Samuel Blackburn Plantation Bath County Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Bath, Virginia, United States
Surname/tag: Blackburn

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Slaves 3 1810 Census 4 1820 Census 5 1830 Census 6 List of Slaves and Their Relocation Response 7 Will 8 Sources

Introduction

This page lists the slaves owned by Samuel Blackburn in Bath County, Virginia and possibly other locations. All but two of his slaves agreed to relocate to Liberia. They were transported aboard the ship Luna in 1836.^[1]

Slaves

• Aaron
• Adam (husband of Eliza)
• Andy/Andew (son of Lucy)
• Ann (child of Any & Lewis)
• Ann #2
• Anny (wife of Lewis)
• Billy
• Caroline
• Cuff
• Cyrus #1 (child of Any & Lewis)
• Cyrus #2 (member of Cuff's family)
• Dolly
• Drusilla (child of Ann #2)
• Eli (child of Jane)
• Eliza (wife of Adam)
• George (child of Any & Lewis)
• Hawkins
• Henry (child of Any & Lewis)
• Hezekiah/Kiah (child of Any & Lewis)
• Hughaat (child of Caroline)
• Jacob
• Jane/Jenny
• Jim/James (child of Any & Lewis)
• John #1 (child of Any & Lewis)
• John #2 (child of Dolly)
• John #3 (member of Cuff's family)
• Lewis (husband of Anny)
• Lucy
• Margaret/Peggy (child of Jane)
• Marshall (child of Any & Lewis)
• Martha (child of Jane)
• Mary (child of Any & Lewis)
• Mary Ann (member of Cuff's family)
• Nancy (child of Any & Lewis)
• Nelson
• Phillis (member of Cuff's family)
• Rachel #1 (child of Dolly)
• Rachel #2 (member of Cuff's family)
• Ritty/Katy (member of Cuff's family)
• Robinson (child of Any & Lewis)
• Scarboro/Scarborough
• Sally (child of Any & Lewis)
• Sam/Samuel
• Sarah
• Sharlotte (child of Dolly)
• Solomon (blacksmith)
• Tom

1810 Census

Samuel owned 24 slaves in 1810.^[2]

1820 Census

Slaves tallied in the 1820 census. Samuel Blackburn owned 28 slaves in 1820.^[3]

Age	Birth Year	Gender	Possible Name
under 14	1806-1820	M	-
under 14	1806-1820	M	-
under 14	1806-1820	M	-
under 14	1806-1820	M	-
14-25	1795-1806	M	-
14-25	1795-1806	M	-
14-25	1795-1806	M	-
14-25	1795-1806	M	-
26-44	1776-1794	M	-
26-44	1776-1794	M	-
26-44	1776-1794	M	-
26-44	1776-1794	M	-
26-44	1776-1794	M	-
26-44	1776-1794	M	-
over 45	before 1775	M	-
under 14	1806-1820	F	-
under 14	1806-1820	F	-
under 14	1806-1820	F	-
under 14	1806-1820	F	-
under 14	1806-1820	F	-
14-25	1795-1806	F	-
14-25	1795-1806	F	-
26-44	1776-1794	F	-
26-44	1776-1794	F	-
26-44	1776-1794	F	-
over 45	before 1775	F	-
over 45	before 1775	F	-
over 45	before 1775	F	-

1830 Census

Slaves tallied in the 1830 census. Samuel Blackburn owned 38 slaves in 1830.^[4]

Age	Birth Year	Gender	Possible Name
under 10	1820-1830	M	-
under 10	1820-1830	M	-
under 10	1820-1830	M	-
under 10	1820-1830	M	-
under 10	1820-1830	M	-
under 10	1820-1830	M	-
under 10	1820-1830	M	-
under 10	1820-1830	M	-
10-23	1807-1820	M	-
10-23	1807-1820	M	-
10-23	1807-1820	M	-
10-23	1807-1820	M	-
24-35	1795-1806	M	-
24-35	1795-1806	M	-
24-35	1795-1806	M	-
24-35	1795-1806	M	-
36-54	1776-1794	M	-
55-99	1731-1775	M	-
55-99	1731-1775	M	-
55-99	1731-1775	M	-
under 10	1820-1830	F	-
under 10	1820-1830	F	-
10-23	1807-1820	F	-
10-23	1807-1820	F	-
10-23	1807-1820	F	-
10-23	1807-1820	F	-
10-23	1807-1820	F	-
10-23	1807-1820	F	-
10-23	1807-1820	F	-
10-23	1807-1820	F	-
10-23	1807-1820	F	-
24-35	1795-1806	F	-
36-54	1776-1794	F	-
36-54	1776-1794	F	-
55-99	1731-1775	F	-
55-99	1731-1775	F	-
55-99	1731-1775	F	-
55-99	1731-1775	F	-

List of Slaves and Their Relocation Response

"The list of slaves belonging to the Estate of Gen'l Samuel Blackburn dec'd"
"We Thomas J. Michie Alexander H H Stuart & Samuel Blackburn do hereby certify that John R. Peyton Esq Exr of Gen Samuel Blackburn dec’d did this day in our presence after being fully explained the alternatives personally proposed the Question to the negroes whose names are contained in the above list whether they would accept of their freedom on the Terms of their masters will & that the answers opposite their respective names express their election"
"We further certify that a few days after the within election was made by the slaves of General Samuel Blackburn Anne for herself & child & Charlotte who had elected not to accept their freedom on the terms prescribed in Gen Blackburn’s will asked leave to change their election which was granted to them & they accordingly elected to accept their freedom & were in consequence thereof sent by the Executor to Liberia. Given under our hands this 13 day of Sept 1836. Alex H H Stuart."^[5]

Name	Response	Comments
John Cuffy	yes	-
Phillis	yes	-
Solomon	yes	-
Jacob	yes	-
Rachel & child	yes	-
Katy & 2 children	yes	-
Lewis	yes	-
Anny	yes	-
Cyrus	yes	-
James	yes	-
Marshall	yes	-
Robertson	yes	-
Hezekiah	yes	-
Henry	yes	-
John	yes	-
George	yes	-
Caroline & child	yes	-
Mary	yes	-
Nancy	yes	-
Sarah	yes	-
Anne	yes	-
Jenny	yes	-
Martha	yes	-
Samuel	yes	-
Nelson	yes	-
Eli	yes	-
Peggy	yes	-
Lucy	yes	-
Adam	yes	-
Andrew	yes	-
Eliza	yes	-
Sally	no	-
Anne & child	no	changed to yes
Rachel	yes	-
Charlotte	no	changed to yes
John	yes	-
Scarborough	no	-
Hawkins	yes	-
Tom	yes	-
Aaron	no response shown	-
Billy	no response shown	-

Will

Samuel Blackwell offered to emancipate all of his slaves if they agreed to be relocated to a colony in Liberia. All but two of his slaves accepted this offer.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1836 Slave Emigration to Liberia. Emancipators Database, Virginia Emigrants to Liberia, Virginia Center for Digital History (Blackburn search results: Search Emancipators for Blackburn on 9 March 2023)
   • The slaves of Gen. Samuel Blackburn of Augusta were emancipated in 1836. They were transported to Liberia on the ship Luna.
2. ↑ 1810 U.S. census, Bath County, Virginia, population schedule, location not stated, p. 445 (penned), white male over 45 years old in the Samuel Blackburn household, digital image 4 of 40, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 09 March 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M252, roll 66
3. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, Bath County, Virginia, population schedule, location not stated, p. 318 (penned), white male over 45 years old in the Samuel Blackwell household, digital image 11 of 23, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 09 March 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 129
4. ↑ 1830 U.S. census, Bath County, Virginia, population schedule, location not stated, p. 185 (penned), white male age 60-69 years old in the Samuel Blackwell household, digital image 4 of 42, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 09 March 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 189
5. ↑ 1835 Samuel Blackburn Estate Relocation List. Virginia, Bath County, County Court, Wills, Vol. 4, pp. 326-327, 1 October 1835, digital images 178-179 of 651, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 09 March 2023)
6. ↑ 1830 Samuel Blackburn Estate Will & Codicil. Virginia, Bath County, County Court, Wills, Vol. 4, pp. 265-270, 1 June 1830, digital images 146-150 of 651, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 09 March 2023) Samuel Blackburn Will Transcription

• 1835 Samuel Blackburn Estate Appraisal. Virginia, Bath County, County Court, Wills, Vol. 4, pp. 304-309, 25 July 1835, digital images 167-170 of 651, FamilySearch.org ([6]: accessed 09 March 2023).

• ca 1836 Samuel Blackburn Estate Sale Bill. Virginia, Bath County, County Court, Wills, Vol. 4, pp. 311-315, digital images 171-173 of 651, FamilySearch.org ([7]: accessed 09 March 2023)
  • As to the manumitted slaves will have to continue on the farm until the end of the year to finish the crops and to enable the Executor to ascertain this Legal as well as pecuniary responsibilities & as they must be supported in the mean time.