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Slaves of John A Brown, Wythe Co, VA
This page to collect sources to identify the slaves of John Asa Brown (abt.1819-1905) of Wythe County, Virginia.
Probate Records
john purchased three slaves (two men and one woman) from his father's estate in 1852 Ancestry Sharing Link:
- Priest (or maybe Pried)
- George
- Eliza. Possibly: Eliza (Young) Hatcher (abt.1838-)[1]
Census Records: Slave Schedules
In 1860, J A Brown was listed as the owner of 17 slaves, living in 4 slave houses.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age |
| M | 45 years | |
| M | 38 years | |
| F | 35 years | |
| M | 35 years | |
| Rachel (Archer) Gunn (abt.1829-)[3] | F | 30 years |
| F | 30 years | |
| F | 12 years | |
| F | 8 years | |
| Lucinda Hatcher (abt.1854-) | F | 6 years |
| Alexander Hatcher (abt.1855-) | M | 5 years |
| Purah A Gunn (abt.1855-) | F | 5 years |
| F | 4 years | |
| F | 4 years | |
| M | 4 years | |
| M | 2 years | |
| Martha J Gunn (abt.1858-) | F | 2 years |
| M | 1 years |
1850 Slave Schedule, he owned 3 slaves.[4]
| Name | Sex | Age |
| M | 34 | |
| F | 24 | |
| F | 0 |
Sources
- ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Wythe County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Wythe County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
- ↑ Slave Schedule':
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
citing Page: 11; Line: 3; Digital film/folder number: 005171766_023_M9N3-SCW; FHL microfilm: 000805397; Image number: 11
FamilySearch Record: W2XR-58T2 (accessed 7 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-6RV
J A Brown, slave owner, in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States. - ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Wythe County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Wythe County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
- ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW5-L53Z : 15 March 2022), John A Brown in entry for MM9.1.1/MVDW-ZFT:, 1850.