Person:Nanny Smith (1)

Nanny Smith: Biographical Information

Nanny Smith was the sister of Simon Walker.

Nanny's brother Simon opened a Freedmen's Bank account in Charleston, June 9, 1871. His application indicates that he was born and raised in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina. He listed his residence as Drayton Hall Plantation, St. Andrews Parish.

Simon stated that his father's name was Cudjoe Walker and his mother's name was Die. Joe (no surname given) was listed as Simon's brother and Nanny Smith was listed as his sister.

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Family Group Sheet

• Person:Cudjoe Walker (1)
• + Person:Die Unknown (1)
  • Person:Simon Walker (1)
  • Person:Joe (Cudjoe and Die's) (1)
  • Person:Nanny Smith (1)

Associated Documents

Walker, Simon. Freedmen's Bank Record, Charleston, South Carolina, 1871 (transcription and image to be added)

About This Page

This page is part of a groundbreaking research project to rediscover the family lineages of enslaved people on Drayton family plantations in Barbados and the United States. To read more about this historic research, please visit the article below:

Genealogy of Enslaved Communities on Drayton Family Plantations: A Research Project Sponsored by the Magnolia Plantation Foundation of Charleston, SC

1. ↑ Freedmen's Bank Record 8063, Simon Walker, Charleston, SC, June 9, 1871.

   Registers of Depositors in Branches of the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company
   Records of the Comptroller of the Currency (NARA RG 101)
   NARA Micropublication M816, Reel 23