Slaves of Chesley Arnold, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

The purpose of this page is to record the enslaved people owned by Chesley Arnold in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, and attempt to connect them to their families.

1853 Probate Records

Twenty-one enslaved people were named in the the inventory of Chesley Arnold's estate.^[1]

1. Lewis, a Negro man
2. James, a Negro man
3. Wesley, a Negro man
4. Matt (or Watt?), a Negro man
5. Jeffrey a Negro man
6. Judge, a Negro man
7. William, a Negro boy
8. Lewis Jr., a Negro boy
9. Jack, a Negro boy
10. Caroline, a Negro woman
11. Mariah or Moriah, a Negro woman
12. Jane and child Eleanor
13. Sarah and Child Robert
14. Deannar or Dianah, a Negro girl
15. Ann, a Negro woman
16. Vilot, a Negro woman
17. Amanda, a girl
18. America, a girl
19. Permelia or Amelia, a girl

1850 Census, Slave Schedules

In the 1850 census, 23 enslaved people were counted on Chesley Arnold's farm in Division 66, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA. ^[2]

1. Male, B, age 60
2. Female, B, age 58
3. Female, B, age 34
4. Male, B, age 29
5. Male, B, age 25
6. Male, B, age 24
7. Male, B, age 22
8. Male, B, age 19
9. Female, B, age 17
10. Male, B, age 15
11. Male, B, age 15
12. Female, B, age 8
13. Female, B, age 8
14. Male, B, age 6
15. Female, B, age 4
16. Female, B, age 21
17. Male, B, age 4
18. Female, B, age 3
19. Female, B, age 10
20. Female, B, age 11
21. Female, B, age 27
22. Female, B, age 16
23. Female, B, age 12