Slaves of David Ellington, Georgia

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

Probate Inventory

Inventory of David Ellington recorded the following slaves.^[1]

Amy	girl	$250
Delphy	girl	$180
Bob	Boy	$150
Mariah	girl	$50
Milly	woman & child	$450
unnamed	young child of Milly	with mother
West	fellow	$500
Abraham	fellow	$450
Hannah	woman	$300

Estate

The following slaves belonged to the heirs of David Ellington for whom Clayborn Maddox was guardian. He arranged for the hiring of the slaves each year during their minority. (only two years of hire included below)^[2]

Slave	Inherited by[3]	1816 Hire[4]	1817 Hire[5]
Sophia	David Ellington	Lewis Jenkins	Wm Bugg
Jenny	Richard Ellington	W Bugg	Levi White
Watson (Woodson)	Richard Ellington	Lewis Jenkins	same
Hannah	Richard Ellington	Lewis Jenkins	same
Burrell (Burwell)	Josiah Ellington	Randle Dye	Samuel Dickson
Bob	David Ellington	Thomas Victory	same
West	David Ellington	Thomas Bell	Levi White
Amy & child	Josiah Ellington	John McHargue	Timothy Veazey
Clarissa		A W Maddox	Arch Trapley

Charely - Josiah Ellington

Alsey - Richard Ellington

- one of these was probably Amy's child, was Alsey actually Clarissa?

Bob was a blacksmith.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Inventories, appraisements and sales of estates, 1798-1893 Inventories, appraisements, sales, v. E 1798-1808
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Greene > Inventories and appraisements 1798-1808 vol E > image 243 of 479; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893L-TSSJ (accessed 5 April 2023)
2. ↑ Probate - Hire: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 4 April 2023)
3. ↑ Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Returns and divisions of estates, 1816-1851 Returns and divisions, v. H-I 1816-1829
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Greene > Divisions of estates and returns 1816-1829 vol H-I > image 85 of 485; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893L-NP6W (accessed 5 April 2023)
4. ↑ Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Returns and divisions of estates, 1816-1851 Returns and divisions, v. H-I 1816-1829
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Greene > Divisions of estates and returns 1816-1829 vol H-I > image 29 of 485; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G93L-NTSC (accessed 5 April 2023)
5. ↑ Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Returns and divisions of estates, 1816-1851 Returns and divisions, v. H-I 1816-1829
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Greene > Divisions of estates and returns 1816-1829 vol H-I > image 58 of 485; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93L-NPHB (accessed 5 April 2023)
6. ↑ Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Returns and divisions of estates, 1816-1851 Returns and divisions, v. H-I 1816-1829
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Greene > Divisions of estates and returns 1816-1829 vol H-I > image 104 of 485; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G93L-NRWK (accessed 5 April 2023)
7. ↑ Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Returns and divisions of estates, 1816-1851 Returns and divisions, v. H-I 1816-1829
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Greene > Divisions of estates and returns 1816-1829 vol H-I > image 153 of 485; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93L-J4C (accessed 5 April 2023)