A new day begins in virginia, a day promising all the fun and excitement of hiking the appalachian trail. Heres a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Names of hundreds of runaway slaves, their descriptions, owners, and ages appeared in newspapers. His total inheritance of land in the northern neck and northern virginia when he turned 21 in 1749 exceeded 70,000 acres. At virginias liberia plantation, growing interest in. Free negro and slave records, 18231862, contains certificates and registrations of free negroes 18231850, lists of free negroes summoned to work on the fortifications 1862, and lists of free negroes 18511862. Note that michael nicholls and lenaye howard of utah state university abstracted the deeds and wills for dinwiddie, prince george, chesterfield, charles city, isle of wight, southampton, surry, and sussex counties.
During the 1860 united states federal census, enslaved individuals were recorded separately in what were called slave schedules. The list below is compiled from the 1860 united states slave census schedule. While some names are clearly defined by neat handwriting and a complete signature, others are not as easy to decipher. Return to slave manifests main page click on each slave name to view information on that voyage. African american slavery and bondage familysearch wiki. Some of the records are microfilmed, and have been noted. References are included in personal papers, local records, and state records, but individual sources may not provide a significant amount of information.
Search the vhs collection and explore the wide range of items we hold. The names of about 1400 enslaved people and 180 owners will start. Database of viginia slave names goes online the new york times. Sep 24, 2016 the story related an account of a slave in dinwiddie county, virginia, who had beaten his owner unconscious.
Descendants of slaves and slave owners find common ground where their ancestors lived three centuries ago. Slave owners 18001820, 18501860 this list in the order of the largest slave owners to the person with the smallest number of slaves. It also cites many other sources beyond the antebellum plantation records. Longlost identities of slaves uncovered in old virginia. At virginias liberia plantation, growing interest in lives of its slaves. Virginia slavery the washingtons of wessyngton plantation. Slave owners in 1850 and 1860 also include people from the. Even more than in the north, the southern plantation owners had large families, with many children from often multiple marriages. It gives you more of an identity your family is no longer just names on a sheet of paper. Feb 24, 2018 this mississippi plantation was not normal, says a slave descendant. This mississippi plantation was not normal, says a slave descendant. He represented fauquier county in the virginia house of delegates 1834183. Slave manumissions in alexandria land records, 17901863. To castigate all plantation owners as racists bent on preserving their personal fortune at any cost is misguided.
Slave lists covered here are 1800, 1810, 1820, 1850 and 1860. John carter, who emigrated to virginia from middlesex in 1649, married five times and had many children. The following is information found in the records of the national archives and records administration. Names of enslaved people in virginia as found in some of the 8 million documents of the virginia historical society have been compiled in a. These are the slave records from my research on virginia families. Plantations in virginia consist of a mix of public properties enclosed in the state. Summary alphabetical list of robert carters slaves compiled from the 1733 inventory of his estate compiled by the editor from the inventory of robert carters estate, this alphabetical list give the slaves name, family members when stated, location by county and farm, and occupation if given. Plantation owners rarely recorded their slaves with surnames unless they had several individuals with the same first names. Using plantation names to locate ancestors can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed through the years and because the sizeable number of large farms must have resulted in lots of duplication of plantation names. It is alphabetical under the county or state where the plantation was located, the name of the plantation, or the name of the owner.
Database of virginia slave names made public the washington. His family traced its roots in the old dominion virginias nickname back to the 1650s. Abraham hamburg 11 male black georgiaabraham hamburg 11 male. Memorials of a southern planter, by susan dabney smedes. Mar 16, 2010 tyler was the last of the virginia aristocratic tobaccoplanting elite to occupy the white house and was the last of the 19th century presidents to be raised in virginia. With notes upon related families, a key to southern genealogy, and a history of the english surname gode, goad, goode or good from 1148 to 1887 richmond, va. Henry county, virginia 1860 slaveholders and 1870 african. What were the names of some famous plantation owners in the. This is a list of plantations andor plantation houses in the u. Related material additional roanoke county free negro and slave records can be found on microfilm at the library of virginia. It identifies the record group and series, with brief descriptions and locations. Some of the slave plantations were massive and consisted of the main house or mansion, slave quarters, a dairy, blacksmiths shop, laundry, smokehouse and barns which made the slave plantations to large degree, selfsufficient.
Mississippi slaves freed by owner at this plantation. For plantation records not found in the above set, search state and local historical societies, libraries, archives, museums, and. The records list the names of many slaves and slave owners. William byrd ii was born in virginia in 1674 but was soon taken to england where he was educated. Slave owners 18001820, 18501860 henderson heritage. The slave owners from 1800 to 1820 were among the first settlers into henderson county. Manifests alphabetical by slave names national archives. Feb 05, 2012 a 179yearold virginia historical society discovers the identities of 3,500 slaves from unpublished private documents, providing information for descendants. The story related an account of a slave in dinwiddie county, virginia, who had beaten his owner unconscious. Abraham hamburg 11 male black georgiaabraham hamburg 11 male black. The bluehued morning mist hugs the blue ridge and allegheny mountains.
It features a pedimented gable roof and a diminutive entrance portico supported by doric order columns. Includes slaves from alabama, georgia, mississippi, north carolina, virginia. It was built about 1810, and is a twostory, temple form brick dwelling. Locating information on african americans in virginia during the civil war requires some persistence. What were the names of some famous plantation owners in. For that reason the use of surnames by slaves was far more common on large plantations where more people were likely to have the same given names. Search the virginia historical societys collection and explore the wide range of items we hold. Ive generally cleaned these records out to only include names whether they receive named slaves in will or not. Virginia genealogy free virginia genealogy access genealogy. People or pages in brunswick county, virginia, slave owners. Ward was born november 24, 1800, at brookgreen plantation, south carolina, the son of joshua ward, a planter and banker, and elizabeth cook.
Life on the slave plantations life on the slave plantations in some ways emulated the life of a small village. Sparkling waters of the chesapeake bay and the atlantic ocean gently lap against miles of sandy beaches. Clara clary fisher wilson abt 1760 brunswick, virginia aft 1840. Court order books from the 1700s to the end of the slave trade lists the names of africans when they were first brought to the area, their ages, owners names, and in a few cases the ships on which they were brought over.
John carter, immigrated to virginia from england in 1625 aboard the safety. Wills and estate settlements lists the names of slaves, descriptions and family relationships. As i researched further, i became fascinated at the differences between the largest plantation owners. Federal records that help identify former slaves and slave owners. Virginia and north carolina wesport, conn greenwood press, 1983. Pursuant to public act 930333, effective january 1, 2004, every licensed insurer was required to report to the director information regarding policies issued to slaveholders for death or damage of their slaves that it wrote either directly or through a predecessor corporation during the slavery era. Documented slave plantations of north carolina is a comprehensive database of various plantations derived from a variety of information mediums. This database provides details about those persons, including age, sex, and color, but unfortunately, most schedules omit. Living in jamestown, no one know why he came to the virginia colony, perhaps to leave the political strife in great britain, possible to better his station in an already hard world. Nelson county, virginia 1860 slaveholders and 1870 african. This list in the order of the largest slave owners to the person with the smallest number of slaves. Carmichael letters whos who master list of personal names.
His family traced its roots in the old dominion virginia s nickname back to the 1650s. Dinwiddie virginia slave name ned rebels and beat plantation. Unlike most of the james river plantations aberdeen was built back from the river along the old river road now rte 10. The next owner of the land was robert councillor carter, who inherited it in 1732 from his fathers estate. They mett wth the trer in the west indyes, and determyned to. A database of virginia slave names is searchable by locations, professions and first and last names, among other keywords. List of slave owners during the war, circa 18611865, and the number of slaves owned by each. Slaves that then lists what is known about each slave. This document lists every person mentioned in the letters of the carmichael collection along with some biographical information. Copied from the court house records of amherst, bedford, campbell, loudoun, prince william and rockbridge counties of virginia. A study of the ancestry and posterity of john goode of whitby, a virginia colonist of the seventeenth century. Sep 15, 2011 database of virginia slave names made public by linda.
His marriage to the daughter of henry isham, another large plantation owner ascertained his position in the colony. Borough house plantation stateburg, sumter county, south. Alphabetical list of robert carters slaves compiled from. The following is a list of slave owners, for which there is a consensus of historical evidence of. The list of people who owned slaves in floyd county include. Papers of the pocket plantation 17201923 bulk 17671876. African american resources for virginia genealogy familysearch. The names of about 1,400 enslaved people and 180 owners will start appearing on wednesday in an online database. In virginia in 1860 there were 641 farms of 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated. Because he never intended it to be read by others, his diary gives us an unvarnished view of life on a colonial plantation in the early 18th century. Uncle jeff sizemore, 94 years old civil war veteran and citizen of prestonsburg, kentucky, dictated then to the writer in just this order.
The geography of slavery in virginia includes a list of virginia slave laws, references to slaves in the house of burgesses journals, and other documents. Database of virginia slave names made public by linda. Ferry hill plantation journal, january 4, 1838 january 15, 1839, by john blackford, ed. His father owned more than 1,000 acres of tobacco fields and many slaves as well. William mason mccarty 1789 cedar grove plantation, fairfax, virginia, united states 20 dec 1863. You can also look up charleston manifests by slave owner table stripedtrue responsivetruetable stripedtrue responsivetrue slave nameship age sex class slave residenceabigailedgefield 34 female black charleston, s. Note that some of the slave listings are under the counties from which the families. He was married march 14, 1825, in south carolina to joanna douglas hasell, and died february 27, 1853, at brookgreen plantation. A complete abstract register of all names mentioned in over six hundred recorded wills, arranged alphabetically from adams to wright. Sutherland was out on his plantation superintending the clearing of a patch of new ground, and directed ned, a robust fellow, to lift a log to a pile of burning brush. Pages 31756 pertain to virginia and cover the years 17891865. Longlost identities of slaves uncovered in old virginia papers cnn. American slave owners or slaveholders were owners of slaves in the united. Most slaves were by their owners design and eventually by law.
Profiles in this category should also include a section. Free negro and slave records, 17701865 a collection in the library of virginia barcode numbers 11531901153192. This list is as remembered by the oldest citizens, and one t. Tyler was the last of the virginia aristocratic tobaccoplanting elite to occupy the white house and was the last of the 19th century presidents to be raised in virginia. A selected bibliography about the latter end of august 1619, a dutch man of warr of the burden of a 160 tunes arriued at pointcomfort, the comandor name capt jope, his pilott for the west indies one mr marmaduke an englishman. Database of viginia slave names goes online the new york. Slaves were usually known by their first names, especially on small farms with few slaves. Alphabetical list of robert carters slaves compiled from the. The borough house plantation was the first farm of this type in south carolina and holds certificate no. A 179yearold virginia historical society discovers the identities of 3,500 slaves from unpublished private documents, providing information for descendants.
The following is a list of slave owners, for which there is a consensus of historical evidence of slave ownership, in alphabetical order by last name. Unknown no longer is a database of the names of all the enslaved virginians that appear in our unpublished documents. Former plantation in altavista hosts reunion for descendants of both slaves and property owners. Database of virginia slave names made public the washington post.
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