Slaves of Dunstan Banks, Mississippi

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: slavery Mississippi Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Importation of Enslaved into Georgia 2 Mississippi 2.1 1840 Census Lowndes County 2.2 1850 Slave Schedule (1) Lowndes County 2.3 1850 Slave Schedule (2) Lowndes County 2.4 1860 Slave Schedule (1) Lowndes County 2.5 1860 Slave Schedule (2) Lowndes County 2.6 1866 Census Lowndes County 2.7 Freedmen's Bureau Records, Lowndes County, 1866 2.8 Free People of Color: 1870 Census Lowndes County, Mississippi 3 Property Records 4 Research Notes 5 Sources

Background

This pages enumerates the slavery history of Dunstan Banks (1800-1881) in Georgia and Mississippi.

Importation of Enslaved into Georgia

8 Aug 1831 - Dunstan Banks imported 12 enslaved persons into Elbert County, Georgia, from location unknown.^[1]

• Dick Banks (abt.1796-)male, age 35
• Jacob Banks (abt.1796-) 30 or 35
• Demsey Banks (abt.1807-) about 24
• Nelson Banks (abt.1814-) about 17
• Sarah Banks (abt.1815-) a female about 16
• Susan Banks (abt.1817-)about 14
• Mary Banks (abt.1818-)about 13
• William Banks (abt.1821-) about 10
• Ellick Banks (abt.1821-) about 10
• Bob Banks (abt.1822-) about 9
• Sam Banks (abt.1824-)about 7
• Louisa Banks (abt.1825-)about 6

The following four from the list above -- all under the age of 18 -- are also listed in the records of Dunstan's brother Henry Banks (1804-1846) as having been imported just one date later (9 August 1831) into Elbert County. These four people are listed at exactly the same ages, three described as "yellow" in both Dunstan and Henry's records, with Nelson listed as "Mulatto" -- words during these times meaning light skin -- so they are undoubtedly the same people. It's not known why four of the 12 on Dunstan's record are listed a second time on Henry's, but perhaps Dunstan passed on these four young people to his brother Henry, thereby possibly separating them from their family/ies.

• Nelson Banks (abt.1814-)
• Sarah Banks (abt.1815-)
• Susan Banks (abt.1817-)
• William Banks (abt.1821-)

Mississippi

1840 Census Lowndes County

• Slaves - Males - Under 10 (3)
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 (4)
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 (1)
• Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 (1)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 (1)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 (1)
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 (1)

Total: 12

1850 Slave Schedule (1) Lowndes County

Gender Race Age Birthdate

1. Male Black 50 1800
2. Male Black 20 1830
3. Male Black 40 1810
4. Male Black 45 1805
5. Male Black 35 1815
6. Male Black 45 1805
7. Male Black 22 1828
8. Male Black 55 1795
9. Male Black 16 1834
10. Male Black 23 1827
11. Male Black 25 1825
12. Female Black 40 1810
13. Female Black 40 1810
14. Female Black 15 1835
15. Female Black 18 1832
16. Female Black 30 1820
17. Female Black 18 1832
18. Female Black 35 1815
19. Female Black 19 1831
20. Female Black 15 1835
21. Female Black 30 1820
22. Female Black 9 1841
23. Female Black 9 1841
24. Male Black 16 1834
25. Male Black 12 1838
26. Male Black 14 1836
27. Male Black 12 1838
28. Male Black 12 1838
29. Male Black 10 1840
30. Male Black 8 1842
31. Male Black 16 1834
32. Male Black 16 1834
33. Male Black 8 1842
34. Male Black 8 1842
35. Male Black 9 1841
36. Male Black 8 1842
37. Male Black 8 1842
38. Male Black 9 1841
39. Male Black 16 1834
40. Male Black 8 1842
41. Male Black 46 1804
42. Male Black 7 1843
43. Female Black 7 1843
44. Female Black 7 1843
45. Female Black 7 1843
46. Female Black 3 1847
47. Male Black 3 1847
48. Male Black 1 1849
49. Female Black 1 1849
50. Male Black 50 1800 (enumerated as deaf)

Total 50

1850 Slave Schedule (2) Lowndes County

Gender Race Age Birthdate

1. Male Black 42 1808
2. Female Black 42 1808
3. Female Black 38 1812
4. Male Black 18 1832
5. Female Black 16 1834
6. Female Black 8 1842
7. Male Black 15 1835
8. Male Black 4 1846
9. Male Black 2 1848

Total: 9

1860 Slave Schedule (1) Lowndes County

Listed as "William P Ladd Manager and D Banks of Columbus, Property"

Age Birthdate Gender Race

1. 55 1805 Male Black
2. 60 1800 Male Black
3. 50 1810 Male Black
4. 40 1820 Male Black
5. 25 1835 Male Black
6. 30 1830 Male Black
7. 26 1834 Male Black
8. 24 1836 Male Black
9. 22 1838 Male Black
10. 23 1837 Male Black
11. 20 1840 Male Black
12. 22 1838 Male Black
13. 21 1839 Male Black
14. 12 1848 Male Black
15. 18 1842 Male Black
16. 19 1841 Male Black
17. 12 1848 Male Black
18. 14 1846 Male Black
19. 13 1847 Male Black
20. 15 1845 Male Black
21. 18 1842 Male Black
22. 15 1845 Male Black
23. 16 1844 Male Black
24. 14 1846 Male Black
25. 23 1837 Male Black
26. 10 1850 Male Black
27. 25 1835 Female Black
28. 20 1840 Female Black
29. 23 1837 Female Black
30. 20 1840 Female Black
31. 22 1838 Female Black
32. 35 1825 Female Black
33. 25 1835 Female Black
34. 20 1840 Female Black
35. 20 1840 Female Black
36. 24 1836 Female Black
37. 13 1847 Female Black
38. 12 1848 Female Black
39. 23 1837 Female Black
40. 18 1842 Female Black
41. 10 1850 Female Black
42. 9 1851 Female Black
43. 10 1850 Male Black
44. 9 1851 Male Black
45. 8 1852 Male Black
46. 7 1853 Male Black
47. 11 1849 Male Black
48. 7 1853 Male Black
49. 6 1854 Male Black
50. 35 1825 Male Black
51. 25 1835 Male Black
52. 50 1810 Female Black
53. 45 1815 Female Black
54. 48 1812 Female Black
55. 53 1807 Female Black
56. 56 1804 Female Black
57. 8 1852 Female Black
58. 7 1853 Female Black
59. 6 1854 Male Black
60. 5 1855 Female Black
61. 9 1851 Female Black
62. 6/12 1859 Female Black
63. 4/12 1859 Male Black
64. 8 1852 Female Black
65. 4 1856 Female Black
66. 3 1857 Male Black
67. 2 1858 Male Black
68. 6 1854 Male Black
69. 3 1857 Male Black

Total: 69

1860 Slave Schedule (2) Lowndes County

Age Birthdate Gender Race

1. 30 1830 Male Black
2. 25 1835 Male Black
3. 5 1855 Male Black
4. 45 1815 Female Black
5. 25 1835 Female Black
6. 29 1831 Female Black
7. 26 1834 Female Black
8. 10 1850 Female Black
9. 8 1852 Female Black
10. 7 1853 Female Black

Total: 10

1866 Census Lowndes County

Under the section for "Freedmen, Free Negroes, and Mulattoes" there is one female aged between 20-30 in his household. This person was not on the 1870 census with Dunstan.

Freedmen's Bureau Records, Lowndes County, 1866

Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contract, several pages and names of workers^[2] Though these people may in 1865 still have been called by their enslaver's surname (Banks), by the time of the 1870 Census (see below) they used different surnames.

• Charles Dickerson (abt.1835-)
• Betsy Banks (bef.1848-) wife of Charles
• Dabney Watson (abt.1837-)and his 3 sons
  • Matt Watson (abt.1852-)
  • Edward Watson (abt.1853-)
  • Spencer Watson (abt.1854-)
• John Banks (bef.1848-) and his wife and 2 children
• William Banks (bef.1848-) and his wife
• Lacy or Jacy Banks (bef.1848-) wife of William
• Stephen Banks (bef.1848-) and his wife and 1 child
• Henry Banks (bef.1848-)
• Wesley Banks (bef.1848-)
• Fleming Dickerson (abt.1848-)

Separately from the listing above, the name of Dabney's wife appears on a page regarding the payment of food for their children:

• Mary Watson (abt.1830-)

Free People of Color: 1870 Census Lowndes County, Mississippi

1870 census in Lowndes County, Mississippi lists the following people who had signed labor contracts with Dunstan Banks five years earlier (see above): Dabney Watson (abt.1837-) , with his 3 sons; Fleming Dickerson; Charles Dickerson (abt.1835-) , with his wife Elizabeth Dickerson (abt.1833-); and, on a separate page regarding food to be purchased for the children, Dabney's wife Mary Watson (abt.1830-).^[3] It's apparent that they claimed different surnames after Emancipation, after being known before then by first names only, or with the enslaver's last name. Profiles of all have been written with the correct surnames of free people.

In addition to those people appearing on labor contracts, the names of the six children of Charles and Elizabeth appear on this 1870 Census. Based on their birth dates, the four older children were born enslaved, the two-year-old was born free, as may have the 5-year-old depending on what part of 1865 (before or after June) he was born.

• Wilson Dickerson (abt.1859-) Farm Laborer
• Margaret Dickerson (abt.1860-) Farm Laborer
• Willie Dickerson (abt.1861-)
• Albert Dickerson (abt.1863-)
• Fleming Dickerson (abt.1865-)
• Charles Dickerson (abt.1868-)

Freedmen's Bureau Complaint - Henry Partwood against Dunster Banks, complains that he would not pay full value for boards, 20 Oct 1867^[4] Is this the Henry from the above Labor Contract?

Property Records

Property certified to Willis Banks and Dunston Banks of Jefferson ?, 25 Nov 1833^[5][6]

Deeds in Lowndes County, MS - I looked through every one of these deeds, no enslaved in any of these deeds Michelle Detwiler

Deed bk 4 p.132 from Jas E. Morris

Deed Bk 5 p.341 Davis

Deed Bk 6 p.465 Fields

Bk 7 p.385 Pitchlynn and Hand

Bk 13 p.358 Willis from Dunstan, p. 85 from William Sparkman

Bk 18 p.348 Butterworth, p.437 from Eli Abbott

Bk 19 p.41 Geo Muller?, p.300 Cannon mortg

Bk 20 p.622 from Winston, p.749 J Bryant

Bk 22 p.110 C W Malene

Bk 23 p.614 Wm Ezell

Bk 24 p.1 Wm Lewis, W W Topp p. 220, R G Topp p.568, T F Butterworth p.641, Franklin Academy p.709

Research Notes

The value of Dunstan's personal estate in 1860 was 200,000

Sources

1. ↑ Various records 1822-1874 [Elbert County, Georgia]: "Various records 1822-1874 [Elbert County, Georgia]"
   Catalog: Various records 1822-1874 [Elbert County, Georgia] Various records, 1822-1874
   Film number: 008153432 > image 157 of 191
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSKK-KQN2-J (accessed 10 December 2023)
   • importation of the enslaved, p.51, slaves named.
2. ↑ United States, Freedmen's...t Commissioner, 1865-1872: "United States, Freedmen's...t Commissioner, 1865-1872"
   Catalog: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the state of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1869 Labor contracts of freedmen Jan. 1866 (NARA Series M826, Roll 49)
   Image path: United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872 > Mississippi > Roll 49, Labor contracts of freedmen, Jan 1866 > image 1251 of 1562; citing multiple NARA microfilm publications; Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861 - 1880, RG 105; (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1969-1980)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TD-P3Q6-P (accessed 15 November 2023)

   1866 Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contract with Dunstan Banks

3. ↑ United States Census, 1870: "United States Census, 1870"
   Image path: United States Census, 1870 > Mississippi > Lowndes > Township 18 > image 54 of 104; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QL6-YM (accessed 15 November 2023)
4. ↑ Mississippi, Freedmen's B...Office Records, 1865-1872: "Mississippi, Freedmen's B...Office Records, 1865-1872"
   Catalog: Records of the field offices for the state of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872
   Image path: Mississippi, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 > Columbus (subassistant commissioner) > Roll 15, Registers of complaints, vol 1-2, Aug 1867-May 1868 > image 34 of 60; citing NARA microfilm publication M1907 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G92Y-QLNV (accessed 15 November 2023)

   1867 Freedmen's Bureau Complaints

5. ↑ Tract books: "United States Bureau of L...Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955"
   Catalog: Tract books Vol. C8 Twp. 17N, Range 8-19E Vol. C8-C10 Twp. 18-19N Range 1-18E Vol. C10 Twp. 20N Range 8-16E Vol. C10 Twp. 21N Range 8-13E Vol. C10 Twp. 22N Range 8-10E Vol. C10 Twp. 23N Range 8-9E Vol. C11 Twp. 11-16S Range 16W Vol. C11 Twp. 12-20S Range 17-18W Vol. C11 Twp. 12-18S Range 19W Vol. C11 Twp. 8-9, 14 Range 1E Vol. C11 Twp. 10 Range 2E Vol. C11 Twp. 12, 18 Range 4E Vol. C11 Twp. 8-9, 14, Range 1W Vol. C11 Twp. 8-9 Range 1E Vol. C11 Twp. 16, 18 Range 5E Vol. C11 Twp. 8-10 Range 2W Vol. C11 Twp. 11 Range 3W Vol. C11 Twp. 9 Range 4W
   Image path: United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955 > Mississippi > Vol C9 > image 65 of 249
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99WS-BZS3 (accessed 15 November 2023)

   1833 property for Willis Banks and Dunstan Banks Vol 9 p.62

6. ↑ Tract books: "United States Bureau of L...Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955"
   Catalog: Tract books Vol. C8 Twp. 17N, Range 8-19E Vol. C8-C10 Twp. 18-19N Range 1-18E Vol. C10 Twp. 20N Range 8-16E Vol. C10 Twp. 21N Range 8-13E Vol. C10 Twp. 22N Range 8-10E Vol. C10 Twp. 23N Range 8-9E Vol. C11 Twp. 11-16S Range 16W Vol. C11 Twp. 12-20S Range 17-18W Vol. C11 Twp. 12-18S Range 19W Vol. C11 Twp. 8-9, 14 Range 1E Vol. C11 Twp. 10 Range 2E Vol. C11 Twp. 12, 18 Range 4E Vol. C11 Twp. 8-9, 14, Range 1W Vol. C11 Twp. 8-9 Range 1E Vol. C11 Twp. 16, 18 Range 5E Vol. C11 Twp. 8-10 Range 2W Vol. C11 Twp. 11 Range 3W Vol. C11 Twp. 9 Range 4W
   Image path: United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955 > Mississippi > Vol C10 > image 19 of 194
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99WS-B6WS (accessed 15 November 2023)

   1833 property for Willis Banks and Dunstan Banks Vol p.18

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Lowndes, Mississippi; Roll: 215; Page: 202; Family History Library Film: 0014841
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1450813
  Dunstan Banks in Lowndes, Mississippi.
• 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 #91085381
  Dunstan Banks, slave owner of 50 enslaved people, in 1850 in Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.
• 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules (2):
  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 #91092111
  Dunstan Banks, slave owner of 9 enslaved people, in 1850 in Columbus Ward 3, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.
• 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules:
  The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #90401982
  D Banks, slave owner of 68 enslaved people, in 1860 in Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.
• 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules (2):
  The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #90413329
  D Banks, slave owner of 10 enslaved people, in 1860 in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.
• "U.S., Pardons Under Amnesty Proclamations, 1865-1869"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5256 #5748
  Name: Dunstan Banks; Application Date: 21 Aug 1865; Application Location: Lowndes, Mississippi.
• 1866 Mississippi Census: "Mississippi, U.S., State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951"
  Original data: Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2016; Volume Number: Box 26976
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61949 #714416
  Dunstan Banks in Mississippi, United States.