West Oak Plantation, Iberville Parish, Louisiana

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Iberville, Louisiana, United States
Surnames/tags: Beatty Slavery Black_Heritage

Plantations Index

History

West Oak/Oaks Plantation^[1] was a 2800 acre sugar plantation in Maringouin, Iberville Parish, Louisiana.^[2] The Plantation was owned by Dr. Jesse Batey (whose name was spelled a number of different ways)^[3] who was born in 1796. He was a physician and volunteered his time with the Hibernian Society in Louisiana.^[4] Jesse Beatty also had additional landholdings in Pointe Coupe and Fordoche. It does not appear that Dr. Batey lived at the West Oaks Plantation.^[5] Beatty died in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana in 1851.^[6]

In 1838 Dr. Beatty was one of the men who purchased for his own West Oak Plantation a number of slaves during the Georgetown University sale. The original documents list the names and ages of these persons who were sold and re-located.^[7] The slaves were transported from Alexandria, District of Columbia, to New Orleans, Louisiana on the Katherine Jackson of Georgetown, 13 Nov 1838.

After Dr. Jesse Beatty died in 1851 the plantation was put up for sale, slaves and all.^[8]

Slaves

The 1850 Slave Schedule in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, shows that Dr. Jesse Beatty had a total of 64 slaves living at the West Oak Plantation.^[9][10]

1851. Dr. Jesse Beatty died in 1851. After his death the slaves were listed in his probate inventory. ^[11] His estate, which included 119 likely negroes, was put up for sale.^[6]

1853. The heirs of Jesse Beatty sold the plantation and all with it to Washington Barrow on 18 Jan 1853.^[12]

1865. Emily Woolfolf, the owner of West Oak plantation, made a contract for employment with the freed people on the plantation for wages for the ensuing year.^[13]

For more information please see:

• 1864 - Mrs Emily Woolfolk Contract with Employees at West Oak Plantation
• 1865 - Agreement with the Freedmen on West Oak Plantation
• 1867 - Payroll of laborers employed at West Oak Plantation
• The Georgetown Slavery Archive for West Oak Plantation

• Slaves of Jesse Beaty
• Georgetown University Slaves

Sources

1. ↑ The Weekly Iberville South Plaquemine, Louisiana 28 Dec 1895, Sat,Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119970386/1895-describes-west-oak-plantation/
   • 1895 Description of West Oak Plantation
2. ↑ Sugar Plantation for Sale https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7921946/ The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, 01 Dec 1860, Sat, Page 5
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Batey
4. ↑ Hibernian Society https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119973754/1841-hibernian-society-in-louisiana/
   • The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 Nov 1841, Tue, Page 3
5. ↑ United States Census, 1850: "United States Census, 1850"
   Image path: United States Census, 1850 > Louisiana > Terrebonne > Terrebonne parish > image 9 of 82; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-622Q-SKG (accessed 1 March 2023)
   • 1850 census Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Valuable Plantation and Negroes for Sale https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119955734/1852-estate-of-dr-jesse-batey-for-sale/
   • The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, 18 Feb 1852, Wed, Page 4
7. ↑ http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/13
   • see the bottom of the web page for the original documents
8. ↑ The Weekly Iberville South, Plaquemine, Louisiana 03 Apr 1869, Sat, Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119970082/1869-west-oak-plantation-for-sale/
   • 1869 West Oak Plantation for Sale
9. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > Louisiana > Iberville > Iberville parish > image 101 of 103; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DB5Q-WLR (accessed 1 March 2023)
   • 1850 slave schedule p.101, 14 slaves
10. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > Louisiana > Iberville > Iberville parish > image 102 of 103; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DB5Q-HV9 (accessed 1 March 2023)
    • 1850 slave schedule p.102, 50 slaves
11. ↑ https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/515
    • Transcribed list of the probate inventory of Jesse Beatty
12. ↑ http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/10
    • see transcribed list of slaves on the estate, and original documents at bottom of this page
13. ↑ https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/10

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37406422/jesse-beaty : accessed 04 January 2022), memorial page for Dr Jesse Beaty (18 Dec 1796–20 Jan 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37406422, citing Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Union County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Donna Brummett (contributor 46855809) .
• https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/10 (sale of slaves)