Enslaved Persons Named: Pompey, Dick, Prince, Jacob, Jemmy, Jenny, Lilly, Judy, Venus, Betty
On May 10, 1774, David Miller of Colleton County, South Carolina, used as collateral on a promissory note of 566 pounds South Carolina money to Peter Leger and William Greenwood of Charleston, merchants of South Carolina, “Eleven Negroes that is Pompey, Dick, Prince, Jacob, Jemmy, Jenny, Lilly, Judy, Venus and Betty.” Witnessed by Edward Legge Junior, Alexander Gordon. Probated by Edward Legge in Charleston District, South Carolina, on May 10, 1774. Also attached was a note from David Miller for an additional 118 pounds paid on his account by Peter Leger and William Greenwood, dated August 10, 1774 and witnessed by Thomas Winstanly, who probated it on August 10, 1774. Recorded in South Carolina Secretary Office in Book EEE, page 22. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on August 2, 1792.
[NOTE: The document clearly said there were “eleven” enslaved people, but the names were given twice and each time there were only ten names.]
Source: Family Search.org. Liberty County Superior Court “Deeds and mortgages, 1777-1920; general index to deeds and mortgages, 1777-1958,” Film: Deeds & Mortgages, v. A-B 1777-1793,” Record Book B, 1787-1793, p. 512-4. Image #537-8 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-FG3M?i=536)