Slaves of Moses H Potts, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Jackson, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

The purpose of this page is to record those enslaved by Moses H Potts and connect them to their descendants.

Contents 1 Census 2 Probate 3 Will 4 Sources

Census

The 1850 census records Moses H Potts owning 11 slaves in Jackson County, Georgia.^[1]

Female Ages: 45, 18, 16, 10, 9, 9, 1 month

Male Ages: 35, 21, 19, 1

The 1860 census records Moses H Potts owning 18 slaves in Jackson County, Georgia.^[2]

Female Ages: 10, 8, 2, 1, 3 months,6, 30, 28, 28, 18

Male Ages: 2, 1, 6, 45, 33, 31, 12, 10

Probate

Moses' estate was probate in 1863. The inventory lists the following slaves.^[3]

Name	Description	Assessed Value
Hart	man	$1800
Isaac	man	$2500
Nelson	man	$2500
Osten	boy	$3000
Elgar	girl	$2500
Jesse	boy	$2500
Sidd?	woman & 2 children	$3500
May	woman & 3 children	$4000
Hannah	woman & 2 children	$4000
Nelly	woman & 2 children	$3400

Will

To grandson Moses Potts Barnett, "my negro child Henry the second child of Hannah"

The other slaves were to be divided into four lots and given to his children:

William C Potts (son)

John M Potts (son)

Angelina D Barnett (daughter)

Carolina Potts (daughter-in-law) for her children

^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 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 #92463800 (accessed 5 June 2023)
   Moses H Potts in Subdivision 45, Jackson, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "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 Record 7668 #90202300 (accessed 5 June 2023)
   Moses H Potts in Harrisburg, Jackson, Georgia, USA.
3. ↑ Annual returns, 1800-1903: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Annual returns, 1800-1903 Returns, v. D 1860-1868
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Jackson > Returns 1860-1868 vol D > image 122 of 425; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93R-X6DG (accessed 21 May 2023)
4. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Wills, V. A-C, 1796-1814, 1860-1919; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jackson County); Probate Place: Jackson, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #490726 (accessed 5 June 2023)
   Moses H Potts probate on 10 Dec 1863 in Jackson, Georgia, USA.