Slaves of Cornelius DuPont, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: St Johns County, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

Plantations Index

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Cornelius (Dupont) DuPont (1824-1877), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves of Cornelius DuPont in St Johns County

In 1857, his father left him the plantation at Moccasin Branch. He also received an equal share of his father's slaves that were divided among the five siblings.^[1]

In the 1860 Slave Schedule census, Cornelius was a slave owner in St. Johns, Florida, United States, with 31 slaves.^[2]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
Cornelius Dupont	Owner
	Slave	F	55
	Slave	F	40
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	F	18
	Slave	M	58
	Slave	M	36
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	M	34
	Slave	M	20
	Slave	M	19
	Slave	M	18
	Slave	F	13
	Slave	F	13
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	F	11
	Slave	F	9
	Slave	F	9
	Slave	F	6
	Slave	F	3
	Slave	F	1
	Slave	F	1
	Slave	M	0
	Slave	F	9
	Slave	F	7
	Slave	F	5

Sources

1. ↑ Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 50-51 1862-1868
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1862-1868, Vol. 051 > image 742 of 917; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JWSW-8Q (accessed 23 July 2022)
   • The will of Abraham Dupont written 17 Jun 1852
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 3; Line: 31; FHL microfilm: 000803110; Record number: 073937;
   FamilySearch Record: WKVQ-YZ6Z (accessed 31 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBV-9KNL Image number 00709
   Cornelius Dupont owner in household of Cornelius Dupont in St. Johns, Florida, United States.