Alex Scott's Plantation, Camden County, Georgia

Date: 30 Nov 2022 [unknown]
Location: Camden, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Scott Slavery Black_Heritage

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Georgia Plantations

Contents 1 History 2 Slave Owners 3 Slaves 3.1 Slaves Sold 4 Sources

History

Alexander’s Plantation was just off the Satilla River, a place called Satilla Bluffs which is close to the border of Georgia and Florida. Which the land was really fertile along the river and also heavily forested. At one time Alexander owned 2000 acres in this area.

His main crops were Indian Corn at which in 1860 he had about 450 acres in Indian corn and 1650 acres in forest in which he did lumbering.

Alexander started acquiring Slaves back in 1830, 24 slaves, after his marriage to Elizabeth Brown. By 1860 the slaves had grown to 74. by 1870 after the war his property value was $3000 and personal estate value was $3000 as well. After his death in 1873 the estate was left to his wife Eliza. The plantation is no longer standing nor is the exact locate known.

Slave Owners

• Alexander Cuthbert Scott (abt.1807-1873)

Slaves

1830 Census, Flynn County, Georgia. Alexander Cuthbert Scott

• Isaac Scott
• Hannah Fields
• July Sadler
• Moses Dallas

1840 Slave Schedule, Jefferson, Camden, Georgia. Alexander Cuthbert Scott

• Isaac Scott
• Hannah Fields
• Nancy Scott
• July Sadler
• Bina Dallas
• Moses Dallas

1850 Slave Schedule, Camden County, Georgia. Alexander Cuthbert Scott

• July Sadler
• Clara Sadler
• Issac Scott
• Hannah Fields
• Nancy Scott
• Albert Johns
• Joseph Scott
• Bina Dallas
• Moses Dallas

1860 Slave Schedule, Camden County, Georgia. Alexander Cuthbert Scott

• Isaac Scott
• Joseph Scott
• Clara Sadler
• July Sadler
• Hannah Fields
• Nancy Scott
• Albert Johns
• Christina Johns
• Robert Field
• Bina Dallas
• Moses Dallas
• Samuel Dallas
• Mary Dallas
• Hardy Scott

Children born between 1860 and 1865.

• Emanuel Coster
• Scilla Singleton
• Mitchell Seagrove
• Elizabeth Coster
• Evalina Johns
• William Johns
• Hardy Scott
• Josephine Dallas

Slaves Sold

Sold Slaves: 1859 and 1860, Camden County, Georgia.

• Louisa sold on 17 November 1859 to W. H. Speights for $500.
• Nancy Scott, 28 years-old (b:1832) deeded on 17 November 1860 to W. H. Speights.

Sources

• 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census" Year: 1830; Census Place: Glynn, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 17; Page: 264; Family History Library Film: 0007037 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1834931 (accessed 28 November 2022) A C Scott in Glynn, Georgia.
• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census" Year: 1840; Census Place: Jefferson, Camden, Georgia; Roll: 38; Page: 12; Family History Library Film: 0007042 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1662519 (accessed 28 November 2022) Alexr C Scott in Jefferson, Camden, Georgia.
• 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850" citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442897; Record number: 33584; FamilySearch Record: HR7D-3T2M (accessed 28 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XX8W-MC5 Image number 00411 Scott in Camden, Georgia, United States.
• 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860" citing Page: 50; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 000803143; Record number: 079614; FamilySearch Record: WKVW-VYN2 (accessed 28 November 2022)FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB2-LFM Image number 00070 Alex Scott in Camden, Georgia, United States.
• TARA D. FIELDS: Human Bondage, page 148, 149 http://www.glynngen.com/court/deeds/camden/HumanBondage_with-Index.pdf