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Slaves of Charles Lewis Crockett, Wythe Co, VA
The purpose of this page is to collect sources to identify the slaves of Charles Lewis Crockett (1799-1872)t of Wythe County, Virginia.
Not sure where his land was located. One Cohabitation record referenced Bowling Green, Wythe, VA which is a mountain near Speedwell. His wife Mary Harrison Bowyer was from Boutetcourt, VA.
Probate Records
Cohabitation Records
The following people listed Robert Sayers as their last owner before emancipation in the cohabitation register on 27th February 1866.[1] Note that the children listed are assumed to have had the same last owner as their mother, but that is not necessarily the case.
- Eliza Clark (abt.1831-) (wife of Jackson Grain (last owner James Newton Crockett) and their children:
- Catherine (Cousin) Thomas (abt.1841-) (w/o Henderson Thomas, last owner Samuel Crockett). Their children:
- Ella Thomas (abt.1857-) b abt 1857
- George Thomas (abt.1861-), b abt 1861
- Agnes Thomas (abt.1865-), b abt 1865
- Fanny (Gurley) Chapman (abt.1806-) b Botetourt County, Va. (w/o Ned Chapman last owner Charles Kent of Montgomery Co, VA)
Census Records: Slave Schedules
1860
Charles was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States as a slave owner with 37 slaves listed, and six slave houses.[2]
| Name | Sex | Color | Age | Estimated Brith |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | B | 65 | 1795 | |
| M | B | 65 | 1795 | |
| M | B | 50 | 1810 | |
| F | M | 40 | 1820 | |
| F | M | 38 | 1822 | |
| F | M | 37 | 1823 | |
| F | M | 37 | 1823 | |
| M | B | 35 | 1825 | |
| M | B | 35 | 1825 | |
| M | B | 35 | 1825 | |
| F | B | 24 | 1836 | |
| M | B | 18 | 1842 | |
| M | B | 18 | 1842 | |
| M | B | 18 | 1842 | |
| F | B | 15 | 1845 | |
| F | B | 15 | 1845 | |
| F | B | 15 | 1845 | |
| M | B | 15 | 1845 | |
| M | B | 15 | 1845 | |
| M | B | 15 | 1845 | |
| F | B | 9 | 1851 | |
| F | B | 9 | 1851 | |
| F | B | 9 | 1851 | |
| F | B | 9 | 1851 | |
| F | M | 9 | 1851 | |
| M | B | 9 | 1851 | |
| M | B | 9 | 1851 | |
| F | B | 4 | 1856 | |
| F | B | 4 | 1856 | |
| F | M | 4 | 1856 | |
| M | B | 4 | 1856 | |
| M | B | 4 | 1856 | |
| M | B | 4 | 1856 | |
| M | B | 3 | 1857 | |
| M | B | 3 | 1857 | |
| M | B | 2 | 1858 | |
| M | B | 5 months | Feb 1860 |
1850
Charles was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Wythe, Virginia, United States as the owner of 31 slaves.[3]
| Name | Sex | Color | Age | Estimated Birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | B | 40 | 1810 | |
| M | B | 60 | 1790 | |
| M | B | 35 | 1815 | |
| M | B | 47 | 1803 | |
| M | B | 50 | 1800 | |
| M | B | 15 | 1835 | |
| M | B | 15 | 1835 | |
| M | B | 8 | 1842 | |
| M | B | 8 | 1842 | |
| M | B | 8 | 1842 | |
| M | B | 6 | 1844 | |
| M | B | 5 | 1845 | |
| M | B | 2 | 1848 | |
| F | B | 50 | 1800 | |
| F | B | 50 | 1800 | |
| F | B | 35 | 1815 | |
| F | B | 35 | 1815 | |
| F | M | 35 | 1815 | |
| F | M | 30 | 1820 | |
| F | B | 12 | 1838 | |
| F | B | 15 | 1835 | |
| F | B | 13 | 1837 | |
| F | B | 12 | 1838 | |
| F | B | 6 | 1844 | |
| F | B | 2 | 1848 | |
| F | B | 4 | 1846 | |
| F | B | 3 | 1847 | |
| F | B | 8 | 1842 | |
| M | B | 2 | 1848 | |
| M | B | 5 | 1845 | |
| F | M | 2 | 1848 |
Sources
- ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Wythe County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Wythe County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
- ↑
Slave Schedule:
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
citing Page: 15; Line: 35; Digital film/folder number: 005171766_023_M9N3-SCW; FHL microfilm: 000805397; Image number: 17
FamilySearch Record: W2XT-MDZM (accessed 12 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSN-6FN
Charles L Crockett, slave owner, in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States. - ↑
Slave Schedule:
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; Digital film/folder number: 004206483; FHL microfilm: 444983; Record number: 52802; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: HRW5-42ZM (accessed 12 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q19-S9Q Image number 00637
Charles L Crockett in 1850 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.