Slaves of Christopher Smith, Louisa County, Virginia

Date: 1763 to 1804
Location: Louisa, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Smith Kinney Overton

This is a page documenting the slaves of Christopher Smith of Louisa County, Virginia.

Christopher Smith was a plantation owner in Louisa County, Virginia. His father, Charles Smith, was a very successful merchant in Hanover County, and Christopher leveraged his inheritance to build a large plantation.

At the time of his death, he owned 95 slaves, including children.

In his will, probated in 1804, he manumitted one slave family.^[1] Their names were Betty Kinny, her son Billy, and her daughter Sally, who had four children, Louisa, John, David, Amelia, and Sam. Two other children of Betty's (Marcia Smith Overton and John Willis) were manumitted by their owner in 1806.^[2]

The names of his slaves were listed in the inventory of his estate along with their assigned values. ^[3]
Slaves of the mansion house
A total of 56 adults, and eight children. NOTE Those with the "last name" of Carpenter, Tanner or Blacksmith, are identifiers rather than Last Names, so they will get Smith as LN and Blacksmith or Carpenter as a Nickname.

1. Nanny - no value associated
2. Billy Blacksmith - 150.00
3. Ben Blacksmith - 100.00
4. Cuzza? - 50.00
5. Cate - 75.00
6. Abraham - 90.00
7. Ester - 60.00
8. Macous - 55.00
9. Polly - 45.00
10. Caroline - 40.00
11. Lucinder - 30.00
12. Washington - 25.00
13. Willis - 18.00
14. Sarah & 2 children - 120.00
15. Frank - 50.00
16. John (Tanner) 120.00
17. Roger - 90.00
18. Abraham a carpenter - 60.00
19. Hannah - 0.00
20. Eddy - 50.00
21. Dick - 130.00
22. Rachel - 90.00
23. Cury Gardener - 90.00
24. Betty Jackson & child - 105.00
25. Anthony (Carpenter) 100.00
26. Cate - 30.00
27. Molly & child Anthony - 80.00
28. Charles - 0.00
29. Henry - 60.00
30. Marcy - 50.00
31. Jacob - 35.00
32. Sally - 62.00
33. Tinsley - 25.00
34. Phillis - 15.00
35. Abby - 90.00
36. Dave - 90.00
37. Winston - 65.00
38. Neloon? - 55.00
39. Gabriel - 45.00
40. Dobly - 30.00
41. Isbel & Dick her child - 95.00
42. Anne - 35.00
43. Lucy - 25.00
44. Lucy & child Ben - 100.00
45. Isaac - 90.00
46. Fanny & child Daniel - 95.00
47. Edmmond - 50.00
48. Wilson - 45.00
49. Clary - 55.00
50. Phillis - 28.00
51. Daniel - 80.00
52. Aggy & child William - 90.00
53. Winny - 90.00
54. Bob - 65.00
55. Isaac - 55.00
56. Clinton - 45.00
57. Mike - 35.00

Slaves at the quarters?

• David Smith - Overseer

1. Lucky - 50.00
2. David - 60.00
3. Lyba? - 50.00
4. Lucy - 70.00
5. Dick - 10.00
6. Matilda - 70.00
7. Jacob - 95.00
8. Sam - 85.00
9. Ceaser - 75.00
10. Matt - 95.00
11. Nathan - 100.00
12. Billy - 100.00
13. James - 100.00
14. Frank - 100.00
15. Isarael - 100.00
16. Primus - 95.00
17. Matt - 100.00
18. Buster - 100.00
19. Jacob - 100.00
20. Barnabas - 85.00
21. Julia - 95.00
22. Sally - 75.00
23. Nan -70.00

Sources

1. ↑ "Louisa, Virginia, United States Records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9PD-YGD : October 31, 2022), image 102 of 417; Virginia. County Court (Louisa County).
2. ↑ https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi00023.xml;query=Betty%20Kinney;brand=default, GUIDE TO THE SAMUEL OVERTON PAPERS, 1806, Marcia Smith Overton (b. ca. 1794) and John Willis (b. ca. 1798) were the children of Betty Kinney, a slave of Christopher Smith's. Deed of emancipation by Samuel Overton of Hanover County, Virginia, for Marcia Smith Overton and John Willis, children of Betty Kinney. The deed was dated 5 April 1806 and was recorded in Henrico County, Virginia, on 7 April 1806. This deed can be found in Henrico County Deed Book 7, 1803-1806, pp. 442-443.
3. ↑ Probate: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Will Books, 1745-1865 ; General Index to Wills, 1742-1947; Author: Virginia. County Court (Louisa County); Probate Place: Louisa, Virginia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #69442 (accessed 5 October 2023)
   Christopher Smith probate in 1801-1817 in Louisa, Virginia, USA. Film number: 114