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Slaves of Alexander Bachlott, Georgia

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Location: Camden County, Georgia, United Statesmap
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Bachlott
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This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Alexander Bachlott (1803-1851), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves in Slave Schedule Census Records

In the 1850 census Alexander was in Camden, Georgia, United States, with 10 slaves.[1]

  1. UNKNOWN M 60
  2. UNKNOWN F 65
  3. UNKNOWN F 47
  4. UNKNOWN F 35
  5. UNKNOWN F 17
  6. UNKNOWN M 12
  7. UNKNOWN M 10
  8. UNKNOWN F 8
  9. UNKNOWN M 7
  10. UNKNOWN F 4

Slaves in Deed Records

On 11 May 1830, Daniel Blue, Jr., grantor, of Camden County, Georgia, sold to Alexander Bachlott, grantee of St. Marys, Camden County, Georgia, for $400.00 the slave Silvia, about 15 years-old.[2]

On 05 December 1839, Francis Rudulph, John T. Rudulph (in right of John and Lewis Bachlott) and Thomas D. Hawkins,sold to Alexander Bachlott for the estate of the late John Bachlott, for $450.00 for slaves Ben and Sally.[3]


On 08 May 1846, Alexander Bachlott, grantor, of Columbia County, Florida, gifted slaves to his wife and children through a trustee named James King, Sr. trustee for Emily Bachlott and children Eleanor Ann, Alexander, Joseph Cunnard, Emily Sophia, John Bessent, Mary Cunnard and Jane Elizabeth, grantee. For in consideration of "love and affection" for wife and children :

  • for Emily Bachlott, slaves Louisa, 43 years-old; Prisilla, 25 years-old; John, 7 years-old; Rosetar, 4 years-old; Andrew, 3 years-old; Permeter, 3 years-old;
  • for Eleanor Ann: Gincy, 16 years-old; Bill, 12 years-old;
  • for Alexander: Sam, 25 years-old; Amelia, 20 years-old;
  • for Joseph Cunnard: Alonzo, 15 years-old; Amy, 25 years-old;
  • for Emily Sophia: Adam, 25 years-old; Louisa, 8 years-old;
  • for John Bessent: Harry, 10 years-old; Betty, 13 years-old; Seal(?), 3 years-old;
  • for Jane Elizabeth: George, 8 years-old; Charlot, 6 years-old.
  • Mary was named in the deed as one his children but no slaves were designated for her.[4]

Sources

  1. 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 26; FHL microfilm: 442897; Record number: 34139;
    FamilySearch Record: HR7D-QMMM (accessed 28 September 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XX8W-3BD Image number 00417
    A Bachlott in Camden, Georgia, United States.
  2. Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865 by Tara Fields, L 494, pp 83-84
  3. Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865 by Tara Fields, N 164, p 99
  4. Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865 by Tara Fields, P 163-164, p 134




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