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The Bennehan-Cameron Plantations
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Biography
The Brick House Plantation is part of the Bennehan-Cameron plantations. It began in Orange Co, NC, the area today is Durham Co, NC. Richard Bennehan, a merchant, purchased the property from Sheriff Tyree Harris in 1776.[1] He moved there with his wife and called it Mount Union for a time.[2] Brick House Plantation was the first of the Bennehan-Cameron plantations.
Brick House was for sale in 1804.[3] However it stayed in the family at least until after the Civil War (see the dates of the slave lists).
After Richard Bennehan died, Duncan Cameron owned it until his death in 1853, and then it passed to son Paul C. Cameron.
Owners
Richard Bennehan 1743-1825 was a merchant and planter. He was born in Virginia and lived his adult life in Orange Co, NC.
Duncan Cameron 1777-1853 was a planter. He spent his adult life in North Carolina where he raised his family. He was the son-in-law of Richard Bennehan, and shared plantations and expenses with the Bennehan family until brother-in-law, Thomas D. Bennehan, died. After that Duncan's plantation partner was his son, Paul C. Cameron.
Paul C. Cameron 1808-1891, raised on Fairntosh plantation, received Stagville and other plantations from his uncle Thomas D. Bennehan when he died in 1847. Paul continued expanding the plantations and planted new ones in Alabama and Mississippi.
Mildred C. Cameron and Margaret Cameron Mordecai, sisters of Paul, held each 1/2 interest in Brick House Plantation apparently received in Thomas' will as noted in the Estate papers of Thomas B. Bennehan. In Margaret's estate papers (see her profile) it is recorded that she held one half interest in Brick House up until the time of Mildred's death in 1881. Mildred is also on the 1860 Slave Schedule as a slave owner of 147 slaves and is recorded after Paul and before Thomas Jr. on the schedule.
Slaves
1834 December Brick House Slave Census[4]
- Henry age 45
- Jim age 46
- Robin age 45
- George age 34
- Ned age 30
- Peter age 27
- Abram age 20
- Stepney age 16
- Chancey age 15
- Washington age 12
- Oliver age 10
Women & Children
- Jinney age 35
- Fanny age 30
- Polly age 28
- Julia age 25
- Grace age 20
- Louiza age 14
- Elen age 13
- Isabel age 40
- Leste age 6
- Phillis age 5
- Celia age 2
Children of Grace
- Winney age 24
Children of Fanny
Children of Polly
Children of Julia
Children of Jinney
1839 Brick House Slave Census[5]
children
In 1844 the Cameron's selected 144 enslaved persons to move to their new Alabama plantation. Some of those slaves came from the Brick House plantation. By 1845 there were a lot of new names on the Brick House Census.
1845 Brick House Slave Census[6]
- Elisha
- Fanny
- Rosetta
- Welington
- Angelina
- Georgana
- Tom
- Elijah
- Anderson
- Nancy
- Jinney
- Henry
- Joe Sowd
- Hannah
- Patsey
- Dinah
- Julius
- Daphney
- Eliza
- Humphrey
- Daniel
- Nash
- Julia
- Susan
- Frankey
- Lizzy
- Joe
- Polly
- Luc
- Sally
- John
- Fanny
- Jlne
- Hannah
- Joshua
- Mary
- Ephraim
- Chainy
- Harriet
- Sally
- Nehemiah Jr.
- Lambert
- Peggy
- Walker
- Kester b.Sep 45
- Ailsey b.Oct 45
1847 - The enslaved in this list have not been profiled as it is not understood the relationship of them with the other enslaved on this page. Thomas Cameron's estate probate inventory for the enslaved at Brick House suggests that 1/2 of Brick House went to Mildred C. Cameron, the value of which is noted as $25,250.00. The other half to Margaret Cameron, her sister. On the List of Slaves, p.34 the heading is Miss Margaret Cameron and the list is as follows:[7]
- Name|Age|Value
- Phiby, 40, $400
- Abner, 20, 900
- Henry, 13, 650
- Romelia, 12, 500
- Nora, 8, 400
- Sarah, 3, 200 Total: $3000
- Nathan, 24, 850
- Sylvia, 22, 700
- Lizzy, 4, 250
- Anne, 3, 200
- Frank, 1, 125
- Zilpha, 56, 200
- Davy, 20, 800
- Bin, 14, 700
- Amos, 12, 600
- Walker, 24, 900
- Phil, 21, 650
- Grandison, 3, 250
- Zilpha, 8, 400 Total: $6,125
- Ezekiel, 30 650
- Becky, 30, 400
- Sam, 14, 750
- Nancy, 9, 400
- Jim Dickerson, no age, no value, with last name (free?)
- Molly, 50, 150
- Cyrus, 24, 850
- Anderson, 22, 900
- Grasie, 18, 700
- Patsy, 16, 700
- Lavinia, 9, 400
- Candis, 26, 650
- Edmond, 30, 700
- Mozina, 8, 400
- Zoe, 6, 350
- Ezekiel, 4, 250 Total: $8,250
- Scoggins, 1, 125
- Loisa, 30, 550
- Mary, 14, 600
- Emily, 12, 500
- Harry, 8, 500
- Washington, 6, 300
- Matilda, 4, 200
- Dunne, 1, 150
- Ally or Olly, 50, 200
- Elizah, 30, 800
- Lucy, 24, 650
- Joshua, 7, 400
- Henry, 6, 325
- Milly, 4, 200
- William, 2, 150 Total $5,650
- Dinah, 45, 300
- Cephus, 15, 750
- Henry (age not readable), 650
- Peggy (age and value not readable)
- Willis, 28, 900
- Molly, 25, 500
- Edmond, 6, 350
- Elisha, 4, 250
- Ensley, 2, 100
- Angelina, 7, 300 Total $4,150
- Minerva, 40, 350
- Augusta, 20, 700
- John, 16, 800
- Betty, 14, 600
- Amy, 12, 600
- Matthew, 8, 400
- Fendal, 2, 250
- Minerva, 1, 125
- Davie, 1, 100
- Martha Jr, 3, ? Total $4125 Total for page: $31,550 (cont. on next page)
- Donum, 81, no value
- Emiline, 24, 700
- Sucky, 3, 250
- Mikins, 2, 200
- Isam, 50, 400
- Sucky, 40, 350
- Arthur, 21, 800
- Jordan, 20, 800
- Cicy, 15, 700
- Jepy, 14, 700
- Henrietta, 11, 500
- Donum Jr., 9, 300
- Alice, 5, 275
- Osborne, 3, 200 Total $6175
- Sam King, 30, 800
- Sophia, 27, 600
- Charity, 7, 300
- Edmund, 4, 250
- Torn paper, unknown child, $200 Total $2150
- Eloise?, No age, no value
- Lucy, 18, 700
- Allen, 16, 700
- Alvis, 14, 650
- Henry, 25, 800
- Eastor, 24, 650
- Cornelia, 12, 400
- Samuel, 10, 650
- Elias, 8, 500
- Nelly, 11, 500
- Calvin, 24, 850 Total: $6400
- Lucretia of Moms family, 5, 300
Total value of all enslaved: $46, 575
The enslaved in this list have not been profiled as it is not understood the relationship of them with the other enslaved on this page. On page 36 of the same is the list of slaves going to Mildred Cameron. It states: "To the Original Brick House List of Slaves 53 Slaves - Valuation $25,250", and starting at #54:
- Name|Age|Value
- 54. York, 50 $400
- 55. York Jr, 17, 900
- 56. Mary, 40, 350
- 57. Celia, 13, 600
- 58. Edy, 12, 650
- 59. Ida, 9, 500
- 60. Jim, 6, 400
- 61. Francy, 3, 250 -SubTotal $4050
- 62. Sam bob, 25, 900
- 63. Eliza, 21, 700
- 64. Patsy, 5, 250
- 65. Sidney, 3, 200
- 66. Luke Car, 35, 850
- 67. Caroline, 32, 500
- 68 Bartly, 15, 600
- 69. Torn paper
- 70. Name might be Benton, 12, 400
- 71. Martha, 8, 300
- 72. Moses, 4, 250
- 73. Aaron, 2, 200 -SubTotal $5750
- 74. Dryden, 38?, 500
- 75. Lydia?, 42, 350
- 76. Pomp, 25, 900
- 77. George S, 30, 800
- 78. Pheruba, 30, 600
- 79. Adison, 10, 400
- 80. Tasry, 8, 300
- 81. Malinda, 4, 200
- 82. Anica, infant, $75
- 83. Aggy, 32, 500
- 84. Walker, 11, 400 -SubTotal: $3275
- 85. Henry Drikson (Weaver), 60, $200
- x 86. George, 54, 300
- x 87. Winny, 44, 350
- 88. Washington, 25, 850
- 89. Jeffres, 18, 800
- 90. Hyatte, 6, 300
- 91. Pleasant, 10, 400
- 92. Mary of Urley, 12, 500
- 93. Jinny, 19, 450
- 94. George of Wiley, 13, 700
- 95. Mary Hart, 30, 600
- 96. Milly, 12, 525
- 97. Martha, 7, 350
- 98 Ephram, 5, 300
- 99. Amy, 3, 225
- 100. Bob, 1, 150 -SubTotal: $2850
- Total: $47,075
- Deduct for George and Winny, $650
- Total: $46,425
1865 Brick House Slave Census[8]
Women
Boys
Girls
Children
For more information see The Bennehan-Cameron Plantations page
Sources
- ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/#folder_3563#1 Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Biographical Information
- ↑ Durham County, A History of Durham County, North Carolina https://www.google.com/books/edition/Durham_County/4gyxDsR0t7QC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Where+was+the+Bennehan+Brick+House+plantation+located%3F&pg=PA42&printsec=frontcover
- Orange County p.42
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94780568/bennehan-brick-house-1200-acres-1804/ Weekly Raleigh Register, Raleigh, North Carolina, 03 Sep 1804, Mon, Page 3
- Brick House Plantation?
- ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/#d1e9979 Subseries 6.7.1. Other Antebellum and Civil War Era Account Books, 1768-1865
- Folder 3654, Volume 116: 1834
- ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133
- Folder 3657, Volume 119: 1839 Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/#d1e9979 Folder 3662, Volume 124: October 1845 Paul C. Cameron. "List of Slaves." Lists names organized by plantation, some with specific occupations and birth dates. Also includes a list of "P. C. Cameron's House Servants," slaves at Person Mill, Eno Mill, and in Alabama. 29 pages. Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/#d1e9979 Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978, Subseries 2.6. Estate Papers, 1804-1942, Folders 2153-2156 Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/#d1e9979 Folder 3668, Volume 130: circa 1865 Slave list. Lists names organized by plantation, gender, and age, and indicates distributions of clothing (shoes, blankets, shirts, and coats, as well as hats for men and boys). 18 pages. Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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