Slaves of James M Jones, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Troup, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Jones Slavery Black_Heritage

The purpose of this page is to assist the descendants of individuals enslaved by James M Jones to find their ancestors.

Contents 1 1835 Will of Willis Jones 2 1840 census 3 Probate 4 Sources

1835 Will of Willis Jones

See: Slaves of Willis Jones, Sr, Meriwether, Georgia

In his will, signed on July 10, 1835, James' father, Willis Jones, gifted two slaves to James. Those slave may have already been in James' possession in 1835. The will was not probated until 1840.^[1]

to son, James Madison Jones

• negro man Edmund
• negro boy, Jack

1840 census

James is listed as owning 7 slaves on the 1840 census.

Under 10: 1 male & 2 females

10 - 23: 1 male & 2 females

24 - 35: 1 male

Probate

At the time of the estate sale in 1848 a record is made of the slaves that have been hired out. Later records also indicate which child inherited each slave.

Slave	Description	Inherited by	Hired to
Jack	boy	Desdemonis	Wm M Burts
Jim	man		M P Tucker
Smith	man		Jas Cavlisle
Philly	boy		Frances Wilkerson
Staben	man	William M	Bethena Jones
Cherry & child			Frances E T Jones
Louisa	mother of Mary	Reuben	John Woodruff
Mary	child of Louisa	Reuben	John Woodruff
Sarah	mother of 2 children		Bethena Jones
2 children	children of Sarah		Bethena Jones
Hannah	mother of Auderiou	Desdemonis	Aaron Evans
Auderiou	child of Hannah	Desdemonis	Aaron Evans
Lizzy	girl		Wm A Vincent
Nicy	mother of 2 children	William M	A.K. Holmes
Jenny	child of Nicy	William M	A.K. Holmes
Mandy	child of Nicy	William M	A.K. Holmes
Ann	girl	James F	G.W. Chappel
Lucinda	woman		Bethena Jones
Henry		Reuben	Bethena Jones
Augelina			Bethena Jones
Luday	boy		Wm P Pealey
Chaney	girl		John B Covington
Mary	girl	Desdemonis	Hiram M Cormack
Old Fanny	woman		Robert L Booth

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8635 #217263 (accessed 10 October 2023)
   Willis Jones probate on 10 Jul 1835 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA. Residence Meriwether, Georgia.

• Returns - probate settlement Troup County, Georgia, Returns, Vol F 1847-1849, page 465, image 265, | Ancestry Sharing link
• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: District 698, Troup, Georgia; Roll: 51; Page: 350; Family History Library Film: 0007047
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1850623 (accessed 8 January 2023)
  Ana M Jesse in District 698, Troup, Georgia.