Slaves of John Craig Allison, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Allison USBH

Contents 1 Slaves of John Craig Allison, Wythe County, VA 1.1 Probate 1.2 Census 1.2.1 1860 Slave Schedule 1.2.2 1850 Slave Schedule 2 Sources

Slaves of John Craig Allison, Wythe County, VA

The purpose of this page is to collect information to help identify the slaves of John Craig Allison (1802-1862) of Wythe County, Virginia.

Probate

Inventory (August 1862):^[1][2]

• George 61 years [old worthless]
• Clinton 58 years old (400)
• Thomas 45 (600)
• Henry 36 - cripple [worthless]
• George 30 (900)
• Rush 23 (1000)
• Frank 21 (1100) Frank Crockett (abt.1845-)^[3]
• Ben 21 (1100)
• Phil (boy) 10 (600)
• Crockett 5 (300)
• Thomas 2 (150)
• Lydia 57 (worthless)
• Eliza 54 (150)
• Naomi 47 (350)
• Alcy 35 (400)
• Margaret 26 (900)
• Senah 16 (900)
• Hanna 15 (900)
• Caroline 9 (600)
• Martha 9 (600)
• Mariam 7 (500)
• Jane 5 (500)
• Mary 3 (200)
• Esther 2 (150)

Census

1860 Slave Schedule

John Allison was recorded as the owner of 23 slaves in Wythe County, VA.^[4]

Name	Sex	Age
	M	55 years
	F	55 years
Gourmay (Russell) Farris (abt.1813-)	F	47 years
	M	45 years
	F	35 years
	M	30 years
	M	26 years
	F	24 years
	M	21 years
	M	17 years
	M	16 years
	F	13 years
	F	11 years
	F	10 years
	F	9 years
	F	9 years
	F	7 years
	F	5 years
	F	3 years
	M	2 years
	M	1 years
	M	65 years
	F	60 years

1850 Slave Schedule

John Allison was recorded as the owner of 25 slaves in Wythe County, VA.^[5]

Name	Sex	Age
	F	53 years
	M	48 years
	M	42 years
	F	40 years
	F	35 years
	M	30 years
	F	28 years
	F	25 years
	M	18 years
	M	16 years
	F	14 years
	M	12 years
	M	12 years
	M	9 years
	M	6 years
	M	5 years
	F	5 years
	F	5 years
	M	5 years
	M	3 years
	F	4 years
	M	1 years
	F	0 days
	F	4 years
	M	2 years

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Wills, 1790-1906; General Index to Wills, 1790-1911; Author: Virginia. County Court (Wythe County); Probate Place: Wythe, Virginia
   Ancestry Record 62347 #621097 (accessed 22 October 2023)
   John Allison probate on 14 Sep 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, USA. Residence Wythe County, Virginia.
2. ↑ Probate: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Wythe > Wills, Vol 9-10, 1855-1865 > image 586 of 714
   Ancestry Image (accessed 22 October 2023)
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 21; Line: 39; Digital film/folder number: 005171766_023_M9N3-SCW; FHL microfilm: 000805397; Image number: 23
   FamilySearch Record: W2XR-YK2M (accessed 31 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-6J2
   John Allison in Wythe, Virginia, United States.
5. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004206483_026_M9XT-7M1; FHL microfilm: 444983; Image number: 20; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01093-5
   FamilySearch Record: HRW5-LTMM (accessed 22 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q19-SHH
   John Allison, slave owner, in 1850 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.