Slaves of Alexander Hunter, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Hunter slavery

Introduction

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Alexander Hunter and attempt to connect them to their families.

Alexander Hunter owned Abingdon at the time he died. His will directs Abington Plantation to go to his brother Bushrod W. Hunter, until Bushrod's son Alexander attains the age of 21. If Alexander does not live to the age of 21 the Abingdon plantation and all its contents shall become the property of Bushrod Hunter forever.^[1]

Slaves

According to the inventory of the estate of Alexander Hunter dated March 8, 1850, Abingdon was an operative plantation. On the inventory of Alexander Hunter's estate, ^[2]he owned 22 slaves:

Daniel

Dinah

Hannah

James

Joseph

Martha

Mary

Michael

Peter

Phillip

Bushrod

Cecelia

Charles

Emily

Henry

Jackson

Lewis

Robinson

Sandy

Sandy Watts

Toby

Webster

Total value of slaves: $5035.00

Sources

1. ↑ Will books, 1800-1878; index to wills, 1800-1951: "Will books, 1800-1878; index to wills, 1800-1951"
   Catalog: Will books, 1800-1878; index to wills, 1800-1951 Will books, v. 4-6 1831-1855
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   FamilySearch Image (accessed 14 February 2022)
   • 1849, will of Alexander Hunter written 17 Apr 1847, proved 2 Feb 1849.
2. ↑ https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1999-5-Abingdon.pdf