Slaves of James Franklin Abell, Maryland

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Surnames/tags: Abell black_heritage slavery

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Slaves 1.2 Emancipated 2 Sources

Introduction

James Franklin Abell (1821-1899)

Slaves

1860 Slave Census: James F Abell, Owner; Leonardtown, St Mary's County, Maryland. held 14 enslaved persons:

7 Females (ages 70, 50, 30, 23, 12, 10, and 7) and

7 Males (ages 46, 25, 16, 12, 10, 2, and 6 months)^[1]

Emancipated

1864 Emancipation Documents: ^[2] NOTE: Slaves listed in presumed family groups.

1. Lucinda Taylor, Female, age 70
2. Henry Taylor, Male, age 42

Harriet Jackson, Female, age 44

—Lewis Jackson, Male, age 19

—Robert Jackson, Male, age 17

—Mary Jackson, Female, age 15

—Albert Jackson, Male, age 12

—Mahaley Jackson, Female, age 8

Sarah Mason, Female, age 30

---George Mason, Male, age 13

---John Mason, Male, age 11

—Joseph Mason, Male, age 9

—Susan Mason, Female, age 6

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860": James F Abell, Owner; Leonard Town, St Mary's County, Maryland; 5 June 1860; p 2, col 1-2 FamilySearch (Image 2 of 4)
2. ↑ James F Abell, Administrator of Joseph Abell of Thomas (Deceased). p 67-A. Callum, Agnes Kane, Compiler. Slave Statistics of St. Mary's County Maryland, 1864. (Mullac Publishers: Baltimore, 1993) Maryland Archives Online pdf available and recommended