Logsdale Plantation, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Hendrick Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Taxes 1.2 Census Data 1.3 Slaves 1.4 Notables 2 Sources

Background

Logsdale Plantation was purchased from Robert Burton about 1800. Located in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, it held 1953 acres. The property was to be sold to William Hendrick Sr. but he died before the plantation was transferred to him so the deed eventually went to his heirs through Charles Haskins, who was the trustee for the children/heirs of William Hendrick. The plantation, originally built by Samuel Hopkins Jr in 1783, was purchased for the sum of £1500. The deed was dated 15 Mar 1800.^[1] After the death of William Hendrick Sr., his son, William Hendrick Jr. took over the plantation. When William Jr. died his sons inherited the plantation.

Taxes

1800 taxes, the widow Judith Hendrick:^[2]

• Ben
• Lucy
• Jane (age)16
• Sally

Hendrick's widow Judith married Dr. Amasa Palmer^[3] who opened a boarding school on the property in 1811.^[4]

Tax 1806, William Hendrick Jr. was listed with a number of unnamed enslaved, and 1 enslaved person named Bet over age 16^[5]

Census Data

The 1820 census lists step-father, Dr. Amasa Palmer, next to William Hendrick Jr who now owned the Logsdale plantation. It is unknown if it was Dr. Palmer or William Jr. who was actually running the plantation at this time. Dr. Palmer had 31 unnamed enslaved persons and William Hendrick Jr. had 34 unnamed enslaved persons listed on this census.^[6]

• 6 males under age 14
• 5 males under age 26
• 1 male between the ages of 26-45
• 1 male over the age of 45

• 11 females under age 14
• 6 females under age 26
• 1 female between the ages of 26-45
• 1 female over the age of 45

By 1830 William Hendrick Jr. had doubled his number of enslaved persons to work the Logsdale Plantation. The increase in number of enslaved persons in this year may mean that he received his inheritance due him from his father. (whom step-father Palmer, dec'd in 1828, had been overseeing?)^[7]

• 8 males under age 10
• 27 males ages 10-24
• 3 males ages 24-36

• 24 females under age 10
• 15 females ages 10-24
• 8 females ages 24-36
• 4 females ages 36-55

Slaves

For more information please see:

• the Slaves of William Hendrick Sr
• Judith Hendrick Palmer
• the Slaves of William Hendrick Jr

Notables

Rev. James Solomon Russell is said to have been born on this plantation about 1857. His mother Araminta (see Minta on the probate inventory), and grandmother Selia (also on the probate inventory 3 names below Minta), lived on this plantation working in "the big house". Russell was a prominent Episcopal Priest and Educator.^[4] Please see his profile for more information.

Sources

1. ↑ Deed: "Deed records, 1765-1905 ; general index to deeds, 1765-1933"
   Catalog: Deed records, 1765-1905 ; general index to deeds, 1765-1933 Deed books, v. 9-10 1795-1801
   Film number: 008151721 > image 479 of 616
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSKJ-Q78J-9 (accessed 5 January 2024)
   • Deed Bk 10 p.346
2. ↑ Personal Property Tax: "Personal property tax lists, 1782-1850"
   Catalog: Personal property tax lists, 1782-1850 Personal property tax lists 1782-1805
   Film number: 007857023 > image 811 of 1116
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS73-991Y-V (accessed 5 January 2024)
   • 1800 tax roll
3. ↑ United States Census, 1810: "United States Census, 1810"
   Image path: United States Census, 1810 > North Carolina > Warren > Not Stated > image 4 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB9-L37 (accessed 5 January 2024)
   • 1810 census for Amasa Palmer who was single at the time of the census at Warren County, North Carolina
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Logsdale Hendrick Plantation http://sovahomefront.org/_site_logsdale.php
5. ↑ Personal Property Tax: "Personal property tax lists, 1782-1850"
   Catalog: Personal property tax lists, 1782-1850 Personal property tax lists 1806-1828 (1808 list is missing)
   Film number: 007857024 > image 21 of 972
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS73-Q943-N (accessed 5 January 2024)
   • 1806 tax
6. ↑ United States Census, 1820: "United States Census, 1820"
   Image path: United States Census, 1820 > Virginia > Mecklenburg > Not Stated > image 37 of 52; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYY-2J4 (accessed 5 January 2024)
   • 1820 census, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
7. ↑ United States Census, 1830: "United States Census, 1830"
   Image path: United States Census, 1830 > Virginia > Mecklenburg > Part I > image 7 of 83; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBC-3SK (accessed 5 January 2024)
   • 1830 census, enumeration of the enslaved, 6th line from the bottom

• Hendricks Family Bible
• Palmer-Mayfield Family Bible
• The Pamunkey Hendrick Family by Will Hendricks. pages 107-110