Slaves of Lydia Tigner, Mississippi
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Location: Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage
Location: Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage
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The purpose of this page is to record those enslaved by Lydia Noland Tignor and to connect them to their descendants.
Probate Inventory
The inventory of her estate was taken in October 1863.[1]
| Name | Age | Estimated Birth Year | Assessed Value | description |
| Bill | 69 | 1794 | $400 | |
| Prince | 38 | 1825 | $1200 | |
| Lambert | 20 | 1843 | $1500 | |
| Elijiah | 18 | 1845 | $800 | unsound |
| Albert | 14 | 1849 | $1000 | |
| Bill | 7 | 1856 | $700 | |
| David | 5 | 1858 | $400 | |
| Jane | 40 | 1823 | $1 | unsound, diseased, valueless |
| Betsey | 22 | 1841 | $700 | |
| Milly | 32 | 1831 | $1000 | |
| Victoria | 12 | 1851 | $700 | |
| Moses | 70 | 1793 | $200 | |
| Liley | 60 | 1803 | $300 | |
| Fanny | 50 | 1813 | $500 | |
| Rachael | 23 | 1840 | $1000 |
There is a note at the end of the inventory that six slaves are not included as they were sent to Louisiana for safe keeping early in the year: Thornton, Dan, Lewis, Frank, Bob, and Lizzie.
Probate Division
The Division of Lydia's estate took place in 1864. The following were divided between her four daughters.[2] These slaves were inherited from her husband's estate, see Slaves of William Tignor.
| Name | Assessed Value | Description | Inherited by |
| Bill Jones | $400 | husband of Jane | Julia Noland |
| Jane | $100 | wife of Bill | Julia Noland |
| Bill | $700 | Julia Noland | |
| David | $400 | Julia Noland | |
| Prince | $1200 | Caroline Frazier | |
| Bob | $1200 | Eliza Harris | |
| Milly | $1000 | mother of Victoria | Eliza Harris |
| Louis | $1200 | Julia Noland | |
| Lambert | $1200 | Sarah J Wormack | |
| Elijah | $1 | Julia Noland | |
| Albert | $500 | husband of Betsy | Caroline Frazier |
| Betsy | $700 | wife of Albert | Julia Noland |
| Victoria | $800 | child of Milly | Eliza Harris |
| Moses | $1 | husband of Lily | Sarah J Wormack |
| Delilah Lily? | $300 | wife of Mose | Sarah J Wormack |
| Thornton | $1200 | Sarah J Wormack | |
| Rachael | $1000 | Sarah J Wormack | |
| unnamed | $100 | infant of Rachael | Sarah J Wormack |
| Fanny | $500 | Caroline Frazier | |
| Frank | $1200 | Caroline Frazier | |
| Lizzy | $800 | Eliza Harris |
Sources
- ↑
Probate:
"Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
Wilkinson > Inventory and Accounts Vol 17 1860-1863
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 18 June 2023) - ↑
Probate:
"Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
Wilkinson > Inventory and Accounts, Vol 18, 1863-1867
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 18 June 2023)
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