David Hunt Plantations Index

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Mississippi, United States
Surnames/tags: Hunt Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Plantations 2.1 Louisiana Plantations 2.2 Mississippi Plantations 3 Sources

Introduction

David Hunt was born in New Jersey and migrated to Mississippi in the early 1800's to support his uncle, Abijah Hunt. In the time period 1800-1861, Hunt had as many as 25 plantations in Mississippi and Louisiana (not all at the same time) and enslaved as many as 1,000 persons. By some calculations, he was judged to be the 7th richest person in the United States.

Initially, Hunt worked with his uncle Abijah, in conjunction with a number of stores. When Abijah died in 1851, David inherited some of his plantations: Woodlawn, Huntley, Argyle, Belle Ella.

Married three times, he inherited a number of plantations from his third wife, Ann Ferguson, who was the daughter of one of the earliest planters in the Mississippi Territory.

Hunt's primary residence was at Woodlawn Plantation, which served as his headquarters and hosted a school for training his slaves in various skills that would be useful on his other plantations.

Before his death in 1861, Hunt passed most of his plantations on to his surviving children.

Before the Civil War:

• Mary Ann Hunt married James Archer and received Oakwood Plantation. http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Oakwood+Plantation
• Abijah Hunt married Mary Agnes Walton and was given Calviton Plantation. http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Calviton+Plantation
• George Ferguson Hunt married Anna Watson and received Huntley Plantation. http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Huntley+Plantation
• Catherine Hunt married William S. Balfour and received Homewood Plantation. http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Homewood+Plantation
• Charlotte Hunt married George Marshall and received Lansdowne Plantation. http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Lansdowne

After the Civil War (and after David's death):

• Dunbar Hunt married Leila Lawrence Brent and received Wilderness Plantation, minus slaves: http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/w/page/82875319/Wilderness%20Plantation%20-%20Issaquena%20MS and Southside Plantation - minus slaves: http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Southside+Plantation+-+Jefferson+MS
• Elizabeth Hunt married William F. Ogden and received Hole in the Wall Plantation: http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Hole+In+The+Wall+Plantation, in Louisiana and Black Creek Plantation: http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Black+Creek+Plantation in Mississippi.

Plantations

Louisiana Plantations

Tensas Parish

• Arcola Plantation^[1]
• Argyle Plantation^[2] (Slave population: 103 in 1860.)
• Belle Ella Plantation^[3]

Concordia Parish

• Hole In The Wall Plantation^[4] (Slave population: 99 in 1860.)

Mississippi Plantations

Adams County

• Fatherland Plantation^[5] (this source does not show association with Hunt)
• Homewood Plantation^[6]
• Lansdowne Plantation^[7]
• Oakley Grove Plantation^[8]
• Wilderness Plantation^[9]

Claiborne County
Aggregate slave population: 31 in 1816.

• Fairview Plantation^[10]

Issaquena County
Aggregate slave population: 98 in 1860.

• Georgiana Plantation^[11]
• Wilderness Plantation^[12]

Jefferson County
Aggregate slave population: 70 in 1816, 101 in 1820, 251 in 1830, 378 in 1850, 386 in 1860.

• Ashland Plantation^[13]
• Black Creek Plantation^[14] 3 slaves at Black Creek in probate papers.^[15]
• Brick Quarters Plantation^[16][17]
• Buena Vista Plantation^[18]
• Calviton Plantation^[19]
• Fatlands Plantation^[16][20]
• Huntley Plantation was uncle Abijah Hunt's first plantation.^[21][22] The slaves are listed throughout Abijah Hunt's probate Inventory.^[23]
• Oakwood Plantation^[24]
• Servis Island Plantation^[25]
• Southside Plantation^[26]
• Waverly Plantation^[27]
• Woodlawn Plantation^[28][29] (Slave population: 9 in 1805, 11 in 1808, 24 in 1810.)

Unknown County

• Givin Place Plantation
• Oak Burn Plantation

Sources

1. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/w/page/14230331/Arcola%20Plantation
2. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Argyle+Plantation
3. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Belle+Ella+Plantation
4. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/w/page/14230577/Hole%20In%20The%20Wall%20Plantation
5. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/w/page/14230517/Fatherland%20Plantation
6. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Homewood+Plantation
7. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Lansdowne
8. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Oakley+Grove
9. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Wilderness+Plantation
10. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Fairview+Plantation
11. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Georgiana+Plantation
12. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/w/page/82875319/Wilderness%20Plantation%20-%20Issaquena%20MS
13. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Ashland+Plantation+MS
14. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Black+Creek+Plantation
15. ↑ Probate records, 1800-1930: "Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930"
    Catalog: Probate records, 1800-1930 Probate records v. H 1859-1866
    Image path: Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930 > Jefferson > Probate records 1859-1866 vol H > image 320 of 460
    FamilySearch Image (accessed 12 February 2022)
    • 1861 inventory David Hunt
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} Probate records, 1800-1930: "Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930"
    Catalog: Probate records, 1800-1930 Probate records v. H 1859-1866
    Image path: Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930 > Jefferson > Probate records 1859-1866 vol H > image 319 of 460
    FamilySearch Image (accessed 12 February 2022)
    • David Hunt inventory list for the Brick Quarter plantation and Fatland plantation
17. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/w/page/14230404/Brick%20Quarters
18. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Buena+Vista+Plantation
19. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Calviton+Plantation
20. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/w/page/14230518/Fatlands%20Plantation
21. ↑ https://www.msgw.org/jefferson/firstfamilies/huntfamily.html
22. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Huntley+Plantation
23. ↑ Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930: "Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930"
    Catalog: Mississippi, Adams County probate records Probate packets 1802-1829 box 20-21
    Image path: Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930 > Adams > Probate packets 1802-1829 box 20-21 > image 1545 of 1812
    FamilySearch Image (accessed 12 February 2022)
24. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Oakwood+Plantation
25. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Servis+Island+Plantation
26. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Southside+Plantation+-+Jefferson+MS
27. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/Waverly+Plantation+-+Jefferson+MS
28. ↑ Probate records, 1800-1930: "Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930"
    Catalog: Probate records, 1800-1930 Probate records v. H 1859-1866
    Image path: Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930 > Jefferson > Probate records 1859-1866 vol H > image 317 of 460
    FamilySearch Image (accessed 12 February 2022)
    • David Hunt probate Woodlawn
29. ↑ http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/w/page/14230915/Woodlawn%20Plantation%20MS%7C

Web SItes

• Hunt Family: https://www.msgw.org/jefferson/firstfamilies/huntfamily.html
• Mississippi Plantations
• Woodlawn Plantation
• Wikipedia: David Hunt