Slaves of Dr James Ridley, North Carolina
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Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Slaves of Dr James Ridley, Granville, North Carolina (1775 - 1854)
A 10 Jan 1855 inventory of the personal property of Dr. James Ridley included 50 enslaved people:
- Dick
- Rose
- Iseby
- Dolfin
- Ben
- Betty
- Frances
- Evelina
- Mary
- Mary Thomas
- Ottaway
- Joshua
- Milly
- Paul
- Silas
- Arabella
- Letitia
- Almira
- Alexander
- Robert
- Dick (little)
- Federic
- Anderson
- Martha
- Frank
- Eliza
- Richard
- Ottaway (little)
- Arabella (little)
- Julia
- Henry
- Lucy
- Jim
- Broddy
- Boson
- Minerva
- Cato
- Simon
- Rebeca
- Nancy
- Luetta
- Harry
- boy Gaspard "loaned to Dr Jas Ridley during or in his life."[1]
Henry hired as a brick mason to Benja J. and D. P. Paschall for the year 1856 at rate of $150.[2]
Valued by order of the Court on 8 May 1856:
- Woman Lucy.......................................$0.25
- Mynerva..............................................$6.00
- Cato......................................................$6.00
- Simon...................................................$5.00
- Rebeca.................................................$3.50
- Harry....................................................$3.00
- Iv...........................................................$1.75
- Deduct for keeping old man James.$1.50-
- (Total).................................................$24.00[3]
Research Notes
- His parents, Bromfield Riley and Mrs. Frances Riley, held enslaved people, so it's likely that his siblings did, also.
Sources
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Granville County, North Carolina, estate records:
"Granville County, North Carolina, estate records"
Catalog: Granville County, North Carolina, estate records Estate records 1746-1919 Ricks (Reeks), Sarah - Rogers, Joseph
Film number: 007641309 > image 273 of 1981
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89GV-WQDX (accessed 23 June 2023) - ↑
Granville County, North Carolina, estate records:
"Granville County, North Carolina, estate records"
Catalog: Granville County, North Carolina, estate records Estate records 1746-1919 Ricks (Reeks), Sarah - Rogers, Joseph
Film number: 007641309 > image 276 of 1981
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89GV-WQRG (accessed 23 June 2023) - ↑
Granville County, North Carolina, estate records:
"Granville County, North Carolina, estate records"
Catalog: Granville County, North Carolina, estate records Estate records 1746-1919 Ricks (Reeks), Sarah - Rogers, Joseph
Film number: 007641309 > image 279 of 1981
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89GV-W35K (accessed 23 June 2023)
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