This page enumerates the slavery history of John Troup Banks (1828-1862)
1860 Slave Schedule Russell County, AL
Age Birthdate Gender Race
- 26 1834 Male Black
- 20 1840 Female Black
- 6/12 1859 Female Black
- 23 1837 Male Black
- 20 1840 Male Black
- 18 1842 Male Black
- 15 1845 Male Black
- 40 1820 Female Black
- 23 1837 Female Black
- 15 1845 Male Black
- 25 1835 Male Black
- 20 1840 Female Black
- 6 1854 Male Black
- 5 1855 Male Black
- 3 1857 Female Black
- 3/12 1859 Male Black
- 27 1833 Female Black
- 10 1850 Male Black
- 7 1853 Male Black
- 8 1852 Female Black
- 3 1857 Female Black
- 2 1858 Male Black
- 45 1815 Female Black
- 22 1838 Male Black
Total: 24
Purchase of Paddy Carr's Place, Russell County, AL 1842?
John T Banks' father John D Banks in 1842 (difficult date to read in original document) purchased the property referred to as Paddy Carr's Place in Russell County, Alabama. The land and property was in the young John's possession when the elder John died in 1870. This might have been the property the 24 slaves enumerated above resided on; however, when 70-79 enslaved people were shown as having been transferred along with this property to the father John D Banks. It's not known what happened to the remaining 46-55 slaves.
Purchase of Paddy Carr from sheriff, 1842? very difficult to read, about 1340(?) acres and the enslaved, in Russell, AL. The land and property was in his son's possession when John died.
- Deed and mortgage records, 1833-1904; general index, 1836-1908: Catalog: Deed and mortgage records, 1833-1904; general index, 1836-1908 Records v. C-E(p.1-261) 1838-1843. Film number: 007897828 > image 1125 of 1356 FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4K-NQXP-9 (accessed 14 November 2023)
Partial transcript of sale document:
- Be it known to all men that we Daniel McKangata? and Eliza Ann McKangata and James C Hobbs?
- Of the county of Muscogee in the state of Georgia for and in consideration of the sum of sixty-two hundred forty three
- dollars to be in hand paid by John Banks of the county of Muscogee in the state of Georgia the receipt
- whereof we do hereby acknowledge do hereby grant, bargain sell bargain sell confide? and confirm unto the
- said John Banks the following parcel to wit section number twenty 20 also the South half of section
- seventeen 17 also the North half of the section eighteen 18 also North half of the South East :quarter of section eighteen 18 also in township sixteen 16 of Range thirty 30 in the county of Russell Alabama
- containing in all about thirteen hundred and forty acres more or less and ??????? the place of Sam Sedley? Carr now lives to have and to hold the afore granted (more words)....
- Second day of April 1842 and of American independence 65.
Sources
- Slave Schedule: "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 Record 7668 #91623957
John T Banks, slave owner of 24 enslaved people, in 1860 in Southern Division, Russell, Alabama, USA.
Purchase of Paddy Carr's Place from sheriff, 1842? very difficult to read, about 1340(?) acres and the enslaved, in Russell, AL. The land and property was in his son's possession when John died.
- Deed and mortgage records, 1833-1904; general index, 1836-1908: Catalog: Deed and mortgage records, 1833-1904; general index, 1836-1908 Records v. C-E(p.1-261) 1838-1843. Film number: 007897828 > image 1125 of 1356 FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4K-NQXP-9 (accessed 14 November 2023)
The will of his father John Banks speaks about giving to his son John Troup, property called Paddy Carr's Place
- Record of wills, 1834-1964: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990" Catalog: Record of wills, 1834-1964 Record of wills v. A-C 1834-1891. Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Muscogee > Wills 1834-1891 vol A-C > image 298 of 551; citing various county, district, and probate courts.FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93B-R4MP (accessed 13 November 2023). John's will was written in 1852, and proven in Dec 1870.
See also: See this webpage for more information about Paddy Carr and the possible location of his property