Slaves of Abner Rosser, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

The purpose of this page is to assist the descendants of individuals enslaved by Abner Rosser to find their ancestors.

Contents 1 1850 Slave Schedule 2 1860 Slave Schedule 3 1860 Probate Inventory 4 Sources

1850 Slave Schedule

Total: 8 slaves

Female ages: 75, 24, 19, 18

Male ages: 8, 6, 3, 9 months

1860 Slave Schedule

Total: 20 slaves

Female ages: 26, 26, 26, 9, 6, 7 months

Male ages: 63, 39, 26, 25, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 7, 7 , 7, 4, 2

1860 Probate Inventory

Name	Description	Assessed Value
Jane	mother of Irvin	$1,600
Irvin	child of Jane	included with mother
Susan	mother of 2	$2,100
Mary	child of Susan	included with mother
William	child of Susan	included with mother
Patience	mother of 5	$3,500
unnamed	child of Patience	included with mother
unnamed	child of Patience	included with mother
unnamed	child of Patience	included with mother
unnamed	child of Patience	included with mother
unnamed	child of Patience	included with mother
Richard	boy	$300
Miles	boy	$1,000
Linsey	boy	$1,400
Nelson	boy	$1,350
Henry	boy	$1,200
Squire	boy	$1,200
Tom	boy	$1,200
Bob	boy	$1,000
Booyer	boy	$800

Sources

• 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 Record 8055 #92545000 (accessed 8 January 2023)
  Abner Rosser in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
• 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 Record 7668 #92675785 (accessed 8 January 2023)
  Abner Rosser in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
• Probate Inventory Meriwether County, Georgia, Returns, Vol E, 1858-1863, page 342-343, image 214 Ancestry Public Sharing Link