Slaves of Joel Early Jr

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Greene, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Early Slavery black_heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Emigrants to Liberia 1.1.1 Roll of Earley Emigrants on the Brig Montgomery's Company 1.2 1840 US Census for Joel Early in Greene, Georgia 2 Sources

Introduction

The following is a list of the enslaved of Joel Early Jr from the will of his father, Joel Early, Sr.; an 1835 Inventory; a list of those whom he emancipated and sent to Liberia in 1830 compared with an 1830 US census; an 1840 US Census list of enslaved and an 1850 Slave Schedule.

1806 Joel Early Sr Will to Joel Jr
Roger,
Cuff,
Esop,
Boson,
Friday,
Jude,
Delsa,
Harry,
Joy's,
Edmond,
Monday,
Queen,
Fedillo,
Sall,
Bet &
Phillis

1835 inventory when referenced as Lunatic	New Since 1806
Monday $100.	N
Queen and two Children $900.	children
Patsey $550	Y
Harry $500	N
Becky $300	Y
Joice and three children $1100	children
Robert $700	Y
Cuffee $600	N
Roger $500	N
Esop $650	N
Sam $700	Y
Cyrus $700	Y
Sampson $600	Y
Joe $700	Y
Mathew $750	Y
Jeff $750	Y
Jim $750	Y
Britton $750	N
Little Sam $750	Y
Ben $750	Y
Collin $700	Y
Bob $750	Y
Pleasant $700	Y
Lizzy and 7 children $2000	Y
Harriet and two children $900	Y
Capey and one child $700	Y
Mary and child $700	Y
Hannah $200	Y

(A total of 44)

# assigned 1851 Inv.	Name	M/W/B/G	New Since 1835
1	Cuffee	Man	N
2	Esop	Man	N
3	Sam	Man	N
4	Jeff	Man	N
5	Cyrus	Man	N
6	Britton	Man	N
7	Joe	Man	N
8	Dick	Man	Y
9	Pleasant	Man	N
10	Ransom	Man	Y
11	Mathew	Man	N
12	Henry	Man	Y
13	Elias	Man	N
14	Edmond	Man	Y
15	Josiah	Man	Y
16	George	Man	Y
17	Joice	Woman	N
18	Lizzy	Woman	N
19	Patsy	Woman	N
20	Harriet	Woman	N
21	Mary	Woman	N
22	Cassandra	Woman	Y
23	Nancy	Woman	Y
24	Clarisa	Woman	Y
25	Flora and	Woman	Y
26	Infant Julia	Girl	Y
27	Mariah	Woman	Y
28	Fanny and	Woman	Y
29	Infant Jackson	Boy	Y
30	Betty	Woman	Y
31	Jane	Woman	N (unnamed but was child of Queen)
32	Charlotte and	Woman	Y
33	Infant Stephen	Boy	Y
34	Louisa	Girl	Y
35	Rose	Girl	Y
36	Emily	Girl	Y
37	Caroline	Girl	Y
38	Charity	Girl	Y
39	Barbary	Girl	Y
40	Darby	Boy	Y
41	(same as 40)	Boy
42	Frank	Boy	Y
43	Andrew	Boy	Y
44	Tony	Boy	Y
45	Smith	Boy	Y
46	Lucy	Girl	Y
47	Evelina	Girl	Y
48	Ellen	Girl	Y
49	Anna	Girl	Y
50	Ann	Girl	Y
51	Susan	Girl	Y
52	Nick	Boy	Y
53	Felix	Boy	Y
54	Kitty	Girl	Y
55	Minta	Girl	Y
56	Rachel	Girl	Y
57	Judy	Girl	Y
58	Washington	Boy	Y
59	Linda	Girl	Y
60	Louie	Boy	Y
61	John	Boy	Y
62	Minerva	Girl	Y
63	Grace	Girl	Y
64	Hannah	Woman	N

Emigrants to Liberia

In the early months of 1830 twenty-eight of Joel Earley, Jr's slaves and 2 free born Earley's were sent to Liberia on the Brig Montgomery's Company , and arrived at Monrovia June 1830, via the American Colonization Society. Below is a comparison between those who are listed on the ship's roll with those in the Census. There were 47 enslaved on the 1830 census.^[1] Since the actual month of the census is not known, it is impossible to be sure if the comparison is helpful.

On the Brig Montgomery the following Earley's are listed:

There are 6 Earley males under 10

There are 7 Earley males bet. 10 & 23

There are 3 Earley males bet. 24 & 35

There are 3 Earley males bet. 36 & 54

There are 2 Earley females under 10

There are 6 Earley females bet. 10 & 23

There are 3 Earley females bet. 24 & 35

There are 2 Earley females bet. 36 & 54

Total = 32

Note: the extra 2 people are twins aged 12 yrs with only an initial for a first name. I listed them in both male and female categories.

Roll of Earley Emigrants on the Brig Montgomery's Company

One issue is that none of the names on the ship's roll below match any of the names in the above lists, so it is possible that the Earley's below were part of his holdings that we do not yet have documentation. What is clear from the ship's roll is that Mr. Earley of Georgia is recorded as their emancipator.

Names ↓	Age ↓	State or place from which they emigrated ↓	Free born or otherwise ↓	Emancipated in view of emigrating to Liberia and by whom ↓	Where located on their arrial in the colony ↓	Extent of education ↓	Profession ↓	Date of death ↓	Cause of death ↓	Removed to what place ↓	Removal date ↓
Stephen Earley	35	Georgia	Free born	–	Monrovia	–	Farmer	1831	Anasarca
Anaca Earley	22	do	–	Mr. Earley, of Georgia	do
T. Earley, twin	12	do	–	do	do	–	–	1834	Pleurisy
R. Earley, twin	12	do	–	do	do	–	–	1830	Fever
Henry Earley, infant	–	do	–	do	do	–	–	1830	Fever
Barbary Earley	8	do	–	do	do
Nathan Earley	40	do	–	do	Caldwell	–	Farmer
Susan Earley	35	do	–	do	do	–	–	1830	Fever
Marshall Earley	19	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer
Catharine Earley	16	do	–	do	do
Mary J. Earley	14	do	–	do	do	–	–	1830	Fever
Thomas Earley	13	do	–	do	do
Louisa Earley	7	do	–	do	do
Jeremiah Earley	4	do	Free born	–	do	–	–
Francis Earley, infant	–	do	–	Mr. Earley, of Georgia	do
Benjamin Earley	37	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer	1836	Decline
Violet Earley	28	do	–	do	do	–	–	1835	Pleurisy
Irwin Earley	7	do	–	do	do
Ralph Earley, infant	–	do	–	do	do
Bridget Earley	25	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	–	S. Leone	1836
Charles Earley	24	do	–	do	do	–	–	1840	Consumption
Thomas Earley	45	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer	1842	Consumption
Lucretia Earley	40	do	–	do	do	–	–	1838	Consumption
Albert Earley	24	Georgia	–	Mr. Earley	do
Mitchel Earley	18	do	–	do	do
Abraham Earley	23	do	–	do	do
Mary Earley	23	do	–	do	do
Washington Earley	8	do	–	do	do
Esther Earley	40	do	–	do	do
Scott Earley	13	do	–	do	do

See also: Census of the Colony of Liberia, September 1843

1830 Slave Schedule
Slaves - Males - Under 10:	8
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:	8
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35:	2
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54:	2
Slaves - Females - Under 10:	14
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:	5
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:	5
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54:	3
Total enslaved: 47

1840 US Census for Joel Early in Greene, Georgia

Slaves - Males - Under 10:	9
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:	5
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35:	9
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54:	5
Slaves - Females - Under 10:	14
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:	3
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:	4
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54:	5
Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99:	2
Persons Employed in Agriculture:	23
Total enslaved: 56

1850 US Slave Schedule for Greene, Georgia Joel Early was enumerated in Greene, Georgia with 59 enslaved.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Greene, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 17; Page: 305; Family History Library Film: 0007037
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1835970 (accessed 7 May 2022)
   Joel Early.
2. ↑ * 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 #2180731 (accessed 7 May 2022)
   (55) in District 149, Greene, Georgia, USA.

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Greene, Georgia; Roll: 42; Page: 43; Family History Library Film: 0007044
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1746963 (accessed 7 May 2022)
  Joel Early.
• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Administrators, Executors and Guardians Bonds and Letters, 1812-1916; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Greene County); Probate Place: Greene, Georgia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #251440 (accessed 7 May 2022)
  Joel Early probate on 19 May 1851.