Slaves of John Davidson

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Troup, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Davidson Slavery black_heritage

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Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 1820 census 1.2 1830 census 1.3 1840 census 1.4 1850 slave schedule 1.5 1860 U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedule 1.6 1862 Probate Inventory of Enslaved 1.7 Research In Progress 2 Research Notes 3 Sources

Introduction

Slaves of John Davidson

On this page you will find information on those enslaved by John William Davidson across his time as a planter in Harris County, Georgia. The record begins with the 1820 census, continues through 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 records, and concludes with his will in 1862 and the distribution of the enslaved to the legatees of the estate.

1820 census

The 1820 census is the first record available at this time to document the beginning of John William Davidson's engagement in slavery.

Slaves - Females - Under 14: 3

Slaves - Females - 14-25:1

Total Slaves: 4 ^[1] Slaves of John Davidson

1830 census

A decade later in 1830, the census demonstrates Davidson has increased the number of enslaved under his control.

Slaves-Males - Under 10:4

Slaves - Males - 24-35:2

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 5

Slaves - Females - 10-23: 4

Slaves - Females - 24-35: 1

Slaves - Females - 36-54:

^[2]

The number of enslaved females on the property has grown from 4 to 11 with 5 under 10; 4 in or entering the childbearing period (10-23 years of age), 1 in the 24-35 or the upper childbearing period; and 2 in the significantly older category (36-54 years of age). Unlike 1820, when Davidson only had enslaved females on his property, he now held 6 males of disparate ages--4 under 10 and 2 over 24.

1840 census

There is little difference between the numbers of the 1830 census (17) and the 1840 census (18). ^[3]

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 3

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:1

Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 4

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 7

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1

Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1

Persons Employed in Agriculture:17

Total Slaves; 18

Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves;29

Among the enslaved, there are 3 young males under 10 and more males in the mature categories of 24 to 35 (4) when they would be at their peak strength. Among the women, however, 7 individuals are in the 10-23 year range, where they were, or about to become, of childbearing capacity. As before, only 2 enslaved women, are in the 24-54 year age group.

The pattern of ages among the various census listings of enslaved (1820, 1830, and 1840), suggests Davidson was active in the purchase and sale of enslaved individuals, holding onto some with special skills or tasks, but shifting others out as individuals aged and the enterprise's needs changed.

1850 slave schedule

In the 1850 U.S. Federal Census—Slave Schedule, John Davidson is listed as residing in Negro Heel, (the District name at that time) Harris, Georgia, USA.

The form is described as “Schedule 2. Slave Inhabitants in Negro Heel District in the County of Harris, State of Georgia” The census taker signs himself as “T.P. Redding”, Assistant Marshall. There are 4 pages (microfiche of each) for the Negro Hill District 1850 slave census.

There are 49 individuals listed in the schedule. Davidson’s list is found right above William Rivers (another local with a large number of enslaved individuals). Davidson's enslaved are listed in two columns. The first column starts mid-page at #16, runs to the bottom of the page (#38), the list continues at the top of the page in column #2 (#1 to #26).

In the table below, the individuals are numbered to show the full count of the enslaved. This table then identifies each person in the way they appear in the slave schedule, by column (1 or 2) and number in that column (16-38 or 1-26). C1/16 would be Column 1, #16 or the very first individual listed as enslaved by John Davidson. Subsequent columns list age, sex (F and M), and race (Black or Mulatto).

#	Column/Row	Age	Sex	Race
1	C1/16	38	F	B
2	C1/17	50	F	B
3	C1/18	50	M	B
4	C1/19	35	M	B
5	C1/20	30	M	B
6	C1/21	35	M	B
7	C1/22	30	M	M
8	C1/23	30	M	M
9	C1/24	19	M	B
10	C1/25	19	M	B
11	C1/26	30	F	B
12	C1/27	30	F	B
13	C1/28	30	F	M
14	C1/29	30	F	B
15	C1/30	30	F	B
16	C1/31	2	F	B
17	C1/32	27	F	B
18	C1/33	27	F	B
19	C1/34	27	F	B
20	C1/35	19	F	B
21	C1/36	24	F	B
22	C1/37	24	F	B
23	C1/38	11	M	B
24	C2/1	9	M	B
25	C2/2	9	F	B
26	C2/3	9	F	B
27	C2/4	9	F	B
28	C2/5	9	F	B
29	C2/6	9	F	B
30	C2/7	9	F	B
31	C2/8	6	M	B
32	C2/9	6	M	B
33	C2/10	5	M	B
34	C2/11	5	M	B
35	C2/12	5	M	B
36	C2/13	3	M	B
37	C2/14	15	M	B
38	C2/15	6	F	B
39	C2/16	5	F	B
40	C2/17	4	F	B
41	C2/18	3	F	B
42	C2/19	2	F	B
43	C2/20	1	F	B
44	C2/21	27	M	B
45	C2/22	27	M	B
46	C2/23	30	M	B
47	C2/24	7	M	B
48	C2/25	7	M	B
49	C2/26	9	F	B

To give some context to these numbers:

27 of the enslaved were female and 22 were male.

3 are listed as Mulatto and 46 were listed as Black.

Regarding the ages of the individuals

Over 40: 2 (both 50)

30-40: 12 (of which 9 are listed as 30 years of age)

20-30: 7

12-20: 4

Under 12: 24

The large number of girls age 9 (There were 7), about to reach the age of menopause, as well as the large numbers of younger children (Overall, 24 under 12, which is almost half of the enslaved totals, gives rise to a suspicion that Davidson may have consciously relied upon a strategy of increase through births. There are also signs of this at play in the 1862 listing of the enslaved.)

Within the four pages of the 1850 slave census for the Negro Hill District, several other Davidsons and names connected to them are listed as slaveholders.

Page 1:

Nathaniel Hutchinson (husband of Nancy Davidson?): 5 enslaved

Alfonse and John Myhand (a Myhand was a signatory to John Davidson’s will): 7 enslaved

Albert Davidson (oldest son of John Davidson): 3 enslaved

Thomas Winston (John’s daughter, Mercy Ann, married John Winston, I believe this might be his father): 19 enslaved ( their main plantation was across the river in Chambers Co, AL).

Another Hutchinson is also listed: 5 enslaved

Page 2:

Isaiah Davidson (John’s 3rd son): 6 enslaved

Page 3:

John Davidson has the largest # of enslaved on this page (49).

William Rivers is listed after him: 11 enslaved

Although most of the enslavers are men, there are some women who are listed as slaveholders (exp. Pg 3, Martha Aschus has one enslaved 60 year old woman with her. )

Page 4:

Samuel Myhand: 5 enslaved

There are columns in the census for “Fugitive from the State”, “Number manumitted” and “Deaf, Dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic,” but neither Davidson, nor his fellow slaveholders, provided information in these columns. ^[4]

1860 U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedule

The 1860 slave schedule was published two years before John William Davidson's death in 1862. There are 87 enslaved listed, starting from the oldest (65) and going to the youngest (1).^[5]

#	Column & Row	Age	Gender	Race
Page 79, Column 2
1	c2/r36	65	M	B
2	c2/r37	60	M	B
3	c2/r38	60	F	B
4	c2/r39	58	M	B
Page 80, Column 1
5	c1/r1	58	F	B
6	c1/r2	55	M	B
7	c1/r3	54	F	B
8	c1/r4	50?	F	B
9	c1/r5	50?	M	B
10	c1/r6	45	M	B
11	c1/r7	40	F	B
12	c1/r8	35	F	B
13	c1/r9	35	M	B
14	c1/r10	35	M	B
15	c1/r11	30	M	B
16	c1/r12	30	M	B
17	c1/r13	30	M	B
18	c1/r14	30	M	B
19	c1/r15	30	F	B
20	c1/r16	30	F	B
21	c1/r17	30	F	B
22	c1/r18	30	F	B
23	c1/r19	30	F	B
24	c1/r20	25	F	B
26	c1/r21	25	M	B
27	c1/r22	25	M	B
28	c1/r23	25	M	B
29	c1/r24	25	M	B
30	c1/r25	25	M	B
31	c1/r26	25	M	B
32	C1/r27	20	M	B
33	C1/r28	20	M	B
34	c1/r29	20	M	B
35	c1/r30	20	M	B
36	c1/r31	20	M	B
37	c1/r32	20	F	B
38	c1/r33	20	F	B
39	c1/r34	20	F	B
40	c1/r35	20	F	B
41	c1/r36	20	F	B
42	c1/r37	18	F	B
43	c1/38	18	F	B
44	c1/39	18	F	B
45	c1/40	18	F	B
Page 80, Column 2
46	c2/r1	18	M	B
47	c2/r2	18	M	B
48	c2/r3	17	M	B
49	c2/r4	17	F	B
50	c2/r5	16	F	B
51	c2/r6	16	F	B
52	c2/r7	16	M	B
53	c2/r8	12	M	B
54	c2/r9	12	M	B
55	c2/r10	12	F	B
56	c2/r11	12	F	B
57	c2/r12	12	F	B
58	c2/r13	12	F	B
59	c2/r14	10	F	B
60	c2/r15	10	F	B
61	c2/r16	10	F	B
62	c2/r17	10	M	B
63	c2/r18	10	M	B
64	c2/r19	10	M	M(?)
65	c2/r20	8	M	B
66	c2/r21	8	M	B
67	c2/r22	8	F	B
68	c2/r23	8	F	B
69	c2/r24	7	M	B
70	c2/r25	7	M	B
71	c2/r26	6	M	B
72	c2/r27	6	M	B
73	c2/r28	6	M	B
74	c2/r29	6	F	B
75	c2/r30	6	F	B
75	c2/r31	6	F	B
76	c2/r32	6	F	B
77	c2/r33	5	F	B
78	c2/r34	5	M	B
79	c2/r35	5	M	B
80	c2/r36	4	M	B
81	c2/r37	4	F	B
82	c2/r38	4	F	B
83	c2/r39	2	M	B
84	c2/r40	2	M	B
Page 81, Column 1
85	c1/r1	1	M	B
86	c1/r2	1	M	B
87	c1/r3	1	F	B

1862 Probate Inventory of Enslaved

The following is a list of those enslaved by John Davidson based on Harris County, Georgia Probate files. See John Davidson profile for links to source documents

Here are the names of those enslaved as listed in the appraisal of the estate of John Davidson.

John Davidson Estate – 1862 inventory of 94 enslaved persons

Number Name(s) Age Appraised Value

1 Greene 48 750.00

2 Emanuel 28 850.00

3 Thomas 24 1350.00

4 Martha and three children

5 Josephine

6 Laura

7 James 1800.00

8 Nathan 42 1000.00

9 Alice 37 700.00

10 Tom Raglance? 1000.00

11 Andrew 45 1000.00

12 Joannah and 2 chil. 26

13 Warren 3

14 Lany? 9 1500.00

15 Matilda 11 800.00

16 Elbert 42 900.00

17 Lydia 44 550.00

18 Cloe 12 850.00

19 Sam 8 750.00

20 Betty 4 350.00

21 Polly and 2 children

22 (not named)

23 (not named) 1400.00

24 Eady 40 600.00

25 Harriet 27 850.00

26 Calvin 11 850.00

27 Ike 47 750.00

28 Ellen 24 1000.00

29 Jess 8 750.00

30 Bob 22 1200.00

31 Chaney 38 400.00

32 Harry 4 350.00

33 Jim 30 900.00

34 Patsy and 2 children

35 (not named)

36 (not named) 1300.00

37 Sandy 43 850.00

38 Martha 20 1400.00

39 Patience and 2 children 37

40 Margarett 4

41 Larkin 1 ½ 1150.00

42 George 21 1350.00

43 Taylor 18 1400.00

44 Victoria 16 1100.00

45 Ireney? 14 1100.00

46 Louisiana 12 1000.00

47 Lisia 10 900.00

48 Jerry 7 700.00

49 John 6 600.00

50 Frank 50 750.00

51 Mary and 1 child 36

52 Josh 4 1100.00

53 Will 20 1400.00

54 Angeline 16 1100.00

55 Carey 12 1000.00

56 Poney 8 700.00

57 Jimmy 6 600.00

58 Adeline 37 750.00

59 Aaron 20 1250.00

60 Nelson 16 1000.00

61 Alford 13 1200.00

62 Gatsey and child 24

63 Francis 3 1400.00

64 Sealy 39 650.00

65 Lewis 22 750.00

66 Tilda 14 900.00

67 Milly 12 800.00

68 Reuben 7 600.00

69 Martha 41 550.00

70 Amanda 17 1100.00

71 Lizah 10 700.00

72 Charles 39 900.00

73 Suidy and 2 children 35

74 (not named)

75 (not named) 1000.00

76 Daffney 18 1000.00

77 Henry 16 1000.00

78 Ellick 14 900.00

79 Louisa 12 800.00

80 Caroline 8 650.00

81 Missouri 5 350.00

82 Melia 3 250.00

83 Champ 34 900.00

84 Sophia and 2 Children 31

85 Sealy 4

86 Scott 9 months 1500.00

87 Richmond 12 1100.00

88 Uellana? 9 750.00

89 Fannie 6 500.00

90 Bill 30 1250.00

91 Lize 30 1400.00

92 Flem 40 900.00

93 Sarah 30 800.00

94 Annabellella 56 150.00

In his will of 1860, written and witnessed two years before his death, John Davidson, specified the following bequeath to his wife Elizabeth:

Fourthly I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, for and during her natural life only, the following negro slaves to wit:- Champion, a man about thirty years old, and his wife named Sophy, and their children, Richmond, Fanny and Sally, -- a negro woman named Gatsey, and negro boy named John Francis and negro man named Bob about twenty one or two years old; and at her death the said negroes to be equally divided between all of my children (except Nancy Hutchinson and Mercy Ann Grant.)

He stated the rest of his "Negro property" was to be lotted off.

Two years later in 1862, after his death, the probate was undertaken, requiring an inventory of all his property. There were 11 legates to the estate of John Davidson involved in the disbursement of the people he enslaved.. Those named above were divided in to 11 groupings. See the details in the estate papers. Here is a table of the legatees.

Please Note that the full inventory of those he had enslaved included all of those that were considered his property, meaning the enslaved he had named in his 1860 will that were going to his widow AND the enslaved that would be distributed to his heirs in 11 groupings. Between the writing of the will (1860) and the inventory for probate (1862) some changes occurred.

Please note that Champion (83) and Sophia (84) who were willed to Elizabeth Davidson had a child (Scott-9 months) that was not listed in the 1860 will, although all other children of Champion and Sophia were described in the will (Richmond, Sallie, and Fannie). Although not clearly stated, we can assume he is considered willed to Elizabeth Davidson also.

In the will, the name Sallie, daughter of Champion and Sophia, appears, but in the probate inventory this same person is described as "Sealy". There is also another Sealy (#64) in the inventory. I believe that the two "Sealy's" in the inventory are both Sallies. The writer of the will and the probate document are different people. The writer of the probate inventory appears to be using phonetic spelling and may not have the same level of education as the person who wrote the will.

Gatsey and child should also be noted. In the will Gatsey and a boy named John Francis are willed to Elizabeth Davidson. In the inventory, Gatsey (#62) is listed next to Francis (#63). She is 24 and he is 3, and they are valued as one, so we can assume they are mother and child. Francis is probably the John Francis described in the will.

		Matched
Whitfield Davidson	1	Y
William Davidson	2	Y
Elias Davidson	3	Y
Albert Davidson	4	N
John W Davidson	5	N
F R Davidson	6
Carlton Davidson	7
Perry G Davidson	8
Isaiah Davidson	9
Larkin Davidson	10
Missouri Johnson	11

Research In Progress

	Name	Age	Valuation	Notes	Distributee
1	Greene	38	750		Larkin Davidson
2	Emanuel	28	850
3	Thomas	24	1350		William Davidson
4	Martha 'and three children'		1800	Mother of Josephine Laura and James	William Davidson
5	Josephine			daughter of Martha	William Davidson
6	Laura			daughter of Martha	William Davidson
7	James			son of Martha	William Davidson
8	Nathan	42	1000		Whitfield Davidson
9	Alice	37	700		Whitfield Davidson
10	Tom Raglance?		1000		Whitfield Davidson
11	Andrew	45	1000		Larkin Davidson
12	Joannah 'and two children'	26	1500	Mother of Warren and Lany	Larkin Davidson
13	Warren	3		son of Joannah	Larkin Davidson
14	Lany	9		son of Joannah (may be 9 m for months)	Larkin Davidson
15	Matilda	11	800		Larkin Davidson
16	Elbert	42	900		Carlton Davidson
17	Lydia	44	550		Carlton Davidson
18	Cloe	12	850
19	Sam	8	750		Carlton Davidson
20	Betty	4	350		Carlton Davidson
21	Polly 'and two children'		1400	Mother of two not named	Whitfield Davidson
22	'not named'			not named child of Polly	[[Davidson-17165|Whitfield Davidson
23	'not named'			not named child of Polly	[[Davidson-17165|Whitfield Davidson
24	Eady	40	600		Carlton Davidson
25	Harriet	27	850		Perry G Davidson
26	Calvin	11	850		Perry G Davidson
27	Ike	47	750		Albert Davidson
28	Ellen	24	1000		Albert Davidson
29	Jess	8	750		Albert Davidson
30	Bob	22	1200	See Will above	Elizabeth Davidson (widow)
31	Chaney	38	400	Wife of Nathan who had been Negro Overseer manumitted to take on this role	Albert?
32	Harry	4	350	Son of Chaney & Nathan?	Albert?
33	Jim	30	900
34	Patsy 'and two children'		1300	Mother of two not named	F R Davidson
35	'not named'			not named child of Patsy	F R Davidson
36	'not named'			not named child of Patsy	F R Davidson
37	Sandy	43	850
38	Martha	20	1400
39	Patience 'and two children'	37	1150	Mother of Margarett and Larkin
40	Margarett	4		daughter of Patience
41	Larkin	1.5		son of Patience
42	George	21	1350
43	Taylor	18	1400	See Martin Davidson	John W Davidson
44	Victoria	16	1100
45	Ireney?	14	1100
46	Louisiana	12	1000	distributed as Louisa?	Carlton Davidson
47	Lisia	10	900		Perry G Davidson
48	Jerry	7	700		Perry G Davidson
49	John	6	600		Albert Davidson
50	Frank	50	750		John W Davidson
51	Mary 'and one child'	36	1100	Mother of Josh
52	Josh	4		son of Mary
53	Will	20	1400		Missouri Johnson
54	Angeline	16	1100		Elias Davidson
55	Carey	12	1000		Missouri Johnson
56	Poney	8	700	Distributed as Pary	Missouri Johnson
57	Jimmy	6	600	Distributed as Jenny	John W Davidson
58	Adeline	37	750		Isaiah Davidson
59	Aaron	20	1250		Isaiah Davidson
60	Nelson	16	1000		Isaiah Davidson
61	Alford	13	1200		Isaiah Davidson
62	Gatsey 'and child'	24	1400	Mother of (John) Francis: See Will above	Elizabeth Davidson (widow)
63	(John) Francis	3	son of Gatsey: See Will above		Elizabeth Davidson (widow)
64	Sealy (Sallie)	39	650	See #85	Albert Davidson
65	Lewis	22	750		Elias Davidson
66	Tilda	14	900		Isaiah Davidson
67	Milly	12	800		Elias Davidson
68	Reuben	7	600		Albert Davidson
69	Martha	41	550
70	Amanda	17	1100		John W Davidson
71	Lizah	10	700
72	Charles	39	900
73	Suidy 'and 2 children'	35	1000	Mother of two not named	John W Davidson
74	'not named'			not named child of Suidy	John W Davidson
75	'not named'			not named child of Suidy	John W Davidson
76	Daffney	18	1000		William Davidson
77	Henry	16	1000
78	Ellick	14	900
79	Louisa	12	800		Whitfield Davidson
80	Caroline	8	650
81	Missouri	5	350		Elias Davidson
82	Melia	3	250
83	Champ	34	900		Elizabeth Davidson (widow)
84	Sophia 'and 2 children'	31	1500	Mother of Sealy (Sallie?) and Scott	Elizabeth Davidson (widow)
85	Sealy (Sallie?)	4	Child #1	See will above	Elizabeth Davidson (widow)
86	Scott	9 months	Child #2 conceived and born after 1860 will		Elizabeth Davidson (widow)
87	Richmond	12	1100	mentioned in 1860 will	Elizabeth Davidson (widow)
88	Uellana?	9	750
89	Fannie	6	500	mentioned in 1860 will	Elizabeth Davidson (widow)
90	Bill	30	1250		F R Davidson
91	Lize	30	1400
92	Flem	40	900		Elias Davidson
93	Sarah	30	800		Elias Davidson
94	Annabellella	56	150		William Davidson

Each of the 11 legatees received a group of enslaved people approximately equivalent to $5,311.36. After the legatees had drawn their numbers, those that had received an allotment above this amount paid into a shared fund, and those that had received an allotment under this amount received a distribution from this fund.

In addition there were nine individuals (8 mentioned in the 1860 will plus an increase of one--Scott), who were assigned to John Davidson's widow, Elizabeth.

See Unnamed Children John Davidson Estate

Research Notes

I posted this in a forum before I decided the best minimum course of action is to document what I've done to date. Here is how I described my work in progress dilemma.

Perhaps someone would like to offer some input on the following. I have a network of families of enslavers where the descendants of those they enslaved frequently intermarried. My son goes back to a Winston family and I have those folks mostly documented with a few open todos. We have the Davidsons they intermarried with. I've identified the enslaver of the Davidsons and prior to joining this project I had documented the lists from the probate files of those enslaved and the distribution list. There were 94 enslaved persons listed, and a distribution list of 11 legatees. But let's say I only have about 80 percent correlation between the list of enslaved and the lists of the persons received by each legatee. My supposition is (a) transcription errors on my part plus (b) differences between given, middle or nicknames on the two lists. Sometimes there can be a guessed at correlation based on the values given on each list. But even there I find variations. My supposition is there were compromises on the valuation (some up/some down) to work the numbers so each legatee would be shown with an approximate equal distribution. (cont.) My dilema is this is kind of a side project to my Winston work and I don't want to move on from that just yet. But there is a marriage to someone I believe comes from the Davidsons. There is a distributed Martin, that seems to correlate with the name Taylor in the inventory. The valuations agree, and the ages are pretty close. I'm thinking of creating tables in the profile of the Davidson enslaver with my correlations as they are, and leave it as a future to-do to improve that documentation. I think I want to create the profile for Martin and document my supposition that he is AKA Taylor. And then go back to my mainline research. Thoughts? Is there any group of helpers with expertise in resolving such list discrepancies?

Link to Heard Family Research blog on John Davidson Estate

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   1820 U S Census; Census Place: Capt Hutchinsons District, Warren, Georgia; Page: 274; NARA Roll: M33_7; Image: 258
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1434787 (accessed 29 January 2023)
   John Davidson in Capt Hutchinsons District, Warren, Georgia.
2. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Warren, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 21; Page: 215; Family History Library Film: 0007041
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #962783 (accessed 29 January 2023)
   John Davidson in Warren, Georgia.
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Slaughters District, Harris, Georgia; Roll: 43; Page: 265; Family History Library Film: 0007044
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1759158 (accessed 13 May 2022)
   John Davidson.
4. ↑ Georgia > Harris > Negro Heel: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Georgia > Harris > Negro Heel
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 23 February 2023)
5. ↑ 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Georgia > Harris > Georgia Militia District 781
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 1 April 2023)
   Albert Davidson.

John Davidson Inventory of 94 enslaved persons

• Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
  Catalog: Wills, inventories, appraisements, guardian and administrator bonds, returns, sales, and vouchers, 1824-1921 Vols. N51-O52 1861-1863
  Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Harris > Wills, bonds, inventories and appraisements, returns and vouchers, sales 1861-1863 vol N51-O52 > image 317 of 571; Citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893T-8FWV (accessed 13 May 2022)

John Davidson Estate - Division of the Negroes

• Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
  Catalog: Wills, inventories, appraisements, guardian and administrator bonds, returns, sales, and vouchers, 1824-1921 Vols. N51-O52 1861-1863
  Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Harris > Wills, bonds, inventories and appraisements, returns and vouchers, sales 1861-1863 vol N51-O52 > image 397 of 571; Citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893T-8XNR (accessed 13 May 2022)

John Davidson index entry for probate documents

• Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
  Catalog: Wills, inventories, appraisements, guardian and administrator bonds, returns, sales, and vouchers, 1824-1921 Vols. N51-O52 1861-1863
  Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Harris > Wills, bonds, inventories and appraisements, returns and vouchers, sales 1861-1863 vol N51-O52 > image 295 of 571; Citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93T-8XC9 (accessed 13 May 2022)