Slaves of James Gray, Russell County, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Glade Hollow Farm, Russell, Virginia, United States

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by James Gray at his Glade Hollow Farm in Russell County, Virginia and attempt to connect them to their families.

December 1849, Enslaved Ancestors identified by first name in probate:^[1]

1. Sealy Gray (bef.1849-)
2. Fillis Gray (bef.1849-)
3. Lavina Gray (bef.1849-)
4. Polly Gray (bef.1849-)
5. Mima Gray (bef.1849-)
6. Pegy Gray (bef.1849-)
7. Queen Gray (bef.1849-)
8. Betty Gray (bef.1849-)
9. Mary Gray (bef.1849-)
10. Caroline Gray (bef.1849-)
11. Healon Gray (bef.1849-)
12. Rachel Gray (bef.1849-)
13. Tevis Gray (bef.1849-)
14. Reuben Gray (bef.1849-)
15. Ross Gray (bef.1849-)
16. Sid Gray (bef.1849-)
17. Thomas Gray (bef.1849-)
18. Alexander Gray (bef.1849-)
19. Aaron Gray (bef.1849-)
20. Moses Gray (bef.1849-)
21. Jordan Gray (bef.1849-)
22. Charles Gray (bef.1849-)
23. Clary Gray (bef.1849-)

1840, Enslaved Ancestors from the 1840 United States Federal Census: ^[2]

1. <10 Male
2. <10 Male
3. 10-23 Male
4. 10-23 Male
5. 10-23 Male
6. 10-23 Male
7. 24-35 Male
8. 24-35 Male
9. 24-35 Male
10. <10 Female
11. <10 Female
12. <10 Female
13. 10-23 Female
14. 10-23 Female
15. 10-23 Female
16. 10-23 Female
17. 24-35 Female
18. 24-35 Female
19. 36-54 Female
20. 36-54 Female

1830, Enslaved Ancestors from the 1830 United States Federal Census:^[3]

1. <10 Male
2. <10 Male
3. 10-23 Male
4. 10-23 Male
5. 10-23 Male
6. 36-54 Male
7. <10 Female
8. <10 Female
9. <10 Female
10. <10 Female
11. <10 Female
12. 10-23 Female
13. 10-23 Female
14. 10-23 Female
15. 10-23 Female
16. 24-35 Female

1820, Enslaved Ancestors from the 1820 United States Federal Census:^[4]

1. <14 M
2. <14 M
3. 14-25 M
4. 26-44 M
5. <14 F
6. <14 F
7. <14 F
8. <14 F
9. 14-25 F
10. 14-25 F

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia. County Court (Russell County), Virginia, Russell County Will book, v. 6, 1846-1855 (Salt Lake City, Utah, FamilySearch online database), Russell County Courthouse, Lebanon, Virginia., Gray (James) Probate, Estate Inventory Feb1850 Russell County, Virginia; pages 222-223; image 440 of 887 (page 223 in the original). [1].
2. ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Gray (James, family, enslaved people) US Census 1840; Census Place: Russell, Virginia; Roll: 577; Page: 22; Family History Library Film: 0029692. [2].
3. ↑ US Census Bureau, 1830 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), U.S. National Archives & Records Administration, Washington D.C., Gray (James, family, enslaved people) US Census 1830; Census Place: Russell, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 199; Page: 150; Line 25; Family History Library Film: 0029678. [3].
4. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Lebanon, Russell, Virginia; Page: 142; NARA Roll: M33_141; Image: 155
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1126709 (accessed 5 July 2023)
   James Gray in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA.