Slaves of Joseph Dunlap, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Meriwether County, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

Index of Plantations

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Joseph Dunlap (1784-1857), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

In the 1840 census Joseph was in Meriwether, Georgia. He owned 20 slaves.^[1]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10: 3
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 4
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
• Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 2
• Slaves - Females - Under 10: 3
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 6
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
• Total Slaves: 20

In the 1850 Slave Schedule census Joseph was a slave owner in Meriwether, Georgia, United States with 33 slaves.^[2]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
Joseph Dunlap	Owner
	Slave	F	42
	Slave	M	45
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	M	25
	Slave	M	25
	Slave	M	22
	Slave	M	18
	Slave	M	14
	Slave	M	12
	Slave	M	11
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	F	20
	Slave	F	20
	Slave	F	18
	Slave	F	25
	Slave	F	22
	Slave	F	16
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	F	15
	Slave	M	8
	Slave	F	7
	Slave	F	6
	Slave	M	5
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	M	6
	Slave	M	0
	Slave	F	0
	Slave	F	0
	Slave	M	0

Joseph's estate passed probate on 15 August 1857 in Meriwether, Georgia, United States. People named in his will included:^[3]

Name	Relationship	Note
Robert L Dunlap	Son	Bequeathed the following:
George	Enslaved Person
Jake	Enslaved Person
Tom	Enslaved Person
Israel	Enslaved Person
Edmond	Enslaved Person
Gloss	Enslaved Person
Bill	Enslaved Person
Guss	Enslaved Person	Husband of Caroline
Caroline	Enslaved Person	Wife of Guss
5 Children	Enslaved Persons	Children of Guss and Caroline
Mary Trammell	Daughter	Bequeathed to her children the following:
Emily	Enslaved Person
3 Children	Enslaved Persons	Children of Emily
Margaret	Enslaved Person
Little Jane	Enslaved Person	Child of Margaret
Big Sam	Enslaved Person
Barney	Enslaved Person
Enoch	Enslaved Person
Big Edy	Enslaved Person
Peggy	Enslaved Person
Isaac	Enslaved Person

Slaves mentioned on various pages in the probate records for Joseph Dunlap's estate and distributed to various grandchildren, and others:

Slave	Value	Group	(p43) 4 Jan 1859, sold to	(p59) 23 Dec 1859, Assigned to	(p137) 25 Dec 1860, Assigned to	(p318) 30 Jul 1861, Assigned to
Bara (Bama? Barna?)	150	5			Elisha Trammell	Joseph D Trammell
Samual "Big"	600	6		Elisha Trammell	Elisha Trammell	Sarah S Trammell
Enoch	850	2		Joseph D Trammell	Joseph D Trammell	James D Trammell
Little Samuel	1000	1		Joseph D Trammell	J R Trammell	Daniel W Trammell
Barney				Robert J Trammell
Isaac	400	8		Robert J Trammell	J R Trammell	J Randolph Trammell
Andrew	800	3				W H Trammell
Jim	430	8				J Randolph Trammell
Peggy	-50	1		Elisha Trammell	Elisha Trammell	Daniel W Trammell
Margaret	500	7		Joseph D Trammell	Joseph D Trammell	Mary A (Trammell) Shutze
Ellen, Margaret's child				Joseph D Trammell	Joseph D Trammell
Emily	600	5		Elisha Trammell	J R Trammell	Joseph D Trammell
Emily's 3 children				Elisha Trammell	J R Trammell
Eddy	200	7		Elisha Trammell	Elisha Trammell	Mary A (Trammell) Shutze
Henrietta	650	4				Robert J Trammell
Caroline, a woman	775		Peter W Lesly (?)
Eveline, a woman	1005		Robert J Trammell
Tom, a boy	800		Robert L Dunlap

• J R Trammell may be John Randolph Trammell, or Robert Jefferson Trammel who sometimes appears as JR instead of RJ in records
• Source: Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, Meriwether, Returns, Vol E, 1858-1863, pp 43, 58-59, 137, 318

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 46; Page: 112; Family History Library Film: 0007045
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3649759 (accessed 8 February 2023)
   Joseph Dunlap in Meriwether, Georgia.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 12; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 8888;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7F-3WT2 (accessed 8 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QB3-X Image number 00115
   Joseph Dunlap owner in household of Joseph Dunlap in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
3. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #217090 (accessed 8 February 2023)
   Joseph Dunlap probate on 15 Aug 1857 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.