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Location: Glynn, Georgia, United States
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History
Elizafield Plantation, which later became Boys Estate (inspired by Boys Town in NE), was started by Dr. Robert Grant. Elizafield was a rice and sugar plantation.[1] By 1833 Grant's son, Hugh Fraser Grant had purchased Elizafield Plantation from his father.[2]
Owners
Slaves
From 1834-1839 there was a list of 134 enslaved persons living at Elizafield Plantation:[3]
o = Young x = Old
DATE | SLAVE NAME | BIRTH | DEATH | PRIME | RATE | |||||
January 1834 | 1834 | 1839 | ||||||||
1 | Driver John | 1 | 1 | |||||||
2 | Nelly | x 1/2 | 1/2 | |||||||
3 | O. Cinda | 26 Apr 1834 | x 1/2 | |||||||
4 | M. John | 1 | 1 | |||||||
5 | Matilda | 1 | 1 | |||||||
6 | Looky | 1/2 o | ||||||||
7 | Rebecca | Sep 1836 | 1 Sep 1840 | |||||||
8 | Lydia | Oct 1839 | ||||||||
9 | Mingo Ida | 1 | 1 | |||||||
0 | Bobett | 1 | 1 | |||||||
11 | Stephen | 1 | 1 | |||||||
12 | Judy | 1 | 1 | |||||||
13 | Jack | 1/20 o | 1 | |||||||
14 | Hannah | |||||||||
14 | Cinda | |||||||||
15 | April | 1 | 1 | |||||||
16 | Sue | 1 | 1 | |||||||
17 | Jackson | |||||||||
Jacoby | ||||||||||
18 | Toby | 1 Feb 1842 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
19 | Jeany | 1 | 1 | |||||||
20 | Amey & Jeany | Jeany b. Jun 1841 | 18 Sep 1841 | 1/20 o | 1 | |||||
21 | Delia | 1/40 o | 3/4 | |||||||
22 | Jupeter | 18 May 1838 | x 1/2 | |||||||
23 | Bella | x 1/2 | 1/2 | |||||||
24 | Prince | 1 | 1 | |||||||
25 | Sary | 1 | 1 | |||||||
26 | Dinah | 4 Nov 1838 | ||||||||
Jupiter | 3 May 1841 | DEAD | ||||||||
27 | Alick & Lola | 1 | 1 | |||||||
28 | Ben & Lola | 1 | 1 | |||||||
29 | Susy and child | Jacob | Born 21 July 1842? | 1 | ||||||
30 | Richard | 1/2 | ||||||||
31 | Maryann | 21 Dec 1838 | ||||||||
32 | Abraham | |||||||||
33 | Molly | June 1836 | ||||||||
34 | Ceasar | 1 | 1 | |||||||
35 | Biny | 1 | 1 | |||||||
36 | Molly | |||||||||
37 | J Stake | 1 | 1 | |||||||
38 | Bess | 1 | 1 | |||||||
39 | Charles | 1/2 | ||||||||
40 | Mary Margaret | 1 Apr 1840 | ||||||||
41 | Winter | 27 Apr 1835 | 1 | |||||||
42 | Nancy | 1 | 1 | |||||||
43 | Jim | 1 | 1 | |||||||
44 | Micah | 1 | 1 | |||||||
45 | Venus | Sept 1836 | 1 | |||||||
46 | March | 1/2 o | 1 | |||||||
47 | Hartimes | 1/2 | ||||||||
48 | I. Abraham | 1 | 1 | |||||||
49 | Phillis & Lila | 1 | 1 | |||||||
50 | Flora & Sara? | 1/4 o | 1 | |||||||
Affey | May 1842 | |||||||||
51 | Fortune | 1 | 1 | |||||||
52 | Phoebe | 1 | 1 | |||||||
53 | Ned | Lola Nov 1843 Dead | 1/2 o | 1 | ||||||
54 | Harry | 1/4 o | 1 | |||||||
55 | Kate | |||||||||
56 | Hannah | |||||||||
57 | Adell | |||||||||
58 | Sampson | 26 Apr 1836 | 1 | |||||||
59 | Sophy | July 1842 | x 1/2 | 1/4 | ||||||
60 | George | 1/2 | ||||||||
61 | Julys Betty | 1 | 1 | |||||||
62 | Elsy | 1836 | ||||||||
63 | Phoebe | 1836 | ||||||||
Joe | ||||||||||
64 | Jack | 12 Dec 1841 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
65 | Nanny | 18 Nov 1843 | x 1/2 | 1/2 | ||||||
66 | O Scipio | Dead | ||||||||
67 | Grace | 6 April 1840 | ||||||||
68 | YScipio? | 1 | 1 | |||||||
69 | Dido | 1 | 1 | |||||||
70 | Clora | 1 | 1 | |||||||
71 | Harry | 1 | 1 | |||||||
72 | Jeany | 1 | 1 | |||||||
73 | Mary | 1/4 o | 1 | |||||||
74 | Cumsey | 1/2 o | ||||||||
Kate | ||||||||||
George | 27 Aug 1847 | |||||||||
Slaves 75 - 121 are missing | ||||||||||
122 | Duncan | 1/2 o | 1 | |||||||
Slaves Purchased January 1839 | ||||||||||
123 | Bina | 1 | 1 | |||||||
124 | Margaret | Eve b. 1 July 1839 | Oct 1839 | 1 | 1 | |||||
125 | Sissy or Cate | 1/2 o | 1/2 | |||||||
126 | Phoebe | |||||||||
127 | Frederick | |||||||||
128 | Prince | COST $3000 | ||||||||
Slaves purchased January 1841 | ||||||||||
129 | Jim | |||||||||
130 | Charlotte | |||||||||
131 | Charity | Sold for $3150 | ||||||||
132 | Ceasar | Cost $1760 | ||||||||
133 | Lydia | |||||||||
134 | Clarissa | |||||||||
Jacob |
(In pencil you can see that he made a profit of $1390 on the sale)
1 Sept 1851 List of Negroes at Elizafield
Scan 226 - 227 Titled "1 Sept 1851 List of Negroes at Elizafield." Names are written across in groups, CROSS REFERENCE WITH CHILDREN'S AND OTHER LISTS[4]
Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M John (crossed out) | Matilla | Lydia | |||
Judy | |||||
Jack | Cumsy | Sissy | Charles | Lucy | |
Frederick | Sarah | Hannah | |||
Richard | Hanah | John | Caroline | ||
April | Bella | John | |||
Robert | Phoebe | James | |||
Duncan | Sue | Toney | Clarinda | Jacob | |
Jeany | James | ||||
Delia | John (crossed out) | Butler | Betsey (crossed out) | Fanny | |
D Scipio | Amey | Betsey | Beck | Martha | |
Jefferson | Clora | ||||
Jackson | Adell | Caroline | |||
C. O Bella (crossed out) | |||||
D Prince | Nanny | George Ann | Mary Ann | ||
Matthew | Simon | David | |||
London d. 2 Apr 1855 | Sary | Dinah | Bella | Pussy | Sille? |
Hardtimes | Susy | Jacob | child | ||
Pown? | Hannah (crossed out) | Juno | |||
Caesar | Biney | Molly | Cuffy | Primus | |
J. Stake | Bess | Abram & Nancy | |||
Mira | |||||
March | Amaretta | Rose | |||
Fortune | Phoebe | Kate (crossed out) |
Births
From 1839-1845[5]
Date | Name | Name of Mother |
---|---|---|
June 1839 | Eve | Margaret |
July 1839 | Sam | Haigar |
Sept 1839 | Mary Ann | Nancy |
Oct 15 | Lydia | Matilla |
Jan 1 1840 | Joe | Betty |
April 29 1840 | Satilla | Mirah |
May 3 1841 | Jupiter | Sary |
June 15 1841 | Jeany | Amey |
Jan 7 1842 | Amos | Haigar |
Feb 1 1842 | Beck | Diao |
May 4 1842 | Affey | Flira |
July 17 1842 | Bella | Nanny |
Aug 26 1842 | Daniel | Mira |
Aug 28 1842 | "Died 3 Sept 1842" | Nann |
Sept 6 1842 | Jacob | Charlotte |
Sept 28 1842 | Toney | Sue |
Oct 17 1842 | Dinah Bella | Sary |
Oct 16 1843 | Renty | Nann |
March 1844 | Jacob | Susy |
Aug 20 1844 | Died from Whooping cough | Sue |
Aug 30 1844 | Died from Whooping cough | Nanny |
Sept 1 1844 | Died from Whooping cough | Diao |
Oct 7 1944 | Andrew (note?) | Mira |
January 1845 | William | Margaret |
March 8 1845 | Kate Sissy | Cumsey |
March 20 1845 | Bella | Catherine |
July 4 1845 | Present | Amey |
Aug 25 1845 | (Rina)was Erased | Sary |
Sept 11 1845 | Rina | Kate |
(1849-1852) 98 enslaved with some Births and Deaths
This is from Scan 222 - 225. It has a list of 98 slaves for the years 1849-52. The digital copy notes that this page "Continued" from a previous page which must be lost.[6]
NAME | NOTES |
---|---|
Prince | |
Nancy | |
George Ann | |
Mary Ann | |
Matthew | |
Simon | b 22 Oct 1851? |
David | b. 15 May 1852 |
Sondra? | |
Lary? | |
Dinah | |
Bella | |
Pussy | Boy b. 25 Aug 1850 |
Richard | |
Hardtimes | |
Susy | |
Venus | dead 1849 |
Gabriel | b. Aug 1851 |
Poin ? or Abram | |
Ceasar | |
Biney | |
Molly | |
Cuffy | |
J Stake | |
Bess | |
Abraham | |
Nancy | |
Mira | |
March | |
Amaretta | |
Rose | |
Jacob | dead |
Fortune | |
Phoebe | |
Kate & Tyra | dead |
Hannah | |
Juno | b. 1848 |
Adell | |
Gilla | b. Aug 1848 - dead |
Laura | child |
George | |
Venus | |
Ceasar | |
Natt | |
Betty | |
Joe | |
Bobett | |
D Scipio | |
Dido | died Aug 1850 |
Beck | |
Martha | |
Jefferson | |
Clora | |
O Harry | |
Jeany | |
Mary Ann | |
Curnsey | |
Sissy | |
George | |
Charles | |
Andrew | |
Mira | |
Kate | |
Satella | |
Daniel | |
Ella | |
Amelia | |
Luce | b. 3 Sep 1851 |
O. Grace | |
Emperor | |
Haigar | |
Hannibal | |
Alley | |
Phillis | |
London | |
Sam | |
Amos | |
Lot | |
Nancy | Joe b. 1851 - dead 1852 |
O Dinah | died 15 Aug 1848 |
Pussy | |
Chance | |
Cyrus | |
William | |
Buster | |
Nelly | |
Patty | |
Mark | b. July 1848 |
O Rina | |
Margaret | |
William | |
March | |
John | b. 29 Oct 1850 |
Kate | |
July | dead 1849 |
Celia | |
Phoebe | Jeany b. 1 Sep 1852 |
Frederick | |
Prince |
1 April 1853 List of enslaved
A list of the enslaved of Elizafield in 1853:[7]
RATE | NAME | NOTES |
---|---|---|
1 | Driver Prince | dead 1862 |
1 | Nanny | |
1 | Mary Ann | child |
Mathew | ||
Simon | ||
Elvira or Elisa | child | |
1 | D. Scipio | |
1 | Amey | |
Betsey | ||
Rebecca | ||
Martha | ||
1 | Matilla | |
1 | Judy (crossed out) | |
1 | Jack | |
1 | Cumsey | |
Sissy | ||
Charles | ||
Lucy | ||
Jack | ||
Thomas | ||
1 | Frederick | |
1 | Sarah | |
Hannah (crossed out) | born 1854 dead | |
Lydia | ||
Phillis | ||
child | ||
1 | Richard | Phillis, child |
John | ||
Caroline | ||
1 | April | dead 1862 |
1 | Bella | |
1 | John |
Taxes
Taxes were listed with the number of enslaved on the property:[8]
- 1845 lists 105 unnamed enslaved persons
- 1848 lists 106 unnamed enslaved persons
- 1849 lists 109 unnamed enslaved persons
- 1850 lists 119 unnamed enslaved persons
- 1854 lists 130 unnamed enslaved persons @ $400
- 1855 lists 125 unnamed enslaved persons at 400 ($400 ea)
- 1856 lists 126 unnamed enslaved persons at 400 ($400 ea)
Blanket Lists
These named enslaved persons were given blankets in 1840, 1841, and in 1843:[9]
A new list is given for the year 1849:[10]
2 December 1849, Blankets given to the children of:
- Nanny
- R. Hannah
- Amaretta
- Sucky
- P Kate
- Sue
- Hagar
- R Kate
- Mira
- R Kate
- Catherine
- P Hannah
- Mira
- R Kate
An 1853 Blanket List:[11]
Measles
A list of those who had Measles in 1852:[12]
Tools
Axes given out in 1839:[13]
Rice hooks given out in 1842:[14]
Hoes, Axes, and Spades given out in 1853:[15]
Canal Work
Those who worked on the canal in 1854:[16]
Sources
- ↑ https://georgiahistory.com/marker-monday-boys-estate/
- ↑
Deeds and bonds, 1787-1869:
"Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
Catalog: Deeds and bonds, 1787-1869 Vol. A 1787-1811 Vol. C Deeds 1824-1837
Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Glynn > Bonds and deeds 1787-1837 vol A and C > image 263 of 377; Citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893G-FTM2 (accessed 23 May 2022)- 1833 Glynn Co, GA Deed Bk C p.353
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scans 5-8 slave list, journal pages 1-4, in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scans 226-227, journal pages 256-257 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scan 9, journal page 5, births in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scans 222-225, journal pages 252-255 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scan 239-243, journal page 271-275 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scans 10-11, journal pages 5-6 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scan 37, journal page 44 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scan 135, journal page 153 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scan 142, journal page 162 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scan 143, journal page 161 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scan 245, journal pages 279 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scan 39, journal pages 46 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scan 176, journal pages 200 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ Elizafield Plantation Record https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03213/#folder_1#1
- image scan 177, journal pages 201 in the Elizafield Plantation Record, #3213-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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