Slaves of Lucy Spalding, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Camden, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Lucy Spalding, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves listed on Probate Inventory

Inventory and appraisement of property belonging to Lucy, John & Robert Tompkins left to them by the last will and testement of their Grandmother Lucy Spalding late of Camden County, deceased and pointed out to us by John Tompkins the father and guardian of the said Lucy, John & Robert Tompkins. - March 9, 1839

Slave Name	Age	Estimated Birth Year	Assessed Value
Jack	65	1774	$ 300
Racheal	45	1794	$ 400
Alick	23	1816	$1,000
Aga	18	1821	$ 800
Semon	15	1824	$ 500
Little Adam	13	1826	$ 400
Dave	6	1833	$ 250
Ned	8	1831	$ 350
Old Adam	70	1769	$ 0.50
Tomto	45	1794	$ 500
Smart	45	1794	$ 600
Charity	4	1835	$ 200
Lemeul	2	1837	$ 125
Christiana	1.5	1838	$ 100

Research Note

Lucy Spalding was married to Isham Spalding. Isham's Will leaves some of the above enslaved people to her with their issue. Isham Spalding's probate was on 24 Jul 1815.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ Probate:"Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Will Index 1795-1916, And, Wills 1795-1829, 1868-1932 Atlanta (Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Camden County)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #1350629 (accessed 22 October 2022)
   Lucy Spalding, wife of Isham Spalding, dec'd.
2. ↑ Probate:"Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Will Index 1795-1916, And, Wills 1795-1829, 1868-1932 Atlanta (Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Camden County); Probate Place: Camden, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #338386 (accessed 21 October 2022)
   Isham Spalding probate on 24 Jul 1815.

• "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-5JDX?cc=1999178&wc=9SYY-SPF%3A267650901%2C267694901 : 20 May 2014), Camden > Inventories and appraisements 1832-1860 > image 38 of 175; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.