Oak Hill Plantation, Loudoun, Virginia
Location: [unknown]
US Black Heritage Index of Plantations
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Oak Hill Plantation, Loudoun County, Virginia
Owned by: James Monroe (1758-1831)
Monroe and his uncle Joseph Jones jointly purchased 4,400 acres (18 km2) of land in Loudoun County in 1794. When Jones died without direct heirs in 1805, Monroe gained sole possession of the property. However, Monroe continued to live primarily at Highland Plantation, Albemarle County, Virginia —until 1826, when he was forced to sell that property to pay debts he had incurred while serving as president. The main mansion of the property was constructed in 1822 for Monroe, who subsequently split time between this estate and another home at Monroe Hill on the grounds of the University of Virginia after his term as president. Oak Hill was Monroe's only residence for three years, from 1827 to 1830, and it was one of his residences during 22 years. The mansion was built in 1820, during Monroe's presidency. Before that, Monroe's residence at the estate was the clapboard building known in recent years as the Monroe Cottage.[1]
Named Slaves
- Meema Baker, born c.1814
- John Baker, son of Meema
- Sally Baker, daughter of Meema
- Lewis Baker
- Natus Berryman, born c1812
- Dan C. born before 1809
- James Carr, born c.1773
- Jim Carr
- Judy Carr
- unknown Carr, Judy's child born before 1823
- unknown Carr, Judy's child born before 1823
- unknown Carr, Judy's child born before 1823
- Davy Cooksey, listed as plantation hand in 1823
- George Dabney, born before 1823
- Jerry Dabney, listed as a boy in 1823
- Isaac Dade, listed as a mechanic/Blacksmith in 1823
- Margy Dade, listed as Isaac Dade's wife
- Garner/Tamery/Tamory Derry, born c. 1776
- Joseph Fox, born before 1809
- Charles Gantt ,may not be enslaved, born before 1830
- Alfred Gantt , born c.1820
- Judy Gantt, Born born c. 1800
- Catherine Gantt, Judy Gantt's child born before 1836
- Edmund Gantt, born before 1836 Judy Gantt's Child
- Henry Gantt, Judy Gantt's child born before 1836
- James Gantt , Judy Gantt's child born before 1836
- Washington Gantt, Judy Gantt's child, born before 1836
- Nancy Gantt, born c. 1818
- Unknown Gantt, Nancy's infant born c. 1836
- Ralph Gantt, born c. 1822
- Nancy Green, born c.1761
- Solomon Green, born c. 1791
- John Hartford, listed as a boy in 1823 born c. 1811
- George Harris, born c.1781
- George Harris, born c. 1818
- Jim Harris , plantation hand in 1823
- Nancy Harris, born c. 1794
- Cornelia Harris, born before 1836, Nancy Harris's child
- Priscilla Harris , Nancy's child born before 1836
- Soy Harris, born c. 1776
- Anderson Harris or Harrys born c. 1820
- Callipro/Callipso Harris born before 1810 , may be Jim Harris's wife
- Unknown Harris, Callipso's child, born before 1823
- Molly/Polly Jackson, born c.1771
- Samuel Jackson, born c. 1790
- Molly Jackson, born before 1810 Sam Jackson's wife?
- Miney? Jackson, born before 1823, Molly's child
- James Jones, born before 1823
- Soy Lee, born before 1823
- Jenny Lee, born before 1823, Soy's wife?
- 3 unnamed children of Jenny
- James Lewis, plantation hand in 1823
- Samuel Love, born c.1787
- Sally Love, Samuel's wife? born before 1810
- 2 unnamed children of Sally born before 1823
- James Lumpkin, born before 1830
- Joe Lompkin, born before 1830
- Hannah Maken, born before 1823 (probably before 1810) Jim's wife
- Jim Maken, born before 1823 (probably before 1810)
- Charity Malorry, already married by 1823 to Peter Malorry
- Peter Malorry, born c. 1764
- John Richard/Richards, born before 1823
- Zachariah Root, born c. 1791
- Harry Short, born c. 1800
- Joseph Short, born c. 1806
- Betsy Thompson, born c. 1796
- George Williams born c. 1786
- Ann Williams and 2 unnamed children born before 1823. George's wife?
Research Notes
The source lists many more mentions of slaves by first name only. Many of these are probably the same people listed above, but many are not.[2]
Where it says a person was born before a certain date, that is the date of them being mentioned in a source. They might have been born several years before.
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Oak Hill (James Monroe house)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak_Hill_(James_Monroe_house)&oldid=1110613411 (accessed September 21, 2022).
- ↑ https://www.leesburgva.gov/home/showdocument?id=8851
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