Jim Rays Plantation, Granville County, North Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Cameron Slavery Black_Heritage

Plantation Index

North Carolina Plantations

Biography

Jim Rays Plantation began as property purchased by Duncan Cameron in Granville Co, NC, in 1802.^[1][2][3]

Slaves

In 1802 these enslaved persons were purchased from John Peace, the same man who sold Duncan Cameron one of the properties in Granville Co, NC, that year.^[4]

• Duke
• Pormey
• Abram
• Moses
• Winney
• Pleasant, a boy
• Dave, a boy, children of Winnie and Frank

1845 Jim Rays Slave Census list^[5]

• Jim Ray
• Mary
• Milly
• Harrison
• Eliza
• Logan
• Nel
• Mary
• Green
• Phil
• Margaret
• Henderson
• Harry
• Patsey
• Stephen
• Charles
• Sally
• Allan
• Nathan
• Emily
• Tom
• Jim
• Martha Ann
• Sarah
• Lucy
• Luke
• John
• Frithy
• Henry Master
• Rainy
• Nelly
• Tom
• Billy Green
• Ritta
• Archer
• Jean
• Betsey
• Cathey
• Mary
• Jim Green
• Hannah
• Squire
• Phillis
• Candais
• Austin
• Anderson
• Duncan born Sept 1845

1865 Jim Rays Slave Census^[6]

• Jim Ray
• Jim Green
• Bill Green
• Harrison
• Henry Master
• Charles
• John
• Henry
• Squire
• Green
• Moses
• Henderson
• Stephen
• Alen
• Nathan
• Anderson

Women

• Mary
• Rita
• Milly
• Eliza
• Patsey
• Sally
• Lucy
• Hannah
• Rainy
• Nelly
• Phillis
• Phib
• Candis

Boys

• Arch
• Tom
• Austin
• Jim

Girls

• Jean
• Emily

Children

• Caty
• Mary
• Logan
• Tom
• Martha
• Faitha
• Luke
• Betsey
• Newey died 8 Apr
• Sarah
• Duncan
• Wilson
• Siller

For more information see The Bennehan-Cameron Plantations page

Sources

1. ↑ Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947: "Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947"
   Catalog: Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947 Deeds, v. R-S 1802-1806
   Film number: 007416758 > image 38 of 638
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 20 February 2022)
   • 1802 from John West, Deed Bk R p.37, 535 acres in Granville Co, NC
2. ↑ Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947: "Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947"
   Catalog: Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947 Deeds, v. R-S 1802-1806
   Film number: 007416758 > image 57 of 638
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 20 February 2022)
   • 1802 from John Peace, Deed Bk R p. 67, 1087 3/4 acres in Granville Co, NC
3. ↑ Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947: "Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947"
   Catalog: Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947 Deeds, v. R-S 1802-1806
   Film number: 007416758 > image 427 of 638
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 20 February 2022)
   • 1805 Deed Bk S p.136, from John Bell 585 acres
4. ↑ Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947: "Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947"
   Catalog: Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947 Deeds, v. R-S 1802-1806
   Film number: 007416758 > image 74 of 638
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 20 February 2022)
   • 1802 Deed Bk R p.95, slaves purchased from John Peace, Granville Co, NC
5. ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/#d1e9979
   • Folder 3662 Volume 124: October 1845 Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
6. ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/#folder_3563#1
   • Folder 3668, Volume 130: circa 1865 Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.