Slaves of Dabney Lipscomb, Mississippi

Location: Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Lipscomb

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Dabney Lipscomb (1803-1850) and attempt to connect them to their families.

In the 1840 census Dabney Lipscomb was enslaving 13 people in Lowndes County, Mississippi.^[1]

In the 1850 census, he was enslaving 11 people in Columbus Ward 1, Lowndes County:^[2]

Slave Owner	#	Age	M/F	B/M
Dabney Lipscomb	1	42	M	B
	1	42	F	B
	1	35	M	B
	1	30	F	B
	1	26	M	B
	1	24	F	M
	1	12	F	B
	1	10	F	B
	1	8	F	B
	1	6	F	B

Dabney's will was probated in 1850 and named the following enslaved people:^[3]

1. Essie
2. Christmas
3. Harry
4. Jerry
5. Julia
6. Kit (carpenter)
7. Rose
8. Gabe
9. Free man - Mills
10. Pickens
11. Julius
12. Betsey (House) & child
13. Maken
14. Leah (Cook)
15. Richmond
16. Henry
17. Lucy - House maid
18. Sarah
19. Freewoman - Jane
20. Nancy (Cook) & child

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRL-D54 : Fri Oct 06 20:16:52 UTC 2023), Entry for D Lipscomb, 1840.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91091743 (accessed 27 May 2022)
   Dabney Lipscomb in Columbus Ward 1, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.
3. ↑ Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
   Estate Records (Lowndes County, Mississippi); Author: Mississippi. Chancery Court (Lowndes County); Probate Place: Lowndes, Mississippi
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8995 #1018791 (accessed 27 May 2022)
   Dr Dabney Lipscomb probate in 1850.