McKelvey-SC-1777 Slaveowners Name: James & Margaret McKelvey of St. John's Parish, Beckley Co., SC Will give you the way it is written in Last will and testament There are no ages, just names and descriptions Dick, a carpenter, Molly his wife, Supis a boy Jesse a boy, Nancy a girl, Cuffy a boy Dick a boy, Plenty a girl Masey a girl. Tom a carpenter and two children, Frank & Tom Aleck a young Fellow, Jacob a boy John a fellow, Phebe a winch, Silvia a girl Josse a fellow, Clarinda & Stepney Sally a girl, Jenny a winch Rinah, Abraham & Chloc Prince a fellow, Sarah a winch Venus a girl, Sayey a girl Will a fellow, Phebe an old winch Tom an old fellow, Hester a winch Abraham a young fellow Will a boy, Andrew a young fellow London & Phillis Hercules a young fellow, Peter a young fellow Crotta, Bassey, Guy Guy a driver, Judea a winch, Abigal a child, Guy a boy, Gracie a girl Phebe a girl, Bob a boy Joe a fellow, Satey a winch, ??? a boy Cager a young winch Isaac a fellow, Becky a winch, Munster a boy Cork a fellow, Silvia a winch Ceaser a boy, Jack a boy, Kate, Betty John a fellow, Dinah a winch, Hanah a girl Job a boy, Scipis a boy Paul a fellow, Minder a winch, Yorky an old fellow Sazel a winch Ben a fellow, Sarah, Bellah girls Arrow a young fellow, Curry, Harry, Titus, Same Davey, Bob a young fellow June, Young, Grace, Samb's, Phillis ************************************************************* Source Document: SC Dept of Archives and History, Coulmbia State: SC County: Berkley Year of Source Document: 1777 How to Access Source Document: roll ST-492, ref: SC Court of Ordinary Inventory Book "CC" pp. 396-398 There is also a copy of Inventory of James McKelvey 3 April, 1777 listing the same names of Slaves, this is found in the same Document as above except on pp.384-385. At this point, I do not know if this is my James & Margaret Mckelvy, that I am looking for. This pair was recorded in 1757 in SC and My pair did not come here until 22 June 1767 on the ship Nancy. Two of the sons of James & Margaret, James II & John stayed in SC. One son, William went to TN, and my Hugh & Alexander (sons #4 & 5) went to Randolph County, IL, and Alexander's farm was part of the Underground Railroad System that went through IL. Contributed by: "David McKelvey" DMcke93304@AOL.com