Slaves of Marcus D North, Georgia

Date: 14 Mar 2023 [unknown]
Location: Coweta, Georgia, United States
Surname/tag: North, Goodwyn

The purpose of this page is to record those enslaved by Marcus North in an effort to connect them to their descendants.

Contents 1 Census & Slave Schedules 1.1 Named Slaves 2 Probate Inventory 3 Sources

Census & Slave Schedules

1840 census Marcus was in District 6, Coweta, Georgia.^[1]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1 (1830-1839)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2 (1817-1830)

1850 census Marcus North was in Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, United States.^[2]

• Female Black 35, b:1815
• Female Black 20, b:1830
• Female Black 18, b:1832
• Male Black 17, b:1833
• Female Black 11, b:1839
• Male Black 10, b:1840
• Male Black 9, b:1841
• Male Black22, b:1828
• Female Black 50, b:1800
• Female Black 32, b:1818
• Female Black 7, b:1843
• Female Mulatto 4, b:1846
• Male Black 2, b:1848

Named Slaves

Slaves that were bought from his mother Leah North's Estate:

• Dennis, a boy sold to MD North $425.00
• Malinda, a woman sold to MD North $610.00

Probate Inventory

The probate inventory for Marcus was made in December of 1855.^[3]

Slave	description	assessed value
Billy	boy	$900
Squire	boy	$810
Dennis	boy	$400
Rabun	boy	$900
Chany	girl	$450
Scylla	girl & child	$1,000
Wash	child of Scylla	with mother
Adeline	girl & child	$1,100
unnamed	child of Adeline	with mother
Sarah	girl & child	$900
unnamed	child of Sarah	with mother
Lucy	girl	$300
Malinda	girl	$600

recorder put 'boy' or 'girl' for everyone even women with children so this should not be taken as an indication of age but only of gender

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: District 6, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: 39; Page: 335; Family History Library Film: 0007042
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1686197 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Marcus D North in District 6, Coweta, Georgia.
2. ↑ 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 #93371058 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   M D North in Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA.
3. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Coweta > Inventories and Appraisements, Bills of Sale, Vol 1, B, 1854-1883
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 8 April 2023)

• Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 Leah North:
  Catalog: Coweta County, Georgia probate records Bills of sale v. A-B 1854-1879
  Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Coweta > Sale bills 1854-1879 vol A-B > image 74 of 496; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99QM-2ZRK (accessed 14 March 2023)