Slaves of Edmund Atkinson, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Atkinson

Index of Plantations This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Edmund Atkinson (1804-1862), of Cadmen County, Georgia, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Contents 1 Slaves Bequeathed to Edmund Atkinson (1804-1862) 2 Slaves Enumerated on the 1850 Slave Schedule for Edmund Atkinson 3 Slaves Enumerated on the 1860 Slave Schedule for Edmund Atkinson 4 Sources

Slaves Bequeathed to Edmund Atkinson (1804-1862)

Nathan Atkinson (1758-1817) owned Black Hammock Plantation, a 700 acre property in Camden County, Georgia. He passed his Black Hammock plantation on to his son, Alexander Atkinson (1796-1840), including 21 slaves, when he died in 1817. Other property and slaves were given to his wife, Sarah Letitia (Stevens) Atkinson (1774-1817), and other children, John, Nancy and Edmund. All the slaves were to remain on Black Hammond Plantation until the crops were harvested.^[1]

Nathan bequeathed 20 slaves to his son, Edmund Atkinson, as well as 300 acres of land, upon his death in 1817. However, Edmund was not to receive the slaves until 1 Jan 1818. He also had to earn a "first degree" college education and to study law, before receiving the slaves:

1. Joe
2. Celia
3. Peggy
4. Polly
5. Jim
6. Judea
7. Adam
8. Joe Junr
9. Andrew
10. Hetty, Andrew's wife
11. Billy
12. Amy
13. Phebe
14. Allen
15. Toby
16. Tom
17. Phillis, Tom's wife
18. Alexander, Tom's child
19. Jacob, Tom's child
20. Tom Junr, Tom's child

Slaves Enumerated on the 1850 Slave Schedule for Edmund Atkinson

In the 1850 census Edmund was in District 9, Camden, Georgia, United States, and owned 84 slaves.^[2]

Gender Age

1. Male 70
2. Female 70
3. Female 62
4. Female 48
5. Male 48
6. Female 44
7. Male 39
8. Female 38
9. Female 38
10. Male 35
11. Male 35
12. Male 35
13. Female 40
14. Female 36
15. Female 30
16. Female 30
17. Female 30
18. Female 30
19. Female 30
20. Female 30
21. Female 30
22. Male 30
23. Male 26
24. Male 23
25. Male 23
26. Male 23
27. Male 23
28. Male 20
29. Male 20
30. Male 20
31. Female 20
32. Female 20
33. Female 20
34. Female 20
35. Female 20
36. Female 20
37. Female 20
38. Female 20
39. Female 20
40. Female 20
41. Male 14
42. Male 14
43. Female 20
44. Male 14
45. Male 14
46. Male 14
47. Female 14
48. Female 14
49. Female 14
50. Female 14
51. Female 12
52. Female 12
53. Female 12
54. Female 12
55. Male 12
56. Male 12
57. Female 9
58. Female 9
59. Female 9
60. Female 9
61. Female 9
62. Female 8
63. Female 8
64. Female 8
65. Female 8
66. Female 7
67. Male 5
68. Male 5
69. Male 5
70. Male 5
71. Male 5
72. Female 4
73. Female 4
74. Female 4
75. Female 4
76. Female 4
77. Female 4
78. Male 2
79. Male 2
80. Female 2
81. Female 2
82. Female 1
83. Female 1
84. Male 1

Slaves Enumerated on the 1860 Slave Schedule for Edmund Atkinson

In the 1860 Slave Schedule census Edmund was in Hardees District, Camden, Georgia, United States, with 40 slaves.^[3]

Gender Age

1. Male 16
2. Male 9
3. Female 5
4. Male 20
5. Male 34
6. Female 34
7. Female 45
8. Female 32
9. Female 28
10. Male 60
11. Female 53
12. Female 40
13. Male 14
14. Female 10
15. Male 7
16. Male 1
17. Female 24
18. Male 30
19. Female 30
20. Male 14
21. Male 2
22. Female 2/12
23. Female 5
24. Male 7
25. Male 1
26. Female 30
27. Female 1
28. Male 4
29. Male 3
30. Female 2
31. Female 40
32. Male 7
33. Female 5
34. Female 1
35. Female 31
36. Male 16
37. Male 5
38. Female 18
39. Male 16
40. Female 53

A second enumeration of 64 slaves was also found for Edmund Atkinson in Camden County, Georgia, in 1860:^[4]

Gender Age

1. Male 3
2. Female 35
3. Male 11
4. Male 1
5. Male 30
6. Male 30
7. Female 10
8. Female 8
9. Female 3
10. Female 50
11. Female 40
12. Female 19
13. Female 15
14. Female 10
15. Male 8
16. Male 6
17. Female 3
18. Female 65
19. Female 35
20. Female 12
21. Male 10
22. Male 18
23. Male 48
24. Female 45
25. Male 20
26. Female 2
27. Male 30
28. Male 8
29. Male 5
30. Male 50
31. Male 35
32. Female 30
33. Female 6
34. Female 4
35. Male 18
36. Female 24
37. Male 10
38. Male 4
39. Male 1
40. Female 19
41. Female 1/12
42. Male 50
43. Male 40
44. Female 40
45. Male 20
46. Female 15
47. Male 13
48. Female 10
49. Male 4
50. Male 40
51. Female 45
52. Female 23
53. Female 21
54. Female 16
55. Female 14
56. Male 30
57. Female 25
58. Female 8
59. Male 5
60. Male 3
61. Female 50
62. Male 30
63. Female 27
64. Female 5

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Will Index 1795-1916, And, Wills 1795-1829, 1868-1932 Atlanta (Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Camden County); Probate Place: Camden, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #338368 (accessed 7 September 2022)
   Nathan Atkinsons probate on 17 Mar 1817.
2. ↑ 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 #92132992 (accessed 9 September 2022)
   Edmund Atkinson in District 9, Camden, Georgia, USA.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "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 #92524266 (accessed 9 September 2022)
   Edmund Atkinson in Hardees District, Camden, Georgia, USA.
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "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 #92524201 (accessed 9 September 2022)
   Edmund Atkinson in Hardees District, Camden, Georgia, USA.

See also:

• Slaves of Nathan Atkinson, Georgia
• Slaves of Nancy Ann (Atkinson) Lang, Georgia
• Slaves of Alexander Atkinson, Georgia
• Slaves of John Atkinson, Georgia