Slaves of Littleberry Kinnebrew, Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Surname/tag: Kinnebrew Slavery black_heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Named 2.1 Inherited from father Shadrach Kinnebrew 2.2 Records from Luncatic and Probation Proceedings 3 Unnamed 3.1 1820 Census 3.2 1830 Census 3.3 1840 Census 3.4 1850 Slave Schedule 4 Sources

Introduction

This page lists the named and unnamed slaves of Littleberry Kinnebrew of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Butler County, Alabama and Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

Named

Inherited from father Shadrach Kinnebrew

Littleberry's father Shadrach's estate passed probate on 16 February 1805 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States. ^[1]

Guardian Philemon Owen signed for the following for Littebery Kinnebrew

Negro Dick _ _ _ _ _ _ $500

“ Toncy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 350

“ Milley _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 200

“ Violet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 200

Note Dick and Violet from his father's estate seem to be still with him in the Lunatic/Probate records in the 1850's.

Guardian (mother) Elizabeth signed for the following for Harrison

Big Dick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _450

Lener _ _ _ _ 300

Dick Jones_ _ _ _ _ 400

Guardian (mother) Elizabeth signed for the following for Polly

Margery _ _ _ _ _ _300

Tailor _ _ _ _ _ 500

Isaac _ _ _ _ _ _350

Hannah _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _200

Complete list included to assist descendants.

Littleberry married Sally Denson on 11 April 1807 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States. Littleberry may have recieved his inheritance about this date.^[2]

Records from Luncatic and Probation Proceedings

See attached images. This table attempts to correlate the information from the Lunatic proceedings and the Probate of the estate of Littleberry Kinnebrew. The numbering used was created for the purposes of this table only, and serves the pupose of grouping the women and their children. Note some names in 1853 are no longer present in 1854.

	Lunatic Proceedings	Aug 1853				Probate	1854
	Name	Description	Age	Value		Name	Description	Age	Value
1	Jim	a fellow	47	650	1	Jim	a fellow	48	650
2	Frank	a fellow	37	700	2	Frank	a fellow	40	500
3	Hal	a fellow	31	1000	3	Hal	a fellow	34	1000
4	Felix	a fellow	19	1000	4	Felix	a fellow	20	1100
5	Ellick	a boy	17	1000	5	Ellick	a fellow	18	1050
6	Phillip	a boy	7	350	-6
7a	Fanny + 2 children	a woman	36	900	7a	Fanny + 2 children	a woman	38	1000
7b	Frances		5		7b	Frances		5
7c	Lucinda		1		7c	Lucinda		2
8a	Polly + 5 children	a woman	23	1700	8a	Polly + 5 children	a woman	24	2000
8b	Martha		6		8b	Martha		7
8c	Sarah Ann		4		8c	Sarah Ann		4
8d	Joe		2		8d	Ja.		3
8e	Betuean?		3		(8e)
8f	John		5 mos		8f	John		1
9a	Nella + child	a woman	23	1000	9a	Nella + child	a woman	24	1200
9b	Priscilla		2		9b	Priscilla		3
					9c	Boston	a boy	1 month
10	Charity	a woman deseased	39	300	10	Charity	a woman	41	200
11	Hariet	a woman deseased	28	300	11	Harriet	a woman	28	1000
12	Vilet?	a woman deseased	57	150	12	Vilet?	a woman	58	100
13	Rachel	a woman deseased	80	0	13	Rachel	a woman	75	0
14	Dick	a fellow	90	0	14	Dick	a fellow	90	0

See also Kinnebrew's Distributees v. Kinnebrew's Adm'rs for additional detials on the heirs and some of the legal squabbles.

Litteberry died 17 Mar 1854. The following record was found within the probate files:

The following record was found within the probate files: Transcription: Depositions of witnesses sworn & examined this 9th day of October AD 1854 at the house of Alford Gandy under and by virtue commission ... out of the probate court of the state of Ala for Tallapoosa County in a certain cause there in pending between Hicks + Kinnebrew complainant and the Divicees of LB Kinnebrew Respon(d)ant Allen L Bailey + Philemon Owen, being duly sworn (and?) Examined on the part of complainaint doth depose and say as follows(.)

To 1st Intero they sayeth Ans, we are

To 2nd Integ Ans: we are acquainted with the settlement of lands LB Kinnebrew owed at his death.

To the 3rd Ans: we know the most of them for instance Dick. Rachel. Violet. Jim. Fanny + three children to Wit Nelly, Francis, Lucinda. + Sillar. Henry. Frank. Harriett. Charity. Hall. Phelix. Alax. Polly + four children (Wit) Martha, Sarah. Joe + John. We gave it as our opinion the land cannot be divided into seven shares equitably divided without a sale to the division regardless to the negros division we have the following opinion= we are of an opinion that the negros cannot be divided equitably to the satisfaction of the Devicees without sale.

}Allen L Bailey

}P Owen

On 9 October AD 1854 James Maddox attested to the accuracy of the transcript. (see attached image)

The sale was held Dec 11-12 1854. See attached image.

Buyer	Description	Name	$
R. B. Lumpkin	Boy	Felix	1302
W.A. Browning	and 5 children	Polly	2503
J. J. Slaughter	and 2 children	Nelly	1264
W.P. Wood		Frank	550
M.D. Kinnebrew		Violet	125
A. Gandy	Boy	Alick	1230
M.D. Kinnebrew	Boy	Hal	950
Robt E Rowell	w/ wife & 2 children	Jim	1663
W.D Wood		Harriet	125
A Gandy		Charity	55

Given the set of people we are working with, Jim's wife and two children line up with Fanny and daughters Frances and Lucinda.

Unnamed

1820 Census

Name Littlebury Rinnbrues

[Littlebury Kinnebrew]

Enumeration Date: 7 Aug 1820

Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA

Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2

Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1

Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2

Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1

Slaves - Males - Under 14: 8

Slaves - Males - 45 and over: 3

Slaves - Females - Under 14: 2

Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 2

Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 1

Slaves - Females - 45 and over: 1

Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 8

Free White Persons - Under 16: 5

Free White Persons - Over 25: 2

Total Free White Persons: 7

Total Slaves: 17

Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 24

)^[3]

1830 Census

Name Lettleberry Kinnebrew

[Lttleberry Kinnebrew]

Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Capt Hatchels District, Oglethorpe, Georgia

Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2

Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1

Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 6

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1

Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99": 1

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 3

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1

Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1

Free White Persons - Under 20 3

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3

Total Free White Persons 6

Total Slaves 18

Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 24

^[4]

1840 Census

Name L B Kimbrew

[L B Kinebrew]

Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Tallapoosa, Alabama

Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 2

Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59 1

Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 1

Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1

Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59 1

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 3

Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1

Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 1

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 3

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:

Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1

Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99: 1

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 14

Free White Persons - Under 20: 1

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3

Total Free White Persons: 6

Total Slaves: 20

Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 26

^[5]

1850 Slave Schedule

Not yet located.

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Estate Records, 1790-1962; Author: Georgia. Probate Court (Oglethorpe County); Probate Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #851954 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Shadrach Kennebrew probate on 16 Feb 1805 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978"
   Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #483127 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Littleberry Kinnebrew marriage to Sally Denson on 11 Apr 1807 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA.
3. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Page: 184; NARA Roll: M33_7; Image: 191
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1432634 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Littlebury Rinnbrues in Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA.
4. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Capt Hatchels District, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 20; Page: 79; Family History Library Film: 0007040
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #931216 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Lettleberry Kinnebrew in Capt Hatchels District, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
5. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 15; Page: 185; Family History Library Film: 0002335
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1357420 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   L B Kimbrew in Tallapoosa, Alabama.

• Probate: "Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999"
  Tallapoosa County, Alabama Estate Records; Author: Tallapoosa County (Alabama). Judge of Probate; Probate Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8799 #3091192 (accessed 25 August 2023)
  L B Kennebrew probate in 1840-1915 in Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.