Slaves of James Sewell, Georgia
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Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage
Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage
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This page is intended to assist decendants of persons enslaved by James Sewell with finding their ancestors. (Currently which James Sewell is connected to this probate has not been proven).
(20 Mar 2023) James Sewell on the 1850 slave schedule who held 14 people in Meriweather, Georgia, is very likely the same person in this probate inventory, which in 1859 he held 18 people. James Barns is on that schedule just above James Sewell, as he is in this 1850 Census:
- James (age 66), Farmer, was in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, United States.[1]
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1859 Probate Inventory
The inventory happened in October and the sale in December.
| Name | Description | Assessed value | Sold to |
| Nancy | woman | $275 | David Cousins (the sale says Manga and the dolllar amount doesn't really match) |
| Zilpha | woman | $400 | James Hog |
| Margaret | girl | $1,200 | James Hog |
| Dick | boy | $700 | James Hog |
| Dick | boy | $1,000 | if this 2nd Dick was actually Calvin then James Hog |
| Bob | man | $1,100 | James Barnes |
| Lerry | woman | $500 | if this is Leana then James Barnes |
| G. Milly | woman | $550 | Mang Prickett |
| Puss | girl | $1,100 | Mang Prickett |
| Liza | girl | $900 | |
| Callaway | man | $1,300 | John L Porter |
| Milly | woman & 3 children | $2,000 | David Cousins |
| Hester | girl | $1,200 | David Cousins |
| Reeves | boy | $1,050 | David Cousins |
| Cornilia | girl | $800 | David Cousins |
| Harriet | woman & 3 children | $2,500 | James Mitman? |
| Jim | boy | $1,200 | Mang Prickett |
| Mingo | boy | $1,200 | James Barnes |
Sale
The sale documents did not provide names to the slaves only the buyer and amount. Sale happened in July 1862.[2]
| Purchaser | Amount |
| J T Carter | $191.38 |
| Nancy Pricket | $3,390 |
| James Barnes | $2,945 |
| James Foy | $3,070 |
| J H Wideman | $40 |
| J H Wideman | $61 |
| James T Garter | $662 |
| David Covin | $6,520 |
1850 Slave Schedule
In the 1850 census James held 14 enslaved people in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, United States.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 77; Page: 308a; Line Number: 33
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #18808211 (accessed 20 March 2023)
James Sewell (66), Farmer, in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA. Born in North Carolina. - ↑ Probate Sale Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Returns, Vol E 1858-1863, page 767, image 424, Ancestry.com Link
- ↑ 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 #92545091 (accessed 20 March 2023)
James Sewell in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
- Inventory Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Returns, Vol E, 1858-1863, p. 152, image 110 Ancestry.com record Ancestry.com Sharing Link
- Sale Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Returns, Vol E, 1858-1863, p. 184, image 126 Ancestry.com record Ancestry.com Sharing Link
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