Slaves of Elijah De Hart Sr, Patrick County, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Patrick, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: De Hart Slavery

Introduction

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Elijah De Hart and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

1820 census--7 slaves^[1]

1 male 14-25

3 males 0-13

1 female 26-44

1 female 14-25

1 female 0-13

1830 census--11 slaves^[2]

1 male 24-35

2 males 10-23

4 males under 10

2 females 24-35

1 female 10-23

1 female under 10

1840 census--16 slaves^[3]

1 male 24-36

7 males 10-24

3 males under 10

3 females 36-55 [Lucy and __?_]

1 female 24-36

1 female 10-24

Elijah had 17 slaves at the time of his death in 1846.
His estate had 18 slaves at the time of its final sale.
Nine slaves were sold after Elijah's death and one elderly or infirm slave appears to have been a charge at that time.
Eight slaves were sold after the death of Elijah's widow, Mary.

As directed in Elijah's will, his wife received half of his slaves for her natural life; the 8 slaves selected by the widow for her lifetime, and later sold after her death were:

• Bill/Billy, a man [purchased by son-in-law Richard C. Thomas for $560]
• Jackson/Jack, a boy [purchased by son-in-law Richard C. Thomas for $381]
• Clark, son of Lucy, a boy [purchased by son-in-law David P. Taylor for $540]
• Richard/Dick, a man [purchased by Samuel Hairston for $471]
• Lucy, a woman [purchased by Gabriel Bolling for $450]
• Mahala/Mahaly, youngest child of Lucy [purchased with her mother]
• America, a mulatto girl who was the daughter of Lucy [purchased by George W. Conner for $406]
• Morning, a woman [purchased by son-in-law Fountain Howell for $200]
• Joseph/Joe [purchased by Joseph L. Howard for $561]
• Benjamin/Ben [purchased by Joseph L. Howard for $570]
• Rody/Roda, daughter of Lucy [purchased by son-in-law, Wilson T. Vaughan for $341]
• Mincy (a girl) [purchased by son-in-law, James Via for $300]
• Thomas/Thom (a boy) [purchased by son, Charles Dehart for $188]
• Fanny and child [purchased by son-in-law David P. Taylor for $431]
• Claiborn [purchased by son, Zephaniah T. Dehart for $450, listed as Boy Claiborne in Zephaniah's estate inventory in 1856, value $1,000]
• Ruth [purchased by son-in-law Fountain Howell for $279]
• Richard/Dick (probably old, valued at nothing) [possibly given to Joseph L. Howard, no purchase price recorded; alternatively, possibly provided for by son, Thomas Dehart]
• Booker, son of Lucy (Elijah purchased 2/3 interest in Booker, then the final 1/3 interest was sold to Elijah's son, Thomas, but unknown if Booker ever lived on Elijah Dehart's farm)

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
   citing Page: 114; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005157295_005_M9NL-KJP; FHL microfilm: 0193700; Image number: 11
   FamilySearch Record: XHLJ-2MX (accessed 28 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBM-97WG
   Elijah Dehart in Patrick, Virginia, United States.
2. ↑ 1830 Census: "United States Census, 1830"
   citing Page: 152; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M19; Digital film/folder number: 005156036; FHL microfilm: 0029674; Image number: 307
   FamilySearch Record: XH5F-B4V (accessed 28 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBS-9Z4J
   Elijah Dehart in Patrick, Kanawha, Virginia, United States.
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Patrick, Virginia; Roll: 573; Page: 60; Family History Library Film: 0029691
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1912102 (accessed 28 March 2024)
   Elijah Pehart in Patrick, Virginia.

• Virginia, Library of. “Chancery Case for Estate of Elijah DeHart, Patrick County, Index #: 1849-007.” Virginia memory: Chancery records index. Accessed October 4, 2021. https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/full_case_detail.asp?CFN=141-1849-007#img.

• Virginia, Library of. “Chancery Case for Estate of Elijah DeHart, Patrick County, Index #: 1856-003.” Virginia memory: Chancery records index. Accessed October 4, 2021. https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/full_case_detail.asp?CFN=141-1856-003#img.