Slaves of Daniel Wagner

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Black Heritage Slavery

Enslaved persons associated with Daniel Wagner

The following enslaved individuals were named in the 1828 probate records of Daniel Waggoner as having been "rented out" for two months by various individuals:^[1] Note that "boy" or "girl" was used for those under age 21.

• Dave, a boy
• James, a boy
• Sal, a girl
• Henry, a boy
• Bets, a girl
• Jesse, a boy
• Nance, a girl
• Frankie, a girl
• Frankie, a woman
• Martha and a little girl
• Morris, a boy
• Robert and Dave, boy[s]
• Mary and three children [hers?]
• Ned, a boy
• Old man Morris
• Ned, his wife and 3 children
• Becca and [her?] 2 children

The following appear in the same probate records as having been sold and some of whom may overlap with the names above; note that there were multiple individuals with the same names:^[2]

• Martha, a girl, purchased by Jesse Swaim for $233
• Frankie, a girl, purchaser not named, but might be Jesse Swaim above, for $260
• Betsy, a girl, purchased by Peter Clodfelter for $300
• Martha, a girl, purchased by John W. Lindsay for $314
• Nance, a girl, purchased by John Canada for $320
• James, a man, with his wife Melia (or Midia) and their child Peggy, purchased by Wm. McCrary for $205
• Maria, a girl, purchased by Henry Clodfelter for $100
• Betsy, a girl, purchased by Henry Clodfelter for $90.50
• Elizabeth, a woman, purchased by Daniel Clodfelter for $3.50

• "Two old negroes past labour let out to the lowest bidder to keep clothed and feed [sic] for 1 year from the 11th day of April 1828."
  • Morris, purchased by Peter Clodfelter for $24 (a later list indicates he was 80 years old)
  • Jack, purchased by the widow Elizabeth Waggoner for $20 (a later list indicates he was 80 years old)

Another list in the same probate folder lists the enslaved individuals with their ages as of 1828:^[3]

• Jack, 80
• Morris, 80
• Jim? [or Gavin?], 55
• Ned, 55
• Henry, 45
• Buck, 40
• Jefre (?), 20
• Jimma (?; male), 18
• Edd, 21
• Morris, 13
• Robert, 16
• Hazard, 10
• Dave, 7
• Franka [woman], 45
• Easther, 48?
• Melia, 43
• Becka, 26
• Mary, 24
• Luzy or Lazy, 3
• Sally, 14
• Molly, 7
• Lizza, 43, sick
• Martha (illegible notation), 20
• Nance, 18
• Bets, 15
• Franka, 12
• Martha, 10
• Rea[?], 4
• Peggy, 4
• "Betts' child", 18 months
• Madge, 12

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1DQ-WSG?cc=1911121&wc=Q6W1-75D%3A183206801%2C183410401%2C198821601 : 21 May 2014), Davidson County > W > Wagoner, Daniel (1828) > image 14 of 58; State Archives, Raleigh.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1DQ-W3W?cc=1911121&wc=Q6W1-75D%3A183206801%2C183410401%2C198821601 : 21 May 2014), Davidson County > W > Wagoner, Daniel (1828) > image 19 of 58; State Archives, Raleigh.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81DQ-WMR?cc=1911121&wc=Q6W1-75D%3A183206801%2C183410401%2C198821601 : 21 May 2014), Davidson County > W > Wagoner, Daniel (1828) > image 50 of 58; State Archives, Raleigh.