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Slaves of George Fielding Calmes, Virginia

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Date: 1840 to 1862
Location: Clarke, Virginia, United Statesmap
Surnames/tags: Calmes Calomese
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List of slaves owned by George Fielding Calmes, born 1798 with supporting documentation:

Slaves

George had no slaves on the 1830 Census[1] when he was single.

1840 United States Census [2]
for Clarke County, Virginia:
Name if knownAge BracketSex
Robert W. Adams10-23Male
10-23Male
Peter Adams24-35Male
36-54Male
Under 10Female
10-23Female
Margaret (Bowen) Adams24-35Female
36-54Female


1850 United States Census Slave Schedule [3]
for Clarke County, Virginia:
Name if knownAgeSexColor
52FemaleBlack
30MaleBlack
Peter Adams52MaleBlack
Robert W. Adams19MaleBlack
27FemaleBlack
Margaret (Bowen) Adams39FemaleBlack
14MaleBlack
12FemaleBlack
10MaleBlack
John Quincy Adams9MaleBlack
Aaron A. Adams9MaleBlack
8MaleBlack
Horace Adams6MaleBlack
12FemaleBlack
4FemaleBlack
Newton Adams2MaleBlack
3MaleBlack
1/12MaleBlack


1860 United States Census Slave Schedule [4]
for Clarke County, Virginia:
Name if knownAgeSexColor
Peter Adams45MaleBlack
Margaret (Bowen) Adams34FemaleBlack
30FemaleBlack
25FemaleBlack
Robert W. Adams24MaleBlack
John Quincy Adams17MaleBlack
16FemaleBlack
Horace Adams16MaleBlack
14FemaleBlack
Margaret A. (Adams) Carter14FemaleBlack
Cornelius P. Adams12MaleBlack
Harriet Ann (Adams) LeCount10FemaleBlack

In 1862, Peter Adams with his wife and seven children escaped to freedom.[5]

Research Notes

Caveat: The assignment of the names of these people to particular positions on the Slave Schedules is the best estimate based on census or vital records information, some of which is inconsistent. Therefore, their placement is not to be considered absolutely factual, and may be adjusted in light of newer or more accurate information. Their existence on these schedules has been established by the narrative of John Quincy Adams' autobiography,[5] in conjunction with corroborating documentation.

Regarding the origin of his slaves:
George obtained his slaves in between 1830 when he had none, and 1840 when he had eight, but we don't yet know where or from whom they were obtained. George's father died in 1804 while George was very young. It seems likely that George's mother would have received any slaves that George's father held, and that when she died in 1837, she would have passed them to George and perhaps his brother. If a Will were found, that would be valuable information.

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1830"
    FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5W-Y19 : 20 February 2021), George Calmes.
    Image path: United States Census, 1830 > Virginia > Frederick > Eastern District > image 26 of 124; Citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY1-GF3 (accessed 4 June 2022)
  2. "United States Census, 1840"
    FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBM-XTZ : 2 March 2021), Geo F Calums.
    Image path: United States Census, 1840 > Virginia > Clarke > Not Stated > image 32 of 47; Citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYJ-9KV2 (accessed 4 June 2022)
  3. "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > Virginia > Clarke > Clarke county > image 23 of 45; Citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6S8Q-MRN (accessed 4 June 2022)
  4. "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
    Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 > Virginia > Clarke > Other > image 40 of 44; Citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS6-9ZVQ (accessed 4 June 2022)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Adams, John Quincy. Narrative of the Life of John Quincy Adams, When in Slavery, and Now as a Freeman; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1872). Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities, (07 Dec. 2020), accessed 2 Jun. 2022.




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