SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION
Bailey's
Island Plantation
Location: Edisto Island, SC
Constructed: ----
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Associated Surnames: Bailey, Hoyte, Jones, Mikell, Pinckney, Scott, Simmonds, Spisel, Whaley
Associated Free White Names
Associated Black Slave Names
1865: Former Slaves of Dr. William Bailey who claimed land at Bailey's Island (in order by last name)
From Freedmen's Land Certificates Issued from Edisto Island, South Carolina http://www.freedmensbureau.com/georgia/landtitles/landregister2a.htm
- Billy Bailey: claimed land at Bailey's Island Sept. 25, 1865
- Bram Bailey: claimed land at Bailey's Island Sept. 25, 1865
- Cyrus Bailey: claimed land at Bailey's Island Sept. 25, 1865
- Loring Bailey: claimed land at Bailey's Island Sept. 25, 1865
- Quash Bailey: claimed land at Bailey's Island Sept. 25, 1865
- Simon Bailey: claimed land at Bailey's Island Sept. 25, 1865
- Other former slaves claimed land at Old Dominion and Moxley/ Moxey Place
1865: Former Slaves of J.J. Mikell who claimed land at Bailey's Island (in order by last name)
From Freedmen's Land Certificates Issued from Edisto Island, South Carolina http://www.freedmensbureau.com/georgia/landtitles/landregister2a.htm
- Tom Bailey: claimed land at Bailey's Island Aug. 25, 1865
- Tom Jones: claimed land at Bailey's Island Aug. 26, 1865
- Neptune Scott: claimed land at Bailey's Island Aug. 26, 1865
- Other former slaves claimed land at Fuller's Place
1865: Former Slaves of Thomas Mikell who claimed land at Bailey's Island (in order by last name)
From Freedmen's Land Certificates Issued from Edisto Island, South Carolina http://www.freedmensbureau.com/georgia/landtitles/landregister2a.htm
- Ephraim Fraser: claimed land at Bailey's Island Aug. 10, 1865
- Anthony Hoyte: claimed land at Bailey's Island Aug. 10, 1865
- Aleck Pinckney: claimed land at Bailey's Island Aug. 10, 1865
- George Simmonds: claimed land at Bailey's Island Aug. 8, 1865
- George Spisel: claimed land at Bailey's Island Aug. 7, 1865
1865: Former Slaves of William M. Whaley who claimed land at Bailey's Island (in order by last name)
From Freedmen's Land Certificates Issued from Edisto Island, South Carolina http://www.freedmensbureau.com/georgia/landtitles/landregister2a.htm
- Ben Bailey: claimed land at Bailey's Island Aug. 23, 1865
- David Bailey: claimed land at Bailey's Island Aug. 23, 1865
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