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Ball Family Freedmen's Labor Contracts
Comingtee Plantation, Berkeley District, SC, March 1, 1866 |
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Alana Thevenet Co-Administrator, USF Africana Heritage Project On March 1, 1866, ninety freedpersons signed labor contracts with Keating S. Ball of Comingtee Plantation, Berkeley District, South Carolina. Africana Heritage Project Co-Administrator Alana Thevenet has followed these freedpersons forward to the 1870 and 1880 censuses, and has prepared family group sheets for each. Alana's research is a first step towards identifying descendants for an anticipated Ball Family Freedmen's Reunion in Charleston, SC. Does your family connect to these records? If so we would love to hear from you! Please contact us at info@africanaheritage.com, so that we may gather additonal information for you, from the Ball Family Records! Image: Freed Family, Florida With Kind Permission of The Florida State Archives Online You may click on the document name to read the text of Ball Family Freedmens Labor Contract, Comingtee Plantation. Berkeley District, SC. Below is an abstract: Freedmen's Labor Contract, Keating S. Ball with Freed People, Berkeley County, SC, 1866 Source: Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 NARA Record Group 105, MC 1910, Reel 62, Target 3 TITLE OF CONTRACT: Keating S. Ball with Freed people DATE OF CONTRACT: Feb. 23, 1866 PLACES MENTIONED IN CONTRACT: Berkeley County South Carolina SC Comingtee Plantation Cooper River NAMES OF FREEDPERSONS: Marcus Dart, Foreman Daniel Pinckney, halfhand Judy Pinckney, halfhand Becky Vanderhorst, quarterhand Dublin Easton, halfhand Binah Easton, halfhand Monemia Easton, halfhand Benjamin Gadders, halfhand Isaac Johnson, halfhand Rose Johnson, halfhand Alec Ladsden, halfhand Rachel Ladsden, halfhand Solemon Heyward, halfhand Sue Heyward, halfhand Polly Simon, halfhand Phoebe Gamble, do. hurse Stephen Green, halfhand Celia Green, halfhand Mathias Withers, halfhand Phillis Rivers, halfhand Manza Singleton, halfhand Bella Withers, quarterhand Lavinia Aiken, quarterhand Sarah Aiken, halfhand Jane Brian, halfhand Primus Singleton, halfhand Cloe Singleton, halfhand Eleg Simon, quarterhand Devonshire Simon, halfhand Sucky Simon, quarterhand Peter White, halfhand Mosey White, halfhand Coena Watson, halfhand Peter Broughton, halfhand Jeffry Bennet, halfhand Jeffry Bennet Jnr, quarterhand Manza Roper, halfhand Violet Roper, halfhand Cupid Green, quarterhand Marian Simon, halfhand Hannah Lash, quarterhand Hezekiah Black, halfhand Sally Singleton, halfhand Fender Fayall, halfhand Nanny Wigfall, halfhand Ezekiel Wigfall, halfhand Carlo Wigfall, halfhand Hannah McKnight, halfhand Tenang McKnight, quarterhand William Pinkney, halfhand Rachel Evens, halfhand Rhina Brian, halfhand Rachel Fleming, quarterhand Chloe Collins, halfhand Jewel Wigfall, quarterhand Ceasar Collins, halfhand, carpenter Martin Parker, halfhand Phillis Singleton, halfhand Hannibal Singleton, halfhand Peter Frost, hostler, halfhand Maria Frost, halfhand Nellis Frost Peter Frost (Nellie and Peter are in brackets), quarterhand Cupid Frost, halfhand Jack Robinson, quarterhand Marian Pinkney, quarterhand London Ellington, halfhand, carpenter Marcus Ellington, halfhand, blacksmith Gibby Pinkney, halfhand, stockminder Bella Pinkney, quarterhand Dido Horlebeck, 1/2 hand James Horlebeck, halfhand Flora Collins, quarterhand Brawley Hasgill, quarterhand Binah Hasbill, quarterhand Jenny Gadders, quarterhand Dorcas Pinkney, quarterhand, midwife Bella Broughton, quarterhand Hannah Ellington, quarterhand Ben Singleton, halfhand Adam Ash, halfhand James Collins, halfhand Auba Collins Susan Collins (Auba and Susan are in brackets), halfhand Patty McKnight, halfhand Samuel Gainey, halfhand Longon Williams, quarter Carlos Fork, halfhand Fortune Gilland, halfhand Judy Johnson, halfhand Philip Green, halfhand Below are family group sheets from the 1870 and 1880 census, that match the names of freedpersons who signed the labor contract: AIKEN, John T. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Flood Twp., Charleston, SC, Page 1 AIKEN, John. Family Group Sheet. 1880 Census (p1), Charleston, SC AIKEN, John. Family Group Sheet. 1880 Census (p2), Charleston, SC AIKEN, Lavinia. Family Group Sheet (page 2), 1870, Sumter County, SC AIKEN, Lavinia. Family Group Sheet, 1870 Census. Sumter County, SC AIKENS, Sarah. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC ASH, Adam. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC BENNET, Jeffry. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC BENNET, Jeffry. Family Group Sheet, 1880, Charleston, SC BENNETT, Jeffry. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Goose Creek, Charleston, SC BLACK, Hezekiah. Family Group Sheet (p1). 1870 Census. Botetourt, VA BLACK, Hezekiah. Family Group Sheet (p2). 1870 Census. Botetourt, VA BROUGHTON, Bella. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC BRYSON, Rhima with BROUGHTON, Peter. Family Group Sheet (p2), 1870, Charleston, SC BRYSON, Rhima with BROUGHTON, Peter. Family Group Sheet (p1), 1870, Charleston, SC BRYAN, Rinah and Smart. 1870 Census (p1), Beaufort, SC BRYAN, Rinah and Smart. 1870 Census (p2), Beaufort, SC BRYAN, Rinah and Moses. Family Group Sheet. 1870 (p1), Beaufort, SC BRYAN, Rinah and Moses. Family Group Sheet. 1870 (p2), Beaufort, SC BRYSON, Dolly. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC COLLINS, Flora. Family Group Sheet (page 1), Leake County, MS COLLINS, Flora. Family Group Sheet (page 2), 1870, Leake County, MS COLLINS, James. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC DART, Marcus. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC EASTON, Dublin. Family Group Sheet (p1), 1870, Charleston, SC EASTON, Dublin. Family Group Sheet (p2), 1870, Charleston, SC ELLINGTON, London and Hanna. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC ELLINGTON, London and Hannah. Family Group Sheet, 1880, Charleston, SC ELLINGTON, London. Family Group Sheet (p2), 1870, Charleston, SC ELLINGTON, London. Family Group Sheet (p1), 1870, Charleston, SC EVANS, Rachel. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Fairfield County, SC EVANS, Rachel with March. Family Group Sheet. 1870, Sumter, SC FLEMING, Rachel. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Barnwell County, SC FORK, Carlos. Family Group Sheet, 1870, St. Francis, Phillips County, AR FROST, Cupid. Family Group Sheet, 1880, Charleston, SC FROST, Peter. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC GADDERS, Benjamin. Family Group Sheet (page 2), 1870, Charleston, SC GADDERS, Benjamin. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC GAINEY, Samuel. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC GREEN, Cufred. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC GREEN, Phillip. Family Group Sheet (page 1), 1870, Charleston, SC GREEN, Phillip. Family Group Sheet (page 2), 1870, Charleston, SC GREEN, Phillip. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Flat Rock, Kershaw County, SC GREEN, Phillip. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC GREEN, Stephen and Celia. Family Group Sheet, 1880, Charleston, SC GREEN, Stephen and Celia. Family Group Sheet. 1870 Census, Charleston, SC HEYWOOD, Solomon. Family Group Sheet (page 1), 1870, Charleston, SC HEYWOOD, Solomon. Family Group Sheet (page 2), 1870, Charleston, SC HORLBECK, James. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC HORLBECK, Sylvia. Family Group Sheet, 1880, Charleston, SC JOHNSON, Isaac and Rose. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC JOHNSON, Judy. Family Group Sheet (page 1), 1870, Amelia, Orangeburg County, SC JOHNSON, Judy. Family Group Sheet (page 1), 1870, Conwayton, Horry County, SC JOHNSON, Judy. Family Group Sheet (page 2), 1870, Amelia, Orangeburg County, SC JOHNSON, Judy. Family Group Sheet (page 2), 1870, Conwayton, Horry County, SC JOHNSON, Judy. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Calvery, Clarendon County, SC JOHNSON, Judy. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC JOHNSON, Judy. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Fairfield County, SC JOHNSON, Judy. Family Group Sheet, 1870, St. Andrews, Charleston County, SC LADSON, Aleck. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC MCKNIGHT, Hannah. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC MCKNIGHT, Patty. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC PARKER, Martin. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC PINCKNEY, Daniel. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC PINCKNEY, Dorcas. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC PINCKNEY, Judy. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC PINCKNEY, William and Mary. Family Group Sheet. 1870 Census, Charleston, SC PINCKNEY, William and Millie. Family Group Sheet. 1870 Census, Charleston, SC ROBINSON, Jack. Family Group Sheet (page 2), 1870, Bogansville, Union County, SC ROBINSON, Jack. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Bogansville, Union County, SC ROBINSON, Jack. Family Group Sheet. 1870 Census, Colleton, SC ROBINSON, Jack. Family Group Sheet. 1870 Census, Charleston, SC ROBINSON, Jack. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Gills Creek, Lancaster County, SC ROBINSON, Jack. Family Group Sheet. 1870 Census, Beaufort, SC ROBINSON, Jack. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Darlington County, SC ROPER, Manza and Violet. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC ROPER, Mauser and Violet. Family Group Sheet, 1880 Census, Charleston,SC ROPER, Mauser and Violet. Family Group Sheet, 1880 Census, Part 2. Charleston, SC SEMMONS, Will with SIMON, Sukey. Family Group Sheet (p2). 1870 Census, Charleston, SC SEMMONS, Will with SIMON, Sukey. Family Group Sheet (p1). 1870 Census, Charleston, SC SIMMONS, Maman. Family Group Sheet, 1870 Census, Charleston, SC SIMON, Devonshire. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC SIMONS, Elsy with Frank. Family Group Sheet. 1870 Census, Colleton, SC SIMONS, Pollly with MILLER, Nunty. Family Group Sheet. 1870 Census, Charleston, SC SINGLETON, Ben. Family Group Sheet (p2). 1870 Census, Charleston, SC SINGLETON, Ben. Family Group Sheet (p1). 1870 Census, Charleston, SC SINGLETON, Chloe with SEGAR, Aby. Family Group Sheet (p1). 1870 Census, Charleston, SC SINGLETON, Chloe with SEGAR, Aby. Family Group Sheet (p2). 1870 Census, Charleston, SC SINGLETON, Hannibal. Family Group. 1870 Census, Charleston, SC SINGLETON, Manza. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC SINGLETON, Paimus. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC SINGLETON, Sally. Family Group Sheet, 1870, St. Thomas & St. Dennis, Charleston, SC VANDERHORST, Becky. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC WHEADFALE (Wigfall), Jewell and PINCKNEY, Gibby. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC WHITE, Peter and Mary. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC WIGFALL, James. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC WILLIAMS, London. Family Group Sheet (page 1), 1870, Wateree, Kershaw County, SC WILLIAMS, London. Family Group Sheet (page 2), 1870, St. Lukes, Beaufort, SC WILLIAMS, London. Family Group Sheet (page 2), 1870, Wateree, Kershaw County, SC WILLIAMS, London with John. Family Group Sheet (p1). 1870 Census, Beaufort, SC WILLIAMS, London. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Cross Creek, Cumberland County, NC WITHERS, Mathia and Phoebe and SIMMONS, Binah. Family Group Sheet, 1870, Charleston, SC William Ball executed a similar contract with several freedpersons in 1866: Freedmen's Labor Contract, William James Ball with Freed People, Berkeley County, SC, 1866 Source: Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 NARA Record Group 105, MC 1910, Reel 62, Target 3 TITLE OF CONTRACT: W.J. Ball and Free people DATE OF CONTRACT: March 2, 1866 PLACES MENTIONED IN CONTRACT: Berkeley County South Carolina SC NAMES OF FREEDPERSONS: Daniel Irving, halfhand Mary Irving, halfhand Tyra Mathews Sr., halfhand Emma Lawrence, halfhand Thomas Lawrence, halfhand Rachel Cigor, halfhand Andrew Cigor, halfhand Moley Washington, halfhand Judeth Lawrence, halfhand Ann Haywood, halfhand Isaac Haywood, halfhand Billy Nesbeth, halfhand Robeth Nesbeth, halfhand Katy Nesbeth, halfhand Edward Nesbeth, halfhand Enoc Nesbeth, 10 compas Cupid Nesbeth, halfhand Israel Mathews, fullhand Esna Cigar, halfhand Rose Cigor, 10 compas Francis Irving, halfhand Elsy Irving, halfhand Sarah Cigor, halfhand Jeremiah Vanderhorst, halfhand Hetty Vanderhorst, halfhand Elizabeth Vanderhorst, halfhand Tyra Mathews Jr., halfhand September Vanderhorst, 10 compas Ezakeal Mathews, halfhand Please check back - we will be posting family group sheets for these families soon. |
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