Slaves of James King, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Camden, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage King

The purpose of this page is to document people enslaved by James King in order to connect them to their descendants.

Other Transactions

• Tom - gifted from John King (father) to James in June 1803^[1]
• Jophy, Jessenter, Sandy, Adeline, and Jolly - purchased from James O'Neill on March 11, 1830, same group deeded also from John L Jerry on February 17, 1830; also from Mary C Harrison & E Harrison on May 20, 1833 (possible multiple owners from the estate of Henry O'Neill)^[2]
• Dave (19 years-old) & his sister, Sophy (15 years-old) - sold to William K Rain on October 22, 1836^[3]
• Sandy & his wife Salina - mortgage to Robert Stafford on November 17, 1846^[4]

Slaves on Probate Inventory

James King's probate inventory took place on September 18, 1861.

Slave Name	Description	Assessed Value
Spencer	man	$ 1000
John	man	$ 1200
Sandy	man	$ 1200
Powell	man	$ 1000
Bill	boy	$ 900
Lewis	boy	$ 900
Henry	boy	$ 700
Joshua	boy	$ 500
Archy	boy	$ 500
Dave	boy	$ 400
Charity	woman	$ 600
Harriet	girl	$ 400
Alonzo	boy	$ 300
Walter	boy	$ 300
Solomia	girl child	$ 200
Emily	woman	$ 500
Rose	gril	$ 400
Sanda	girl	$ 300
Adaline	girl	$ 200
Sandy	infant	$ 100
Matilda	woman	$ 600
Lizy	girl	$ 200
Richard	boy	$ 200
Salina	child	$ 100
Camilia	woman	$ 700
Tom	child	$ 100
Salina	woman	$ 400
Celia	girl	$ 400
Rebecca	woman	$ 300
Mary	girl	$ 600
Margaret	woman	$ 600
Evalina	girl	$ 200
Maria	woman	$ 600
Nancy	girl	$ 200
Wash	child	$ 100
Jessinta	old woman	$ 100

Sources

1. ↑ Camden County Deed Book F page 86 Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865. A collection of slave deed abstracts Compiled by TARA D. FIELDS, pp 18
2. ↑ Camden County Deed Book L page 446 & Book M page 133 Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865. A collection of slave deed abstracts Compiled by TARA D. FIELDS, pp 80, 86
3. ↑ Camden County Deed Book M page 411 Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865. A collection of slave deed abstracts Compiled by TARA D. FIELDS, pp 94
4. ↑ Camden County Deed Book O page 206-207 Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865. A collection of slave deed abstracts Compiled by TARA D. FIELDS

• Estate Inventory, Camden County, Georgia, Inventories and appraisements 1860-1908, page 23-24 FamilySearch.org link