Slaves of David Gwin Talbot

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Campbell, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Us_black_heritage

This page serves to document and further the research of enslaved individuals held by slave owner David Gwin Talbott (1761-1853) of Campbell County, Virginia.

David’s 1850 will^[1] does not name the enslaved people, nor does he will them to particular children. All it says is: "The land and Negroes to be laid off in Lotts and impartially be drawn for by them." I have not found a follow-up sale recording.

Contents 1 1820 Census 2 1830 Census 3 1840 Census 4 Sources

1820 Census

Slaves recorded for David G Talbot, Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia. ^[2]

• Males - 14 thru 25: 2
• Males - 26 thru 44: 4
• Males - 45 and over: 1
• Females - 26 thru 44: 1

1830 Census

Slaves recorded for David G Talbot, Campbell, Virginia ^[3]

• Males - Under 10: 1
• Males - 10 thru 23: 3
• Males - 24 thru 35: 3
• Males - 36 thru 54: 1
• Females - Under 10: 1
• Females - 10 thru 23: 1
• Females - 24 thru 35: 2
• Females - 36 thru 54: 1
• Total: 13

Also recorded:

• Free Colored Persons - Males - 10 thru 23: 1

(Though David was given an indentured servant/slave named Oliver, due to be free when he was 21- it’s doubtful it’s the same person, unless the wrong age category was checked off. In David’s father Charles’ 1779 will, Oliver was a boy, so by 1830 Oliver would have been over 50 years old)

1840 Census

David G. Talbot, Campbell, Virginia. ^[4]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10: 3
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 3
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35:
• Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 3
• Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 1
• Slaves - Females - Under 10: 2
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
• Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
• Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99: 3
• Total Slaves 18

Sources

1. ↑ Will of David Gein Talbot
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLH-R4B : accessed 24 August 2021), David G Talbot, Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing p. 139, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 129; FHL microfilm 193,688.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-195 : 20 February 2021), David G Talbot, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing 391, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 194; FHL microfilm 29,673.
4. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Southern District, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: 553; Page: 8; Family History Library Film: 0029684Ancestry Link