Slaves of James Hunter of Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Caroline Virginia

Introduction

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by James Hunter (abt.1814-aft.1870) and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

1. Louisa Blackford
   
2. Rose (Smith) Blackford
   
3. Isaac Linsey
   
4. Francis Linsey
   
5. Betsy Linsey
   
6. Harry Linsey
   
7. Titus Linsey
   
8. Vira (Lee) Linsey ^[1]
   
9. Betsy (Lindsey) Mines
   
10. Maria Mines
    
11. Sally Mines
    
12. Tulip Mines
    
13. Nancy Mines
    
14. Garland Mines
    
15. Harry Rax
    
16. Eliza Mines
    
17. Nat Mines
    
18. Fanny Mines
    
19. Susan Mines
    
20. Washington Blackford
    
21. Albert Ball^[2]

Others enslaved by Hunter

1. Susan Samuel^[3]
2. Eliza Samuel (1861-)

James was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Caroline, Virginia, United States as a slave owner of 32 enslaved people.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Caroline County (Va.) Register of Children of Colored Persons whose Parents had ceased to cohabit which the Father recognizes to be his, 27th February 1866. Caroline County (Va.) Reel 78, Local government records collection, Caroline County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
2. ↑ Caroline County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons Cohabiting Together as Husband and Wife, 1866 Feb. 27, Cohabitation Registers Digital Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA. accessed via https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/search-the-narrative accessed 6/4/2021
3. ↑ Birth of daughter Eliza. Enslaver James Hunter. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62153/images/62153_i1023856-00057?pId=30369742
4. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #90572091 (accessed 18 February 2024)
   James Hunter, slave owner of 32 enslaved people, in 1860 in Caroline, Virginia, USA.