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Census Data for The "Turks" of Sumter County
The on line 1790 Sumter Co. census does not show any Benenhaleys in Sumter County, but does show two Scotts:
Scott, Charles | 2-1-4-0 |
Scott, James | 1-1-1-0 |
(columns are: free white males >16, free white males <16, females, slaves.
Federal (rev. war) Pension: James Scott, Sumter Dist., Private, SC Continental Lline, $96 allowance, $790 received, 17 May 1819 pension started, age 81, so he was born c1738.
Benenhaley | 392A |
Benenhaly | 392A |
Scott | 368A, 386A, 388A, 392A, 393B, 394A, 412A, 418A, 418B |
Turk | 386B, 388B |
Note the "mulatto" designation can not be taken literally in these data. The Scotts were "classified" as white in 1790, then sometimes mulatto, sometimes black, sometimes white!
1130- Elizabeth Benenhaley--70 (It is almost positive this was Joseph's widow). |
Washington Oxendine-21 |
Isabella--24 |
John---10 |
Mary---3 |
1331-Francis Benenhaley- 48-Wheelwright (son of Joseph and Elizabeth) |
Sarah--35 |
James S.----15 |
John W. ----7 |
Henrietta----5 |
Francis W--(male) 3 |
Elizabeth--1 |
1332---Joseph Benenhaley--45 Planter (son of Joseph and Elizabeth) |
Catherine----------30 |
Wm-- -----12 |
Thos -------------10 |
Elisabeth----------8 |
Randal---------5 |
Mary A.-------4 |
Thanks to Sue New for submitting these data. |
1012 |
Jocey Benenhaley ---55 mullatto (sic) Farmer (son of Joseph) |
Katie----------46 Mulatto |
Wm------------25 Mulatto Farm laborer |
Thos---------23 " " |
Ellen---------22 " |
1013 |
Mary C. Benanhail----29 mulatto |
Randol----18 " daylaborer |
Alice --------16 |
Henry--------14 " |
Jos.------------12 " |
Julius------------10 " |
John----------- --8 " |
Betsie------------60 " |
1014 |
Isabella Benanhaile--40 mulatto |
Joel-------------------35 " |
Magdalena------------14 " |
Elizabeth--------------12 " |
Lucardy---------------10 (f) " |
John-------------------6 " |
1015 |
Ferdinand Benanhaile---45 mulatto- Farmer (son of Joseph) |
Elizabeth---------------40 " |
Warren----------------14 " |
Ben (twin)---------------14 " |
Mary-----------------12 " |
Wm ----------------10 " |
Louis---------------------8 " |
Sammy-------------------6 " |
In this neighborhood were Deas & Oxendine families, who were related to Benenhaley members. |
Courtesy of ,and thanks to, Sue New. |
Lexington "Bonehale" age 20 farmer, color white | |
Lawrence "Benehale" age 20 farmer, color white | |
Ewach "Bonehale" age 19 farmer, color white | |
Tim Scott, age 29, farmer, color colored | |
Henry Turk (!), age 28, farmer, color white | |
Thomas "Benehale," age 35, farmer colored |
age | race | sex | ||||
111 | 112 | Lawrence Benenhaly | 21 | m | m | "m" signifies mulatto |
111 | 112 | Lawrendon Benenhaly | 21 | m | m | |
111 | 112 | John Benenhaly | 16 | m | m | |
131 | 133 | Thomas Scott | 40 | b | m | |
Sarah Scott | 28 | b | f | |||
Henry Scott | 2 | b | m | |||
Frank Scott | 1 | b | m | |||
140 | 142 | Pressly Scott | 35 | b | m | |
Anyone with information on the "Turks" of Sumter County, SC, please contact me.
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