Slaves of James K. Polk Pridgen, Texas

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: DeWitt, Texas, United States
Surname/tag: Pridgen, slavery

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by James K. Polk Pridgen and attempt to connect them to their families.

Contents 1 Slaves 1.1 Census Records 1.2 Probate of father, Wiley W. Pridgen Sr. 1.3 Probate of mother, Mary (Baker) Pridgen 1.4 Estate Inventory 24 Sep 1860 2 Sources

Slaves

Census Records

James appeared on the 1860 Slave Schedule in Victoria County, TX, owning 1 slave.^[1]

• Black Male, age 23

James also appeared on the 1860 Slave Schedule in DeWitt County, TX, owning a total of 15 slaves.^[2][3]

Black Female, age 23
Black Female, age 5
Black Female, age 3
Black Female, ag 60
Black Female, age 24
Black Female, age 23
Black Female, age 6
Black female, age 6
Black Male, age 4
Black Male, age 6
Black Female, age 5
Black Female, age 4
Mulatto Male, age 1
Black Female, age 2
Black Female, age 1
Black Female, age 8
Black Male, age 6
Black Male, age 2
Black Female, age 4
Black Female, age 2

Probate of father, Wiley W. Pridgen Sr.

James received the following slaves from the estate of his father in March, 1856 (see Image 574-575/1920) ^[4]

NAME	AGE	VALUE	ASSIGNEE
Abram Bryan		$500	James K. Polk Pridgen
Vine Bryan		$600	James K. Polk Pridgen
*Rachel Bryan		$300	James K. Polk Pridgen
*Leah Bryan		$300	James K. Polk Pridgen
*Zach Bryan		$200	James K. Polk Pridgen
Peter Bryant		$1,000	James K. Polk Pridgen

Probate of mother, Mary (Baker) Pridgen

James received the following slaves from his mother's estate in January, 1857.^[5]

NAME	VALUE	ASSIGNEE
Phillis	1050	James K. Polk Pridgen
*Phillis' infant		James K. Polk Pridgen
Nicholas	350	James K. Polk Pridgen
Amanda (Mack) Coats	250	James K. Polk Pridgen
Jim Black	1100	James K. Polk Pridgen
Ellen (Jones)		James K. Polk Pridgen
*Selina Darby		James K. Polk Pridgen
Samuel		James K. Polk Pridgen

Estate Inventory 24 Sep 1860

(Guardian's Report)^[6]

NAME	AGE	VALUE
Abram Bryan	55	$700
Vine (Unknown) Bryan	47	$500
Rachel Bryan	9	$700
Leah Bryan	9	$500
Zack Bryan	7	$400
Ellen (Jones) Darby	27	$1,400
Ellen's child Alfred Darby	1	$150
Fillis' Child Levi	4	$300
Fillis' Child Nick	9	$600
Fillis	28	$1,000
Amanda (Mack) Coats	7	$600
Fillis' Infant	1	$600
Jim Black	27	$1,500
Peter Bryant	25	$1,700
Sam Houston	12	$1,200
Ellen's child Selina Darby	5	$400
Ellen's child Minerva (Darby) Sneed	3	$300

Sources

1. ↑ Texas > Victoria > Victoria: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Texas > Victoria > Victoria
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 10 February 2024)
   Jas Polk Pridgen.
2. ↑ Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 10 February 2024)
3. ↑ Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 10 February 2024)
4. ↑ Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990: "Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990"
   Catalog: Index to probate case files, 1832-1918; probate case files, 1832-1890 Probate case files 1850-1860's no. 339 Woodruff, Merondo (Gdn) - no. 381b Burrows, James (to be cont.)
   Image path: Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990 > Gonzales > Probate case files 1850-1869 no 339 Woodruff, Merondo-no 381b Burrows, James > image 574 of 1920
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89Q3-QWMN (accessed 19 January 2024)
5. ↑ Probate: "Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974"
   Dewitt > Index A-Z, 1846-1977; Probate Minutes, Vol A-D, 1846-1861 > image 621 of 846
   Ancestry Image (accessed 2 February 2024)
6. ↑ Probate records, 1846-1917: "Probate records, 1846-1917"
   Catalog: Probate records, 1846-1917 Final record of estates, v. B-C 1854-1865
   Film number: 007574105 > image 1 of 621
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 16 February 2024)