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Slaves of Benjamin Franklin Pridgen, Texas

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Location: DeWitt, Texas, United Statesmap
Surname/tag: Pridgen, slavery
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This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Benjamin Franklin Pridgen

Contents

Slaves

Tax Rolls

Benjamin appears on the following tax rolls in the state of Texas, including the number and value of the slaves he held:

  • 1859 DeWitt County, TX - 18 Slaves (Value $900)[1]
  • 1860 DeWitt County, TX - 14 Slaves ($8,400)[2]
  • 1861 DeWitt County, TX - 30 slaves ($10,000)[3]
  • 1862 DeWitt County, TX - 22 Slaves (Value $8,800)[4]
  • 1863 DeWitt County, TX - 22 Slaves (Value $8,800)[5]
  • 1865 Houston County, TX - 22 Slaves (Value $11,000)[6]

Census Records

  • Benjamin appears on the 1860 Slave Schedule for Victoria County, TX owning the following slaves:[7]:
    • Black Female, age 10
  • Benjamin appears on the 1860 Slave Schedule for DeWitt County, TX owning the following slaves:[8]:
Black Male, age 43
Black Male, age 21
Black Male, age 20
Black Male, age 16
Mulatto Female, age 16
Mulatto Female, age 33
Black Female, age 20
Black Female, age 20
Black Female, age 18
Black Female, age 14

Probate of Wiley Washington Pridgen, Sr.

Benjamin received the following slaves from his father's estate in March 1856 [9]

NAMEAGEVALUEASSIGNEE
Fanny$250Benjamin Franklin Pridgen
Margaret (Turner) Bryant$1,000Benjamin Franklin Pridgen
Little Abe$550Benjamin Franklin Pridgen
Tom$1,000Benjamin Franklin Pridgen

Probate of Mary (Baker) Pridgen

Benjamin received the following slaves from his mother's estate:

  • Application for Partition and Division of Estate[10]

As noted in her probate file, Mary had owned the following slaves, but had already given them to several of her sons as advancements of their inheritance file:

NAMEVALUEADVANCED TO
Negro manZachary Pridgen700Benjamin Franklin Pridgen
Eliza (Unknown) Pridgen850Benjamin Franklin Pridgen
Eliza's child Ellen PridgenBenjamin Franklin Pridgen
Louis Mack$1,200 Benjamin Franklin Pridgen
Woman Harriet1200Benjamin Franklin Pridgen
*Harriet's childBenjamin Franklin Pridgen
Negro girl Sarah (Pridgen) Austin300Benjamin Franklin Pridgen
Negro girl Caroline (Pridgen) Williams300Benjamin Franklin Pridgen


  • Final Division of Property January 1857[11]

During the January Court Term of 1857 the following division of property was made:

NAMEVALUEASSIGNEE
CherryBenjamin Franklin Pridgen
HenryBenjamin Franklin Pridgen

Sources

  1. Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, De Witt County reel 1, 1846-1890 (A-D)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > DeWitt county > 1859 > image 12 of 27
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-WZ9Z-1W (accessed 8 February 2024)
  2. Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, De Witt County reel 1, 1846-1890 (A-D)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > DeWitt county > 1860 > image 12 of 25
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-WZ9Z-XP (accessed 8 February 2024)
  3. Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, De Witt County reel 1, 1846-1890 (A-D)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > DeWitt county > 1861 > image 14 of 28
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-WZ9Z-PX (accessed 8 February 2024)
  4. Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, De Witt County reel 1, 1846-1890 (A-D)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > DeWitt county > 1862 > image 14 of 30
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-WZ9Z-V9 (accessed 8 February 2024)
  5. Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, De Witt County reel 1, 1846-1890 (A-D)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > DeWitt county > 1863 > image 11 of 22
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-WZ9C-KK (accessed 8 February 2024)
  6. Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1865 > image 27 of 102
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-46SP-H (accessed 8 February 2024)
  7. Texas > Victoria > Victoria: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
    Texas > Victoria > Victoria
    Ancestry Image (accessed 8 February 2024)
    Wiley Pridgen.
  8. Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
    Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated
    Ancestry Image (accessed 8 February 2024)
    H B Mc Pridgen.
  9. Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990: "Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990"
    Catalog: Index to probate case files, 1832-1918; probate case files, 1832-1890 Probate case files 1850-1860's no. 339 Woodruff, Merondo (Gdn) - no. 381b Burrows, James (to be cont.)
    Image path: Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990 > Gonzales > Probate case files 1850-1869 no 339 Woodruff, Merondo-no 381b Burrows, James > image 574 of 1920
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89Q3-QWMN (accessed 19 January 2024)
  10. Probate: "Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974"
    Dewitt > Index A-Z, 1846-1977; Probate Minutes, Vol A-D, 1846-1861 > image 604 of 846
    Ancestry Image (accessed 30 January 2024)
  11. Probate: "Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974"
    Dewitt > Index A-Z, 1846-1977; Probate Minutes, Vol A-D, 1846-1861 > image 621 of 846
    Ancestry Image (accessed 30 January 2024)




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