Slaves of Elizabeth Knight (Newsom) DeMoss, Tennessee

Location: Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage DeMoss

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Elizabeth Knight (Newsom) DeMoss and attempt to connect them to their families.

In 1841 her mother died, and Elizabeth inherited one enslaved person named Fanny.^[1]

In 1849 her husband Abraham Louis DeMoss Jr died and Elizabeth inherited the following enslaved people:^[2]

• Reuben
• Mat
• Sally
• Ann
• Eliza
• Jo Sally (?)
• Big Andy
• Crease
• Milly
• Polly
• Lewis
• Hannah
• Hit? (could be Whit?)

In 1850 Elizabeth DeMoss was enslaving 46 people.^[3][4]

In 1860 Elizabeth DeMoss was enslaving 34 people.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Pricilla Newsom - "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008" Wills, 1784-1920; Author: Davidson County (Tennessee) County Clerk. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #4521541 (accessed 28 January 2022).
2. ↑ Will of Abraham Louis DeMoss Jr: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008" Wills, 1784-1920; Author: Davidson County (Tennessee) County Clerk; Probate Place: Davidson, Tennessee. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #4253244 (accessed 12 May 2022).
3. ↑ 1850 Census - Slave Schedule: "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 ca Record 8055 #92217073 (accessed 7 February 2022)
   Elizabeth Demoss in Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
4. ↑ 1850 Census - Slave Schedule - "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWD-WVZM : 15 February 2020), Elizabett Demoss in entry for MM9.1.1/MVHH-SYP:, 1850. (46 slaves)
5. ↑ 1860 Census - Slave Schedule: "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 ca Record 7668 #94142681 (accessed 7 February 2022)
   Elizabeth Demoss in District 14, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
6. ↑ 1860 Census - Slave Schedule - "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKTK-JXW2 : 16 October 2019), Elizabeth Demoss, 1860. (34 slaves)