Slaves of Frances (Smith) Hawkins, Maury County, Tennessee
Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Hawkins
The purpose of this page is to record the people enslaved by Frances (Smith) Hawkins and attempt to connect them to their families.
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Biography
Frances Smith was born in Granville County, North Carolina, the daughter of Mary Waugh Downey and James Webb Smith.[1] Around 1810 or 1811, her family relocated to Jackson County, Tennessee, and established the Beech Hill plantation on the Cumberland River near the town of Granville, about 50 miles upstream from Nashville.[2] She married John H Ray in 1839 and moved to Marengo County, Alabama, where John died in 1841. She then moved to Maury County, Tennessee, where her father had given her a large plantation. She married Thomas Hawkins in 1848 and at some point moved to New Madrid, Missouri. Frances (Smith) Hawkins died of pneumonia on 20 January 1859 in Jackson County, Tennessee.
Enslaved People Inherited in 1841
In October 1841, Frances's first husband John H Ray died and left her seven enslaved people in his will.[3]
| Name | Enslaver who inherited in 1841 |
| Aron | Frances (Smith) Ray, wife |
| Mary | Frances (Smith) Ray, wife |
| Jack | Frances (Smith) Ray, wife |
| Dinah | Frances (Smith) Ray, wife |
| Lucy | Frances (Smith) Ray, wife |
| Sam | Frances (Smith) Ray, wife |
| Mary Jane | Frances (Smith) Ray, wife |
Enslaved People Inherited in 1856
James Webb Smith wrote his will on 20 February 1854 and died on 22 May 1856. His will named 71 enslaved people and included a number of unnamed children.[4] Frances inherited 21 enslaved people and an unspecified number of their children.
| Name | Enslaver who inherited in 1856 | Notes |
| Bazley | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Husband of Nanny |
| Nanny and all her children | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Wife of Bazley |
| Anique (Mank) and all her children | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | |
| Little Martha and all her children | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | |
| Philip | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | |
| Wilson | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | |
| John | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | |
| Clayburn | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | |
| Little Jordan | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | |
| Jackson (Jack) | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | |
| Billy | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Husband of Phillis |
| Phillis | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Wife of Billy |
| Old Jordan | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Husband of Susan. Father of Elexander |
| Susan | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Wife of Old Jordan |
| Alfred | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Child of Susan |
| Gabriel | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Child of Susan |
| Mary | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Child of Susan |
| Ann | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Child of Susan |
| Arabella | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Child of Susan |
| Kizy | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Child of Susan |
| Berry | Frances (Smith) Hawkins, daughter | Child of Susan |
Enslaved People Named in Estate Inventory - 1859
On 29 July 1859, Frances's husband Thomas P Hawkins recorded an estate inventory in Maury County, Tennessee, that named three enslaved people.[5]
| Name | Age |
| Baz (Bazley) | 45 |
| George | 18 |
| Dow | 18 |
Enslaved People Named in Estate Inventory - 1860
On 2 January 1860, Frances's husband Thomas P Hawkins recorded an estate inventory in Weakley County, Tennessee, that named 23 enslaved people.[6]
| Name | Age |
| Phill - unsound | 42 |
| Sam | 21 |
| Clabe (Clayburn?) | 21 |
| Sam (?) | 13 |
| Billy | 13 |
| Lewis | 13 |
| Jim | 10 |
| Josh | 10 |
| Nancy | 45 |
| Anarchy (?) | 45 |
| Izdix (?) - infirm & unsound | 38 |
| Martha | 35 |
| Mit | 15 |
| Mat | 13 |
| Ellen | 13 |
| Minerva | 13 |
| Julia | 10 |
| Sarah or Sally | 10 |
| Lucinda | a child |
| Isabella | a child |
| Mariah | a child |
| Green | a child |
| Mary Ann | 17 |
Sources
- ↑ Our Webb Kin of Dixie book: "Our Webb Kin of Dixie" by William James Webb, published 1940, Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina. Page 132. Image 157 of 232 in web viewer. FamilySearch Link
- ↑ Our Webb Kin of Dixie book: “Our Webb Kin of Dixie” by William James Webb, published 1940, Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina. Page 124 (148 of 232 in page viewer). FamilySearch Link
- ↑ Will of John H Ray: Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999. Ancestry.com database online. Will Records, 1820-1936; Probate Court (Marengo County); Probate Place: Marengo, Alabama. Page 221. Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ Will of James Webb Smith - U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008. Tennessee, Court Transcripts of the County, Chancery and Circuit Courts, 1839-1915; Tennessee Courts (Jackson County). Court Transcripts, Sircy, D-Smith, M. Image 636 of 1543. Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ Estate Inventory of Frances Hawkins, 29 Jul 1859, Maury County TN - "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:37SQ-293C-BK9?cc=1909088&wc=M6Q7-PNR%3A179637301%2C180016001 : 22 May 2014), Maury > Inventories, Settlements, 1859-1863, Vol. A > Page 50, Image 27 of 327; county courthouses, Tennessee.
- ↑ Estate Inventory of Frances Hawkins, 2 Jan 1860, Weakley County TN - "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-21F9-39?cc=1909088&wc=M6Q7-WWL%3A179856001%2C179923001 : 22 May 2014), Weakley > Court records, 1858-1866 > Page 237, Image 143 of 344; county courthouses, Tennessee.
- For more information on the people enslaved by Frances (Smith) Hawkins' father, please see: Slaves of James Webb Smith, Jackson County, Tennessee
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