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Slaves of Joseph Gentry, North Carolina

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Location: Surry, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Joseph Gentry, and attempt to connect them to their families.

  • Joseph was born in the 1720s, probably in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia.
  • He lived in Virginia until the summer on 1766
  • Joseph is not know to have any enslaved persons while living in Virginia
  • Joseph moved to Surry County, North Carolina in the summer of 1766
  • Joseph began acquiring enslaved persons by 1768
  • Joseph's peak ownership was eleven in 1910
  • Joseph died in Apr 1814 and the probate process began in May 1814
  • Joseph's wife died in 1826
  • The wills of Joseph and Agnes completed probate

Documents

The following documents are sources related to persons enslaved to Joseph Gentry

  • North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, vol 8, p.39-47 (1982)[1]
  • THE SONS OF SAMUEL-II GENTRY Part 2. Joseph Gentry and Family, Journal of Gentry Genealogy, Volume 2 Issue 7, July 2002.[2]
  • Surry County, North Carolina, Tax Lists". 1772-1824[3]
  • United States Census, 1790[4]
  • United States Census, 1800[5]
  • United States Census, 1810[6]
  • Surry County Probate and Estate Records". May Court Will Book 3, p. 107[7]
  • Surry County Court. "Surry County Deed Book T", Bill of Sale, p. 80. 1827[8]

Note that the count of enslaved persons on tax documents may not represent the total number enslaved to Joseph Gentry due to exemptions.

Slaves

Slave Counts

1768-1770: Taxed for "negro Ned"[1][2]

1783: Taxed for "1 black"[3][2]

1785: Taxed for "1 black"[3][2]

1786: Taxed for "1 black"[3][2]

1788: Taxed for "1 black"[3][2]

1790: Census: 3 slaves[4]

1800: Census: 7 slaves[5]

1805: Taxed for "3 black"[3][2]

1806: Taxed for "3 black"[3][2]

1807: Taxed for "4 black"[3][2]

1810: Census: 11 slaves[6]

Will of Joseph Gentry

Written in 1804, the will began the probate process in May 1813 after Joseph died in April 1813.[2][7]

The following enslaved persons were bequeathed to his family in his will:[2][7]

1827: Another enslaved person that was part of the Joseph Gentry estate, not bequeathed specifically is sold. Acting as executor of his father's will after his mother's death, Shelton Gentry sold "1 negro man" to Thomas Snow in 1827.[8]

Summary

Some of the Surry County Tax Lists were missing, or missed, in transcription. Taking this into account, the enslaved persons owned by Joseph probably looked something like this:

Estimated Enslaved Persons
Year Count Note
~1769 1 Named Ned
1770-1788 1
1789-1799 3
1800-1806 7
1807-1813 8
1810-1813 11 includes Hannah and Jemima in 1813

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal", vol 8, p.39-47 (1982)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Gentry, Willard. "THE SONS OF SAMUEL-II GENTRY Part 2. Joseph Gentry and Family", Journal of Gentry Genealogy, Volume 2 Issue 7, July 2002. Revised May 2018. (http://www.gentryjournal.org/archives/jgg0207.htm). Accessed on 12 Jan 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina. "Surry County, North Carolina, Tax Lists". 1772-1824, transcribed by Gentry, Willard, 1982
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-HGH : accessed 15 January 2019), Joseph Gentry, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 510, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 ""United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-WPZ : accessed 15 January 2019), Joseph Gentry, Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 657, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2V-7F1 : accessed 15 January 2019), Joseph Gentry, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 635, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 43; FHL microfilm 337,916.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Surry County Court, "Surry County Probate and Estate Records". May Court Will Book 3, p. 107. Surry County, North Carolina.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Surry County Court. "Surry County Deed Book T", Bill of Sale, p. 80. 1827. Surry County, North Carolina.




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