Slaves of Colson Moreland, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Putnam, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Moreland

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Colson Moreland, and attempt to connect them to their families. He enslaved people in Putnam County, Upson County, and Pike County in Georgia.

Slaves

• 1820 US Census: 4 (Putnam County)
  • 2 males under 14
  • 1 male 26 through 44
  • 1 female 14 through 25
• 1826: His father bequeathed Isham to him in his will.
• 1850 US Census: 25 (Upson County)

Sex	Age	Birth Year	Race
Female	55	1795	Black
Female	35	1815	Black
Female	22	1828	Black
Female	27	1823	Black
Male	35	1815	Black
Male	15	1835	Black
Male	12	1838	Black
Male	14	1836	Black
Female	9	1841	Black
Female	12	1838	Black
Female	11	1839	Black
Female	7	1843	Black
Female	5	1845	Black
Female	3	1847	Black
Female	5	1845	Black
Male	6	1844	Black
Male	10	1840	Black
Male	7	1843	Black
Male	6	1844	Black
Male	4	1846	Black
Male	4	1846	Black
Male	1	1849	Black
Male	1	1849	Black
Male	0	1850	Black

• 1860 US Census: 15 (Pike County)

Sex	Age	Birth Year	Race
Male	74	1786	Black
Female	50	1810	Black
Female	40	1820	Black
Female	32	1828	Mulatto
Male	23	1837	Black
Male	23	1837	Black
Male	17	1843	Black
Male	15	1845	Mulatto
Male	15	1845	Black
Male	12	1848	Black
Male	10	1850	Black
Female	8	1852	Mulatto
Male	5	1855	Black
Male	5	1855	Black
Male	2	1858	Mulatto

Will

Colson Moreland bequeathed 15 enslaved people to his wife and children and a woman named Mary T Hines. Note: The Isham below is the same Isham that his father bequeathed to him and he had become an old man (born in 1786 according to the Colson's 1860 slave census record).

Name	Sex	Lifestage	New Slave Owner
Birdy	F	A	Elizabeth (Reese) Moreland
Elbert	M	A	Elizabeth (Reese) Moreland
Eli	M	A	Elizabeth (Reese) Moreland
Berry	M	C	Elizabeth (Reese) Moreland
Isham	M	A	Colson Jr and William Moreland
Esther	F	?	Perniah (Moreland) Alexander
Ann	F	?	Mary T Hines
Evans	M	?	Mary T Hines
Render?	?	?	Cynthia (Moreland) Taylor
Arnold	M	?	Cynthia (Moreland) Taylor
Nantha	F	?	Martha (Moreland) Walker
Louisa	F	?	Martha (Moreland) Walker
Charles	M	?	Colson Moreland Jr
Lurany?	?	?	Colson Moreland Jr
Augustus	M	?	William Moreland
Russel	M	?	William Moreland

He wanted the remainder of the people he enslaved to be divided into six lots for his five children (Colson, William, Perniah, Cynthia, and Martha) and his granddaughter Mary Alexander to choose from.

Sources

• 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
  citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch Record: XHLX-RSB (accessed 9 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYY-BCT Image number 00166
  Colson Morelande in Putnam, Georgia, United States.
• 1850 Census (Slave Schedule): "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442905; Record number: 6715;
  FamilySearch Record: HR7N-2V2M (accessed 9 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-679K-1N Image number 00090
  Holson Moreland owner in household of Holson Moreland in Upson, Georgia, United States.
• 1860 Census (Slave Schedule): "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  citing Page: 5; Line: 14; FHL microfilm: 000803150; Record number: 113791;
  FamilySearch Record: WKV8-5BMM (accessed 9 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB6-9QRY Image number 00210
  Coalson Moreland owner in household of Coalson Moreland in Pike, Georgia, United States.
• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Wills, Inventory, Appraisements, Minutes, 1823-1829; Wills, 1844-1912; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pike County); Probate Place: Pike, Georgia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #488167 (accessed 9 January 2023)
  Colson Morland Sr probate on 9 Nov 1862.