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Slaves of Nicholas Ziegler, Autauga County, Alabama

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Introduction

This page identifies the unnamed and named slaves of Nicholas Zeigler.

Special Deeds to Older Children

Nicholas executed the deeds in 1820 but retained the right to use the slaves until he chose to give them to his children:[1]

1830 Census

41 Enslaved[2]

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 6
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 4
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 4
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 2
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 8
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 5
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 8
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 3

1840 Census

59 Enslaved[3]

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 10
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 10
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 3
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 4
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 2
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 10
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 10
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 4
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 3
Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99: 3

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 38

Will and Inventory

In the Will of Nicholas Ziegler,[4] he allocated his slaves to his wife and three of his children. In his Inventory, three additional slaves were mentioned.[5]

See Slaves given his wife Milly Zeigler

See Slaves gives his son Edward Jefferson Zeigler

See Slaves given his daughter Caroline Zeigler

See Slaves given his son David George Washinton Zeizler

Slaves mentioned separately in his inventory:

Research Note

In the 1840 Census he is enumerated with 59 slaves. In his will he gives 44 to his children and has 3 more in his inventory. He then dies in Jan 1841. What happened to the other 12 enslaved?

Sources

  1. Deed: "Alabama, U.S., Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920"
    Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama
    Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 1898 #147350 (accessed 19 January 2022)
    Name: Nicholas Zeigler; Other Event Date: 12 Apr 1820; Other Event Location: Autauga County, Alabama; Roll #: 34; Archive Collection #: SG031435; Name Range: Woodal - Zylks.
  2. 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1830; Census Place: Capt Adairs District, Autauga, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 3; Page: 130; Family History Library Film: 0002330
    Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 8058 #1014520 (accessed 19 January 2022)
  3. 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1840; Census Place: Autauga, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 14; Family History Library Film: 0002332
    Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 8057 #1239271 (accessed 19 January 2022)
  4. Will of Nicholas Ziegler, Autauga County, Alabama Reports E-A, 1838-1841, pg 276
  5. Appraisement of the Estate of Nicholas Ziegler Deceased, Autauga County, Alabama, Book E-F, 4-45, Vol 5 F, Page 36, 12 March 1841




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