Slaves of Littleberry Owen, Macon County, Alabama

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Macon, Alabama, United States
Surname/tag: Owen Slavery black_heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Named Slaves 1.2 Unnamed Slaves 1.2.1 1850 U.S. Census (Slave Schedule) 1.2.2 Possible Ex-Slaves from 1866 Alabama State Census 2 Sources

Introduction

This introduces the slaves of Littleberry Owen (1814-1852) both named and unnamed.

Research Notes Wade Owens is documented in a Slave Narrative. "His parents were Wade and Hannah Owens, who "came from Virginia and moved into "Jenks Quarters" on the Berry Owens place." The Berry Owens referred to is Littleberry Owen son of Robert Owen. Wade in the 1852 appraisal of the Littleberry Owen estate is the father of Wade in the Narrative.

Named Slaves

These are the named slaves of Littleberry Owen who died intestate. The following information is taken from his probate files. (see images attached) The numbering in column 1 is as true as possible to the 1852 appraisal listing. When necessary an a and b were created for mother and child. Valuations are shown for correlation with the original source.

	Sept 30th 1852 List of Littleberry Owen Property.
1	Wade …………………………… $800
2	*Osborn …………………………..$700
3	Bob ………………………………..$850
4	Simon ……………………………..$825
5	Joseph …………………………….$825
6	*Sam ………………………………$500
7	*Tom ………………………………$500
8	*David …………………………….$725
9	*Albert …………………………….$835
10	Henry …………………………… ..$800
11	*Tobe ………………………………$800
12	*Daniel ……………………………$800
13	Harry ………………………………$800
14	*William …………………………..$800
15	*Lewis ……………………………..$800
16	Rowe ………………………………$650
17	*Rebecca (a girl) …………………$750
18	Frances …………………………….$700
19	*Matilda ……………………………$750
20	*Caroline ………………………….$700
21a	*Emily
21b	*&(Dick) child …………………………… $800
22	Sarah …………………………… $100
23	*Eliza (a child) …………………………… $150
24	Benjamin…………………………… $175
25	*Dolly …………………………… $125
26	*Esther …………………………… $225
27	*Milton …………………………… $300
28	*Alsey …………………………… $150
29	*James …………………………… $300
30	*Mark …………………………… $300
31	John …………………………… $300
32	Joseph …………………………… $200
33	Toney …………………………… $240
34	Mose …………………………… s $275
35	Margaret …………………………… $800
36	Jinny …………………………… $725
37	Nancy …………………………… $750
38	Juda …………………………… $500
39a	Amy
39b	& child …………………………… $800
40	Lucy …………………………… $350
41	Mandy …………………………… $500

The above table was created in 1852, and the next table includes distribution information from the lots drawn in 1854. There are some discrepancies in the two lists. This table In includes a sort key starting with 957 or 958 which correlates with the image number for the page in the probate file. The decimal in this number contains a first digit representing the group in order on the page, and second digit represents the order within that group. In the first column which correlates with the numbering in the 1852 appraisal. If not in the prior list, (99) was assigned. This was appended with a decimal such as 99.1 (first allotted name not appraised) to 99.x

	Sept 30th 1852 List of Littleberry Owen Property.	Distribution by lot 20 Dec 1854	SortID
21a	*Emily	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.11
21b	*&(Dick) child …………………………… $800	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.12
27	*Milton …………………………… $300	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.13
26	*Esther …………………………… $225	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.14
25	*Dolly …………………………… $125	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.15
3	Bob ………………………………..$850	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.16
40	Lucy …………………………… $350	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.17
30	*Mark …………………………… $300	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.18
22	Sarah …………………………… $100	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.191
38	Juda …………………………… $500	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.192
16	Rowe ………………………………$650	Mrs. Ann Owen	957.193
4	Simon ……………………………..$825	Elizabeth E. Owen	957.21
39a	Amy	Elizabeth E. Owen	957.22
39b	& child …………………………… $800	Elizabeth E. Owen	958.11
41	Mandy …………………………… $500	Elizabeth E. Owen	958.12
29	*James …………………………… $300	Elizabeth E. Owen	958.13
34	Mose …………………………… s $275	Elizabeth E. Owen	958.14
28	*Alsey …………………………… $150	Elizabeth E. Owen	958.15
99.7	Leanna	Elizabeth E. Owen	958.16
8	*David …………………………….$725	Elizabeth E. Owen	958.17
5	Joseph …………………………….$825	Nathaniel Green Owen	958.21
35	Margaret …………………………… $800	Nathaniel Green Owen	958.22
17	*Rebecca (a girl) …………………$750	Nathaniel Green Owen	958.23
2	*Osborn …………………………..$700	Nathaniel Green Owen	958.24
13	Harry ………………………………$800	Nathaniel Green Owen	958.25
99.3	Andrew	Jesse Weathers Owens	958.31
35	Jinny …………………………… $725	Jesse Weathers Owens	958.32
7	*Tom ………………………………$500	Jesse Weathers Owens	958.33
20	*Caroline ………………………….$700	Jesse Weathers Owens	958.34
99.5	Tennella	Jesse Weathers Owens	958.35
99.6	Wesley	Jesse Weathers Owens	958.36
15	*Lewis ……………………………..$800	Jesse Weathers Owens	958.37
14	*William …………………………..$800	Jesse Weathers Owens	958.38
6	*Sam ………………………………$500	Augusta Owen	958.41
19	*Matilda ……………………………$750	Augusta Owen	958.42
24	Benjamin…………………………… $175	Augusta Owen	958.44
9	*Albert …………………………….$835	Augusta Owen	958.45
37	Nancy …………………………… $750	Augusta Owen	958.46
1	Wade …………………………… $800	Littleberry Owen Jr	958.51
99.1a	Martha	Littleberry Owen Jr	958.52
99.1b	child of Martha	Littleberry Owen Jr	958.53
99.2	Anderson	Littleberry Owen Jr	958.54
32	Joseph …………………………… $200	Littleberry Owen Jr	958.55
23	*Eliza (a child) …………………………… $150	Littleberry Owen Jr	958.56
12	*Daniel ……………………………$800	Littleberry Owen Jr	958.57
10	Henry …………………………… ..$800	Littleberry Owen Jr	958.58
11	*Tobe ………………………………$800
18	FrancIs …………………………….$700
31	John …………………………… $300
33	Toney …………………………… $240

The following is a transcription of the allocation made in 1854. The numbers correlating with the 1852 list have been inserted.

The courts divided the enslaved persons and gifted them to widow Ann, sons, Littleberry Jr., Nathaniel Green Owen, Jessie Weathers Owen, Augustus Owen, and daughter Elizabeth Owen.

For the widow Mrs. Ann Owen, by ? which consisted of Emily(21a), her child Dick(21b), Milton(27), Esther(26), Dolly(25), Bob(3), Mark(30), (Sally)(22), Judy(38), and Nero (AKA Rowe 16) which had been valued at $5850.

...was allotted to Littleberry Owen Jr…. Wade(1), Martha & Child(99), Anderson(99), Little Joe(32), Eliza(23), Daniel(12), Jenny(35) valued at the sum of $4575 and is entitled to cash the sum of 21 dollars.

...was allotted to Nathaniel Green Owen… Joe(5), Margarrett(35), Rebecca(17), Osborne(2) and Harry(13) at the sum of $4600.

...was allotted to Jesse Weathers Owens… Andrew(99), Jenny(35), Tom(7), Caroline(20a) and child(20b), (T)ennella(99), Wesley(99), Lewis(15) and Bill(14) valued at the sum of $4575 and is entitled to cash the sum of twenty one dollars.

...was allotted to Augusta Owen… Sam(6), Matilda(19) & Child(19a), Ben(24), Albert(9), and Nancy(37) valued at $4350. She is entitled to cash the sum of Two Hundred and Forty Six Dollars.

...was allotted to wife Elizabeth E. Owen… ?, Simon(4), Amy(39a), & child Reuben(39b), Amanda(41), James(29), Moses(34), Alsey(28), Leanna(99) and David(8)

Unnamed Slaves

In the 1840 census Littleberry Owen was in Macon County, Alabama.^[1] He was recorded with 14 enslaved people at that time.

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 5

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 3

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1

Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1

1850 U.S. Census (Slave Schedule)

In the 1850 Slave Schedule L B Owen was in District 21, Macon, Alabama, United States.^[2] -

Nbr	Gender	Race	Age	Birth Date
1	Male	Black	65	1785
2	Female	Black	64	1786
3	Female	Black	50	1800
4	Male	Black	30	1820
5	Male	Black	25	1825
6	Male	Black	25	1825
7	Male	Black	25	1825
8	Male	Black	25	1825
9	Male	Black	25	1825
10	Male	Black	25	1825
11	Male	Black	25	1825
12	Male	Black	18	1832
13	Male	Black	18	1832
14	Male	Black	18	1832
15	Male	Black	15	1835
16	Male	Black	15	1835
17	Male	Black	15	1835
18	Male	Black	5	1845
19	Male	Black	5	1845
20	Male	Black	5	1845
21	Male	Black	5	1845
22	Male	Black	5	1845
23	Male	Black	5	1845
24	Male	Black	5	1845
25	Male	Black	1	1849
26	Male	Black	1	1849
27	Male	Black	1	1849
28	Male	Black	1	1849
29	Female	Black	20	1830
30	Female	Black	20	1830
31	Female	Black	20	1830
32	Female	Black	20	1830
33	Female	Black	20	1830
34	Female	Black	20	1830
35	Female	Black	20	1830
36	Female	Black	20	1830
37	Female	Black	12	1838
38	Female	Black	12	1838
39	Female	Black	5	1845
40	Female	Black	4	1846
41	Female	Black	3	1847
42	Female	Black	2	1848
43	Female	Black	2	1848
44	Female	Black	3	1847
45	Male	Black	25	1825

Possible Ex-Slaves from 1866 Alabama State Census

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Sources

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Macon, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 14; Family History Library Film: 0002334
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2029564 (accessed 8 August 2023)
  L B Owens in Macon, Alabama.

• 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
  The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #90256952 (accessed 8 August 2023)
  L B Owens in District 21, Macon, Alabama, USA.

• Probate: "Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999"
  Estate Papers, 1832-1940; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Macon County); Probate Place: Macon, Alabama
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8799 #6180201 (accessed 8 August 2023)
  Little Berry Owen probate in Macon, Alabama, USA.

See attached images from probate file.