Slaves of Moses Butt, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: slavery Georgia

This page enumerates the slavery history of Moses Butt (1781-1848)

Moses may have also held slaves in Halifax County, North Carolina prior to 1820. See his profile for additional sources.

Contents 1 1820 Census Capt Benjamin Watsons District, Columbia, GA 2 1830 Census Columbus, Muscogee, GA 3 1840 Census District 774, Muscogee, GA 4 1848 Will 5 Sources

1820 Census Capt Benjamin Watsons District, Columbia, GA

• Slaves - Males - Under 14 (10)
• Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25 (1)
• Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44 (3)
• Slaves - Males - 45 and over (1)
• Slaves - Females - Under 14 (5)
• Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25 (4)
• Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 (3)

Total: 27

1830 Census Columbus, Muscogee, GA

• Slaves - Males - Under 10 (4)
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 (1)
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 (2)

Total: 7

1840 Census District 774, Muscogee, GA

• Slaves - Males - Under 10 (6)
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 (6)
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 (8)
• Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 (1)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 (6)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 (13)
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 (1)
• Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54 (4)

Total: 45

1848 Will

See: Will of Moses Butt, 1848 for a full transcription.

Sources

• 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
  Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Capt Benjamin Watsons District, Columbia, Georgia; Page: 38; NARA Roll: M33_7; Image: 51
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1427915
  Moses Brett in Capt Benjamin Watsons District, Columbia, Georgia, USA.
• 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1830; Census Place: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 19; Page: 279; Family History Library Film: 0007039
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1855366
  Moses Bull in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia.
• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: District 774, Muscogee, Georgia; Roll: 47; Page: 325; Family History Library Film: 0007045
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1814414
  Mosses Butt in District 774, Muscogee, Georgia.
• Tax: "Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892"
  Militia District Number: 773
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1729 #3388474
  Name: Mases Butt [Moses Butt]; Year: 1845; District: Columbus; District Number: 773; Place: Muscogee, Georgia, USA.
• Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
  Estate Records (Lowndes County, Mississippi); Author: Mississippi. Chancery Court (Lowndes County), Mississippi. Orphans' Court (Lowndes County), Mississippi. Probate Court (Lowndes County); Probate Place: Lowndes, Mississippi
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8995 #5028612
  Moses Butt probate on 14 Jan 1848 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA. (page 67 on the viewer)