Overview

Location

Greenville Co., SC

Date Constructed/ Founded

1790's

Associated Surnames

Edwards, Bridwell, Bruce

Historical notes

John Edwards, his wife Henrietta, and several of their children moved to Greenville District, SC, in the early 1790's from Fauquier County, VA.

Associated Slave Workplaces

none

Associated Free Persons

• John Edwards (b.ca.1730-d.1801) - plantation owner
• Henrietta Edwards (b.ca.1730-1d.818) - wife of John Edwards
• Sarah "Sally" Edwards (b.1765-d.1809) - Daughter of John and Henrietta Edwards. She never married and lived at home until her death.

Associated Enslaved Persons

1800 Federal Census, John Edwards

Greenville Dist. SC

• 6 slaves

1799 Will of John Edwards

Greenville Dist., SC Written September 29, 1799 - Proved March 16, 1801

• Lucy - a girl, to daughter Sarah Edwards
• Jack - a boy, to son William Edwards
• Hannah - a woman, to daughter Elizabeth Bridwell
• Leroy - a boy, to daughter Mary Bruce
• Thornton - a boy, to son Joseph Edwards
• Carrie - a girl, to son John Edwards

1809 Will of Sally Edwards

Greenville Dist., SC Written March 9, 1809 - Proved April 21, 1809

• Lucy - and her son Bailey, to sister Elizabeth Bridwell

Research Leads and Plantation Records

• none reported yet

Miscellaneous Information

• none

References

• 1800 US Federal Census, Greenville Dist., SC
• Will of John Edwards, Book A, Page 191, Greenville Dist., SC
• Will of Sally Edwards, Book A, Page 194, Greenville Dist., SC

Users Researching This Workplace

• Jason Lee Edwards