Location: DeWitt, Texas, United States

Surname/tag: Pridgen, slavery
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]
NAME | AGE | VALUE | ASSIGNEE |
---|---|---|---|
Fanny | $250 | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen | |
Margaret (Turner) Bryant | $1,000 | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen | |
Little Abe | $550 | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen | |
Tom | $1,000 | Benjamin 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:
NAME | VALUE | ADVANCED TO |
---|---|---|
Negro manZachary Pridgen | 700 | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen |
Eliza (Unknown) Pridgen | 850 | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen |
Eliza's child Ellen Pridgen | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen | |
Louis Mack | $1,200 | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen |
Woman Harriet | 1200 | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen |
*Harriet's child | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen | |
Negro girl Sarah (Pridgen) Austin | 300 | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen |
Negro girl Caroline (Pridgen) Williams | 300 | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen |
- Final Division of Property January 1857[11]
During the January Court Term of 1857 the following division of property was made:
NAME | VALUE | ASSIGNEE |
---|---|---|
Cherry | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen | |
Henry | Benjamin Franklin Pridgen |
Sources
- ↑
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) - ↑
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) - ↑
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) - ↑
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) - ↑
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) - ↑
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) - ↑
Texas > Victoria > Victoria:
"1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
Texas > Victoria > Victoria
Ancestry Image (accessed 8 February 2024)
Wiley Pridgen. - ↑
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. - ↑
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) - ↑
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) - ↑
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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