Slaves in
Will Book I, 1801-1818
(Complete Listing)
[slaves are in order of appearance]
David Buster
Will (written 26 Oct 180_, recorded 24 Nov 1806):
[Children listed, not receiving slaves: David, John & Charley]
"a little negro gurl" - given to dau Polly; "Over and above my Other Childring"
Slaves given to wife, Frankey
Inventory & Appraisement, 12 Jan 1807:
Bobb, man ($450)
Betty, woman, & 3 children ($700)
Renouncement, 2 Jun 1822
Bob - to be sold by Co-Executor, James Jones
Jerry - to be sold by Co-Executor, James Jones
Betty - to be sold by Co-Executor, James Jones
Hannah & her infant child - to be sold by Co-Executor, James Jones
Minnerva - to be sold by Co-Executor, James Jones
Pamila - to be sold by Co-Executor, James Jones
Cheyne - to be kept by Widow, Frances Buster
Mariah - to be kept by Widow, Frances Buster
Stephen Lee
Will (written 28 Sep 1809, recorded 25 Dec 1809):
[Sons Listed: Henry, Jubal, Seaton Lee, Daniel Duncan
(all listed as sons, no surname for Henry or Jubal)]
Slaves given to wife [not named], during her lifetime.
Slaves not to be sold outside of the family; Dick has "liberty to Choose his master"
Inventory & Appraisement, 19 Feb 1810
Dick, man $333.34
Matt, man $363.34
Charles, man $400.00
Moses, man $450.00
George, boy $130.00
Hannah, woman $400.00
Aggy, woman $100.00
Fanny, girl $80.00
Lewis, boy $200.00
Gabriel, boy $150.00
[No slaves listed in Sale Bill, 24 Jun 1816, following death of widow]
John Smith
[no will]
Inventory & Appraisement, 5 Jan [1811?]; record 25 Mar 1811
Jack, man ($441.66)
Dave, boy ($200.00)
Account of Sales, recorded 24 Aug 1812
Jack - purchased by Anderson Nunnaley ($72.00);
"Anderson Nunnaley the heir of Jack 72.00"
Dower Allotment, recorded 27 Jun 1814
Dave, boy ($333.33 1/3) allotted to Violet Smith, widow of John Smith
John Vardiman
[no will]
Inventory & Appraisement, 15 Oct 1811
Bob, boy $250.00
Jean, girl $200
[No slaves listed in Sale Bill, recorded 24 Feb 1812]
Elisha Dungans
[no will]
Inventory & Appraisement, 13 Dec 1811
David, man $450
Jack, man $300
[Found no Bill of Sale]
Andrew Cowan
Will (written 14 Mar 1814, recorded 23 May 1814):
[Children listed, not receiving slaves: James, Isaac, Samuel, & Robert Cowan]
Suse, girl - given to dau, Polly Cowan
Nicey, girl - given to dau, Polly Cowan
Mary, girl - now in possession of John Cowan; given to dau, Elizabeth Cowan
Pats, girl - now in possession of John Cowan; given to dau, Elizabeth Cowan
Ceasar, boy - given to son, Matthew Cowan
Yellow Jim, boy - given to son, Matthew Cowan
Hardin, boy - given to son, Matthew Cowan
Appraisement, recorded 27 Jun 1814
Jo, man $500
Port, man $400
Jude, woman $300
Aggat, woman $300
Sam, boy $250
Daniel, boy $150
Suze, girl $400
Nicey, girl $150
Pats, girl $250
Mary, girl $200
Ceaser, boy $300
Jim, boy $175
Hardin, child $50
[No slaves listed in Sale Bill, 10 Jun 1814]
Stephen Hail, Sr
Will (written 27 Aug 1810, recorded 27 Feb 1815):
[Children listed, not receiving slaves: Thomas, Laborn, & John Hail]
No slaves listed in will - all property to be "equally divided among my children"
Inventory & Appraisement, 7 Mar 1815
Bob, man $183.66.2/3
1 woman, 1 child $300
Sene, girl $300
Abram, boy $300
Patsey, girl $250
Easter, girl $175
[Found no Bill of Sale]
Jonathan Smith
Will (written 22 Feb 1815, recorded 26 Jun 1815):
Jeney, woman + her children; given to wife, Rebecky, & children [not named]
after the decease of Johnathan's father, Rebecky to have "half the price of" the
following slaves:
Sam
Anabel
Milly
Easter
Inventory & Appraisement, 9 Sep 1815
Mill, girl $350
Derry, boy $330
Jim, boy $240
Pol, girl $250
Add, boy $200
Hail, girl $130
Jane, woman, & child Pt. [sic] $350
Catto, boy $400
[No slaves listed in sale bill, recorded 15 Jan 1827]
Daniel Adams
Will (written 15 Feb 1814, recorded 28 Feb 1814):
[possible children listed in will: Silvester & Ephraim (deceased) Adams - no relationship
stated]
Hannah, woman - given to wife, Hannah
At wife's death, to be sold and money "Equally divided among the Heirs"
Inventory, 9 Mar 1814
Hannah, woman ($325)
Sale Bill, 29 Jul 1814
1 negro woman bought by Drewry Lee for $390.50
William Fain
Will (written 20 Dec 1815, recorded 26 Feb 1816):
[Children listed, not receiving slaves: Ebenezer, John, Samuel, & David Fain]
["...my 5 Daughters..."]
Fanny, girl - given to wife [not named]
Daniel, boy (mulatto) - given to dau, Rosanna Young
Julia, girl - given to dau, Sally
Vilott, girl - given to Betsey Gray
Charlotte, girl - given to dau, Pollyann
Milley, girl - given to dau, Nancy
[Found neither inventory, nor sale bill]
Isaac Ingram
Will (written 17 Jun 1816, recorded 26 Aug 1816):
[Children listed, not receiving slaves: Nancy, William, & Joseph]
Milly, woman - given to wife, Paty
Amy, woman - given to wife, Paty
Lewis, boy - given to wife, Paty
Anna_ah? [R__ah?], woman ($150) - given to dau, Winnea
Mariah, girl ($150) - given to dau, Polly [Walden?]
Harrison, boy ($150) - given to son, Charles
baby boy [?] ($150) - given to dau, Elizabeth; "one Negro boy ba__ [babe?] named at $150"
Inventory & Appraisement, 21 Sep 1816
Milley, woman ($350)
Amy, woman ($375)
Lewis, boy ($400)
Sale Bill, 18-19 Sep 1838 (Will Bk 3A) [note this sale occurred 22 years after the appraisal]
Lewis, boy - purchased by G.W. Erwin $816
Mary, girl - purchased by Chrisley Tarter $606
Anderson, boy - purchased by Chrisley Tarter $257
David, boy - purchased by Cyrenius Wait $610
Allen, boy - purchased by John Love $525
Milly, woman - purchased by G.W. Erwin $176
Amy & child - purchased by Charles Ingram $315
Harriet, girl - purchased by William Botts $600
Patrick, boy - purchased by Charles Ingram $660
James Eastham
Will (written 13 Jan 1815, recorded 26 Feb 1816):
[inheriting children: sons James, John, William, & Edward Eastham; daughters Sally Cox &
Nancy Loyd. Others, unnamed, have been purposefully left out.]
All property to wife, & then to be divided between children at her death
Inventory & Appraisement, recorded 23 Sep 1816
Jacks, man $480?
Rachall, woman $400
Andrew, boy $400
Lydia, girl $300
Reuben, boy $200
Abram, boy $150
Clara, girl $100
Sale Bill, 26 Sep 1833 (Will Bk 3) [note this sale occurred 17 years after the appraisement]:
Jack - purchased by Cyrenius Wait $176.50
Sam - purchased by Cyrenius Wait $600.37.1/2
Andy - purchased by Cyrenius Wait $709.25
Rachel - purchased by William Owens, Sr $51
Reuben - purchased by John Eastham $550
Henry - purchased by Joseph McAlister $276
Lydia & child - purchased by James Eastham, Jr. $556
Melinda - purchased by James Cox $470.75
Pleasant - purchased by Chrislly Yanders [Sanders?] $213
Zarilda - purchased by Obed Denham $360
John Northrip/Nortrip
[no will]
Inventory & Appraisement, 9 Nov 1816
John, man ($290)
[Found no Sale Bill]
Robert Adams
Will (written 7 Sep 1816, recorded 27 Sep 1816):
[Children listed, not receiving slaves:
Alexander, John, James, George, Sally Stroud, Martha Wallis & Jinny Woods]
Jane & her child to be sold "after my decease"
Sambo - given to wife, Rebecca. At her death, "shall be appraised and shall have his choice
which of my sons he shall serve and the one he makes choice of shall pay the other three
one fourth of the [appraisement] money to each at the end of twelve months after he is
[appraised]" [part is obscured by tape]
Inventory & Appraisement, 13 Jan 1817
Sambo, man - to Widow $500
Jane, woman $380
Charlotte, girl $150
Sale Bill, 15 Jan 1817
Negro Woman & child - bought by Vincent Garner for $589__
Selected post 1818 records
John Hammonds - submitted by Sheila Evans, ElCain@usa.net, Dec 1999
Will (written 5 Jan 1848, proven 21 Feb 1848):
wife: Margaret
sons: William C., Morgan, John W., Josiah W., & Thomas Hammonds
daus: Eliza Ann Hammonds, Elizabeth Osborn, Polly Osborn, Jane Jasper, Margaret Jasper,
Patsy Combest, Sally Combest & Nancy Combest.
infant heirs of dau Sally Combest: Sally Jane Combest, John Wilie Combest,
& Samuel Josiah Combest
[slaves named in Will, given to wife, & then to receive "freedom" in 1865 under the guardianship
of son, Josiah W. Hammonds.]
Lucinda
Doctor
Anthony
Thomas Stigall - submitted by Bernard A. Aleem, aleem@swbell.net, Apr 1999
Inventory & Sale Bill, Nov-Dec 1840
Slaves mentioned in Inventory, dated 19 Nov 1840:
Harreitt & Two children $800.00
One boy Brent $200.00
Andrew $750.00
Fredrick $630.00
Charles (Sick Negro) $200.00
Old Billy $.30
Mariah $500.00
Jefferson $750.00
Sale Bill, dated 2-3 Dec 1840:
[no slaves mentioned in Sale Bill]
"Black Peter" bought 1 cow for $10.25
Spencer Hudson - submitted by Bernard A. Aleem, aleem@swbell.net, Apr 1999
Inventory, dated Apr 1854
Jackson, Negro man $1000.00
Peter, Negro man $1000.00
Henry Clay, Negro man named $900.00
Stephen, Negro boy $600.00
Fountain, Negro boy $400.00
Percy, Negro boy $300.00
Jane, Negro girl $450.00
Harriet, Negro girl $250.00
Ann, Negro girl $150.00
Daniel, Negro boy $300.00
Hanah, Negro woman $150.00
(?)iney, Negro woman $75.00
Mary, Negro woman $650.00
Siota, Negro woman $600.00
Harriet, Negro woman $500.00
Seaton Lee
Will (written 4 Dec 1853, recorded 26 Aug 1859)
[Children listed not receiving slaves: Stephen Lee, Polly Hay, Preston Mayfield Lee,
Elizabeth Lester, Pernetta Dick, Pamelia Lawson]
Jacob, "my black boy" - to son, John E. Lee
Fanny, "my negro girl" - to son, Seaton Lee Jr.
[will was revised 21 Jun 1854, after Seaton Jr's death. Fanny goes to son, John]
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