Slaves of George Lang, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Lang

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by George Lang (abt.1807-abt.1872), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves on Slave Schedule Census

In the 1850 Slave Schedule census Geo was in District 9, Camden, Georgia, United States, with 14 slaves.^[1]

1. Male 50
2. Male 35
3. Female 26
4. Female 50
5. Female 45
6. Female 19
7. Male 22
8. Male 16
9. Male 14
10. Female 11
11. Female 8
12. Male 5
13. Male 3
14. Female 1

In the 1860 Slave Schedule census George was in Baileys District, Camden, Georgia, United States, with 65 slaves.^[2]

1. Female 60
2. Male 60
3. Female 60
4. Male 50
5. Female 45
6. Male 25
7. Female 23
8. Female 21
9. Male 19
10. Male 15
11. Male 13
12. Female 11
13. Male 9
14. Male 7
15. Male 3
16. Male 35
17. Female 50
18. Female 22
19. Female 19
20. Male 13
21. Male 7
22. Male 3
23. Male 3
24. Male 31
25. Female 19
26. Male 47
27. Male 35
28. Male 35
29. Male 35
30. Male 41
31. Female 38
32. Female 22
33. Female 18
34. Female 14
35. Male 9
36. Male 30
37. Female 28
38. Male 7
39. Male 5
40. Female 3
41. Female 6/12
42. Female 24
43. Male 55
44. Female 55
45. Male 22
46. Male 20
47. Male 18
48. Male 16
49. Male 9
50. Male 48
51. Female 40
52. Female 22
53. Male 20
54. Male 18
55. Male 16
56. Female 14
57. Male 10
58. Female 2
59. Male 6/12
60. Male 50
61. Female 50
62. Female 16
63. Female 12
64. Female 10
65. Female 3

Slaves in Deed Records

On 05 February 1844, John W. Jones, Administer of estate of James Moore, grantor, of Camden County, Georgia mortgaged to George Lang, grantee, of Camden County, Georgia, for $3,000.00 the following slaves: Maria, about 30 years-old; her four children: Ben, Rachel, Isaac and Molly; Scipio; Mary and her four children: Hager, Lewis, Bunch and Peggy; Richard; Charles and Tommy.^[3]

On 15 February 1848, Robert Lang and George Lang, grantor, of Camden County, Georgia sold to Robert Thomas, grantee, for $650.00 for slave Bob.^[4]

On 12 January 1854, George Lang, grantor, of Camden County, Georgia, mortgaged to James Mungin Smith, grantee, of Camden County, Georgia for $4,000.00 for the following slaves: Elllick and Janet and their six children Martin, Hannah, Little Ellick, Toney, Rose and Harry; Tom and Kate and their four children Claudius, Scipio, Jonny and Cowan.^[5]

On 12 January 1854, George Lang, grantor, of Camden County, Georgia, sold them, or lost them due to default on the mortgage, to James Mungin Smith, grantee, for $4,000.00 for the following slaves: Ellick and Janette and their six children Martin, Hanner, Little Ellick, Tony, Rose and Harry; and Old Tom and Kate and their four children Claudius, Scipio, Jonny and Edward.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "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 Record 8055 #92135242 (accessed 29 September 2022)
   Geo Lang in District 9, Camden, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "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 Record 7668 #92521596 (accessed 29 September 2022)
   George Lang in Baileys District, Camden, Georgia, USA.
3. ↑ Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865 by Tara Fields, N 552, p 115
4. ↑ Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865 by Tara Fields, O 257, p 125
5. ↑ Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865 by Tara Fields, P 257-258, p 138
6. ↑ Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865 by Tara Fields, P 267-268, p 139