Slaves of Charles Kenney, Georgia

Date: 15 May 2023 [unknown]
Location: Jackson, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Kenney Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Named Slaves 2 Notes 3 Sources

Biography

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

1840 census Charles was in Jackson, Georgia. Slaves: 4^[1]

• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 1 (1817-1830)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 1 (1830-1839)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 2 (1817-1830)

1850 census Charles was in Jackson, Georgia, Slaves:9.^[2]

• Female 1 month, 1850
• Female 4, 1846
• Male 5, 1845
• Female 8, 1842
• Female 5,1845
• Female 8,1842
• Female 26,1824
• Female 15, 1835
• Female 10, 1840

1860 census Charles was a owner in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, Slaves:8.^[3]

• Female 36,1824
• Female 19, 1841
• Female 18,1842
• Male 5, 1845
• Female 15 , 1850
• Male 15 , 1850
• Female 8, 1852
• Female 7, 1853

Named Slaves

Named slaves in the Estate of Charles Kenny, 1856.^[4]

• Lucy
• Roady
• Mariah

Sale of Laura Kenney. A contract written by Charles Kenney in 1859 selling an enslaved person, Laura, to his son Samuel P. Kenney

• Laura

Please see:Sale of Laura Kenney/Wages

Notes

• After his mother Sarah Kenny passed in 1860, Charles inherited one slave. Which slave name is unknown. As there are three named in the Estate of George.

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Jackson, Georgia; Roll: 44; Page: 39; Family History Library Film: 0007045
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1773227 (accessed 15 May 2023)
   Charles Kenny in Jackson, Georgia.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7X-X7W2 (accessed 15 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D8QS-3NF
   Charles Kinney in Jackson, Georgia, United States.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 67; Line: 32; FHL microfilm: 000803144; Record number: 084637;
   FamilySearch Record: WKVW-24PZ (accessed 15 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBR-3SN Image number 00038
   Charles Kenney owner in household of Charles Kenney in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States.
4. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Wills, 1802-1911; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Clarke County)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #1399399 (accessed 25 August 2023)
   Charles Kenney probate in 1802-1859.