Faunsdale Plantation

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Marengo, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: Harrison slavery black_heritage

Index of Plantations

Alabama Plantations

This page is dedicated to the enslaved peoples of Faunsdale Plantation.

NOTE - The following list of enslaved on this plantation includes surnames, or Last Name At Birth. These surnames sometimes lead to the enslavers who held them before their existance at Faunsdale. Due to the Collins daughter marrying a Harrison and moving to Alabama from North Carolina, many of the enslaved came with them from North Carolina and the Somerset Plantation. Ex: Iredell is a North Carolina surname, later to become a county name. These surnames are references to human sales transactions.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Slaves 3 Census 4 Lists 5 Labor Contract 6 Sources

Biography

When Louisa Collins' father, Josiah Collins II, died his slaves were divided amongst his heirs and some of them taken from North Carolina to Faunsdale Plantation in Alabama.^[1]

Faunsdale Plantation was established in the 1830’s by two planters, a Mr. Pearson and Henry Augustine Tayloe. In 1843, Faunsdale (960 acres) was purchased by Thomas Alexander Harrison who moved to Alabama with his wife Louisa Collins bringing with them a large number of slaves.

The house was built by African Americans, Peter Lee and Joe Glasgo.^[2]

Plantation records reveal that Louisa Harrison often paid her slaves for doing jobs that weren't the normal slave jobs. She paid Willis for caining a chair, and Grace for making a hat.^[2]

After emancipation some of the former slaves stayed at Faunsdale to sharecrop.^[3]

Slaves

Although listed as part of Louisa Collins estate, the following enslaved persons may have been sold before 1846, or for some reason did not move to the Faunsdale Plantation with the others. They do not appear on any of the Faunsdale Plantation slave lists.^[4]

• Milton Paine, age 30
• Chloe Paine, age 54
• Daniel Standing, age 24
• Anna Standing, age 16
• Eliza Johnson, age 27
• Johnson, child of Eliza, no name, no age given
• Venus Johnson, age 9
• Margarett Johnson, 8
• Boston Johnson, age 3
• Wellington Johnson, age 24
• Peg Standing, age 19
• Margaret Standing, child of Peg (no age given)
• Isaac Blackburn, age 67
• Long Stephen, age 48
• Stephen Iredell, age 20

These are the peoples who were brought from Chowan, NC to Faunsdale at Marengo, AL in the 1840's^[4][5]

• Hannah Paine, age 52
• Adeline Paine, age 21
• Sall Parsons, age 30
• Becky Parsons, age 27
• Cassius Parsons, Becky's child (no age given)
• Charlotte Paine, age 23
• Adeline Paine, Charlotte's child (no age given)
• Jack Kidd, age 20
• Nancy Paine, age 11
• Charity Paine, age 11
• Joan Haughton, age 33
• Rosetta Haughton, Joan's child (no age given)
• Willis Haughton, age 8
• Teresa Haughton, age 4
• Barbara Johnson, age 52
• Margarett Johnson, age 15
• Catherine Johnson, age 24
• Lovina Johnson, child of Catherine (no age given)
• Dinah Johnson, child of Catherine (no age given)
• Celia Iredell, age 49
• Quough Iredell, age 9
• Milly Standing, age 16
• Esther Standing, age 11
• Providence Standing, age 11
• Cyrus Standing, age 16
• Calista Standing, age 21
• Kate Standing, age 22
• Solomon Standing, Kate's child (no age given)
• Miles Standing, age 46
• Moses Murdaugh, age 43

These persons were added by Thomas Harrison, and born at Faunsdale Plantation by 1846^[6]

• Mack, age 56
• Penelope, age 29
• Hannah, age 5
• John Brown, age 2
• Gabriella, age 1

• Ned Taylor age 61
• Wilson Taylor, age 6, children of Becky Parsons
• Edward Taylor, age 1

• Lank age 32, listed with Charlotte Paine
• Henrietta age 2, child of Charlotte Paine

• Sylvia age 25, listed with Jack Kidd
• Christopher Kidd age 2, child of Sylvia
• Wesley Kidd, age 1 month, child of Sylvia

• Fred(Fed) age 56, listed with Nancy Paine
• Luke age 1, child of Nancy Paine

• Jim Paine age 1, child of Charity Paine

• George age 6, children of Margaret Johnson Wills
• William age 4

• Nelson age 37, listed with Catherine Johnson
• Manuel age 5, children of Catherine Johnson
• Molly age 2

• John Iredell age 24
• Hester Iredell age 22
• Anderson Iredell age 1

• Ben age 37
• Easter Paine age 27
• Scotty age 13
• Airey age 10
• Shadrach 6
• Austin age 4
• Adele age 2
• Chishin (Cheshire) age 1 month

• Linda age 30
• Albert age 6

• Granville age 23, listed with Calista Standing

• Delpha age 50, listed with Joan Haughton
• Shepard age 6
• Luch (Lucy) age 3

• Alfred age 24, listed with Milly Standing
• Harriet age 1, child of Milly Standing

• Stephen Tamar, age 26, listed with Kate Standing, (Is this is Stephen Iredell?, same age)
• Ellen Tamar age 6
• Reuben Tamar age 2, twin
• Steward(Samuel) Tamar age 2, twin

• Lewis age 45
• Judy age 33
• Jupiter age 19
• Dunkey age 18
• Malvina age 16

• Samson age 21, these are listed with Miles Standing
• Emily age 19
• Edie age 16

• Sam age 55
• Tamar age 52
• Ruth age 24
• Noah age 19
• Oppha (Orpha) age 16
• Ashbury age 9
• Joanna age 7

• Nancy Wills age 22
• Martha Wills age 2

• Tom Mutton age 45
• Betsy Mutton age 27
• Frank Mutton (no age given)

• Emily (no age given)
• Hamilton (No age given)

• Allen age 37
• Mary Newburne age 29
• Robert age 4

• Ohiser (Oliver) age 29

These persons were born or brought to Faunsdale between 1846 and 1857^[7]

• Amy age 10, children of Mack and Penelope
• Jackson age 8
• Sophy age 6

• Barney age 10, children of Lank and Charlotte Paine
• Armistead age 8
• Ryus age 6
• Matilda age 4

• Milford Paine age 3, children of Adeline (Black) Paine, Charlotte's children
• Joyce Paine age 3 months

• Hessie Kidd age 4, child of Jack Kidd

• Harriet age 10, children of Fred and Nancy Paine
• LaFayette age 6

• Lydia age 6, children of Charity Paine
• Margiana age 4
• Alexander Paine age 2

• Mary age 11, child of Margaret Johnson Wills

• John Wills age 1, child of Nancy Wills

• Eliza age 11, children of Nelson and Catherine Johnson
• Aggy age 9
• Miranda age 7
• Jerry age 3
• Sam (Infant)

• Samuel (Josiah) age 2, children of Sabinia/Lavinia Johnson
• Bolen (Boston) age 6 mos

• Maria Iredell age 9, children of John and Hester Iredell
• Elizabeth Iredell age 7
• Henry Iredell age 1

• Julia age 9, children of Ben and Esther Paine
• Johnson age 7
• Jordan age 3

• Herbert age 3, child of Airey Harrison

• Peter, age 10, child of Linda Harrison

• Fanny age 35, listed with Cyrus Standing
• Philip Standing age 16
• Augustus Standing age 7
• Will Standing age 3
• Simon Standing 1

• Isaac Standing age 6, child of Providence Standing

• James Haughton age 3, child of Rosetta Haughton

• Grace Haughton age 10, child of Willis Haughton and Ruth Harrison

• Alick Harrison age 4, children of Noah and Teresa Harrison
• Moses Harrison age 2

• Fanny Harrison age 7, children of Alfred and Milly Standing
• Edward Harrison age 5
• Bill Harrison age 2
• Ruben(Susan) Harrison Infant

• Tom Tamar age 11, children of Stephen and Katy Tamar
• Easter Tamar age 8
• Meta (Mela) Tamar age 6
• Quomini Tamar age 2
• Harrison Tamar (Infant)

• Serena age 8, children of Lewis and Judy Harrison
• Hugh age 6
• Parker age 6
• Frank age (Infant)

• Ann age 9, children of Samson and Emily Harrison
• Francis age 7
• Louisa age 1
• Williamson (Infant)

• Lydia age 6, child of Edie Harrison, (and Miles?)

• Caroline age 38
• Hester age 18
• Muriah age 9

• Davy Mutton age 9, children of Tom and Betsy Mutton
• Alethia Mutton age 1

• London age 7, children of Allen and Mary
• Mary (Sarah) age 6

• Ammy age 7, children of Oliver and Scotty Harrison
• William Henry age 6
• Ellen age 2

These persons were born or brought to Faunsdale between 1857 and 1864^[8]

• Joe Harrison age 18, born 1846, listed with Delpha and Joan

• Providence Harrison age 6, born Jan 1858, child of Lank and Charlotte

• Eliza Tamar age 3, born 20 Nov 1861, child of Stephen Tamar and Katy

• Coy Harrison age 6, born Feb 1858, children of Oliver and Scotty Harrison
• Daniel Harrison age 8 (at death), born Sept 1860, died Oct 28, 1868
• Josephine Harrison, age 1, born Apr 5, 1864, died June 17, 1865
• James Harison Harrison, age 2, born Jan 13, 1866
• Isabel Harrison, age 4, born Mar 7, 1868

• Isaiah Harrison, age 3, born Oct 1861, children of Alfred and Milly Standing
• William Nathan, age 6 mos, born 21 Jul 1864

• Judy Iredell, age 4, born Jan 1860, children of John Iredell and Hester
• Molly Iredell, age 3, born Dec 1861

• Violet Standing, age 5, born Feb 1859, children of Cyrus Standing and Fanny
• Hamilton Standing, age 1, born 10 Jun 1863

• Milly Richmond age 6, born Mar 1858, children of Providence and Orpha Harrison
• Mills Standing, age 2, born 1862, died 12 Jul 1865
• Leah Standing, age 3 mos, born 23 Mar 1865

• Henry (from Tenn?) Harrison age 28, listed with Molly Harrison
• Bryant Harrison, age 1, born 19 Jan 1863, died Sept 1864, children of Henry Tenn and Molly
• Nelson Harrison, age 4 mos, born 4 Mar 1865, died 6 Jul 1865

• Victoria Standing, age 4, born in Dec 1860, children of Solomon Standing and Hannah
• Sally Ann Standing (no age given)

• Jim Parsons age 5, born June 1859, children of Cassius Parsons and Hester
• Wellington Parsons age 2, born 1862, died Sept 1864
• Henderson Parsons, age 9 mos, born 4 Oct 1864, died 20 Jul 1865

• Tom (from Louisiana) Harrison age 26, listed with Henrietta, dau of Lank and Charlotte
• Thompson Harrison age 1, born 29 Aug 1863, died 22 Dec 1864

• Fred Harrison age 5, born 1859, children of Manuel Johnson Harrison and Charity Paine

• Emeline Harrison, age 5, born Feb 1859, children of Nancy Paine
• Eugenia Harrison, age 3, born 1861

• Catherine Johnson age 3, born 1861, children of Wilson and Lavinia Johnson
• Gabriel Johnson age 2, born 18 Jul 1863, died 3 Mar 1866
• Becky Johnson age 1, born 16 Aug 1865, died 1866

• Sylla Harrison, age 6, born Jul 1858, child of Edie Harrison

• Richard Paine age 5, born Feb 1859, children of Adeline (Black) Paine
• Amanda age 3, born 1861, died 13 Jan 1865

• Rose Harrison, age 4 mos, born 23 Mar 1865, died 3 Aug 1865, child of Robert Harrison and Adele (Adeline) Harrison

• William Francis Wills, age 10 mos, born 7 Aug 1864, died 10 May 1865, child of Martha Wills

• Amelia Davis, age 1, born 12 Aug 1863, died 5 Jul 1865, child of Mary Davis (dau of Margaret Johnson)

• George Harrison, age 8, born 1856, died 31 Aug 1864, grandson of Joan Harrison

• Jane Harrison, age 16, born Jun 1848, grandchild of Celia

• George Washington, age 32, listed with Dunkey
• Sydney Harrison, born 17 Mar 1865, child of George Washington and Dunkey

• Mary Harrison, age 20, listed with Philip
• Martha Harrison, age 1, born 27 Dec 1865, child of Philip and Mary

Census

1850 Slave Schedule - The 1850 census enumeration under Thos A. Harrison in Marengo Co, AL.^[9]

1860 Slave Schedule - The 1860 census enumeration under L. M. Harrison in Marengo Co, AL.^[10]

1866 Alabama Census - This is Alabama state census book lists all the African-American's in Marengo Co, AL in 1866. They were listed in Alphabetical order. If you can't find your ancestor name in this list try looking under these last names: Collins, Harrison, and Stickney.^[11]

Lists

These lists were compiled by African American Genealogy. Please see this reference^[12] to access these lists

• 1846: List of Negroes for 1846 from the Faunsdale Plantation
• 1857: List of Negroes for 1857 from the Faunsdale Plantation
• 1864: List of Negro Families for Jan 1, 1864, Faunsdale Plantation
• 1864: List of Negro Males and Females rendered to Confederate Tax Assessor, Dec. 13, 1864
• 1864: Mortality of slaves at Faunsdale Plantation

Labor Contract

After emancipation a labor contract between Wm. Stickney and a number of hired servants was signed on the 24 Dec 1867.^[3]

The people who signed the labor contract were:

• Willis, (Head of Squad)
• Adeline, his wife
• Augustus, son
• Milford, son (of Adeline)
• Joe, brother

• Solomon Littlejohn, his mark
• Hannah, his wife

• Noah, his mark,
• Teresa, his wife
• Alick, son
• Mose, son, same, his mark

• Sam, his mark
• Lucy, his wife

• Shephard, his mark

• Joannah, her mark

Sources

1. ↑ https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/somerset-place/history/plantation-timeline/1840-1843 *Somerset Plantation 1840-1843
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-0e7370939a8 The Alabama Experience, The Story of Faunsdale Plantation
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll8/id/1458
   • 1867 Labor Contract, signatures are on p.4
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Petitions to County Court, 1816-1841:"Petitions to County Court, 1816-1841"
   Catalog: Petitions to County Court, 1816-1841 Petitions to County Court, 1816-1841
   Film number: 007513284 > image 317 of 346
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 19 November 2021)p.307-308
   • Lot F March 1840
5. ↑ https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p16062coll15/id/228 Josiah Collins Papers, p.10
6. ↑ Faunsdale 1846 http://sites.rootsweb.com/~afamerpl/plantations_usa/AL/faunsdale_1846names.html
7. ↑ Faunsdale Plantation 1857 Slave List http://sites.rootsweb.com/~afamerpl/plantations_usa/AL/faunsdale_1857names.html *Family name list
8. ↑ Faunsdale Plantation Family List http://sites.rootsweb.com/~afamerpl/plantations_usa/AL/faunsdale_slavefamilies.html *1864 Family List
9. ↑ United States Census, 1880: "United States Census, 1880"
   Catalog: 1880 federal population censusAlabama, 1880 federal census : soundex and population schedules Alabama: Madison (cont'd: E.D. 207, sheet 19-end) and Marengo (part: beginning-E.D. 94, sheet 36) Counties (NARA Series T9, Roll 22)
   Image path: United States Census, 1880 > Alabama > Marengo > Faunsdale > ED 94 > image 25 of 37; Citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 19 November 2021)
10. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
    Catalog: Population schedules of the eighth census of the United States, 1860Alabama, 1860 federal census : population schedules
    Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 > Alabama > Marengo > Township 17 R 5 E > image 14 of 20; Citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image (accessed 19 November 2021)
11. ↑ State census for the state of Alabama in the year 1866: "State census for the state of Alabama in the year 1866"
    Catalog: State census for Alabama for the year 1866 Macon County
    Film number: 004808466 > image 485 of 1191
    FamilySearch Image (accessed 19 November 2021)
    • 1866 Marengo Co, AL, this census is alphabetical.
12. ↑ http://sites.rootsweb.com/~afamerpl/plantations_usa/AL/faunsdale.html
    • SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION, Faunsdale Plantation, Location: Marengo Co., AL

See also: Wikipedia [Faunsdale Plantation]