Leathers Plantation, Orange County, North Carolina

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

Plantations Index

The Bennehan-Cameron Plantations

Biography

Leathers Plantation in Orange Co, NC, originates with Thomas D. Bennehan who purchased the land from William and Fielding Leathers in 1816.^[1] The Cameron Family Papers mentions the Leathers Plantation has pork, meat, and cotton from 1822-1834.^[2] The Leathers Plantation was most likely sold before Thomas Bennehan died as it is not listed in his probate inventory in 1847.

Slaves

1830 Leathers Plantation Slave Census:^[3]

• Daniel Shiff
• Isham
• Peter
• Nehimiah
• Donum
• Lewis
• Ephraim
• Sandy Fork
• Joe
• Allen
• Henderson
• Simon
• Nelson
• Tom
• Carolina (Carline?)
• Charles
• Bob
• Juravis
• Edmond
• Lewis
• William

Females

• Nelly
• Pegy
• Nancy
• Viney
• Sucky
• Diner (Dinah)
• Mariah
• Sally
• Manerva
• Eliza
• Delphy
• Lyd (Lydia)
• Chana
• Polly
• Mary
• Ann
• Lizy
• Aggy
• Ferchy
• Anekey
• Easter
• Simon
• Ema
• Olyn
• Ann
• Mary
• Susan

1834 Leathers Plantation Slave Census, Duncan Cameron slaves^[4]

• Daniel Shiff age 64
• Nehimiah age 45
• Allen age 38
• Isham age 30
• Peter age 23
• Ephraim age 20
• Edmond age 45
• Sandy Fork age 20
• Nelson age 20
• Tom age 16
• Bob age 13 or 14
• Carolina Carline? age 13
• William age 12
• Henderson age 11
• Charles age 13
• Donum age 64

Women & Children

• Nelley age 35
• Mary age 20
• Vina age 32
• Sucky age 25
• Nancy age 50
• Chaney age 18
• Dinah age 24
• Olley age 35
• Sally age 37
• Lyd (Lydia) age 14
• Polly age 14
• Mariah age 60
• Eliza age 22
• Delpha age 20
• Peggy age 40
• Little Mary age 16
• Suza age 12

• Ann age 10 of Nelley

• Ann age 10 of Sally
• Aggy age 10

Children of Nelley

• Elizabeth age 8
• Lusy age 5

Children of Vina

• Firiba age 8
• America age 6
• Romanna age 2

Children of Sucky

• Emeline age 7
• Arthur age 5
• Jourdan age 3
• Patcy 4 weeks

Children of Chaney

• Harriot age 3 months

Children of Dinah

• Lucinda age 5
• Nan age 3

Children of Sally

• Simeon age 8
• Davey age 6
• Milley age 2

Children of Manerva

• Easter age 7
• Gusty age 4

Children of Delpha

• Barbara age 9 months

Children of Peggy

• Phoeba age 4
• Violet age 2

Please see the Bennehan-Cameron Plantations Page for more information.

Sources

1. ↑ Deeds (original) 1755-1961; index 1755-1962: "Deeds (original) 1755-1961; index 1755-1962"
   Catalog: Deeds (original) 1755-1961; index 1755-1962 Deeds v. 17-18 1818-1821
   Film number: 007545829 > image 66 of 468
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 20 February 2022)
   • 1816 Deed Bk 17 p.117
2. ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133 Subseries 6.7. Other Account Books, 1768-1887
   • Folder 3654, Volume 116: 1834 Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
3. ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133 Subseries 6.7. Other Account Books, 1768-1887
   • Folder 3653, Volume 115: 1830 Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
4. ↑ Cameron Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/#d1e9979 Subseries 6.7.1. Other Antebellum and Civil War Era Account Books, 1768-1865
   • Folder 3654, Volume 116: 1834