Estate Records of William F. Jackson

Williams F. Jackson moved from Upson County, GA, to Alabama in January 1849; died in October 1855 in Macon County, Alabama (source: see note 1)

The probate Records for Williams F. Jackson should be in Macon County and the slaves named below probably represent only a part of his human holdings; however, the following data relates to those of his slaves who appear in records of Upson County, GA. Some of the slaves - Hannah, Keziah & her children, Caroline & her children - returned to Upson County after his death; an example of eastward migration.

Sources:

DBF= Upson County (Georgia) Deed Book F

LSC= Loose papers of Upson Superior Court

SCWI= Upson Superior Court Writ Book I

BB1= Bethesda Baptist Church (Thomaston, GA) Minute Book 1

RAD= Upson County, Record of Accounts Book D

RAE= Upson County, Record of Accounts Book E

Birth years are estimates, calculated from the source records.

slave name	alternate spellings	birth	data	source	page	event date
Daniel		1806	man about 35 years old, given to son Winfield S. Jackson	DBF	11	3/3/1842
Dinah		1823	about 18 years old & her child, sold to Winfield S. Jackson	DBF	12	3/3/1842
Diley		1841	Dinah's child, about 10 months old, sold to Winfield S. Jackson	DBF	12	3/3/1842
Billy	Bill	1826	"Billy commonly called Bill" about 15 years old, sold to Winfield S. Jackson	DBF	12	3/3/1842
Winney	Winnie	1813	bought about 1816 [see note 1]	LSC		1816
"			woman, about 38 years old, deeded to Winfield S. Jackson	LSC		12/6/1851
Susana		1833	one of Winney's children, girl, about 18 years old, gifted to Winfield S. Jackson	LSC		12/6/1851
Ben		1835	one of Winney's children, boy, about 16 years old, gifted to Winfield S. Jackson	LSC		12/6/1851
Martha		1838	girl, 17 years old, claimed by Thomas S. Sharman (note 2)	SCWI	829	1/1/1856
Jane		1840	girl, 15 years old, claimed by Thomas S. Sharman (note 2)	SCWI	829	1/1/1856
"			received by Winfield S. Jackson under his father's will (note 1)	LSC		1857
Chaney		1842	girl, 13 years old, claimed by Thomas S. Sharman (note 2)	SCWI	829	1/1/1856
"			received by Winfield S. Jackson under his father's will (note 1)	LSC		1857
Hannah			received into Bethesda Baptist Church by experience	BB1	87	10/22/1842
"			dismissed by letter from Bethesda Baptist Church	BB1	120	3/3/1849
Keziah			willed to Mary E. Ward	RAE	136	1855
"			received by guardian of Mary Eliza Ward & Louisa Frances Sharman (note 1)	LSC		1/7/1857
Amos		1851	received by guardian of Mary Eliza Ward & Louisa Frances Sharman (note 1)	LSC		1/7/1857
Joe		1853	received by guardian of Mary Eliza Ward & Louisa Frances Sharman (note 1)	LSC		1/7/1857
Ella		1855	received by guardian of Mary Eliza Ward & Louisa Frances Sharman (note 1)	LSC		1/7/1857
Caroline			woman & her 6 children, property of the estate received by Butler B. King	RAD	498	Jan'y 1856
Cornelia			Caroline's child, property of the estate received by Butler B. King	RAD	498	Jan'y 1856
Daniel			Caroline's child, property of the estate received by Butler B. King	RAD	498	Jan'y 1856
Dick			Caroline's child, property of the estate received by Butler B. King	RAD	498	Jan'y 1856
Winney			Caroline's child, property of the estate received by Butler B. King	RAD	498	Jan'y 1856
Henrietta			Caroline's child, property of the estate received by Butler B. King	RAD	498	Jan'y 1856
Jim			Caroline's child, property of the estate received by Butler B. King	RAD	498	Jan'y 1856

Note 1: Interrogatories and exhibits in the case of Thomas S. Sharman, administrator, &c., vs Winfield S. Jackson (Upson Superior Court, Nov. Term, 1859); Answers to Interrogatory for Winfield S. Jackson, Nov 9, 1859; He says - Matilda S. Sharman was daughter of Williams F. Jackson and was my sister; she was born Dec 16, 1820, died Oct 24, 1844. I have resided in Alabama for the last 11 years. My father Williams F. Jackson moved to Alabama in January 1849 and died October 1855. I claim the negroes [not named, but see note 2] except Martha. I received them from my father by Deed of Gift. Deed of Gift to 3 of the negroes made on Dec 6, 1851, the others I received under the will of Williams F. Jackson in 1857... From the best information I have received from my father and mother, my father bought Winnie the mother of said negroes in 1816 and they were in his possession and under his control up to the time that he gave them to me. Sharman has already received portion belonging to children of Matilda S. Sharman,

(Exhibit A) Macon Co. Alabama [copy of deed of gift as recorded in book L p.233] December 6, 1851, Williams F. Jackson gives Winfield S. Jackson negro slaves Winney about 38, & two of her children to wit Susana a girl about 18, & Ben a boy about 16.

(Exhibit B) Thos. S. Sharman receipt, January 7, 1857, to Harriet Jackson, executrix of Williams F. Jackson, for the following Negroes: Keziah, Amos, Joe and Ella being the negroes bequeathed to Mary Eliza Sharman, now Mary Eliza Ward, and Louisa Frances Sharman.

Note 2: (Superior Court Writ Book I, p.829-830) Thomas S. Sharman, administrator ad colligendum of Matilda C. Sharman (dec'd) vs Winfield S. Jackson; Trover in Upson Superior Court, November Term, 1859. Slaves' ages in Sharman's petition are based on date 1/1/1856; same pages, request for bail, sworn and dated 9/14/1857 gives slightly different ages (Winney 50, Suke 22, Amanda 5, Manuel 8 months [obviously wrong], Ben 20; no ages for Martha, Jane, Chaney). Court orders "non suit." See records for Winfield S. Jackson.