Slaves of Jacob P Welch, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Baldwin, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Welch

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Jacob P Welch, and attempt to connect them to their families.

In 1837 Jacob's father-in-law died but the estate slaves were not distributed until 1840. He inherited 16 slaves, plus another 4 when his brother-in-law, Thomas, died in 1844.

Slaves from the 1840 Estate Distribution of William Whitaker's Estate

Slave Name	Assessed Value	Age in 1840	Estimated Year of Birth	Description
Dinah	300	47	1793
Bond	800	21	1819	boy
Betsey	450	13	1827	girl
Eliza	250	9	1831	girl
Catey & Orin	700	26	1814	woman & child
Mariah	200	7	1833	child of Catey
Orin		20 months	1838	child of Catey
Ellick	800	30	1810	man
Charity & Green	800	27	1813	woman & child
Anderson	375	11	1829	boy
Hector	350	9	1831	boy
Louisa	200	7	1833	girl
William	150	4	1836
Green		1	1839	child of Charity
Abram	550	47	1793	man
Alfred	800	26	1814	man

Slaves from the 1844 Estate Distribution of Thomas Whitaker's Estate

Slave Name	Assessed Value	Age in 1840	Estimated Year of Birth	Description
Fanny & Charlotte	700	36	1804	woman & child
Lewis	550	17	1823	boy
George	300	8	1832	boy
Charlotte		19 days	1840	child of Fanny

• indications are that Lewis and George were also Fanny's children.

Slave Schedules

1850 Slave Schedule - Division 91, Washington, Georgia, USA - 50 slaves

1860 Slave Schedule - Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi - 65 slaves

Sources

• 1837 Probate Inventory Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 250 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177282?h=6c6379
• 1840 Probate Inventory Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 397 (image 605) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177342?h=1eeea7 and page 398 (image 606) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177348?h=e2344e
• Division of Slaves Among Heirs Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 400-401 (image 607) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177357?h=51c4c1
• Division of Slaves of Thomas Whitaker Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 404-405 (image 609) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30190444?h=2ea149
• 1850 Slave Schedule - Division 91, Washington, Georgia, USA Ancestry.com link
• 1860 Slave Schedule - Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi Ancestry.com link