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Slaves of Benjamin K Gates, Georgia

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Date: 5 Jan 2023 [unknown]
Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United Statesmap
Surname/tag: Gates
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Biography

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

Unnamed Slaves

1830 census Benjamin Kolb Gates was in Meriwether, Georgia.[1]

  • Name: Benjamin Gates
  • Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Meriwether, Georgia
  • Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
  • Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
  • Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
  • Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 8
  • Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 2
  • Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2
  • Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
  • Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
  • Total Free White Persons: 2
  • Total Slaves: 14
  • Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 16

1850 Slave Schedule Benjamin was in Meriwether, Georgia, United States. Slaves: 19.[2]

NameSexAgeBornRace
Male241826Black
Female231827Black
Male221828Black
Male221828Black
Male201830Black
Female201830Black
Female171833Black
Female161834Black
Female141836Black
Female131837Black
Male131837Black
Male101840Black
Male71843Black
Female31847Black
Female31847Black
Female21848Black
Female201830Black
Female171833Black
Male521798Black

1860 Slave Schedule Benj was in Meriwether, Georgia, United States. Slaves: 65[3]

NameSexAgeBornRaceNameSexAgeBornRace
Male571803BlackFemale121848Black
Female501810BlackFemale121848Black
Male451815BlackFemale121848Black
Male431817BlackFemale101850Black
Male421818BlackFemale101850Black
Female381822BlackMale91851Black
Male381822BlackMale91851Black
Male341826BlackFemale81852Black
Female341826BlackFemale71853Black
Male371823BlackFemale71853Black
Female371823BlackMale61854Black
Male331827BlackMale61854Black
Female351825BlackFemale61854Black
Male321828BlackMale61854Black
Female321828BlackMale51855Black
Male321828BlackFemale51855Black
Female291831BlackFemale51855Black
Male281832BlackFemale51855Black
Male261834BlackMale41856Black
Female261834BlackFemale41856Black
Male261834BlackMale41857Black
Male271833BlackMale31857Black
Female261834BlackMale31857Black
Male251835BlackFemale31857Black
Male211839BlackMale31857Black
Female201840BlackFemale11859Black
Male191841BlackFemale10 monthsBlack
George GatesMale181842BlackFemale7 monthsBlack
Male151845BlackFemale2 mnthsBlack
Female231837BlackMale1 mnthBlack
Male131847BlackMale3 mnthsBlack
Female131847Black
Male131847Black
Female121848Black

Named Slaves

Benjamin Alexander Gates (grandfather) Will. Slaves as given to Benjamin Kolb Gates

Please see: Bk Gates Plantation, Meriwether, Georgia

The families he inherited. (Benjamin A Gates)

Please see Slaves of Benjamin A Gates, Georgia for the full list of families that was split with his brother Samuel.


Slaves inherited from his Father Samuel Keaton Gates, Will of Samuel K Gates (father). Item 5, page 235 (image 142 of 705). Item 5: "I have given as an outfit three valuable young negros rated as the follow, Daniel worth $700, Jim Abrams valued at $750, Arta (female) valued at $550, and other property in all amounting to two thousand four hundred and seventy three dollars to my beloved son Benjamin K Gates.”

Slaves Sold

These slaves were sold in 1862, according to his will. Item 6, pg.102, (image 454 of 705).

Sources

  1. 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1830; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 19; Page: 163; Family History Library Film: 0007039
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1852514 (accessed 5 January 2023)
    Benjamin Gates in Meriwether, Georgia.
  2. 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 9096;
    FamilySearch Record: HR7F-3HN2 (accessed 5 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QYW-MG8 Image number 00117
    B K Yates in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
  3. 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
    citing Page: 30; Line: 10; FHL microfilm: 000803148; Record number: 107543;
    FamilySearch Record: WKVZ-X2ZM (accessed 19 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBF-9JCF Image number 00501
    Benj K Gates in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
  • Will of Samuel K. Gates. Meriwether Co., GA, WB A (1831-1859), pp. 231-238, written 5 Apr 1854, proved 4 Sep 1854. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/3n4akn3j
  • Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records of Benjamin Alexander Gates , 1742-1992"
    Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #217055 (accessed 8 January 2023)
    Benjamin A Gates probate on 10 Oct 1853.
  • Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
    Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #217059 (accessed 31 January 2023)
    Samuel K Gates probate on 5 Apr 1854.




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