Slaves of Josiah W. Jones, Maryland:

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Olney, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Jones

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Josiah W. Jones and his relatives, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Expecting compensation, on May 2nd, 1867, Josiah W. Jones listed the following people he had formerly enslaved in Montgomery County, Maryland:^[1]

• David Dorsey, male, age 60
• Edward Williams, male, age 49
• George Thomas, male, age 35
• Peter J. Williams, male, age 32
• Thomas WIlliams, male, age 30
• Tilghman Debtor, male, age 19, "enlisted", $100 from state
• Samuel Debtor, male, age 17, "enlisted", $100 from state
• Mary Debtor, female, age 17
• Martha Debtor, female, age 12
• Elias Debtor, male, age 8
• Anne Debtor, female, age 2

Names by whom ownership proven:

• Josiah W. Jones
• Geo W, Hyatt
• Tho I.(?) Owen

In the 1860 census, Josiah is recorded as enslaving the following 13 people in Montgomery county, Maryland: ^[2]

Name	Age	Sex	Color	Estimated Birth Year	Research Notes
Unknown	70	F	B	1790
Unknown	68	M	B	1792
Unknown	60	M	M	1800	"Fugitive from the state"
Unknown	45	M	B	1815
Unknown	40	M	B	1820
Unknown	33	M	B	1827
Unknown	24	M	B	1836
Unknown	34	F	B	1826
Unknown	16	F	B	1844
Unknown	16	M	B	1844
Unknown	14	M	B	1846
Unknown	3	F	B	1857
Unknown	1	M	B	1859

Sources

1. ↑ Montgomery County Slave Statistics, 1867-1868, Volume 812, Maryland Archives, available online: <https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000812/html/am812--4.html>
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 4; Line: 31; FHL microfilm: 000803485; Record number: 226653;
   FamilySearch Record: WKLL-J4PZ (accessed 12 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB9V-97KY Image number 00042
   Isaiah W Jones in Montgomery, Maryland, United States.