Enslaved Persons of Elias Fort II

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Fort Enslaved Persons

This page documents the enslaved persons of Elias Fort II (1730-1819).

From the 14 Jan 1761 will of his father Elias Fort I (abt.1696-1761), ^[1] he inherited the following enslaved persons.

Household Members
Name
Elias Fort	Son
Peter	Slave	To Elias
Hannah	Slave	To Elias
Peg (?)	Slave	To Elias
Stitt	Slave	To Elias

His will dated January 1817 shows the following disposition of his slaves. ^[2]

Child	Enslaved Person(s)	Condition of Will
Josiah Fort (Son)	Moses Jr, Hezekiah (boy)	Permanent
Elias Fort (Son)	Sam, Lettia, and her child baby,old Moll (?)	Permanent
Sugg Fort (Son)	old Will and his wife Moll Jenn, Lucy, Dennin, Solomon and Larry	Permanent
Esther Jackson (Daughter)	girl named Joan	Permanent
Matthew Williams (Grandson)	boy named Alfred.	Upon Matthew’s maturity
Catherine Williams (Daughter)	Pompy, Amy, Louisa, and Seph and also Alfred until Mathew come of age	during her widowhood
Catherine Williams (Daughter)	AlI negroes lent her to grandson Matthew Williams	After the marriage or death of my daughter Catherine Williams
Elisabeth Lawson (Daughter)	Little Peter	Permanent
Millbury Deloach (Daughter)	Clarissa (?) and her children Dinah, Will, Matt, Lucy	Permanent
Obedience Smith (Daughter)	Reddick, Ned	Permanent

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998: Probate Records, 1730-1961; Indexes, 1760-1961; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Edgecombe County); Probate Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina Ancestry Record 9061 #1891472
2. ↑ Will and Inventory Records, Book 1-4, 1796-1825.Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Tennessee County, District and Probate Courts. Ancestry Record 9176 #4183316