Slaves of Leven Luckett, Virginia
Location: Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Luckett Slavery Black_Heritage
Slaves of Leven Luckett
This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Leven Luckett Sr., and attempt to connect them to their families.
1790 Census - Maryland, Montgomery County[1]
Leven owned 14 slaves.
1794 Certificate of Importation of Slaves - Loudoun County Slave Papers 1757-1865
[2]
In 1794, Leven imported the following 14 slaves in Loudon County, Virginia:
| Name | Color | Sex |
|---|---|---|
| Boatswain | B | M |
| Dick | B | M |
| Easter | B | |
| George | B | M |
| Grace | B | F |
| Hannah | B | F |
| Harry | B | M |
| Judy | B | F |
| Lender | B | M |
| Nace | B | F |
| Nell | B | F |
| Sall | B | M |
| Sango | B | M |
| Shadrack | B | M |
1810 Census - Virginia, Loudoun County[3]
Leven owned 21 slaves.
1820 Census - Virginia, Loudoun County, Leesburg, 7 Aug 1820[4]
Leven owned 27 slaves.
1825 - Will of Leven Luckett[5]
It is not known how many slaves Leven owned at the time of his death. The following slaves were named in his will in 1825:
| Name | Description | Original Slave Owner | New Slave Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter | negro lad | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Alfred (son) |
| Adalaide | negro girl | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Alfred (son) |
| Adelaide's children | her increase | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Alfred (son) |
| Eliza | negro girl | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Leven (son) |
| Eliza's children | her increase | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Leven (son) |
| Valentine | negro boy | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Robert (son) |
| Henry | negro lad | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Robert (son) |
| Luther | negro boy | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Robert (son) |
| Les | negro boy | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Robert (son) |
| Linder | negro girl | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Robert (son) |
| Linder's children | her increase | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Robert (son) |
| Esther | negro woman | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Robert (son) |
| Esther's children | her increase | Leven Luckett, Sr. | Robert (son) |
"The balance of my negroes I leave to my dear wife during her life and after her death to be sold, and the proceeds to be equally divided between all my children."
(The slave named Valentine died between 13 Mar 1825 and 19 Dec 1825.)
Sources
- ↑
1790 Census:
"1790 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Montgomery, Maryland; Series: M637; Roll: 3; Page: 52; Family History Library Film: 0568143
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #124896 (accessed 23 April 2023)
Levin Luckett in Montgomery, Maryland. - ↑ Loudoun County Slave Papers 1757-1865, Certificate of Importation of Slaves, Deed Book V-477( p. 14-15), Loudon County Clerk's Office, Historic Records Division. https://lfportal.loudoun.gov/LFPortalInternet/0/edoc/326221/Slave%20Papers%201757-1861.pdf. Updated 1/28/2020.
- ↑
1810 Census:
"United States Census, 1810"
citing Page: 236; Affiliate Publication Number: M252;
FamilySearch Record: XH2Q-5LC (accessed 23 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB4-8TQ
Leven Luckett in Loudoun, Virginia, United States. - ↑
1820 Census:
"1820 United States Federal Census"
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia; Page: 135; NARA Roll: M33_137; Image: 149
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1086446 (accessed 23 April 2023)
Sun Luckett in Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia. - ↑
Probate:
"Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
Will Books, 1757-1879 ; Indexes, 1757-1949; Author: Virginia. County Court (Loudoun County); Probate Place: Loudoun, Virginia
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #1327640 (accessed 24 April 2023)
Leven Luckett probate on 15 Aug 1827 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA.
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