Slaves of Abijah Yeager, Alabama

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: Yeager USBH Slavery

The purpose of this page is to identify and document the slaves held by Abijah Yeager (1788-1862) in Bibb County, Alabama.

Contents 1 1840 Census 2 1850 Slave Schedule 2.1 Deed of Sale 3 1860 Slave Schedule 4 Probate and Estate Documents

1840 Census

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census" Year: 1840; Census Place: Bibb, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 128; Family History Library Film: 0002332 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8057 #1242456 (accessed 17 February 2022) Abijah Yeager.

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1

Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 1

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1

1850 Slave Schedule

• 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules" The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8055 #90114053 (accessed 17 February 2022) A Yeager in W C River, Bibb, Alabama, USA. See: 1850 Slave Schedule for Abijah Yeager

Male 70

Female 32

Male 30

Male 16

Female 13

Male 10

Female 9 possibly Dunilla

Female 6 possibly Haster

Male 4

Female 3

Male 8/12

Deed of Sale

In 1853 Abijah gifted one slave Haster, age 8, to his daughter Martha

• Bibb County, Alabama Deeds, book 'G', page 568 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3Q1-F9SN-J?i=573&cat=440215), Family Search, database with images, accessed 15 May 2021

In 1853 Abijah gifted one slave Dunilla, age 10, to his daughter Theodocia

• Deed Book "G", Page 570, Bibb County, Alabama (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3Q1-F9SD-3?i=574&cat=440215), Family Search, database with images, accessed 15 May 2021

1860 Slave Schedule

• 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules" The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7668 #91476913 (accessed 17 February 2022) Abijah Yeager in Bibb, Alabama, USA. See: 1860 Slave Schedule for Abijah Yeager

Male 32 - Jacob

Female 37 - Larina

Male 20 - Joseph

Female 18 - Amey

Male 16 - Simon

Male 10 - George

Male 9 - Thomas

Male 7 - Austin

Male 6 - Samuel

Probate and Estate Documents

• "Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRTY-SMC7?cc=1978117&wc=MX51-93N%3A314239501%2C315901501 : 19 May 2014), Bibb > Yeager, Abijah (1862) > image 22 of 140; county courthouses, Alabama.

In the probated estate documents for the deceased, Abijah Yeager, there is a list of enslaved persons that he held at the time of his death in Bibb County, Alabama.

On 29 Nov 1862, the executor of the estate petitioned the Probate Court to allow the sale of the "slaves" on behalf of the estate.

• "Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRTY-SMC9?cc=1978117&wc=MX51-93N%3A314239501%2C315901501 : 19 May 2014), Bibb > Yeager, Abijah (1862) > images 24 - 25 of 140; county courthouses, Alabama.
  • Jacob - age 30
  • Joseph - age 20
  • Simon - age 17
  • George - age 14
  • Thomas - age 13
  • Austin - age 12
  • Samuel - age 10
  • Larina - age 40
  • Amey - age 20