Slaves of Jesse Blocker - Slavery Documentation Page

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Black_History Enslaved_Ancestry Blocker

Contents 1 Slaves of Jesse Blocker (1780-1831) 2 Slaves Received 3 Slaves Sold or Transferred to Others 4 Research Notes

Slaves of Jesse Blocker (1780-1831)

Links to Slave profiles are below the list of sources

Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1785-1868; Indexes to Records, 1785-1957; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Edgefield County); Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, Inventory: Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1785-1868; Indexes to Records, 1785-1957; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Edgefield County); Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, Name: John Blocker's, Residence Date: Abt 1814, Residence Place: Edgefield District, South Carolina, Will Date: 4 Sep 1814, Probate Date: 17 Nov 1814, Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, Inferred Death Year: 1814, Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA, Case Number: 96, Item Description: Probate Records, Box 3, Packages 65-106, Others Listed 18, Cover: Page 1, Will Papers: 2-12, Account Papers: 13-14, Inventory Papers: 15, Others Listed: John Blocker, Bartley Martin Blocker Son inherited: Lewis Enslaved Person; Ezekiel Enslaved Person; Elbert Enslaved Person. David Lilley Blocker Son inherited: Isaac Enslaved Person; Peter Enslaved Person; Hurkalar Enslaved Person. Juliana Blocker Wife, John Blocker Body, Abner Blocker Body, Bartley Blocker Body, Mary C. Winn Body, David Lilley Blocker Body, James Blocker Son. Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Sharing Link, Slave values: Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Sharing Link

Slaves Received

1-12 Ancestry.com. Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S., Slave Records, 1774-1866 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, Edgefield County Historical Society, 2010; Edgefield, South Carolina; Slave Records of Edgefield County, South Carolina; Author: Lucas, Gloria Ramsey, Name: Jesse Blocker, Role: New Owner,

1-7 ....Enslaved Person: Charles, Charlotte, Nancy, Moses, Isabella, Mary, Martha.

8 ....Enslaved Person: Jack. Ancestry Sharing Link

9-12 ....Enslaved Person: July, Sue, Lena, Jim. Ancestry Sharing Link

1. Charles Blocker (bef.1831-aft.1831)
2. Charlotte Blocker (bef.1819-aft.1819)
3. Nancy Blocker (bef.1819-aft.1819)
4. Moses Blocker (abt.1759-aft.1831)
5. Isabella Blocker (bef.1819-aft.1819)
6. Mary Blocker (abt.1794-aft.1819)
7. Martha Blocker (bef.1819-aft.1819)
8. Jack (Ryan) Blocker (abt.1789-aft.1817)
9. July Blocker (abt.1793-aft.1831)
10. Sue Blocker (abt.1792-aft.1818)
11. Lena Blocker (abt.1792-aft.1818)
12. Jim Blocker (bef.1818-aft.1818)

Slaves Sold or Transferred to Others

1-23 Ancestry.com. Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S., Slave Records, 1774-1866 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, Edgefield County Historical Society, 2010; Edgefield, South Carolina; Slave Records of Edgefield County, South Carolina; Author: Lucas, Gloria Ramsey, Name: Jesse Blocker, Role: Previous Owner,

1-22 ....Enslaved Person: July, Isabella, Jerry, Henry, Moses, Ellen, Caroline, Rebecca, Easter, Fancy, Ann, Bytha, Susan, Emily, Masten, Charles, Abram, George, Harriet, Old Moses, Tom, Crecy. Ancestry Sharing Link

23 ....Enslaved Person: Nancy Ancestry Sharing Link

1. July Blocker (bef.1818-aft.1831)
2. Isabella Blocker (bef.1819-aft.1819)
3. Jerry (Blocker) Washington (abt.1811-aft.1831)
4. Henry (Blocker) Jeter (abt.1781-aft.1831)
5. Moses (Blocker) Dent (abt.1809-aft.1831)
6. Ellen (Blocker) Bland (abt.1813-aft.1831)
7. Caroline Blocker (bef.1831-aft.1831)
8. Rebecca Blocker (abt.1818-aft.1831)
9. Easter (Blocker) Smyley (abt.1816-aft.1831)
10. Fancy (Blocker) Terry (abt.1819-aft.1831)
11. Ann (Blocker) Brooks (abt.1814-aft.1831)
12. Bytha (Blocker) Smyly (abt.1817-aft.1831)
13. Susan (Blocker) Dorn (abt.1801-aft.1831)
14. Emily (Blocker) Dorn (abt.1821-aft.1831)
15. Masten Blocker (bef.1831-aft.1831)
16. Charles Blocker (bef.1831-aft.1831)
17. Abram (Blocker) Spencer (abt.1813-aft.1831)
18. George (Blocker) Timmerman (abt.1816-aft.1831)
19. Harriet (Blocker) Price (abt.1817-aft.1831)
20. Moses Blocker (abt.1771-aft.1831)
21. Tom Blocker (abt.1823-aft.1831)
22. Crecy (Blocker) Addison (abt.1818-aft.1831)
23. Nancy Blocker (abt.1769-aft.1832)

Research Notes

I have found that just because a slave is listed in a will does not mean that the transfer actually takes place. I've seen several cases where the person who was supposed to inherit the slave traded with a sibling for their slave, or something else.