Slaves of Martha Pratt Baxter, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Duval, Florida, United States

Surnames/tags: Baxter Slavery Black_Heritage

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Background

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Kingsley-1616|Martha Pratt Baxter]], and attempt to connect them to their families.

Martha's husband, Oran Baxter, died in 1847. It is likely that she took possession of the slaves in his estate, although no slave inventory or will has been located. In 1840, Oran Baxter held 31 slaves in Duval County.

In the 1850 census Martha was an owner of enslaved persons in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States.^[1]

60 M B
50 M M
45 M B
38 M B
30 M B
35 M M
23 M M
22 M M
20 M B
14 M B
14 M B
14 M B
8 M B
8 M B
8 M B
8 M B
13 F B
13 F B
11 F M
2 F B
2 F B
1 F B
1 F B
1 F B
20 F B
20 F B
20 F B
35 F B
35 F M
55 F B
55 F B
50 F B
17 F B
4 F B
4 F B
4 F B
4 F B

In 1860, Martha Baxter held twelve slaves in Duval County^[2]

Male 80
Male 28
Female 27
Female 22
Female 16
Male 14
Male 12
Female 12
Female 10
Male 7
Male 1
Female 1/12

Sources

↑ 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 #91394242 (accessed 19 January 2023)
Martha Baxter in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA.
↑ 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 #94061800 (accessed 25 October 2023)
Martha M Baxter, slave owner of 12 enslaved people, in 1860 in Duval, Florida, USA.