Slaves of Nicholas Counts Sr, Tennessee

Date: 1830 [unknown]
Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Counts, Countz Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Slaves of Nicholas Countz, Tennessee 1.1 1830 Census 1.2 Will of Nicholas Countz/Counts 2 Sources

Slaves of Nicholas Countz, Tennessee

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the people enslaved by Nicholas Counts (1752-aft.1838) in Grainger County, Tennessee to assist in connecting them to their families.

1830 Census

In 1830, Nicholas Counts held ten people enslaved in Grainger County.^[1]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10 3
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 1
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 2
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 3
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 1

Will of Nicholas Countz/Counts

Nicholas Countz signed his will on August 17, 1838^[2]

to wife, Eve Countz

• Aggy

to daughter Mary Boen

• Tener - transferred by Mary to David Noe and in his possession

to son George Countz

• George - sold by George to son Henry Countz and in his possession

to son William Countz

• Ferebe - transferred by William to David Noe and in his possession

to heirs of son Isaac Countz,dec'd

• Nancy

to son Nicholas Countz

• Peter - sold by Nicholas to son Henry Countz and now in his possession

to daughter Catherine Easley or her heirs

• Seytha - sold by heirs to son Henry Countz and now in his possession

to daughter Sarah Noe

• Gemiah (girl)

to son Aaron Countz

• John

to son John Countz (dec'd) or his heirs

• Alfred

to son David Countz

• Briant - already in his possession

to be sold

• negro Boy Bryant to stay with is mother for two years
• Fereba and her children - now in possession of John Smith of Grainger County

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Grainger, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 180; Page: 386; Family History Library Film: 0024538
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8058 #750986 (accessed 24 December 2023)
   Nicholas Counts in Grainger, Tennessee.
2. ↑ Will: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
   Will Books, 1792-1844, Jefferson County, Tennessee; Author: Tennessee State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee); Probate Place: Jefferson, Tennessee
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9176 #3240327 (accessed 24 December 2023)
   Will of Nicholas Counts of Jefferson, Tennessee, USA, granted probate on 17 Aug 1838.