Slaves of Angus McAlpin, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Henry McAlpin (abt.1777-1851), and attempt to connect them to their families.

History

Angus grew up on his father's Hermitage Plantation, Chatham County, Georgia. When his father died in 1851, the planation was left to him and his siblings. His father requested that Angus be the superintendent and run the plantation. He also was bequeathed 15 slaves. When all the children reached majority in 1854, the property was divided equally among the six siblings, Angus, Ellen, Henry, James, Isabella, and Donald.

In 1854, as all the McAlpin heirs had attained the age of 21 years, there was a division of the property into "six equal portions" by mutual agreement. Under this division Angus, James Wallace and Donald "conjointly selected as their portions" the Hermitage with its "brick, lumber, timber, wood lime and provisions and the Negro Slaves thereon being 185 in number, and the wood Pine land in the County of Effingham." Under the firm of "A McAlpin and Brothers," these three sons of Henry McAlpin carried on their father's work until the War between the States. ^[1]

Slaves

Angus' father, Henry, wrote his will in 1849 and named the slaves he was giving to each of two sons. Joseph was bequeathed 13 slaves. Angus was to receive 15 slaves. Henry's estate passed probate in August 1849.^[2] Angus McAlpin (abt.1824-1888), son, was bequeathed the following slaves:

1. Samuel McAlpin
2. Rose
3. Ceazar, not the same person as Ceasar
4. Tubby
5. Moses
6. Cooper
7. Leah
8. Louisa
9. Old Mary
10. Flora
11. Diana
12. Hagan
13. Sambo
14. Binah
15. July Ann

In the 1860 census Angus was in Savannah District 3, Chatham, Georgia, United States. He owned five unnamed slaves.^[3]

• Gender Age
• Male 40
• Male 25
• Female 40
• Female 12
• Female 16

In a second entry: In the 1860 census Angus was in Savannah District 3, Chatham, Georgia, United States, with 2 slaves.^[4]

• Gender Age
• Female 20
• Female 22

Sources

1. ↑ Savannah River Plantations, p444
2. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Wills, 1775-1927; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chatham County); Probate Place: Chatham, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #70621 (accessed 25 November 2022)
   Henry McAlpin probate in Aug 1849.
3. ↑ 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 #92550670 (accessed 26 November 2022)
   Angus McAlpin in Savannah District 3, Chatham, Georgia, USA.
4. ↑ 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 #92550675 (accessed 26 November 2022)
   Angus McAlpin in Savannah District 3, Chatham, Georgia, USA.

• Hermitage Plantation, Chatham County, Georgia
• Savannah River Plantations, The Hermitage Plantation, pp 450-456