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Slaves of Charles B Harris, Georgia

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Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United Statesmap
Surnames/tags: Harris Slavery Black_Heritage
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The purpose of this page is to assist the descendants of individuals enslaved by Charles B Harris to find their ancestors.

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Census & Slave Schedules

1840 census: 31 slaves total in Meriwether County, Georgia[1]

Female: 10 - Under age 10, 5 - age 10 to 23, 3 - age 24 to 35
Male: 4 - Under age 10, 6 - age 10 to 23, 3 - age 36 to 65

1850 slave schedule: 38 slaves total in Meriwether County, Georgia[2]

Females ages: 45, 30, 26, 23, 21, 20, 19, 20, 20, 15, 14, 12, 18, 14, 12, 5, 1
Males ages: 60, 50, 47, 30, 40, 24, 23, 22, 21, 16, 14, 12, 10, 10, 6, 6, 3, 3, 4, 1, 0

1860 slave schedule: 45 slaves total in Meriwether County, Georgia[3]

Females ages: 50, 47, 35, 35, 30, 28, 28, 35, 28, 26, 24, 26, 23, 20, 18, 17, 16, 10, 6, 6, 3, 3, 2, 1
Males ages: 44, 34, 33, 31, 31, 22, 22, 15, 13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 5, 4 ,1, 1, 60, 60, 51

Will

In his will Charles designated a certain number of slaves to his children and wife but he does not name specific slaves. (He initially names Jane, Nancy, Antica and Squire to be his wife's but later amends this to be four slaves of her choice.)[4] The full disbursement of the estate was not to take place until the widow's death or remarriage. No record that this happened before emancipation.

Probate Inventory

SlaveAssessed ValueDescription
Esec $ 700
Mescer $ 1000
Nathan $ 750
Stewart $ 1200
Allen $ 1000
Esq (Squire) $ 1000
Howard $ 800
Jack $ 300
Hilliard $ 900
Dave $ 800
Morris $ 500
Rachel $ 1100mother of Judge
Judge with motherchild of Rachel
Manerva $ 1300mother of 2
Charles with motherchild of Manerva
Isabel with motherchild of Manerva
Matilda $ 1300mother of 2
Melia with motherchild of Matilda
Olly with motherchild of Matilda
Harriet $ 1000mother of India
India with motherchild of Harriet
Merica $ 500with child
unnamed child with motherchild of Merica
Louisa $ 1200mother of 2
Emma with motherchild of Louisa
Maria with motherchild of Louisa
Jane $ 500
Nancy $ 400
Fannie $ 150
Mary $ 500
Dave $ 400old
Harriet $ 400
John $ 1100
Sam $ 900
Jefferson $ 700
Hiram $ 500
Antica $ 300
Mahaly $ 900
Laura $ 1200mother of Henry
Henry with motherchild of Laura
Sarah $ 1200mother of Mat
Mat with motherchild of Sarah
Francis $ 500
Josephine $ 400

Sources

  1. 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1840; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 46; Page: 96; Family History Library Film: 0007045
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3649296 (accessed 29 January 2023)
    Charles B Harris in Meriwether, Georgia.
  2. 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 8199;
    FamilySearch Record: HR7X-VN6Z (accessed 29 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QYW-97F Image number 00106
    Charles Harris owner in household of Charles Harris in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
  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 #92671576 (accessed 29 January 2023)
    Chas B Harriss in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
  4. 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 #217715 (accessed 29 January 2023)
    Charles B Harris probate on 12 Apr 1857.
  • 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 #217715 (accessed 29 January 2023)
    Charles B Harris probate on 12 Apr 1857.




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