David. Brutus. Scipio. H Hannah. Billy. W Hannah.
O Effey. Rose. Y Effey. Miley. Lydda & Nancy.

    Blankets October 1779. O Maurice, Toney, Johnny,
Patro. O Andrew. Sye. Nancy, Sarah, Jacob, George,
Cosbi, Bristol, Frank. D Sam, Judy, Peg, F Hannah
Anthony L Molly. Hagar. Nan. Sabina. London. Die.
O Jack– Mary. Paul. (George of Aera Furnace. Cate)
Jany 6, 1780. Little Maurice. O Molly (Moses & Caesar)
(Philip & Sandy) Lott. Livia Cloe April 1780.

    London Duffils December 16, 1780. Flora. Isaac. John.
Butcher. Daphne. B Sam. Jenny Dorcas O Maria. O
Caesar. Old Blankets L O Maurice (Monday & Phoebe)
(Tommy & Jenny) (Titus & Will) these 1/3 wore (Jack
Jonas Willoby two) 1/2 wore–



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