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Location: Putnam County, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Lawrence, Kendrick Slavery Black_Heritage
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History
Allen Lawrence was born was born 1796 in Georgia and lived in Putnam County for his entire life. His father Stephen and mother Charity came from North Carolina and settled in Greene County Georgia. After his father's death in 1816, he inherited a portion of his father’s estate along with his siblings. He also was recorded in the Georgia Land Lottery. He was given about 200 acres. In the 1824 Georgia Tax record, it said he owned land in Putnam, Pike and Appling counties Georgia, and by 1850 he had 2087 acres of land, 787 improved, 1300 unimproved between the three counties.The main crops were wheat and Indian corn. He also owned a large amount of livestock such as cattle and swine.[1]
It is unknown if he had inherited any slaves from his father. In 1830 he was recorded as having 16 slaves, in 1840 he had 41 slaves, in 1850 58 slaves, and by 1860 he had 49 slaves.
Slave Owners
Slaves Identified by Name
These people have been identified as having been slaves of Allen Lawrence through various sources, such as Census Records and Mortality Schedules.
Slave Schedules
1830 census Allen was in Capt John B Powns District, Putnam, Georgia.[2]
- Name: Allen Lawrence
- Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Capt John B Powns District, Putnam, Georgia
1840 US Census Allen was in District 310, Putnam, Georgia.[3] Allen Lawrence in District 310, Putnam, Georgia. Total Slaves: 41
1850 census Allen was in District 70, Putnam, Georgia, United States.[4]
Young children not listed on 1850 census because they were born between 1850 census and 1860 census.
1860 census Allen was in District 314, Putnam, Georgia, United States.[5]
Young children not listed on 1860 census because they were born between 1860 census and 1865.
Mortality Schedules
1860 Mortality Schedule, Putnam, Georgia[6]
Unnamed Slaves
1830, Putnam County, Georgia.
- Slaves - Males - Under 10: 3 (1820-1829)
- Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 3 (1807-1820)
- Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1 (1795-1806)
- Slaves - Females - Under 10: 6 (1820-1829)
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1(1807-1820)
- Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2 (1795-1806)
1840, Putnam County Georgia.
- Slaves - Males - Under 10: 11 (1830-1839),
- Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 8 (1817-1830),
- Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1 (1805-1816)
- Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 2 (1786-1804)
- Slaves - Females - Under 10: 5 (1830-1839)
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 9 (1817-1830)
- Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2 (1805-1816)
- Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 3 (1786-1804)
1850, Putnam County, Georgia.
Name | Sex | Age | Born | Race | Name | Sex | Age | Born | Race | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 65 | 1785 | Black | Male | 20 | 1830 | Black | |||
Female | 65 | 1785 | Black | Female | 15 | 1835 | Black | |||
Female | 49 | 1801 | Black | Male | 25 | 1825 | Black | |||
Male | 49 | 1801 | Black | Male | 18 | 1832 | Black | |||
Female | 45 | 1805 | Black | Female | 47 | 1803 | Black | |||
Male | 30 | 1820 | Black | Female | 25 | 1825 | Black | |||
Female | 27 | 1823 | Black | Male | 7 | 1843 | Black | |||
Female | 25 | 1825 | Black | Female | 1 | 1849 | Black | |||
Female | 23 | 1827 | Black | Female | 4 | 1846 | Black | |||
Male | 21 | 1829 | Black | Male | 16 | 1834 | Black | |||
Male | 19 | 1831 | Black | Female | 6 | 1844 | Black | |||
Female | 17 | 1833 | Black | Male | 25 | 1825 | Black | |||
Male | 13 | 1837 | Black | Female | 27 | 1823 | Black | |||
Female | 7 | 1843 | Black | Male | 4 | 1846 | Black | |||
Female | 6 | 1844 | Black | Male | 12 | 1838 | Black | |||
Male | 2 | 1848 | Black | Male | 10 | 1840 | Black | |||
Male | 1 | 1849 | Black | Male | 5 | 1845 | Black | |||
Male | 1 | 1849 | Black | Male | 3 | 1847 | Black | |||
Male | 25 | 1822 | Black | Male | 1 | 1849 | Black | |||
Male | 22 | 1828 | Black | Female | 22 | 1828 | Black | |||
Female | 4 | 1846 | Black |
1860, Putnam County, Georgia.
Name | Sex | Age | Born | Race | Name | Sex | Age | Born | Race | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 85 | 1755 | Black | Female | 16 | 1844 | Black | |||
Female | 85 | 1775 | Black | Male | 12 | 1848 | Black | |||
Male | 63 | 1797 | Black | Female | 12 | 1848 | Black | |||
Male | 63 | 1797 | Black | Male | 19 | 1841 | Black | |||
Female | 55 | 1805 | Black | Male | 14 | 1846 | Black | |||
Female | 57 | 1803 | Black | Female | 15 | 1845 | Black | |||
Male | 4 | 1856 | Black | Female | 10 | 1850 | Black | |||
Female | 40 | 1820 | Black | Female | 10 | 1850 | Black | |||
Male | 45 | 1815 | Black | Male | 9 | 1851 | Black | |||
Male | 37 | 1823 | Black | Male | 6 | 1854 | ||||
Female | 37 | 1823 | Black | Male | 7 | 1853 | Black | |||
Male | 35 | 1825 | Black | Female | 5 | 1855 | Black | |||
Female | 35 | 1825 | Black | Female | 5 | 1855 | Black | |||
Female | 26 | 1834 | Black | Male | 4 | 1856 | Black | |||
Female | 24 | 1836 | Black | Female | 4 | 1856 | Black | |||
Male | 30 | 1830 | Black | Female | 4 | 1856 | Black | |||
Male | 17 | 1743 | Black | |||||||
Male | 18 | 1842 | Black |
Notes
- The mortality schedule runs from June 1st through May 31st of the following year, example: 1860 Mortality Schedule runs from June 1859 to May of 1860.
Sources
- ↑ 1850 Agriculture Census: "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880" Census Year: 1850; Census Place: District 70, Putnam, Georgia; Archive Collection Number: T1137; Roll: T1137:3; Page: 841; Line: 32; Schedule Type: Agriculture Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1276 #5251301 (accessed 28 September 2022) Name: Allen Lawrence; Enumeration Date: 30 Aug 1850; Place: District 70, Putnam, Georgia, USA; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
- ↑
1830 Census:
"1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Capt John B Powns District, Putnam, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 20; Page: 210; Family History Library Film: 0007040
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #933948 (accessed 1 October 2022)
Allen Lawrence in Capt John B Powns District, Putnam, Georgia. - ↑
1840 Census:
"1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: District 310, Putnam, Georgia; Roll: 49; Page: 195; Family History Library Film: 0007046
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1832866 (accessed 1 October 2022) - ↑
1850 Census:
"1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #93401642 (accessed 28 September 2022)
Allen Lawrence in District 70, Putnam, Georgia, USA. - ↑
1860 Census:
"1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #91401290 (accessed 28 September 2022)
Allen Lawrence in District 314, Putnam, Georgia, USA. - ↑
1850-1885 Census:
"U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885"
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 8; Census Year: 1859; Census Place: Putnam, Georgia; Page: 569; Line: 12
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8756 #394298 (accessed 24 October 2022)
Susan Lawrence (24). Born in Georgia, USA.
- Allen Lawrence Sr. (1796) Slave Schedules
- United States Census Mortality Schedules, Family Search - https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States_Census_Mortality_Schedules.
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