Location: Meriwether County, Georgia, United States

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:
- Phillips (age 22)
- Martha (age 20)
- Ned (age 18)
- Silva (age 13, girl)
- Genge (age 11, boy)
- Henry (age 9)
- Mary (age 4)
- Elsy (age 2)
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
- ↑
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. - ↑
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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