Pickens Plantation, Marengo County, Alabama

Date: About 1840 to about 1865
Location: Marengo, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: Manning Slavery Black_Heritage

Index of Plantations

Biography

The Pickens Plantation was said to be about 456 acres and located in Marengo Co, AL, and was owned by Dr. James Manning.^[1] The following slaves were listed on the 1852 inventory of the Pickens Plantation.^[2] There are spaced between the family units that were identified as such.

• Joe, age 51, husband
• Celia (or Sely), age 51, wife
• Isabel, age 26, Celia's daughter
• Aaron, age 6, Isabel's child
• Mary, age 2, Isabel's daughter
• Shadrach, age 2 months, Isabel's son

• Billy (Big), age 52, husband
• Amy, age 45, wife
• Joe, age 14, their son, (had white swelling)
• Billy (Little), age 20, son
• Cassins, age 13, son
• Jarret, age 11, son
• Sophy, age 8, daughter
• Susan, age 6, daughter
• Moses, age 1, son

• Rhoda, age 30

• Sarah, age 35, mother
• King, age 14, son
• John Henry, age 9, son
• Barbara, age 3, daughter
• Nathan, age 30 (husband of Sarah)

• Tom, (African), age 65
• Sukey, age 55

• Isaac, (African), age 60, husband
• Anna, age 40, wife
• Coffee, age 18, her son
• Peyton, age 11, her son
• Si or Simon, age 9, her son
• Matilda, age 7, her daughter
• Felix, age 4, her son
• Isaphoena, age 2, her daughter

• Aphia, age 50, mother
• Tishy (Lutitia), age 28, daughter
• Mary Catherine, age 6, (Lutitia's ch)
• Patience Sophia, age 3, (Lutitia's ch)

• Davy, age 48, husband
• Jinny, age 55, wife

• Albert (Bushy Head), age 35, husband
• Caroline, age 32, wife
• Nelson, age 11, son
• Alabama, age 8, daughter
• Elsa Ann, age 4, daughter

Census

1850 Census Slave Schedules - Marengo Co, AL, Est. Jas Manning^[3]

1866 Alabama State Census - This is Alabama state census book lists all the African-American's in Marengo Co, AL in 1866. They were listed in Alphabetical order. If you can't find your ancestor name in this list try looking under the last name Manning.^[4]

See also: The Slaves of Dr. Manning

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90175694/1858-manning-plantation-sale/ Alabama Beacon, Greensboro, Alabama, 27 Aug 1858, Fri, Page 3
   • 1858 Plantation for sale
2. ↑ Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985: "Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985"
   Image path: Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985 > Madison > Probate records 1851-1858 vol 16 > image 122 of 266
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 6 December 2021)
   • Pickens Plantation inventory.
3. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   Catalog: Alabama, 1850 federal census : population schedulesPopulation schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850 Alabama: Slave schedules, Madison, Marengo, Marion, and Marshall counties (NARA Series M432, Roll 21)
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > Alabama > Marengo > Marengo county > image 173 of 259; Citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 17 November 2021)
   • 1850 Marengo Co, AL p.173-175
4. ↑ State census for the state of Alabama in the year 1866: "State census for Alabama for the year 1855 State census for Alabama for the year 1866"
   Catalog: State census for Alabama for the year 1855 State census for Alabama for the year 1866 Macon County
   Film number: 004808466 > image 516 of 1191
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 19 November 2021)
   • 1866 Marengo Co, AL state census