William Aiken
Aiken was one of the state’s wealthiest citizens, owner of the largest rice plantation in the state — Jehossee Island — with over 700 enslaved Blacks on...
Category : Slave Owners
Col. Joseph A. S. Acklen
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Col. Joseph A. S. Acklen of West Feliciana, Louisiana: 659 As the second husband to “the mistress of Belmont” Adelicia Acklen, Joseph Acklen tripled the value...
Gov. Robert Francis Withers Allston
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Gov. Robert Francis Withers Allston of Georgetown, South Carolina: 631 His family was able to maintain two houses in Georgetown and several plantations, including the...
Col. Joshua John Ward
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Col. Joshua John Ward of Georgetown, South Carolina: 1,130 Known as “King of the Rice Planters,” Ward had 1,130 enslaved Blacks on the Brookgreen plantation...