Slaves of Elias John Heard of Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Location: Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: Heard Berry Mayne Slavery Black Heritage
Slaves of Elias John Heard
Probate 30 Jun 1851 • Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
The following are notes from a review of the probate records for the estate of Elias John Heard in relation to those who were enslaved by this family. Clickable links to profiles appear after the references to images.
Elias John Heard estate (died in 1843), Lydia (Henderson) Heard executrix. Woodson Allen was among the appraisers of items shown below in this document. Image 522 of inventory papers [1]
Item in inventory: for the hire of Dave for 1850 = 120.00
For this next item, the page prior indicates the appraisal was done the 25 day of January 1848
Image 562 [2]
(see image at url provided) Apportioned to Isaac W Heard legatee of Elias John Heard. Receipt dated 10 Feb 1848.
1 Negro Boy (Chesley) _ _ _ _ _ _ $675.00
1 “ “ (Larkin) __ _ _ _ _ _ $600.00
1 “ Girl (Cinda) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $500.00
1 “ “ (Francis) _ _ _ _ _ _ $575.00
The following is seen in image 580 [3]
1 Woman and child bought _ _ _ _ _ $660.00
In image 568 of this set:
This appraisal appears to be specific to the portion of the estate to go to the former Rebecka A Heard, who at that time was married to James L. Henderson. Dated 19 March, 1849.
One Negro fellow named Peter at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $700.00
“ “ Boy “ Joe at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $625.00
“ “ Woman “ Caroline at _ _ _ _ _ $600.00
“ “ Girl “ Manda at _ _ _ _ _ _ $400.00
James L Henderson signed a receipt that included the above.
Image 588 in this set shows appraisal specific to the portion of the estate to go to Richard K Heard. Dated 19 March, 1849.
One Negro fellow named Auda at __ _ _ _ _ _ _ $750.00
“ “ Boy “ Ben at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $600.00
“ “ Woman “ Hulda at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $600.00
“ “ Girl “ Jain at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $300.00
Richard K Heard signed a receipt that included the above.
Image 615 in the set. Reference to “Negroe Elick” in the estate of Elias John Heard.
The following are from image 902 in this set. The date information as stated in image 903, sworn to 30 Dec 1848
1 Negro Man Ned _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 600.00
1 “ “ Chesley __ _ _ _ _ 625.00
“ “ Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 600.00
“ “ Henry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 625.00
“ “ Jack _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 550.00
“ “ Fred _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 575.00
“ “ Andy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 625.00
“ “ Elick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 625.00
“ “ Aaron _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 650.00
“ “ Jackson _ _ _ _ _ _ 650.00
Boy “ Bob _ ____ _ _ _ _ 550.00
“ “ John _ _ __ _ _ _ _ 400.00
“ “ Larkin _ _ _ __ _ _ 350.00
“ “ Butler _ _ _ __ _ _ 325.00
“ “ Ben _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 350.00
“ “ Eli _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ 325.00
“ “ Jo _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ 325.00
“ “ David _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 200.00
“ “ Washington _ _ _ 200.00
“ “ Hiram _ _ __ _ _ _ 175.00
“ “ Daniel _ _ _ _ _ _ 300.00
1 Woman named Lindy & 2 children Tempy & Tom _ _ _ 750.00
Woman named Sallie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 550.00
“ “ Eliza & 2 children Mary & Alvina _ _ _ 700.00
“ “ Huldy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 450.00
“ “ Caroline _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 450.00
“ “ Luisa _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 550.00
“ “ Haly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 550.00
Milly & 2 Children Frances & Andes _ _ _ _ _ 650.00
Woman named Easter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 500.00
“ “ Sharlott _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 250.00
“ “ Mandy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 225.00
See image 904. Miles T Berry signed for the portion of the estate received by his wife Mary Ann Heard, 25 Feb 1845. Included were the following:
1 Negro Man named Henry_ _ _ _ 625.00
1 Negro Boy named John _ _ _ _ _ 400.00
1 Negro Woman named Sallie_ _ _ 550.00
1 Negro Girl named Charlotte_ _ _ 250.00
In image 915 there is an accounting of the estate for January 1856 – January 1857. Included is a reference to amount collected for the hire of Dave.
An amount for the hire of Dave is included again in the records for January 1855 – January 1856. This is found in image 917.
1855 transaction from the estate file, image 1024. This is a receipt signed by Walter Ware, "for the hire of my boy Humphrey". (The name is difficult to read and this transcription may be faulty.)
Image 1056 in this set of records includes the amount collected for the hire of Dave.
Image 1061 documents land purchased by the estate: East Half of South East Quarter of Section 16 of Township 22 of Range 24, 3 Feb 1848. This is signed by Wm Sanders.
Note this set of files ends with image 1096.
Clickable links to profiles: Elias John Heard
Slaves
- Ned Heard
- Eliza Heard
- Jackson Heard
- Aaron Heard
- Mandy Heard
- Easter Heard
- Milly Heard
- Haly Heard
- Luisa Heard
- Caroline Heard
- Huldy Heard
- Sallie (Heard) Berry
- Lindy Heard
- Elick Heard
- Andy Heard
- Fred Heard
- Jack Heard
- Henry (Heard) Berry
- Peter (Heard) Henderson
- Chesley Heard
- Hulda Heard
- Ben Heard
- Charlotte (Heard) Berry
- Butler Heard
- John (Heard) Berry
- Bob Heard
- Daniel Heard
- Hiram Heard
- David Heard
- Joe (Heard) Henderson
- Eli Heard
- Jain Heard
- Francis (Heard) Nelson
- Cinda Heard
Unnamed Slaves:
- Name Elias Heard
- Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Abbeville, South Carolina
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1
- Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
- Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
- Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
- Total Free White Persons: 4
- Total Slaves: 5
- Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9
- Name Elias J Heard
- Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Tallapoosa, Alabama
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 2
- Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1
- Slaves - Males - Under 10: 10
- Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 6
- Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 2
- Slaves - Females - Under 10: 5
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 4
- Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2
- Persons Employed in Agriculture: 15
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
- Total Free White Persons: 11
- Total Slaves: 29
- Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 40
Sources
- 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Abbeville, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 169; Page: 11; Family History Library Film: 0022503
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #625445 (accessed 10 January 2024)
Elias Heard in Abbeville, South Carolina.
- 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 15; Page: 166; Family History Library Film: 0002335
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1356849 (accessed 10 January 2024)
Elias J Heard in Tallapoosa, Alabama.
Elias J Heard in the Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents 29 Oct 1839 [4]
Elias J Heard in the Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents 6 Dec 1839 [5]
Alabama Wills and Probate records [6]
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