4 Generations of Slaves on Motte and Broughton Plantations, Berkeley, SC

he estate inventory of Mary Motte of Berkeley, SC, taken in 1842, lists the names, family relationships, birth dates and occupations of 84 enslaved ancestors at Farm Plantation in Berkeley, SC. Three generations are represented in this estate inventory. Two years later, many of the slaves listed in Mary Motte's estate inventory were sold. The sale record lists the names of purchasers and those they purchased. Mary Motte's estate inventory refers to Miss Broughton, who left Mary Motte a lifetime estate in many of the slaves listed in Mary's estate. Miss Broughton is likely Miss Charlotte Broughton, Mary Motte's younger sister. Charlotte Broughton's estate inventory, made at Farm Plantation in 1829, appears to list many of the same slaves in Mary Motte's estate. Some are listed with parents, so the entire document trail reveals four generations of slaves on Broughton and Motte family plantations. We invite you to contribute to this page.