Slaves of Alfred Moore Gatlin, Leon County, Florida
Location: Leon County, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage
History
Alfred Moore Gatlin (1790-1841) had been a lawyer and Congressman in North Carolina, then relocated to Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida after 1825. He owned New Hope Plantation, Leon County, Florida. "Gatlin is listed as having only about 1,000 acres in 1839 and thirty-five slaves, but by the time of his death in 1841, he had considerably increased his holdings. His widow, Sarah Ann, petitioned the court for one-third of his estate because she preferred the division made to her by law, rather than the share left under her husband’s will. In addition to his plantation and about seventy slaves, Gatlin had a house and property in Tallahassee. His personal property was reported as including two carriage horses, five mules, twenty-six head of hogs, twentyone head of cattle, 514 bushels of corn, 3,000 lbs. of fodder, as well as other items. Like so many of the other planters in Leon County, Gatlin’s property was mortgaged to the Union Bank which took fifty-three of his slaves in payment of his indebtedness."[1]
Slaves Sold After His Death to John Swann Shepard in 1845
- In 1845 John Swann Shepard purchased at auction[2] land that used to belong to Alfred M. Gatlin, called New Hope (see Gatlin's will).[3]
- Sam
- Cud
- Jack
- Jim
- Lewis, not same person as Lewis
- Peter Copeland
- Peter Nixon
- Mathew
- Benona
- Peter Calloway
- Hughy
- Allen, not the same person as Allen
- Nelson
- Cornelius
- Joe Toms
- Henry
- Hamlet
- Howet
- Ichabod
- Hannah, not the same person as Hannah
- Harriett Gatlin
- Charlotte, child of Harriett Gatlin
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