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Comment by Carlita Thomas-Wilson on November 8, 2019 at 1:50pm: Hello All, I am researching the line of Capt. John Bostick down through his son James Bostick (Manumitted Slave) down through his son James on down through his son Randall Bostick. I have gathered quite a bit of information on the former slave James's children (my James, Joel, Martha, Dicey and John) and their respective families. But what I am trying to find is more info on the Manumitted James himself. Who was his mother (slave of Capt. John Bostick) ? Was she freed as well? I believe that James had a brother (possibly 1/2 brother) that was manumitted as well but I haven't been able to verify this. I have DNA links to confirm what I do know but I keep hitting a wall at the Elder James. If ANYONE has any ideas please reach out. My email is wickeddna18@gmail.com

Comment by Judith Hazlett Starsinic on December 6, 2014 at 11:19pm: CORRECTION! I mentioned in a prior post that the South Carolina College hired a slave named Jack from Capt. John. Bostick. I have found this to be untrue. Jack was owned by the Manumitted JAMES BOSTICK that Hazel found in the archives. James, later, sold Jack to the college.

Comment by Judith Hazlett Starsinic on December 6, 2014 at 10:55pm: Hi! I am trying to make a coreection and have been unable to do so. I think I deleted one of my comments by mistake. I had said John Bostick has a nic name of Jack and this is not proven and probably untrue.

Comment by Judith Hazlett Starsinic on January 14, 2014 at 10:14am: Hi Beazley! Is this JAMES ADAMS of the Congaree the same ADAMS in your family research? Interesting!

Comment by Judith Hazlett Starsinic on January 13, 2014 at 3:46pm: I have read that the run away slaves would hide in the Congaree and lived on the islands. I don't see these islands today when I look at various maps and photos, but perhaps they are there. I would love to know more about this.

Comment by Beazley mcmillan on January 13, 2014 at 3:26pm: lol that's a fact. I found that off of a congaree state park history site. that's the only thing that was said about him though.

Comment by Judith Hazlett Starsinic on January 13, 2014 at 3:25pm: Hi Beazley! Where did you find this so I can read more about it!

I think slave labor built most of Columbia and everything else in SC!

Comment by Beazley mcmillan on January 13, 2014 at 2:51pm

1839-41	James Adams and others use slave labor to begin construction of dikes at NW and SW boundaries of the Congaree floodplain

Comment by Beazley mcmillan on January 13, 2014 at 2:25pm: I saw someone mention that Grandma Angeline's father was frombaly a white governor or something. The dates just don't add up. on census records her father James Adams was born in 1797. My ancestor (angeline's son James) was named after him. Her death record states that he was born in beaufort Sc. there is a james Adams who has a free colored person living in his household on the 1840 richland county census. Gov James H Adams was living in a different household on this same census. If he was white and his wife was NA then I think that this other James would probably be them and not the governor.

Comment by Kenneth Douglas on December 9, 2013 at 8:19am: Thanks for the link Judith.