Slaves of Florida Troup Bryan Forman, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Laurens, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

The purpose of this page is to record those enslaved by Florida Troup and connect them with their descendants.

Inheritance

Florida died before 1849 and so the slaves from her father's estate came to her estate after her death. They were managed by her husband Thomas for their children.

Second share to Thomas M. Forman, guardian of Florida Forman's children. Thomas lands total of 2468.1/4 acres, Mitchell lands totaling 2721 & 1/2 acres, Rosemont 1500 acres, perishable property at Mitchell and Thomas land. The slaves inherited came from multiple plantations of the Governor including: Lower Turkey Creek, Valdosta, Thomas Crossroads, Rosemont and Horseshoe Place Plantations. There were also slaves from her uncle, Robert's estate that had been inherited by her father included.

Name	Description	Assessed Value
Jack		$ 1000
Patience		$ 500
Albert		$ 1200
John		$ 800
Eugenia		$ 550
Henry		$ 1000
Zack		$ 250
Abraham		$ 1100
Nelley		$ 800
Patience		$ 800
Lavinia		$ 450
Ellen		$ 350
Abram		$ 150
Isaac		$ 800
Jack		$ 900
June		$ 700
Phil		$ 500
York		$ 450
Mariah		$ 300
Elijah		$ 150
Old Isaac		$ 0
Billy		$ 800
Clara		$ 500
Joe		$ 1100
Federick		$ 1000
Charlotte		$ 900
Morell		$ 750
Billy		$ 650
Comfort		$ 500
Jane		$ 400
Clara		$ 250
Nanny		$ 100
Abram		$ 1000
Ophelia		$ 1000
Jonathan		$ 100
Debby or Isaac		$ 1200
James		$ 1200
Anthony		$ 1000
Henry		$ 1100
Baker		$ 1100
Jimy		$ 500
Cuffy		$ 500
Bob		$ 1000
Ellen		$ 1000
Zachariah		$ 400
Lucien		$ 200
Hannah		$ 800
Louisa		$ 800
Jim		$ 700
Champ		$ 650
Easter		$ 500
Missouri		$ 350
Robert		$ 200
Adeline		$ 100
Harriet		$ 1000
Aby		$ 1000
Moses		$ 700
Sally		$ 500
Archy		$ 400
Simon		$ 350
Alfred		$ 200
Georgia Ann		$ 100
Richard		$ 800
Susan		$ 450
Ben		$ 600
Jack		$ 500
Andrew		$ 0
Prince		$ 1200
Cornelia		$ 1000
Jerry		$ 350
Minerva		$ 400
Louisa		$ 150
Tom		$ 900
Lucy		$ 900
Marcus		$ 450
Charles	at Thomas Place	$ 1100
Billy	at Thomas Place	$ 1000
Phil	at Thomas Place	$ 100
Grace	at Thomas Place	$ 1050
Dicey	at Thomas Place	$ 200
Little Jack	slightly defficent	$ 700
Fanny		$ 800
Cain		$ 1000
Jack		$ 700
Sarah		$ 700
Bob		$ 700
Eliza		$ 500
Abram		$ 400
London		$ 300
Lydia		$ 100
Solomon		$ 1100
Triah	reputed not punic	$ 800
Forman		$ 200
Eugenia		$ 100
William		$ 900
Celia		$ 1000
Gabriel		$ 700
Charlotte		$ 600
Westley		$ 350
Aphrain	Aphrania?	$ 100
Fenton		$ 1100
Silla		$ 1000
Sinda		$ 700
Eugenia		$ 1000
Jasper		$ 1100
Rina	deficent in shoulder	$ 500
Sus		$ 100
Andrew		$ 1000
Rose		$ 1000
Rebecca		$ 200
Dianeh		$ 100
Jonathan	bad eyes	$ 500
Mary		$ 1000
John		$ 1100
Jane		$ 1050
Jincy		$ 150
infant of Jane's		$ 100
Sally		$ -200
Alfred		$ 1100
William		$ 1100
Zilla		$ 1000
Georgia Ann		$ 1000
Ophelia		$ 100
Big Jack		$ 700
Easter	one eye	$ 500
Cicero		$ 1050
William		$ 1000
Madison		$ 900
Jefferson		$ 750
Jim		$ 400
Old March		$ -100
Martha Ann		$ 1000
Rhoda		$ 1000
Elcy		$ 1000
Caroline		$ 100
Pollodun		$ 1000
Cornelia		$ 1000
Lewis		$ 600
Fellen		$ 1000
Foolish Betty		$ -100
Daniel		$ 600
Anderniah		$ 1100
Rina		$ 100
Lee		$ 850
Annias		$ 1000
Dilsey		$ 900
Connelly	Correly?	$ 600

Value of share $127,954.00.^[1]

The other two thirds of the slaves were inherited by her siblings:

Slaves of George Troup Jr

Slaves of Oralie Troup Vigal

Deeds

On 3 January 1863, Thomas M. Forman made a promissory note to Robert Habersham, William Myle Habersham, and Alexander Telfair Habersham co-partners under the firm Rob Habersham and Sons all of Chatham County, Georgia for 1928 acres of land in McIntosh County, Georgia, being 2/3 of Broughton Island bounded on the south by lands of Dr. James Troup. Also the following slaves:^[2]

• Garrick
• Hannah
• Martha
• Noble
• Jeffrey
• William
• Delia
• Rebecca
• Stephen
• Bill
• John
• Polly
• Winney
• Sally
• Martha
• Winny
• Old Sarah
• Old Sue
• Georgia
• Emily and her infant Edward
• sue
• June
• Edward
• Joshua
• Minty
• Martha
• Ned
• Selina
• Jasper
• Brewbon
• Ishmael
• Abram
• Ezekiel
• Priscilla
• Bess
• Sam
• Rachel
• Celia
• Sampson
• Cyrus
• Nancy
• Cyrus
• Nanny
• Thomas
• Jack
• Linnis
• Gabriel
• Moses
• Mary
• Brewster
• Charity
• Brewster
• Morris
• Hannah

[Note: The lack of commas in the original document may contribute misalignment of names. For example, Mary followed by Brewster and Charity followed by Brewster may actually indicate both used the surname "Brewster"]

There is another deed to the Bank of Savannah dated 3 Jan 1863 that uses slaves as collateral. That deed apparently was fulfilled.^[3]

• Abram
• Bess
• Bill
• Brewbon
• Brewster
• Brewster
• Celia
• Charity
• Cyrus
• Cyrus
• Delia
• Edward
• Emily and her infant Edwared
• Ezekiel
• Gabriel
• Georgia
• Hannah
• Ishmael
• Jack
• Jasper
• Jeffrey
• John
• Joshua
• June
• Linnis
• Martha
• Martha
• Martha
• Mary
• Minty
• Morris
• Moses
• Nancy
• Nanny
• Ned
• Noble
• Old Sarah
• Old Sue
• Polly
• Priscilla
• Rachel
• Rebecca
• Sally
• Sam
• Sampson
• Selina
• Stephen
• sue
• Thomas
• William
• Winney
• Winny
• Garrick
• Hannah

Third Deed: Savannah, Georgia
3 January 1863
Received from Dr. Louis A. Falligant fifteen hundred 00/100 dollars in full for the purchase of three (3) negro slaves named Julia, Eliza, and Louisa hereby delivered. The right title to said slaves we warrant and defend against ourselves and all and every other person or persons whatever.
As witnesses my hand and seal
Thomas M. Forman
J. Bryan
Trustee H. B. Forman^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Index to Lauren County Loose Legal Papers
   Laurens County Library, indexed by Mr. Allen Thomas Link (accessed July 3, 2023)
2. ↑ Chatham County GA Deeds, v. 3V-3W 1862-1865, page 23. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-RSG3-F?i=118&cat=140778
3. ↑ Chatham County GA Deeds, v. 3V-3W 1862-1865, page 173. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-RSGC-V?i=128&cat=140778
4. ↑ Chatham County GA Deeds, v. 3V-3W 1862-1865, page 399, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-RSL2-M?i=238&cat=140778