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Slaves of Lucretia Plant, Georgia

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Date: 1852 [unknown]
Location: Meriwether County, Georgia, United Statesmap
Surnames/tags: Plant Slavery Black_Heritage
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Slaves of Lucretia Plant, Georgia

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the people enslaved by Lucretia (Robertson) Plant (1805-) in Meriwether, Georgia to assist in linking them to their families

Will of William Plant

William Plant signed his will on September 18, 1852. It was proved on June 6, 1853.[1]

to Lucretia during her widowhood
their nine children:

To his minor son, Thomas:

  • Hannah (age 14) and her increase

1860 Slave Schedule

In 1860, Lucretia Plant held 16 people enslaved in Meriwether County, Georgia.[2]
  • Male 40
  • Female 35
  • Male 27
  • Female 26
  • Male 24
  • Female 22
  • Male 20
  • Male 19
  • Female 18
  • Male 16
  • Female 12
  • Female 10
  • Male 7
  • Female 5
  • Female 4
  • Male 1

Sources

  1. Will: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
    Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8635 #217333 (accessed 25 December 2023)
    Will of William Plant of Meriwether, Georgia, granted probate on 18 Sep 1852.
  2. Slave Schedule: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
    The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7668 #92676652 (accessed 25 December 2023)
    Lucrecia Plant, slave owner of 16 enslaved people, in 1860 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.




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