Slaves of Miles Blake, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Leon County, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Miles Blake (1785-1840), of Leon County, Florida, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Contents 1 History of Miles Blake and Blakely Plantation 2 Slaves Owned by Miles Blake 2.1 Enslaved in Miles Blake's Chancery Court Records 3 Sources

History of Miles Blake and Blakely Plantation

Blakely Plantation was a 900 acre forced labor farm developed by Miles Blake (1785-1840) from North Carolina about 1826. It was located in the extreme northeastern Leon County, Florida. After Miles Blake's death in 1840, his wife, Susan (Parish) Blake (1809-1868), took over ownership.^[1][2]

Slaves Owned by Miles Blake

In the 1830 census Miles was in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, and owned 15 slaves, on his Blakely Plantation.^[3]

• 1 male under 10
• 5 men 10-24
• 1 man 24-36
• 3 girls under 10
• 5 women 10-24

Enslaved in Miles Blake's Chancery Court Records

• In 1841 these 41 enslaved were listed in the Chancery court paperwork on Miles Blake. His heirs, Susan, Joel and John, were petitioning the court for an equitable division of the following named slaves:^[4]
• Simon
• Tim
• Abraham
• Washington
• George
• Elsy
• Harriet
• Elvey
• Hannah
• Crecy
• Minerva
• Amaret
• Hannity
• Hannah
• Nelson
• Will
• Jacob
• Gibson
• William
• Jesse
• Ebb
• Peter
• Scotland
• Harry
• Dennis
• Lewis
• Ephraim
• Aleck
• Clara
• Eliza
• Mary
• Ann
• Laura
• Lizzette
• Lucy
• Amy
• Gracey
• Mariah
• Josephine
• Ann
• Mariah

Sources

1. ↑ [https://genealogytrails.com/fla/leon/plantations_1860.html Plantations of Leon County in 1860
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2020, October 8). Blakely Plantation. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:15, August 26, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blakely_Plantation&oldid=982493631
3. ↑ 1830 Census:"1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Tallahassee, Leon, Florida; Series: M19; Roll: 15; Page: 114; Family History Library Film: 0006711
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #468243 (accessed 26 August 2022)
   Miles Blake in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida.
4. ↑ Chancery packets, 1837-1902: "Chancery packets, 1837-1902"
   Catalog: Chancery packets, 1837-1902 Chancery Packets no. 41-62
   Film number: 008190684 > image 1290 of 1578
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSL6-Q9JT-Z (accessed 6 October 2022)

• Blakely Plantation, Leon County, Florida