Slaves of Henderson McBride Pridgen, Texas

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: DeWitt, Texas, United States
Surname/tag: Pridgen, slavery

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Henderson McBride Pridgen and attempt to connect them to their families.

Contents 1 Slaves 2 Tax Rolls 3 Census Records 3.1 Probate of Mary (Baker) Pridgen 4 Sources

Slaves

Tax Rolls

Henderson appears on the following tax rolls in the state of Texas, which show the number and value of the slaves he held:

• 1845 Harrison County, TX - 2 Slaves over the age of 10, 3 Slaves under the age of 10^[1]
• 1846 Harrison County, TX - 5 Slaves (Value $1,550)^[2]
• 1849 DeWitt County, TX - 9 Slaves (Value $3,650)^[3]
• 1850 DeWitt County, TX - 7 Slaves (Value $3,050)^[4]
• 1855 DeWitt County, TX - 3 Slaves (Value $2,100)^[5]

Census Records

Henderson appears on both the 1850 and 1860 Slave Schedules for DeWitt County, Texas.

• 1850 Slave Schedule, DeWitt County, TX^[6]

Black Male, age 23
Mulatto Male, age 12
Black Male, age 10
Black Female, age 8
Black Male, age 4
Black Male, age 10

• 1860 Slave Schedule, Dewitt County, TX^[7]

Black Female, age 40
Black Male, age 35
Black Male, age 25
Mulatto Male, age 18
Black Male, age 15
Mulatto Male, age 12
Black Female, age 4
Black Female, age 9
Black Male, age 11
Black Female, age 17
Black Female, age 17
Black Female, age 16
Black Male, age 40
Black Female, age 12

Probate of Mary (Baker) Pridgen

Henderson received the following slaves from the estate of his mother. For more information, see Slaves of Mary (Baker) Pridgen, Texas, Final Division of Property January 1857.

NAME	VALUE	ASSIGNEE
Mary	1100	Henderson M. Pridgen
*Mary's infant Emaline		Henderson M. Pridgen
Jacob	1200	Henderson M. Pridgen
Dennis Wade Coats	500	Henderson M. Pridgen
James Darby		Henderson M. Pridgen
Virginia Darby		Henderson M. Pridgen

Sources

1. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Harrison County reel 1, 1840-1876 (A-Y)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Harrison county > 1845 > image 19 of 29
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WH3M-5 (accessed 7 February 2024)
2. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Harrison County reel 1, 1840-1876 (A-Y)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Harrison county > 1846 > image 12 of 27
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WHSN-P (accessed 7 February 2024)
3. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, De Witt County reel 1, 1846-1890 (A-D)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > DeWitt county > 1849 > image 13 of 18
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WZ9D-46 (accessed 7 February 2024)
4. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, De Witt County reel 1, 1846-1890 (A-D)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > DeWitt county > 1850 > image 6 of 16
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WZ96-HJ (accessed 7 February 2024)
5. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, De Witt County reel 1, 1846-1890 (A-D)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > DeWitt county > 1855 > image 11 of 23
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WZ98-24 (accessed 7 February 2024)
6. ↑ Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated
   Ancestry Image (accessed 7 February 2024)
   H B M Pudgin.
7. ↑ Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated
   Ancestry Image (accessed 7 February 2024)
   H B Mc Pridgen.