Shepards Place Plantation, Leon County, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Leon, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: Shepard Slavery Black_Heritage

Plantation Index

Contents 1 History 2 Slave Owners 2.1 Census 2.2 Slaves 3 Sources

History

Shepard's Place Plantation was located in Leon Co, FL. It belonged to John S. Shepard^[1] who purchased the plantation and 66 slaves from Robert Grattan Gamble Jr. & Letitia (Breckinridge) Gamble in 1838.^[2]

Slave Owners

• Robert Howard Gamble & Letitia (Breckinridge) Gamble
• John S. Shepard, purchased in 1838

Census

1850 slave schedule for John S. Shepard,^[3] and John L. Shepard. The "L" appears to have been an error.^[4]

The 1850 tax rolls state that John S. Shepard has 109 slaves, 2,899 acres and 310 bales (400 lbs) of cotton.^[5]

Slaves

In 1835 John Shepard purchased 14 slaves of William Garrett (slave trader):^[6]

• Hanner age 23
• Harriet age 17
• Kitty age 15
• Mary age 15
• Margaret age 16
• Malinda age 16
• Eliza Ann age 16
• Mary age 15
• Manda age 14
• Sam age 17
• Sam age 16
• Ally age 34
• Lewis age 4
• Ann Mariah age 2

In 1838 the following 66 enslaved persons were purchased from Robert Gamble and Letitia (Breckinridge) Gamble, his wife:^[7]

• Anthony
• Alexander
• Jim, not the same person as James
• Patience
• Allen, not the same person as Allen (Gatlin) Shepard
• Pink
• Sarah, not the same person as Sarah
• Francis
• Mary Ann, not the same person as Mary or Mary
• Julia
• Ann
• Betsey
• Charlotte
• Britten
• Dick, not the same person as Dick
• Willis
• Andrew
• Jackson
• Archer
• John
• Charles
• Wiley
• Ned
• Harry
• Glasgow
• Ceaser
• Godfrey
• London
• Eliza, not the same person as Eliza
• Dane
• Henderson
• Ben
• Sam
• James, not the same person as Jim
• Hastey
• Harriett, may possible be Harriett William
• Perkins
• Harriott, may possible be Harriett William
• William
• Mirandy
• Jane
• Eliza, not the same person as Eliza
• Harriott
• Bener
• Sarah, not the same person as Sarah
• Mary, not the same person as Mary
• Mary, not the same person as Mary
• Rose, possibly the same person as Rose Sheppard
• Alice
• Kitty, not the same person as Kitty
• Amanda
• Margaret
• Malinda
• Flira
• Hannah, not the same as Hannah
• Bob
• Edward
• Simeon, possibly same person as Simon (see below in family group)
• Silvey
• Autrey
• Shade
• Dick, not the same person as Dick
• Lucinda
• Lavinia
• Lewis, not the same person as Lewis
• Maria

In 1856 John Swann Shepard's estate was divided. Some of the enslaved came from Shepards Place Plantation, Leon County, Florida and some came from New Hope Plantation, Leon County, Florida. The paperwork did not state which plantation each came from. There were at least 26 families, divided as follows:^[8]

Widow's Dower - Mrs Shepard

• Hannah age 47, possibly Hannah or Hannah
• Priscilla age 20
• Peter Nixon age 30
• Matilda age 15

• Britton age 46
• Harriet William age 36
• Anthony age 19
• William age 11
• Chloe age 8
• Fanny age 4

• Glass age 40, possibly the same person as Glasgow
• Margaret age 35
• Caroline age 12
• Hezakiah age 7
• LaFayette age 4
• Jefferson age 3

• Jack Akis age 47
• Rose age 37
• Cornelius age 22

• Jim Gatlin age 42, possibly the same person as Jim
• Isabel age 52
• Ben Gillet age 20
• Ellen, child of Isabel age 12

• Mathew age 47
• Lizzie age 32
• Maria age 2, child of Lizzie
• Dinah age 14
• Mary age 15
• Isaiah age 4
• Timothy age 3

• Howeth age 24
• Jim age 32, may be the same person as Jim
• Julia Ann age 32
• Mary age 11
• Fanny age 12
• Allen age 20
• Patience 42
• Jacob age 4, child of Patience
• Francis age 20
• Anthony, infant of Francis

Lot No. 2 to Robert Shepard

• Andrew age 30
• Rose Sheppard age 27
• Hagar age 15 months, child of Rose Sheppard
• Susan age 7

• Ichabod age 24
• Silvia age 22
• Seth age 2

• Simon age 25, possibly the same person as Simeon
• Harriett Gatlin age 27
• Clara age 4
• Neverson age 3

• Charles age 57
• Harriet age 52, possbily Hannah
• Robert (dwarf) age 27
• Edmund age 21
• Hamlet age 24
• Lucinda age 20
• Sophia age 2

Lot No.3 to Mrs.Julia Pettes

• Penny age 34
• Bill age 19
• Mahala age 8
• George age 4
• Louisa age 3

• John Long age 46
• Jane age 37
• John age 9 months, child of Jane, and probably John Long.
• Julia age 15
• Henry age 13
• Austin age 8
• Millard age 5
• Josiah age 2

• Lewis age 22, may be Lewis or Lewis
• Hughy age 27
• Ned age 37

Lot No.4 to Mrs. Alice Gibbon

• Nancy age 47

• Allen age 24

• Maria age 47, may be the same person as Mary who has a son, Bryant
• Bryant age 18

• Nelson age 24

• Charles age 15, appears to be son of Julia
• Lucinda age 17, appears to be daughter of Julia

• Jo Tom age 20, probably same person as Joe Toms
• Lavinia age 19

• Pink age 40
• George age 17
• Nathan age 4

• Caesar age 47
• Hasty age 42
• Dick age 21, may be Dick or Dick

Lot No.5 to Miss L. Shepard

• Wiley age 42
• Mary Hunt age 37
• Jim Branch age 17
• Patsey age 7
• Albert age 5

• Henderson age 32
• Kathy age 27
• Virginia age 1 year, child of Kathy
• Jourdan age 10
• Emily age 8
• Adaline age 4

• Benoni age 30, probably the same person as Benona, not sure if male or female
• Sally age 26
• Butler age 1 year, child of Sally
• Gilbert age 13
• Lewis age 8
• Shaley age 3

• Daniel age 32

Lot No.6 to M. A. Chaires

• Henry Sawyer age 25
• Marion age 20
• Melvina age 6 months, child of Marion
• Alfred age 3

• Jerry age 27
• Harriett Nixon age 29
• Celie age 9
• Fred age 7

• Lewis age 22, may be Lewis or Lewis
• Eliza age 30, may be Gamble-4012 or Gamble-4016

• Peter Copeland age 32
• Betsey age 20
• Katy age 2 months, child of Betsey

• Charlotte age 52

• Joe Goodall age 62

• Moses age 52

For more information please see:

• New Hope Plantation page

Sources

1. ↑ The Red Hills of Florida https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Red_Hills_of_Florida_1528_1865/CL5bBAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1
   • Page 133, 134
2. ↑ Deed: "Deeds, 1825-1886; index, 1825-1940"
   Catalog: Deeds, 1825-1886; index, 1825-1940 Deeds, v. E 1835-1839
   Film number: 007898640 > image 450 of 572
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4K-FS54-K (accessed 9 April 2022)
   • Deed Bk E p.638
3. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > Florida > Leon > Leon county > image 92 of 100; Citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC94-19C (accessed 9 April 2022)
   • 1850 slave schedule, John S. Shepard
4. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > Florida > Leon > Leon county > image 91 of 100; Citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC94-B16 (accessed 9 April 2022)
   • 1850 slave schedule John L. Shepard
5. ↑ Florida Plantations Past http://www.dejaelaine.com/miscplantations7.html This info is from The Red Hill of Florida 1528-1865, By: Clifton Paisley, The University of Alabama Press, *Page 129, 133, 135, 137, 139
6. ↑ Law case papers, 1825-1925: "Law case papers, 1825-1925"
   Catalog: Law case papers, 1825-1925 Law packets, no. 1234-1280
   Film number: 008683875 > image 554 of 1480
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-F3ZJ-X9C6-8 (accessed 10 April 2022)
   • Loose court papers, Leon Co, FL circuit court 1836
7. ↑ Deed: "Deeds, 1825-1886; index, 1825-1940"
   Catalog: Deeds, 1825-1886; index, 1825-1940 Deeds, v. E 1835-1839
   Film number: 007898640 > image 450 of 572
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4K-FS54-K (accessed 10 April 2022)
   • Deed Bk E p.639
8. ↑ Chancery order books, 1829-1889: "Chancery order books, 1829-1889"
   Catalog: Chancery order books, 1829-1889 Chancery order book, v. 1 1841-1878
   Film number: 008683673 > image 74 of 414
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-F3ZK-TGRW (accessed 9 April 2022)