Slaves of James Moore Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surname/tag: Moore, slavery, black_heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by James Moore (1795-1882), and attempt to connect them to their families.

1830 federal census Culpeper County, Virginia, Jas. Moore^[1]
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35        1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23        1

1840 United States Federal Census Rappahannock County, Virginia, James Moore^[2]
Slaves - Males - Under 10 1
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10 3
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 2

Division of the slaves in the estate of Lewis Moore[3]			May 1847
Name	ages	approximate birth year	Valuation	New owner
Samuel	34	1813	470	James Moore
Thomas	3	1844	125	James Moore
Isaac (deaf)	8	1839	125	James Moore

Census (slave). 1850 Rappahannock County, Virginia, 15 enslaved persons^[4]

Sex	age	approximate birth year	Color
Male	40	1810	Black
Female	36	1814	Black
Male	24	1826	Black
Male	23	1827	Black
Female	19	1831	Black
Female	17	1833	Black
Female	16	1834	Black
Male	12	1838	Black
Male	11	1839	Black
Female	10	1840	Black
Female	7	1843	Black
Male	7	1843	Black
Female	4	1846	Black
Female	2	1848	Black
Female	1	1849	Black

Census (slave). 1860 Rappahannock County, Virginia, 24 enslaved persons^[5]
Female 45 Black
Male 45 Black
Male 32 Black
Male 30 Black
Female 29 Black
Female 27 Black
Female 25 Black
Female 20 Black
Male 16 Black
Female 16 Black
Female 14 Black
Female 11 Black
Female 9 Black
Male 7 Black
Female 6 Black
Male 5 Black
Female 5 Black
Female 3 Black
Female 3 Black
Female 2 Black
Female 2 Black
Female 1 Black
Male 9/12 Black
Male 9/12 Black

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5N-ZD6 : Thu Jul 20 16:00:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Jas Moore, 1830.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHBW-R91 : 24 August 2015), James Moore, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States; citing p. 3, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 575; FHL microfilm 29,691.
3. ↑ Rappahannock County, Virginia, Chancery Records Index, case no. 112, Lewis Moore Jr & wife v. Exrs of Lewis Moore Etc, "division of the slaves of Lewis Moore, May 1847;" digital images, Library of Virginia (https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=157-1847-008#img : accessed, 2 August 2023).
4. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWP-HLT2 : 15 February 2020), James Moore in entry for MM9.1.1/MVDQ-WPD:, 1850.
5. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W2XR-8GW2 : Tue Jul 11 17:54:48 UTC 2023), Entry for James Moore and <Unknown>, 1860.