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Slaves of Guy F. S. Trigg, Virginia

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Slaves of Guy Francis Smith Trigg of Wythe Co, VA

The purpose of this page is to collect information to identify the slaves of Guy Francis Smith Trigg (abt.1809-1875) of Wythe, VA.

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Cohabitation Records

The following persons and families were recorded in the Cohabitation records recorded February 1866, listing Guy Trigg as their last owner before emancipation.[1] Children listed are assumed to have been enslaved by their mother's last owner, but that may not be the case.

Census Records

1850 Slave Schedule

1860 Slave Schedule

Guy was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States as a slave owner.[3]

Name Sex Age
F 53 years
Joseph Curran (abt.1818-) M 41 years
M 39 years
Barbara (Trigg) Rakes (abt.1823-) F 37 years
M 34 years
M 31 years
Patsy (Trigg) Porter (1832-1925) F 26 years
Ellen (Trigg) Scales (abt.1846-) F 16 years
James A Rakes (abt.1846-) M 14 years
Lucy Rakes (abt.1848-) F 12 years
William Rakes (abt.1851-1928) M 9 years
Rachel (Porter) Songer (1853-1917) F 7 years
Easter (Porter) Brown (1855-1942) F 5 years
F 4 years
M 3 years
M 4 months

Freedmen's Bureau Records

On 25 December 1865, a group of people previously enslaved by Guy Trigg were enumerated amongst the "colored" population of Wythe County, Virginia, by the Freedmen's Bureau. The group included:

  • Sally, black female, aged 50-69
  • William, black male, aged 20-49
  • Evelina [possibly Erelina], black female, aged 20-49
  • John, "mulatto" male, aged 14-20
  • Jane, black female, aged 13 or under
  • Eliza, black female, aged 13 or under
  • Unnamed female, black, infant

All members of this group were listed as residents of Wythe County; Sally, William, Evelina, and John were all listed as laborers; the entire group was listed as "em. by former owner"; their rate of pay was $5 per month until 31 December; none of the group was able to read.[4]

Sources

  1. Wythe County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Wythe County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Wythe County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219[1].
  2. Wythe County (Va.) Register of Children of Colored Persons whose Parents had ceased to cohabit which the Father recognizes to be his, 27th February 1866, [register page #3]. Cohabitation Registers Digital Collection. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219[2].
  3. Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
    citing Page: 24; Line: 18; Digital film/folder number: 005171766_023_M9N3-SCW; FHL microfilm: 000805397; Image number: 26
    FamilySearch Record: W2XR-YNZM (accessed 12 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-6VP
    Guy F S Trigg, slave owner, in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.
  4. Freedmen's Bureau Records, Residence, Guy Trigg, 25 Dec 1865, Wythe, Virginia: "U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, 1865-1878"
    The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872; NARA Series Number: M1913; NARA Reel Number: 198; NARA Record Group Number: 105; NARA Record Group Name: Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861 - 1880; Collection Title: United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen 1865-1872
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62309 #1331722 (accessed 8 December 2023)
    Name: Guy Trigg; Record Type: Residence; Residence Date: 25 Dec 1865; Residence Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA.




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