Slaves of James Kenney, Georgia

Date: 15 May 2023 [unknown]
Location: Clarke, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Kenney Slavery Black_Heritage

Biography

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

1820 census James was in Salem, Clarke, Georgia. Slaves:13^[1]

• Slaves - Males - Under 14 1(1806-1819)
• Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25 2 (1795-1806)
• Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44 1 (1876-1794)
• Slaves - Females - Under 14 6 (1806-1819)
• Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25 2 (1795-1806)
• Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 1 (1876-1794)

1850 Slave Schedules, James was in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, Slaves:10.^[2]

• Female 70, 1780 (
• Male 50, 1800
• Male 48, 1802
• Female 35, 1815
• Female 35, 1815
• Female 26, 1824
• Female 30, 1820
• Female 18, 1832
• Female 16, 1834
• Male 16, 1834

===Named Slaves===.^[3]

These were named slaves that were written into James Will in which his wife inherited.
After his wife's death the slaves were to split between his children. James passed in 1856 and
Sarah his wife died in 1860, Clarke County, Georgia.

• Lucy
• Rhody
• Mariah

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   1820 U S Census; Census Place: Salem, Clarke, Georgia; Page: 133; NARA Roll: M33_8; Image: 95
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1454709 (accessed 15 May 2023)
   James Kenny in Salem, Clarke, Georgia.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #93353069 (accessed 15 May 2023)
   James Kenney in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA.
3. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Wills, 1802-1911; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Clarke County); Probate Place: Clarke, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #133686 (accessed 15 May 2023)
   James Kenney probate on 5 Dec 1856 in Clarke, Georgia, USA.