B K Gates Plantation, Meriwether County, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Gates Slavery Black_Heritage

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Contents 1 History 1.1 Plantation Owners 1.2 Acres 1.3 Slave Schedules 1.4 Named Slaves 1.5 Slave Sold 2 Notes 3 Sources

History

Benjamin started BK Plantation in 1830 close to Greeneville, Georgia, 14 slaves and owned up till his death in 1865 with 65 slaves. Quite a few were inherited from his Grandfather Benjamin A Gates in 1853 and his father Samuel K Gates in 1854. A few of the slaves were given to Benjamin and his wife Nancy as a wedding gift. As well as land that was inherited about 1000 acres from hs grandfather Benjamin A Gates, added to his own 600 acres.

Not much is known about the live stock or crops he may have had. But it is safe to suggest it was pretty much the same as his Grandfather Benjamin A Gates had on his plantation. By 1865 Benjamin K Gates . his Estate Value: $15000, Personal Estate Value: $45000.

Benjamin fought during the Civil War on the Confederate 60th Infantry, he survived the war and came home in in early 1865 (before June date of 1860 census) and died a few months later in November 1865. All of his property was left to his wife Nancy Ann, with the exception of a couple of slaves that he had given to his daughters. Any other property that was inherited from his grandfather’s estate was be equally divided between his children. And up on Nancy Ann’s death the rest of the property was to be divided by the children and the passed down to any grandchildren.

Plantation Owners

• Benjamin Kolb Gates (1829-1865) 1830-1865
• Nancy Ann (Keith) Gates (1828-1891) 1865-1891

Acres

Benjamin K Gates had about 1600 acres, more or less

Slave Schedules

Please See: Slaves of Benjamin K Gates, Georgia

Named Slaves

George Gates		Gus, child
Creasy Gates		Robert
Sophia Gates		Deck
Solomon Gates (deeded gift)		Ned
Henry		Matilda
Emaline		Rhoda
Amanda Gates		Lethea
Mahala		Jim Abrams
Alec		Reid, servant's son
Georgiana, daughter of Mary		Ben
Martha		Steward Booker
Mariah Gates		Frank
Levi		Isaac
Delia		Esther
Theny		Puck, child.
Daniel		Bob
Julia and children.		Wesley
Elisa		Arta
Sidney

Ben			Loucinda Gates)
Olly			Neptuner Gates
Henry			Becky Gates
Amanda			Minta Gates
Edy			Flora Gates
Clark Gates			Cherry Gates
Jane Gates			Jefferson Gates

Slave Sold

• Solomon, a young boy
• Henry Wilson, young boy

Notes

Sources

• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #217055 (accessed 8 January 2023)
  Benjamin A Gates probate on 10 Oct 1853.
• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County)
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #1466477 (accessed 16 January 2023)
  Benjamin Kolb Gates probate, 1865.
• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #217059 (accessed 31 January 2023)
  Samuel K Gates probate on 5 Apr 1854.
• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County)
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #1464380 (accessed 2 February 2023)
  Benjamin Kolb Gates probate.
• 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1830; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 19; Page: 163; Family History Library Film: 0007039
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1852514 (accessed 2 February 2023)
  Benjamin Gates in Meriwether, Georgia.
• 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 #92546248 (accessed 2 February 2023)
  Benjamin M Gates in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 77; Page: 377b; Line Number: 3
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #18814014 (accessed 2 February 2023)
  Benjamin K Gates (21), Farmer, in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.