Slaves of John Whitehead, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Leon County, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

Slaves of John Whitehead on his Plantation at Lake Jackson

In the 1857 probate records of John Whitehead, there is an inventory list of 93 slaves which appear to have lived and worked on his plantation at Lake Jackson. The actual name of the plantation has yet to be proven.^[1]

Number	Name	Age	Value	Notes
1	Colonel	75	100
2	Old Aggy	80	100
3	Charles	28	1100
4	Quash	25	1100
5	Suckey	32	700
6	Lucy	13	700
7	Amy	11	700
8	Jacob	10	500
9	Amelia	8	400
10	Elsie	5	300
11	Dessy	70	150
12	Grace	65	200
13	Little Dessy	26	1100
14	Miley ?	40	50
15	Athur ?	16	700
16	Jacob	14	900
17	Elera	11	600
18	Caty	9	600
19	Prissey ?	4	300
20	Dave	50	900
21	Bess	24	850
22	Lem ?	10	600
23	Polly	9	600
24	Bob	5	350
25	Bob	50	700
26	Old Joe	70	150
27	Sam Walker	50	700
28	Phillis	20	900
29	Isaac	18	1000
30	Peggy	45	700
31	Susan	12	700
32	Nanny	9	500
33	Selia	7	350
34	Elira	3	250
35	Suckey	18	800
36	Lissy	3	100
37	Samson	40	800
38	Aggy	35	750
39	Catherine (Infant)	1	100
40	Solomon	17	1000
41	Harriet	14	800
42	Dido	12	650
43	Clarinda	10	400
44	Tony	9	450
45	Ben	1	300
46	Major	32	1100
47	Fanny	42	500
48	Neptune	21	1100
49	Gory (Infirm)		0
50	Bill	28	1000
51	Maria	28	800
52	Amanda ? (Infant)		75
53	Maryann	6	400
54	John	30	1050
55	Beck	19	900
56	Bess (Infant)		75
57	Richard	2	250
58	Jack	26	1100
59	Louisa	20	750
60	Dan	28	1100
61	Sibby	20	900
62	Louisa (Infant)		75
63	General	3	250
64	Rossetta	2	200
65	London	30	1100
66	Betsey	22	900
67	Mary	4	350
68	Captain	27	1050
69	Letty	18	800
70	Cornelia (Infant)		75
71	Peter	25	1000
72	Titus	26	950
73	Flora ?	18	850
74	Maria (Infant)	6 mo	150
75	Abraham	26	1100
76	Sarah	24	800
77	Robert (Infant)	1	100
78	Rachel	5	300
79	Abraham	3	250
80	Rose	30	900
81	Pink (Infant)	1	150
82	Ed	13	650
83	Jason	11	650
84	Ann	10	600
85	Westley	4	350
86	Tuson ?	3	250
87	Elsey	70	50
88	Ben	20	1100
89	Franny	18	800
90	Harry	35	1100
91	Abby	32	750
92	Shaddick ?	11	700
93	Rossetta	44	900

Slave Schedule Census Records

In the 1850 Slave Schedule census, J D Whitehead was a slave owner in Leon, Florida, United States with 27 slaves.^[2]

A second entry In the 1850 Slave Schedule census, has a John Whitehead as a slave owner in Leon, Florida, United States with 73 slaves.^[3]

A third entry In the 1850 Slave Schedule census has a John D Whitehead as a slave owner in Leon, Florida, United States with 86 slaves.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Florida Probate Records, 1784-1990: "Florida Probate Records, 1784-1990"
   Catalog: Probate records, 1827-1887, index to estates, 1831-1974 Probate packets no. 290-306 1857-1858
   Image path: Florida Probate Records, 1784-1990 > Leon > Probate packets 1857-1858 no 290-306 > image 277 of 1408
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89QY-M9L4 (accessed 13 May 2022)
   • 1857 loose probate papers Leon Co, FL
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 16; FHL microfilm: 442885; Record number: 23488;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7D-GTN2 (accessed 23 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC94-THP Image number 00289
   J D Whitehead owner in household of J D Whitehead in Leon, Florida, United States.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442885; Record number: 23819;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7D-SKN2 (accessed 23 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC94-BJY Image number 00293
   John Whitehead owner in household of John Whitehead in Leon, Florida, United States.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442885; Record number: 23515;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7D-GB2M (accessed 23 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC94-THP Image number 00289
   John D Whitehead owner in household of John D Whitehead in Leon, Florida, United States.

See also:

• Florida Probate Records, 1784-1990: "Florida Probate Records, 1784-1990"
  Catalog: Probate records, 1827-1887, index to estates, 1831-1974 Probate packets no. 290-306 1857-1858
  Image path: Florida Probate Records, 1784-1990 > Leon > Probate packets 1857-1858 no 290-306 > image 297 of 1408
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9QY-M9X9 (accessed 13 May 2022)

• Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990:"Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
  Catalog: Appraisments, inventories, and sales, 1856-1926 1856-1868
  Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Burke > Inventories and appraisements 1856-1868 > image 251 of 452; Citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
  FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G935-KKWQ (accessed 13 May 2022)