Harris County, Georgia
Appraisement and Inventory of
Slaves in Wills
Largest Slaveholders of Harris County, GA from the 1860 Federal Census
Book H, No. 46, 1856-1857
Estate of Eliza Gassaway, Decd - April 13, 1856 (Page 31)
No. 1 Half interest in Negro Man Flem(?)
$500.00
" 2 Negro Man Horace $1,500.00
" 3 "
Woman Jenny $150.00
Rueben L. Phillips Trustee for F. R.
Ligon. The following are the Negroes received from Estate of A Phillip for F. R.
Ligon
as Trustee for her. Received this Jany 1, 1855 (Page 32)
1 Negro girl Ermy about 17
years old, 1 Negro girl Jane about 11 years old, 1 Negro girl Mary about 12 years old,
1 Negro boy Henry about 14 years old.
Appraisement of the goods
& chattels of Thomas Murrah, decd - April 10,, 1856 (Page 34)
1 Negro man named Ben, 1 Negro woman named Hannah, 1
Negro girl named Eliza, 1 Negro girl named Tenah.
Appraisement of the goods &
chattels of William Hudspeth - April 12, 1856 (Page 35)
Willis a man $1200.00,
Isabel a woman $850.00, Matthew a boy $900.00, George a boy $650.00, Mariah a girl
$600.00,
Bob a boy $200.00
Estate balance of Jacob Oliver
Pate - October 3, 1855 (Page 42)
Negro man named Torrey - $100
Elizabeth F. Davidson in ofc current
with Monroe Davidson Guardian for the year 1855 up to 1st Jany 1856 - 5th day of
June 1856 (Page 45)
Negro hire 1855 - Mariah to H. B. Watson $96.00, Fanny to C. Davidson $75.00
Sales of Negroes as cash - Mariah
& John to R P Robinson $1135.00
Fanny & Marthann - J Meadows $1250.00
Amanda F. Davidson in ofc current with Monroe Davidson, guardian for the year 1855 up to 1st of Jany 1856 5th day of June 1856 (Page 47)
Negro hire 1855 - Daniel to
Wm Hopkins $125.00, Susan to C. Davidson $850.00
Negroes Sale for Cash - Daniel to C. Davidson $1000.00, Susan to
C. Davidson $900.00
A copy of the inventory assets of
the firm of McKee & Lowe & Co furnished by James McKee & B. T. Lowe surviving
corporation of the firm of the assets in their hands on the fourth of August - 1854 the
firm consisted of James M. McKee, B. L. Lowe & N. N. Lowe all of Harris Co Ga articles
of agreement shows the object of the firm the purchase & sale of slaves:
List of Slaves August 4, 1854 (Page 109)
Pleat I. Phillips Administrator of Thos L. Street decd of Harris County in ofc current from Jany 1865 to May 1st 1886 (Page 110)
Hire of slaves: Tom, Matilda, George, Charlotte, Adam, Flora & Child, Old Edmond, Little Edmond, Prince, Guss, Cudgo, Seaborn, William
Division of the R. I Crews Estate - Jany 1st 1855 (Pages 118 & 119)
Division
of the Mary Buchanan Estate - December 21st 1855 (Page
120)
Neal N. Capehart minor son of John Capehart of Souisana B. in ofc current with N. D. Tucker his guardian rep to Jany 1856 - 4th day of August 1856 (Page 189)
Hire of Negroes Rebecca abt
38 years old, William a boy abt 4 years old, Rebecca abt 38 years old, Makaley abt 2 years
old, Ann abt 14 years old, Jim abt 14 years old
Appraisement & Inventory of the Estate of Shadrach Rowe, decd - August 8th, 1856 (Page 200)
Estate of B. Henry 1st Jany 1855 to
1st Jany 1856 - (Page 204)
Negro hire for 1855 - Daniel $226, Newman $110, Nelson $60, Cicily $45, July $45,
Hardy $125
Hire of L. I. Hunters Negroes
1855 (Page 220)
Barma to J.T. Crawford, Heyman to J. T. Crawford, William
to L. Persons, Ambie to W. A. Oliver, Fanny
to W. A. Oliver, Wesly to T. Crawford, Amand &
Masatin to T. Crawford
3 day October 1856
Hire of Sarah I Hunter's Negroes for 1855 (Page 226)
Acey to Broadus & Ball, Aron to J D Johnston &
Mather (?), Wash to J. T. Crawford, Austin to J. T.
Crawford, Mariah & two children to J. T. Crawford, Mariah
had a child born this year the 9th April.
Estate Record of Frances J. Dawkins - 26 December 1854 (Page 230)
Estate Record of
M. J. W. Griggs -
August 1st 1886 (Page 231)
Guardian Record of L. P. Wyche - December
19th, 1856 (Page 259)
Sale of the Negroes
and Land of Wm Hudspeth
2nd day of Dec 1856 and due then
(Page 289)
|
Names of Purchasers |
Names of Negroes |
|
S. J. Hightower |
Willis a Negroe Man |
|
Jas. A. Scott |
Isabel a Woman |
|
Jas A. Scott |
Math a Boy |
|
John B. Harper |
George a Boy |
|
Wm. J. Hightower |
Mariah a girl |
|
A. G. Hudspeth |
Bob a boy |
|
A. G. Hudspeth |
300 acres of Land |
Estate Record of John F. Carr - 1854 (Page 291)
Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of James Dowdell deceased - January 29, 1857 (Page 300)
Lot a negro man, Issac a negro man, Armstead a negro man, Nabaun (?) a negro man
Guardian Record of Elizabeth Jackson - (Page 308)
Elijah Satterwhite Adm on Estate E.
Satterwhite (Page 310)
Voucher No. 3
$30.00 By the twenty fifth of December next, we or
either of us promise to pay S. S. Harris or bearer Thirty Dollars for value received
(viz) for the hire of Susan a Negroe Girl. Said Negro to be
furnished by us during the year with two suits of good clothing a pr of shoes and a good
Negroe blanket, July 19, 1854.
R. J. Phillips Admr of Thos J. Street in ofc current
from May the 1st 1856 to Jany 1st 1857 (Page 380)
Hire of Slaves: Matilda, Flora & Child, Cudjo, Charlotte, Adam, Edmon,
Little Edmon, Prince, Seaborn, Guss, William, Big Charlotte, George
Guardian Record (Page 382-383)
James G. Cotton admr on Estate Smith Cotton (Page 400)
Voucher No. 51
Dec 30th, 1856. The estate of Smith Cotton to Jas. G. Cotton for keeping Negro
Woman Matilda a month during her confinement - $6.00
Exhibit "A" (Page 402)
Received from J. T. Crawford Guardian for Sarah J. Hunter five Negroes to wit: Austin, Mariah and her three children, Henry, David & Charles this 31st day of January 1856.
Joel J. Mann in right of my wife
Exhibit "B" (Page 402)
Received from Joel T. Crawford Guardian for Sarah J. Hunter the following named
Negroes to wit- Acey, Aron & Washington. Negroes left to said minor by R. W.
Hunter deceased this December 25th, 1856.
J. J. Mann in right of my wife
Voucher s - Exhibit "A" (Page 403)
Received of Joel T. Crawford Guardian for Lydia J. Hunter the following named Negroes to wit -; Barma, Hyram, William, Westly, Masalin(?), Amanda, Amelia & Fanny on the first day of January 1856 Six this November 3, 1856. Six.
John G. Randall
In right of my wife
Source: Church of the Latter Day Saints, Microfilm #0327544, Harris County, GA, Court of Ordinary, Court House Records, Probate (Microfilmed from Bound Book), Microfilmed 2 May 1963
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