Goodwood Plantation, Leon County, Florida
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Location: Leon County, Florida, United States
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Florida Plantations Slaves of Arvah Hopkins at Goodwood Plantation
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Goodwood Plantation
In 1832-1834, Hardy Bryan Croom bought 2400 acres of land in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida from the Lafayette Land Grant. His brother, Bryan Hardy Croom (1801-1875), also purchased parcels of land. The two men brought slaves from North Carolina to work the cotton plantation they developed, which would later be known as Goodwood Plantation.
Upon Hardy Croom's death, his brother assumed he inherited the plantation, but a 20 year court battle ensued between Bryan Hardy Croom (1801-1875) and Henrietta Smith, Hardy's mother-in-law, with the Supreme Court finally deciding the plantation and lands were to go to the Smith family.[1]([2]
On 8 Feb 1858, Arvah Hopkins purchased the Goodwood Plantation located in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, from then owner, Mrs. Henrietta Smith for $52,862.[3][4] They continued large scale operations of the plantation until 1865. After the war, the workforce consisted of share croppers and tenant farmers.
"In 1885 the heirs of Hopkins sold the estate to William Lamb Arrowsmith (1821-1886), surgeon-general to the Italian Garibaldi, who brought with him some of the paintings and furnishings still in the house. In 1911 Mrs. Arrowsmith sold Goodwood to Mrs. Fannie Tiers who remodeled the house to a Mt Vernon style and replaced the wrought iron with Georgian columns. Mrs. Tiers then sold the home to Senator William C. Hodges."[5]
In 1948, the widowed Mrs. Margaret Hodges married Thomas M. Hood. They continued to live at Goodwood. After her death in 1978, Thomas Hood "...began planning for the restoration of Goodwood to look as it did when his wife first saw the property in 1920s. Hood wanted the property become a museum and greenspace that would serve the Tallahassee community. Goodwood’s mission is based on that vision: Goodwood Museum & Gardens connects our community as a setting where we preserve and share our history, enjoy the arts, and celebrate significant events in our lives."[6]
Currently, in 2022, "Goodwood Museum & Gardens, a former plantation, will create a memorial to all people enslaved on the property from approximately 1832 until 1865. A permanent outdoor memorial site has been chosen on a half-acre space adorned with several large live oaks and a bank of azaleas. The memorial will list the names of known enslaved persons, and will be a site for sober contemplation and remembrance. It will also be a site for meeting, teaching, community engagement, and healing."[7]
Owners
- Hardy Bryan Croom, 1832-1837
- Bryan Hardy Croom (1801-1875), 1837-1857
- Henrietta Smith, 1857-1858, Mother-in-law of Hardy Croom
- Arvah Hopkins, 1858-1885
- William Lamb Arrowsmith (1821-1886), 1885 -1886
- Mrs. Elizabeth Arrowsmith, 1886-1911, widow of William
- Mrs. Alexander (Fannie) Tiers, 1911- 1925
- Senator William C. Hodges, 1925 -1940
- Mrs. Margaret Hodges, widow of William, 1925-1978 (married Thomas M. Hood in 1948)
- Thomas M. Hood, 1978-
Slaves Sold by Henrietta Smith to Arvah Hopkins in 1858
The property deed of purchase from the sale of the property from Henrietta Smith to Arvah Hopkins in 1858 listed the enslaved as follows:[3]
- Sam age 42
- Dolly age 35
- Bow (man) age 21
- Mary age 18
- Jane age 16
- Celia age 14
- Easter age 12
- Parker age 4
- Daniel age 6
- Lucy age 1
- Old Lucy an aged woman
- Henry age 38
- Mary age 28 (1)
- Letty age 6
- Maria age 4
- Ben age 48
- Lena age 40
- Milly age 16
- George age 21 (1)
- Patsey age 8
- Mary age 26 (2)
- Louisa age 7
- Harris age 18
- Nancy age 21
- Will age 4
- Rachel age 2 yrs
- Fed age 32
- Godfrey age 25
- William age 28
- Simmy (girl) age 10
- George age 5 (2)
- Ned age 38
- Rose age 27
- Noah age 6
- Jonas age 3
- Fereby (girl) age 1
- Moses age 28
- Celey age 25
- Mathew age 10
- Alfred age 32
- Lotty age 22
Slaves on the 1860 US Census Slave Schedule for Arvah Hopkins
- UNKNOWN M 50
- UNKNOWN M 30
- UNKNOWN M 20
- UNKNOWN F 14
- UNKNOWN M 9
- UNKNOWN M 3
- UNKNOWN F 45
- UNKNOWN F 29
- UNKNOWN F 16
- UNKNOWN F 11
- UNKNOWN F 8
- UNKNOWN F 3
Persons Enslaved at Goodwood Plantation between 1832 - 1865
This is a list of slaves named on the Goodwood Museum and Gardens (formerly Goodwood Plantation) website as having been enslaved there between 1832 and 1865. It is not known as yet who their enslaver was, nor the exact timeframe any specific slave was on the property. The museum currently is planning a permanent memorial for the enslaved to be erected on the site.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Florida Supreme Court. Smith v. Croom. 1839. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/260675>, accessed 18 June 2021.
- ↑ https://www.floridamemory.com/find?keywords=slaves&query=&page=28)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Deed:
"Deeds, 1825-1886; index, 1825-1940"
Catalog: Deeds, 1825-1886; index, 1825-1940 Deeds, v. L 1855-1858
Film number: 008190672 > image 399 of 453
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSL6-7SQR-X (accessed 6 April 2022)- Deed Bk L p.659, the enslaved are named in this deed.
- ↑ Goodwood Plantation, Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwood_Plantation)
- ↑ Goodwood before remodeling - Tallahassee, Florida. 1911 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/27976>, accessed 5 July 2022
- ↑ Goodwood Museum & gardens history (https://www.goodwoodmuseum.org/history/)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Goodwood Museum & Gardens Enslaved memorial plans, including a list of the names of enslaved people at the plantation from 1832-1865 (https://www.goodwoodmuseum.org/memorial/)
See also:
- Microsoft PowerPoint - Recollection of specific people enslaved at Goodwood
- Slaves of Arvah Hopkins at Goodwood Plantation
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