Slaves of John Hunter Dalton

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Dalton Slavery Black_Heritage

Purpose of this page is to identify and document the slaves held by John Hunter Dalton (1813-1888) in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Contents 1 Wife's Dowery 2 1846 Purchase 3 1850 Slave Schedule 4 1860 Slave Schedule

Wife's Dowery

Mary received slaves by deed of gift from her father, Placebo Houston

In December 1844

Sally, about 21

Anderson, age 4, child of Sally

Isaac, age 2, child of Sally

Henry, age 1, child of Sally

On her marriage in 1845 she received from her father

Cynthia, aged 14

Caroline, aged 15

See: Slaves of Placebo Houston

1846 Purchase

On January 16, 1846, P Houston sold slaves to John Dalton of Rockingham County. Placebo had purchased the four slaves from the estate of C Love.^[1]

• Eliza, age 30 years
• Washington, age 11 years
• Girl child 1 of Eliza
• Girl child 2 of Eliza

1850 Slave Schedule

1850 Slave Schedule: 24 enslaved

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 ca Record 8055 #91577594 (accessed 16 March 2022)
J H Dalton in Iredell, North Carolina, USA.

Female 34

Male 28

Male 25

Male 27

Female 24

Female 22

Female 20

Female 20

Female 19

Male 19

Male 16

Male 11

Female 11

Female 6

Male 6

Female 4

Female 3

Male 3

Male 2

Female 2

Female 1

Female 1

Female 1

Female 20

1860 Slave Schedule

1860 Slave Schedule: 57 enslaved living in eight houses.

1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7668 #93275938 (accessed 16 March 2022)
John H Dalton in Hunting Creek, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.

Male 75

Female 60

Male 50

Female 18

Male 10

Female 35

Male 30

Male 21

Male 10

Male 11

Male 6

Male 6

Female 3

Female 37

Male 20

Male 12

Male 17

Female 9

Female 7

Male 32

Male 6

Female 36

Male 21

Female 16

Female 14

Male 11

Female 11

Female 10

Female 10

Female 9

Female 8

Female 7

Female 6

Female 13

Male 4

Female 3

Male 2

Male 2

Female 1

Male 13

Male 1

Male 1

Female 3/12

Female 3/12

Male 41

Male 30

Female 30

Male 12

Female 3/12

Male 12

Male 40

Male 33

Male 50

Male 37

Female 12

Female 12

Female 99