Location: Clarke, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Calmes Calomese
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.
Name if known | Age Bracket | Sex |
---|---|---|
Robert W. Adams | 10-23 | Male |
10-23 | Male | |
Peter Adams | 24-35 | Male |
36-54 | Male | |
Under 10 | Female | |
10-23 | Female | |
Margaret (Bowen) Adams | 24-35 | Female |
36-54 | Female |
Name if known | Age | Sex | Color |
---|---|---|---|
52 | Female | Black | |
30 | Male | Black | |
Peter Adams | 52 | Male | Black |
Robert W. Adams | 19 | Male | Black |
27 | Female | Black | |
Margaret (Bowen) Adams | 39 | Female | Black |
14 | Male | Black | |
12 | Female | Black | |
10 | Male | Black | |
John Quincy Adams | 9 | Male | Black |
Aaron A. Adams | 9 | Male | Black |
8 | Male | Black | |
Horace Adams | 6 | Male | Black |
12 | Female | Black | |
4 | Female | Black | |
Newton Adams | 2 | Male | Black |
3 | Male | Black | |
1/12 | Male | Black |
Name if known | Age | Sex | Color |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Adams | 45 | Male | Black |
Margaret (Bowen) Adams | 34 | Female | Black |
30 | Female | Black | |
25 | Female | Black | |
Robert W. Adams | 24 | Male | Black |
John Quincy Adams | 17 | Male | Black |
16 | Female | Black | |
Horace Adams | 16 | Male | Black |
14 | Female | Black | |
Margaret A. (Adams) Carter | 14 | Female | Black |
Cornelius P. Adams | 12 | Male | Black |
Harriet Ann (Adams) LeCount | 10 | Female | Black |
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
- ↑
"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) - ↑
"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) - ↑
"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) - ↑
"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) - ↑ 5.0 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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