Slaves of Henry Bailey, Georgia

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

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Henry Bailey (abt.1825-), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slave Schedule Records

In the 1850 Slave Schedule census Henry was in Camden, Georgia, United States. He owned 8 slaves.^[1]

1. UNKNOWN F 5
2. UNKNOWN F 20
3. UNKNOWN F 15
4. UNKNOWN F 4
5. UNKNOWN M 29
6. UNKNOWN M 17
7. UNKNOWN M 17
8. UNKNOWN M 14

Slaves in Deed Records

On 15 January 1834, Henry Bailey, grantor, of Camden County, Georgia mortgaged to George Morrison, grantee, of Camden County, Georgia, the following slaves: Julia and her three children Betsey, Harriet and Jim.^[2]

On 25 August 1835, Henry Bailey, grantor, sold to George Morrison, grantee, of Camden County, Georgia for $1,550.00 for slaves: Delia, 38 years-old; her child Bet, about 7 years-old; Harriet, about 6 years-old; Jim, about 4 years-old; Nancy, about 1 year and 6 months-old and Daniel about 8 months-old.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10; FHL microfilm: 442897; Record number: 35045;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7D-57MM (accessed 28 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XX8W-SS4 Image number 00428
   Henry Bailey in Camden, Georgia, United States.
2. ↑ Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865 by Tara Fields, M 177, pp 88-89
3. ↑ Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865 by Tara Fields, M 301-302, p 91