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Henry inherited the slave, Robert Smalls (b.1839), from his father, John McKee. In 1851, Henry sold their large house in Beaufort and moved to Charleston, where he let Robert earn his own wages on the ships.
Robert became a hero to the black community when he escaped to freedom in 1862. He became educated and wealthy and returned to Beaufort after the Civil War to buy his former master's house, at 511 Prince Street, known as the "McKee House" and also "Robert Smalls House".
The old and widowed Jane McKee later returned to Beaufort and wandered into the house still believing it belonged to her. Because Henry McKee had been such a kind master to Robert, he took Jane in and is thought to have looked after her until her death.
For more about Robert Smalls read the following websites:
http://www.robertsmalls.org/
http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/readings/Robert%20Smalls.htm
http://www.chuckiii.com/Reports/Miscellaneous/Robert_Smalls.shtml
http://www.kccall.com/news/2004/0507/Editorial/010.html
http://www.carolynclick.com/smalls.htm
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/8276080.htm
http://pages.warbetweenthestates.com/517/PictPage/1922230573.html
http://www.allbeaufort.com/gallery/
http://www.beaufortonline.com/historichomes/details.html?HouseID=35
Obituary available from http://www.co.beaufort.sc.us/bftlib/obitmamh.htm
John had a plantation on Lady's Island before he moved to Beaufort. So he is probaly a descendant of David McKee and Mary (Fripp?) who owned a large plantation on Lady's Island. See the will and family details of David McKee (1730-1775) for more details.
John is rumoured to be the father of his slave, Robert Smalls (b. Nov 1839), whose mother, Lydia, was taken to Beaufort from the Lady's Island plantation when she was 13-14. Lydia was born on the Ashdale plantation about 1790, so the McKee's must have moved to Beaufort just before 1805.
When John died he passed Robert to his son, Henry.
In 1851, Henry sold their large house in Beaufort and moved to Charleston, where he let Robert earn his own wages on the ships.
Robert became a hero to the black community when he escaped to freedom in 1862. He became educated and wealthy and returned to Beaufort after the Civil War to buy his former master's house, at 511 Prince Street, known as the "McKee House" and also "Robert Smalls House".
The old and widowed Jane McKee later returned to Beaufort and wandered into the house still believing it belonged to her. Because Henry McKee had been such a kind master to Robert, he took Jane in and is thought to have looked after her until her death.
For more about Robert Smalls read the following websites:
http://www.robertsmalls.org/
http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/readings/Robert%20Smalls.htm
http://www.chuckiii.com/Reports/Miscellaneous/Robert_Smalls.shtml
http://www.kccall.com/news/2004/0507/Editorial/010.html
http://www.carolynclick.com/smalls.htm
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/8276080.htm
http://pages.warbetweenthestates.com/517/PictPage/1922230573.html
http://www.allbeaufort.com/gallery/
http://www.beaufortonline.com/historichomes/details.html?HouseID=35