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Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
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The purpose of this page is to record those enslaved by Hope Hull Tigner and connect them with their descendants.
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Census
On the1830 census Hope owns 16 slaves in Meriwether County, Georgia.[1]
- Age Under 10: Males - 2, Females - 3
- Age 10 to 23: Males - 5, Females - 3
- Age 24 to 35: Males - 1, Females - 1
- Age 36 to 54: Female - 1
- Age 55 and up: Male - 1
Estate & Probate Records
Slaves listed to the estate in 1840.[2]
- Men: Sandy, Sam White, Tom Ligner, Daniel, George, Old Solomon
- Women: Old Patty, Sally, Nancy, Sharlotte, Lousia, Sine
- Boys: Henry, Mitchall, Ishmael, Cesar
- Girls: Mary ann, Amanda, Jane, Matilda, Lucinda, Martha
The slaves were distributed among the guardians of the heirs[3]
- James W Hunter
- George, man, $850
- Polly, woman, $500
- Lucinda, girl, $375
- Seth A Parham guardian Wm S Tigner
- Daniel, man $950
- Mary Ann, girl, $450
- Philemon Ogletree
- Sandy, man, $950
- Martha, girl, $450
- Philemon Ogletree guardian for Caroline C, George A, John T, Benson F, and Leander H Tigner
- Tom W, man $800
- Tom T, man, $900
- Charlott, woman & child, $900
- Ann, child of Charlott,
- Nancy, woman & child, $900
- Emily, child of Nancy,
- Louiza, woman & child, $975
- Asbury, child of Louiza,
- Simon, boy, $600
- Bob, boy, $700
- Amanda, girl, $450
- Ishmael, boy, $450
- Jane, girl, $425
- Milly, girl, $380
- Jack, boy, $425
- Emmanuel, boy, $300
- Solomon & Patty, two old negro to be provided for by the legates
Those slave under the control of Philemon Ogletree as guardian were later divided in this manner[4]:
- Lot 1 to Leandry H Tigner
- Green, $900
- Charlotte, $300
- Henry, boy, $400
- Nancy, girl, $300
- Lot 2 to John T Tigner
- Jack, man, $900
- Amanda, woman, $750
- Fanny, girl, $550
- Lot 3 to Benson F Tigner
- Simon, man, $750
- Jane, woman, $725
- Ann, girl, $600
Hire
There is further information regarding the hiring out of slaves in these sources.
- Green[5]
- Simon, James[6]
- Charlotte & children, Thomas, Margaret, Green[7]
- Simon, James, Green[7] (see 2nd page)
Sources
- ↑
1830 Census:
"1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 19; Page: 152; Family History Library Film: 0007039
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1852212 (accessed 12 June 2023)
Hope H Tigner in Meriwether, Georgia. - ↑
Probate:
"Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 12 June 2023) - ↑
Probate:
"Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
Meriwether > Returns, Vol A-B, 1825-1846
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 12 June 2023) - ↑
Annual returns, 1825-1902:
"Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
Catalog: Annual returns, 1825-1902 Returns, v. C 1845-1852
Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Meriwether > Returns 1845-1852 vol C > image 358 of 474; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893T-63B6 (accessed 12 June 2023) - ↑
Annual returns, 1825-1902:
"Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
Catalog: Annual returns, 1825-1902
Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Meriwether > Returns 1852-1856 vol D > image 161 of 386; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893T-84BQ (accessed 20 June 2023) - ↑
Annual returns, 1825-1902:
"Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
Catalog: Annual returns, 1825-1902
Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Meriwether > Returns 1852-1856 vol D > image 257 of 386; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93T-8H96 (accessed 20 June 2023) - ↑ 7.0 7.1
Annual returns, 1825-1902:
"Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
Catalog: Annual returns, 1825-1902
Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Meriwether > Returns 1852-1856 vol D > image 337 of 386; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93T-84HN (accessed 20 June 2023)
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