Friends of Friends Friday-Releasing Names from the Estate of John Cantey Thames: Charlotte, Leon, Anthony, Ben, Binkey, January, and Henry

When John Cantey Thames died intestate in Kershaw County, South Carolina in January of 1856 his estate was inventoried and items sold to pay creditors. Among those items listed as goods and chattel were the names of 5 of his enslaved.

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They are
One Negro Woman Charlotte
Leon young man,
Sam
Anthony
Ben 
Binkey girl
January
Henry

A letter from the administrator of the estate sent a letter to the court informing them

"the estate is considerably in debt. In order to pay said debts, it will be necessary to sell one negro belonging to the said estate named Leon for cash."

An account page shows Leon being sold for $900 and the payment received from "hiring out of negros".

Releasing the names of  Charlotte, Leon, Sam, Anthony, Ben, Binkey, January, and Henry. May they be remembered and reunited with their families.



Source:
Sumter, South Carolina, “South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980”, database and images, Ancestry (http:www.ancestry.com:accessed 27 May 2020), image for J. C. Thames, 5 Jan. 1855, Bundle 136, package 2, images  274-279, citing Sumter Estate Records, Bundles 135-136, 1784-1960

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