Slaves of Alexander Malcom, Georgia

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

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

Slave Schedules

1850 total slave: 35 in Meriwether County, Georgia^[1]

Males ages: 50, 40, 40, 35, 35, 35, 35, 33, 32, 25 ,22, 22, 20, 18, 14, 14, 22, 12, 10, 11, 10, 8, 6, 7, 3, 1

Female ages: 40, 35, 35, 4, 6, 6, 3, 2, 1

1860 total slave: 18 in Meriwether County, Georgia^[2]

Males ages: 45, 2 ,30, 22, 21, 15, 12, 12, 15, 18, 8, 6, 4

Female ages: 33, 33, 15, 12, 4

Probate Inventory

There seems to have been a delay in the processing of the probate, possibly brought about by a business partner who was claiming ownership of some property including slaves. All but four of the slaves were distributed to the widow, sons, son-in-laws, and, in the case of Barnett who was deceased, to his children. The remaining four slaves were sold in April 1866. Which is strange as they should have been free by that point.

Slave	Age	Estimated Birth Year	Assessed Value	Inherited by
Jov	54	1807	$ 500	sold - J W Clark
Mary	45	1816	$ 500	sold - T R Rowe
Reuben	40	1821	$ 1000	sold - D C Dunlap
Anthony	33	1828	$ 1200	sold - J. S. Blalock
Alsey	40	1821	$ 1100	Allen J Rowe
Anderson	child of Alsey	1860	with mother	Allen J Rowe
Milton	20	1841	$ 1200	Jas A Rowe
Green	22	1839	$ 1200	Mahala
Henry	15	1846	$ 1100	Mahala
Adalene	14	1847	$ 900	Thomas R Rowe
Charity	12	1849	$ 900	Barnett's children
Edmond	11	1850	$ 900	Thomas R Rowe
Jobe	11	1850	$ 800	Alexander
Jim	9	1852	$ 750	Lavina Conner
Ephraim	8	1853	$ 750	Lavina Conner
John	6	1855	$ 650	Barnett's children
Emaline	5	1856	$ 400	Alexander

There were potentially another eleven slave being held by John Malcom.

Sources

1. ↑ 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 #92552352 (accessed 28 January 2023)
   Alexander Malcomb in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ 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 #92677613 (accessed 28 January 2023)
   Alaxa Malcomb in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.

• Probate - Inventory Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Returns, Vol E, page 426, image 256 Ancestry.com Link
• Probate - Slave Distribution Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Returns, Vol F-G, page 314, image 201 Ancestry.com Link
• Probate - Sale Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Returns, Vol F-G, page 316, image 202 Ancestry.com Link