Slaves of David Bennett Barrow, Louisiana

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: West Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by David Bennett Barrow (abt.1800-), and attempt to connect them to their families.

David B Barrow

David Barrow was from the wealthy Barrow family of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. The family was originally from England, then settled in North Carolina. They later moved to Louisiana where they acquired and/or established a large number of plantations. David built Afton Villa in Louisiana which became the family home. He later acquired plantations in Florida, as well as others in Louisiana. He appears to have been an absentee owner of his Florida properties.^[1][2][3]

Slaves

It is not yet known which plantations the following unnamed slaves were on.

In the 1830 census David was living in in West Feliciana, Louisiana. He owned 57 slaves.^[4]

Slaves - Males - Under 10:	11
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:	9
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35:	7
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54:	3
Slaves - Females - Under 10:	7
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:	12
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:	7
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54:	1
Total Slaves:	57

In the 1840 census David was still living in West Feliciana, Louisiana, and had amassed 110 slaves.^[5]

Slaves - Males - Under 10:	15
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:	14
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35:	10
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54:	11
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99:	2
Slaves - Females - Under 10:	17
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:	15
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:	15
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54:	10
Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99:	1
Total Slaves:	110

By the 1850 Slave Schedule census, David was in West Feliciana, Louisiana, United States with 167 slaves.^[6]

Gender	Age
Female	50
Female	4
Male	35
Male	35
Female	5
Male	16
Male	40
Female	38
Female	17
Male	14
Female	10
Female	8
Female	6
Male	45
Female	45
Female	13
Male	11
Female	9
Male	6
Male	35
Male	21
Male	50
Female	45
Female	18
Female	15
Male	30
Male	30
Female	13
Male	10
Male	30
Female	30
Male	10
Female	5
Female	2
Male	1
Male	50
Male	48
Male	26
Female	4
Male	2
Male	60
Female	60
Male	55
Female	56
Male	21
Male	5
Male	46
Female	26
Male	1
Female	40
Male	50
Female	50
Female	8
Male	25
Male	20
Male	60
Female	60
Male	30
Female	22
Male	5
Female	50
Male	100
Female	60
Male	20
Female	12
Male	25
Male	26
Male	50
Male	12
Female	2/12
Male	25
Female	24
Male	10
Male	30
Female	25
Female	5
Male	40
Female	20
Male	17
Male	25
Male	25
Male	18
Male	1
Male	70
Male	15
Male	10
Male	18
Male	45
Male	38
Female	40
Female	32
Male	50
Female	16
Male	35
Male	24
Male	18
Male	28
Female	40
Male	15
Male	13
Female	6
Male	45
Female	25
Male	13
Male	66
Male	28
Female	28
Female	8
Male	35
Female	35
Female	14
Male	42
Female	45
Male	20
Male	17
Female	15
Female	22
Male	2
Male	20
Female	25
Male	16
Female	8
Female	6
Male	2/12
Male	55
Female	55
Female	15
Female	26
Male	8
Male	8
Female	90
Female	30
Female	28
Female	37
Male	16
Female	14
Female	12
Female	9
Male	6
Female	2
Male	30
Female	40
Female	50
Male	25
Female	18
Male	14
Female	9
Female	65
Male	22
Female	20
Male	3/12
Male	40
Female	37
Female	14
Male	11
Female	9
Male	6
Male	4
Male	8/12
Male	35
Female	30
Male	4
Male	2
Female	16
Male	15
Male	22
Female	9

In the 1850 Slave Schedule census, David was also a slave owner in Jefferson, Florida, United States, with 63 slaves. He apparently was an absentee owner, however.^[7]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
David Barrow	Owner
	Slave	M	4
	Slave	M	4
	Slave	M	4
	Slave	M	3
	Slave	M	3
	Slave	M	3
	Slave	M	3
	Slave	M	3
	Slave	M	2
	Slave	M	2
	Slave	M	2
	Slave	M	2
	Slave	M	1
	Slave	M	1
	Slave	M	1
	Slave	M	1
	Slave	M	1
	Slave	M	1
	Slave	F	53
	Slave	F	53
	Slave	F	60
	Slave	F	45
	Slave	F	45
	Slave	F	39
	Slave	F	39
	Slave	F	37
	Slave	F	36
	Slave	F	38
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	F	29
	Slave	F	28
	Slave	F	27
	Slave	F	27
	Slave	F	27
	Slave	F	26
	Slave	F	25
	Slave	F	42
	Slave	F	22
	Slave	F	20
	Slave	F	17
	Slave	F	16
	Slave	F	13
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	F	10
	Slave	F	10
	Slave	F	10
	Slave	F	10
	Slave	F	9
	Slave	F	7
	Slave	F	7
	Slave	F	7
	Slave	F	7
	Slave	F	6
	Slave	F	5
	Slave	F	5
	Slave	F	5
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	F	4

Another entry In the 1850 Slave Schedule census, listed David as a slave owner in Jefferson, Florida, United States with 48 slaves. He apparently was an absentee owner however.^[8]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
David Barrow	Owner
	Slave	M	16
	Slave	M	72
	Slave	M	15
	Slave	M	13
	Slave	M	38
	Slave	M	20
	Slave	M	14
	Slave	M	48
	Slave	M	45
	Slave	M	34
	Slave	M	13
	Slave	M	13
	Slave	M	46
	Slave	M	38
	Slave	M	38
	Slave	M	14
	Slave	M	29
	Slave	M	22
	Slave	M	48
	Slave	M	11
	Slave	M	10
	Slave	M	17
	Slave	M	40
	Slave	M	12
	Slave	M	21
	Slave	M	22
	Slave	M	16
	Slave	M	25
	Slave	M	50
	Slave	M	40
	Slave	M	38
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	M	35
	Slave	M	46
	Slave	M	8
	Slave	M	8
	Slave	M	7
	Slave	M	7
	Slave	M	6
	Slave	M	5
	Slave	M	4
	Slave	M	4
	Slave	F	3
	Slave	F	3
	Slave	F	2
	Slave	F	2
	Slave	F	1
	Slave	F	1

Sources

1. ↑ [https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9276&context=gradschool_disstheses Evolution of the Site of Afton Villa
2. ↑ "The Red Hills of Florida, 1528-1865" by Clifton Paisley, The University of Alabama Press, Copyright 1889, pp 137,146, 154
3. ↑ [https://64parishes.org/entry/alma-plantation Alma Plantation
4. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: West Feliciana, Louisiana; Series: M19; Roll: 43; Page: 232; Family History Library Film: 0009686
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1894835 (accessed 27 December 2022)
   David Barrow in West Feliciana, Louisiana.
5. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: West Feliciana, Louisiana; Roll: 130; Page: 211; Family History Library Film: 0009690
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1318056 (accessed 27 December 2022)
   David Barrow in West Feliciana, Louisiana.
6. ↑ 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 #93065808 (accessed 27 December 2022)
   David Barrow in West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA.
7. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442885; Record number: 22150;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7D-DKMM (accessed 27 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC94-RGD Image number 00273
   David Barrow owner in household of David Barrow in Jefferson, Florida, United States.
8. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442885; Record number: 22255;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7D-D2N2 (accessed 27 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC94-1FL Image number 00274
   David Barrow owner in household of David Barrow in Jefferson, Florida, United States.